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Biden says he wouldn’t have run in 2024 if he knew about his cancer

Former President Joe Biden would not have run for reelection in 2024 if he had known about his cancer, he said in an interview released Wednesday in which he...

Bernie Sanders says he won’t back Schumer as push for new leadership gains steam

Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin say they will not support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, calling for a new generation of leadership.

Multiple Kennedy family members seek to join legal battle against Trump’s triumphal arch

Kennedy family members are seeking to join legal actions challenging plans to build President Donald Trump's triumphal arch, which he wants built in Washington, D.C.

Welcome to the Year of the Mom

When Annie Andrews announced her longshot campaign for U.S. Senate last May, the Democrat...

Justice Department prosecutors can’t keep up with influx of immigrant release lawsuits

Federal prosecutors in Washington state said they lack the resources to keep up with the number of cases of detained immigrants seeking release from ICE custody.

Texas bill requiring sheriffs to collaborate with ICE given initial approval by state House

The Texas House gave initial approval on Saturday to a bill that would require sheriffs to collaborate with ICE by serving federal immigration warrants at local jails.

Biden makes first public appearance since cancer announcement

Former President Biden made his first public appearance since announcing last week that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, attending his grandson's high school graduation in Connecticut.

Rubio warns court order blocking deportations to South Sudan causes ‘irreparable harm’ to foreign policy

The Trump administration is challenging a court ruling on a deportation flight, citing threats to U.S. foreign policy and Article II authority.

Trump administration official meets with Syrian president as U.S. eases sanctions

Thomas Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Syria, met Saturday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharra one day after the Trump administration officially began dismantling sanctions on the war-torn Middle Eastern Country.

Washington Times Weekly: Debt bomb ticking?

I'm George Gerbo and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and dig into their coverage of the latest news and events. Joining me today is White House correspondent Kerry Pickett.

Trump says Golden Dome missile defense system will be complete before he leaves office

President Trump said his "Golden Dome" missile defense system will be completed before he leaves office in January 2029, laying an ambitious timetable for an incredibly costly and complex project.

Trump tells West Point cadets he’s returning military to core function: ‘annihilate’ America’s foes

President Trump addressed the 2025 graduating class at West Point on Saturday, telling the cadets that he's bringing back the U.S. military to core functions of destroying America's enemies and will end using soldiers for nation-building in countries that "didn't want anything to do with us.

Trump talks with Putin, spars with South African leader, threatens EU tariff hike in 18th week in office

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.

Rubio blasts judge who tried to block deportation of murderers: ‘irreparable harm’ to U.S. diplomacy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio lashed out Friday at a federal judge who intervened to halt the deportation of a planeload of sex offenders and murders, saying his meddling has done severe damage to U.S. foreign policy, is hurting America's humanitarian mission and even sparked new fighting in Libya.

Judge orders DHS to un-deport illegal immigrant from Guatemala

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to un-deport an illegal immigrant it had sent to Mexico and who has since gone to Guatemala, saying the government made an "error" in booting him out.

Environmentalists’ lawsuit challenges Trump’s order to allow commercial fishing in Pacific monument

Environmentalists are challenging in court President Donald Trump's executive order that they say strips core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and opens the area to harmful commercial fishing.

White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say

President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees and return many career government employees back to their home agencies, according to two U.S. officials and one person familiar with the reorganization.

Judge lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down U.S. Institute of Peace

A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration's request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the U.S. Institute of Peace back to its acting president and board.

The Democrats’ path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town

Janet Lynn Stumbo leaned on her cane and surveyed the two dozen or so voters who had convened in a small Appalachian town to meet with the chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party.

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