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July 2026

HHS Contract Dispute Threatens Migrant Kids' Legal Services

The organization oversees more than 100 subcontractors that provide legal services to more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant minors

The government is trying to eliminate our work in this program because they know that without attorneys children will be deported,
Plaintiff organizations are already beginning furloughs and a fragile network of legal services organizations dedicated to serving unaccompanied children is on the brink of collapse — preventing Plaintiffs from taking on new representations, impeding them from retaining highly experienced staff and institutional memory, and even causing many children to lose their lawyers,
This contract ends on July 31... what if your client has an emergency on Saturday?"
There is no replacing the organizations providing these services,

Trump Takes Cabinet Meeting to Camp David

The gathering marks the 13th Cabinet meeting of Trump's second term and comes as the administration works through a packed agenda that includes foreign policy, military operations, government funding, and economic issues ahead of the November midterm elections

ABC Fights FCC License Review, Reagan's Chair Slams Carr for Censorship

ABC has mounted a forceful legal challenge against the Federal Communications Commission's review of the broadcast licenses of its eight owned-and-operated television stations, arguing the action amounts to government retaliation against protected speech and threatens the First Amendment rights of all media organizations

The retaliation against ABC is a signal to every media company in the country: accommodate the administration’s view of what news coverage should look like or pay the price,
This early license renewal proceeding is unprecedented in the history of the Federal Communications Commission and a grave violation of both the Communications Act and the Constitution,

US-Backed Venezuela Talks Begin Without Opposition Leader

Marco Rubiosecretary of State
In order for Venezuela to have the reconciliation that that country requires to move forward on all these other projects, every element of Venezuelan society needs to be represented,
Machado is right to distance herself from this process,
If the negotiations go badly, she will have proven her point: that negotiations need representatives who have legitimacy and who are accepted and viewed positively by the public,

Trump Rips Cornyn Over Blanche Blockade

Donald Trumppresident
John Cornyn never had a problem with the so-called ‘Fund,’ which will not benefit me, but rather the great American Patriots who were hunted down like dogs and whose lives were unfairly and illegally destroyed by the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, until after I decided to Endorse and Support his Republican Primary opponent in Texas, who easily won the Nomination for the United States Senate,
Donald Trumppresident
Todd Blanche, a good man, should be immediately approved as U.S. Attorney General,
Donald Trumppresident
I gave up any payments for myself,

Hamas: Israel Must Back Trump's Gaza Deal

We insisted to the mediators that Israel must abide by the agreement,
You Trump, you should start it from your end, ceasefire, stop ​the assassinations and complete the Israeli army's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip,
We are not seeing any agreement at all, nothing from what he (Trump) is saying,

US-Iran Conflict Fuels Oil Company Profit

There are constituencies around the world who are having a very good crisis, and the oil producers are one of them,
Sheldon Whitehouseamerican lawyer and politician (born 1955)
We cracked $4 again per gallon last weekend in gas stations that I drove by, and that’s a big expense, particularly for families that get their income from driving around from job to job in the work van or the work truck,
The return on refining, on a percentage basis, has skyrocketed,
Ultimately, users of the energy services pay,
If you’re a company that owns a bunch of refinery capacity, things look pretty good,
Your ability to sell anything and the volume that you may be getting out is so curtailed that your revenues are way down and you’re incurring higher transportation costs and security costs,
If you’re a company like a U.S. (oil) producer, even a U.S.-based international company like an Exxon or Chevron who’s got lots of production outside the Gulf, things are good. You’re selling your product at a higher price,

Trump Backtracks on Ukraine Patriots: 'Not Sure'

The comments came two days after Trump hosted Zelenskyy at the White House

Very simply put, we want the war in Ukraine with Russia ended,
Donald Trumppresident
I think that he's going to do it,
We're looking at it,
Donald Trumppresident
It is something that both countries like very much. It could happen,

Saudi Arabia Launches Red Sea Defense Coalition

Saudi Arabia announced the launch of a multinational defense coalition Thursday to protect commercial shipping and energy routes in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab Strait

The extensive participation reflects growing international interest in strengthening maritime defense cooperation and underscoring the importance of unifying efforts to address shared threats to the security of international sea lanes within the alliance's designated area of responsibility,

Judge Declines to Block Medicaid Work Rule

This, in turn, requires an examination of the data relied upon by the Secretary and the judgments (some medical) that underlay his amplification of Congress’s legislative outline. These are determinations that, in the view of the court, should be made on a developed record of the kind that informs a court’s decision at the summary judgment stage of a case,
Richard G. Stearnsu.S. District Judge
To the extent that the States attempt to premise irreparability on the 10% of costs not already subject to reimbursement, the court is not persuaded,

Trump Commemorative Passport Expansion Announced

Until now, the special passport had been available only through the Washington Passport Agency for in-person applicants

Former Envoy Sees Rift Between Trump, Netanyahu

Netanyahu reportedly entered the White House through a side entrance that was only partially visible to reporters

Michael Herzog (ambassador)israeli military officer and diplomat
In diplomatic code, the fact that the prime minister entered through a side entrance, that there was no press, and that there was no one-on-one meeting means that Trump wanted to avoid keeping him too close,
Michael Herzog (ambassador)israeli military officer and diplomat
The war with Iran is very unpopular, and Israel is perceived as having dragged Trump into it,
Michael Herzog (ambassador)israeli military officer and diplomat
I think something in the intimacy of the relationship has been damaged,
On the Iranian issue, for example, Trump viewed Israel as a partner in the war, but not as a partner in ending the war,

Energy Dept Plans $100 Billion AI Data Center in Ky.

The department has chosen Brookfield Asset Management to develop and operate the data center at the government-owned Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Gary Byronamerican politician
There shouldn't be a justification to get around that and end up potentially dumping a lot more burden on a rural community that can’t afford it,
Chris Wrightenergy Secretary
There will be a lot of new natural gas power plants, a large data center, thousands of jobs and tens of billions of dollars of investment in rural western Kentucky,

Sen. Schumer Proposes New Agency to Probe Corruption

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced legislation Thursday to create a new federal agency designed to investigate corruption in the government

Chuck Schumersenate Minority Leader
We need to clean up this government, period, no matter who's in charge,
All of President Trump's investment holdings are held in fully discretionary accounts managed by independent third-party financial institutions,
Chuck Schumersenate Minority Leader
They used to shrug their shoulders and say, 'Ah, that's Washington,
And you need to guard against corrupt people getting involved. Doesn't have to be a president,

Iran Warns US Allies Will Be Dealt With 'Harshly'

The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported that the IRGC said in a statement that it "called on America’s accomplices in the region and beyond to correct their behavior to avoid retaliation from the Iranian Armed Forces."

With the help of God Almighty, the aggressor will be punished today, and the countries involved in aiding the aggressor will face a harsh response if they do not correct their behavior,
Everyone in the region agrees that such a volatile country can never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon,
The United States has been in regular contact with all of our regional allies since before Operation Epic Fury,

Mandela Barnes Exits Dem Primary for Wisconsin Governor

Mandela Barnesgovernor candidate
Last night I had a very difficult conversation with staff,... We’re incredibly proud of all the things that we’ve accomplished and all the resources that we have raised to spread our message. But it’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be.”
There’s a place for you in what we’re building.”
It's unfortunate for voters that this primary has gotten more attention for chaos than the stakes of this election."
There are no allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing against Mandela,
Tony Eversgovernor
But he needs to do what he needs to do,

McConnell Aide Dodges Questions on Senator's Health

Independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy posted a video on X on Wednesday showing McConnell's senior communications adviser, Robert Steurer, walking away without responding when asked whether the senator would release a video statement

Trump Expansion of Mandatory Immigrant Detention Blocked

The expanding circuit split increases the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually take up the issue

Daniel Bressjudge
Although no reading of the complicated and interrelated textual provisions at issue here is without some shortcomings, the historical understanding of the statute is the better one,
President Donald Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin are now enforcing the law as it was actually written to keep America safe,