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Senate advances government funding stopgap in early effort to head off shutdown
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.
As Blanche’s path to confirmation is cleared, Trump’s tax audit immunity remains in place
In negotiations with Republican senators whose support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general, Todd Blanche formally rescinded a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies.
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Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after mass crossing
The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of thousands of people surged through the breakwater, trying to leave Morocco behind.
Maryland Democrats begin advancing redistricting constitutional amendment
Democrats who control the Maryland Legislature began advancing legislation Monday intended to clear the way for a partisan redistricting process that could help their party pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028.
El-Sayed and Stevens close Michigan Senate primary offering different visions for Democrats
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed spent the final hours of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic Senate primary making their closing pitches in settings that reflected the starkly different campaigns they have run for more than a year.
In Texas, a political group bets $6 million on Latino voters coming back to Democrats
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.
Trump touts incoming peace deal with Iran even as Tehran signals defiance
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.
States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits
More than 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families.
Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
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.
Trump gives Iran a ‘last chance’ to make a deal to end the war
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.
Trump accuses Iranian leaders of duplicity over peace negotiations
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.
WATCH: Inside the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ and the shifting politics of Latin America
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)
