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Automobiles become weapons for anti-ICE protesters

A deployed airbag and blood stains are seen in a crashed vehicle on at the scene of a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost via AP)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

For activists looking to hinder ICE arrests, motor vehicles have become the tool of choice.

U.S. ready for more superpower moves in its hemisphere as plans are made for Venezuela’s oil

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Oil company executives are scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for stabilizing and boosting Venezuela’s oil production after the ouster of strongman Nicholas Maduro.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. ready for more superpower moves in its hemisphere as plans are made for Venezuela’s oil

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Ukraine's military intelligence chief, then-Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, visits the Muslim Center for an Iftar dinner during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Zelenskyy reshapes Ukraine’s power structure with Budanov appointment

By Guillaume Ptak - Special to The Washington Times

The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs a naval base in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, April 2, 2023. (Cha Geun-ho/Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

Bidding farewell to the USS Nimitz, Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., responds to questions from the House Rules Committee as the panel prepares a spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, at the Capitol, in Washington, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes three-bill spending package, beginning effort to avoid another shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaks with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Vance calls media coverage of Minneapolis shooting ‘absolute disgrace’ 41 minutes ago

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., responds to questions from the House Rules Committee as the panel prepares a spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, at the Capitol, in Washington, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes three-bill spending package, beginning effort to avoid another shutdown

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance speaks with Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Vance calls media coverage of Minneapolis shooting ‘absolute disgrace’ 41 minutes ago

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The White House is seen Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration creates new position to crack down on state fraud

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This image from video provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, shows the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro shadowing the MV Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean during the maritime interdiction operation Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Department of Defense via AP)

U.S. broke the law with oil tanker seizure, China says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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People protest as law enforcement officers attend to the scene of the shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

George Floyd 2.0

By Kelly Sadler

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, then Constituent National Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, left, and first lady Cilia Flores, wave as they arrive to the National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Why Trump’s bold move could obliterate the Chavez-Maduro hellscape

By Billy Hallowell

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Bigotry is thwarting scientific innovation

By Kenneth L. Marcus

Illustration on government overspending by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Republican-led Congress almost wrote a $1 million check to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s friends

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Victims of mob violence illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Moshe Glick saved a fellow Jew; now he faces prison

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New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

RFK Jr. ducks question on Trump Kennedy Center renaming: ‘I have bigger fish to fry’

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The seal for Austin Peay State University, a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee. File photo credit: RHF101 via Shutterstock.

Austin Peay State University to reinstate professor fired for post after Charlie Kirk’s death

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Spencer Pratt arrives at the premiere of "The Accountant 2" on April 16, 2025, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Former ‘The Hills’ star Spencer Pratt enters LA mayor race on anniversary of city blaze

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Ice-T performs at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 1, 2023. Ice-T will headline The National Celebration of Hip Hop, free concerts held at the West Potomac Park on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Oct. 6 and 7. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

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China’s alleged “anti-stealth” Y-27A radar (pictured), sold to Venezuela, failed to detect a single U.S. aircraft during the recent military operation. (Photo courtesy of radartutorial.eu)

The failure of Chinese and Russian air defenses over Venezuela

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A soldier engineer uses a laptop to transmit aerial photos and data from a drone to military headquarters. File photo credit: Parilov via Shutterstock.

U.S. scrambles to close ‘deep chasm’ in drone warfare after Ukraine lessons

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

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Artificial intelligence will change jobs, not erase them

By Thomas Beck

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President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, as returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump shames 5 Republicans who want to restrict him from more military action against Venezuela

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick walks away from Air Force One upon President Trump's arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) ** FILE **

Monthly trade deficit shrinks to lowest reading since 2009, Commerce Dept. says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says Venezuela will buy only U.S. products with new oil money

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump’s State of the Union address likely Feb. 24, Speaker Johnson says

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House fails to garner enough votes to override two Trump vetoes

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Hilton cuts ties with hotel after DHS accuses it of canceling bookings from immigration agents

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President Donald Trump attends a bill signing ceremony with members of the 1980 U.S. Men's Olympic Hockey team, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Trump keeps supporters laughing, confounds critics with his style of humor

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Harvard President Alan Garber acknowledges an extended round of applause during Harvard University's commencement ceremonies, Thursday, May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Universities ‘went wrong’ with faculty activism in classroom, Harvard president says

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President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House fails to garner enough votes to override two Trump vetoes

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The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs a naval base in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, April 2, 2023. (Cha Geun-ho/Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responds to questions from reporters regarding whether he will seek a third term during a press conference following an event on the state's new Paid Family and Medical Leave program, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Walz tells Minnesotans to cool it with violence

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An employee stocks shelves in the toy section of a Walmart in Secaucus, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

December hiring surged to a three-year high as layoffs fell, consultancy finds 4 minutes ago

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Europe’s most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away

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A member of the European Union's Operation Atalanta mans a machine gun aboard the ESPS Victoria while watching the Hellas Aphrodite off the coast of Somalia in the Arabian Sea on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (European Union's Operation Atalanta via AP)

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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

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Washington Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore (2) walks back to the locker room before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Commanders’ Lattimore arrested, faces weapons charges in Ohio

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

France's Kadidiatou Diani prepares to head the ball during the women's Group A soccer match between France and Colombia at the Lyon stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Decines, France. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) **FILE**

France, Colombia to square off at Northwest Stadium in World Cup tune-up

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings

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Pope Leo XIV meets Cardinals and Bishops at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda

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