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Feds charge top Fauci aide with conspiracy to hide origins of COVID

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus pandemic at Capitol Hill, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Justice Department announced a groundbreaking criminal case Tuesday against Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former top aide at the National Institutes of Health, accusing him of suppressing information about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gas prices rise to highest point since war’s start; Trump insists Iran in ‘state of collapse’

A tanker truck delivers more fuel to a tribally owned gas station along Interstate 25 near San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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

Gas prices in the U.S. have reached their highest levels since the start of the Iran war, putting intense pressure on President Trump even as he insists that the Islamic republic is on the verge of collapse.

A tanker truck delivers more fuel to a tribally owned gas station along Interstate 25 near San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Gas prices rise to highest point since war’s start; Trump insists Iran in ‘state of collapse’

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

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

In this Jan. 12, 2015, file photo, a supermarket displays stickers indicating they accept food stamps in West New York, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Thousands on food stamps drive luxury vehicles, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Britain's King Charles III toasts with President Donald Trump during a State Dinner with first lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla in the East Room of the White House State Dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says King Charles III agrees that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a State Dinner with Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and first lady Melania Trump in the East Room of the White House State Dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Charles notes ballroom renovations, alludes to previous British presence at White House

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Britain's King Charles III toasts with President Donald Trump during a State Dinner with first lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla in the East Room of the White House State Dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says King Charles III agrees that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a State Dinner with Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and first lady Melania Trump in the East Room of the White House State Dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Charles notes ballroom renovations, alludes to previous British presence at White House

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr departs the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation with President Donald Trump and the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

FCC reviews ABC stations’ broadcast licenses after Kimmel’s ‘expectant widow’ comment

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the Blue Room Balcony during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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King Charles III tells Congress that U.S.-U.K. relationship is one of ‘reconciliation and renewal’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, welcomes Vice President J.D. Vance to the stage during the Critical Minerals Ministerial at the State Department, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Affordability could make Vance or Rubio president in 2029

By Peter Morici

Democrats' hypocrisy with "No Kings" protests illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Where are the ‘No Kings’ protesters now?

By Bethany Miller

The United States of America's strategy for dealing with Iran illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Jeffersonian strategy offers path forward in dealing with Iran threat

By Clifford D. May

Hamas, weapons and disarmament illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Hamas uses ceasefire to amass illicit cash

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President Donald Trump arrives to the auditorium during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at Carnegie Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Make Trump Accounts greater

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President Donald Trump speaks during a State Dinner with Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and first lady Melania Trump in the East Room of the White House State Dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Charles notes ballroom renovations, alludes to previous British presence at White House

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr departs the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation with President Donald Trump and the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

FCC reviews ABC stations’ broadcast licenses after Kimmel’s ‘expectant widow’ comment

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Eva Edl turns 91 on Sunday, but she had no problem delivering a body blow Tuesday to the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. In this March 23, 2005 photo, Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies take Eva Edl, 69, of Aiken, S.C., into custody after she was arrested for trespassing on the Woodside Hospice property, where Terri Schiavo is a patient in Pinellas Park, Fla. 10 protestors were arrested attempting to bring Terri Schiavo water. Her feeding tube was removed by court order last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Abortion clinic access law takes it on the chin from 90-year-old Soviet death camp survivor

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Jessica Mann arrives for Harvey Weinstein's trial in criminal court, in New York, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Weinstein rape accuser tells jury that ‘he just treated me like he owned me’

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as President Donald Trump looks on at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Department of Defense asks Congress to amend its name to Department of War

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Gannon Ken Van Dyke walks with his attorneys near a federal court building in New York on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Green Beret pleads not guilty to federal charges over Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes statements as he arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Trump slams Germany’s Merz over his Iran comments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Belgium's Defense Minister Theo Francken arrives for a meeting of the National Security Council in Brussels, after recent drone sightings in Belgium, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) **FILE**

Belgium’s defense chief in Washington to help mend rift between U.S. and Europe

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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Britain's King Charles III toasts with President Donald Trump during a State Dinner with first lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla in the East Room of the White House State Dinner Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says King Charles III agrees that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon

By Jeff Mordock - 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)

DOJ’s ballroom case briefs sound like Trump wrote them

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

The cover of a U.S. Passport is displayed in Tigard, Ore., Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

U.S. will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America’s 250th birthday

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

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The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Republicans at an impasse to advance FISA reauthorization before Thursday deadline

By Kerry Picket and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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‘Sounds pretty gruesome’: Rep. Brandon Gill quizzes pro-choice witness about abortion procedures

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, questions a witness as Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, looks on during the Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the Blue Room Balcony during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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King Charles III tells Congress that U.S.-U.K. relationship is one of ‘reconciliation and renewal’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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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

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Supreme Court ponders deporting green card holders

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A gavel is shown against a backdrop of law books in this undated stock photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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

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A tanker truck delivers more fuel to a tribally owned gas station along Interstate 25 near San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Gas prices rise to highest point since war’s start; Trump insists Iran in ‘state of collapse’

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

Gannon Ken Van Dyke walks with his attorneys near a federal court building in New York on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Green Beret pleads not guilty to federal charges over Polymarket bet on Maduro raid

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Elon Musk takes stand in trial vs. Sam Altman that could reshape AI’s future

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Camp Mystic is shown in Hunt, Texas on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Camp Mystic director offers tearful apology to victims’ families during legislative hearing

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

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Belgium's Defense Minister Theo Francken arrives for a meeting of the National Security Council in Brussels, after recent drone sightings in Belgium, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) **FILE**

Belgium’s defense chief in Washington to help mend rift between U.S. and Europe

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A sculpture of a seated Buddha welcoming passengers at the Bandaranaike International Airport. File photo credit: Karasev Viktor via Shutterstock.

Sri Lankan police bust 22 Buddhist monks at airport smuggling weed in their bags

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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

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Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (49) stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Spurned by Cora, Phillies turn to Mattingly in the interim after Thomson is fired

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) takes a shot over Boston Celtics guard Jordan Walsh (27) during the first half of Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Embiid scores 33 points as 76ers beat Celtics in Game 5 to keep their season alive

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Sharife Cooper (13) goes to the basket past Cleveland Cavaliers forward Olivier Sarr (33) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

NBA moves closer to anti-tanking measures with drastic change to draft lottery odds

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby watches the school's NFL football pro day, March 26, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)

Texas Tech QB gambling addiction casts light on issue affecting thousands of college athletes

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

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

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Online safety starts with parents, not mandates

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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

Police respond to a fatal shooting in a parking lot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP,File)

Utah charges man with murder in January shooting outside church in Salt Lake City

By Morgan Lee and Mead Gruver - Associated Press

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

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Department of Defense asks Congress to amend its name to Department of War

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

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Appeals court rules against ICE’s expansive detention policy

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Abortion clinic access law takes it on the chin from 90-year-old Soviet death camp survivor

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Republicans at an impasse to advance FISA reauthorization before Thursday deadline

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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

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John Hinckley arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan say he plans to ask a federal court to allow him to live without conditions in a home with his mother and brother in Virginia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Reagan’s failed assassin says gala security at same Washington Hilton was ‘lax’

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus pandemic at Capitol Hill, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Feds charge top Fauci aide with conspiracy to hide origins of COVID

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes statements as he arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Trump slams Germany’s Merz over his Iran comments

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Britain's King Charles III addresses a joint meeting of Congress while Vice President JD Vance, left, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, listen in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Pool via AP)

King Charles III says destinies of U.S., U.K. are ‘interlinked’

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FBI raids Minnesota childcare centers in crackdown on fraud

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

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Britain's King Charles III listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rep. Khanna suggests King Charles will acknowledge Epstein survivors

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

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A gas price is displayed as a customer holds a fuel pump nozzle before filling up her vehicle's gas tank at a gas station, in Lincolnshire, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Oil prices jump again as U.S. and Iran struggle to reach peace deal

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they arrive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon).

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

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