CENTCOM: U.S. forces strike 90 Iranian military targets in latest round of attacks
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United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it completed another round of strikes against Iran as hostilities are ramped up in the region.

Report: Planned Parenthood spends $47M on midterms to challenge GOP candidates
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Planned Parenthood is funneling more than $47 million into the midterm elections this November to combat Republican candidates after the party supported cutting off taxpayer funds for abortion clinics.

Legendary ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
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Legendary singer Bonnie Tyler died at the age of 75 in a hospital in Portugal, her family said.

CBP: $1.5M in cocaine seized during World Cup operation
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United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Miami, Florida seized 22 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride valued at $1.5 million at an air cargo warehouse as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt narcotics smuggling networks during the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Wis.: Fmr Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan avoids prison sentence in ICE obstruction case
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Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan will not serve jail time or probation after being convicted of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican national evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempting to arrest him at a courthouse back in April 2025.

NATO summit leads to $50B in defense deals after Trump’s calls for European allies to increase spending
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders have made arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars during this week’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, after President Donald Trump repeatedly urged the allied countries to spend more on their own defense systems.

Trump: ‘I have no idea’ how McConnell is doing or what his current health status is
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Speaking with reporters on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump said he has “no idea” how 84-year-old Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is doing, following the lawmaker’s weeks-long, secretive hospitalization.

Fla.: Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport
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The airport less than five miles from the Mar-a-Lago Club has been officially renamed as the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

Dr. Nirav Shah, fmr director of Maine CDC, launches Senate campaign to replace Platner on ballot
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Dr. Nirav Shah, the former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, officially launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday morning. Shah is running to step in as the Democrat nominee and replace Graham Platner on the November ballot to challenge Senator Susan Collins.

Lance Twiggs testimony: Robinson expressed regret after Charlie Kirk assassination
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During a preliminary hearing, video evidence was played showing Tyler Robinson’s former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, telling prosecutors that Robinson expressed immediate regret after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. According to the recording, Robinson broke down and openly expressed that he “wishes he hadn’t done it.”

Trump denounces ‘birth tourism’ schemes, says he is asking SCOTUS to rehear birthright citizenship case
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President Donald Trump announced he will be asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for a rehearing of the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara.

Robinson’s prior text messages to Twiggs: ‘I had enough of’ Charlie Kirk’s ‘hatred’ … ‘I am’ the shooter
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In text messages read on day 4 of the five-day preliminary hearing with Tyler Robinson — the 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk — Robinson seemingly revealed to his former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, that he was the shooter.

Crockett labels Texas Democrat Senate primary she lost to Talarico a ‘racist race:’ ‘It is what it is’
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Speaking at the Essence Festival, Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett criticized her recent Texas Democrat Senate primary loss to Texas Representative James Talarico, labeling the contest a “racist race.”

Fmr Olympian pleads not guilty to vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after President Donald Trump’s renovation.

Mamdani’s ‘NYC Immigrant Enclave’ map triggers backlash after omitting Little Italy while featuring ‘Little Palestine’
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is facing fierce widespread criticism over its new “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” cultural map, with local leaders and heritage groups uniting to condemn the initiative as a form of deliberate cultural erasure.

Construction begins on World Trade Center’s final office tower, nearly 25 years since 9/11
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Signaling a historic milestone for Lower Manhattan, a groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction for 2 World Trade Center. The tiered glass-and-steel skyscraper will serve as the new corporate anchor for American Express and stands as the final commercial office tower to be developed at the World Trade Center complex.

Utah: HHS revokes operating license of Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus, where Paris Hilton says she suffered severe emotional and physical abuse
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The state of Utah has officially revoked the operating license of the Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus, a residential facility where media personality and heiress Paris Hilton says she suffered severe emotional and physical abuse as a teenager.

WH defends Trump’s Air Force One swap as ‘misdirection’ amid heightened security threats
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The White House has defended a sudden mid-journey aircraft swap during President Donald Trump’s return from the NATO summit in Turkey, describing the move as a deliberate strategy to counteract foreign threats.

Venezuela: Earthquake death toll rises to at least 3,811, as Nat’l Assembly Pres. Rodríguez seeks release of frozen UK-held gold for recovery
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Following the catastrophic dual earthquakes in Venezuela, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez announced that the death toll has now reached at least 3,811.

Victor Marx, Phil Weiser Secure Colorado Gubernatorial Nominations
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In the race to succeed outgoing two-term Democrat Governor Jared Polis, Victor Marx secured the Republican nomination while Phil Weiser won the Democrat primary, locking in the matchup for November’s general election.

Report: Iran contemplates new plan to assassinate Trump
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Israel has shared intelligence with the United States about a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, sources told The Wall Street Journal.