July 2026 News

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The deal between the US and Saudi Arabia to help the Gulf kingdom develop nuclear energy is dependent on Riyadh recognising the State of Israel, President Donald Trump has said. "The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)... which pertains only to non-military use... will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Tariffs are back — and they couldn’t come at a worse time for the GOP. Some Republicans fear the eye-popping new levies President Donald Trump threatened to slap on Canada and generic drug makers this week will aggravate Americans who were already blaming the tariffs for stubborn inflation ahead of a midterm election dominated by economic issues.

David Brouillette, the ICE officer who allegedly killed Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero during a traffic stop in Maine last week, had a history of domestic violence and a number of serious mental health issues, his ex-wife told NPR.

The killing, along with a fatal ICE shooting in Texas the week before, comes on the heels of a rapid hiring spree at the federal agency: ICE says it has hired more than 12,000 officers in less than a year. That has prompted some law enforcement experts to worry that ICE is cutting corners in its hiring – a lesson police have learned the hard way over the years.

The House on Thursday passed a resolution to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran.

Why it matters: It's Congress' second successful rebuke of Trump's Iran war effort, reflecting growing GOP unease with the conflict.

• Four Republicans — Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Tom Barrett (Mich.), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Thomas Massie (Ky.) — voted in support of the measure along with every Democrat.
• The 214-208 vote to direct Trump to end hostilities is largely symbolic and does not carry the force of law.

Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall near New Orleans on Wednesday and was headed toward Houston on Thursday. But some of worst weather connected to this storm is expected more than 800 miles away in North Carolina and southern Virginia.

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Justice Department on Wednesday requesting a criminal investigation of former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he made false statements during a congressional deposition last year.

In the center of a busy intersection on Williamson and Baldwin Streets in Madison, Wisconsin, several officers from the Madison Police Department wrestled a man to the ground in the early afternoon Wednesday, used a taser on him and then shot him at close range. Unable to cross the intersection, several vehicles stopped and their drivers got out to film the arrest. In videos posted online, residents can be heard screaming in shock and anger. Hundreds of protesters converged on the scene Wednesday evening and marched downtown, interrupting the Concert on the Square. Protest speakers identified the man as Corey Ruiz and a crowd of hundreds of people chanted his name. 

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday announced that several thousand non-citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey’s voter rolls three years ago, she laid much of the blame on her predecessor and fellow Democrat, former Gov. Phil Murphy.

Sherrill said she was “appalled” by the last administration’s “reckless failures” and a lack of transparency that she’d only learned of the mishap last week.

 - Liverpool are in the driving seat to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Bradley Barcola, The Sun reports. The club are looking to recruit an established winger following the exit of Mohamed Salah this summer, and Barcola is high on their shortlist. The France international is also wanted by Arsenal, who missed out on signing Morgan Rogers, and Bayern Munich. PSG believe Barcola has a transfer value of around £100 million. 

Georgia Tech raised more than $415 million in Fiscal Year 2026, exceeding the previous annual record by more than $100 million and pushing Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech past the initial campaign target of $2 billion with 18 months remaining.

New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that Joey Thomas, Patrick Carter, Dele Harding and Nick Williams will assist the Saints coaching staff for the 2026 preseason, as part of the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship program, bringing a wealth of experience and success to the team in training camp. 

Weeks after the Obama Presidential Center’s star-studded opening in Chicago, a subcontractor who previously claimed his company was stiffed for nearly $4 million has shut down operations and laid off 25 union workers. Mike Owen, the owner of Chicago-based Adamson Plumbing Contractors, told Fox News Digital that the financial fallout forced the company to abandon about half a dozen other construction jobs and left it on the verge of collapse. Owen described the shutdown as a painful decision he believed was necessary to save the company from bankruptcy.

Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier stand out at daily Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Lexington, Ky. Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits. The aprons feature an embroidered image of Jesus on the cross, alive and gasping for air. "It is an important moment for us, when Jesus calls out to the Father, 'My God, my God, Why have you forsaken me?'" Sister Theresa Alethia says. "That's the moment that we enter into with the people that we serve."

Wholesome eating is a central part of the Trump administration's efforts to Make America Healthy Again. But a landmark nutrition education program for recipients of federal food assistance and other low-income people will cease to exist within weeks after President Trump eliminated it last summer when he signed a massive Republican spending and tax bill. 

An attorney representing the family of Nolan Wells said on Wednesday that an independent autopsy failed to identify a clear cause of death in a case that has drawn national attention. "These findings are inconclusive ... pending further investigation," said Benjamin Crump. 

When you have a president with a low approval rating going into the midterms, the conventional wisdom is to keep him away from competitive races. But that's not the approach President Trump and his political team are taking. The president travels to Georgia today, a swing state with a key Senate race and a toss-up gubernatorial contest. It's the latest example of Trump traveling to states and districts with competitive races. So far this year he has already campaigned with a dozen candidates in elections seen as toss-ups.

Cambodia’s prime minister said on Thursday he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, lauding his “extraordinary statesmanship” in halting a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. 

A Chinese married couple convicted of trying to steal cutting-edge research from an Ohio children's hospital to share with China will have their U.S. citizenship revoked, the Justice Department (DOJ) said Tuesday. U.S. Judge James E. Simmons Jr., ordered that Li Chen and Yu Zhou be stripped of their naturalized U.S. citizenship, citing their convictions for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets, which involved "moral turpitude" that prevented them from having the good moral character necessary to naturalize, federal prosecutors said.