Major Stories
DeSoto County residents file lawsuit over majority-Black judicial subdistrict
Jackson City Council debates data center regulations, considers moratorium
Texas Senate panel lays groundwork for renewed push to ban THC products
Nigel Farage Resigns His Parliamentary Seat—and Is Standing for Election Again
Mitch McConnell's Absence Sparks Thomas Massie Senate Speculation
The American Revolution Was Fought With Muskets and Ink
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
Gina Hinojosa proposes sending every Texas household $1,500 in her bid to oust Greg Abbott
Senate Leader John Thune and other national Republicans rallying for Paxton at fundraiser this month
Platner faces pressure to drop out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation
Democrats' Maine Problem
"Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion
Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893
State lawmakers to explore banning foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates
Gen Z women are the most pessimistic about the American dream
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Mississippi Today welcomes new senior editor
Insurers Are Pocketing Copay Assistance Funds Meant to Curb Patient Drug Costs
International Olympic Committee Lifts Russia Ban as It Continues Bombing Ukraine
Poll: Majority of Americans Disapprove of Supreme Court After Latest Term
Trump Admin Gave Iran Sensitive Details on Iranian Asylum Seekers, Lawsuit Says
Trump Tells Big Tech He’ll Fast-Track Fossil Fuel Plants to Power AI
Poll: Most Democrats Say Israel Committing Genocide, US Should Downgrade Support
Dems Decry Disaster Aid Denials as Trump Approves $846 Million to GOP States
Life of Pediatrician Incarcerated by Israel Is in Immediate Danger, Lawyer Warns
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Report From House Dems: Trump Used 250th Planning to Hide Corruption
Trump’s Spat With Meloni Shows He Can’t Even Keep Far Right Leaders on His Side
The Roberts Court vs. the Trump Court
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ICE fatally shoots man in Houston after he allegedly tried to run over agent
Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers Denied Him an Inhaler
FIRE Files Lawsuit Against ICE Violations of the First Amendment
He Compared ICE's Chief to a Nazi, so ICE Tracked Him Down on Vacation With His Daughter
The U.S. Could Eventually Win a Men's World Cup—With Enough Immigration and Capitalism
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Mississippi Today2d
US attorney says Jackson bribery case had ‘no racial issues’
Black elected officials who pleaded guilty in connection to a sweeping probe into corruption in Mississippi’s capital city weren’t targeted because of their race, U.S. Attorney for the Southern Distri
CalMatters2d
Empresa penitenciaria privada vende dos de los centros de detención de inmigrantes de California al gobierno federal
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The Center Square2d
Republicans sue Nevada over voting by nonresidents
(The Center Square) - In Nevada, as in most states, some American citizens born abroad can vote in the state – even if they've never lived there.
The Center Square2d
WATCH: Heat turns up on congresswoman over new Washington income tax
(The Center Square) - Two months after the National Republican Congressional Committee released polling in Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District that showed Democratic incumbent Rep. Marie Glu
Common Dreams3d
ACLU Launches Historic “Firewall for Freedom” Campaign to Protect Crucial Rights Up and Down the Ballot
In 2026, the American Civil Liberties Union will make its largest-ever investment in down ballot races, marking a historic escalation in its “Firewall for Freedom” strategy to protect civil liberties
Common Dreams3d
Obamacare Enrollment Declines Driven by Subsidy Cuts, Not Removing Fraudulent Enrollees
Millions of low- and middle-income Americans are losing health coverage because the Trump administration allowed the subsidies that made it affordable to lapse, according to a new Public Citizen analy
Democracy Now!3d
Hamas Renouncing Rule Over Gaza Signals Commitment to Ceasefire Despite Israeli Attacks: Amjad Iraqi
As part of the U.S.-backed “Board of Peace” 20-point plan to end Israel’s military assault on Gaza, Hamas is dissolving its civilian governing body in the Gaza Strip. Hamas’s h
Democracy Now!3d
Calls Grow for Israel to Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya; U.S. Doctor Says "Nobody Is Safe" in Gaza
Israel continues to ignore international calls to free the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, from over 18 months of Israeli detention without charge. After seeing D
Reason Magazine2d
$150K Settlement as to Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching
The Institute for Free Speech, which represented Bakersfield College Prof. Daymon Johnson, reports:
Global Voices2d
Labour Day under a state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
‘Our colonial status has changed, but both imperialism and the plantation mode of maintaining order remain’
Reason Magazine2d
Lawsuit by Khymani James ("Be Grateful That I'm Not Just Going Out and Murdering Zionists") Against Columbia Dismissed
From James v. Columbia Univ., decided Thursday by N.Y. trial court judge Kathleen Waterman-Marshall:
Reason Magazine3d
Europe, A.C., and the Housing Exception to America's Economic Success Story
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free.
CDC Newsroom2d
CDC warns of E. coli outbreak linked to frozen blueberries.
CDC alert: Recall of frozen blueberries linked to E. coli outbreak; do not eat recalled product.
NSF News2d
NSF launches Project Triad to advance quantum technology for real-world applications
The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced Project Triad, a first-of-its-kind initiative to integrate quantum sensing, quantum networking and quantum computing into a single operational...
NSF News2d
Podcast: The fight against high blood pressure [hypertension]
U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Tao Zhou discusses the development of a new 3D-printed hydrogel-based bioelectronic device for hypertension treatment.
Inside Climate News3d
Despite Decades of Warnings, British Fish Stocks Are Collapsing
Regulations governing British fishing are supposed to keep it “environmentally sustainable in the long term.” But fish stocks in the United Kingdom are on the brink of collapse.
Mongabay2d
The growing global popularity of wildlife crossings
Nearly three years ago, Newscast guest, author and journalist Ben Goldfarb discussed his book Crossings, which is about wildlife crossings and road ecology. Wildlife crossings help reconnect habitats
Inside Climate News2d
Extreme Temperatures Once Again Prove Deadly in Europe and U.S.
This summer has been off to a particularly hot—and deadly—start.
Mongabay2d
‘A targeted, data-driven approach’: Interview with Vietnam’s antipoaching unit
Southeast Asia’s middle class has grown exponentially in recent decades, driving demand for exotic pets, meats and animal parts used for luxury goods and traditional medicines. In Vietnam, long a dest
Inside Climate News2d
Record Heat Drives Wildfires in Europe, Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Wildfires are tearing through southern France and parts of Spain, Portugal and Greece, forcing thousands of people to evacuate from their homes.
Outlier Media2d
DTE power outages in 2026: What to know about reliability, bill credits, rate hikes
Here’s what to know about the utility’s reliability record, the $42-per-day credit you may be owed, and why your rates keep going up.
Federal Reserve2d
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to amend its requirements for banks to maintain anti-money laundering programs
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to amend its requirements for banks to maintain anti-money laundering programs
Investigate Midwest3d
Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns.
Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than urban and suburban Americans about what those projects could mean for their ele
Capital B3d
Black Organizers Are Preparing for a New Era of Voting Rights Battles
The mobilization effort was swift once it became clear that Black Georgians stood to lose political representation.
Chalkbeat2d
Chicago cut funding for assistant principals in small schools. Most chose to keep them anyway.
Data analysis by Sophie Hayssen
Chalkbeat2d
What’s Mamdani’s agenda for K-12 education in NYC? 6 months in, it’s hard to say.
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Chalkbeat2d
$135 million tax increase pitched as a solution for Jeffco Public Schools’ budget gap
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Chalkbeat2d
Randi Weingarten said Newark Public Schools visit confirmed her fears about AI in the classroom
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Reason Magazine2d
Eleventh Circuit Panel Strikes Down (by 2-1 Vote) Stop Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions
Some excerpts from today's very long opinion in Pernell v. Fla. Bd. of Governors of State Univ. by Judge Britt Grant, joined by Judge Charles Wilson; note that the leading Eleventh Circuit precedent o
Reason Magazine3d
Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy
It would have been amazing to see Americans take home our first World Cup on our country's 250th birthday—and during a year that we're hosting. Sadly, that dream was dashed on Monday night, when Belgi
Reason Magazine3d
The Man Who Invented Online Sports Betting—and Went to Prison for It
Odds Man Out: The Untold Story of How Professional Sports Crushed the Pioneers of Online Betting, by Jay Cohen, Post Hill Press, 384 pages, $32
Reason Magazine3d
Brickbat: Leave the Driving to Us
German politicians are promising to block Volkswagen's plan to cut about 100,000 jobs and close four factories in Germany. The automaker wants to save money and restructure to be more competitive with