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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch to retire amid White House backlash
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III announced his retirement Tuesday following months of White House criticism over how the historic institution and its dozens of museums present U.S. history.
Source: Washington Times
GOP steps up swipes at Talarico ahead of Dallas convention
Republicans are intensifying their attacks on James Talarico ahead of this week's convention in Dallas, rolling out a series of ads and national media broadsides that cast the Austin Democrat as…
Source: Washington Times
Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn't have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Tuesday that Moscow doesn't harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe, a senior Kremlin official said, after…
Source: Washington Times
A wind-fueled wildfire forces hundreds from homes in Turkey as firefighters battle flames
Firefighters on Tuesday battled a wildfire in Turkey's Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya that forced hundreds of people from their homes and injured at least two people, the state-run news…
Source: Washington Times
Russian national could face up to 175 years in bank fraud case, DOJ says
A Russian national accused of participating in a large-scale bank credential-harvesting scheme was arraigned Friday in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia following his extradition from…
Source: Washington Times
Trump threatens Canadian jetmaker Bombardier, which has an extensive U.S. footprint
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada's Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States.
Source: Washington Times
Hawaii's western islands hit by fierce winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Lowell
Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell were pelting Hawaii's western islands early Tuesday, bringing the threat of floods, mudslides and tornadoes.
Source: Washington Times
Chinese groups named Elaine Chao to advisory posts overlapping Cabinet service, report says
REPORT: Chinese government and United Front-linked organizations named Elaine Chao, the wife of Sen. Mitch McConnell, to several advisory and honorary positions that overlapped with her U.S. Cabinet…
Source: Washington Times
After the theft of 3 Renoir paintings from a French museum, here's a look at other famous heists
Thieves hit the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera and made off with four valuable works by the French impressionist master, though they ditched two in the museum garden as they fled, the mayor of…
Source: Washington Times
Trump map grabs Greenland and Iceland, and two allies are done staying quiet
President Trump posted a map claiming Greenland and Iceland as part of the U.S. -- and both countries are pushing back hard. Here's what allies are saying about his latest social media stunt.
Source: Washington Times
Adam Carolla says Angelenos are fleeing L.A. for 'anywhere'
ADAM CAROLLA: "Now, people leave L.A., and you go, 'Where are you going?' And they go, 'Anywhere.'"
Source: Washington Times
Congress' fight over banning intoxicating hemp beverages goes into overtime
Producers of hemp-derived beverages and similar products got a little breathing room with a one-month delay of a law that threatens to shut down their industry.
Source: Washington Times
DHS asks Supreme Court to revive database to screen out noncitizen voters
The Department of Homeland Security rushed to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking permission to restart a system that states were using to check their voter rolls to identify potential noncitizens…
Source: Washington Times
Appeals court rules IRS broke privacy laws in turning over records to ICE
The IRS broke a Watergate-era privacy law when it gave information on 47,000 people to ICE for use in immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Source: Washington Times
Blue Lives Matter drops Jelly Roll from Mar-a-Lago police gala
Blue Lives Matter has withdrawn its invitation for country singer Jelly Roll to perform at its Mar-a-Lago fundraiser after the entertainer spent a week mocking President Trump and his supporters while…
Source: Washington Times
Trump compares Iran to 9/11 terrorism, awards Medal of Freedom to Ground Zero hero
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has "really taken it to" the Islamic regime in Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon, tying a memorial event for the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 to…
Source: Washington Times
Olivia Rodrigo says Trump administration picks fights with pop stars
OLIVIA RODRIGO on the Trump admin: "Picking fights with pop stars is a great distraction, while they do kind of other really awful, awful things."
Source: Washington Times
Florida family of 4 missing after plane goes down off Bahamian island
Searchers in the Bahamas are looking for a family of four Floridians who were on a small plane thought to have crashed off the coast of Andros Island.
Source: Washington Times
Portuguese performers quit festival amid backlash over Jerry Seinfeld's Israel stance
A string of Portuguese performers have pulled out of the inaugural Lisbon International Humour Festival over the participation of headliner Jerry Seinfeld, whose outspoken support for Israel amid the…
Source: Washington Times
Trump's map-making on social media stirs controversy in North Atlantic
U.S. President Donald Trump's latest map-making exercise has rattled the North Atlantic.
Source: Washington Times
