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Blue Angels conducting review after jet flies over Florida beachgoers

July 15, 2026, 8:00 PM Officials with the U.S. Navy's elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron said they're conducting a review after social media footage showed a jet flying low over a crowd of beachgoers in Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning. "During an arrival maneuver, an aircraft flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas," the statement said, calling it a "low-altitude pass.&qu ...

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Steve Bannon Accuses Trump WH Officials of Leaking to MS NOW: 'The Biggest Enemy'

Jul 15th, 2026, 5:35 pm Former Trump White House advisor turned MAGA-world podcaster Steve Bannon accused Trump administration officials of leaking details about President Donald Trump’s Thursday night national address to MS NOW, which Bannon still calls “MSNBC.” Longtime pro-MAGA writer John Solomon, who is working as “special government employee” in the Trump administration, spoke to Bannon on Wednesday about Trump’s upcoming announcement, which will reportedly focus on repeating his basel ...

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House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill

Wed 15 Jul 2026 17.17 EDT Last modified on Wed 15 Jul 2026 19.46 EDT House Republicans on Wednesday made another attempt to answer Donald Trump’s demand for new restrictions on voting nationwide by linking the measure to an unrelated spending bill and passing both largely along party lines. The effort was the latest attempt by congressional Republicans to pass the Save America Act, which would ban mail-in ballots and impose new identification requirements on voters when they register and cast ...

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DOJ cannot provide unredacted Epstein files for New Mexico probe

Updated July 15, 2026, 8:19 p.m. ET The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it was prohibited by law from releasing unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein requested by New Mexico, escalating a feud with state officials investigating the late sex offender. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez released a letter on Tuesday accusing the DOJ of deliberately obstructing the state's criminal probe of Epstein by failing to hand over the files. “Federal law, court orders, and privacy protect ...

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Maine governor urges Congress to reform or abolish ICE after fatal shooting

July 15, 2026, 5:29 PM As a new video emerged capturing gunshots and yelling in a fatal shooting in Maine involving federal immigration officers, the state's governor called on Congress to immediately reform and rein in ICE "before more families are robbed of a loved one." Maine Gov. Janet Mills spoke out in a letter on Wednesday, the same day President Donald Trump overturned a temporary pause in traffic stops made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. An investigation in ...

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Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency

The US defense secretary unveiled plans for a new screening program for testosterone deficiency among troops that will work to ensure service members have the "right testosterone levels" to perform at their optimal conditions in a video posted to X. "I'm authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best," Hegseth said in the video. "As we know, the mo ...

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Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe

Updated Jul 15, 2026, 1:48 PM ET PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2026, 1:40 PM ET Chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s closest aide, and FBI Director Kash Patel helped personally orchestrate a sprawling investigation last week at the White House aimed at determining who in the government leaked information about the security deficiencies of a Qatari-gifted airplane meant to be used as Air Force One – with some officials being asked to turn over their phones to investigators on White House g ...

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Trump's disastrous Reflecting Pool makeover could see the landmark fenced off until next year, documents reveal

Wednesday 15 July 2026 07:54 EDT The “temporary” chain link fence blocking public access to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the aftermath of President Trump’s shambolic overhaul of the iconic site could be in place until early next year, according to federal procurement records reviewed by The Independent. National Construction Rentals, Inc. of Mission Hills, California, was awarded the $37,263 job, which runs through January 8, 2027, an official contract summary shows. The Secret Ser ...

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Over 100 House Democrats vote to end military aid to Israel in rebuke to US ally

Wed 15 Jul 2026 17.11 EDT Last modified on Wed 15 Jul 2026 17.16 EDT More than 100 House Democrats on Wednesday voted to slash military aid to Israel, a significant rebuke of the longtime US ally as accusations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government green-lit genocide in Gaza continue to convulse the party ahead of November’s midterm election. The amendment proposed by Republican congressman Thomas Massie to a spending measure would have halted $3.3bn in planned aid – much of whi ...

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Despite Judge's Smackdown, Trump Plans To Keep Deal Killing Tax Audits

Jul 15, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT | Updated 2 hours ago WASHINGTON – Despite a federal judge saying this week that Donald Trump acted in “bad faith” settling a lawsuit with his own administration, and that the terms of the purported settlement were illegal and unconstitutional, the president intends to keep the sweetheart deal he gave himself: an end to any ongoing tax enforcement against him or his family. In an unusual order on Monday, months after Trump withdrew his lawsuit, U.S. District Judge K ...

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Border czar warns there will be more 'bloodshed' unless Democrats 'shut their mouths'

6 min ago - Wednesday 15 July 2026 22:20 EDT President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has warned that there will be more “bloodshed” unless Democrats “shut their mouths.” Following the back-to-back fatal shootings of a Colombian ... (The Independent)

Cities that block ICE could lose police, rape kit funding, DOJ says

34 min ago - Nick Penzenstadler Updated July 16, 2026, 8:43 a.m. ET The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal grant money from cities that do not cooperate with ICE, putting programs such as police body‑armor, ambulance services and the ... (USA today)

New York Times fights Trump administration subpoenas for reporters' testimony

45 min ago - PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2026, 10:23 PM ET The New York Times has taken legal action to challenge unusual subpoenas issued to several of its reporters last week. The subpoenas, which attempt to compel the reporters to testify before a grand jury about their ... (CNN Business)

US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenas Philly DA Krasner

1 hr ago - Published July 15, 2026 • Updated on July 15, 2026 at 11:27 pm U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday over what Jordan called his "office's sanctuary polic ... (WCAU-TV Philadelphia, PA)

Vance wanted military helicopter to fly his son to a golf lesson: report

1 hr ago - Wednesday 15 July 2026 20:55 EDT Vice President JD Vance sought last week to use a military helicopter to ferry himself and his son across Washington for a golf lesson, one of a number of allegedly unusual travel requests that has left the Republican ... (The Independent)

Federal government replaces slavery exhibition at Washington's home in Philadelphia

2 hrs ago - Updated 8:28 PM EDT, July 15, 2026 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday replaced an exhibit on slavery at the site of President George Washington’s home in Philadelphia with a version that historians say whitewashes the ... (AP)

Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes

2 hrs ago - The Democratic National Committee asked its leadership team to sign non-disclosure agreements before a recent meeting about the party's finances, two people familiar with the conversations told Axios. Why it matters: The move — a break from past ... (Axios)

Pentagon proposes new secrecy power to withhold unclassified records from public-access laws

2 hrs ago - Updated on: July 15, 2026 / 8:26 PM EDT Washington — The Pentagon is asking Congress for broad new authority to withhold unclassified records from the public, a proposal that transparency advocates say could significantly reduce the public's abi ... (CBS News)

Bellingham Herald union members ratify new contract after strike

2 hrs ago - July 16, 2026 After a one-day strike, Bellingham Herald secured raises and protections against artificial intelligence. Following a one-day strike in May, Bellingham Herald — one of five Pacific Northwest newspapers negotiating with McClatchy Me ... (salish-current)

DOJ cannot provide unredacted Epstein files for New Mexico probe

3 hrs ago - Updated July 15, 2026, 8:19 p.m. ET The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it was prohibited by law from releasing unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein requested by New Mexico, escalating a feud with state officials investigating the late se ... (Detroit News/Reuters)

Blue Angels conducting review after jet flies over Florida beachgoers

3 hrs ago - July 15, 2026, 8:00 PM Officials with the U.S. Navy's elite Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron said they're conducting a review after social media footage showed a jet flying low over a crowd of beachgoers in Pensacola Beach, Florida, on Wedne ... (ABC News)

House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill

4 hrs ago - Wed 15 Jul 2026 17.17 EDT Last modified on Wed 15 Jul 2026 19.46 EDT House Republicans on Wednesday made another attempt to answer Donald Trump’s demand for new restrictions on voting nationwide by linking the measure to an unrelated spending bi ... (The Guardian)

Steve Bannon Accuses Trump WH Officials of Leaking to MS NOW: 'The Biggest Enemy'

4 hrs ago - Jul 15th, 2026, 5:35 pm Former Trump White House advisor turned MAGA-world podcaster Steve Bannon accused Trump administration officials of leaking details about President Donald Trump’s Thursday night national address to MS NOW, which Bannon s ... (MEDIAite)

Maine governor urges Congress to reform or abolish ICE after fatal shooting

5 hrs ago - July 15, 2026, 5:29 PM As a new video emerged capturing gunshots and yelling in a fatal shooting in Maine involving federal immigration officers, the state's governor called on Congress to immediately reform and rein in ICE "before more families are ... (ABC News)

Human rights groups sue over Trump administration's sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel

5 hrs ago - Updated 4:17 PM EDT, July 15, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ab ... (AP)

New claims of human rights violations center on Texas ICE detention camp

6 hrs ago - Posted 4:16 PM, Jul 15, 2026 The U.S. government is violating international human rights law by severely mistreating immigrants in ICE custody at a detention camp in Texas, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties ... (Scripps News)

House Democrats chew out Vought over CFPB leadership: 'I'm glad you're leaving'

6 hrs ago - 07/15/26 4:13 PM ET House Democrats on Wednesday slammed Russell Vought over his tenure as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), heralding his upcoming departure. It marked Vought’s first appearance before Congress ... (The Hill)

U.S. Mint Produces A $1 Coin Bearing Trump's Face To Help Celebrate America's 250th Birthday

8 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has begun producing a new $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The final design for the commemorative coin, be ... (Huffington Post)

Vance: Reaction to false Michelle Obama insult at White House UFC fight was 'totally disproportionate'

13 hrs ago - Story by Alejandra Jaramillo, • 3h ........................... “He’s a very good fighter, first of all, but sometimes it’s not enough to get attention,” Rogan said. “What Josh has done is created this persona, like t ... (msn.com)

FCC Chair Carr says California could drop lawsuit against Paramount, Warner Bros. merger if CNN is spun off

13 hrs ago - 07/15/26 1:06 PM ET Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said Wednesday California could drop its joint lawsuit against Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery if CNN is spun off as its own media entity. ... (The Hill)

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