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White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East

By AAMER MADHANI, SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS
Jul 31, 2026 7:21 pm - The White House on Friday signaled that President Donald Trump is weighing carrying out new strikes on Iran as the U.S. presses for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abide by terms set out in a truce agreement the two sides forged last month only to quickly collapse.
Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children

By Carolyn Stein
Jul 31, 2026 7:15 pm - Thousands of immigrant children who arrived in the U.S. without parents are losing their legal representation, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster said Friday.
Zelenskyy asks Trump to help him get Elon Musk’s OK to use Starlink to help with strikes on Russia

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and COLLIN BINKLEY
Jul 31, 2026 5:48 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pitched President Donald Trump and other American officials on helping Ukraine win permission from tech titan Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia.
FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate ‘in the public interest’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Jul 31, 2026 4:27 pm - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Friday defended his agency’s recent actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to “operate in the pub...
Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is ‘dead’ even as he defends it

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, SEUNG MIN KIM and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jul 31, 2026 3:44 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” while also continuing to defend it, further complicating his administration’s negotiations with two Republican senators who are blocking his attorney general nominee in protest.
Thousands of migrant children in the US could face new deportation risks as legal aid deal expires

By REBECCA SANTANA and VALERIE GONZALEZ
Jul 31, 2026 3:22 pm - Advocates warn that tens of thousands of migrant children who came to the United States alone could lose legal representation in immigration court and increase their risk of deportation as the Trump administration allows a contract with legal services providers to expire.
Trump administration pushes tougher English rules for Mexican train crews crossing into the US

By JOSH FUNK
Jul 31, 2026 3:20 pm - The Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doesn't threaten U.S. jobs.
Trump holds Cabinet meeting at Camp David, a secluded retreat with a history of high-stakes talks

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Jul 31, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump took Friday's Cabinet meeting on the road — to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, a rustic backdrop for sessions that have come to be known for being overly long and consumed by administration officials' endless praise for their boss.
Hamas says it’s reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that will face major challenges

By SAMY MAGDY, SAM MEDNICK, JONATHAN J. COOPER and MATTHEW LEE
Jul 31, 2026 8:00 am - Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza — but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all.
Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them

By MATT SEDENSKY and GISELA SALOMON
Jul 31, 2026 7:32 am - Who will be there each morning with Solange French’s eggs at breakfast, and who will be ready with soup or fish at lunch? When the 91-year-old needs help in the shower, who will rush to her side, and when it’s time for a doctor’s appointment, who will take her? Who will do the laundry or buy the groceries or clean the house?

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