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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
New Trump Rule Could Exclude U.S. Scientists From Critical Discoveries — ProPublica
“These experiments take decades to build and require sustained, cooperative international investment,” University of Chicago physics professor David W. Miller wrote in a public comment. “The experiments will continue, without American leadership. … The United States will not just fall behind. It will step aside.”…
“The United States built the greatest scientific enterprise in human history on a simple idea: fund the best ideas, chosen by the best experts, and get out of the way,” he said in his public comment. “This proposed rule dismantles that principle entirely, and it does so in ways that will cause immediate, concrete, and in many cases irreversible harm to American science.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-science-grants-russell-vought-omb
UN human rights chief says Israel must end house demolitions and occupation in Lebanon | PBS News
"Demolition of this type raises huge flags about compliance with international humanitarian law," Türk said, describing what has happened as a "wholesale destruction" of civilian homes...
El-Sayed comes under fire for 'ogre on a pike' leaked comment - POLITICO
An El-Sayed campaign spokesperson referred POLITICO back to an earlier statement that the candidate was “speaking metaphorically” about his intention to support a primary against Fetterman, a Pennsylvania senator. Fetterman and El-Sayed have clashed over support for Israel.
The senator, who possesses a towering stature, has been mocked for his physical appearance by political rivals, and the “ogre” moniker partly stems from an attack by Kari Lake, a failed Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate and ally of President Donald Trump...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/27/el-sayed-backlash-leaked-comment-michigan-senate-01012659
Your health care bill is incomprehensible. Congress is stepping in. - POLITICO
Despite the fuzzy math, the fact that the issue has bridged people as far apart as Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has inspired lawmakers to run with it. Sponsors of the bills hope the issue will form the centerpiece of a new law Congress can pass during the lame duck session once the political pressure of the midterms has lifted...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/26/health-care-price-transparency-insurers-hospitals-01011835
Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/26/pentagon-iran-war-troop-deaths-casualty-report
How Fossil Fuel Companies Made Us Believe Gas Was Clean – Mother Jones
A new report released by the Center for Climate Integrity, a research and advocacy group, reveals that fossil fuel companies knew as early as the 1960s that branding gas as “clean” was deceptive…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/natural-gas-methane-pollution-clean-branding-myth/
EPA Ordered—Again—to Release $2.8 Billion in Climate Justice Funds – Mother Jones
The Trump administration’s interpretation of a recent court ruling was “unlawful.”…
Trump administration’s revision of Iran war casualties ‘huge disrespect’, say veterans
“It’s such a huge disrespect for the families,” said Michael E Smith, a retired US rear admiral and the founder of National Security Leaders for America. “To claim that they weren’t killed as a result of the war – oh, it was just overseas operations – is just ludicrous.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/trump-administration-iran-war-casualties-veterans
Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party | PBS News
A new platform from a progressive group that's notched several recent primary victories is becoming fodder for Republican attacks, as the GOP looks to frame Democrats as extremists and communists ahead of November's midterm elections…
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