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On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: California Democrats are picking up the pieces in the state's gubernatorial race after Eric Swalwell's shocking exit over sexual assault allegations, top Trump administration officials say establishing a permanent U.S. base on the moon, including a nuclear reactor, is crucial, and more. The Washington Times Front Page will be off April 16-17 and return on Monday, April 20.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: The Trump administration ramped up pressure on Iran with a naval blockade of its ports, but Iran's prewar preparation could give it significant economic staying power, Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales have resigned from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump has announced the U.S. will attempt to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without a deal, Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor after a wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations from multiple women, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his government to start negotiations with Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah fighters, a recent report has found technology companies struggle to turn over the kinds of details investigators need to track down child exploitation offenders and rescue victims, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: The White House and the wider world clung to a "fragile truce" in the Middle East as President Trump tried to claim victory over Iran and pivot to peace negotiations, a parenting trend with a troubling name has divided child care experts over whether it is better than it sounds, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire just a few hours before President Trump's deadline to wipe out a "whole civilization," voters in Georgia's 14th Congressional District have picked Clay Fuller to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump has ramped up his threats against Iran ahead of a U.S. deadline to make a deal to end the war or sustain more destruction, a new report finds too many college graduates are chasing too few jobs that require advanced education, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: U.S. forces rescued an American fighter pilot shot down by Iran over the weekend, Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has quickly become the focal point of the six-week long war, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump has fired attorney general Pam Bondi, Texas Sen. John Cornyn is trying to convince state Republicans that Attorney General Ken Paxton is too big a gamble for the GOP in November, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: In a primetime address, President Trump tried to make his case to a skeptical American public that the war in Iran is necessary to stop Tehran from building a nuclear weapon, the Pentagon's relationship with the rest of Washington has become complicated, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump says the U.S. could end the Iran war in two to three weeks ahead of a prime-time address on the conflict, a federal judge has halted President Trump's plans to build a ballroom on the White House's East Wing, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: The White House insists behind-the-scenes talks with Iran are progressing despite public denials from Tehran as both sides trade attacks on critical energy infrastructure, there may be an opening for a Republican candidate in the California's gubernatorial race, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: The continued shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has now passed the six-week mark with no end in sight, the Supreme Court will hear arguments this week to settle the issue of birthright citizenship for immigrants, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: The U.S. faces hurdles in conducting "battle damage assessments" of its strikes against key targets in Iran, suspicious trades and bets around notable actions by President Trump are raising ire, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: Senators left a classified briefing seeking more information about the Iran war and the rationale behind the Trump administration's deployment of soldiers to the Middle East, juries in California and New Mexico have ordered social media companies to pay for harming children with addictive algorithms, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: A Republican-led plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security without funding ICE operations is teetering, as the president's troubles pile up, Democrats are capitalizing politically on high gas prices and long airport lines, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: U.S. victory in Iran hinges on the battle for the Strait of Hormuz, the Arctic is no longer viewed as strategically secondary, as melting sea ice opens new lanes for maritime travel, and more. The Front Page will be off from March 16 through March 24 and return on Wednesday, March 25.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: Hundreds of ships are idling in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman because they are unwilling to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without naval escorts or insurance coverage, the Pentagon is pouring billions of dollars into new technologies that can survive and excel in extreme cold, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: The Pentagon says about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of the war in Iran, complaints from frustrated customers have prompted e-commerce and financial technology companies to quietly rehire workers they had replaced with AI bots, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump told Republican House members the war with Iran is only "a short-term excursion," G7 nations say they would tap strategic oil reserves if necessary after oil prices surged above $100 per barrel, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: Iran has named a new supreme leader despite President Trump saying U.S. approval is needed, Congress is struggling to reach a consensus on legislation to protect children in the digital age, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump has fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ending her mixed tenure and marking the first ouster from his second-term Cabinet, Russia has been quietly tightening its control over phones, internet access and social media for months, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters as the Pentagon signaled that the war with Iran will accelerate, more states are expanding programs letting parents spend public money on private schools, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump says the U.S. has enough ammunition to fight wars against Iran and others "forever," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tacitly acknowledged her overzealous denunciations of Americans killed by her agents in Minneapolis, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: Trump administration officials pushed back on the notion that the U.S. is being dragged into another endless war in the Middle East, even as the conflict with Iran widened, the Supreme Court has stepped into the intersection of drug use and gun ownership, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: The White House is open to talks with new leadership in Iran even after retaliatory strikes against Israel and other nations, a Capitol Hill showdown over war powers has deepened the Homeland Security funding fight, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified to a House committee that she has no information about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes, the U.S. and Iran have made "significant progress" in high-stakes negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear programs, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump's assertion that the U.S. wiped out Iran's nuclear program seems to be at odds with the facts on the ground, the Trump administration says it will reconstruct its trade system with durable duties that penalize nations for unfair practices, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: Facing an electorate that polls show has soured on his agenda, President Trump tried to convince Americans in the State of the Union address that his policies have turned the economy around, Russia is pushing an unverified claim that Great Britain and France are working to provide a nuclear weapon to Ukraine, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: Dozens of members of Mexico's national guard were killed in the violent aftermath of a military operation that killed a cartel leader, President Trump plans to use the State of the Union to make the case that he's lowered the cost of living, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: The Supreme Court has delivered a message about clear limits to how far President Trump can go without getting Congress on board, after nearly a half century, the United States men's hockey team has won gold once again, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: The Trump administration will withdraw remaining ICE and Border Patrol forces in Minnesota, universities across the country have received tens of billions of dollars from foreign governments and entities, and more. The Front Page will be off from February 16-20 and will return on Monday, February 23.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: Attorney General Pam Bondi told Congress the Justice Department has active investigations stemming from Jeffrey Epstein, A Department of Homeland Security shutdown appears all but inevitaable, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: The government's top immigration enforcers appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee to deliver their first defense after agents killed two American citizens in Minnesota, Democratic leaders in Virginia are moving ahead with gun control laws now that the party controls power in Richmond, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to fight for his job as calls grow for him to resign amid mounting controversy over his political ties to Peter Mandelson, more states are moving toward "bell-to-bell" bans on student cellphones in K-12 schools, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: Some Democrats say they can't support a DHS funding deal if Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remains in charge., the Trump administration has struck a legal settlement that ends one of President Biden's migrant parole programs, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: Republicans have rejected Democrats' new proposals to reel in ICE, saying a 10-point list of reforms is too much, more than 120 million Americans are expected to tune in Sunday night for Super Bowl LX, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: The Department of Homeland Security will begin a drawdown of immigration officers in Minnesota, Ilia Malinin and Maxim Naumov are projected to be the breakout stars of this month's Winter Olympics, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: The House narrowly approved a spending package that ends a four-day partial government shutdown, a U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively approached" an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: The Department of Homeland Security has announced all immigration personnel operating in Minneapolis will be outfitted with body cameras, President Trump will meet at the White House with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whom he has accused of trafficking cocaine, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: The House may struggle to pass a second version of a funding package needed to end a partial government shutdown, the Trump administration is suing states that require eggs sold in grocery stores to come from cage-free hens, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: Senate leaders are working to pass a bipartisan spending package to avoid a partial government shutdown, White House border czar Tom Homan says he is working on a drawdown plan to remove some federal agents and officers out of Minnesota, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says his city won't cooperate with federal arrests of illegal immigrants after the deadly shootings of protestors, President Trump told Iran "time is running out" to make a deal on its nuclear ambitions, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: The air traffic controller managing flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport reported to a supervisor that he was "overwhelmed" minutes before a fatal collision last year, Democrats on Capitol Hill are rallying to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump appears on the verge of withdrawing federal agents from Minneapolis after the shooting death of Alex Pretty, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a U.S.-Ukraine security agreement is "100% ready," and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: A major winter storm left Washington blanketed in snow and sleet and much of the Eastern U.S. enduring bitter cold, the second fatal shooting of an American citizen in Minnesota by federal immigration officers has sparked a national uproar, and more.

On Wednesday's Washington Times Front Page: U.S. officials told NATO allies to avoid trade escalation as President Trump tries to takeover Greenland, Russia's influence in the Middle East is at its lowest point since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and more.

On Tuesday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump sent a message to Norway's prime minister saying he no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of peace" because he didn't receive the Nobel Peace Prize, states are advancing plans to monitor car mileage and limit how much Americans drive, and more.

On Monday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump has called for "new leadership" in Iran just hours after social media posts by Iran's supreme leader blaming Trump for violent protests in Tehran, the Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and more.

On Friday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota if protesters continue to attack federal agents carrying out immigration raids, Abigail Spanberger is set to make history when she's sworn in this weekend as Virginia's first female governor, and more.

On Thursday's Washington Times Front Page: President Trump says the U.S. must take control of Greenland to build a missile defense system, FBI investigators conducting security clearance reviews wrongly asked agents and other witnesses about their political and religious beliefs, and more.