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• Senate advances government funding stopgap in early effort to head off shutdown

  03-08-2026 23:49 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Senate on Monday advanced a stopgap government funding bill, an early start to a bipartisan effort to avoid a shutdown this fall ahead of the midterm election.
  
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• Swing-state Dems roll dice on cozying up to Twitch star Hasan Piker, who exalts communists, Hamas

  03-08-2026 23:12 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Democratic front-runners in some of the toughest midterm races are betting that collaborating with Hasan Piker, a far-left internet personality who once said America deserved the 9/11 terror attacks, will attract more voters than it repels.
  
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• Tiger shark caught off Massachusetts could be sign of warming waters

  03-08-2026 23:01 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but were shocked by what they reeled in -- a tropical species of shark with a reputation for eating everything it can swallow.
  
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• 25 states sue over Trump's new tariffs, calling them 'pretext' to replace his old ones

  03-08-2026 22:57 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.
  
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• Man who killed top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband makes first state court appearance

  03-08-2026 22:49 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband made his initial appearance Monday in state court where he faces similar charges.
  
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• In Texas, a political group bets $6 million on Latino voters coming back to Democrats

  03-08-2026 22:47 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A left-leaning group is planning to spend $6 million organizing Latino voters in Texas, a group that has trended away from Democrats but is pivotal to their hopes of picking up seats in Congress.
  
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• Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal, urges halt to strikes

  03-08-2026 22:44 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza's postwar transition met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board reached with Hamas.
  
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• Supreme Court won't halt $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority

  03-08-2026 22:42 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused Monday to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a long-running lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
  
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• GOP Senate faces high hurdles to hold Fauci in contempt

  03-08-2026 22:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Senate Republicans may find Dr. Anthony Fauci contemptible, but actually holding the COVID chief in contempt of Congress will be a stretch.
  
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• Trump touts incoming peace deal with Iran even as Tehran signals defiance

  03-08-2026 22:29 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Monday said new negotiations with Iran will be the Islamic republic's "last chance" to get a decent deal and attacked the regime for what he said were "duplicitious" disavowals of the president's earlier assertions that a peace deal between the two countries could happen soon.
  
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• No. 3 Taylor Fritz wins first DC Open title in straight sets over Rafael Jodar

  03-08-2026 22:09 via washingtontimes.com
  
  No. 3 Taylor Fritz had to wait an additional day to secure his first ATP title of the season, beating upstart Spaniard Rafael Jodar 7-6(2), 6-4 to win his first DC Open title Monday.
  
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• Madison mayor seeks to end 'autonomous zone' started after police killed armed man

  03-08-2026 21:58 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, called for protesters to disband from an "autonomous zone" established at the site where police shot and killed a knife-wielding homeless man last month.
  
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• Army testing plan for soldiers to use meal cards at fast-food chains on post

  03-08-2026 21:46 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Soldiers who want to eat at a fast-food restaurant on post rather than their unit chow hall must pay out of pocket. But that might be changing under a new concept being tested at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
  
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• A guide to U.S. patriotic songs, from 'The Liberty Song' to Jay-Z and Kanye West

  03-08-2026 21:45 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The history of American patriotic songs offers a lesson about the different ways you can say you love your country.
  
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• Ethics panel suggests censure of Edwards over sexual harassment violation

  03-08-2026 21:33 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The House Committee on Ethics recommended Rep. Chuck Edwards be censured after the panel found he violated the chamber's Code of Official Conduct through a sustained pattern of inappropriate, unprofessional behavior toward two young female staffers.
  
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• CJNG cartel leader's brother pleads guilty to drug trafficking, gun charge

  03-08-2026 21:28 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Mexican national who worked directly with one of Mexico's most prolific and dangerous drug cartels pleaded guilty Monday to a drug-trafficking conspiracy charge and a firearms offense tied to more than two decades of cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking into the United States, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Trump says Jeanine Pirro 'choked' in reflecting-pool case: 'Folded like an umbrella'

  03-08-2026 21:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump turned up his rhetoric Monday against Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and a longtime ally, after she dropped the case against a former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
  
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• Argentina court declares goldfish as 'sentient beings,' not just property, in landmark case

  03-08-2026 21:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Goldfish, long plagued by the notion that they are fine living in a glass bowl until they're discarded in a toilet drain, can now boast about being animal rights trailblazers.
  
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• Trump laments loss of anti-weaponization fund, says J6 defendants deserve 'solace'

  03-08-2026 20:46 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Monday voiced frustration after the Justice Department officially rescinded a proposed $1.8 billion fund for people who claimed they were victims of political prosecutions, including defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

  03-08-2026 20:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Bank accounts held by President Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend.
  
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• Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

  03-08-2026 20:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Bank accounts held by President Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend.
  
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• WNBA pressed to bar transgender athletes from the league

  03-08-2026 20:38 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A conservative Washington-based women's organization has called on the WNBA to only allow biological women to play in the basketball league.
  
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• Trump gives Iran a 'last chance' to make a deal to end the war

  03-08-2026 20:28 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Monday said renewed talks with Iran are the Islamic regime's "last chance" to sign a deal giving up its quest for a nuclear weapon.
  
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• 5 questions about the maternal mortality crisis amid Congo's Ebola outbreak

  03-08-2026 20:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  As Congo fights its deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, fear and misinformation are driving pregnant women away from hospitals -- turning childbirth into an even deadlier risk than the virus itself.
  
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• Trump creates commission to improve quality of life for military families

  03-08-2026 20:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Monday created a commission aimed at improving the quality of life for military spouses and families while also bolstering military readiness.
  
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• Arizona skincare CEO pleads guilty to selling unapproved medical devices

  03-08-2026 20:13 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Bryce Cleveland, president and CEO of Arizona-based skincare company Scalpa Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to three federal charges related to the company's sale of skincare products that had not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to the Justice Department.
  
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• Two N.Y. eye practices to pay $2.3 million to settle false claims allegations

  03-08-2026 19:56 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Two New York ophthalmology practices have agreed to pay a combined $2.3 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for medically unnecessary testing through an alleged kickback arrangement, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• A hidden clue in Trump's $100,000-a-month post-access price tag

  03-08-2026 19:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Trump Media is charging up to $100,000 a month for early access to Trump's Truth Social posts -- but offering a discount for three-year contracts. That pricing gap may reveal how long the company expects his posts to matter.
  
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• Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger

  03-08-2026 19:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself.
  
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• Michigan reports the first 2 U.S. deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite

  03-08-2026 18:58 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
  
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• Michigan reports first 2 U.S. deaths in outbreak of cyclospora

  03-08-2026 18:58 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan in the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite, state health officials announced Monday.
  
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• Trump accuses Iranian leaders of duplicity over peace negotiations

  03-08-2026 18:31 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Monday accused Tehran of being "duplicitous" and said peace negotiations were underway through mediators, whether Iranian officials wanted to admit it or not.
  
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• Florida health firm to pay $14.1 million over Medicare Advantage fraud claims

  03-08-2026 18:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Jacksonville, Florida-based management services organization has agreed to pay $14.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing false diagnosis codes to be submitted to increase Medicare Advantage payments, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Troy Jackson, Maine Democratic Senate candidate, lashes out at reporting on his cousin romance

  03-08-2026 17:53 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, is firing back at scrutiny of his romantic partnership with his second cousin.
  
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• Platner replacement on Maine Democratic Senate ticket lashes out at reporting on his cousin romance

  03-08-2026 17:53 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, is firing back at scrutiny of his romantic partnership with his second cousin.
  
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• WATCH: Inside the 'Donroe Doctrine' and the shifting politics of Latin America

  03-08-2026 17:52 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Washington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with longtime regional expert Michael Shifter of the Inter-American Dialogue to examine Latin American political nuances that the U.S. national security community should be most aware of going forward. (Aug. 3, 2026)
  
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• Campus free speech hits 20-year high under Trump administration

  03-08-2026 16:55 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Colleges are purging restrictive speech codes under the Trump administration and removing "bias reporting" policies that solicited anonymous complaints about microaggressions, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reports.
  
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• Blanche nomination back on track after he rescinds Trump weaponization fund

  03-08-2026 16:52 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Todd Blanche appears to have enough support to advance through the Senate Judiciary Committee after he reached an agreement to fully revoke President Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" and clarify Mr. Trump's limited immunity from prosecution over past tax malfeasance.
  
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• A Putin critic leaves Russia after he is barred him from running for parliament

  03-08-2026 16:44 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Russia's war in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, said Monday he has left Russia, a move that follows a crackdown that barred him from a race for parliament this year.
  
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• Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

  03-08-2026 16:07 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Light winds and lower temperatures were in the forecast Monday to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures.
  
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• At creative reuse centers, old art supplies get a new life at a fraction of the cost

  03-08-2026 16:05 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Charlene Catalano was looking for a ball of green-and-white yarn to crochet this year's winter scarf.
  
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• Wall Street starts week with a bang after Trump calls off strikes

  03-08-2026 15:55 via washingtontimes.com
  
  U.S. stocks surged Monday after President Trump called off massive strikes on Iran, renewing hopes for a diplomatic deal.
  
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• Democrats' future is on the line as El-Sayed and Stevens make final push in Michigan primary

  03-08-2026 15:54 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Abdul El-Sayed sat quietly alongside his wife and Black political leaders in a packed Detroit church Sunday morning, clapping as the congregation sang and the pastor preached. Then he stood before the room and asked for their votes.
  
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• Falling oil prices help calm Wall Street's inflation worries, while chip stocks get back to sinking

  03-08-2026 15:48 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Oil prices are easing on Monday and helping to calm Wall Street's worries that inflation could potentially get even worse. That has U.S. stock indexes rising, but sharp swings are continuing to roil financial markets underneath the surface.
  
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• Iran deja vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back

  03-08-2026 15:43 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war.
  
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• Trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom who killed her 3 children, enters second week of testimony

  03-08-2026 15:42 via washingtontimes.com
  
  After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023.
  
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• Russian Embassy in Rome blames Ukraine for deadly Italian restaurant bombing in Moscow

  03-08-2026 15:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Russian Embassy in Rome on Monday blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia.
  
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• Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross

  03-08-2026 15:36 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross' representative in the capital on Monday, the military-backed government said, a rare moment of contact with the outside world for the Nobel laureate who has been held out of public view since the military seized power in 2021.
  
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• 'Donald Trump is right': Elizabeth Warren looks to president to help her kill U.S. debt limit

  03-08-2026 15:22 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to throw out the U.S. debt limit, and she credits President Trump with the idea of canceling one of the only mechanisms that forces Congress to debate government spending and debt, which now stands at $39.8 trillion.
  
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• Iran executes two men accused of spying for Israel as wave mounts of wartime hangings

  03-08-2026 15:08 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Iran on Monday executed two men accused of spying for Israel, the latest in a wave of government-ordered hangings since the start of the U.S.-Israeli joint air campaign against Tehran.
  
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