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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting billJul 27, 2026 6:01 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.
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Pentagon relabels U.S. casualties caused by Iran amid scrutiny of wartime transparencyJul 27, 2026 5:42 pm - The Pentagon has reclassified service members who were killed and wounded during renewed hostilities with Iran in a way that separates them from other troops who have died or been injured as a result of the conflict, a move that critics say obscures the human cost of the Trump administration’s war and could have long-term implications for survivors.
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ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closureJul 27, 2026 3:44 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest and most expensive detention facilities open for at least another year despite calls to close it over reported human rights abuses, according to a notice published last week.
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Trump administration reviewing ICE vetting process after Maine shootingJul 26, 2026 8:47 pm - The Trump administration is reviewing its process for vetting U.S. immigration officers after reports that a man allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of an immigrant in Maine had a history of violent outbursts, a senior White House official said Sunday.
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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter listJul 26, 2026 5:31 pm - A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump's executive order in nearly half of U.S. states to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.
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Brazil denies visas to US delegation aiming to impugn election system, officials sayJul 25, 2026 5:37 pm - Brazil has denied visas to two senior State Department officials that the Trump administration planned to dispatch on a mission to cast doubt on the fairness and integrity of the country’s electoral system before millions of Brazilians vote in a presidential election on Oct. 4, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
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Maine Democratic delegates choose Troy Jackson as new nominee to face US Sen. Susan CollinsJul 25, 2026 5:08 pm - Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday and will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the chamber.
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‘We were shovel ready’: A Minnesota forest hit by DOGE cuts is now ablazeJul 25, 2026 1:08 pm - Last year, the Trump administration delayed a $10 million grant that was supposed to help Minnesota thin out about 4,000 acres of dense, dry forest at high risk of burning. Most of that work never got started, according to five people familiar with the situation and a document reviewed by The Washington Post. And now, some of those areas are on fire.
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Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over historyJul 25, 2026 12:49 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that warn people that the museum does not accurately reflect American history while pointing them to material that does — a dramatic escalation in his campaign to wrest control of how the nation’s story is told.
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District 214 board pushes to trim renovation referendum ask below $300 millionJul 24, 2026 4:43 pm - Most Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members prefer keeping a potential referendum below $300 million - less than Superintendent Scott Rowe’s $318 million recommendation - in what would be the district’s first referendum in more than a half-century.