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UAE says it will leave OPEC in major blow to global oil cartel

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei attends the UAE Energy Forum 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili. File)

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday it will leave OPEC, the cartel that organizes production among the world’s largest oil producers, on Friday.

Gunman at correspondents’ dinner charged with trying to assassinate Trump

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Federal prosecutors on Monday brought attempted assassination charges against the man accused of opening fire one floor above the ballroom of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and writing a manifesto saying he was targeting President Trump and his administration.

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gunman at correspondents’ dinner charged with trying to assassinate Trump

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) **FILE**

Left-wing senators press Democratic leaders to forbid super PAC spending in primaries

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen before a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Florida jumps into the national redistricting battle with a new gerrymandered map

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Man holding a smartphone with a map on which the geolocation icon is seen. File photo credit: STEKLO via Shutterstock.

Supreme Court weighs ‘geofence warrants’ for police to get cellphone users’ location data

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) **FILE**

Left-wing senators press Democratic leaders to forbid super PAC spending in primaries

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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Man holding a smartphone with a map on which the geolocation icon is seen. File photo credit: STEKLO via Shutterstock.

Supreme Court weighs ‘geofence warrants’ for police to get cellphone users’ location data

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) **FILE**

Left-wing senators press Democratic leaders to forbid super PAC spending in primaries

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks with the media as he arrives for the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, file)

Polish PM Donald Tusk: Ukraine will help develop ‘drone armada’ to counter threats such as Russia

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks about Virginia's redistricting vote as Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., right, looks on, at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on call for ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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U.S. Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting forces scrutiny of Democrats’ extreme rhetoric

By Cal Thomas

Protecting children in an online world illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Online safety starts with parents, not mandates

By Megan Stokes

President Barack Obama makes a face as they show his video during his speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Barack Obama wants the violence to stop (wink, wink)

By Cheryl K. Chumley

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jeanine Pirro brings strength and clarity to crime fighting in nation’s capital

By Gerard Leval

Democrats and political violence illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Left uses violence as its stock in trade

By Editorial Board

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Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect against AI

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Jimmy Kimmel presents the award for best documentary short film during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Trump calls for Kimmel’s firing over first lady ‘widow’ comment

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Nathan Chasing Horse, right, talks to his attorney Craig Mueller during his trial on charges of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls, Jan. 13, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, file)

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault

By Jessica Hill - Associated Press

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins speaks during an anti-abortion rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Family Research Council helping feds take on Southern Poverty Law Center

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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In this photo released by Tasnim News Agency, a Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGC) speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. (Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim News Agency via AP) **FILE**

Iran promises to reopen strait if U.S. agrees to postpone talks on nuclear program

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

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong-un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend the inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Russia reaches out to North Korea as invasion of Ukraine slows to crawl

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Space domain awareness. Non-Earth imaging. Orbital warfare. The language is new — but the mission is familiar: know where your enemy is, know what they can do, and be ready. John T. Seward speaks with Peter Krauss, CEO of Terran Orbital and Susanne Hake with Vantor, from the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, on the militarization of space.

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Beyond Earth: Space Force prepares for orbital warfare

FBI agents walk door to door to try to speak with neighbors, Sunday, April 26, 2026, near an address in Torrance, Calif., connected to Cole Tomas Allen, who was identified as the shooting suspect at the White House Correspondents Dinner the night before. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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WHCA Dinner shooting suspect’s chilling manifesto points to anti-Trump motives

Monday, April 27 2026

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla kick off state visit at White House

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - The headquarters of the National Science Foundation is photographed May 29, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

By Adithi Ramakrishnan - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Court revives Pentagon’s ban on reporters having unescorted access

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to speak before signing an executive order about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

In wake of dinner shooting, White House reviews if VP Vance should attend events with Trump

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen before a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Florida jumps into the national redistricting battle with a new gerrymandered map

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republicans push White House ballroom bill after weekend assassination attempt

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) **FILE**

Left-wing senators press Democratic leaders to forbid super PAC spending in primaries

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks about Virginia's redistricting vote as Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., right, looks on, at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on call for ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Activists participate in a demonstration to end the use of fossil fuels at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) ** FILE **

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Losing its cool? Climate movement takes hits as Trump wages onslaught, leftists pivot

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Shown are marijuana joints at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Trump administration designates medical marijuana as a lower-risk drug

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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 **

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DOJ, Maryland sue DC Water over Potomac River sewage spill

By Matt Delaney - 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

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Man holding a smartphone with a map on which the geolocation icon is seen. File photo credit: STEKLO via Shutterstock.

Supreme Court weighs ‘geofence warrants’ for police to get cellphone users’ location data

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Stephanie Minter was fatally stabbed near a Fairfax County bus shelter in February. Her mother, Cheryl Minter, said she wants Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descanp removed from office for past campaign statements about not prosecuting illegal immigrant criminal suspects. (Photo courtesy of Cheryl Minter)

Mom of slain Va. woman seeks ouster of Fairfax County prosecutor over illegal immigrant stance

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Federal agents lobbed tear gas and flash bangs at protesters in front of the ICE building on Jan. 31, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (Allison Barr/The Oregonian via AP)

Appeals court defends ICE in suppressing Portland riots; says sanctuary laws forced agency to act

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A teacher points to a board as students listen in a fourth grade classroom at William Jefferson Clinton Elementary in Compton, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) **FILE**

NEA finds the average public school teacher salary rose to $74,500

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei attends the UAE Energy Forum 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili. File)

UAE says it will leave OPEC in major blow to global oil cartel

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A farmer loads grain into a truck near the front line in Sumy region, Ukraine, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova) ** FILE **

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy hits Israel over accepting Russia’s ‘stolen’ grain shipment

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

People leave a courthouse after a gunman opened fire leaving several people wounded in Athens, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Gunman, reportedly age 89, opens fire at 2 locations in Greek capital, wounding several people

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in the Kyiv region, on March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Sports View all

Washington Nationals' James Wood runs after hitting a solo home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Nationals’ high-powered offense brings excitement to latest phase of rebuild

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Penn State running back Kaytron Allen speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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LOVERRO: Results on field remain to be seen, but nickname upgrades promising

By Thom Loverro

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts during the first half of Game 4 against the Boston Celtics in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Embiid’s gutsy return from appendectomy hasn’t been enough to stop Celtics

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran sits in the dugout before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Mets, Red Sox, Phillies aren’t out, but way, way down

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Higher Ground View all

Back view of a Muslim woman in hijab. File photo credit: Dean Drobot via Shutterstock.

Taking photo of Muslim inmate without hijab violated her religious rights, court rules

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Bible opened to the Book of Psalms, chapter 11, Old Testament of the Holy Scriptures. File photo credit: joshimerbin via Shutterstock.

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The solution to America’s moral crisis

By Billy Hallowell

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during which he made ten new priests, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop of Canterbury meet and pray together for the first time

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Bible with Declaration of Independence. File photo credit: W. Scott McGill via Shutterstock.

What the Declaration of Independence does - and doesn’t - say about God

By Thomas Tweed - Associated Press

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Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect against AI

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Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republicans push White House ballroom bill after weekend assassination attempt

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, from front right to left, its leader Kim Jong-un, Russian parliament speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov attend the inaugural ceremony of a memorial museum in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Russia reaches out to North Korea as invasion of Ukraine slows to crawl

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Jimmy Kimmel presents the award for best documentary short film during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Trump calls for Kimmel’s firing over first lady ‘widow’ comment

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The State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Supreme Court backs Texas’ GOP-friendly congressional map

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Court revives Pentagon’s ban on reporters having unescorted access

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President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gunman at correspondents’ dinner charged with trying to assassinate Trump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi walk to attend the talks at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, Pool)

Putin tells Iran: Russia ‘will do everything’ to secure peace in Mideast as talks with U.S. stall

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Medical workers at border stole millions from DHS by fabricating travel expenses

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Arizona model allowing non-lawyers to own law firms shakes legal profession

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NEA finds the average public school teacher salary rose to $74,500

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Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a presentation on the final design for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II at the British Museum, on the 100th anniversary of the late queen's birth, in London, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III heads to Washington to repair tense U.S.-U.K relationship

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

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Family Research Council President Tony Perkins speaks during an anti-abortion rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

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