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Trump says deal with Iran is still possible, as ceasefire nears end

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, for talks about Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool, File)

By Tom Howell Jr. and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Vice President J.D. Vance is expected to fly to Pakistan on Tuesday for peace talks with Iran, with tensions in the Middle East running hot and negotiations on a knife-edge before the expiration of a two-week ceasefire.

‘Serious stuff’: Trump seeks answers to missing, dead scientists

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talk to the press as he arrives for Darren K. Indyke deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Almost a dozen scientists tied to America’s nuclear and space programs have vanished or died under mysterious circumstances over the past three years, a pattern so alarming that the Trump administration has launched an investigation.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talk to the press as he arrives for Darren K. Indyke deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘Serious stuff’: Trump seeks answers to missing, dead scientists

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A surveillance helicopter traces a line in the sky above the Southwest border with Mexico at Sunland Park, N.M., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Illegal immigrants becoming ‘more evasive’ as they try to defeat Trump’s tougher border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

Senate Republicans prepare to kickstart filibuster-proof process for funding ICE, Border Patrol

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

Wild conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk killing a boon for accused shooters’ defense

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A view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No law currently prevents Congress members from having dual citizenship

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

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A view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No law currently prevents Congress members from having dual citizenship

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church, June 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump to join America Reads the Bible in historic Scripture marathon

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Dignity (Dignidad) act and illegal immigration illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a group portrait in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, that Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow's private jet. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to Crow's lawyer asking about the trip. Wyden is backing an election-year push to tighten the high court's ethics rules. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church, June 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump to join America Reads the Bible in historic Scripture marathon

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at the Rx and Illicit drug Summit, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, for talks about Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool, File)

Trump says deal with Iran is still possible, as ceasefire nears end

By Tom Howell Jr. and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, walks for a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP)

Lavrov targets NATO as Europe readies for a reduced American role

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Space Race 2.0 is here. Washington Times National Security Correspondents John T. Seward and Ben Wolfgang are on the ground at Space Symposium 2026 with a look at how military, government, and private industry are converging in the race to dominate space.

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A container ship is seen in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)

Hormuz tensions escalate after Navy fires on Iran cargo ship in first blockade clash

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President Donald Trump listens during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump insists Israel did not drag him into war with Iran

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn before departing on Marine One at the White House, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump says Democrats, news media rooting against U.S. as war talks with Iran play out

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, for talks about Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool, File)

Trump says deal with Iran is still possible, as ceasefire nears end

By Tom Howell Jr. and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit talk at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chinese fentanyl exports, lock on rare earths to top Trump’s agenda at summit with Xi

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talk to the press as he arrives for Darren K. Indyke deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘Serious stuff’: Trump seeks answers to missing, dead scientists

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The entrance to the office of Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ethics Committee defends record pursuing sexual misconduct in Congress, asks victims to come forward

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A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

Senate Republicans prepare to kickstart filibuster-proof process for funding ICE, Border Patrol

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A voter walks past a sign opposing the Virginia redistricting referendum outside the Fairfax County Government Center during the early voting period Friday, April 3, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Wisconsin-based Three Square Market will soon offer its employees the option of having microchips implanted under their skin. The technology will work in tandem with computers, allow employees to pay for food, and open doors. (KSTP-TV ABC-5 Wisconsin screenshot)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) **FILE**

ICE sets 1 million deportation target for 2026, 2027

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

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Spanberger approves, amends several Virginia gun control laws

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Not your father’s Democratic Party: Israel loses its grip on the left

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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A surveillance helicopter traces a line in the sky above the Southwest border with Mexico at Sunland Park, N.M., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Illegal immigrants becoming ‘more evasive’ as they try to defeat Trump’s tougher border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court to decide if Catholic schools can participate in Colorado’s pre-K program

By Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, makes a victory sign to the photographer in the corridors during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker’s hardware leader

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, walks for a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Pool Photo via AP)

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By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

The Israel Defense Forces deployed its new, fully automatic artillery howitzer last week during combat operations in Lebanon. Flag of Israel. File photo credit: Wirestock Creators via Shutterstock.

Israeli army’s new automatic artillery howitzer used for first time in combat

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint on a barricaded road to ensure security ahead of the second round of the U.S. Iran officials talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/M.A. Sheikh)

Iran denies participation in further talks with U.S. as Vance prepares to leave for Islamabad

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People pass posters of former president Rumen Radev, after Bulgaria's parliamentary election, in Sofia, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgarians give ex-president a convincing mandate for change

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Young Mystics eager to hit ground running as WNBA tipoff approaches

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters walks after attending a session at the NFL football annual meetings, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Capitals to have contingency plan for whatever Ovechkin decides on his future

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John Korir of Kenya, hoist the trophy after winning the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Defending champion Korir sets Boston Marathon record while Lokedi also repeats

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President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church, June 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump to join America Reads the Bible in historic Scripture marathon

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