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Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd testifies during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Critical infrastructures face major threat from Chinese cyberattacks, nominee warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the Capitol

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Gerald R. Ford embarked on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems on its own power for the first time, April 8, 2017, from Newport News, Va. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE* *

Trump sets ‘spheres of influence’ approach; Latin America is strategic backyard

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

How to supercharge the ‘America First’ manufacturing agenda

By Debra Phillips and Josh Levi

Election workers process ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The U.S. election was relatively trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns

By Christina A. Cassidy and David Klepper - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a joint statement with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev following a meeting at the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Monday, May 27, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power’

By Martin Di Caro

Then-President Donald Trump, right, encourages Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, left, to speak during a rally, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Lewis Center, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

House nears vote on Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker but Republican holdouts remain

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

Illustration on U.S. HIV aid to the world through the PEPFAR program by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

AIDS relief plan is a testament to American leadership on the world stage

By Nancy Brinker

A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Guardians of diversity? State Department seeks gender equality, inclusion in space

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan testifies on Capitol Hill, March 22, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the nation's second-largest contributor to climate change. A rule to be unveiled Thursday, May 11, by the EPA could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has long been promised but is not in widespread use in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana. File)

In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

Transmission lines leading from the San Juan Generating Station near Waterflow, N.M., are seen Sept. 21, 2022. The power plant burned its last bit of coal before the end of September. Public Service Co. of New Mexico executives told state regulators during a recent meeting that they are still searching for options to replace some of the lost capacity for the 2023 peak season. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Attacks on Washington state electric substations cut power to 14,000

Associated Press

In this Tuesday June 6, 2017 file photo, a No Pipeline sign is posted next to a property line marker only a few feet from the center line of the route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Bolar, Va. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate natural gas pipelines, released its final environmental impact statement Friday, July 21, 2017 for the proposed 600-mile (965-kilometer) pipeline, which has broad support from political and business leaders but is staunchly opposed by environmentalists and many affected landowners. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Mum’s the word for energy regulator on charges of White House coordination on climate rules

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

University of Michigan research scientist Andrew McKelvey inspects a prototype vacuum compatible mirror mount inside the ZEUS laser facility on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The newly constructed facility will be home to the most powerful laser in the U.S. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

University’s new laser will be America’s most powerful: 3,000 times stronger than power grid

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Chrisstavion Reese, 7, plays catch with his uncle Jay'shin Williams in the midst of a dust storm Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas that will last through Tuesday. Day one of the outlook warns of blowing dust and a potential for severe storms that will be accompanied by large hail and damaging winds. Days two through seven of the outlook warn of a heatwave that will continue Friday through Tuesday. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) **FILE**

Electricity use in Texas reaches record levels to combat intense heat wave

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Power Flatline and U.S. Power Grid Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Rapid energy transition putting U.S. power grid at risk

By Terry Jarrett

China's Foothold in American Energy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Time to get serious about China’s energy blackmail

By Tom Basile

An oil well is seen east of Casper, Wyo., on Feb. 26, 2021. President Joe Biden's administration is at odds with the petroleum industry in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond for imposing a moratorium on leasing federal lands for oil and gas production. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe

By MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen in a video feed from Delaware with his wife Jill Biden, and his grandchildren at his side, after winning the votes to become the Democratic Party's 2020 nominee for President, during the second night of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Pool via AP)

Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must vote

By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE - Associated Press