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First round of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland postponed

The Bürgenstock Resort, a potential venue for talks with the U.S. and Iran, in Obbuergen, Switzerland, near Lucerne, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Swiss officials announced that the first round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, scheduled to be held at the mountaintop resort of Burgenstock, had been postponed until further notice.

‘Fantastic’ hosts are wowing World Cup travelers, dispelling anti-U.S. buzz that preceded tournament

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Sweltering temperatures, rampant crime and unfriendly locals. That’s what the soccer fans who have flocked to the U.S. for the World Cup were told to expect in America. Instead, international visitors tell The Washington Times they have fallen in love with great restaurants and bars, modern shops, supersized gas stations, historic sites and friendly Americans.

‘Fantastic’ hosts are wowing World Cup travelers, dispelling anti-U.S. buzz that preceded tournament

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

"Help Wanted" sign is displayed at a dry cleaner in Rolling Meadows, Ill., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Twenty-six jurisdictions to hike minimum wage next month

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A crocodile is seen at a crocodile farm in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) ** FILE **

Toddler injured in crocodile enclosure at U.K. zoo; man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Smokes rise to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel, Hezbollah agree to renewed ceasefire after strikes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this file photo from July 2004, Dianne Hensley, left, from Waco, with the McLennan County Collaborative Abstinence Project, sits in the audience and waits her turn to speak to members of the State Board of Education in Austin, Texas. Ms. Hensley, who has gone on to be a justice of the peace, is under fire for her personal policy of declining to officiate same-sex civil marriage ceremonies. Judge Hensley cites her religious beliefs, and says she always refers interested parties to other individuals who are capable of and willing to officiate the ceremony. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Texas judge can’t be punished for refusing to officiate same-sex weddings, court rules

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Smokes rise to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel, Hezbollah agree to renewed ceasefire after strikes

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this file photo from July 2004, Dianne Hensley, left, from Waco, with the McLennan County Collaborative Abstinence Project, sits in the audience and waits her turn to speak to members of the State Board of Education in Austin, Texas. Ms. Hensley, who has gone on to be a justice of the peace, is under fire for her personal policy of declining to officiate same-sex civil marriage ceremonies. Judge Hensley cites her religious beliefs, and says she always refers interested parties to other individuals who are capable of and willing to officiate the ceremony. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Texas judge can’t be punished for refusing to officiate same-sex weddings, court rules

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean

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U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said states “should take notice that they cannot require Americans to abandon their religious beliefs in the name of woke gender ideology.” (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump administration backs Catholic nuns fighting New York transgender mandate

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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The British gang rape scandal

By Kelly Sadler

Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Welfare has sapped the Midwestern work ethic

By Jonathan Ingram

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins celebrates during an election-night watch party after winning the Republican nomination, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Jackson, Ga. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Midterms shape up to favor Republicans on the issues

By Tim Murtaugh

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, listens to head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Iranian MOU is far from Trump’s promise of ‘unconditional surrender’

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In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8, 2024. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Ismael Martinez/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Reject China’s latest territorial claim

By Carl O. Schuster

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Geena Davis appears at the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Geena Davis baffled by Netflix canceling ‘The Boroughs’ despite its Top 10 ranking

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Bad Bunny, big bucks: Singer becomes first Latin music performer to surpass $1 billion in revenue

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

CBP officers at the Galveston/Houston seaport have seized over $6 million worth of counterfeit goods for Intellectual Property Rights violations, including trademarks owned by FIFA. Image via @CBPCentralTX.

Fake World Cup merchandise seized by Houston, Miami customs agents

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Police investigate the scene after a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver killing a teenager from India on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in New York. (WABC-TV via AP)

NYC carriage horse industry on pause after teenage tourist death in Central Park

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Why bipartisan backlash to Trump’s Iran deal is mounting

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The Independence Monument is pictured as Ukrainian flags blow in the wind in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ukrainian anti-corruption agency says security employee bugged investigator’s home

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This image provided by Anduril Industries shows a rendering of a manufacturing facility Anduril Industries is preparing to build in central Ohio, state officials announced Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Anduril Industries via AP) ** FILE **

Investment in defense tech is soaring as Pentagon encourages venture capitalists to participate

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump, right, awards retired Marine Maj. James Capers the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump awards medals of honor to Vietnam and Afghanistan war heroes

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Mary Trump discussing her book "Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir" at The 92nd Street Y in New York on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Trump settles $100 million lawsuit against niece over financial leaks to New York Times

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves the stage after a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Trump invokes Defense Production Act as U.S. munitions stockpiles dwindle

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

General Andrew Jackson Statue in Lafayette Park and the White House in the background. File photo credit: Nate Hovee via Shutterstock.

Trump aims to fence in Lafayette Square across from White House

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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China's domestic cybersecurity law compels Chinese companies to hand over data to the government on demand — meaning any wearable device made by a Chinese company could expose Americans' sensitive health data to Beijing without their knowledge. Photo credit: PAJDJW via Shutterstock.

GOP senators want Chinese health monitors added to FCC’s banned equipment list

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a hearing Oct. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Democratic congressman from California is calling on U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down because of health problems. Rep. Ro Khanna says in a tweet, "We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Americans for Tax Reform tells Rep. Ro Khanna to pay wealth tax as part of his ‘moral’ mission

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

U.S. Senator Chris Coons is interviewed by the Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Senate panel advances bill to protect against unauthorized AI copies of voice or likeness

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A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, shows a Metropolitan Correctional Center report with photos of Epstein after a suicide attempt on July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Democrats wield Epstein files as weapon in battle for the U.S. Senate

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This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP)

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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on stage during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

The Anti-Weaponization Fund was billed as a remedy for years of government overreach. But as George Gerbo reports, the Trump DOJ's plan collapsed under pressure from federal courts, skeptical Republican senators and questions about who would really benefit.

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This Friday, March 22, 2019, fie photo shows the Department of Justice Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

DOJ seeks to block reparations to Black people whose ancestors suffered housing discrimination

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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In this file photo from July 2004, Dianne Hensley, left, from Waco, with the McLennan County Collaborative Abstinence Project, sits in the audience and waits her turn to speak to members of the State Board of Education in Austin, Texas. Ms. Hensley, who has gone on to be a justice of the peace, is under fire for her personal policy of declining to officiate same-sex civil marriage ceremonies. Judge Hensley cites her religious beliefs, and says she always refers interested parties to other individuals who are capable of and willing to officiate the ceremony. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Texas judge can’t be punished for refusing to officiate same-sex weddings, court rules

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

A pedestrian passes the main gate at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Air Force base now requires flu vaccine after 160 troops infected, 1 dead

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said states “should take notice that they cannot require Americans to abandon their religious beliefs in the name of woke gender ideology.” (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump administration backs Catholic nuns fighting New York transgender mandate

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CBP officers at the Galveston/Houston seaport have seized over $6 million worth of counterfeit goods for Intellectual Property Rights violations, including trademarks owned by FIFA. Image via @CBPCentralTX.

Fake World Cup merchandise seized by Houston, Miami customs agents

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a meeting with Honduras' President Nasry Asfura in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Zelenskyy gives Belarus a week to quit relaying Russian drones

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A crocodile is seen at a crocodile farm in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, on Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) ** FILE **

Toddler injured in crocodile enclosure at U.K. zoo; man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

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The Independence Monument is pictured as Ukrainian flags blow in the wind in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ukrainian anti-corruption agency says security employee bugged investigator’s home

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Smokes rise to the sky following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel, Hezbollah agree to renewed ceasefire after strikes

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District of Sports: Who the Washington Wizards could take with the No. 1 Pick in the NBA draft

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‘Fantastic’ hosts are wowing World Cup travelers, dispelling anti-U.S. buzz that preceded tournament

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Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, speaks during a hearing to examine college sports, supporting student athletes, and fair competition on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

NIL reform legislation advances to Senate floor for full vote

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Fans celebrate during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Knicks revel in their NBA victory parade as joyous fans, celebs fill the streets

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) **FILE**

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Docent Glyn Hughes, center right, speaks to a group at the Richmond Slavery Reconciliation Statue on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in Richmond, Va. (Religion News Service/Fiona André via AP)

In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

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In this file photo from July 2004, Dianne Hensley, left, from Waco, with the McLennan County Collaborative Abstinence Project, sits in the audience and waits her turn to speak to members of the State Board of Education in Austin, Texas. Ms. Hensley, who has gone on to be a justice of the peace, is under fire for her personal policy of declining to officiate same-sex civil marriage ceremonies. Judge Hensley cites her religious beliefs, and says she always refers interested parties to other individuals who are capable of and willing to officiate the ceremony. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

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