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Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army Secretary after Driscoll’s resignation
Telle is currently Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and oversees public engineering, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and infrastructure projects for the Army.
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Kavanaugh declines to hear application on Michigan citizens-only voting ballot measure
The Americans for Citizen Voting-Michigan was attempting to appeal a deadlocked decision by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers that left the proposal off the November general election ballot due to a lack of valid petition signatures.
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Missouri state Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map cannot be used for November midterms
The new maps would have broken up Missouri Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district in an effort to give the GOP an additional pickup opportunity in the House this November.
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Sanctuary Softness: Molotov cocktail suspect’s release questioned
Concerns included a breakdown in Illinois’ monitoring system.
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Texas court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones's InfoWars to $1.5 million
The case is one of several linked to Jones's claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
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Invited reporters, military members under escort held at gunpoint at Vandenberg Space Force Base
The convoy was stopped at the main gate and was waiting to proceed when one of the security officers raised concern about "gate runners."
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Liberty University student petitions SCOTUS over rescinded grant, argues religious discrimination
Student Bethany Hall's petition seeks to overturn a 22-year-old Supreme Court ruling that allows state grant programs to exclude religious vocational degrees from eligibility.
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ActBlue co-founder pleads the Fifth in latest closed-door House deposition
DeBergalis is the latest high-ranking ActBlue official to invoke the Fifth Amendment. ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times during a House Administration Committee hearing in June.
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USS Lincoln heads home to San Diego after more than 250 days at sea
The Lincoln, carrying around 5,000 sailors and Marines, was deployed in the Pacific and South China Sea last November but has been supporting U.S. military operations more recently in the Middle East.
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North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles as US scales back joint South Korea military drills
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles, which appeared to come from around its capital at approximately 5 p.m.
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Henry Kissinger's wife Nancy Kissinger dies at 92
Her death comes nearly three years after her husband's death in 2023. She is survived by her two step-children, step-daughter Elizabeth Kissinger and step-son David Kissinger, and five step-grandchildren.
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State Department imposes new sanctions on Cuba
The latest sanctions target the leaders of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, which the secretary claimed exploits educational exchange with the goal of “identifying, cultivating, and radicalizing subversives.”
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White House says $2 million donation for 'Fostering the Future' program will create new scholarships
“America’s greatest competitive advantage remains in its own people," Trump said at a White House event. "Tomorrow’s leaders are sitting in classrooms today, including those growing up in foster care. Their capability is no less remarkable.”