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Trump Endorses 7 GOP House Hopefuls
President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed seven Republicans running for Congress.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:05:07 EDTTrump to Newsmax: 'We' Control Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump offered a blunt assessment Monday on Newsmax about who controls the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway through which about one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:21:53 EDTTrump Slashes the Size of Two Utah National Monuments
U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders on Monday that slashed the size of two national monuments in southern Utah by more than 90% to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging, and other resource development in the region.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:40:01 EDTLabor Dept Targets New York Unemployment Fraud
The Department of Labor has sent a federal investigative "strike team" to New York to review unemployment insurance fraud that the department says is costing taxpayers an estimated $2 million a day.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:43:25 EDTRep. Ronny Jackson Seeks Armed Services Panel Chairmanship
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, announced Monday he is running for the Republican chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee, contingent on winning reelection in November.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:53:36 EDTReport: Trump Speech to Spill '20 Election Meddling Intel
President Donald Trump is expected to announce Thursday night in a speech to the nation that newly declassified intelligence reports reveal a foreign nation's plans to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, CNBC reported Monday.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:30:33 EDTSenate Bill Targets Birthright Citizenship
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is introducing legislation Monday that would end birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and other foreign nationals by defining their parents as "invaders" under federal law, according to Fox News.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:02:34 EDTPollsters, Political Experts: Dems to Reclaim House
Six polling and politics experts interviewed by The New York Times said they believe Democrats will capture the majority in the House of Representatives in this year's midterm elections.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:37:16 EDTMonaco Bombing Fuels Ukraine Covert War Questions
Ukraine's covert operations against individuals and assets linked to Russia is drawing renewed scrutiny after a bombing in Monaco seriously injured a Ukrainian businessman who had been sanctioned by Kyiv over alleged business activities in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:32:12 EDTUN Agency Rejects Trump's Hormuz Transit Fees
The United Nations agency responsible for creating and maintaining a comprehensive regulatory framework for international shipping said Monday it opposes any transit fees for commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:26:33 EDTLindsey Graham's Sister Picked to Complete His Senate Term
Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:26:25 EDTCENTCOM Sea Drones Make Combat Debut in Iran Strikes
U.S. Central Command said Monday that American forces used unmanned surface vessels in combat for the first time, striking an Iranian naval facility that the military said supported attacks on commercial shipping.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:43:26 EDTIran Tensions Dampen Risk Appetite; Chipmakers Drop
Tech shares pulled U.S. stocks lower Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he would reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports in the latest escalation of U.S.-Iran hostilities that sent oil prices jumping and dampened risk appetite.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:07:22 EDTCyclospora Cases Surge in Michigan, Ohio
Health officials are still working to pinpoint the source of a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 3,000 people in Michigan and Ohio, with investigators saying the culprit has yet to be identified.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:13:49 EDTTrump Officials Turn Over Evidence in ICE Killings of Good, Pretti
President Donald Trump's administration has turned over to Minneapolis prosecutors evidence on immigration agents' killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and wounding of a Venezuelan man during deportation sweeps in January, local officials said on Monday.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:07:44 EDTPentagon, DOJ Launch Joint Leak Task Force
War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the creation of a joint Pentagon-Justice Department task force to identify, investigate, and prosecute unauthorized leaks.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:01:09 EDT'Until the End': The Tireless, Traumatic Search for Venezuela Quake Victims
Ten days after Venezuela's twin earthquakes reduced his high-rise apartment building to rubble, Miguel Baez gave up hope of finding his mother, brother and niece alive.But each morning, the 32-year-old shopkeeper still returns to the mangled pile of concrete and metal,...
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:43:23 EDTMarco Rubio Wants World to Target ICC
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is calling for a global campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court, arguing the tribunal has become a threat to U.S. sovereignty by claiming authority to prosecute American troops, law enforcement officers, and elected officials.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:35:58 EDTGraham's Sister Silent on Senate Bid as Trump Urges Appointment
Darline Graham Nordone gave no indication Monday whether she would accept an appointment to succeed her late brother in the Senate, saying she was "just kind of like devastated right now."
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:09:13 EDTFBI Fires 2 Analysts in Georgia Election Inquiry
The FBI fired two intelligence analysts last week after they raised concerns that the bureau's investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia, lacked sufficient evidence, according to sources cited by CBS News.
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