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• Ex-ransomware negotiator gets 70 months for betraying clients to hackers

  13-07-2026 19:22 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring with BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, ransomware operators to extort multiple victims, according to the Justice Department.
  
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• Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say

  14-07-2026 22:38 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents at a gas station in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.
  
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• Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, sworn in as senator

  14-07-2026 22:21 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Darline Graham Nordone, the younger sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn into the Senate on Tuesday to serve out the remainder of her brother's term after his sudden death over the weekend.
  
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• Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a 'public-private' conspiracy to target Israel's critics

  14-07-2026 22:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups, alleging they were part of a conspiracy to suppress criticism of Israel through a coordinated campaign to dox, jail and ultimately deport student activists.
  
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• Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall

  14-07-2026 22:16 via washingtontimes.com
  
  With Social Security's looming insolvency date roughly six years away, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a proposal Tuesday to grapple with one of the most consequential financial challenges facing the federal government.
  
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• Space-based aspect of Trump's 'Golden Dome' shield gets boost with $1.75 billion in new contracts

  14-07-2026 22:05 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Trump administration's Golden Dome missile defense shield project is expanding its secretive network of space-based, missile-detecting satellites with a $1.75 billion dual contract for two defense technology firms, despite concerns on Capitol Hill about ballooning costs.
  
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• Maine Democrats criticize GOP Sen. Susan Collins after the fatal ICE shooting in the state

  14-07-2026 22:03 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Maine Democrats are seizing on a new fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their state, fighting to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins to the embattled federal agency - and to shift the conversation away from the unrelated scandal that threatens to undermine their strength in a high-stakes U.S. Senate race.
  
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• Republicans ready to ram Iran war spending through Congress without Democrats' votes

  14-07-2026 21:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  House Republicans plan to use a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill to pay for the Iran war, sidelining Democrats who threatened to block the military spending.
  
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• Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says

  14-07-2026 21:41 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found.
  
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• Trump walks back planned tolls in Strait of Hormuz, moves to reinstate blockade of Iran's ports

  14-07-2026 21:31 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump reversed plans to slap hefty fees on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran conflict only intensified Tuesday as the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade and Tehran launched new attacks on Gulf countries.
  
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• House approves bipartisan bill to ban production of the penny

  14-07-2026 21:31 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would put into law President Trump's policy to stop minting pennies, which cost $3.69 to produce a single one-cent coin.
  
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• Soyuz crew docks at ISS after three-hour trip

  14-07-2026 21:17 via washingtontimes.com
  
  NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina reached the International Space Station on Tuesday after launching earlier in the day from Kazakhstan, increasing the station's population to 10 crew members for roughly the next two weeks, according to the space agency.
  
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• Foreign ships, American fury: Trump's gamble on foreign oil tankers nears a deadline

  14-07-2026 21:14 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump must soon decide whether to continue to allow foreign ships to transport fuel to U.S. ports, a policy opposed by both Democrats and Republicans who say it lowers gas prices at the expense of American jobs.
  
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• Comedian Margaret Cho mocks Lindsey Graham's death, wishes McConnell next

  14-07-2026 21:10 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Comedian MARGARET CHO mocks Lindsey Graham's death, wishes McConnell next while invoking Trump: "From the closet to the coffin, real seamless. So it's Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham ... it does happen in threes. Hope."
  
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• U.S. up to 1,645 cases of domestically contracted cyclosporiasis since May

  14-07-2026 21:08 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that it has confirmed 1,645 cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the U.S. since May 1.
  
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• China illegally ignores South China Sea court ruling for 10 years, U.S. Pacific Command says

  14-07-2026 20:52 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Ten years after an international tribunal ruled against China's expansive claims to control most of the South China Sea, Beijing remains in violation of international law, according to the U.S. Pacific Command's legal office.
  
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• Trump layoffs responsible for most D.C. job losses since 2020, report finds

  14-07-2026 20:28 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A new report finds that more than half of D.C. job losses since the pandemic occurred as part of the Trump administration's federal layoffs, leaving the nation's capital struggling to attract new workers.
  
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• D.C. struggling to attract workers after sweeping Trump layoffs

  14-07-2026 20:28 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The District is struggling to attract new workers for the first time in 30 years after the Trump administration's mass layoffs of federal workers, a new report shows.
  
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• CNBC ranking of 'worst states to live' draws conservative backlash

  14-07-2026 20:19 via washingtontimes.com
  
  CNBC's newly released "quality of life" rankings placed 10 Republican-led states at the bottom of its annual list of best places to live, drawing mockery from conservatives who contend the methodology penalizes red-state policy rather than reflecting where Americans are actually choosing to move.
  
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• Pennsylvania man indicted over YouTube threats to lawmaker, minority groups

  14-07-2026 20:16 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Shaler Township man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on 12 counts stemming from alleged violent threats posted to YouTube, U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced.
  
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• ICE curtails traffic stops after second shooting death this month

  14-07-2026 20:10 via washingtontimes.com
  
  ICE has reportedly issued a new policy ordering officers not to engage in traffic stops save for exceptional circumstances, acting after a second man was shot and killed this month during a vehicle incident.
  
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• Roof for Audi Field? D.C. Council proposal offers $300M to enclose soccer stadium

  14-07-2026 20:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Another sports stadium in the District could receive a nine-figure facelift. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson proposed legislation this week that would direct $300 million in public funds to build a roof on Audi Field, home of the MLS franchise D.C. United and the NWSL's Washington Spirit.
  
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• Senate Democrats look to reignite clean energy agenda with focus on jobs

  14-07-2026 19:50 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Senate Democrats say if they retake the majority, they will revitalize the clean energy sector with policies that help spur jobs and lower consumer costs.
  
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• Squatters take over home of murdered California professor, family attorney says

  14-07-2026 19:30 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Squatters allegedly broke in and established residency in the home of a slain University of California, Berkeley, professor, who was shot dead in Greece last year amid a bitter custody dispute with his ex-wife.
  
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• Bastille Day parade showcases EU's Macron-led support for Ukraine

  14-07-2026 19:28 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Ukrainian soldiers marching down the Champs-Elysees drew some of the loudest cheers Tuesday as France turned its Bastille Day parade into a show of European military support for Kyiv.
  
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• Bangladeshi man extradited from Brazil in Laredo human smuggling case

  14-07-2026 19:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Bangladeshi national made his first court appearance in Laredo, Texas, on charges tied to an alleged large-scale human smuggling operation that facilitated the movement of migrants from Bangladesh through locations in South and Central America and Mexico before their illegal entry into the United States, according to the Justice Department.
  
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• Man arrested after trying to rob bank with kitten he stole from pet store

  14-07-2026 19:09 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Prince George's County Police Department arrested a man Monday after he purportedly tried to rob a bank with a stolen kitten in tow.
  
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• Disney's live-action 'Moana' tracks toward steep theatrical loss

  14-07-2026 19:06 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Disney's live-action remake of "Moana" opened to $43M domestically and $95M worldwide over the weekend, a debut so far below expectations that trade analysts say the studio is tracking toward a significant loss on the film's theatrical run.
  
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• DOJ opens Tribal Access Program applications for national crime data sharing

  14-07-2026 19:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Department of Justice has opened the application period for federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia seeking to join the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, the department announced.
  
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• Trump says oil and trust with new leader will drive a long-term U.S.-Iraq friendship

  14-07-2026 18:49 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Tuesday hailed a new era of relations in which American oil companies in the Mideast country will effectively replace U.S. soldiers.
  
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