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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on the topic of illegal immigration during a press conference on the border at Anzalduas Park, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Mission, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Biden administration, Texas move to get tough at the border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a media conference at a NATO summit in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. U.S. President Joe Biden is taking part in his first NATO summit, where the 30-nation alliance hopes to reaffirm its unity and discuss increasingly tense relations with China and Russia, as the organization pulls its troops out after 18 years in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool) **FILE**

Beijing plays hardball at talks despite U.S. concessions

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

People participate in a rally outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in support of the protesters in Cuba. The problems of two tiny Caribbean states, Cuba and Haiti, have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden that could have political ramifications.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Critics say Biden missing a chance to back freedom movement in Cuba

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the southern border, illegal immigration and disease by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

As COVID-19 pandemic continues, Biden must maintain Title 42 at the southern border

By John A. Zadrozny

In this May 11, 2021, photo, a Colonial Pipeline station is seen in Smyrna, Ga., near Atlanta. The Department of Homeland Security has announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Feds detail alleged Chinese cyberattacks on American pipelines starting in 2011

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Government Censorship Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Social media censorship is a potent threat to freedom of speech

By Bradley Martin

A security surveillance camera is seen near the Microsoft office building in Beijing, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that criminal hackers associated with the Chinese government have carried out ransomware and other illicit cyber operations. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese cyber actors pose ‘major threat’ to U.S. national security

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This Feb 23, 2019, photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday, July 4, 2021, to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. An affiliate of the notorious REvil gang, infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries on Friday, largely through firms that remotely manage IT infrastructure for multiple customers, cybersecurity researchers said. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

‘Criminal contract hackers’: China, Iran, Russia enlist more high-tech gangsters for cyberattacks

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Psaki does U-turn on flagging Facebook content, says no efforts to ‘block any individual posts’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on Biden's inadequate defence budget by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden’s defense budget blunders prioritize green energy over protecting U.S.

By Rep. Joe Wilson

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90% if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

U.S., Iran trade allegations over possible prisoner swap

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this file photo, immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they walk across the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Dilley, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Immigrant groups accuse Biden administration of sending newborns, migrant mothers back to Mexico

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The American flag flies outside of the Justice Department building, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Alleged Iran kidnap plot complicates Biden diplomatic push

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Indian Christians, who are registered members of St. John in the Wilderness church, attend the Christmas mass in Dharmsala, India, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. The church which was built in 1852, is currently closed to general visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

India’s Christians suffer under anti-conversion laws, study finds

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 22, 1996, file photo President Bill Clinton prepares to sign legislation in the Rose Garden of the White House overhauling America's welfare system. Visible, from left, are former welfare recipients Lillie Harden, of Little Rock, Ark., and Janet Ferrel, of W.Va., Vice President Gore, West Virginia Gov. Gaston Caperton, Sen. John Breaux, D-La., and former welfare recipient Penelope Howard, of Delaware. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Bait and switch: Biden child-allowance ‘tax relief’ overturns welfare reform

By Robert Rector and Jamie Hall

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about aviation security ahead of the summer travel season during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Truly awful’: Biden administration slammed for barring Cubans fleeing by sea

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this June 21, 2021, photo, Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi waves at the conclusion of his news conference in Tehran, Iran. Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects for reviving the faltering 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. But there are already signs that their goal of locking in a deal just got harder. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

‘Chilling’: Iranian plot to kidnap U.S. journalist puts more pressure on Biden

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on trade wars and tariffs by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden can help American workers and protect U.S. jobs by ending trade wars

By Lynn Holmes

The Biden administration froze oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, citing the need for additional environmental analysis, after Congress approved in 2017 leasing on 1.9 million acres of the 19.3-million-acre refuge on Alaska's North Slope. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

‘Punch in the gut’: Alaska sues Biden administration for stalling reopening of federal lands

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, a farmer harvests crops near Sinsinawa Mound in Wisconsin. A group of Midwestern farmers sued the federal government Thursday, April 29, 2021, alleging they can't participate in a COVID-19 loan forgiveness program because they're White. The group of plaintiffs includes farmers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota and Ohio. According to the lawsuit, the Biden administration's COVID-19 stimulus plan provides $4 billion to forgive loans for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who are Black, American Indian, Hispanic, Alaskan native, Asian American or Pacific Islander. (Eileen Meslar/Telegraph Herald via AP, File)

Biden administration loses again on loan relief for non-White farmers only

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times