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Serbia can be Trump’s ‘bridge’ between America and adversaries, foreign minister says
Serbia will emerge from its white-hot political crisis and become a strategically vital "bridge" between the U.S. and its top global adversaries, China and Russia, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Duric said Friday.
Biden agency misled over the extent of ‘ecogrief’ training
New documents reveal the extent of the Biden administration's "eco grief" workshops, in which U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees were encouraged to channel feelings of ecological anxiety into "lifesaving changes" for the planet.
Senate Republicans seek to delist Yellowstone grizzly bear after Biden’s rebuff
Former President Joseph R. Biden's refusal to delist the grizzly bear as a threatened species earlier this month infuriated Western Republicans, but Mr. Biden is no longer in power -- and they are.
Comer launches bid to rightsize government, brings Iowa model to federal reform push
House Oversight Chairman James Comer will hold a hearing next week to explore how the federal government got so big, as he moves to add some legislative heft to President Trump's goal of slashing the bureaucracy down to size.
House Freedom Caucus urges Speaker Johnson to do Trump agenda, not ‘budget-busting’ deals
The hard-line House Freedom Caucus is again pressing House Speaker Mike Johnson to follow its lead to pass President Trump's agenda, this time offering a pathway to avoid a spending showdown in March.
Steve Bannon says Elon Musk’s credibility on the line with DOGE
Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon says Elon Musk's star will implode inside the Trump White House if he fails to deliver his commitment to finding at least $1 trillion in wasteful government spending as the head of the new Department of Government Efficiency.
House Republican works to turn Trump’s DEI ban into law
Rep. Tom Tiffany wants to turn President Trump's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs both in the federal government and in sectors that receive federal funding into law.
Trump agency says employees are free to say ‘illegal’ and ‘alien’ again
The federal government's deportation agency has overturned a Biden-era ban on using words like "illegal" and "alien" when referring to immigrants, The Washington Times has learned.
South Korean lawmaker seeks Trump’s support for democracy amid political crisis in Seoul
A key member of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's political party was in Washington this week calling on President Trump to express support for freedom and democracy in Northeast Asia at a moment when China and North Korea may seek to take advantage of the political crisis gripping Seoul.
‘Terror threat to America is alive and persistent’: New House GOP report warns of jihadist danger
America's national security defenses are in a "state of disrepair" and the rapid rise in extremist cases across the country underscores the vulnerabilities of the U.S. homeland, key House Republicans warned in a major new report.
Trump’s ‘revolution of common sense’ sweeping Europe as well, former Polish prime minister says
President Trump's "revolution of common sense" is resonating far beyond American shores as the political climate in Europe shifts away from left-wing policy priorities and toward the "rationality" of Mr. Trump's movement.
‘We fight for the same values’: Romanian conservative leader celebrates Trump inauguration
Many officials across Europe see U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as a shared victory. Count George Simion among them.
GOP Rep. Buddy Carter files bill to expand use of ‘short-term’ insurance plans
A Georgia Republican is introducing legislation that allows consumers to use "short-term" insurance plans for up to three years, reinstating a first-term Trump policy as Republicans return to power in Washington.
FBl agents eager for new leadership after New Orleans terror attack; decorum, procedures breached
FBI agents say the bureau's first response to the New Year's Day terrorist massacre in New Orleans' French Quarter was disastrous and another reason why the Senate can't move fast enough to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the agency.
FBI Director Christopher Wray preparing to resign
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray plans to resign on or before Inauguration Day, The Washington Times has learned.
Nancy Mace on UFO secrecy: ‘Are they keeping the president of the United States in the dark?’
UFO research remains one of the federal government's most closely guarded secrets. Rep. Nancy Mace wants that to change.
Rep. Mace says she won’t stop effort to bar transgender women from ‘female spaces’
Rep. Nancy Mace is not backing down on her opposition to transgender women in women's restrooms, and is ready to take her case nationwide.
GOP ponders second Mayorkas impeachment to block him from future office
Republican staffers on Capitol Hill are discussing a second impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a way of blocking him from holding office in the future, The Washington Times has learned.
Biden spent big to fight contrary narratives; ‘misinformation’ on virus, climate
The Biden administration has spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to study and police "misinformation," according to a report released Friday.
Whistleblower warns FBI can’t be trusted with background checks for Trump’s nominees
An official at FBI headquarters in Washington is warning that the bureau's security clearance division is politicized and can't be trusted to screen President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top administration jobs.
