The Washington Times

Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc loses to Social Democrats in German elections

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:07:58 +0200

BERLIN — The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany's national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race.

Election officials said early Monday that a count of all 299 constituencies showed the Social Democrats won 25.9% of ...

Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts, open 'No Filter' tour

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:42:34 +0200

ST. LOUIS — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat.

The legendary rockers launched their pandemic-delayed “No Filter” tour Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis without their drummer of nearly six decades. It was clear from the ...

Nancy Pelosi sets infrastructure vote for Thursday

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:41:32 +0200

House Democrats who had circled Monday on their calendars for a vote on the $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill need to circle Thursday instead.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that the vote would be held Thursday as she wrestles with House progressives who have threatened to vote against the bipartisan ...

Gas stations run dry in Britain as trucker shortage sparks hoarding

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 02:34:15 +0200

LONDON — Thousands of British gas stations ran dry Sunday, an industry group said, as motorists scrambled to fill up amid a supply disruption due to a shortage of truck drivers.

The Petrol Retailers Association, which represents almost 5,500 independent outlets, said about two-thirds of its members were reporting that ...

Liz Cheney says she was wrong to oppose gay marriage

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:29:21 +0200

Rep. Liz Cheney says she was wrong to oppose gay marriage in the past, a stand that once split her family.

Cheney, R-Wyo., a fierce critic of fellow Republican Donald Trump, also tells CBS News' "60 Minutes" that she views her reelection campaign as the most important House race in ...

Rochelle Walensky admits confusion over boosters for vaccine

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:42:10 +0200

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says she recognizes there's some confusion now in the United States about who should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster.

For starters, the just-approved booster is intended for people originally vaccinated with shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech.

Last ...

Fire at Susan B. Anthony home called 'Suspicious'

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:26:24 +0200

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Fire officials in Rochester were investigating a fire that damaged the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House early Sunday.

Firefighters responding to an alarm at approximately 1 a.m. arrived to find the back porch of the museum engulfed in flames. The porch suffered heavy damage, but officials ...

Inside the Beltway: Johnny Carson blasted Joe Biden

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:52:59 +0200

This is a reminder about just how long President Biden has been in politics. Over three decades ago, the nation’s leading late-night host included Mr. Biden, then a U.S. senator from Delaware who was in the process of running for president. NBC’s Johnny Carson had a say back in the ...

Alejandro Mayorkas: 12,000 migrants released into U.S. from Del Rio bridge encampment

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 20:54:10 +0200

The thousands of primarily Haitian migrants camped out last week under the Del Rio International Bridge are no longer there, which begs the question: Where did they go?

According to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 of the 17,400 illegal immigrants detained in Del Rio have ...

Taliban resume brutal reign in Afghanistan with public executions, amputations for criminals

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 20:06:32 +0200

Hope that a new, softer Taliban would emerge in Afghanistan faded fast Sunday as the U.S. awoke to images of bloody bodies hanging from cranes in the Afghan city of Herat in what Taliban leaders say is a warning to lawbreakers.

The gruesome footage, regional analysts say, should finally put ...

DHS approved DACA applications in violation of court order

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:54:12 +0200

Homeland Security’s legal immigration agency has admitted to a judge that it approved new DACA applications despite the court’s order halting that work.

Tracy Renaud, who was acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time, said last week that it had just discovered two applications were approved ...

Texas Gov. Abbott vows to hire border agents if Biden fires them

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:13:51 +0200

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised Sunday to hire the mounted border agents under federal investigation if the Biden administration disciplines them over a viral incident involving Haitian migrants.

President Biden vowed Friday that “those people will pay,” referring to images of agents on horseback flipping their reins as they sought ...

Pelosi wavers on Monday infrastructure vote, says it will happen 'this week'

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:22:55 +0200

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi waffled Sunday on her commitment to bring the bipartisan $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill to the House floor Monday even as she downplayed Democratic infighting between the party’s moderate and progressive wings.

Ms. Pelosi told reporters Friday that the vote would be held Monday, but she told ...

Mayorkas: Investigation into border agents will be fair despite Biden's vow that 'people will pay'

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:31:37 +0200

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted Sunday that the mounted border agents under investigation for their treatment of Haitian migrants would receive a fair hearing, despite President Biden’s declaration that “those people will pay.”

Mr. Mayorkas said his department would rely on the facts as determined by an independent investigation, ...

Border chaos reverberates deep in America's heartland

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:51:06 +0200

Iron County in Utah is about the furthest thing from a border community.

But Sheriff Kenneth Carpenter says incidents like a traffic stop this month on the interstate, where a deputy nabbed a motorist for reckless driving and found five pounds of methamphetamine and $8,000 in cash, are a result ...

Turkish president to defy U.S., buy more Russian-made missile defense systems

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:40:15 +0200

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country will brush aside strong warnings from the U.S. and move ahead with additional purchases of a major Russian-made missile defense system.

In an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation" that aired Sunday morning, a defiant Mr. Erdogan again made clear that Turkey ...

Texas newspaper updates viral border incident: 'it was not an actual whip'

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:25:24 +0200

The El Paso Times has walked back its explosive claim that a border agent used a whip to deter Haitian migrants crossing the Rio Grande in Texas, saying that “it was not an actual whip."

“Clarification: Our reporting team witnessed at least one agent on horseback swing his reins like ...

Abortion laws on Down syndrome hit the courts

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:05:40 +0200

A British court last week dismissed a case brought by a woman with Down syndrome challenging a law that allows abortion of a fetus with mental abnormalities up until birth.

Federal courts in the U.S. also are grappling with laws on aborting a child with Down Syndrome, suggesting the Supreme ...

After Arizona, election audits become a GOP rallying cry for 2022 races

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:00:16 +0200

Republican candidates around the nation are taking up the banner of election audits as a way to connect with GOP primary voters in 2022, in the wake of Arizona’s long-awaited review of the 2020 presidential election.

From Ohio to Texas, candidates are eager to claim the mantle of election integrity ...

Trump keeps stolen election case alive at Georgia rally, claims vindication from Arizona audit

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 03:26:23 +0200

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday revved up his allegations of voter fraud in front of an enthusiastic crowd at a “Save America” rally in Georgia, where he insisted the 2020 vote was rigged against him.

He attacked Georgia Secretary of State Brian Raffensperger, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and Gov. ...