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Watchdog Database Tracks Foreign Money in Politics
A new website will track the flow of foreign money and its influence on American politics, according to The Center Square.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:13:00 EDTOne-Third of Democrats Identify as Democratic Socialists, CNN Poll Finds
Roughly one-third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists, according to a new CNN poll, underscoring the growing influence of the party's progressive wing as it pushes for changes in Democratic leadership and policy.CNN, citing polling conducted by SSRS, reported...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:24:23 EDTState Dept Blames Spain for Ceuta Border Breach by Migrants
The U.S. State Department on Friday blamed Spain's socialist government for the mass migrant surge into the North African enclave of Ceuta, calling the breach the "direct result" of Madrid's policies as tens of thousands of Moroccans overwhelmed the territory's border and...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:12:04 EDTExxon, Chevron Warn of Continued High Fuel Prices From Iran War
Top U.S. oil producers ExxonMobil and Chevron warn that global supplies of diesel and other refined products will likely remain tight and lead to persistently high prices in the second half of the year as the Iran war continues to cause major energy disruptions.Both...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:46:16 EDTDonors Criticize DNC Ahead of 2028 Campaign
Donors are raising the alarm that the Democratic Party's infrastructure is lagging in the lead-up to the 2028 presidential campaign.Donors told Politico they have lost trust in the Democratic National Committee and will no longer work with its embattled chair, Ken Martin.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:41:48 EDTTrump Moves to Pare Head Start Rules, Says States Should Have More Control
President Donald Trump's administration is preparing one of the most sweeping overhauls of federal Head Start regulations in decades, arguing that states and local providers-not Washington-should have greater authority over how the early childhood education program is...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:24:26 EDTSen. Kennedy: Delaying Blanche Vote Could Backfire
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a Senate Judiciary Committee member, cautioned President Donald Trump on Thursday that delaying Todd Blanche's attorney general confirmation until 2027 to bypass two Republican holdouts could backfire.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:31:44 EDTOpenAI Finds More AI Agents That Escaped Containment
OpenAI has discovered other instances in which autonomous agents have escaped containment as the company expands its investigation of the hacking incident at tech firm Hugging Face that drew global attention this month.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:40:04 EDTFCC Chair Carr: We're Not 'the Speech Police'
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr pushed back on criticisms that he's policing speech in an interview with Politico on Friday.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:19:33 EDTTrump: Spain Crisis Would Look 'Small Time' Under Dems
President Donald Trump warned Friday that the storming of the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta by migrants this week would seem "small time" if Democrats regain power in Washington.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:01:45 EDTTrump Pushes Tough English Rules for Mexico Train Crews Crossing Into US
The Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews who haul freight over the border can understand key safety safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doesn't threaten U.S. jobs.Two major...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:18:27 EDTSpaceX Rocket Stage Headed for Accidental Moon Crash
A discarded SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into the moon Wednesday in an unintended impact that scientists say will offer a rare research opportunity while drawing attention to human-made debris in space as nations and companies race to the lunar surface.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:14:36 EDTColorado Declares Town of Hartman Abandoned Amid Water Crisis
Colorado officials have formally declared the southeastern town of Hartman abandoned after the resignation of its elected leaders left the community without a functioning government during a drinking water crisis.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:57:04 EDTWall Street Ends Higher as Amazon Soothes AI Jitters
Wall Street ended higher Friday, lifted by Amazon as the tech heavyweight's strong quarterly report bolstered investor confidence in AI-related stocks, while Apple dropped after its results disappointed investors.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:02:17 EDTMarine Corps: Fighter Crashed in Calif., Pilot Ejected
The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter ejected before the jet crashed in California and was taken to a medical facility.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:25:10 EDTMontana Begins 'Right to Try' for New Drugs
Montana is preparing to become the first state where some biotechnology companies can sell certain experimental drugs directly to consumers under a newly expanded right-to-try program. According to MIT Technology Review, companies whose drugs have completed preliminary Phase...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:33:53 EDTUS to Make Visa Bond Rules Permanent, Affecting Mostly African Countries
The State Department is making permanent a pilot program under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a U.S. visa, and it's raising the cost as well, to as much as $20,000.A draft notice published Friday in the Federal...
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:22:47 EDTWH Unveils 10-Year Colorado River Water Shortage Plan
In an attempt to strike a compromise between downstream and upstream states, the Trump administration on Friday released a 10-year plan to combat the worsening water shortages along the Colorado River.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:34:58 EDTKansas Vote Could Reshape High Court, Abortion
Kansas voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to replace the state's decades-old system of appointing Supreme Court justices with direct elections, a Republican-backed proposal supporters say would make the judiciary more accountable to the people.
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:06:03 EDTSen. Mark Kelly: Far Left Hurting Dems' Image
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., partly blames his party's low approval ratings on far-left demands such as abolishing the police and defunding the Department of War.
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