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Why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East

By SUZAN FRASER and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Jul 30, 2026 8:22 pm - Houthi rebels in Yemen said they attacked Saudi oil facilities. The Saudis blamed militias in Iraq and joined the United States in bombing them. Iran fired missiles at Jordan. Drones set ships ablaze in Egypt.
Scouting America drops diversity initiatives from Jamboree after pressure from the Pentagon

By JAMIE STENGLE
Jul 30, 2026 8:12 pm - One of Scouting America's biggest gatherings has eliminated dedicated spaces for gay youth, women and scouts of color as the organization faces pressure from the Pentagon to pull back diversity efforts.
Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Jul 30, 2026 7:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditio...
More passports with Trump’s picture are coming soon, State Dept. says

By Hannah Sampson
Jul 30, 2026 5:56 pm - Citing “overwhelming demand,” the State Department said Thursday that it would offer a passport bearing President Donald Trump’s image to more Americans than previously planned.
Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

By SCOTT BAUER
Jul 30, 2026 5:28 pm - Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Thursday amid news that the state party had reviewed past allegations of inappropriate behavior, further shaking up the race less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election.
Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump’s CDC director

By MIKE STOBBE
Jul 30, 2026 5:09 pm - A Senate committee on Thursday advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be director of the nation’s top public health agency, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling.
Trump says he may pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until dissenting senators leave office

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jul 30, 2026 10:59 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid making concessions to a few Senate Republicans who want him to scale back protections for his family business and potential payouts for his allies that the president negotiated with his own Department of Justice.
Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 9 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Jul 30, 2026 7:30 am - A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country's western border into Poland.
Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans’ chances at American Dream

By MATT BROWN
Jul 30, 2026 7:26 am - The American Dream may not be dead for many Black Americans, but it is further away than at any point since the Civil Rights Movement, warns a report by the National Urban League.
Blanche’s AG nomination in doubt as a critical Republican remains unsatisfied; committee delays vote

Jeremy Roebuck, Theodoric Meyer, Perry Stein
Jul 29, 2026 6:57 pm - Todd Blanche’s chances of becoming the next Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney general were thrown further into doubt Wednesday as two pivotal Republican senators said they are currently “not prepared” to support the nomination with just hours to go before a committee vote.

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