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• House passes second war powers resolution to end conflict with Iran

  23-07-2026 17:32 via washingtontimes.com
  
  House Democrats on Thursday forced a second successful vote to end the war with Iran, but they did not pick up any new GOP support despite escalating tensions in the Mideast and the recent deaths of four U.S. service members.
  
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• Secret Service agent charged with felonies in beatings police say were fraternity hazing

  27-07-2026 23:11 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A U.S. Secret Service agent and two other men have been arrested and charged with violent felonies in the Miami area, where authorities say they committed brutal beatings as part of a fraternity hazing ritual in April that left two people hospitalized with severe injuries.
  
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• Democratic Party's socialist showdown moves to Detroit

  27-07-2026 23:04 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Aug. 4 Democratic primary in Detroit has emerged as the next battle between the party's socialist and establishment wings.
  
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• Sen. Fetterman says he and other Democrats who called to end the filibuster were 'horribly wrong'

  27-07-2026 23:02 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Sen. John Fetterman announced in an op-ed Monday that he no longer supports ending the legislative filibuster, showing yet another break from the left-wing of the Democratic Party.
  
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• Prosecutors move to drop charge against California labor leader arrested during immigration protest

  27-07-2026 22:59 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Justice Department has moved to dismiss its criminal case against a labor union leader who was arrested while protesting the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in California.
  
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• Rep. Pat Harrigan fears 'unintended consequences' of Pentagon's investment stakes in defense firms

  27-07-2026 22:51 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Pentagon's controversial plan to take financial stakes in private companies could inflict long-term "unintended consequences" on the U.S. defense industry, Rep. Pat Harrigan told the Washington Times' Threat Status Podcast in an exclusive interview.
  
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• Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers

  27-07-2026 22:50 via washingtontimes.com
  
  "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie says in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother's disappearance and pleads with her kidnappers: "Tell us where to look for her."
  
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• Trump hails Michigan auto boom, says other nations will no longer 'pillage your factories'

  27-07-2026 22:42 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Monday said U.S. auto workers will no longer be "sold out" and see their jobs shipped overseas, pointing to multi-billion-dollar investments in swing-state Michigan and tying it directly to his aggressive use of tariffs.
  
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• Angry Cyprus minister orders probe after detonation of discarded ammunition sparks brushfire

  27-07-2026 22:23 via washingtontimes.com
  
  An angry Cypriot defense minister on Monday ordered an investigation into why National Guard engineers ignored regulations and blew up discarded ammunition that ended up sparking a fast-moving brush fire.
  
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• Businesses want packaging label mandate to ID what is recyclable, compostable or reusable

  27-07-2026 22:21 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Manufacturing and packaging businesses are calling on Congress to pass legislation that would keep consumers informed about what types of product packaging are recyclable, compostable and reusable while avoiding a harmful patchwork of state regulations.
  
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• U.S. walks out on France at U.N. meeting to protest ally's criticism of U.S. human rights record

  27-07-2026 22:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America's close European ally criticized the Trump administration's human rights record.
  
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• Georgia teen pleads guilty to gun charge for running onto Capitol grounds with loaded shotgun

  27-07-2026 22:18 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A Georgia teenager who charged at the U.S. Capitol armed with a loaded shotgun and wearing body armor and camouflage clothing pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally carrying a firearm, court records show.
  
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• Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

  27-07-2026 22:13 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting.
  
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• Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes

  27-07-2026 22:08 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A tornado swept through Wisconsin on Monday, splintering homes, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 30,000 people.
  
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• Trump, Netanyahu to huddle at White House, plot future of air war against Iran

  27-07-2026 21:50 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday will have his first face-to-face sit-down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the outbreak of hostilities with Iran in late February.
  
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• U.S. walks out on France at U.N meeting to protest criticism of America's human rights record

  27-07-2026 21:44 via washingtontimes.com
  
  U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke Monday at the United Nations, accusing America's close European ally of "disingenuous grandstanding" for criticizing the Trump administration's human rights record.
  
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• Oregon governor warns migrants to be wary of ICE impersonators

  27-07-2026 21:30 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek warned her state to be wary of ICE impersonators whom she said performed a traffic stop on a driver and roughed up the person, falsely claiming they were federal immigration officers.
  
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• Navy carrier strike group patrolling tension-filled South China Sea

  27-07-2026 21:23 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The Navy deployed an aircraft carrier strike group to the contested South China Sea amid growing tensions between the Philippines and China, according to U.S. officials.
  
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• Murder trial for Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy opens for strangulation of three young children

  27-07-2026 21:00 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The trial began Monday for Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children in what prosecutors told jurors was a planned attack, but defense attorneys said was the result of a postpartum psychotic episode.
  
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• Florida man convicted in $3 million Medicare fraud conspiracy

  27-07-2026 20:57 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Simon Katz of conspiracy to commit health care fraud following a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge James Donato, according to the Department of Justice. Katz, 43, currently of Boca Raton, Florida, was found guilty of conspiring with his wife and two former employees of HealthNow Home Healthcare, a Hayward, California-based home health agency where his wife served as CEO, prosecutors said.
  
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• Four Minnesota men plead guilty in $2.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme

  27-07-2026 20:20 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Four Minnesota men have pleaded guilty to defrauding the state's Housing Stabilization Services program of approximately $2.2 million and using artificial intelligence to fabricate records when asked to substantiate their claims, according to court documents.
  
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• Trump says Iran begging for peace talks after two more weeks of bombing

  27-07-2026 20:11 via washingtontimes.com
  
  President Trump said Monday his negotiators are speaking to the Iranian side and there is a chance they can reach a new peace deal after nearly two weeks of intense renewed fighting in the region.
  
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• McConnell remains in rehabilitation facility, undergoing 'intense physical therapy' after June fall

  27-07-2026 19:42 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Sen. Mitch McConnell released a new statement Monday about his health, saying he remains in a rehabilitation facility undergoing "intense physical therapy" after a serious fall in June.
  
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• GAO finds empty Transportation Department buildings cost taxpayers $370 million a year

  27-07-2026 19:32 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Crumbling and under-used Department of Transportation buildings are costing taxpayers $370 million a year in rent, operations and maintenance costs, the Government Accountability Office has estimated.
  
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• Woman accused of $32 million pandemic loan fraud extradited from Jamaica

  27-07-2026 19:26 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Elaine Escoe, 41, was returned to the Southern District of Florida on Saturday to face federal charges connected to a scheme that allegedly fraudulently obtained more than $32 million in COVID-19 relief funds, according to the Department of Justice.
  
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• North Korea to deploy 30K troops to Russia, says Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

  27-07-2026 19:09 via washingtontimes.com
  
  North Korea is preparing to deploy 30,000 fresh troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while claiming that Moscow is also preparing to mobilize Russians to boost its flagging campaign.
  
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• 9/11 families launch petition to exclude Zohran Mamdani from 25th anniversary memorial of attacks

  27-07-2026 19:01 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Relatives of people killed in the 9/11 attacks have launched a petition seeking to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending 25th anniversary memorial events because of his sympathies towards radical Islamists and refusal to condemn antisemitism.
  
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• Bosnian national accused of hiding prisoner abuse in citizenship bid

  27-07-2026 18:48 via washingtontimes.com
  
  A federal grand jury in the District of Idaho has indicted Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, on charges of lying while attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship, according to court documents. Kostic, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, faces one count of attempted naturalization fraud and one count of making material false statements to law enforcement agents.
  
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• Cracker Barrel's CEO finally pays the price for the logo debacle

  27-07-2026 18:23 via washingtontimes.com
  
  Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino is stepping down next month, nearly a year after a logo redesign sparked a customer backlash the company still hasn't recovered from. David Deno takes over Aug. 10.
  
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• Georgia school shooter had a chaotic childhood and was fixated on mass killings, psychologist says

  27-07-2026 17:24 via washingtontimes.com
  
  The teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a 2024 shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School had a chaotic, lonely upbringing and immersed himself in an online community of people interested in mass shootings, a psychologist testified Monday.
  
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