Nation and World
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Slavery exhibit swapped overnight at Philadelphia’s Independence Park
Jul 15, 2026 3:28 pm - The Trump administration has replaced an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia with a version that advocates say sanitizes the nation’s history.
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Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San Antonio
Jul 15, 2026 3:23 pm - Slow-moving storms drenched much of southern Texas with more heavy rain on Wednesday, prompting warnings to evacuate flooded areas after downpours washed out roads and farmland and led to dozens of high-water rescues across the region.
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Wildfire smoke from Canada will soon spread across the Midwest and EastJul 15, 2026 10:10 am - Smoke from wildfires raging across northern Minnesota and western Ontario in Canada is forecast to drift into the lower levels of the atmosphere across the Midwest, North...
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Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund, tax deal for Trump at Senate confirmation hearing
Jul 15, 2026 8:25 am - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted skeptical questioning at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about the creation of a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump and a tax immunity deal for the president as he aimed to lock down the Republican support needed to advance his nomination.
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ICE lifts pause on vehicle stops after Trump criticism
Jul 15, 2026 8:14 am - President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.
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US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade
Jul 15, 2026 7:37 am - The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded hundreds of people across the country, Iranian officials said.
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Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies
Jul 14, 2026 7:55 pm - President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war
Jul 14, 2026 7:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spe...
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House GOP races to advance party-line bill to fund Pentagon, encourage voting restrictions
Jul 14, 2026 7:46 pm - House Republicans are scrambling to launch a party-line spending bill that would send funding to the Pentagon and incentivize states to tighten voting rules for the fall midterm elections, but they face an array of hurdles, including demands from conservatives to pay for the legislation.
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House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent
Jul 14, 2026 7:35 pm - There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way.