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U.S soldiers stand guard along a perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. On Monday, the U.S. military and officials focus was on Kabul's airport, where thousands of Afghans trapped by the sudden Taliban takeover rushed the tarmac and clung to U.S. military planes deployed to fly out staffers of the U.S. Embassy, which shut down Sunday, and others. (AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani)

Rush to approve Afghan visas poses serious risks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on sustainable energy, greenhouse gas emissions and Biden policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden’s two-faced energy policies

By William F. Shughart II

Illustration on the need to upgrade the U.S. nuclear arsenal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden administration’s growing disconnect on nuclear deterrence priorities

By Patty-Jane Geller

$FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. The Biden administration has approved thousands of drilling permits since taking office despite a campaign pledge to end fracking on federal land. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)$

Oil industry sues Biden administration over ‘unprecedented’ leasing freeze

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden listens during a virtual meeting from the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, to discuss the importance of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘No way to hide it’: Biden faces friendly-fire on Afghanistan from key moderate Democrat

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 12, 2015, photo, a supermarket displays stickers indicating they accept food stamps in West New York, N.J. Officials in Maryland several years ago managed to disable one of the systems that was supposed to check whether food stamp applications had a low enough income to qualify for the benefit. The result, according to a state audit, was tens of thousands of people collecting benefits they didn’t deserve. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Biden administration approves sizable increase in levels of food stamp assistance

By Ashraf Khalil and Josh Boak - Associated Press

Migrants line up for a free meal at a makeshift camp of migrants at the border port of entry leading to the United States, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Judge orders DHS to restart Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Taliban delegation arrives for Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Aug.12, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)

Pentagon braces for Kabul to fall to Taliban, sends thousands of troops to evacuate U.S. Embassy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this June 15, 2021, photo, a Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Senate votes to back transportation ban of COVID-19 positive migrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Children sit inside a dining tent at an emergency shelter for migrant children Friday, July 2, 2021, in Pomona, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

‘Held hostage’: Illegal immigrant children describe deplorable conditions in shelters

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Human Trafficking of Illegal Immigrants at the Border Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Death on our doorsteps: Human trafficking and the illegal immigrant crisis

By Ken Oliver

Illegal Immigrant / Migrant Relocations Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Where are the illegal immigrants going?

By Newt Gingrich

Taliban fighters stand guard in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan in recent weeks, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking district after district and large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil)

Biden under fire over ‘meltdown’ of Afghan security forces, stunning Taliban victories

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 11, 2021 file photo migrants line up at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, in Roma, Texas. An official says the Biden administration has begun flying some Central American families deep into Mexico as authorities encounter more families and unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

U.S. flying expelled migrants deep into Mexico

By Elliot Spagat and Gisela Salmon - Associated Press

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden launches vaccination effort at schools

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks next to a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xE during an event on clean cars and trucks, on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Consumer choice, free market biggest obstacles to Biden’s ambitious plan to phase out gas cars

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Tunisian President Kais Saied raises his fist to bystanders as he stroll along the avenue Bourguiba in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. President Kais Saied claimed on Sunday that some desperate youth are being paid to try to leave Tunisia illegally for Europe, saying the goal is to damage the country from within. (Slim Abid/Tunisian Presidency via AP)

Tunisia power grab creates unease for Biden administration

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biding tours Plumbers &amp; Gasfitters Local 5 Training Facility in Lanham, Md., Wednesday, Aug 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

People are handcuffed together in pairs and loaded into vans as police investigate a possible human smuggling operation, Thursday night, Dec. 4, 2020, in Houston. About 30 people were taken to the gymnasium of nearby a elementary school and were eventually transported away. Investigators say the victims came from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Cuba. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP) **FILE**

DHS: Cartels earn up to $6 billion a year from smuggling migrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi, right, speaks after receiving official seal of approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, in an endorsement ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. A portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini hangs at top left. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s incoming president slams ‘tyrannical’ U.S. sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times