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Judge grants Trump admin's request to dismiss January 6 case against Proud Boys

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2026, 12:17 AM ET A federal judge on Friday dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against several Proud Boys members — granting a request from Trump’s Justice Department and undoing one of the Biden administration’s most celebrated victories against those who it said inspired the January 6, 2021, attack on American democracy. US District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, begrudgingly agreed to drop the case against the four members, saying he “lacks the authority to ...

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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

July 11, 2026, 12:10 a.m. ET The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force One. The subpoenas -- which seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday -- were an extraordinary escalation in President Trump's efforts to threaten and intimidate independent news organizations. In s ...

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Which Air Force One is going to Trump library? Son's comments raise questions

Updated July 10, 2026, 4:10 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has been saying for more than a year that the Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar to use as Air Force One eventually will be the centerpiece of his presidential library. “I don’t get it,” Trump said in May 2025, pushing back at any suggestion he will keep the plane for himself after he leaves office: “It’ll go to my library." Yet Eric Trump, the president's son who is overseeing the library's planning, suggested in a ne ...

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Trump plan would fence Pennsylvania Avenue outside White House

12h The Trump administration plans to erect new fences on the ends of Pennsylvania Avenue NW outside the White House, the latest effort to boost presidential security, according to three people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the plans. The White House and Secret Service would be able to close the new fences, planned where Pennsylvania Avenue intersects 15th and 17th streets NW, and prevent pedestrian access in front of the White Ho ...

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Trump threatens Iran after chants for his death erupted at Khamenei funeral

Trump threatens Iran after chants for his death erupted at Khamenei funeral US president warns the US will decimate Iran amid alleged assassination plots as regional mediators try to save MoU. US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves after a news conference at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye [File: Flip Singer/EPA] By Heba Habib, AFP and Reuters Published On 11 Jul 2026 11 Jul 2026 United States President Donald Trump has threatened Iran after the funeral of slain Supreme Lea ...

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House to vote on measure making daylight saving time permanent

07/10/26 12:27 PM ET The House will vote next week on legislation making daylight saving time permanent nationwide, reviving a years-long effort to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes. Daylight saving time has been observed throughout most of the U.S. since the 1960s, shifting clocks forward one hour from March to November. Most states observe daylight saving time, with the exceptions of Arizona and Hawaii. The Sunshine Protection Act, an effort supported by President Trump, passed the ...

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The White House is upgrading its front door to fortify the entrance

The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project that’s expected to take months. The changes, which sources said have long been advocated by the US Secret Service, are aimed at fortifying the White House entrance at the North Portico, which has recently been obscured by scaffolding and a tarp as workers repair the exterior columns at President Donald Trump’s request. But unlike many of Trump’s projects around the White House — from hangi ...

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New Mexico's Epstein investigation is being obstructed by Trump's DOJ, officials claim

Friday 10 July 2026 13:49 EDT New Mexico officials are accusing Donald Trump’s Department of Justice of obstructing access to documents connected to the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein as the state performs its own probe into the sex offender’s alleged crimes at his Zorro Ranch property. The state’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez is demanding immediate access to files requested by his office several months ago and suggested the Justice Department is now withholding those ...

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University of Chicago bans use of phones laptops for law students to curb AI use

Beginning this fall, first year law students at the University of Chicago will be banned from using phones, tablets and laptops in class. This is a new policy at the university to curb AI use. -snip- Some of the feedback that was received is that the university wants to ensure students learn to think critically, strategically, and independently without relying on artificial intelligence. The university will teach students AI, but that will be in upper level courses. Faculty will be able to e ...

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Trump's CDC Stopped Monitoring Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Before Outbreak

Published Jul 10, 2026 at 08:17 AM EDT updated Jul 10, 2026 at 09:40 AM EDT The Trump administration’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scaled back a federal-state partnership that monitors foodborne illnesses, including cyclospora, a year before several states began reporting an outbreak of cyclospora infection, a foodborne illness that can cause "explosive" diarrhea. In July of 2025, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, reduced a p ...

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Trump says he 'just finished' a physical at Walter Reed

6 min ago - July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he ​had "just finished" a physical ‌at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, without specifying when ​the exam was ​conducted. It was not clear wheth ... (Reuters)

Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan

17 min ago - July 11, 2026 6:00 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard members from Washington, D.C. early, after they were seen on presence patrols in neighborhoods far from the National Mall, similar to what many of ... (NPR)

Businessman who sold land for Kushner resort in Albania suspected of faking the deeds

52 min ago - Albania’s anticorruption prosecution service is investigating whether the deeds to a stretch of protected coastline earmarked for a Jared Kushner-backed resort were forged, according to case files reviewed by the Reuters news agency, adding anot ... (Reuters)

Congressman Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank

1 hr ago - July 11, 2026 / 9:19 AM EDT Congressman Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers for over an hour while visiting the West Bank. Khanna also said members of the Israel Defense Forces spoke with the settlers and moved a car to block the road. ... (CBS News)

D.C. neared record tourism for Fourth festivities, boosting economic optimism

2 hrs ago - D.C. neared record tourism for Fourth festivities, boosting economic optimism Hundreds of thousands came to the city to celebrate despite a heat wave, with hotel occupancy at 96 percent. July 11, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Today at 6:00 a.m. EDT 8 min Vis ... (The Washington Post)

Patel cancels flight to visit girlfriend for last-minute White House meeting as frustrations mount: report

2 hrs ago - Friday 10 July 2026 22:27 EDT FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly canceled a planned trip to visit his girlfriend in Chicago as his plane was on the tarmac when frustrated White House officials summoned him to Washington for a meeting. “Patel was ... (The Independent)

Hunter Biden Scores $1.7 Million in Damages From Former Overstock CEO in Defamation Case

3 hrs ago - Jul 10th, 2026, 11:15 pm A federal judge in Los Angeles awarded $1.7 million in punitive damages to Hunter Biden on Friday as part of a defamation case against Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock.com. Byrne claimed in 2023 that Biden pledged ... (MEDIAite)

US acting spy chief announces new round of staff reductions

4 hrs ago - July 10, 2026 9:32 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Director of ​National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a third round of staff ‌reductions on Friday after being urged by President Donald Trump in ... (Reuters)

Mystery surrounds 'Freedom Fuel' gas stations touted by Trump

4 hrs ago - In recent days, President Trump has touted 25 “Freedom Fuel” gas stations, but little is publicly known about the stations or who is running them. The gas stations, located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are selling fuel at relatively low ... (The Hill)

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users

5 hrs ago - Updated 7:59 PM EDT, July 10, 2026 Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, challenging the jury’s determination that the company designed its platf ... (AP)

Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC's 'Emergency!', dies at 80

5 hrs ago - July 11, 2026, 12:07 AM EDT LOS ANGELES — Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for his role as firefighter and medic John Gage in NBC’s “Emergency!” television series in the 1970s, has died at age 80 after a long illness, his famil ... (NBC News)

Work permits expiring for thousands of immigrants in the US

6 hrs ago - Posted 3:37 PM, Jul 10, 2026 and last updated 7:29 PM, Jul 10, 2026 Tens of thousands of immigrants who once legally worked in the United States will soon no longer able to do so, based on the latest policy changes from the Department of Homeland Se ... (Scripps News)

California cannot seek damages from 23andMe successor over 2023 data breach

6 hrs ago - Fri, July 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM EDT July 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday said California cannot seek damages from the company formerly known as 23andMe ‌arising from a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic and other ‌persona ... (Yahoo! Finance/Reuters)

CBS' 'Cupertino' Production Assistants File for Unionization (Exclusive)

6 hrs ago - "Healthcare, turnarounds and fair wages are all safeguards for workers to ensure that they are given a high quality of life," the organizing workers said in a statement. By Katie Kilkenny July 10, 2026 4:14pm Production assistants on CBS' upcoming Si ... (Hollywood Reporter)

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

7 hrs ago - July 11, 2026, 12:10 a.m. ET The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump's new Qatari-donated Air Force One ... (New York Times)

Judge grants Trump admin's request to dismiss January 6 case against Proud Boys

7 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2026, 12:17 AM ET A federal judge on Friday dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against several Proud Boys members — granting a request from Trump’s Justice Department and undoing one of the Biden administration’ ... (CNN Politics)

Hegseth again intervenes in disciplinary action taken for Apache helicopter flyover

7 hrs ago - 12h The suspensions of eight Apache pilots who flew low over the South Carolina coast on July Fourth were lifted Friday, according to the South Carolina National Guard, just hours after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth publicly called for the revers ... (msn/ABC News)

Trump threatens Iran after chants for his death erupted at Khamenei funeral

7 hrs ago - Trump threatens Iran after chants for his death erupted at Khamenei funeral US president warns the US will decimate Iran amid alleged assassination plots as regional mediators try to save MoU. US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves after a n ... (Al Jazeera)

Tear gas use at Portland ICE facility once again before federal appeals court

8 hrs ago - July 10, 2026 9 a.m. Updated: July 10, 2026 5:05 p.m. Two parallel lawsuits returned to court Friday that each aimed to limit when the Trump administration can deploy tear gas and other crowd control weapons outside Portland’s U.S. Immigration a ... (OPB/NPR)

DC Circuit extends pause on release of Biden's ghostwriter tapes to consider whether to grant an injunction

8 hrs ago - 12h A federal court of appeals on Friday issued a pause on a lower court's order that directed the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over hours of audio interviews with Joe Biden to a conservative think tank. For over two years, the Heritage Foundat ... (msn/Law & Crime)

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