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July 16, 2026

Trump promises ‘really big’ election announcement in rare prime-time address

President Donald Trump plans to use a rare prime-time address Thursday night to lay out new claims about U.S. elections and voting machines, returning to an issue he has never abandoned since the 2020 election while promising what he calls “really big news.” The White House has revealed little about the speech beyond its focus […]

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July 16, 2026

Trump threatens new Iran strikes; Tehran warns region could pay a price

Iran is threatening to strike regional infrastructure if the U.S. follows through on President Donald Trump’s warning to target bridges and power plants. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, the president threatened to “knock out all their power plants, we’re going to knock out all their bridges. Unless they get to the table […]

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July 16, 2026

Hegseth announces testosterone screenings for military members over 30

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon is rolling out a new program to test military service members’ testosterone levels yearly. He says the testing will start when male service members turn 30, but younger members can voluntarily undergo testing, as well. “At the Department of War, we have the most elite warriors on the face of the earth,” […]

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July 16, 2026

Minnesota wildfires force dramatic rescues as smoke chokes the Eastern US

Wildfires burning in remote parts of northeastern Minnesota have forced evacuations from the Boundary Waters region, while smoke from fires in Minnesota and Canada is spreading unhealthy air across much of the Midwest and Northeast. St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota declared a local emergency as fires burned across the Superior National Forest and Boundary […]

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July 16, 2026

Iran threatens wider attacks as war expands; Trump set for prime-time address

Iran is threatening to widen the war if the U.S. escalates again. The next phase of the conflict may be closer than ever. Plus, President Donald Trump promises “really big news” in Thursday night’s prime-time address, but Democrats are skeptical about what he will reveal. And the Pentagon is rolling out new testosterone screenings for […]

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July 16, 2026

Vance says White House ‘screwed up’ Epstein files rollout

Vice President JD Vance, in a lengthy interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, admitted the White House mishandled its rollout of the so-called Epstein files. The Epstein files “We absolutely screwed up the comms of the Epstein files. Like, we just did,” Vance told the host. “But do I think the reason we screwed up […]

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July 16, 2026

A year after deadly flooding, Texas Hill Country faces another flood emergency

The same part of Texas devastated by last July’s deadly flooding is once again under flash flood emergencies, as rapidly rising waters threaten communities along the Guadalupe River. Torrential rain this week triggered flash flood emergencies across the region, as water levels in creeks and rivers rose rapidly. Of the cities impacted, Kerrville — the […]

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July 16, 2026

Experimental drone design uses a simple trick to nearly disappear

Drones have become a mainstay on both the battlefield and the suburbs. Wherever they’re found, they’re typically easily found because they’re loud and fairly visible. New technology could make them much less visible. Researchers at Northwestern University created an experimental drone called Phantom Twist to test whether motion blur could make a drone harder to […]

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July 16, 2026

Trump takes aim at US election system, which experts call ‘fundamentally secure’

President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time address Thursday night on election security, promising “really big news” as his administration reportedly prepares to release newly declassified intelligence related to the 2020 election, foreign interference and voting machine vulnerabilities. “It doesn’t get bigger,” Trump told reporters Tuesday in the Oval Office, “because without free and fair […]

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July 16, 2026

Dispute over Justice Department leaders continues with latest Trump ousting

Since President Donald Trump returned to office, questions have come to light regarding the administration’s and the president’s roles in appointing top prosecutors across the country.  His appointments and the time they have spent in their roles have sparked tension between the president and the courts.  Those tensions reignited on Wednesday, when Trump fired the […]