Author: Nate
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Trump’s Spy Chief Pick Dodges Questions on Journalist Subpoenas and the 2020 Election
Trump’s Spy Chief Pick Dodges Questions on Journalist Subpoenas and the 2020 Election Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday, July 15, in a hearing that was rescheduled weeks after Trump abruptly scuttled an earlier date [1, 3]. If confirmed, Clayton would…
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Trump Teases “Really Big” Election Announcement as Advisers Fight Over What to Reveal
Trump Teases “Really Big” Election Announcement as Advisers Fight Over What to Reveal President Trump is set to deliver a primetime address to the nation at 9 p.m. Thursday, July 16, expected to focus on voting machine security and alleged foreign efforts to influence U.S. elections [1, 3]. The White House has been weighing whether…
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Nearly Half of House Democrats Vote to Cut Off Israel Aid — And the Amendment Still Failed
Nearly Half of House Democrats Vote to Cut Off Israel Aid — And the Amendment Still Failed The House voted 314-104 on Wednesday, July 15, to reject an amendment from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act that would have stripped $3.3 billion in security assistance…
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Todd Blanche Grilled for Five Hours Over Epstein Files and IRS Deal in AG Confirmation Fight
Todd Blanche Grilled for Five Hours Over Epstein Files and IRS Deal in AG Confirmation Fight Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified for roughly five hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, July 15, in a confirmation hearing that tested Republican unity as much as Democratic opposition [1, 3]. Blanche faced sustained questioning over…
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At Least 50 Migrants Dead or Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya’s Coast
At Least 50 Migrants Dead or Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya’s Coast A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, capsized off Libya’s eastern coast on Tuesday near Bardaa Island, close to the port city of Tobruk. Coast guard authorities in eastern Libya said at least 50 people are dead or missing,…
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Trump Reverses ICE Traffic Stop Pause One Day After Deadly Shootings
Trump Reverses ICE Traffic Stop Pause One Day After Deadly Shootings The Department of Homeland Security temporarily paused most ICE vehicle stops nationwide on Tuesday, July 14, following two fatal shootings by immigration agents within the past two weeks — the deaths of 26-year-old Colombian national Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, and 52-year-old…
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US and Iran Trade Fire for a Sixth Straight Day as Hormuz Oil Traffic Collapses
US and Iran Trade Fire for a Sixth Straight Day as Hormuz Oil Traffic Collapses The United States and Iran exchanged strikes for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday, with U.S. forces hitting Iranian command centers, missile sites, and a sanctioned oil tanker attempting to evade the naval blockade near Iran’s main export terminal. Iran’s…
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Hong Kong Police Raid Bookstores Again, Arrest Five Over “Seditious” Reading Material
Hong Kong Police Raid Bookstores Again, Arrest Five Over “Seditious” Reading Material Hong Kong’s national security police raided two independent bookstores on Wednesday, arresting five people — two men and three women — on suspicion of sedition. The raids targeted Have a Nice Stay in Prince Edward, a shop founded by former journalists, and Greenfield…
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Paramount Gets the Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Judge Kicked Off the Case Over Union Ties
Paramount Gets the Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Judge Kicked Off the Case Over Union Ties Paramount Skydance filed an emergency motion on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, seeking the recusal of U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts from the multistate antitrust lawsuit seeking to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount attorney Jeffrey…
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Sam Neill’s Family Reveals He Died of Pneumonia, Not Cancer, To Shut Down “Outright Falsehoods”
Sam Neill’s Family Reveals He Died of Pneumonia, Not Cancer, To Shut Down “Outright Falsehoods” Actor Sam Neill, best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in “Jurassic Park,” died on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Sydney, Australia, at age 78. His family initially announced the death on social media as “sudden and unexpected” without disclosing…