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Trump taps former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to head ICE

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Trump on Saturday announced he has nominated Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to serve as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling him a “patriot with real operational experience.”

Buttigieg slams ‘swatting’ incident that resulted in police removing his kids from their home

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks ahead of the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary march, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said authorities temporarily removed his young twins from their home after he was anonymously accused of posing a danger to children in what he condemned as a “cruel, politically motivated hoax.”

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks ahead of the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary march, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Buttigieg slams ‘swatting’ incident that resulted in police removing his kids from their home

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this photo, released by Belarusian Presidential Press Service, Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, center, speaks to officers as he attends joint nuclear drills held by Russian and Belarusian armed forces in Asipovichy district of Belarus, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Ukraine poised to take war to Belarus after ultimatum over Russian drone attacks

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

The Freedom 250 Ferris Wheel is seen before the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Uniting the states: Great American State Fair delivers star-spangled showcase

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

New York judge rules in favor of transgender athlete booted from women’s track meet

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Maher tells Vance that Democrats dodge his show, Republicans ‘take their beating like a man’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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New York judge rules in favor of transgender athlete booted from women’s track meet

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Maher tells Vance that Democrats dodge his show, Republicans ‘take their beating like a man’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A sailor of the Ukrainian navy watches the horizon for Russian drones off the coast of Odesa. (Credit: Guillaume Ptak)

Ukraine’s Black Sea ports fight to stay open as Russian drones target wartime lifeline

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

Memorial Continental Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution. File photo credit: grandbrothers via Shutterstock.

Daughters of American Revolution assembly defeats proposal to block transgender members

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Activist judges strike again this week, nullifying the will of the voters

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Illustration on ending birthright citizenship by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Supreme Court must end birthright citizenship

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President Donald Trump walks to greet guests after speaking at a Rose Garden Club dinner with farmers, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump the right man for the times as ‘communists’ are ‘making their move’

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Bernie Moreno speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bernie Moreno’s plan to wreck Social Security and America’s economy

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Anti-socialist and anti-communist movies illustrations by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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New York judge rules in favor of transgender athlete booted from women’s track meet

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Maher tells Vance that Democrats dodge his show, Republicans ‘take their beating like a man’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Memorial Continental Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution. File photo credit: grandbrothers via Shutterstock.

Daughters of American Revolution assembly defeats proposal to block transgender members

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Youth exchange Panini World Cup stickers in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

World Cup sticker frenzy: Panini packs sell out as fans race to fill 980 spots in collectible albums

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A sailor of the Ukrainian navy watches the horizon for Russian drones off the coast of Odesa. (Credit: Guillaume Ptak)

Ukraine’s Black Sea ports fight to stay open as Russian drones target wartime lifeline

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

In this photo, released by Belarusian Presidential Press Service, Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko, center, speaks to officers as he attends joint nuclear drills held by Russian and Belarusian armed forces in Asipovichy district of Belarus, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Belarusian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Ukraine poised to take war to Belarus after ultimatum over Russian drone attacks

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

Then-U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson fields questions during a media roundtable on the sidelines of the International Maritime Defense Exhibition in Singapore, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim) ** FILE **

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By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

An Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer is christened at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Aug. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Trump taps former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to head ICE

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump: ‘We’re going to bring religion back’ as White House panel releases faith report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a Rose Garden Club dinner with farmers, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump accuses Iran of breaching ceasefire with Hormuz strikes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A sample of a limited release of a commemorative U.S. passport that celebrates America's 250th birthday and features a picture of President Donald Trump, is photographed Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump unveils new commemorative passports featuring his image

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., speaks to media during an election night watch party, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff

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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks ahead of the 61st Bloody Sunday Anniversary march, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Buttigieg slams ‘swatting’ incident that resulted in police removing his kids from their home

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves a closed-door meeting with President Donald Trump and Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In the room: Trump and Cassidy nearly come to blows in closed-door Senate GOP lunch

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Carville calls for House Democrats to reject socialist candidate

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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C.J. Pearson, former co-chair of the Republican National Committee’s Youth Advisory Council, sits in an interview for “The Sitdown With Alex Swoyer” podcast in The Washington Times. (Screenshot from podcast)

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Conservative influencer C.J. Pearson tells GOP politicians to join TikTok: ‘Young voters are there’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The Freedom 250 Ferris Wheel is seen before the opening of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Uniting the states: Great American State Fair delivers star-spangled showcase

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Robert Norden, owner of the Old '76 House, pours a beer in the tavern on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Tappan, New York. Mr. Norden says the brew was a favorite of George Washington, who frequented the tavern during the Revolution. (Juliet La Sala / The Washington Times)

Ye (250-year) Olde Tavern: Old ‘76 House in New York is among nation’s oldest taverns, inns

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

With the Fourth of July approaching and political violence on the rise, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro sits down with Matt Delaney to break down how Washington went from one of the worst prosecution rates in the country to one of its most aggressive.

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Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks to her supporters during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York socialist does cleanup tour after primary win all but guarantees she’s going to Congress

By Lindsey McPherson and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Bottles of medications sit on shelves at the Stormont Vail Retail Pharmacy in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

By John Hanna - Associated Press

Aimee Bock, founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Feeding Our Future, arrives at the Minneapolis federal courthouse with her attorney, Ken Udoibok, right, on March 19, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) **FILE**

U.S. nabs major Minnesota fraudster — in Somalia

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A plume of smoke rises from the Cottonwood Fire, Friday, June 26, 2026, near Beaver, Utah. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Dangerous weather hampers firefighters and leads to fireworks bans in western U.S.

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Rescue workers pull Daniel Cordero from the rubble of his home in Catia la Mar, Venezuela, Friday, June 26, 2026, two days after twin earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

As survivors are pulled from rubble of Venezuela earthquakes, relatives of missing hold out hope

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses a rally of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, June 27, 2026, where he announced that he will resign in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia’s populist President Vucic says he will resign within weeks as election nears

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People crowd the beach at the seaside resort on the island of Rügen, Germany, Saurday, June 27, 2026, as the heat wave continues over Europe. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP)

German highways are buckling under extreme heat as Central Europe sizzles

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Participants cross the Elizabeth Bridge during the 31st Budapest Pride event in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)

Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orban was voted out

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New York judge rules in favor of transgender athlete booted from women’s track meet

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk walks off the field before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle on Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben VanHouten) **FILE**

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Houston Astros' Christian Walker (8) greets Cam Smith (11) at home plate after Smith hit a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers in the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)

Astros rally for 8-6 win over Tigers, keeping AJ Hinch at 999 career victories

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AJ Dybantsa arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Washington’s own Spider-Man: Wizards faithful welcome Dybantsa

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A Bible and Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy sit on the desk of State Board of Education member LJ Francis during a meeting on proposed social studies standards at the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

God and grammar: Texas mandates Bible readings in public school curricula

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FILE - Sasha Peretti dances on the Greater Seattle Business Association float during the annual Seattle Pride Parade, June 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Culture clash: Anti-LGBTQ Iran, Egypt can’t stop rainbow flags at World Cup’s Pride Match

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump: ‘We’re going to bring religion back’ as White House panel releases faith report

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

More than 300 Texas school districts and charter schools have signaled plans to use a state-developed reading and language arts curriculum that attracted national attention last year for its heavy references to the Bible and Christianity. File photo credit: joshimerbin via Shutterstock.

LISTEN: Bible morals being taught in public schools

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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