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Democrats hold firm on de-masking immigration agents as DHS funding fight drags on

Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer made it clear Sunday that Democrats aren’t backing off their push to stop federal immigration officers from wearing masks, calling the idea a “commonsense” fix.

Rubio: U.S. will defend, renew Western civilization, ready to ‘do this alone’ if Europe won’t

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Key European leaders fired back Sunday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s blistering speech over the weekend in which he directly tied the shared history and culture of Western nations to their collective security in the 21st century.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Rubio: U.S. will defend, renew Western civilization, ready to ‘do this alone’ if Europe won’t

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Uranium kernels wrapped in three alternating layers of pyrolytic carbon and silicon carbide used for the manufacture of nuclear fuel. (AP file photo)

Pentagon to transport and test next-generation mobile nuclear reactor 18 minutes ago

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A mobile billboard truck displays a message in support of former District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White outside the Anacostia Neighborhood Library during the Ward 8 special election, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

D.C. Council member Trayon White bribery trial pushed back until September

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Sen. Britt says Democrats are putting illegal immigrants before American citizens in DHS standoff

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Cornyn opponent Paxton says Washington Republicans wasting time, money trying to rescue incumbent

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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FILE - Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Sen. Britt says Democrats are putting illegal immigrants before American citizens in DHS standoff

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Cornyn opponent Paxton says Washington Republicans wasting time, money trying to rescue incumbent

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Law enforcement agents check vegetation areas around Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspect

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks outside the House chamber before the final votes of the week, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Massie says Trump wants him out for targeting the ‘Epstein class’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Presidents Day, a scam designed to rob us of our history

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A long-overdue reckoning coming for the transgender racket

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Trump should insist on E-Verify

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Celebrating Olympic achievements at the White House

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Law enforcement agents check vegetation areas around Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspect

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Alexis Strain, graduate student in biological sciences at Louisiana State University, shows the biodegradable Mardi Gras beads they are developing, Jan. 27, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Biodegradable Mardi Gras beads help make Carnival season more sustainable

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Larry, the official 10 Downing Street cat walks outside 10 Downing Street before the nationwide Clap for Carers to recognise and support National Health Service (NHS) workers and carers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in London, Thursday, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat

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People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Latest Louvre leak leaves 19th-century ceiling painting damaged

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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What's the right way for the Army to think about using robots and autonomous systems for important tasks? File photo credit: TSViPhoto via Shutterstock.

LISTEN: How the Army plans to team humans with machines in combat

Uranium kernels wrapped in three alternating layers of pyrolytic carbon and silicon carbide used for the manufacture of nuclear fuel. (AP file photo)

Pentagon to transport and test next-generation mobile nuclear reactor 18 minutes ago

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pentagon allegedly used Claude AI in raid to capture Nicolas Maduro

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems President Dave Alexander takes National Security Editor Guy Taylor inside the company's Secure Advanced Manufacturing facilities in Poway, California, for a wide-ranging discussion on the history of the Reaper, Predator and Sky Guardian drones.

WATCH: Understanding the future of drone dominance with General Atomics

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Board of Peace charter announcement during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges at inaugural meeting

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

‘Media tribalism and media bias’: Trump’s flurry of lawsuits changes the game for news outlets

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump greets Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) ** FILE **

Trump endorses his friend Viktor Orban, a Putin ally, for reelection in Hungary

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump invites Latin America leaders to attend summit in Florida

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Cornyn opponent Paxton says Washington Republicans wasting time, money trying to rescue incumbent

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks outside the House chamber before the final votes of the week, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Massie says Trump wants him out for targeting the ‘Epstein class’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Democrats hold firm on de-masking immigration agents as DHS funding fight drags on

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FILE - Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Sen. Britt says Democrats are putting illegal immigrants before American citizens in DHS standoff

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This undated redacted photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, shows Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Committee via AP)

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A voter completes their ballot at a voting site, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Handguns are displayed at the Nation's Gun Show at Manassas Mall in Manassas, Virginia, on Feb. 8, 2026. (David Gordon/The Washington Times)

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Ex-con charged in shootout with Seattle police

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Cattle line up at a trough at the Darr Feedlot in Cozad, Neb., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Five who worked at Texas cattle company indicted, accused of $220 million nationwide fraud scheme

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), left, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) transit the Atlantic Ocean. Iwo Jima, the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), is currently deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Scott Youngblood/Released)

Marine declared lost at sea after falling overboard from Navy warship in Caribbean

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Juliana Peres Magalhães testifies during the double murder trial for Brendan Banfield in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, Pool)

Fairfax County au pair gets 10-year sentence for double-murder scheme

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People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Latest Louvre leak leaves 19th-century ceiling painting damaged

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media prior to a court session in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia killed opposition leader with frog poison, 5 European countries say

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Slovakia's Juraj Slafkovsky celebrates end of a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Sweden and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Slovakian wanted in Italy for 16 years arrested while in Milan to watch Olympic hockey

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Supports of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi attend a demonstration during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran’s crown prince says survival of Tehran government ‘sends a clear signal to every bully’

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Francis, Zrno lead Rutgers in win over Maryland

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FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, left, listens to club President David Dombrowski, after Harper's workout before game one of a baseball double header against the Chicago White Sox, April 18, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)

Phillies’ Harper said team president’s criticism was ‘wild’

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

France's Pierre Crinon (7) and Canada's Tom Wilson (43) fight in the third period during a preliminary round game of men's ice hockey between Canada and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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A protester holds a sign outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Judge orders ICE to let clergy distribute ashes to migrants in detention on Ash Wednesday

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A couple share a tender moment near a flower market celebrating International Women's Day in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

How to get the love part right on this Valentine’s Day

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Children receive snowflake-shaped medals inspired by the 2026 Winter Olympics during an activity organized by a parish oratory connected to the Church of Santa Eufemia in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/María Teresa Hernandez)

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Stephen A. Smith teases 2028 presidential run

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State Department links left-leaning nonprofits to Chinese propaganda

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Cattle line up at a trough at the Darr Feedlot in Cozad, Neb., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

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After 10 days of public voting and $58,892.70 raised for conservation, the Asian elephant calf at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is named Linh Mai [LIN-my], which means spirit blossom in Vietnamese. (Photo credit: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)

It’s Linh Mai: National Zoo decides name for baby elephant following public vote

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Melyssa Rivas walks outside a location where she witnessed masked federal agents detaining a person earlier this month outside Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Downey, Calif., on Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**

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FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, heads to the venue for talks between Iran and the U.S., in Muscat, Oman, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File)

U.S., Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss government says

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‘The old world is gone’: Rubio looks to reexamine relationship with allies at Munich conference

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Waymo taps DoorDash workers to fix problem its self-driving cars can’t solve: closing the door

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Trump says he’ll visit Venezuela, touts good relations with interim president

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