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#10 House Republicans Pass Bill Cutting EPA Funding by 20 Percent - Aris Folley for The Hill and Deni Beo on X
House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before the August recess, proposing steep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. The annual Department of Interior and EPA funding bill passed 210-205 late Wednesday. Democrats have come out in staunch opposition to the measure over proposed cuts to the EPA and other areas like the National Park Service, the Smithsonian, and the National Gallery of Art...
#9 Suspect Accused of Lighting American Flag on Fire That Sparked a Wildfire That Destroyed 2,000 Acres and 21 Homes - Katie Hawkinson for Independent and KVOA News 4 Tucson on X
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a wildfire that destroyed thousands of acres of tribal land in Arizona earlier this month. Officials arrested Keanu Dude on Tuesday for arson charges in connection to the Watch Fire, which scorched more than 2,000 acres of San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation land, Arizona Family reports. Dude has been connected to a burning of an American flag just before the fire sparked, San Carlos Apache Tribe Police Chief Elliot Sneezy told the outlet.
#8 Something's Not Right About the $50 Million Dumped Into Montana's Senate Race - Sarah Arnold for Townhall, and X
Nearly $57 million has been dumped into the Montana senate race between far-left Democrat candidate Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy. The pro-Second Amendment Republican is seen as a threat to the Democratic Party in Montana, which is why big-time progressive donors are pouring funds into the state’s senate race. Tester, who is seeking a fourth term, has raised $6.4 million from May to June and has $11 million in cash on hand. Sheehy, a newcomer to the political world, raised only $3 million in donations from mid-May to June and has $3.2 million on hand. He has acquired $13.7 million since announcing his candidacy for the Senate in 2023. However, this doesn’t mean that Sheehy lacks support in the polls. Several surveys point to the Republican candidate’s slight advantage over Tester...#7 Familiar faces: Left-wing dark money groups fuel violent DC protest backing Hamas - Gabe Kaminsky for Washington Examiner, and Post Millennial and The Media Research Center on X
Speaking to a joint meeting of Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday made the case for why the U.S. must support the Jewish state as it fights Hamas and other Iranian-backed militias: “If you remember one thing from this speech, remember this: Our enemies are your enemies, our fight is your fight, and our victory is your victory,” Netanyahu said to a standing ovation in the House chamber. But outside, in the streets of Washington, D.C., thousands of protesters, some of them violent, sought to make their own case for why Netanyahu is a war criminal who should be charged with genocide over Israel’s retaliation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. They did this by burning an effigy of Netanyahu outside the historic Union Station, just blocks away from the Capitol, and burning American flags. The demonstrators, dozens of whom were arrested, clashed with police and vandalized monuments...#6 Judge Rejects Disney's Bid To Toss Gina Carano's Lawsuit - Tyler Durden ZeroHedge for Zachary Zeiber Epoch Times, and Tracy Beanz, and the NY Post on X
Disney asked the federal court in central California to dismiss the legal action. Company lawyers said the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment “means that a state cannot force an employer engaged in speech to speak through an employee whose own views or public profile could compromise the employer’s own message, even if the employee does not express her views on the job.” U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett rejected Disney’s arguments. Under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, for the First Amendment to protect organizations in cases such as the one brought by Ms. Carano, judges must determine if the organization engages in protected association, or joining with others to promote certain views...
#5 House Voter Registration Plan Offers a Key Safeguard - S.T. Karnick for Blaze Media, and Mike Lee on X
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 10 passed a bill to prevent states from allowing noncitizens to vote in federal elections. The legislation passed 221-198, with only five Democrats voting yes. The vote highlights a stark difference between the two major political parties in their respect for the rule of law and the integrity of the election process. Some U.S. states currently allow noncitizens to vote in local elections though they are ineligible to vote in federal elections. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act would require prospective voters to provide proof of citizenship to register for federal elections. The legislation would also direct the states to remove noncitizens from their voter registration rolls for federal elections...
#4 Sinaloa Cartel Co-founder ‘El Mayo’ Taken Into Us Custody - Greg Wehner for Fox News, and Agent Truth Teller, and Pitt Fan 1 on X
The Mexican drug kingpin Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known as "El Mayo," who co-founded the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel was taken into custody in El Paso on Thursday, according to the Department of Justice. Also taken into custody was Juaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of the cartel's other co-founder, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. "The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world," U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said. "Ismael Zambada Garcia, or ‘El Mayo,’ cofounder of the Cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of its other cofounder, were arrested today in El Paso, Texas."
#3 More Human Cases of Avian Flu Reported in Northern Colorado - Darren Whitehead for 9 News, and Camus, Dr. Kat Lindley, and Meryl Nass MD on X
Ten people in the state have contracted the virus so far, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. More cases of avian flu in humans have been reported by Colorado health officials.Three bird flu cases were reported at a second chicken farm in Weld County, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said in a release. CDPHE said the cases were discovered after more testing was ordered for the poultry workers when another worker at the farm was confirmed to be positive. The workers who contracted the virus were culling birds that were positive for avian flu, CDPHE said. This is the second chicken farm in Weld County to have confirmed human cases of avian flu...
#2 France’s Train Network Hit by “Massive and Serious” Sabotage Just Ahead of Olympics, Officials Say - Haley Ott for CBS News, and Visegrad 24, and Megatron on X
France's high-speed rail system was hit by several acts of "criminal" vandalism Friday, disrupting travel in the country as thousands of people flocked to Paris for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, which was set to take place later in the day. No injuries were immediately reported. France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on social media that "acts of sabotage were carried out in a prepared and coordinated manner" across the rail network...
#1 Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris: ‘This Is Going to Be Historic.' - Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy for USA Today, and Barack Obama, and Piers Morgan on X
It took six days, but Barack Obama said yes. A long-awaited endorsement from former President Obama for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic party’s nominee for president finally arrived on Friday. While Harris had racked up a series of endorsements since President Joe Biden withdrew from his reelection bid after his debacle of a debate performance, Obama was the last prominent Democrat who hadn't weighed in...
And Now for Something Special 
Gizmo the Dog Went Missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He’s Been Found Alive After 9 Years - Rio Yamat for AP and Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Good Vibes on X
Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an email: Gizmo, her pet dog missing for nine years, had been found alive. Monarrez was 28 and living with her parents in 2015 when Gizmo, then 2 years old, slipped past a faulty gate in the backyard of their home in Las Vegas. The decade that followed brought a lot of change. Monarrez, now 37, moved into her own home, earned a master’s degree in English, and began her teaching career in higher education. But throughout the years, Monarrez said, she never stopped trying to find Gizmo. Now, she was climbing into her car to drive across town to meet Gizmo at an animal hospital. Monarrez was later told that a woman had found the now 11-year-old dog and dropped him off at the vet, where they scanned his microchip, triggering the email notification that sent Monarrez to her knees, crying...
