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As Americans prepare for a Trump v. Biden rematch, the veepstakes competition is in full swing. Kamala Harris is running with Joe Biden, but who is going to be the vice president on Donald Trump's side of the ticket? Tune in as The Washington Times' Tim Constantine and For America's David Bozell discuss leading favorites, dark horse candidates, and who has no shot at being Donald Trump's vice president.

China's Communist Party-ruled government engaged in the most dramatic military buildup of any nation since World War II. Beijing is on track to amass 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030 and there is growing concern that China is operating a Cold War-style cognitive warfare campaign designed to weaken U.S. democracy. Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with author and great power competition analyst Seth Jones at the Center for Strategic and International Studies for a discussion about how and why China's defense industrial production base is dangerously outpacing that of the United States and what Washington should do to respond.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/24/gone-with-wind-energy-output-dented-by-wind-drough/ Wind speeds fell dramatically last year, slowing turbines and decreasing renewable energy production across the United States, while billions of dollars were invested in building more wind power plants.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/27/personality-cult-kim-jong-un-north-korean-leader-e/ Signals that the nuclear-armed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un may be elevating himself above and beyond his predecessors could signal a more hostile policy toward external enemies.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/front-page-podcast/ On Wednesday's Front Page: Donald Trump’s attorney told jurors in his hush money trial that they “should want and expect more” evidence to convict him, the Vatican has apologized for Pope Francis’ use of a derogatory term about homosexuals, and more.

Israel, despite the warnings of the West, sent in its military to strike Rafah to root out the remainder of Hamas terrorists. And for that, the Jewish state is being treated as a pariah by governments around the world. Cheryl Chumley and Gol Kalev discuss Israel's mistreatment on Bold and Blunt.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/28/washington-times-front-page-may-28-2024/ On Tuesday's Front Page: Jurors will hear closing arguments in the hush money trial of former President Trump, Congress kicks off an election-year sprint in which serious legislation usually takes a back seat to messaging bills, and more.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/donald-trump-bronx-rally-says-joe-bidens-policies-/ “African Americans are getting slaughtered, Hispanic Americans are getting slaughtered,” Mr. Trump said. “These millions and millions of people that are coming into our country — the biggest impact and the biggest negative impact is against our Black population and our Hispanic population who are losing their jobs, losing their housing, losing everything they can lose.”

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed this past week along with Iran's Foreign Minister in a helicopter crash. What will the impact be on relations with America and the west? How will this impact Iran's support for terror factions fighting Israel? Perhaps most importantly, how is Raisi's death perceived by the Iranian people? Tim Constantine sits down with Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of Resistance in Iran. The group is essentially the government in exile while Supreme Leader Khamenei rules over Iran. Mr. Jafarzadeh gives his candid view of the impacts of President Raisi's unexpected death.

Poll after poll shows President Biden is hurting with the youth vote, which is a vital group for his reelection campaign. A key issue among these voters is student loan forgiveness, and the president is giving in to their demands. The Washington Times' Tim Constantine and ForAmerica's David Bozell argue these election year loan bailout programs are nothing more than a ploy to win over certain voting blocks at the detriment to the American taxpayer. And the middle-class voters left to pick up the tab certainly will not reward President Biden at the ballot box.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/joe-biden-cancels-77-billion-in-student-loans-for-/ President Biden announced that his administration is canceling $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 borrowers.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/house-targets-dc-home-rule-passing-bill-would-give/ House lawmakers looking to restore congressional oversight over the District of Columbia passed a bill that would give Congress more control over public safety in the city.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/front-page-podcast/ On Wednesday's Front Page: Former President Trump declined to testify as the defense rested in his hush money trial, Much of the U.S. technology industry is lining up with the federal government to develop a comprehensive response to China, and more.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/7/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-shares-similarities-/ Former President Donald Trump is not alone in going to trial over hush money payments: Former Sen. John Edwards faced a similar fate more than a dozen years ago and was acquitted.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/19/new-york-city-has-fewest-police-officers-street-19/ The number of police officers patrolling New York City is at its lowest point in over three decades.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/20/ebrahim-raisi-iranian-president-confirmed-dead-fro/ Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, once seen as a leading candidate to become Tehran’s next supreme leader, was confirmed dead along with other officials Monday after their government helicopter crashed in a mountainous region in Iran’s eastern province over the weekend.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/front-page-podcast/ On Monday's Front Page: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed along with other officials after their helicopter crashed in poor weather, HHS has suspended EcoHealth Alliance from receiving federal funding for its research, and more.

Both political parties are guilty of lying to some level, but deception and doublespeak seems to be secondhand nature to the Democratic Party. They bend the truth, purposely leave out crucial details when retelling a story, and no one in the media calls them out on it. They just report the left's version of the story. And voters are growing extremely frustrated. How will the constant practice of lying impact this year's presidential election? The Washington Times' Tim Constantine and ForAmerica's David Bozell discuss.

Growing alignment of authoritarian regimes in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is challenging American leadership on the world stage like no other moment since World War II. Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner for a discussion on how U.S. spy agencies and the Pentagon are scrambling to respond to China's global moves, Russia's anti-satellite nuclear threat, and increasingly aggressive actions by Tehran and Pyongyang.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/he-has-no-choice-sinking-polls-push-joe-biden-onto/ It’s official: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to debate this presidential election cycle. The last time the two frontrunners met on a debate stage was in October 2020, where much of the conversation was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/9/rural-private-colleges-are-shuttering-weekly-as-co/ U.S. colleges have been closing or merging campuses since 2011, when enrollment peaked at 21 million students in more than 7,000 schools. The pace of closures has accelerated since COVID-19 lockdowns.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/front-page-podcast/ On Thursday's Front Page: House lawmakers have passed a bill that would give Congress more control over D.C. public safety, initial estimates show the number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, and more.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/mike-johnson-takes-on-trump-prosecutors-vows-to-in/ House Speaker Mike Johnson made a surprise appearance Tuesday at former President Trump‘s trial in Manhattan, where he told reporters all the cases brought against Mr. Trump amount to election interference and Congress has a constitutional responsibility to investigate the prosecutors and “hold them accountable.”

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/front-page-podcast/ On Tuesday's Front Page: President Biden is announcing a quadrupling of the tariff on electric vehicles from China, a new report says the power vacuum that America left behind in Afghanistan is fueling a resurgence of Islamist terrorists, and more.

Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/corruption-trial-for-sen-bob-menendez-begins-his-s/ Sen. Bob Menendez went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen.