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Trump's homelessness crackdown direction draws pushback and some nods in California's Orange County
Orange County officials and front-line workers are responding with a mix of concern and selective support to President Donald Trump's new executive order targeting homelessness, a sweeping directive that leans heavily on law enforcement, civil commitments and mandatory treatment.
Signed Thursday, July 24, the order calls for a reset on how ...Read more

Trump throws his support behind RNC Chair Michael Whatley for NC Senate seat
President Donald Trump has picked the candidate he’s supporting to fill North Carolina’s open Senate seat in the 2026 election: Michael Whatley.
Whatley is a North Carolina native who served as head of the state’s Republican Party before Trump selected him in 2024 as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
On Thursday night, Trump...Read more
The RNC chairman is stepping down. Trump wants a Florida Republican to step in
Amid news that the chairman of the Republican National Committee is stepping down, President Donald Trump on Thursday encouraged Republicans around the country to rally behind a Florida lawmaker as his replacement.
Posting on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said Florida Sen. Joe Gruters, from Sarasota, “will do a wonderful job” ...Read more

Trump endorses Rogers for Senate in Michigan
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat ― the day after another potential contender for the GOP nomination bowed out.
"From the U.S. Army to Congress, Mike has served our Nation with distinction, and will bring that same Fighting Spirit to the U.S. Senate," ...Read more

Trump endorses Ashley Moody for Senate in 2026
President Donald Trump is endorsing Ashley Moody for a full term U.S. Senate seat.
Moody, who was twice elected to be Florida Attorney General, was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January to replace Sen. Marco Rubio. Trump had tapped Rubio to be Secretary of State, leaving the seat open.
She’ll face voters in a senate race for the first ...Read more

Trump signs bill with funding cuts to foreign aid and NPR, PBS
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a $9 billion package of spending cuts that ends federal funding for public broadcasters and reduces foreign aid, the White House said.
The measure was spurred by onetime Trump ally Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency, which sought to shutter ...Read more

Trump says not 'necessary' to fire Powell after getting Fed tour
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump downplayed his clash with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over cost overruns during a tour of the central bank’s renovation project on Thursday, making it clear that he saw the issue of lower interest rates as a more pressing concern.
After a tour that saw Trump and Powell publicly trade barbs over...Read more

Battle over transgender troops reignites on Capitol Hill
Multiple defense bills on Congress’ post-recess agenda would cement in law the Trump administration’s restrictions on health care for transgender members of the military community.
The provisions could have a lasting effect on the lives of perhaps several thousand current and former Defense Department personnel — both uniformed and ...Read more

'South Park' premiere skewers Trump, prompting White House response
The season 27 premiere of “South Park” may have been delayed two weeks, but it made quite an entrance Wednesday night – so much so that even the White House took note. It is perhaps not all that surprising since President Donald Trump played a starring role.
Though many of Trump’s real-world policies and actions were spotlighted in the ...Read more

Congress ponders reforms in Medicare program at the center of DOJ's probe into UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group’s confirmation of a federal probe into its Medicare business comes just as lawmakers in Washington are newly calling for reforms in the sprawling Advantage program, which now provides coverage for a majority of Medicare beneficiaries.
For years, Medicare Advantage, or MA, has been a lucrative line of business for private ...Read more

Analysis: 'Epstein recess': Trump, GOP leaders try to distract and delay as scandal simmers
WASHINGTON — Deflect, distract, delay. Then depart.
President Donald Trump and congressional Republican leaders have been forced to pivot from celebrating a string of legislative and foreign policy wins to doing anything possible to distract angry “Make American Great Again” loyalists. On both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, there appears to...Read more

Trump sues NYC, Mayor Adams to end sanctuary city protections for immigrants
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end sanctuary city law policies in New York City, arguing that the laws that protect migrants violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court, cites Sunday’s shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border ...Read more

Trump signs order aimed at removing homeless from streets
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at removing homeless people from streets.
The measure, titled by the White House as “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” calls on Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek to overturn legal rulings the Trump administration says make it difficult for cities and states...Read more

Trump sues NYC, Mayor Adams to end sanctuary city protections for immigrants
NEW YORK — The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end sanctuary city law policies in New York City, arguing that the laws that protect migrants violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court, cites Sunday’s shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border ...Read more

Trump quietly renews Chevron's license in Venezuela, marking shift in US policy
In a marked shift in U.S. policy toward Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly approved a new license allowing oil giant Chevron to restart its operations in the South American nation, according to sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
The decision this week represents a departure from earlier hard-line measures and ...Read more

Trump DOJ sets up 'strike force' to probe unfounded Obama '16 vote claims
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has set up a “strike force” to probe unfounded claims that former President Barack Obama illegally pushed allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to boost Trump.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she’s eager to “investigate potential next legal steps” following the release...Read more
Michigan GOP group wants Bouchard to run for Congress. But not the Bouchard you're thinking of
DETROIT — A new group of Michigan Republicans launched Thursday with the aim of recruiting and encouraging Michael Bouchard, son of the Oakland County sheriff, to run for Congress to succeed GOP U.S. Rep. John James in one of the state's most competitive U.S. House districts.
Twenty elected leaders and business people signed on to serve as ...Read more

House heads home for summer, avoiding decisions on Epstein and spending
WASHINGTON — Republicans delivered some big legislative victories this month in Congress for President Donald Trump. But when it comes to funding the government, it’s a familiar story on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers in the House headed home this week for summer break, having passed only two of the 12 government funding bills for 2026.
Unless ...Read more

Commentary: The Supreme Court owes you an explanation
“Because I said so” never is persuasive or satisfying. And it certainly should not be regarded as acceptable when it is the Supreme Court resolving important issues — up to and including matters of life and death — without the slightest explanation. Yet, that has been the pattern in recent weeks, as in a series of significant cases the ...Read more

Trump says countries will face tariffs ranging from 15% to 50%
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called reciprocal tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies was rising.
“We’ll have a straight, simple tariff of anywhere between 15% and 50%,” Trump said Wednesday at an AI summit in Washington. “A ...Read more
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