NEWSNATIONNOW (Safia Samee Ali) - Why D4vd's $19M record deal matters in his murder hearing
Witnesses testified D4vd earned more than $10 million between 2023 and 2025 under a record deal worth up to $19 million.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - LEAVITT: NJ Gov. Sherrill realizes Trump is serious about illegal aliens voting
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's acknowledgment that noncitizens were on the state's voter rolls validates President Trump's concerns over illegal voting.
THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - Trump Admin Ends Obama Policies That Forced Schools To Discipline Based On Race
The Department of Education announced Thursday it is scrapping regulations the Obama administration “weaponized” to discipline students differently based on their race. Responding to the Department of Justice’s move in December to eliminate “disparate-impact liability” for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act — prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin […]
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - EU Hits Google with €890M Fine for Anti-Competitive Practices.
Google has been fined almost €1 billion (over $1 billion) by the European Union for allegedly favoring its own services over competitors.
The European Union has imposed a multi-million fine on Google under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, accusing the tech giant of unfairly prioritizing its own services over competitors. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: The European Union (EU) has fined Google €890 million (approximately $1 billion) for allegedly abusing its market dominance to prioritize its apps and other services over competitors. The EU’s fine includes €460 million for Google allegedly prioritizing its own services in search results and €430 million for measures that allegedly prevented users from finding cheaper offers outside Google’s marketplace. The fine was issued under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). “The best products should succeed…Open
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Low layoff rates defy AI jobs domination fears
Data: Department of Labor; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios The last time this few Americans were filing for unemployment benefits, Creedence Clearwater Revival topped the music charts , while "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was the star of the box office. Driving the news: Only 187,000 people filed new claims for unemployment insurance benefits last week, pointing to an astoundingly low level of firings across the economy . It was the lowest since September 1969. - The labor force was much smaller then, too, so relative to the number of workers, this is easily the lowest number of jobless claims on record. Why it matters: There are plenty of gloomy warnings about the labor market, including that the proliferation of AI will lead to…
NYTIMES (Sheryl Gay Stolberg) - Key Republican Senator Says He Will Support Erica Schwartz for C.D.C. Director
Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Does Trump have a plan for November? Debate with Kurt Schlichter | Prove it! with Batya
"Prove It with Batya!" puts the hottest takes to the test as Batya Ungar-Sargon and guests from across the political spectrum make their case LIVE in a debate driven by facts (not just feelings). Viewers of the live stream join in with questions, data, and real-life experiences from across America, before casting their vote on who was able to "Prove It!" better.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Department of Homeland Security fines illegal immigrants $84 billion under Trump administration
Shortly after taking office, Trump said he'd begin fining illegal immigrants subject to final removal orders $998 per day if they failed to leave the U.S. voluntarily.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - DHS fines more than 100,000 illegals for refusing removal, totaling $84B: Poll
Collectively, the DHS has issued roughly 103,000 total fines, for an amount of $84 billion in total due.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Ukraine says its drones targeted 13 Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in Black Sea and Sea of Azov
Ukraine says its drones targeted Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov on July 21 and 22. Drone footage from Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) brigade 414 Magyar’s Birds is said to show the strikes, which they said targeted a tanker, 10 dry cargo vessels, and two tugboats. #ukraine #drones #russia