Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1787, The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. In 1794, The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins. In 1863, American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. In 1935, Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (died 2009) was born. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 1996, Pandro S. Berman, American director, producer, and production manager (born 1905) passed away. In 2008, Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. In 2011, Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. In 2012, Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer (born 1934) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

DHS ‘Pay‑To‑Play’ Federal Contracts Bombshell

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In federal contracting, power often flows through the shadows: when an unelected adviser can steer awards without transparency, the procurement system’s guardrails—competition, documentation, conflict-of-interest checks—stop doing their job and pay-to-play risks become structural, not episodic. At a Glance Multiple DHS contractors reported being solicited for payments tied to protecting or expanding their awards, naming Corey []

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RedState

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· Jun 25, 2026

Outrage: Federal and State Lawmakers Want Justice Over Biden DEA Allowing Fentanyl to Flow Into U.S.

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National Taxpayers Union

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· Jun 30, 2026

Bills Would Reform Federal Bureaucracy, Protect Taxpayers

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Off The Press

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· Jul 3, 2026

Lawsuit could give members of Congress five-figure raise, cost taxpayers millions

Federal lawmakers could receive thousands in back pay — and a substantial salary increase — if a long-running lawsuit is decided in their favor, putting taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars. A group of current and former members of Congress won a major victory last month when a federal court ruled their case []...Click to read more

Portside

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· Jul 9, 2026

New Union Disclosure Rule Takes Effect After AFL-CIO Loses First Court Bid

New Union Disclosure Rule Takes Effect After AFL-CIO Loses First Court Bid Kurt Stand Thu, 07/09/2026 - 08:22

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 7, 2026

Justice Department Urges States to Investigate Possible Gas Price Gouging

(NaturalNews) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on July 3 sent a letter to state attorneys general across the country, urg...

Wirepoints

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· Jun 26, 2026

Cocktails-to-go, new state agency among laws taking effect July 1 – Capitol News IL

Cocktails-to-go, new state agency among laws taking effect July 1 – Capitol News IL

WyoFile

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· Jul 6, 2026

Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds

The agreement, granted by a district court, is designed to minimize disruptions to Wyoming’s tax system. The post Equalization Board agrees to apply tax cap while legal battle unfolds appeared first on WyoFile .

Buenos Aires Times

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· Jun 22, 2026

Argentina approves dollar borrowing amid multilateral loan talks

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Independent Journal Review

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· Jul 7, 2026

The Forgotten Lesson Of The McKinley Tariff

America's tinplate tariffs in the 1890s are a clear example of effective industrial policy, and a reminder that tariffs work best when they match production realities.

The Hindu BusinessLine

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· Jul 13, 2026

An emboldened India holds out for better terms in US trade talks

Washington had hoped for quick trade concessions from a strategic partner as President Donald Trump ‌prepares new tariffs likely to come into effect later this month

Times of India

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· Jun 26, 2026

'America, meet your next federal budget director’: JD Vance jokes after Usha Vance buys $50 dress for $8.75

'America, meet your next federal budget director’: JD Vance jokes after Usha Vance buys $50 dress for $8.75

The Daily Signal

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· Jun 23, 2026

‘We 100% Got People Killed’: Biden’s DOJ, DEA Knowingly Allowed Hundreds of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Into US for Intel Gathering

Starting under the Biden administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into New Mexico because Justice Department prosecutors wanted to bring a bigger criminal case against traffickers, the Associated Press first reported. The AP cited three current and former DEA agents as well as government records showing that, between 2023...

TheJournal.ie

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· Jul 8, 2026

Trade union Unite to ballot public sector members for industrial action

Unite said the decision follows the government’s “failure to table” a meaningful offer on pay after the previous public sector pay agreement expired.

Slate Magazine

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· Jun 23, 2026

Money Talks: Can You Win a Trade War?

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Tampa Free Press

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· Jun 25, 2026

$37B Leak: Florida Lawmakers New Bill Forces Nationwide Crackdown On Medicaid Waste, Fraud

A new legislative push in Washington is targeting billions of dollars in improper government spending by tightening rules on how states track Medicaid funds. Senate Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis introduced the Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026, a bicameral bill designed to force all states to participate in [] 37B Leak: Florida Lawmakers New Bill Forces Nationwide Crackdown On Medicaid Waste, Fraud

Issues & Insights

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· Jul 8, 2026

America’s Entitlement Illusion

A difficult dilemma is looming over Washington.

CBC News

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· Jun 25, 2026

Battle over 5-figure pay hikes for federal judges is causing unease in legal circles

The federal government and more than 1,000 federally appointed judges are at odds over the best way to settle an ongoing salary dispute, raising concerns in both the legal and political community that the case could end up tarnishing the judiciary's reputation.

NDTV

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· Jun 22, 2026

No Performance, No Payment: Delhi Rolls Out Rs 473-Crore Streetlight Project

Unlike conventional public works contracts that involve significant upfront payments, the new framework links payments to performance.

Inc.com

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· Jul 8, 2026

Why the SBA Is Interested in Space Right Now—and Farmers

The Small Business Administration recently inked two partnerships with federal agencies. Here’s what it’s up to.

RTÉ News

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· Jul 6, 2026

Govt willing to engage with unions on pay deal - Tánaiste

The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said that the Government is willing to engage with trade unions on a new public sector pay deal, but added that the deal would not come at any cost.

Twitchy

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· Jun 25, 2026

Doomsday Bouquet: NRCC Gifts Flowers to Dem Jeffries for Being So Blooming Wrong About the NYC Primaries

Doomsday Bouquet: NRCC Gifts Flowers to Dem Jeffries for Being So Blooming Wrong About the NYC Primaries

Associated Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53M eggs to settle price-fixing claims

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 6, 2026

Rogue judge just vacated Trump policy — thanks to a loophole Congress never intended

Congress wrote the sentence now doing more work than most of the Constitution in the fight over federal immigration policy, and it wrote that sentence in 1946, thinking about grain quotas and radio licenses, not presidential power. Section 706 of the Administrative Procedure Act instructs a reviewing court to “hold unlawful and set aside” agency []

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 13, 2026

The NYT Story That Just Triggered DOJ Subpoenas

The Justice Department unleashed a barrage of grand jury subpoenas, sending federal agents to the doorsteps of four New York Times reporters who wrote a story that the FBI warned would compromise highly classified national security secrets and give America’s enemies a roadmap to the commander-in-chief’s vulnerabilities. The Times admitted on Saturday that according to ...

The Hill

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· Jul 9, 2026

Cancel culture for cancer research: Proposed rule politicizes federal grantmaking

The proposed federal regulation would shift the process of awarding federal grants from a merit-based, apolitical, expert-driven system to a partisan political one, allowing political appointees in the Trump administration to deny or terminate virtually any grant at any time for any reason -or no reason at all.

Talking Points Memo

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· Jun 25, 2026

What’s This Database DHS Is Trying to Use to Purge Voter Rolls?

Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! This week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the recently-expanded use of...

Conservative Review

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· Jul 10, 2026

‘Terribly Corrupt’: Coalition of Anti-Trump Prosecutors—Bankrolled By Secret Donors—Raises ‘Stunning’ Constitutional Concerns, Legal Experts Say

A coalition of progressive prosecutors promising to target federal immigration agents has amassed a war chest funded by secret donors with the help of left-wing networks. Legal experts said the arrangement is terribly corrupt and blurs the lines between legitimate law enforcement and politically motivated prosecutions.The post ‘Terribly Corrupt’: Coalition of Anti-Trump Prosecutors—Bankrolled By Secret Donors—Raises ‘Stunning’ Constitutional Concerns, Legal Experts Say appeared first on .

James Madison Institute

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· Jun 25, 2026

The Litigation Lobby: Civil Justice Reform and the Future of the Texas-Florida Economic Advantage

Executive Summary Civil litigation policy in the U.S. is no longer just a debate over legal philosophy; it... The post The Litigation Lobby: Civil Justice Reform and the Future of the Texas-Florida Economic Advantage appeared first on James Madison Institute.

Seeking Alpha

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· Jul 9, 2026

The Impact Of Tariff Refunds On Business Activity

The Impact Of Tariff Refunds On Business Activity

ArcaMax

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· Jul 2, 2026

Philly can't force ICE agents to unmask, federal judge rules

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia can’t prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other federal officers from concealing their identities, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney issued an order ...

Investing.com

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· Jun 28, 2026

Is the U.S. dollar debasement trade dead?

Is the U.S. dollar debasement trade dead?

Business Today

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· Jul 8, 2026

West Bengal government set to implement Labour Codes

In discussions on the rollout of the Code, all states, barring Kerala, would have rolled out the new labour laws

The Epoch Times

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· Jul 11, 2026

DOJ Subpoenas New York Times Journalists After Air Force One Security Report

The New York Times said that some journalists had federal law enforcement agents at their doorstep.

Presstv

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· Jun 21, 2026

Iran opens hundreds of legal cases over US, Israeli aggression: Prosecutor general

Several rulings, including compensation judgments against Washington, have already been issued, with some entering the enforcement stage, says the prosecutor general.

PBS NewsHour

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· Jul 7, 2026

Trump's EEOC abandons key tool for combating workplace discrimination

For more than 60 years, the federal government has relied on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce laws against workplace discrimination. The Department of Justice is now challenging a legal framework that has underpinned that work for decades. Geoff Bennett discussed the policy shift and its implications with Jenny Yang, a former chair of the EEOC.

POLITICO

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· Jun 27, 2026

Trump administration asks high court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy

The U.S. Justice Department asked the justices to resolve a division among federal appeals courts.

NewsBTC

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· Jun 25, 2026

Legal Context Protocol Aims To Give AI Agent Payments A Dispute Layer

The American Arbitration Association’s Legal Context Protocol is being pitched as a legal wrapper for autonomous AI agent payments and commercial transacti

Inside Higher Ed

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· Jun 30, 2026

NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards

NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards Ryan Quinn Tue, 06/30/2026 - 03:00 AM A judge ruled that the termination of more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants was unconstitutional. Now comes the process of reinstating these projects. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

profootballtalk

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· Jun 30, 2026

Inside the Kyle Pitts deal

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