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Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump

By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON
Jul 29, 2026 7:36 am - Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow.
US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

By CHAN HO-HIM
Jul 29, 2026 7:29 am - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the U.S. of protectionism.
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation’s intelligence director

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER
Jul 28, 2026 6:24 pm - The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought to delay his nomination.
Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information

By BILL BARROW
Jul 28, 2026 6:07 pm - Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020.
Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court

By MARC LEVY
Jul 28, 2026 5:51 pm - A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the latest clash between President Donald Trump's administration and states over who regulates operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Court panel declines to block Trump’s mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Jul 28, 2026 5:31 pm - A federal appellate panel on Tuesday refused to block President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to restrict mail voting, a day after the administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the proposal in a separate case.
Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation court under new rule

By Maria Sacchetti
Jul 28, 2026 5:12 pm - The Trump administration launched a plan Tuesday to channel hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a change that some attorneys said could lead to people being removed from the United States without a hearing.
Loss of work authorization sows confusion for thousands of Haitian immigrants and their US employers

By GISELA SALOMON and MATT SEDENSKY
Jul 28, 2026 4:44 pm - For more than a month, Bobby Kuchinsky arrived at his restaurant each morning worried about whether he still had enough staff or if this might be the last shift for some of his Haitian workers, who have spent over a decade as cooks, bussers and oyster shuckers.
Lawsuit contends US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints

By ALEXANDRA OLSON
Jul 28, 2026 4:00 pm - NEW YORK — A labor union and two female prison employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a U.S. civil rights agency of unlawfully halting their sexual harassment case as...
Wisconsin Democrats casting early ballots are divided over whether democratic socialist can win

By SCOTT BAUER and CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN
Jul 28, 2026 3:08 pm - Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots Tuesday in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist could prevail in the swing state's general election, echoing concerns of those who are backing the incumbent governor’s choice to replace him.

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