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BBC PoliticsJul 16, 2026
Starmer pledges 'cast-iron support' for Ukraine on final visit as PM
The prime minister will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv later on Thursday.

NYT Homeland Press ReleasesJul 16, 2026
Joan Sebastian Guerrero. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. These ICE Killings Must Stop.
Congress must push back against our inhumane immigration tactics.

New York Times PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Todd Blanche, Trump's Attorney General Pick, Faces Crucial Hurdle After Rocky Hearing
Even a single Republican "no" vote would block Mr. Blanche's nomination from consideration by the full Senate, which could sink his confirmation.

New York Times PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel
The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.

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Politics - U.S. SenateJul 15, 2026
Fate of Blanche's Nomination Could Rest on One Republican Senator
Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, may have the deciding vote on Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general. Even a single Republican "no" vote would block Mr. Blanche's nomination, and the senator said after Wednesday's meeting that he had not made up his mind.

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Senators Press for Scrutiny of Blanche's Role in Spiking Clemency Inquiry (New York Times Politics)

New York Times PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Maine Democrats' Adventurous Political Experiment
The party's leaders have a political experiment on their hands.

New York Times PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After They Were Halted Over Fatal Shootings
Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered its officers on Tuesday to halt most vehicle stops across the country after they shot two people over the past week.

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TRUMP DEMANDS ICE RESTART TRAFFIC STOPS (Drudge Report)

Drudge ReportJul 15, 2026
Faces Crucial Hurdle for AG After Rocky Hearing...




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Blanche's slip-up on his relationship with The Don: 'I'm his lawyer'...
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Yahoo PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Tim Scott doesn't rule out Darline Graham running for her brother Lindsey's Senate seat


Politics - U.S. SenateJul 15, 2026
Democrats Question Trump's Top Intelligence Pick Over 2020 Elections
Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee to lead the nation's intelligence community, was repeatedly questioned by Democrat senators about the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing.

Washington Post PoliticsJul 15, 2026
House vote exposes Democrats' widening divide over Israel
The symbolic vote showed how far Democratic politics on Israel have shifted, as progressive candidates turn anger over Gaza and U.S. military aid into a campaign issue.

Politics - U.S. SenateJul 15, 2026
Trump's Latest C.D.C. Nominee Vows Not to ‘Betray the Science'
Dr. Erica Schwartz told senators in a confirmation hearing that she did not think Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or President Trump would ask her to do anything to hurt public health. Some senators were incredulous.

New York Times PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Inside Maine Democrats' Search for a New Senate Nominee After Graham Platner's Exit
Democratic candidates are hastily building bare-bones campaigns and forgoing traditional outreach like TV ads in a sprint to appeal to party delegates, rather than Maine voters.

Drudge ReportJul 15, 2026
U.S. Military Again Blockades Hormuz...




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U.S. Military Forces Again Blockade Iranian Ports (New York Times Politics)

Drudge ReportJul 15, 2026
DHS INVOLVED IN 17 MOTORIST SHOOTINGS






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BBC PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Burnham does not rule out wealth tax
The expected next PM says he may have to "ask for a little more" in tax and warns of "difficult" choices.

Yahoo PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Trump's pick for intelligence head emphasizes security experience as Democrats press on elections


Drudge ReportJul 15, 2026
The American EV Has Been Crushed. Will It Take Auto Industry With It?




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Drudge ReportJul 15, 2026
Vague Clause Helps Explain Fight Over Hormuz...




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Drudge ReportJul 15, 2026
Ukraine Sea Drone Sinks Russian Ship Near Compound Said to Be Linked to Putin...




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New York Times PoliticsJul 15, 2026
A single Republican no vote could sink Blanche's nomination. Tillis and Cornyn have had doubts.


Yahoo PoliticsJul 15, 2026
Houston demands action after killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: ‘ICE hunts us like animals'


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