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President Trump said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire,” a truce that could significantly impact the ongoing conflict as attacks on energy infrastructure remain a central component of both countries’ war efforts.
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Trump Declares That Russia and Ukraine Have Agreed to an ‘Energy Ceasefire’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he did not know about the agreement on the energy ceasefire before Trump’s social media post.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 2h
Out: Climate and diversity. In: America’s friendship with Saudi Arabia.
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Trump Administration Plans $65 Million Exhibit at Saudi Arabia’s ‘Expo 2030’
Out: Climate and diversity. In: America’s friendship with Saudi Arabia.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 3h
Conspiracy theorist Tina Peters and other allies want to convince the White House it already has the authority to probe voting systems.
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Election Deniers Have Trump's Ear on a Voting Machine Conspiracy
Conspiracy theorist Tina Peters and other allies want to convince the White House it already has the authority to probe voting systems.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 5h
Three years after the Oct. 7 massacre, American officials admit they relied too much on Israel’s intelligence and assurances.
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Israel May Have Been Warned About Oct. 7. Biden Officials Say the U.S. Wasn’t.
Three years after the massacre, American officials admit they relied too much on Israel’s intelligence and assurances.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026
President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian citizens to replace Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he has not done enough to “make a deal” to end the war with Russia and bring down diesel prices.
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Trump Blames Zelenskyy for High American Diesel Prices
The president struck a deal with Russia on Friday to bring down American fuel costs, which Zelenskyy said blindsided him.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026
A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from accessing state voter rolls to find noncitizen voters and bar them from casting ballots.
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Federal Judge Blocks DOJ From Accessing State Voter Rolls
The ruling overrides the dozens of DOJ lawsuits meant to force states to turn over their logs in hope of rooting out noncitizen voters.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026
While Americans sink into their couches this weekend watching football, they may get an unexpected visitor: advertisements for candidates they can’t vote for, running in states hundreds of miles away.
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Expect to See More Political Ads for Candidates You Can’t Vote For
Media buying experts anticipate there will be more nationwide ad campaigns for Senate candidates in Texas — and maybe Ohio and Michigan.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026
In 2025, the Trump administration prevented the EPA and HHS from distributing more than $1 billion appropriated by Congress, in prohibitions known as impoundments, according to decisions the Government Accountability Office sent to Congress on Wednesday.
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Congress' Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal Funds
The White House impounded funds from the EPA and HHS last year, the Government Accountability Office reports.
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Arlington County is suing to stop the construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch.
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Arlington County Sues to Block Construction of Trump’s Massive Arch
The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of not properly evaluating the monument's potential harm.
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Washington’s tight ends — John Bates, Ben Sinnott, Colson Yankoff and Okonkwo — have combined to produce just 10 receptions, 65 yards and zero touchdowns through the first four weeks of the season, the least-productive group in the NFL.
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The Commanders’ Tight Ends Haven’t Produced, but the Issue Is Not as It Seems
Through four games, Washington has had the league’s least-productive tight ends unit.
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The D.C. Board of Elections submitted an official request asking National Guard troops to steer clear of ballot drop boxes and other voting locations in the city. www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nationa…
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D.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop Boxes
Guard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week.
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Capitol Hill Books sells books. Your lawmaker doesn’t work there, and neither does the Antichrist. www.washingtonsun.com/metro/capitol…
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Calling for Satan? Wrong Number.
Capitol Hill Books sells books. Your lawmaker doesn’t work there, and neither does the Antichrist.
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
More than 9,000 D.C. residents lost their SNAP benefits from July 2025, when changes to the program's eligibility requirements went into effect, to June 2026, according to the Food Research and Action Center. www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-food…
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As Food Insecurity Grows, D.C. Groups Are Helping Residents Keep Benefits
Food pantries have seen an uptick in demand in the last year amid limited access to federal programs.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026
As President Trump travels the country touting the “greatest” American economy in history, even senators in safe red states are beginning to push back. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/repu…
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Republicans in Safe Red States Are Breaking With Trump, Too
At least five GOP senators who are not on the ballot have criticized the president’s handling of the economy and policy priorities.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026
Polling finds public trust swinging hard toward Democrats on controlling costs, but some GOP candidates see an opening. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/rep…
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Republicans Want to Flip the Script on Health Care
Polling finds public trust swinging hard toward Democrats on controlling costs, but some GOP candidates see an opening.
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
For now, "I have discerned no appetite whatsoever to expand [US involvement in Yemen] to bail out the Saudis" -person familiar w/ admin discussions. But signs are growing that Trump may enter another humanitarian+strategic quagmire w/ @reporterjoe.bsky.social www.washingtonsun.com/foreign-poli...
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The U.S. Has Kept Its Distance From the Saudi-Houthi Fight, But Can That Last?
With the conflict escalating, experts and officials worry the Trump administration could be forced to play a more central role in the fighting.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
A Trump-aligned super PAC ran an ad attacking Jonathan Nez, a Native American candidate in a competitive Arizona House district. But it twice showed images of another Native American politician instead. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/tr...
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Trump-Aligned Super PAC Ran an Ad Attacking a Native American Candidate — Featuring the Wrong Person
No Going Back PAC has since corrected the ad.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
One Democratic operative working on Senate races called the situation for the Senate election in Texas unique for this cycle, saying the stars might align for Democrats to flip the seat. “It’s truly a perfect storm of conditions.” www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/de...
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Democrats Hope They Can Ride a ‘Perfect Storm’ in Texas
State Rep. James Talarico has been attacked for not campaigning as Democrats pin their hopes on his promising campaign.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
The president was scheduled to attend Saturday’s Alabama-Georgia game, but Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/tr…
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Forecasted Hurricane Forces Trump to Change His Football Plans
The president was scheduled to attend Saturday’s Alabama-Georgia game, but Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Despite Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the execution of a convicted terrorist would be livestreamed, Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether the public display will happen. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/he…
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Hegseth Says an Execution Will Be Streamed. Vance Isn’t So Sure.
And if there is a stream? The vice president says he’s “not going to be watching it."
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
At least six soldiers are planning to file for preliminary religious exemptions to avoid participating in the firing squad execution of Nidal Mikal Hasan, a nonprofit leader told The Sun. www.washingtonsun.com/defense/sold...
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Soldiers Are Already Looking for a Way Out of Hegseth’s Livestreamed Firing Squad
At least six soldiers are planning to file for preliminary religious exemptions, a nonprofit leader told The Sun. More are expected to follow.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
President Trump named conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary on Friday. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/ad…
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Trump Names an Adviser to Trump Media as White House Press Secretary
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia also briefly worked as a spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
President Trump said that he reached a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to boost global diesel supplies, seeking to bring down soaring fuel prices ahead of the midterms. www.washingtonsun.com/trump-diesel-…
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Trump Says He Struck a Diesel Deal With Putin to Lower Fuel Prices
The president said the deal would lead to diesel prices “COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS.”
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Dominican man shot by an ICE agent Thursday in New York City. www.washingtonsun.com/immigration/j…
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Judge Bars the Deportation of a Man Shot By an ICE Agent in NYC
The court also ordered immigration agents not to move Oscar Bergal outside of New York or New Jersey.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said that Donald Trump’s catering-truck escape from Air Force One wasn’t the first time the agency used such methods to conceal the president. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/tr…
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Trump’s Catering-Truck Escape From AF1 Wasn’t the First: Secret Service Chief
Sean Curran told CBS News he wished that operation had never been publicly reported.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the position of White House press secretary, according to a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/ad…
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White House Has Offered an Adviser to Trump Media the Open Press Secretary Job
Katie Zacharia also briefly worked as a spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
As the war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen escalates, the conflict’s ties to the Iran war are driving questions from officials and experts about how long the U.S. can keep its distance.
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The U.S. Has Kept Its Distance From the Saudi-Houthi Fight, But Can That Last?
With the conflict escalating, experts and officials worry the Trump administration could be forced to play a more central role in the fighting.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
The FBI wants to hire the Ultimate Fighting Championship to train its special agents under a one-year deal that would bypass the competitive bidding process typically used for federal contracts, according to federal records.
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FBI Is Angling to Hand the UFC a No-Bid Contract to Train Agents
The contract would expand an existing partnership between the Trump administration and the UFC.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Moderate Democrats want Congress to wrest back some control over government spending from the president. Their proposal? A major overhaul of the budget process that would impose new limitations on the White House.
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Moderate Democrats Propose Banning Pocket Rescissions Once and For All
Democrats’ response to Trump’s takeover of government spending is beginning to take shape.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications.
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Trump Is Renewing His Effort to Oust the Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook
The president established a “committee of inquiry” into the Federal Reserve governor.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
ICE agents who shot a man in New York City were wearing body cameras that were turned on, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday. www.washingtonsun.com/immigration/i…
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ICE Agents Were Wearing Body Cameras in Marble Hill Shooting, Mullin Says
The Homeland Security secretary focused his comments about the shooting on the man’s criminal history, calling him a “thug.”
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
The UAW, Teamsters, United Steelworkers and four other major unions are urging Congress to restrict stock buybacks and dividends by defense contractors, wading into a fight over how weapons makers spend billions of dollars in taxpayer revenue.
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Major Unions and Business Groups Clash Over Defense Contractor Stock Buybacks
The fight pits organized labor against corporate America as Congress and the president push defense firms to prioritize arms production.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Sen. Raphael Warnock, campaigning in the early nominating state of Nevada, said he wants his party to stop ceding “faith and values” to Republicans.
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Warnock Leans on Faith to Boost Democrats — And Maybe His Own Presidential Ambitions
The Georgia senator, campaigning in the early nominating state of Nevada, said he wants his party to stop ceding “faith and values” to Republicans.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
President Trump touted a tranche of corporate funding for Freedom 250’s private-public partnership to celebrate the semiquincentennial of the nation’s founding. But records obtained and released by a watchdog group show that taxpayers apparently were who largely supported this summer’s celebrations.
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Trump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 — But Most Events Appear to be Funded by Taxpayers
Newly released documents raise questions about what happened to the corporate and private donations.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Today’s notice: 🗣️ A memorable night on the debate stage(s) 📸 On the ground in Alaska and Nevada 💰 And: Following the Freedom 250 money
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Rumble in Grand Rapids
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Sen. Jon Ossoff hammered Rep. Mike Collins, his opponent in the Georgia Senate race, over his connections to staff and family members who have propagated white supremacist views.
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Jon Ossoff Accuses Mike Collins of Having ‘Hired Half the Third Reich’
The Democratic senator made his opponent’s staff and family members, who have propagated white supremacist views, a focus of the Georgia Senate debate.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Mike Rogers repeatedly called Abdul El-Sayed a “glitchy AI chatbot” and suggested that El-Sayed has ties to terrorists. El-Sayed accused Rogers of going after the “Peeping Tom vote” by supporting local government control of Flock cameras.
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The Michigan Senate Debate Got Extremely Personal
Republican nominee Mike Rogers suggested Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed may have family on a terrorist watch list.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Rep. Richard Hudson has reserved tens of thousands of dollars in TV ad buys in his North Carolina district as Republicans fight to hold onto their slim majority. The ad buys are striking because Hudson represents a district that President Trump won by more than 15 percentage points in 2024.
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House Republican Campaign Chief Launches Defensive Spending in His Own Race
The ad reservations made by North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson suggest he’s being cautious about his own reelection.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
A federal immigration agent shot a man in New York City this afternoon, city officials said.
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Federal Immigration Agents Shoot and Wound a Man in New York
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he called President Trump about the incident and hopes to end ICE enforcement actions in the city.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
Sen. John Fetterman purchased up to $30,000 in Dell corporate bonds, according to a new congressional disclosure. www.washingtonsun.com/influence/joh…
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Sen. John Fetterman Personally Invested in a Company Powering ‘Trump Accounts’
The Pennsylvania Democrat purchased up to $30,000 in Dell corporate bonds, according to a new congressional disclosure.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
A protester confronted Senate Democratic nominee Mary Peltola during a campaign event over a recent TV ad that critics viewed as anti-trans, pressing Peltola to pledge that she would stand up for transgender rights if elected to Congress this year.
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Mary Peltola Was Pressed on Transgender Rights at a Campaign Event
The Alaska Democrat told the protester that she hopes “we don’t have to spend one second on a conversation about trans anything” if she gets to the Senate.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/10/2026
A lower court had given the FCC until Friday to resolve a dispute over the agency’s policy on television ad rates for parties coordinating with candidates. www.washingtonsun.com/legal/supreme…
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Supreme Court Again Intervenes in Political Ad Rate Dispute
A lower court had given the FCC until Friday to resolve a dispute over the agency’s policy on television ad rates for parties coordinating with candidates.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
A Democratic congressional campaign in Pennsylvania says DHS wrongly accused them of employing an undocumented immigrant who was arrested for indecent exposure. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/dem…
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Says DHS Claim It Hired a Criminal Is Bogus
The government cited a conservative media report alleging Janelle Stelson employed an illegal immigrant arrested for indecent exposure.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
The government has accused former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife of personally approving the torture of political prisoners. www.washingtonsun.com/legal/maduro-…
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Maduro Faces New Charge of Torture of Venezuelans and Americans
An updated indictment details the experiences of nine unnamed victims who were arrested related to efforts to quell protests or other political issues.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
Active-duty personnel were barred from alcohol in the wake of the death, but troops will be permitted to drink to again during a “period of reflection.” www.washingtonsun.com/defense/okina…
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Days After Woman Found Dead Near a U.S. Base in Japan, Alcohol Will Be Allowed Again
Active-duty personnel were barred from alcohol in the wake of the death, but troops will be allowed to imbibe during a “period of reflection.”
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
President Trump awarded Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, calling the tech mogul an “industrial titan.” www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/tr…
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Trump Awards His Frenemy Elon Musk and Tech Allies With the National Medal of Science
The president called Musk an “industrial titan."
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
The committee members accused their Republican colleagues of failing to provide materials connected to Sen. Eric Schmitt’s now-viral basketball team mix-up. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/jack…
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Senate Judiciary Democrats Demand Republicans Apologize for Jack Smith Hearing Debacle
The committee members accused their Republican colleagues of failing to provide materials connected to Sen. Eric Schmitt’s now-viral basketball team mix-up.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
Susie Wiles and her daughter have met with senior figures from Bosnia’s pro-Russian Serb nationalist leadership in recent weeks, according to photos circulating online this week. www.washingtonsun.com/foreign-polic…
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Susie Wiles and Her Daughter Met With Pro-Russia Balkan Officials, Photos Show
The photos resurfaced after Trump distanced himself from two advisers who traveled to the Republika Srpska region to advise its government ahead of the election.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
President Trump is considering nominating OMB Director Russ Vought’s deputy to lead the Government Accountability Office as the nation’s comptroller general. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/tr…
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White House Floats Russ Vought’s Deputy to Lead Congress’ Watchdog Arm
OMB Deputy Director Eric Ueland has presided over massive shakeups to the federal workforce that the Government Accountability Office has deemed detrimental.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 08/10/2026
The NFL wants state regulators, not the federal government, to oversee and regulate prediction markets such as Kalshi. www.washingtonsun.com/legal/nfl-kal…
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NFL to Supreme Court: States Should Regulate Prediction Markets
“This is about protecting game integrity and consumers,” an NFL spokesperson said.
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