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The White House is seen reflected in a puddle, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

White House launches TikTok account amid Trump’s extension of grace period from ban

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Timeline of TikTok sale murky after Trump gives it third extension from ban without any buyers

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is shown in this file photo. Two new Smithsonian history museums, one centered on the American Latino and the other for American women, were authorized in the coronavirus relief bill that recently passed Congress. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump anti-DEI policies could block Latino and women’s history museums from National Mall

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

American forward Matt Rogers celebrates after making a three point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Patriot League tournament against Navy, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

American rides 25 points from Rogers to Patriot League championship over Navy

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President Donald Trump appears with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Sept. 7, 2018, in Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Women lead the way in Trump’s second administration

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Bell from St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia, 18th century. 14 x 10.5 inches. Gift of Mrs. Charles Benjamin Bryant. (Courtesy of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

Richmond museum exhibit aims to balance freedom and slavery for America’s 250th birthday

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Students walk through a gate at Harvard University, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. At Harvard, which released years of records as part of the lawsuit that ended up before the Supreme Court, legacy students were eight times more likely to be admitted, and nearly 70% were White, researchers found. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) **FILE**

Top colleges report fewer Black and Hispanic students in wake of Supreme Court ruling

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Much like a '60s hit song, college students today don't know much about history ... or civics, government and politics, a new academic survey shows. File photo credit: Daniel Tadevosyan via Shutterstock.

Most college students ignorant of American democracy, survey finds

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Former president Donald Trump, center, awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Opening statements in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial are set to begin. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records as part of an alleged scheme to bury stories he thought might hurt his presidential campaign in 2016. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)

Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?

By Gary Fields - Associated Press

Donald Critchlow, an American history professor at Arizona State University, led a team of researchers that found that most introductory American history courses on college campuses emphasize identity politics over historical events. (Photo courtesy of ASU Center for American Institutions)

Identity-focused struggles dominate teaching of main events in U.S. history

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The campus of the American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. (EQRoy via Shutterstock)

Jewish students file complaint against American University over ‘rampant and pervasive antisemitism’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. As the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will only intensify. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Political violence threatens to intensify as the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism warn

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FILE - Supporters wave flags as they wait for the motorcade of former President Donald Trump to arrive at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., March 25, 2023. Millions of Americans will attend parades, fireworks, barbecues and other Independence Day events on Tuesday, celebrating the courage and sacrifices of the nation’s 18th century patriots who fought for the nation’s independence from England and what they considered an unjust government. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

In a polarized U.S., how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked

By Gary Fields, Margery Beck and Rebecca Boone - Associated Press

The campus of the American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. (EQRoy via Shutterstock)

American University staff begin five-day wage strike

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

New venture promotes diversity hirings in health-care leadership

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Ukrainian government blocks drinking and agricultural water deliveries via the North Crimean Canal to the residents of Crimea. This suspension hit agricultural lands, increased the salt level in the waters of the Gulf of Sivash, and negatively affected the health of Crimea residents and those on the neighboring Ukrainian territory. No protests are raised by the U.S. and European officials or human rights organizations. (SPONSORED)

Afghanistan Is a Debacle - But You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

By Edward Lozansky

President Joe Biden pauses as he listens to a question about the bombings at the Kabul airport that killed at least 12 U.S. service members, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden’s political fate tied to Taliban

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

New Mexico’s Indigenous education advocate faces tough job

By CEDAR ATTANASIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2020, file photo a woman waits to vote in Miami. Election officials are on high alert amid fears that U.S. polling stations could attract the same strain of partisan violence and civil unrest that erupted on American streets this year. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Voter advocates hoping to stave off intimidation at polls

By LISA MARIE PANE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Voting stations are set up in the South Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center for voters to cast their ballot in the Kentucky primary in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, neighborhood precincts were closed and voters that didn't cast mail in ballots were directed to one central polling location. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

The Latest: Primary race for Engel’s seat too early to call

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