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</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/amin-abdullah-nader-awad-mansour-kaziha-killed-defending-san-diego/]]></link><description>The three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque were beloved pillars of the community, and died while saving roughly 140 children who were in the building at the time of the attack, authorities said Tuesday.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jaimie Ding, Ty Oneil and Safiyah Riddle</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:11:20 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/amin-abdullah-nader-awad-mansour-kaziha-killed-defending-san-diego/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Islamic_Center_Shooting-Security_Guard_14493_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Islamic_Center_Shooting-Security_Guard_14493_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="2868614" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>56-year-old woman dies after falling down open manhole in Manhattan
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/56-year-old-woman-dies-falling-open-manhole-manhattan/]]></link><description>A 56-year-old woman died from her injuries after falling about 10 feet into an open manhole in Manhattan late Monday night.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Brad Matthews</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 17:36:11 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/56-year-old-woman-dies-falling-open-manhole-manhattan/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/shutterstock_598820213_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/shutterstock_598820213_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="15754337" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>U.S. health officials order quarantine for 2 passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/health-officials-us-order-quarantine-2-passengers-cruise-ship/]]></link><description>U.S. health officials said Tuesday they have issued quarantine orders for two passengers from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak who are now at a hospital in Nebraska.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:53:31 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/health-officials-us-order-quarantine-2-passengers-cruise-ship/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Netherlands_Hantavirus_Ship_99543_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Netherlands_Hantavirus_Ship_99543_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="1852638" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/college-commencements-graduates-booing-pep-talks-ai/]]></link><description>As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season's college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Heather Hollingsworth and Jocelyn Gecker</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:38:07 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/college-commencements-graduates-booing-pep-talks-ai/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Education_AI_Commencement_86992_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Education_AI_Commencement_86992_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="7741952" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>FAA chief cites safety improvements after deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/bryan-bedford-faa-chief-cites-safety-improvements-fatal-collision/]]></link><description>The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Bryan Bedford, told Congress Tuesday that he believes his agency had a "bad design" that resulted in the fatal aircraft collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary McCue Bell</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:21:37 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/bryan-bedford-faa-chief-cites-safety-improvements-fatal-collision/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2025/11/19/Military_Aviation_Mishaps_84618_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2025/11/19/Military_Aviation_Mishaps_84618_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="1917768" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to seal evidence and parts of a key hearing
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/tyler-robinson-accused-killing-charlie-kirk-asks-seal-evidence-parts/]]></link><description>Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk urged a Utah judge on Tuesday to seal some evidence and bar reporters and the public from parts of a key upcoming hearing after the judge declined to ban news cameras from the courtroom.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Hannah Schoenbaum</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:12:40 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/tyler-robinson-accused-killing-charlie-kirk-asks-seal-evidence-parts/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Charlie_Kirk_Shot_6_558_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Charlie_Kirk_Shot_6_558_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="3857812" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/naacp-calling-boycott-southern-college-sports-programs-voting-rights/]]></link><description>The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation's oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Matt Brown</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:26:56 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/naacp-calling-boycott-southern-college-sports-programs-voting-rights/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/16/APTOPIX_Election_2_26_Voting_Rally_655_5_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/16/APTOPIX_Election_2_26_Voting_Rally_655_5_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="1280670" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>NTSB opens hearings on why UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/ntsb-opening-hearings-ups-cargo-plane-engine-fell-causing-deadly/]]></link><description>Federal safety investigators opened two days of hearings Tuesday to examine why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, causing a crash that killed 15 people, and why Boeing didn't address an underlying flaw sooner.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Josh Funk</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:34:24 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/ntsb-opening-hearings-ups-cargo-plane-engine-fell-causing-deadly/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/11/Louisville_UPS_Plane_Crash_61989_s1440x813.jpg?f4952defa0813f1cf95826e6360f9ac46584dc0d" medium="image" height="813" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/11/Louisville_UPS_Plane_Crash_61989_s1440x813.jpg?f4952defa0813f1cf95826e6360f9ac46584dc0d" length="1904895" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/federal-judge-banning-arrests-federal-agents-immigration-courts-new/]]></link><description>Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Larry Neumeister</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:26:56 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/federal-judge-banning-arrests-federal-agents-immigration-courts-new/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/ICE_Arrests_New_York_Courts_887_2_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/ICE_Arrests_New_York_Courts_887_2_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="3855163" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Woman dies after falling into an uncovered maintenance hole in New York City
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/woman-dies-falling-uncovered-maintenance-hole-new-york-city/]]></link><description>A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:25:47 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/woman-dies-falling-uncovered-maintenance-hole-new-york-city/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Maintenance_Hole_Death_New_York_24415_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/Maintenance_Hole_Death_New_York_24415_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="2728430" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Two-seater Cessna plane makes emergency landing on Ocean City, Maryland, beach
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/two-seater-cessna-plane-makes-emergency-landing-ocean-city-maryland/]]></link><description>A small airplane made an emergency landing Monday on a stretch of beach near Ocean City, Maryland, authorities said.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Brad Matthews</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:13:16 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/two-seater-cessna-plane-makes-emergency-landing-ocean-city-maryland/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/OC_s1440x806.png?dbaf3674222c1973c4237479f03c9a9cd2109044" medium="image" height="806" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/19/OC_s1440x806.png?dbaf3674222c1973c4237479f03c9a9cd2109044" length="4800251" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Police were searching for teens behind San Diego mosque shooting before the bloodshed began
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/police-searching-teenagers-behind-san-diego-mosque-shooting-bloodshed/]]></link><description>Hours before an attack at a San Diego mosque that killed three men, including a security guard being hailed as a hero, police were racing to find the two teenagers who would ultimately be deemed responsible.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Julie Watson and Eugene Johnson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:05:03 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/police-searching-teenagers-behind-san-diego-mosque-shooting-bloodshed/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Islamic_Center_Shooting_5976__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Islamic_Center_Shooting_5976__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="4949008" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>FBI helping investigate viral juvenile brawl inside Navy Yard restaurant
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/fbi-helping-investigate-viral-juvenile-brawl-inside-navy-yard/]]></link><description>U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said the FBI is joining the effort to track down the juveniles responsible for a melee that erupted inside a Navy Yard Chipotle and went viral over the weekend.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Matt Delaney</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:58:04 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/19/fbi-helping-investigate-viral-juvenile-brawl-inside-navy-yard/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2025/12/05/FBI_Pipe_Bomb_Investigation_36359_s1440x963.jpg?6fb357e90856e447e826abad217089687abef4b1" medium="image" height="963" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2025/12/05/FBI_Pipe_Bomb_Investigation_36359_s1440x963.jpg?6fb357e90856e447e826abad217089687abef4b1" length="688703" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-hartford-police-officer-charged-fatal-shooting-black-man/]]></link><description>A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jake Offenhartz</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:27:57 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-hartford-police-officer-charged-fatal-shooting-black-man/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Police_Shooting_Connecticut_349_6_s1440x1078.jpg?27f21dcb6a774a621cd8cf0fecc7e0f23124811d" medium="image" height="1078" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Police_Shooting_Connecticut_349_6_s1440x1078.jpg?27f21dcb6a774a621cd8cf0fecc7e0f23124811d" length="2329548" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Mark Fuhrman, former police detective convicted of lying during O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-la-police-detective-mark-fuhrman-convicted-lying-oj-simpson/]]></link><description>Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Rebecca Boone and Hallie Golden</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:08:08 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/former-la-police-detective-mark-fuhrman-convicted-lying-oj-simpson/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Mark_Fuhrman_Obit_56724_s1243x929.jpg?b534b75dccfff99138f22f15a30b2c5956254003" medium="image" height="929" width="1243"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Mark_Fuhrman_Obit_56724_s1243x929.jpg?b534b75dccfff99138f22f15a30b2c5956254003" length="2494868" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Bolivia protesters allied with ex-leader Morales clash with police as unrest widens
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/unrest-widens-bolivia-protesters-allied-ex-leader-morales-clash/]]></link><description>Supporters of Bolivia's influential ex-President Evo Morales clashed with police on Monday in the capital city as they called on the president to resign, joining a nationwide protest movement fueled by the worst economic crisis in a generation.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:02:05 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/unrest-widens-bolivia-protesters-allied-ex-leader-morales-clash/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Bolivia_Protest_68266_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/APTOPIX_Bolivia_Protest_68266_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="2484974" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>A grim list: Some notable attacks on U.S. houses of worship in recent years
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/grim-list-notable-attacks-us-houses-worship-recent-years/]]></link><description>Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred. Killings in the U.S. are even more rare.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Associated Press</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:41:16 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/grim-list-notable-attacks-us-houses-worship-recent-years/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Islamic_Center_Shooting_72_49_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Islamic_Center_Shooting_72_49_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="8749738" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Will White House correspondents' dinner be rescheduled? Some say: 'Let's call the whole thing off'
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/say-lets-call-whole-thing-white-house-correspondents-dinner/]]></link><description>And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:17:47 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/say-lets-call-whole-thing-white-house-correspondents-dinner/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/01/Photo_Highlights_of_April_62864_s1440x961.jpg?6ffc4d3d57b058013256ad5bbd6d52434af2a762" medium="image" height="961" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/01/Photo_Highlights_of_April_62864_s1440x961.jpg?6ffc4d3d57b058013256ad5bbd6d52434af2a762" length="624212" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 Michigan hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/man-wrongly-convicted-killing-2-michigan-hunters-1990-agrees-525m/]]></link><description>A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer said Monday.
</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Ed White</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:53:34 -0400</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/man-wrongly-convicted-killing-2-michigan-hunters-1990-agrees-525m/]]></guid><media:content url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Hunters_Killed_Exoneration_8481__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" medium="image" height="960" width="1440"></media:content><enclosure url="https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2026/05/18/Hunters_Killed_Exoneration_8481__s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c" length="3199346" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure></item><item><title>The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions
</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/18/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-second-time-hegseths-media-restrictions/]]></link><description>The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment.
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