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Trump sets sights on peace progress in new year with Netanyahu and Zelensky meetings

Bipartisan senators call Putin a ‘ruthless murderer’ for Christmas strikes

Seven in 10 ICE arrests under Trump have criminal histories

Immigration

Seven in 10 ICE arrests under Trump have criminal histories

Trump’s White House ballroom faces first public meeting

White House

Trump’s White House ballroom faces first public meeting

Featured Videos

Washington Examiner's Editors react: Mixed bag for Trump and GOP going into 2026 – May 31, 2024

Washington Examiner's Editors react: Mixed bag for Trump and GOP going into 2026

Vance receives extraordinary wave of support. Is 2028 nomination inevitable? – May 31, 2024

Vance receives extraordinary wave of support. Is 2028 nomination inevitable?

Inside Scoop: Those lost in 2025, globalized intifada, new Pentagon press – May 31, 2024

Inside Scoop: Those lost in 2025, globalized intifada, new Pentagon press

Kaelan Deese on the fate of Trump's cases against James Comey and Letitia James – May 31, 2024

Kaelan Deese on the fate of Trump's cases against James Comey and Letitia James

Mike Brest on US military strategy for the wars around the world – May 31, 2024

Mike Brest on US military strategy for the wars around the world

Border Patrol chief vows nationwide arrests of illegal immigrants in 2026 – May 31, 2024

Border Patrol chief vows nationwide arrests of illegal immigrants in 2026

Two people killed in possible terrorist attack in northern Israel

Two people killed in possible terrorist attack in northern Israel

Trump orders Christmas Day US military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria

Trump orders Christmas Day US military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria

The top economic policy developments of 2025 that will shape the years to come

The top economic policy developments of 2025 that will shape the years to come

Trump matches Biden’s first year of US attorney nominees despite high-profile setbacks

Jimmy Kimmel says tyranny is ‘booming’ in US

Jimmy Kimmel says tyranny is ‘booming’ in US

Kim Jong Un swipes at South Korea’s progress building a nuclear submarine

Kim Jong Un swipes at South Korea’s progress building a nuclear submarine

Holiday sour note: Kennedy Center jazz performance canceled due to Trump renaming fight

Holiday sour note: Kennedy Center jazz performance canceled due to Trump renaming fight

Trump-endorsed candidate wins Honduras election after weeks of contesting votes

Trump-endorsed candidate wins Honduras election after weeks of contesting votes

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Trump orders Christmas Day US military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria

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Supreme Court denies Trump bid to deploy National Guard to Chicago

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Social Security report confirms drastic improvements despite Warren’s disbelief

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House Republican who ousted Liz Cheney launches Senate bid in Wyoming

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Nearly 100 Minnesota mayors sound alarms about state’s fiscal policies

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FCC bans new foreign-made drones and components due to security threats

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Paramount sweetens hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with Larry Ellison

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Beatty sues Trump and Grenell over Kennedy Center name change

Opinion

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Minnesota fraud factory shows Republicans did not cut Medicaid enough

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The Leonine pivot

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Why is Zohran Mamdani surrounded by antisemites?

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For JD Vance, free speech only means his friends can’t be criticized

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Five classics to get you back to reading

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Trump’s most important achievement

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Why we love It’s a Wonderful Life

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Will Trump’s Gaza coalition repeat Bush’s Afghanistan and Lebanon mistakes?

Hugo Gurdon

Worse and worse on Obamacare

Byron York

Trump’s most important achievement

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Trump must reject housing socialism or face backlash at the ballot box

Salena Zito

Girls’ wrestling now the fastest growing sport in the country, and it starts young

Joe Concha

Head-in-the-sand Democrats ignore their own 2024 autopsy

David Harsanyi

For JD Vance, free speech only means his friends can’t be criticized

Timothy P. Carney

Sorry, America, but sunrise will keep getting later for two weeks

Paul Bedard

MAGA falling out of favor, even among Republicans

Michael Barone

We have reached the Emily Litella moment on climate change

Conn Carroll

Don’t blame racism for inequality in America

Hugo Gurdon

Hugo

Worse and worse on Obamacare

Byron York

Byron

Trump’s most important achievement

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Tiana Lowe

Trump must reject housing socialism or face backlash at the ballot box

Salena Zito

Salena

Girls’ wrestling now the fastest growing sport in the country, and it starts young

Joe Concha

Joe

Head-in-the-sand Democrats ignore their own 2024 autopsy

David Harsanyi

David

For JD Vance, free speech only means his friends can’t be criticized

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy

Sorry, America, but sunrise will keep getting later for two weeks

Paul Bedard

Paul

MAGA falling out of favor, even among Republicans

Michael Barone

Michael

We have reached the Emily Litella moment on climate change

Conn Carroll

Conn

Don’t blame racism for inequality in America

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New storm hitting Southern California could bring mudslides and high surf

New storm hitting Southern California could bring mudslides and high surf

Gunman kills Delaware state trooper in ‘execution-style’ DMV attack

Gunman kills Delaware state trooper in ‘execution-style’ DMV attack

Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least two

Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least two

Marijuana companies spent millions on lobbying ahead of Trump rescheduling order

Marijuana companies spent millions on lobbying ahead of Trump rescheduling order

Supreme Court denies Trump bid to deploy National Guard to Chicago

Supreme Court denies Trump bid to deploy National Guard to Chicago

Investigations

Activists tied to LA bombing plot indicted on terrorism charges

Activists tied to LA bombing plot indicted on terrorism charges

Marijuana companies spent millions on lobbying ahead of Trump rescheduling order

Proceedings paused against ‘Zizian’ murder suspect following competency claims

Epstein ‘co-conspirators’ mention in newly dropped files brings heat to DOJ

More female inmates allege sexual abuse in transgender separation case

Democratic attorneys general file lawsuit against Vought to keep CFPB funded

House Oversight wants answers on Minnesota Somali fraud scheme

Campaign finance data paint complicated picture for House Republicans as 2026 approaches

As illicit vapes flood the country, authorities ramp up enforcement

Economy

Cheapest national average price for regular gas at Christmas since 2020

Cheapest national average price for regular gas at Christmas since 2020

Trump administration to keep tariffs on Chinese semiconductors unchanged through June 2027

Lower prices sound great, but deflation would spur economic headaches

Tiana Lowe Doescher offers Trump a ‘well done’ on core inflation

Trump dips into ‘danger’ by praising the state of economy: Byron York

Sydney Sweeney’s jeans are American Eagle’s most-stolen item

Illinois tops nation for public sector union political spending

MAGA increasingly concerned over economy, poll shows

Population decline is a problem right now. Does Washington have the power to reverse it?

Energy and Environment

Price shock: Demand from data center boom raises electricity bills

Price shock: Demand from data center boom raises electricity bills

How Trump reshaped the auto industry in one year

Breaking down rising electricity prices: The role of transmission lines

Democrats quit permitting reform talks over Trump wind crackdown

Trump halts five under-construction offshore wind projects, citing national security

Electricity price shock: How renewable additions and fossil fuel retirements factor in

Trump administration to dismantle federal climate center

House passes bill to cut red tape blocking energy and infrastructure projects

Electricity prices rose in November against backdrop of surging energy demand

World

Two people killed in possible terrorist attack in northern Israel

Two people killed in possible terrorist attack in northern Israel

Trump orders Christmas Day US military strikes against ISIS in Nigeria

Kim Jong Un swipes at South Korea’s progress building a nuclear submarine while inspecting his own

Small Pacific nation agrees to take 75 migrants from US for $7.5 million

Trump-endorsed candidate wins Honduras election after weeks of contesting votes

Pope Leo delivers first Christmas Eve Mass, calls for compassion toward Palestinians and refugees

Australian state passes tighter gun restrictions after Bondi Beach attack

European leaders erupt over US travel ban of officials involved in Digital Services Act

Zelensky offers demilitarized zone in Donetsk as US pushes Ukraine and Russia to compromise