The Washington Times Front Page

On today's Front Page: The government shutdown is taking a heavy toll on federal workers, with 4,000 receiving layoff notices, the Department of Homeland Security has revealed ambitious plans for the U.S.-Mexico border, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump says the Pentagon has drafted plans to lead a peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli government approved a ceasefire with Hamas, congressional leaders have spent much of the government shutdown hammering home their respective party narratives at every opportunity, and more.

On today's Front Page: Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal that would be a major step toward ending the war in Gaza, Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to Congress, and more.

On today's Front Page: Republicans are eying the end of the week as a pivotal point in their campaign to persuade Democrats to end the government shutdown, Attorney General Pam Bondi fended off questions about a series of hot-button issues during Senate testimony, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump briefly broke with congressional Republicans on the week-long government shutdown, Chicago and the state of Illinois have sued to block President Trump from sending in the National Guard to quell ICE protests, and more.

On today's Front Page: The government shutdown is nearing a week with no prospect of a swift resolution, the Supreme Court is ready to kick off its new term, and more.

On today's Front Page: The government shutdown has accelerated President Trump’s efforts to fire federal workers, Food and Drug Administration officials have approved another generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone, and more.

On today's Front Page: Senators have begun talking about how to end the government shutdown but are still stuck on Democrats’ demand to revise a House-passed stopgap, Democrats are making health care the centerpiece of their resistance, and more.

On today's Front Page: A government shutdown is here, and the partisan messaging wars over who is to blame are in full swing with no sign of compromise, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a series of new military standards and rules for service members, and more.

On today's Front Page: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to support President Trump’s plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, congressional Democrats are taking a rare gamble on government shutdown politics, and more.
                              

On today's Front Page: Congressional Democrats’ demand for averting a government shutdown is dividing Republicans who oppose an Obamacare policy change, judges have still found plenty of room to limit what they see as executive branch overreach without resorting to universal injunctions, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has approved a proposal to keep TikTok running in the U.S., a federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of justice, and more.

On today's Front Page: A detainee was killed and two others were critically wounded by a gunman at an ICE facility in Dallas, corn growers are pleading with the federal government to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol-blended fuel, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump criticized the United Nations, accusing it of doing nothing to end global conflicts, a Florida jury has found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate President Trump in September 2024, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump made unproven ties between the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and autism, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s child kidnapping ring in Ukraine may push the U.S. to label the it as a state sponsor of terrorism, and more.

On today's Front Page: Congress is in the midst of a shutdown stalemate, and lawmakers have left Washington as government funding is set to expire, President Trump will speak this week at the U.N. General Assembly as global conflicts persist, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has signed a technology pact with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that boosts joint efforts in artificial intelligence, complaints from parents, teachers and school boards have driven superintendents out of urban public school districts at an increased rate, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and signaled that two more are on the way before the end of the year as concerns continue over the labor market, a fight over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies is playing out on a short-term government funding bill, and more.

On today's Front Page: FBI Director Kash Patel defended his record as bureau director in a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill, Utah prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, who's accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and more.