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Arizona model allowing non-lawyers to own law firms shakes legal profession
A pioneering Arizona initiative allowing non-lawyers to own law firms has rocked the legal profession, raising questions about whether the change is expanding low-cost services for locals or…
Source: Washington Times
Supreme Court won't take up death penalty challenge over Black defendant's rap lyrics
The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a death row challenge to a Texas prosecutor's use of a Black defendant's rap lyrics against him during a sentencing hearing.
Source: Washington Times
California's fight over pipeline tests state's right to push back against Washington during war
Crude oil pumped from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is flowing for the first time in more than a decade through a pipeline that crosses California state park land after the Trump administration…
Source: Washington Times
National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request
Preservationists are pressing ahead with their lawsuit against President Trump's planned $400 million White House ballroom, declining a request by the Department of Justice to withdraw the complaint…
Source: Washington Times
Virginia's gerrymander triggered a chain reaction -- and Republicans are moving fast to answer it
Republicans could gain up to nine House seats through a wave of mid-decade redistricting. The Supreme Court just handed Texas a major win -- and Florida may be next.
Source: Washington Times
Warriors' coach Kerr walks back China comments as questions surround his NBA future
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr received criticism from President Trump in 2019 for defending the NBA's business in China, refusing to critique the nation's human rights record amid widespread…
Source: Washington Times
Ron DeSantis debuts new Florida congressional map for November elections
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask the state legislature this week to approve new Congressional district lines that are likely to elect 4 additional Republicans to the U.S. House.
Source: Washington Times
Supreme Court backs Texas' GOP-friendly congressional map
The Supreme Court on Monday erased a lower court ruling that had found Texas's new congressional district map to be an illegal racial gerrymander.
Source: Washington Times
Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop of Canterbury meet and pray together for the first time
Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met and prayed together Monday for the first time in a 17th-century chapel at the Vatican, multiple news outlets report.
Source: Washington Times
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao: Building ships a priority in first statements since taking reins
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said Saturday that shipbuilding is a priority -- his first public remarks since the ouster of his predecessor and former boss, John C. Phelan, last week.
Source: Washington Times
Iran offers deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, punt nuclear talks to a later date
Iran has reportedly offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if talks around its nuclear program are postponed to another time.
Source: Washington Times
Pope prays with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally in historic encounter, vows dialogue
Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday in the Vatican with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, and vowed to keep working to overcome differences "no matter how intractable they may appear," in a…
Source: Washington Times
Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes
A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.
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Family Research Council helping feds take on Southern Poverty Law Center
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said his organization is assisting the FBI's investigation of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has been indicted for funding hate groups it claimed…
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Polish PM Donald Tusk: Ukraine will help develop 'drone armada' to counter threats such as Russia
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is asking Ukraine to help develop a "drone armada," as Warsaw builds one of Europe's largest and most modern military forces since Russia invaded Ukraine more than…
Source: Washington Times
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: Too soon to remove sanctions on Iran
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that it is too early to consider removing sanctions on Iran, even if the Islamic republic agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- a rare…
Source: Washington Times
Mom of slain Va. woman seeks ouster of Fairfax County prosecutor over illegal immigrant stance
The mother of a Virginia woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by an illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record wants Fairfax County's top prosecutor out of office for saying he won't pursue…
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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if U.S. lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say
Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger…
Source: Washington Times
Trump labels CBS anchor 'a disgrace' for reading parts of gunman's manifesto
President Trump called CBS News anchor Nora O'Donnell "a disgrace" during a "60 Minutes" interview Sunday after she read a passage from the White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman's manifesto, which…
Source: Washington Times
Ro Khanna urges King Charles to acknowledge Epstein victims
Rep. Ro Khanna wants King Charles III to address the victims of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal when he speaks to Congress this week -- and to reconsider his decision not to meet with them.
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