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• An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method

  09-09-2026 18:41 via washingtontimes.com
  A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to decide the issue.
  
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• Mitch McConnell expected to return to Senate after three-month absence for health trauma

  10-09-2026 21:48 via washingtontimes.com
  Sen. Mitch McConnell is expected to return to Capitol Hill next week after health issues caused a prolonged absence that led to rampant speculation that he was dying or even dead.
  
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• Aaron Rodgers says 'there's no MAGA movement' in political rant

  10-09-2026 21:42 via washingtontimes.com
  AARON RODGERS on Trump: "There is no 'Make America Great Again' movement because the guy you elected hasn't done any of his campaign promises."
  
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• Oil prices rise as Iran targets vessels in Strait of Hormuz; Houthis seize critical Yemeni port

  10-09-2026 21:35 via washingtontimes.com
  Oil prices climbed Thursday after Iranian forces said they targeted two U.S. vessels near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized a key port city on Yemen's western coast.
  
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• Gaza documentary 'Naza' earns record 25-minute Venice ovation

  10-09-2026 21:30 via washingtontimes.com
  "Naza," a documentary about the war in Gaza, received a 25-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, the longest ovation in the festival's history.
  
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• Ukrainian man gets 4 years in prison for role in Conti ransomware scheme

  10-09-2026 21:25 via washingtontimes.com
  A Ukrainian national was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to deploy the Conti ransomware variant, which infected the computers of more than 1,000 victims worldwide, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Pennsylvania Democrat sounds off on Fetterman GOP convention 'stunt'

  10-09-2026 21:24 via washingtontimes.com
  Rep. Madeleine Dean said she's "gravely disappointed" with Sen. John Fetterman, a fellow Pennsylvania Democrat, for his "stunt" at the Republican midterm convention Wednesday in Dallas.
  
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• United Airlines axes 9/11 Denver flyover due to local 'concerns'

  10-09-2026 21:02 via washingtontimes.com
  United Airlines canceled a private flyover in Denver scheduled for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 over unspecified "concerns" from locals.
  
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• Talarico reverses stance on transgender student-athletes

  10-09-2026 21:01 via washingtontimes.com
  Texas Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico now says he opposes transgender student-athletes competing in girls' sports "if it endangers safety or fairness."
  
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• Why 90% of colleges still don't require the SAT, even as the Ivy League returns to it

  10-09-2026 20:52 via washingtontimes.com
  The Ivy League has restored SAT and ACT admissions requirements that had been suspended during pandemic lockdowns, but a new report finds 90% of colleges and universities nationwide still do not require standardized test scores.
  
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• Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby

  10-09-2026 20:51 via washingtontimes.com
  A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect.
  
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• 5 questions about Yemen's slide back toward civil war

  10-09-2026 20:39 via washingtontimes.com
  As a fragile truce collapses, Houthi rebels are pushing toward a key Red Sea strait -- threatening to reignite Yemen's civil war and rattle global oil markets already on edge over Iran.
  
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• D.C. Council member Trayon White heads to trial in federal bribery case

  10-09-2026 20:29 via washingtontimes.com
  D.C. Council member Trayon White's long-awaited federal bribery trial begins Monday, as the Ward 8 Democrat looks to prove his innocence and keep his seat he has held for the past decade.
  
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• Appeals court maintains blockade on Trump's plan to use post office to police mailed ballots

  10-09-2026 20:25 via washingtontimes.com
  A federal appeals court refused to revive President Trump's scheme to have the U.S. Postal Service oversee mail-in voting and refuse to deliver ballots it deems invalid, ruling Thursday that the federal government didn't make a convincing case for why it should move forward.
  
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• College sports lobbying surges over NIL legislation

  10-09-2026 20:18 via washingtontimes.com
  A larger force than the billion-dollar college football season is pushing Congress closer to setting national criteria for the name, image and likeness system that defines how schools can pay players directly: lobbying.
  
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• Trump promises $5,000 to every U.S. adult if the GOP wins the midterms. Democrats don't buy it

  10-09-2026 20:13 via washingtontimes.com
  Democrats do not believe President Trump will follow through on his promise to send every U.S. adult citizen a $5,000 dividend check if Republicans hold onto their congressional majorities in November's midterm election.
  
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• How North Korea's Kims mastered crises to secure their dynasty

  10-09-2026 19:49 via washingtontimes.com
  It's been a vintage week for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
  
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• Savannah Guthrie speaks of missing mother in past tense on 'Today'

  10-09-2026 19:47 via washingtontimes.com
  "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie made a rare, direct reference to her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, during Thursday's broadcast, referring to her in the past tense seven months into a case that has yielded no arrests.
  
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• Ontario premier hopes Republicans lose House and Senate as Trump trade war escalates

  10-09-2026 19:35 via washingtontimes.com
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump's Republicans lose both the House and Senate in the midterm elections, saying voters should punish Trump politically for his escalating trade war with Canada.
  
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• Former Army soldier sentenced to life for sexually abusing children in Germany

  10-09-2026 19:34 via washingtontimes.com
  Adam Schlueter, 40, of Atlanta, was sentenced to life in prison and lifetime supervised release for physically and sexually assaulting two minors under the age of 10, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 24 students at 2 schools

  10-09-2026 19:32 via washingtontimes.com
  A fire on Thursday in Bukavu, eastern Congo, killed at least 24 students, the rebel administration that controls the city said.
  
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• Americans for Prosperity spends big against Democrat in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race

  10-09-2026 19:29 via washingtontimes.com
  Americans for Prosperity, a group that promotes fiscal conservatism, is launching a $1.5 million ad campaign in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race to attack the Democratic nominee's record on taxes.
  
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• Dompe to pay $32 million over Medicare co-pay scheme for eye drug

  10-09-2026 19:22 via washingtontimes.com
  Dompe U.S. Inc., the American subsidiary of Italy-based Dompe farmaceutici S.p.A., has agreed to pay $32 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced.
  
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• Delta flight out of L.A. detours to Las Vegas after pressurization problem

  10-09-2026 19:08 via washingtontimes.com
  Delta Air Lines Flight 2311 out of Los Angeles had to divert to Las Vegas on its way to its Salt Lake City destination due to cabin pressure issues.
  
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• A rushed goodbye, a missed phone call: Sorrow lingers 25 years after 9/11

  10-09-2026 19:07 via washingtontimes.com
  On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Maria McHugh saw her husband's name light up her phone and let it go to voicemail. He would never call again.
  
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• One year after Kirk's death, top aide says 'justice,' not conspiracy theories, is the goal

  10-09-2026 19:00 via washingtontimes.com
  Charlie Kirk aide ANDREW KOLVET on conspiracies and Tyler Robinson: "Wherever the facts lead, we've got to follow them, and I'm not afraid of the answer. But when you look at all the facts and where they lead, this is where they lead."
  
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• Comer seeks answers about D.C.'s AI-powered hunt for vacant, blighted homes

  10-09-2026 19:00 via washingtontimes.com
  House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is warning D.C. officials that using artificial intelligence to identify vacant properties or homes in disrepair could put property owners on a fast track to fines and foreclosure.
  
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• After earthquakes and Maduro's exit, USDA looks to rebuild Venezuela farm trade

  10-09-2026 19:00 via washingtontimes.com
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture will expand a package of credit, trade, export-promotion and capacity-building tools to deepen farm sales to Venezuela as the Trump administration moves to expand ties with the Caracas government and access to food following June's devastating earthquakes.
  
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• The forever fight: After 25 years, America's War on Terror carries a complex, bloody legacy

  10-09-2026 18:58 via washingtontimes.com
  Throughout its 25 years, the post-9/11 War on Terror and all of the conflicts that branched from it -- from Afghanistan and Iraq to the Horn of Africa -- defined presidencies, exacted a staggering human cost, remade the pillars of the federal government, and exposed the hard limits of what raw American military might can achieve.
  
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• Supreme Court rejects latest bid to use pro-GOP congressional map in Missouri

  10-09-2026 18:50 via washingtontimes.com
  The Supreme Court on Thursday swatted away yet another attempt to force Missouri to use a Republican-slanted map for this year's congressional elections, leaving the state to return to the old map used in 2024.
  
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