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Hegseth pulls 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid Trump tiff with chancellor

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By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, days after the German chancellor criticized U.S. strategy in the war in Iran.

While peace talks dawdle, Trump’s war on Iran is transforming the Middle East

A police officer stands guard in front of a banner with portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally celebrating the birthday of Imam Reza, the 8th Shiite Muslims' Imam, and supporting the supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump’s war on Iran is fundamentally reshaping the Gulf region, from near-term shocks to Tehran’s oil-based economy under a crippling U.S. naval blockade to the long-term impact of the United Arab Emirates ditching the OPEC cartel.

A police officer stands guard in front of a banner with portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally celebrating the birthday of Imam Reza, the 8th Shiite Muslims' Imam, and supporting the supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

While peace talks dawdle, Trump’s war on Iran is transforming the Middle East

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks to the City Club of Cleveland, in Cleveland, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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State senators listen to debate on SB 8-D, a redistricting bill, during a special session of the Florida Legislature, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Democrats rush to court to stop GOP states’ new redistricting push

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Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

Appeals court limits access to abortion drug by telemedicine

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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, talks to selected journalists during his visit in Tokyo, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi, File)

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Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, talks to selected journalists during his visit in Tokyo, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi, File)

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Adm. Caudle, chief of naval operations, outlines ‘hedge’ strategy to maintain U.S. dominance

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President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters as he prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says he’s not afraid to appear in public after latest assassination attempt

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Barbed wire fencing is shown behind a sign in English and Spanish in a recreation yard used by detainees during a media tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, Dec. 16, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

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From left, Xavier Becerra speaks besite Katie Porter, Matt Mahan and Antonio Villaraigosa during a gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS LA at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Pavel Talankin, winner of the award for documentary feature film for "Mr. Nobody against Putin," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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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)

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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, talks to selected journalists during his visit in Tokyo, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi, File)

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Adm. Caudle, chief of naval operations, outlines ‘hedge’ strategy to maintain U.S. dominance

By Vaughn Cockayne and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ** FILE **

UAE’s surprise OPEC exit throws a wrench into a U.S.-friendly global oil production machine

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, meets soldiers who took part in a training in North Korea, on March 13, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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Trump says construction for UFC fight arena at White House will begin next week

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with NASA's Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump says Iran ‘not there’ yet in offering an acceptable deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A Trump order aims to help more people get retirement savings plans in time for a new federal match

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This courtroom sketch depicts Cole Tomas Allen, seated center, the California man arrested in the shooting incident at the correspondents' dinner in Washington, seen appearing before U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya, in federal court, Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Washington. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

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Barbed wire fencing is shown behind a sign in English and Spanish in a recreation yard used by detainees during a media tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, Dec. 16, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters as he prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says he’s not afraid to appear in public after latest assassination attempt

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A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus approaches Manchester Boston Regional Airport for a landing, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump gives Spirit Airlines final bailout offer as airline considers shutting down

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In this June 13, 2017, photo, University of Houston incoming students tour the campus as part of an orientation in Houston. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

Feds cap graduate student loans based on earnings potential in bid to lower spiraling costs

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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Records show D.C. Public Schools attorney is working two jobs at the same time

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U.S. veteran Edwin Warwick poses with his daughter next to a statue of a Gloster soldier in Paju, South Korea. (Andrew Salmon/The Washington Times)

American survivor of doomed British unit feted on Korean War battleground

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Four Georgia women, including two former mail carriers, indicted in $4.9 million theft scheme

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Prison bars and a hallway. (txking via Shutterstock) ** FILE **

Female inmate allegedly pummeled by transgender prisoner sues Washington state

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More people taking the train as gas prices climb higher

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A family watch people march to mark International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, in Sydney, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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In this Friday, May 13, 2011, photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the US Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) **FILE**

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A police officer stands guard in front of a banner with portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally celebrating the birthday of Imam Reza, the 8th Shiite Muslims' Imam, and supporting the supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Former Washington Wizard player John Wall getting ready to broadcast before an NBA game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., January 29, 2026. (Photo for the Washington Times)

Ex-Wizard Wall to lead basketball operations at Howard

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An overall view of the LIV Golf sign is shown during the pro-am ahead of LIV Golf Team Championship at the Trump National Doral in Miami on Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo by Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) **FILE**

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