Federal documents obtained by a conservative watchdog group show the Biden administration’s DOJ sought a “federal hook” so they could investigate and criminally charge parents protesting school policies.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 20.07.2025.
It displays 144 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
20.07.2025 ⇢ The Epstein Shadow Deepens, The Deportation's Broad Reach
⌨US media continued its intense focus on President Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Throughout the day, reports delved deeper into the ongoing saga, with new accuser accounts naming Trump to law enforcement and discussions surfacing about his efforts to suppress related discussions. Concurrently, Trump's escalated immigration policies gained significant attention, detailing widespread fear from deportation raids and declining public approval. Incidents involving border agents, including a shooting by an alleged illegal migrant in NYC, underscored the volatile situation. The economic impact of Trump's tariffs, causing higher prices and supply chain shifts, also drew consistent coverage. Meanwhile, Director Gabbard's claims of an Obama administration "treasonous conspiracy" re-emerged forcefully, adding another layer to the political controversies. Updates also noted a sharp decrease in missing persons from the Texas floods.
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Justin Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of DOGE. He was later promoted to a post as senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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00:16⇢The President's Consolidating Power
⌨US media continues to extensively cover President Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, with Trump labeling those seeking their release 'troublemakers' (ABC News). Simultaneously, reports detail his administration's consolidation of power, including the firing of prosecutors at the DOJ (Washington Post) and chiseling away at Congress's influence (AP News). Legislative victories, such as the major crypto bill with Trump's support, also gain attention (NPR).
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Dustin Poirier will face Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday before hanging up his gloves.
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A tropical wave is interacting with a broad low pressure area to produce the showers and thunderstorms in the open Atlantic Ocean.
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The new numbers are a significant drop from the approximately 100 people authorities had previously said were unaccounted for.
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The 2-year-old girl was taken to Wykoff Heights Medical Center in critical condition.
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A 51-year-old former bricklayer may be the most fervent supporter of Trump in the entire Arctic. But it's not always easy being Jorgen Boassen.
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Periods of religious zealotry and an unsettled career were intertwined for years before he was accused in the murder of a Democratic lawmaker and her husband.
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The Boston Globe
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The 54-year-old man was also taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he is in critical condition
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The Daily Beast
At least four other Pentagon staff have been fired or transitioned away since April.
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Associated Press
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias Sweida.
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The Daily Beast
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner was at the Aspen Security Forum when he gave a scathing rebuke.
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Associated Press
Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.
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Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.
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09:22⇢President's Entangled Threads
⌨US media continues its significant focus on ongoing political controversies involving President Trump. Headlines delve deeper into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein (CNN, HuffPost). The discourse also includes DNI Gabbard's claims of Obama administration conspiracies, with top Democrats now offering rebuttals (The Daily Beast, One America News Network). Concurrently, a positive update shows the number of missing from Texas floods has sharply decreased (ABC News, CBS).
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The New York Times
Patients across the U.S. have endured rushed or premature attempts to retrieve their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life.
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New York Post
Bragg showed up at Washington Square Park this week to show off his painting skills – and the “healing power of art” – while junkies nodded off all around.
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Alex Kirshner
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A recent WSJ report and Trump’s efforts to quiet chatter about the late sex offender have rekindled interest in their relationship
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Associated Press
Midway through summer, U.S. retailers are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, and American businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices at this time of year.
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Midway through summer, U.S. retailers are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, and American businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices at this time of year.
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Associated Press
Midway through summer, U.S. retailers are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, and American businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices at this time of year.
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The Washington Post
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The Trump administration has repeatedly centered its policy battles in California, including on immigration and transgender rights, gun permitting rules, environmental regulations and agricultural policies.
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"Extensive follow-up work" and "extraordinary efforts" were credited with the reduction after 173 people statewide were reported missing.
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Trump has said he wants to close the Education Department, but he just gave the agency a long to-do list
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New York Post
Bragg showed up at Washington Square Park this week to show off his painting skills – and the “healing power of art” – while junkies nodded off all around.
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Bragg showed up at Washington Square Park this week to show off his painting skills – and the “healing power of art” – while junkies nodded off all around.
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Republicans and MAGA remain solidly behind Trump.
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After raising the pension age and cutting taxes on the rich, now Emmanuel Macron’s government wants to scrap the Easter Monday and VE Day bank holidays. The plan is sure to face stiff resistance, with French workers unwilling to swallow further austerity.
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Breitbart News
Federal documents obtained by a conservative watchdog group show the Biden administration’s DOJ sought a “federal hook” so they could investigate and criminally charge parents protesting school policies.
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Associated Press
Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.
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13:46⇢Epstein Shadow Lengthens
⌨The US media continues to heavily focus on President Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein. New reports highlight how the Epstein story poses a significant test for Trump and discuss his efforts to suppress related discussions (CNN, Washington Post). Concurrently, Trump's administration's policies on immigration and social issues remain battlegrounds, particularly in states like California (CBS, LA Times, Mother Jones). Updates also note a sharp decrease in missing persons from the Texas floods (NBC News, ABC News).
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New York Post
Wild video shows the moment cops beat down an anti-ICE protester who was part of a demonstration that blocked a vital bridge out of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Louisiana, long known for its 'prison economy,' now houses more ICE detention facilities than any other non-border state.
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The Daily Beast
The MAGA figurehead took a bizarre victory lap in celebration of the six-month anniversary of his second presidential term.
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The Daily Beast
The MAGA figurehead took a bizarre victory lap in celebration of the six-month anniversary of his second presidential term.
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For the first time in modern history a capital city is on the verge of running dry
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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face in a New York City park by two moped-riding armed robbers — but he shot back and wounded one of the perps as they fled, according to sources.
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The Boston Globe
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has already started his 2028 presidential campaign — but his state has the highest unemployment rate in the United States.
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Alex Kirshner
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The Atlantic
To fend off illiberalism from the White House, the university’s president also has to confront illiberalism on campus.
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No one was injured in the incident, according to the Everett Fire Department. The driver remains at large.
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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face by an illegal immigrant inside a New York City park on Saturday night, according to law enforcement officials.
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The Daily Beast
The MAGA figurehead took a bizarre victory lap in celebration of the six-month anniversary of his second presidential term.
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16:21⇢The Deportation's Broad Sweep
⌨US media heavily focuses on President Trump's escalated deportation efforts, drawing criticism from various fronts. Reports indicate over half of Americans believe his approach has gone too far (CNN), with the LA Mayor noting widespread fear (ABC News). Conservative outlets detail pushback from ICE agents (Fox News) and incidents involving border patrol (NY Post, OANN). The administration also expands detention facilities (USA Today), while public support for the program reportedly falls (CBS, LA Times).
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A new poll from CBS/YouGov says support for Trump's immigration policies have dropped by double digits since February.
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The Daily Beast
The MAGA figurehead took a bizarre victory lap in celebration of the six-month anniversary of his second presidential term.
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The demonstration comes after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
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The Democrats’ Project 2029 takes up the unique strategy of getting the very people who drove their party into the disastrous rut it is now stuck in to come up with the ideas that will get it out.
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Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.
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The Daily Beast
The director of national intelligence has doubled down on her “treasonous conspiracy” allegations.
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One America News
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday to condemn the attack on an ancient Palestinian church, which was reportedly perpetrated by Israeli settlers.
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The Washington Post
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The Boston Globe
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On this week’s broadcast on FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said former President Barack Obama directed a “treasonous conspiracy” against President Donald Trump during his first term.
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PLUS: TRUMP'S DOC DUMP SET TO DISAPPOINT
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The Daily Beast
Polls released on Sunday showed the country breaking with the president over his anti-immigration agenda.
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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face in a New York City park by two moped-riding armed robbers — but he shot back and wounded one of the perps as they fled, according to sources.
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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face in a New York City park by two moped-riding armed robbers — but he shot back and wounded one of the perps as they fled, according to sources.
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The New York Times
A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the F.B.I. in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with President Trump.
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New York State, California and Texas are home to eight of the 10 wealthiest U.S. suburbs, according to a new ranking.
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Associated Press
Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.
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Los Angeles Times
The massive Republican tax bill signed by Trump is expected to soon claw $750 million per year from the L.A. County Department of Health Services, which oversees four public hospitals and roughly two dozen clinics.
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19:14⇢Immigration Policy Backlash
⌨US media continues to focus heavily on President Trump's immigration policies, detailing growing public disapproval and wider impacts. Polls indicate declining support for his anti-immigration agenda (The Daily Beast, CBS, CNN), with many viewing deportations as excessive (CNN). Reports highlight federal cuts linked to Trump's tax bill affecting local health systems (LA Times) and an incident involving a Border Patrol agent shot by an alleged illegal migrant (NY Post). The LA Mayor notes widespread fear (ABC News).
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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face in a New York City park by two moped-riding armed robbers — but he shot back and wounded one of the perps as they fled, according to sources.
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One America News
WNBA players have begun demanding increased pay, wearing pregame shirts that read: “Pay us what you owe us,” despite the league consistently failing to generate a profit.
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UC Berkeley professor killed in Athens: Suspect claims he ‘did it all for’ victim’s ex-wife, leaked police confession reveals
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UC Berkeley professor killed in Athens: Suspect claims he ‘did it all for’ victim’s ex-wife, leaked police confession reveals
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The tragic female victim, Mary Kwok, seems to entirely disappear from view after being struck, while the bike-riding man also appears to be obliterated by the impact.
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UC Berkeley professor killed in Athens: Suspect claims he ‘did it all for’ victim’s ex-wife, leaked police confession reveals
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UC Berkeley professor killed in Athens: Suspect claims he ‘did it all for’ victim’s ex-wife, leaked police confession reveals
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The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.
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The Atlantic
Tanning is back. And this time, it’s not just about looking good.
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Los Angeles Times
James Kimmel Jr.
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The Daily Beast
The disgraced financier’s former employee recalled an alleged incident in which the president stared at her bare legs.
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One America News
President Donald Trump called on the Washington Commanders to “immediately” change their name back to the Washington Redskins, or potentially face restrictions on building a new stadium in Washington D.C.
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The Atlantic
To fend off illiberalism from the White House, the university’s president also has to confront illiberalism on campus.
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The Atlantic
Tanning is back. And this time, it’s not just about looking good.
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"If we get to a place where we're no longer eligible, I can start a timer on how much longer Emma will be alive," Stacy Staggs said.
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21:58⇢Presidential Policy Fronts
⌨US media prominently features President Trump's ongoing policies and controversies. His immigration efforts spark reports of widespread fear from deportation raids (ABC News) and incidents involving border agents (Boston Globe, Fox News). Concurrently, the President's connections to Jeffrey Epstein remain a focus as new victim accounts emerge (The Daily Beast, NYTimes, HuffPost). The economic impact of Trump's tariff policies also draws attention (NPR, Washington Post).
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Breitbart News
President Trump followed up a social media post urging the Washington Commanders to drop their new woke moniker and reclaim their former nickname, Redskins, with another post raising the possibility of placing restrictions on the Commanders’ ability to build their new stadium in D.C. if they don’t change their name.
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Los Angeles Times
The manhunt is ongoing for the person who police say shot the driver who intentionally drove into a crowd outside a popular East Hollywood music venue, injuring dozens.
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The demonstration comes after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
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President Trump followed up a social media post urging the Washington Commanders to drop their new woke moniker and reclaim their former nickname, Redskins, with another post raising the possibility of placing restrictions on the Commanders’ ability to build their new stadium in D.C. if they don’t change their name.
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A 9-year-old Canadian girl was found dead in upstate New York on Sunday following an Amber Alert sent out on Saturday night, according to New York State Police (NYSP).
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The tragic female victim, Mary Kwok, seems to entirely disappear from view after being struck, while the bike-riding man also appears to be obliterated by the impact.
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The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.
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