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• Maryland lawmakers to meet in August for special session on redistricting

  07-07-2026 23:46 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Maryland lawmakers will meet for a special session next month to consider a constitutional amendment dealing with future congressional redistricting, legislative leaders announced Tuesday, following a failed effort earlier this year to redraw the state's maps to boost Democrats.
  
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• U.S. Marshals Service arrests fugitive accused of 2014 hit-and-run in Reston

  07-07-2026 23:29 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a fugitive at Washington Dulles International Airport on hit-and-run charges related to a 2014 incident in Reston.
  
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• China's military expands its regional reach with medium-range missile launchers, report warns

  07-07-2026 23:14 via washingtontimes.com
  
  China's military recently built two new multiple missile launch systems that appear capable of firing massive numbers of ballistic and cruise missiles at Taiwan or against regional U.S. and allied forces, according to a new Air Force think tank report.
  
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• China's military builds new multi-missile launcher for mass salvos against Taiwan, report warns

  07-07-2026 23:14 via washingtontimes.com
  
  China's military recently built two new multiple missile launch systems that appear capable of firing massive numbers of ballistic and cruise missiles at Taiwan or against regional U.S. and allied forces, according to a new Air Force think tank report.
  
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• GOP cheers as jailed China pastor freed after Trump raises case with Xi

  07-07-2026 23:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Congressional Republicans are celebrating Christian pastor Ezra Jin Mingri's release from a Chinese prison just weeks after Mr. Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
  
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• Southern Poverty Law Centers pleads not guilty in federal fraud case

  07-07-2026 23:09 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Southern Poverty Law Center, best known for monitoring hate groups, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that some of the money would be used to pay informants in extremist organizations.
  
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• George E. Johnson Sr., founder of a pioneering Black hair care business, dies at 99

  07-07-2026 22:44 via washingtontimes.com
  
  George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion-dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99, according to his family.
  
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• Do not sell Turkey the F-35

  07-07-2026 22:44 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday he was willing to consider selling the F-35 to Turkey.
  
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• Charges against California dad who drove family off cliff dropped after mental health treatment

  07-07-2026 22:31 via washingtontimes.com
  
  All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been dismissed by a judge following his completion of a mental health program.
  
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• Hill staffers want to readdress sexual misconduct reporting protocol

  07-07-2026 21:54 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Congressional staffers are pushing House and Senate leaders to overhaul sexual misconduct allegation protocol amid multiple claims against current lawmakers and hopeful candidates.
  
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• Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

  07-07-2026 21:48 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme

  07-07-2026 21:46 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The former mayor of Mississippi's capital city and the former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme one week before they were set to face trial.
  
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• Bolivia aiming to strengthen ties with U.S. after election of conservative president

  07-07-2026 21:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The presidential election of center-right conservative Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia in October ended two decades of political dominance in the South American country by the leftist Movement for Socialism party and its leader, former President Evo Morales.
  
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• Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in Washington

  07-07-2026 21:37 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C. has ballooned during the celebrations of the country's 250th anniversary of independence, bolstered in part by contingents from Democratic-led states.
  
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• Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor

  07-07-2026 21:32 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Conservative French leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement.
  
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• Trump blasts European allies as disloyal at tense NATO summit opening in Ankara

  07-07-2026 21:24 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump criticized Western European allies as unreliable partners at the opening of a two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, setting a tense tone for discussions on defense spending and the Russia-Ukraine war, according to remarks made alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  
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• Baltimore mother charged with trying to drown daughter during Minnesota vacation

  07-07-2026 21:23 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Minnesota prosecutors on Tuesday accused a Baltimore woman of attempted murder after a weekend fight with her teenage daughter spiraled into a near-fatal drowning.
  
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• New Jersey fire department's boat sinks after collision with whale

  07-07-2026 21:13 via washingtontimes.com
  
  New Jersey firefighters abandoned ship over the weekend after their boat was struck by a breaching whale, causing the vessel to sink.
  
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• Same old story: American soccer team stagnant for quarter century

  07-07-2026 21:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant.
  
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• U.S.-Iran peace faces new challenges after 3 tankers attacked in Hormuz

  07-07-2026 21:03 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Three tanker ships came under attack while traveling in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to maritime authorities, straining the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and putting pressure on international shipping.
  
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• Senate Republicans say McConnell is 'fully engaged' amid health questions

  07-07-2026 20:37 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Senate GOP leaders said Tuesday that they have spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell and vouched for his competency, countering widespread speculation about the extent of the Kentucky Republican's failing health.
  
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• 5 questions about Utah's revocation of Provo Canyon School's license

  07-07-2026 20:32 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Utah has revoked the license of the Provo Canyon School boarding facility, where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen, citing years of health and safety violations.
  
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• Man tied to UFC White House plot faces federal threat charges

  07-07-2026 20:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Federal authorities arrested a 19-year-old Elk Grove man on July 1, 2026, for allegedly making threats concerning an attempt to damage or destroy federal property using fire or explosives, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
  
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• Video evidence tracked alleged Kirk assassin carrying out shooting, then fleeing campus

  07-07-2026 19:53 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Prosecutors played video evidence Tuesday that they say shows Tyler Robinson perched on a Utah Valley University rooftop and fatally shooting Charlie Kirk before fleeing the scene.
  
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• Germany beats out ambitious South Korean bid for Canada's biggest arms buy

  07-07-2026 19:34 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A spirited South Korean bid to supply 12 Arctic-capable diesel-electric submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy lost out to a German pitch Monday, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prioritizes links with NATO over ties to Indo-Pacific partners.
  
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• Burglars steal 27 pieces jewelry worth over $4.5 million from French museum

  07-07-2026 19:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Burglars stole more than $4.5 million worth of jewelry from the museum of a French glassmaker.
  
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• Manhattan high-rise is still unstable after columns buckle, forcing evacuations

  07-07-2026 19:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  An under-construction high-rise in Manhattan was still unstable Tuesday after buckling columns and sagging floors raised fears of a collapse, forcing the tower and other nearby buildings to evacuate, officials said.
  
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• Manhattan high-rise is still unstable after bricks fall and columns buckle, officials say

  07-07-2026 19:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Manhattan high-rise that was under construction when columns buckled and bricks tumbled into the street below during the Tuesday morning rush hour remained unstable and was still moving, forcing nearby buildings to evacuate, officials said.
  
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• Sanders says Platner should quit Maine Senate race

  07-07-2026 18:54 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Sen. Bernard Sanders has joined the chorus of elected leaders calling on Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race -- a move that could put a final nail in the Democrat's political coffin and clear the way for the state party to pick a replacement.
  
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• DOJ settles antitrust case with property management company over rental pricing algorithms

  07-07-2026 18:30 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Justice Department's Antitrust Division has filed a proposed settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company LLC, resolving the United States' claims against the company as part of a broader enforcement action targeting alleged algorithmic coordination, the use of competitors' competitively sensitive data and other anticompetitive practices in rental markets, according to the department. The case is part of ongoing litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolin
  
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• Trump lays into NATO allies at summit kickoff, says Europe is 'a very different place'

  07-07-2026 17:57 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump unloaded on Western European allies as disloyal partners who were "not there for us" during the Iran conflict despite America's largesse in bolstering mutual defense, marking a frosty start to NATO meetings on Tuesday.
  
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• NYC's Zohran Mamdani says it is time for Graham Platner to call it quits in Maine

  07-07-2026 17:37 via washingtontimes.com
  
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani added his voice to the growing chorus of prominent Democrats urging Graham Platner to end his U.S. Senate bid in Maine.
  
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• Trump team calls on state attorneys general to investigate high gas prices

  07-07-2026 17:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Trump administration wants state attorneys general to join federal investigators in probing alleged antitrust and consumer protection violations causing high gas prices.
  
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• Trump warms to using filibuster-proof budget process to pass pieces of SAVE America Act

  07-07-2026 17:11 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump is backing House GOP leadership's plan to use the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to pass portions of the SAVE America Act after an initially cool reception to the idea.
  
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• Metro Green and Yellow train service hampered by heat-warped rail

  07-07-2026 16:57 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Metro started service on the Prince George's County side of the Green Line with single tracking on Monday due to repairs of a rail warped by heat.
  
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• Colombia's president-elect suspends transition after Petro alleges fraud

  07-07-2026 16:48 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella suspended Tuesday the transition process with the administration of President Gustavo Petro.
  
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• Doctors sound alarm as AI starts renewing prescriptions without a checkup

  07-07-2026 16:46 via washingtontimes.com
  
  AI chatbots cannot legally prescribe medication on their own, but several states are already letting companies test automated prescription renewals. Doctors warn the shortcuts could put patients at risk.
  
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• Utah revokes license for boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen

  07-07-2026 16:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The state of Utah has revoked the license of a boarding school where socialite Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager, saying the school has "failed to provide applicable health and safety services for clients."
  
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• AI stocks fall after Samsung Electronics' strong profit forecast fails to impress

  07-07-2026 16:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The roller-coaster ride for AI stocks is snapping lower again Tuesday and weighing on Wall Street.
  
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• Getty scraps $3.7B Shutterstock deal after Britain antitrust requires key sale

  07-07-2026 16:28 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Getty Images notified Shutterstock on Tuesday that it's scrapping plans to combine the companies in a $3.7 billion deal because it didn't want to comply with a key condition laid out by Britain's antitrust regulator.
  
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist

  07-07-2026 16:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state.
  
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• Tornadoes and storms in central China kill at least 11 people

  07-07-2026 16:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Tornadoes and storms hit central China, killing at least 11 people and injuring hundreds, state media reported on Tuesday, while areas in the south suffered record-breaking rain.
  
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• Trump aims again for control of Greenland

  07-07-2026 16:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland, a declaration that will assuredly ruffle feathers at this week's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
  
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• French prosecutors investigating racist insults against Mbappe by Paraguay senator

  07-07-2026 16:06 via washingtontimes.com
  
  French prosecutors have opened an investigation into aggravated public insult and incitement to hatred or violence after a Paraguay senator racially abused Kylian Mbappe following Paraguay's loss to France at the World Cup.
  
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• Sen. Rick Scott wants pharmaceutical tariff carve-out reversed over China's forced labor

  07-07-2026 16:03 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Sen. Rick Scott is lobbying the Trump administration to reverse forced-labor tariff carve-outs for pharmaceuticals, proposing placing duties on drugs linked to China's use of Uyghur forced labor.
  
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• Judge dismisses Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail

  07-07-2026 15:59 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Prince Harry's final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday as a judge said he failed to prove his privacy invasion assertions against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
  
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• Ukraine targets eight Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in drone attack

  07-07-2026 15:50 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Ukrainian long-range drones struck eight oil tankers in the Sea of Azov that Kyiv said were part of the Kremlin's "shadow fleet" of sanctioned vessels sent to deliver fuel to the Russia-controlled Crimean Peninsula.
  
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• Reform U.K.'s Nigel Farage says he'll quit as a lawmaker and seek reelection to clear name

  07-07-2026 15:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage says he'll quit as a lawmaker and seek reelection to clear his name over financial allegations.
  
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• Lawsuit says U.S. illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

  07-07-2026 15:36 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration's immigration agencies have been sharing confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, violating national immigration regulations and endangering countless Iranians, court filings argue.
  
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• Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation

  07-07-2026 15:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report, leading prominent supporters to pull their endorsements and throwing a must-win race for the party into turmoil.
  
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