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Democrat says political appointee placed at Interior Inspector General
The article text was unavailable, so its claims cannot be independently summarised beyond the headline. The headline indicates that a Democrat alleged a political appointee had been placed within the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General, raising potential concerns about the watchdog’s independence. No supporting details, dates, names, evidence, or response from the Interior Department…
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ESPN personality busted on social media for inaccurately trying to promote the SEC’s strength of schedule
An OutKick (Fox News Sports) column accuses an ESPN personality of misrepresenting the SEC’s college football strength of schedule in an effort to bolster the conference’s reputation, after social media users flagged inaccuracies in the claims. The piece frames the incident as further evidence of what it calls an “open secret” — that ESPN, as…
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Senate Democrats introduce bill to roll back press restrictions at Pentagon
Senate Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at reversing restrictions on journalists covering the Pentagon. The proposal matters because it would seek to protect reporters’ ability to gather information independently about the US military and hold defence officials to account. The move follows a series of Pentagon measures that have limited press access and prompted legal…
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Badenoch vows to put forward ‘serious Tory candidate’ in Clacton to face Reform UK – on one condition
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will field a “serious candidate” in Clacton if a parliamentary standards investigation into Nigel Farage eventually forces a second by-election there, though the party is not standing in the current contest. Voters go to the polls on 13 August in a by-election triggered by Farage’s resignation as MP, with…
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Ro Khanna calls for the right to oppose data centers to be protected
US Representative Ro Khanna has introduced a House resolution calling for a “Data Center Bill of Rights” to protect local communities’ ability to reject data centre projects being built near their homes. The move follows growing state-level pushback against rapid data centre expansion, including a one-year moratorium in New York, and comes as the federal…
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Judge formally dismisses Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian
A Washington judge has formally dismissed the felony property-destruction charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who had been accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The dismissal ends the immediate prosecution after the Justice Department concluded that newly obtained evidence undermined its ability to prove Hearn caused the damage beyond reasonable doubt. Hearn,…
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Only 5 Classic Rock Albums Are Better Than ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’
A feature from entertainment site Collider argues that, much as The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is often hailed as one of rock’s most influential records, at least five classic rock albums arguably surpass it. The piece frames Sgt. Pepper’s as hugely important for reshaping what an album could be as…
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Trump signs 2 immigration actions to curb ‘birth tourism,’ limit birthright citizenship
President Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and cracking down on so-called “birth tourism,” reigniting a fight over the scope of the 14th Amendment. The move comes only weeks after the Supreme Court ruled in June 2026 that the amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, striking down Trump’s earlier attempt during his…
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John Fetterman unleashes on fellow Democrat over ‘dangerous’ move that cost party in midterm elections
Senator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat, has criticised a fellow member of his party over a decision he described as “dangerous”, arguing that it damaged Democrats’ standing in the recent midterm elections. Fetterman has built a reputation as an outspoken moderate voice within the party, frequently breaking with colleagues on strategy and policy, and his…
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Surprise GOP hemp fight drags spending bill
A dispute among Senate Republicans over delaying a planned ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products complicated efforts to pass a short-term US government funding bill. The row matters because it threatened to slow legislation intended to avert a funding lapse, while exposing divisions within the party over public-health safeguards, regulation and the hemp industry. The White…