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On today's Front Page: The government shutdown has accelerated President Trump's efforts to fire federal workers, Food and Drug Administration officials have approved another generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone, and more.

On today's Front Page: Senators have begun talking about how to end the government shutdown but are still stuck on Democrats' demand to revise a House-passed stopgap, Democrats are making health care the centerpiece of their resistance, and more.

On today's Front Page: A government shutdown is here, and the partisan messaging wars over who is to blame are in full swing with no sign of compromise, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a series of new military standards and rules for service members, and more.

On today's Front Page: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to support President Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, congressional Democrats are taking a rare gamble on government shutdown politics, and more.                               

On today's Front Page: Congressional Democrats' demand for averting a government shutdown is dividing Republicans who oppose an Obamacare policy change, judges have still found plenty of room to limit what they see as executive branch overreach without resorting to universal injunctions, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has approved a proposal to keep TikTok running in the U.S., a federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of justice, and more.

On today's Front Page: A detainee was killed and two others were critically wounded by a gunman at an ICE facility in Dallas, corn growers are pleading with the federal government to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol-blended fuel, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump criticized the United Nations, accusing it of doing nothing to end global conflicts, a Florida jury has found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate President Trump in September 2024, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump made unproven ties between the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and autism, Russian President Vladimir Putin's child kidnapping ring in Ukraine may push the U.S. to label the it as a state sponsor of terrorism, and more.

On today's Front Page: Congress is in the midst of a shutdown stalemate, and lawmakers have left Washington as government funding is set to expire, President Trump will speak this week at the U.N. General Assembly as global conflicts persist, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has signed a technology pact with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that boosts joint efforts in artificial intelligence, complaints from parents, teachers and school boards have driven superintendents out of urban public school districts at an increased rate, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and signaled that two more are on the way before the end of the year as concerns continue over the labor market, a fight over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies is playing out on a short-term government funding bill, and more.

On today's Front Page: FBI Director Kash Patel defended his record as bureau director in a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill, Utah prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, who's accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and more.

On today's Front Page: The U.S. and China have reached an agreement to keep the popular social video platform TikTok active in America, the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-setting committee will meet with multiple storylines threatening to overshadow an anticipated rate cut, and more.

On today's Front Page: Some NATO members have said they cannot immediately end Russian oil and gas purchases despite President Trump's insistence, investigators are still piecing together information about Tyler Robinson, who assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk last week, and more.

On today's Front Page: Tributes continue to pour in for Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University, the Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into the harm inflicted on children and teens who form "relationships” with AI companions, and more.

On today's Front Page: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed while speaking on a college campus in Utah, Eastern Ukraine has become one of the most critical flash points of the Russia-Ukraine war in recent weeks, and more.

On today's Front Page: Israel dramatically escalated its war on Hamas with a stunning airstrike on the terrorist group's political leadership in Qatar, President Trump has accused pharmaceutical companies of intentionally concealing dangerous side effects when marketing their drugs, and more.

On today's Front Page: The story of a Ukrainian refugee killed in an unprovoked attack by an ex-convict in Charlotte is drawing national attention, European leaders are scrambling to meet the new 5% of GDP benchmark for defense spending, and more.

On today's Front Page: At least four disputes in the Supreme Court's upcoming term are expected to allow the court to overturn decades-old precedents, crop prices are low because of big yields, and high fertilizer costs from President Trump's tariff wars are stressing farmers in the Midwest, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump took European leaders to task for their nations' purchases of Russian oil, a three-hour hearing between senators and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. devolved into multiple screaming matches, and more.

On today's Front Page: China's military carried out a large-scale show of force during a World War II anniversary parade in Beijing, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse made their voices heard on Capitol Hill, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump said the U.S. military carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel, the U.S. and its allies are not sending leaders to attend a military parade in China to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II, and more.

On today's Front Page: Russian President Vladimir Putin thumbed his nose at the West by embracing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the shift from carbon-based to renewable energy in the heart of Appalachia reflects the hard reality of a dying livelihood, and more.

On today's Front Page: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised new strikes in Russia a day after Moscow carried out a fresh wave of bombardments, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says that President Trump overstepped when he invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to set tariffs, and more.

On today's Front Page: Authorities say the shooter who killed two children and wounded 18 others at a catholic school in Minneapolis “expressed hate toward almost every group imaginable,” officials are warning about a surge in fake college websites using AI to generate hours of content, and more.

On today's Front Page: A shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass, killing two and wounding 17, President Trump has ramped up pressure to force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a face-to-face summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and more.

On today's Front Page: Washington, D.C. witnessed its first killing in nearly two weeks amid the federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital, more than a dozen senior generals and admirals have been fired by the Trump administration since January, and more.

On today's Front Page: A federal judge has ordered the government not to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia, President Trump has signed an executive order threatening to pull federal support from jurisdictions that don't end cashless bail policies, and more.

On today's Front Page: Russia has made clear that Ukraine has a right to exist, but only if it relinquishes control of the Donbas region, Ghislaine Maxwell told the Justice Department that she never witnessed Donald Trump in any sexually inappropriate situations, and more.

On today's Front Page: A New York appeals court has voided the roughly $500 million fine against President Trump in a civil fraud case, no country in Europe is taking the rising threat of an expansionist, emboldened Russia more seriously than Poland, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Federal Reserve is increasingly likely to cut interest rates at its next meeting, the DOJ has opened an investigation into alleged manipulation of crime statistics by Metropolitan Police Department officials, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump says no U.S. troops will be deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal, college graduates are struggling to find entry-level work as AI and uncertainty about tariffs have dampened hiring, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders were unable to agree on a security guarantee for Ukraine to end its war with Russia, the price of coffee is set to get more expensive, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump will try to advance peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House by offering security guarantees, a federal judge has forced President Trump to retreat from total control of the Washington, D.C., police department, and more.

On today's Front Page: Experts say President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin is fraught with geopolitical risks, the Department of Justice has fired the man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has taken an aggressive stance ahead of his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says U.N. officials have stolen U.S. assistance, and more.

On today's Front Page: National Guard troops arrived in Washington as the White House shared the first batch of federal arrests, the redistricting fight in Texas has state Attorney General Ken Paxton filing a multitude of lawsuits, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has deployed National Guard troops and enacted emergency federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department, lawmakers are working to remove a gambling tax change in the recent tax and spending law, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump says he'll reveal new law enforcement plans for Washington, D.C. amid threats of a federal takeover of the capital, gerrymandering has gained precision to the point that it's become a dark science, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has announced his intention to have the Department of Commerce conduct a new census but one without illegal immigrants, a new government report has found that Americans get most of their daily calories from ultra-processed junk food such as pizza and sweets, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Pentagon is trying to figure out what to do with two dozen tanks that were produced before their contract was cancelled, Federal prosecutors have charged an international syndicate that sought to sell weapons to Mexican drug cartels, and more.   The Front Page is off August 4-7 and will return on August 8.

On today's Front Page: Texas Republicans have released a draft congressional map that will try to gerrymander five more seats in the U.S. House, the Department of Transportation has released a previously undisclosed list of its most over-budget projects, and more.

On today's Front Page: Convicted Jeffery Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity and other conditions in exchange for testifying to Congress, President Trump's power to impose tariffs on other nations will be hotly debated before a federal appeals court this week, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Environmental Protection Agency will move to rescind the endangerment finding, China's unexpected advances in artificial intelligence in recent months have top U.S. researchers baffled, and more.

On today's Front Page: The U.S. and the European Union have avoided a trade war by agreeing to the framework of a deal, President Trump says that the U.S. will provide more aid to the Gaza Strip amid widespread concerns about starvation, and more.

On today's Front Page: Unidentified hackers recently compromised a major intelligence website used by the CIA and other agencies, a federal appeals court ruled that nationwide injunctions can be legal if states are the plaintiffs, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Supreme Court expressed displeasure with lower court judges who continue to block President Trump's firings of agency heads, President Trump's trade deal with Japan gives the White House a strong head of steam, and more.

On today's Front Page: House Speaker Mike Johnson has recessed his chamber early after members clamored for a vote to release the Epstein files, the Trump administration has cut the IRS, by nearly 26,000 people through buyouts and firings, and more.

On today's Front Page: The Trump administration is vowing to “flood” New York City with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after an off-duty border officer was shot, civilians across Ukraine took refuge as Russia deployed another aerial assault, and more.

On today's Front Page: Drone warfare is emerging as a central tool in the Trump administration's expansion of U.S. military power, an analyst says the alliance between Russia and North Korea is spearheading a world order for which the West is unprepared, and more.