Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Senate Rules Require McConnell to Seek Formal Leave of Absence (or Resign)

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) After nearly a monthlong absence, the mysteries surrounding the health status of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are just as opaque as when he was found unresponsive on June 14. Video released Friday by CNN showed McConnell, the longtime Senate majority leader and frequent Trump obstructionist, being...

Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader Trade Threats as Mediators Try to Save Their Crumbling Deal

(Headline USA) U.S. and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in the Middle East and efforts continued to keep talks going. President Donald Trump overnight made threats on social media of further missile attacks against Iran, after the funeral...

USDA: California Owes $1.4 Billion Because of SNAP Errors

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) California saw $1.4 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program errors for Fiscal Year 2025. That accounts for $3.8 million every single day. That's part of a trend of Southwestern states having to repay the federal government for SNAP benefits. A payment error rate refers to instances of...

Gavin Newsom Snapped When Asked About Missing Tax Returns

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a contentious reaction Thursday when pressed about his failure to release his tax returns for several years, even as he criticized President Donald Trump’s finances. Newsom’s outburst occurred during a press conference where he signed an education bill. Near the end of...

Mitt Romney Gives an Answer to a 2028 Question Few Were Asking

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Mitt Romney is perhaps the last name mentioned among potential 2028 presidential candidates. Even so, the former Utah senator recently responded to a question about a potential third presidential campaign. Romney, a former Utah senator and Massachusetts governor, quipped during a July 8 interview on the Deseret...

Ex-Epoch Times CFO Pleads Guilty in $67M Multinational Money Laundering Scheme

(Headline USA) The former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, interrupted jury selection at his money laundering trial on Thursday to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in a $67 million fraud scheme. Weidong “Bill” Guan, 63, of Secaucus, New Jersey, entered the plea...

Prosecutors Play Video in Court of Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s Shooting After he Turned Himself in

(Headline USA) Prosecutors in Utah played a video clip Wednesday that provided a rare glimpse of Tyler Robinson after the defendant in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk first turned himself in. The video showed Robinson standing in a room at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wearing a T-shirt...

West Bank Settlers Held Rep. Ro Khanna at Gunpoint at Destroyed School

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Representative Ro Khanna (D–CA) reports that he was held at gunpoint for more than an hour earlier this week during his visit to the occupied West Bank when Israeli settlers confronted his entourage as he toured a destroyed Palestinian village. “We were at a village that...

Responding To Trump, Kremlin Says Ukraine’s Long-Range Drone Attacks Will Likely Prolong War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Kremlin on Thursday responded to President Donald Trump’s comments about Ukraine’s long-range drone attacks in Russia, which are supported by US intelligence. At the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump acknowledged that the attacks are an “escalation” but one that could lead to an end to the...

Rapidly Growing Wildfire in Los Angeles County Prompts Evacuations in Remote High Desert

(Headline USA) A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The brush fire sparked around 1 p.m. under dry and scorching hot conditions in a remote high desert region about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of LA, according to the LA...

Trump Threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Funeral Saw Open Calls for his Killing

(Headline USA) U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Middle East as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region. Trump made...

Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Instate Tuition Ban for Illegal Foreign National Students

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities providing in-state tuition to illegal foreign nationals was illegal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision. On Thursday, a panel of three judges ruled 2-1 affirming the lower court’s decision and dismissed...
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