The Washington Times is a conservative U.S. daily newspaper based in Washington, D.C. It covered the May 22, 2026 pursue Release 02 (src-pentagon-second-batch-ufo-release-2026-05) with a Pentagon-statement-forward register similar to other right-leaning outlets covering the rolling PURSUE rollout (src-war-department-uap-declassification-2026-05). Its news desk also reported the June 9, 2026 Capitol Hill UAP disclosure press conference featuring david-grusch (src-grusch-disclosure-press-conference-2026-05).
On the opinion side, columnist Jed Babbin published a skeptical-but-playful May 27, 2026 column on the PURSUE releases (src-washington-times-files-alien-question-2026-05), arguing the government-cover-up thesis is implausible (the U.S. keeps secrets poorly — Ames, Walker, Snowden) and that most PURSUE phenomena likely have prosaic explanations. It is the outlet’s first opinion/commentary item in this vault.