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Zeldin to pursue new ban on animal testing at EPA
Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to revive a ban on animal testing at the Environmental Protection Agency, The Washington Times has learned.
No Democrats allowed: Trump takes over bipartisan commissions such as FTC, NLRB
President Trump doesn't plan to appoint any Democrats to such decision-making panels as the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Election Commission in his second term, the Washington Times has learned.
Former head of U.S. Army Pacific says Chinese military’s ‘false optimism’ is highly dangerous
The former commander of U.S. Army Pacific says he thinks that China's attitude toward America and its military has taken a dangerous turn, one that could inadvertently spark a global war.
Senate GOP eyes at least $2 trillion in spending cuts for budget package, Daines says
Senate Republicans are "starting to coalesce" around a $2 trillion floor for spending cuts in a party-line budget reconciliation package, exceeding the instructions in House Republicans' budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda, Sen. Steve Daines told The Washington Times Tuesday.
Senior Chinese general disappears in latest high-level political purge
One of the Chinese military's two most senior leaders has disappeared from public view. U.S. intelligence agencies think he is the latest victim of a political purge in the upper ranks of the People's Liberation Army, according to defense officials.
Grassley calls on Bondi, Patel to review whistleblower retaliation in Biden era
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley is calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to review and take corrective action in the cases of Justice Department and FBI whistleblowers whose security clearances were revoked by the Biden administration.
Rep. Mark Green promotes ‘buy nothing’ policy on China
Rep. Mark Green says the Trump administration is moving in the right direction on foreign policy, arguing that China is an existential threat and that gutting the U.S. Agency for International Development will further U.S. interests abroad.
Former NH Gov. Chris Sununu reconsidering run for U.S. Senate
Former Gov. Chris Sununu isn't closing the door on running for the Senate in New Hampshire, which would make him a powerful contender for the GOP nomination and force Democrats to use more resources to defend the seat.
‘Paradigm shifts’: House Freedom Caucus ready to back funding extension to help Trump
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris told The Washington Times that he and other fiscal hard-liners are willing to support a stopgap bill continuing government funding at Biden administration levels because they know President Trump won't spend it all.
Speaker Johnson to host border czar Tom Homan at Trump’s joint address
House Speaker Mike Johnson will have border czar Tom Homan as a guest for President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, a move that emphasizes his support of the White House's border security agenda.
House opens probe into leaks that thwarted ICE arrests
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has opened an investigation into leaks that scuttled immigration arrests earlier this year.
Ex-CIA analyst details hidden history of U.S. government domestic spying in upcoming book
A former CIA analyst is preparing to tell the secret history of the U.S. government's domestic spying apparatus, in a new book to be released in April.
Lawmakers push to ban top-level government officials from trading stocks
A pair of House lawmakers want to ban top-level government officials from making impactful policy and regulatory decisions that could line their own pockets.
FBI looking into Comey’s off-the-books ‘honeypot’ operation targeting 2016 Trump campaign
New leadership at the FBI is starting an investigation into the origins of the agency's plan a decade ago to infiltrate the campaign of then-candidate Donald Trump using two female undercover "honeypot" agents.
Middle East powers weigh whether to back Trump, Israel in corralling Iran
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- The moment is ripe for President Trump to focus on aligning Arab powers with the U.S. and Israel around the common goal of containing Iran, according to former national security officials who attended a major international weapons show here last week.
NSA emphasizes ‘strong defensive posture’ as it responds to report it hacked China
A new analysis exposing the National Security Agency's alleged hack of a Chinese university sent shock waves through the cybersecurity community this week, with granular details of the communist country's investigative findings spilling out into the open.
Blackburn, Ossoff push to record child interviews to help identify trafficking victims
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Jon Ossoff are teaming up on a bipartisan bill to help identify child trafficking and abuse victims by encouraging states to record Child Protective Services interviews that can provide clues to law enforcement investigators.
Trump DOJ fires 20 Biden immigration judges
The Trump administration has canned 20 "midnight" immigration judges the Biden administration tried to shoehorn onto the courts in its final days, The Washington Times has learned.
Rep. Luttrell proposes legislation to evaluate terrorist threats from post-Assad Syrian regime
A Texas Republican lawmaker is pressing the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate potential terrorist threats to the United States from Syria given the evolving political dynamics in the country after the fall of the regime of longtime leader Bashar Assad in late 2024.
Trump’s border security success turns migrant stream southward; illegals head back home
President Trump's border buildup has been so successful that America's southern neighbors are now dealing with a startling new problem: migrants streaming south, trying to return back home after realizing they wouldn't make it to the U.S.
