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

The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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.

Swing-state Dems roll dice on cozying up to Twitch star Hasan Piker, who exalts communists, Hamas

Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

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.

Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Swing-state Dems roll dice on cozying up to Twitch star Hasan Piker, who exalts communists, Hamas

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump touts incoming peace deal with Iran even as Tehran signals defiance

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

GOP Senate faces high hurdles to hold Fauci in contempt

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump laments loss of anti-weaponization fund, says J6 defendants deserve ‘solace’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) **FILE**

Ethics panel suggests censure of Edwards over sexual harassment violation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump laments loss of anti-weaponization fund, says J6 defendants deserve ‘solace’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) **FILE**

Ethics panel suggests censure of Edwards over sexual harassment violation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Blanche nomination back on track after he rescinds Trump weaponization fund

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro listens as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump says Jeanine Pirro ‘choked’ in reflecting-pool case: ‘Folded like an umbrella’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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Fetterman should switch party affiliation to independent

By Kelly Sadler

Bruce Springsteen performs at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Springsteen should just ‘Shut up and sing’

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The United States of America unlocking the Strait of Hormuz from Iran illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

U.S. must reopen the Strait of Hormuz

By Charles Wald, Mark Fox, and John W. Miller

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham looks on during the national anthem before facing the Seattle Storm a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Sophie Cunningham should not be controversial

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Mamdani’s rhetoric echoes the old language of dehumanization

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ box office record

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In a May 5, 2014, photo, goldfish swim in a tank at Kev's Aquarium store in Detroit. (AP photo/Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright) **FILE**

Argentina court declares goldfish as ‘sentient beings,’ not just property, in landmark case

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Ariana Grande arrives at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Ariana Grande withdraws from a London musical and will take a break from the public eye

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erupts at CNN host over COVID pandemic coverage

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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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.

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Vehicles travel past a billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags at Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump accuses Iranian leaders of duplicity over peace negotiations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump creates commission to improve quality of life for military families

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A burned car is seen after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

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FILE - Capital One credit cards are shown in Mount Prospect, Ill., on Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says

By Ken Sweet - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

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Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) ** FILE **

Wall Street starts week with a bang after Trump calls off strikes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Pedestrians walk past the Nasdaq building as the stock price of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. is displayed on screens, March 26, 2024, in New York. On Friday, May 3, Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, fired BF Borgers, an auditor that federal regulators recently charged with “massive fraud.” (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Trump Media launches services for faster access to Truth Social posts

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The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

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

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

As Blanche’s path to confirmation is cleared, Trump’s tax audit immunity remains in place

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Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

Swing-state Dems roll dice on cozying up to Twitch star Hasan Piker, who exalts communists, Hamas

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

GOP Senate faces high hurdles to hold Fauci in contempt

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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In this photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity are the meadows at Baltazor Hot Spring in Humboldt County, Nev., Jan. 14, 2022. Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line. The Center for Biological Diversity is now petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the bleached sandhill skipper under the Endangered Species Act at the only place it's known to exist. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

Nigerian scammers bilk the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer cash

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Young man using his smartphone on the bed in a dark room. File photo credit: Gap_Abstracture via Shutterstock

Generation Z chooses ‘bed rot’ over real life: Experts see worsening loneliness crisis

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

This June 30, 2015, photo shows a sign at the entrance to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

ICE detention center staff taunted kids by eating candy in front of them: Democrat investigation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A speed camera is positioned underneath Washington Circle Park for east bound traffic on K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., Monday, December 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. lawyer’s courtroom victory over speed camera ticket prompts revision of policy

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

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Colin Hortman, behind, son of Melissa and Mark Hortman, and his wife Alina Bachman Hortman, second from left, leave after attending the initial state court appearance for Vance Boelter, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Man who killed top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband makes first state court appearance

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

A protester holds a photo of Corey Durell Ruiz as they march Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Madison, Wis., after he was shot and killed by a Madison police officer on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Madison mayor seeks to end ‘autonomous zone’ started after police killed armed man

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho. (KMVT via AP)

Authorities seek a motive in the mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger

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This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

Michigan reports the first 2 U.S. deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite

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A man sits on the Malecón seawall after sunset during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cubans sleep on seaside boardwalk to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump touts incoming peace deal with Iran even as Tehran signals defiance

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A sign welcoming people to Fort Stewart in Georgia is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Army testing plan for soldiers to use meal cards at fast-food chains on post

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting about military families, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump gives Iran a ‘last chance’ to make a deal to end the war

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels works out during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Intensity rises at Commanders training camp during the first padded practice

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FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, talks to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the FIFA 75th Congress at the Conmebol Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Calistro, File)

European soccer body warns FIFA of legal action over Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Washington Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, right, reacts on the mound after giving up a three-run home run to Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Nationals trade All-Star pitcher Griffin to Guardians as O’s host fire sale

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Taylor Fritz of the United States hist a forehand against Rafael Jodar of Spain in the ATP final of the DC Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., Monday, August 3, 2026. (All-Pro Reels)

No. 3 Taylor Fritz wins first DC Open title in straight sets over Rafael Jodar

By George Gerbo - The Washington Times

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MyGender Dolls brings leftist gender indoctrination to preschoolers

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Alan Ritchson attends the premiere of "Motor City" at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, July 13, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Actor Alan Ritchson’s profanity defense has a biblical problem

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Holy ghostwriter: Pastors turn to AI to help write sermons — and feel torn about it

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