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Narrowly divided Virginia electorate hands Democrats a win with approval of congressional map

A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Fairfax Government Center, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In one of the most important congressional redistricting battles ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, voters in Virginia approved a new map that will eliminate nearly all of the state’s Republican representation in the U.S. House after 2026.

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Why an ‘entrenched’ Pentagon bureaucracy is the greatest danger facing Golden Dome

Posters for the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense shield are displayed before an event with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Golden Dome missile shield will have to overcome enormous technological, logistical and financial obstacles to become operational by President Trump’s 2028 target date. But its biggest hurdle might be an “entrenched” Pentagon bureaucracy that military insiders fear could doom the project.

Posters for the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense shield are displayed before an event with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

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Why an ‘entrenched’ Pentagon bureaucracy is the greatest danger facing Golden Dome

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Family members of fallen civil rights activists view the Civil Rights Memorial at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., during a private family viewing on Nov. 5, 1989. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) **FILE**

Justice Department indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges

By Valerie Richardson and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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American energy unleashed

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A woman, right, throws flowers over the coffins of Hezbollah fighters, who were killed before the ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, during a mass funeral procession in the southern village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing ‘seriously fractured’ government in Tehran as peace talks stall

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

Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Grassley says FBI lacked evidence to target GOP over Jan.6 reconnaissance-tour claims

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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A woman, right, throws flowers over the coffins of Hezbollah fighters, who were killed before the ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, during a mass funeral procession in the southern village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing ‘seriously fractured’ government in Tehran as peace talks stall

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

Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Grassley says FBI lacked evidence to target GOP over Jan.6 reconnaissance-tour claims

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fed nominee Kevin Warsh says he won’t be Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ on interest rates

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., listens during a rally on Jan. 28, 2026, in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid campaign scandal

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Fed Chair Powell could stay past his term

By Peter Morici

Displaced residents hold a Hezbollah flag as they celebrate while returning to their villages following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, in Zefta, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

All quiet on the Lebanese front?

By Clifford D. May

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Spain, NATO’s weakest link

By Emilio T. Gonzalez

Tori Neville, center, and friends enjoy the food and drinks at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

The loneliness behind Gen Z’s sobriety

By Rick Berman

Homeless cat and dog charities lobbying Congress illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Animal charity groups use homeless pets to influence legislation

By Edwin Sayres

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President Donald Trump speaks at a hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump reads aloud Bible verse as part of week-long faith event

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Asa Ellerup, wife, of Rex Heuermann waits to give her statement outside the courthouse as Rex Heuermann, accused in Long Island's infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Rex Heuermann told ex-wife he murdered Gilgo Beach victims at family’s home, documentary reveals

By Philip Marcelo - Associated Press

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

By Dave Collins - Associated Press

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks at rally at the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the polices of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) ** FILE **

More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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Adm. Samuel Paparo, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, gestures during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board meeting held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) **FILE**

Pacific commander says victory over Iran needed to deter Chinese attack on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Posters for the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense shield are displayed before an event with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

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Why an ‘entrenched’ Pentagon bureaucracy is the greatest danger facing Golden Dome

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A woman, right, throws flowers over the coffins of Hezbollah fighters, who were killed before the ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, during a mass funeral procession in the southern village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing ‘seriously fractured’ government in Tehran as peace talks stall

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

Is the Golden Dome on track? Washington Times National Security Correspondent Ben Wolfgang is joined by L3 Harris Space Systems president Jeff Hanke to break down the technical challenges, the accelerated launch timelines, and why he believes the 2028 goal is achievable.

WATCH: Is the Golden Dome for America even possible?

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

Trump suggests China got caught by U.S. sending military aid to Iran

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says Tehran has ‘no choice’ but to negotiate a good deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Trump says he would be ‘honored’ by companies refusing tariff refunds

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump’s approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president

By Josh Boak and Jesse Bedayn and Linley Sanders - Associated Press

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol LaGuardia Airport in New York as a long line of people waits to go through TSA screening on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Senate Republicans begin debate on budget plan for $70 billion boost to immigration enforcement

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Grassley says FBI lacked evidence to target GOP over Jan.6 reconnaissance-tour claims

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, speaks while House Majority Whip Tom Emmer R-Minn., right, and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., left, listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Mike Johnson calls for tightening sexual misconduct rules: ‘I will lead that myself’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., descends a stairwell after a vote at the Capitol in Washington on Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) **FILE**

Sen. Tillis says he supports Warsh for Fed chair, but still plans to block confirmation

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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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

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

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks at rally at the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the polices of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) ** FILE **

More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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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WATCH: Fears spread about businesses implanting microchips in workers

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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

In reversal, Justice Department withdraws subpoenas in John Brennan investigation, AP sources say

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

FILE - Workers install a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance to the migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)

Alligator Alcatraz prevails in court as judges shoot down environmental groups’ challenge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Family members of fallen civil rights activists view the Civil Rights Memorial at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., during a private family viewing on Nov. 5, 1989. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) **FILE**

Justice Department indicts Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges

By Valerie Richardson and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A makeshift memorial is growing on the front lawn of a home as the door in the background shows bullet holes and evidence markers where children were killed during a mass shooting the day before in Shreveport, La., Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Gun used to kill 8 children was stolen from truck, Louisiana man tells investigators

By Sara Cline and Jack Brook - Associated Press

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A woman, right, throws flowers over the coffins of Hezbollah fighters, who were killed before the ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, during a mass funeral procession in the southern village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing ‘seriously fractured’ government in Tehran as peace talks stall

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

Adm. Samuel Paparo, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, gestures during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board meeting held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) **FILE**

Pacific commander says victory over Iran needed to deter Chinese attack on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo, provided by the French Army on Monday, April 20, 2026, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet flies over the Baltic Sea. (Etat-Major des Armees via AP)

NATO pilots intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea

By John Leicester - Associated Press

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) **FILE**

2 CIA officers killed in Mexico vehicle crash after counterdrug operation, AP sources say

By Megan Janetsky, David Klepper and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

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FILE - Jockeys compete during the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race on May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Churchill Downs, home of Kentucky Derby, buys Preakness intellectual property

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Brooks Koepka walks to green on the first hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brooks Koepka appears to exiting LIV Golf at just the right time

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) pulls down a rebound against Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Monday, April 20, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert making Denver’s 3-time MVP Nikola Jokic work for everything

By Dave Campbell - Associated Press

Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman speaks with the media during a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Eagles, Buccaneers, Jets, Cowboys, Dolphins could be among most active first round

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

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Sculptures depicting angels and demons weighing souls. File photo credit: Nuntiya via Shutterstock.

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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

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Attending multiple places of worship is the norm for many Americans

By Katie E. Corcoran - Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, flanked by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, right, is welcomed by Archbishop Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé, left, and Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang upon his arrival at Malabo International Airport in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Pope criticizes colonization of Africa’s minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

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Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fed nominee Kevin Warsh says he won’t be Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ on interest rates

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., listens during a rally on Jan. 28, 2026, in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid campaign scandal

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Adm. Samuel Paparo, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, gestures during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board meeting held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) **FILE**

Pacific commander says victory over Iran needed to deter Chinese attack on Taiwan

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FILE - Workers install a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance to the migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)

Alligator Alcatraz prevails in court as judges shoot down environmental groups’ challenge

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 17, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan nixes arms-export limitations, deploys ground troops to Philippines

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, speaks while House Majority Whip Tom Emmer R-Minn., right, and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., left, listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Mike Johnson calls for tightening sexual misconduct rules: ‘I will lead that myself’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Election workers process ballots at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas on Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Lawsuit accuses DOJ of illegally compiling database to take over elections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Specialist Michael Pistillo works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street shares drop and oil prices rise as investors’ hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal fade

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Trump says he would be ‘honored’ by companies refusing tariff refunds

By Tom Howell Jr. - 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

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks at rally at the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the polices of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) ** FILE **

More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FTC drops probe of Media Matters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pentagon to seek $1.5 trillion in next year’s budget, including more for ships, drones, pay raises

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

U.S. forces board sanctioned tanker in Indo-Pacific carrying Iranian oil, Pentagon says

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Defense Department discards flu vaccine mandate

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, meets with hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)

Status of U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan unknown, as Tehran maintains defiant stance

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

Fed nominee pledges inflation fight even as Trump renews demands for rate cuts that could worsen it

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A recently placed warning sign is seen at the sight of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has repair crews scrambling. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

DOJ, Maryland sue DC Water over Potomac River sewage spill

By Matt Delaney - 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)

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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)

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