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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1105, Rashi, French rabbi and commentator (born 1040) passed away. In 1961, Tahira Asif, Pakistani politician (died 2014) was born. In 1979, Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player was born. In 2000, Jan Karski, Polish-American activist and academic (born 1914) passed away. In 2012, Warren Jabali, American basketball player (born 1946) passed away. In 2013, Leonard Garment, American lawyer and public servant, 14th White House Counsel (born 1924) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (born 1919) passed away. In 2017, Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (born 1955) passed away. In 2024, Chino Trinidad, Filipino sports journalist and executive (born 1967) passed away. In 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Solomy Balungi Bossa, member of the International Criminal Court: ‘Trump views us the same way as terrorists and drug peddlers’

The 70-year-old Ugandan is one of the ICC judges sanctioned by Washington due to the court’s ongoing investigations involving the United States and Israel
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DNyuz
· Jul 9, 2026
Steve Bannon exposed as secret player in White House ‘extortion’ scheme in new filings
New court documents allege that pro-MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon was a secret operative helping President Donald Trump and the White House extort nearly 1 billion from the nation’s top law firms. Trump’s personal lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, is also named alongside Bannon. Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday that Epshteyn connected at least two firms to the []
The Daily Beast
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump’s Fat Fingers Are All Over My Melania Lawsuit: Wolff
Jeenah Moon / REUTERSAuthor Michael Wolff has claimed that President Donald Trump’s legal team is working behind the scenes in his lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump.In a new column for his Substack, HOWL, Wolff wrote about his lawsuit against the first lady, which U.S. District Court Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump-appointed judge in the Southern District of New York, dismissed in May 2026, calling it a “contorted” effort to prevent Melania from suing him, saying that “is not how the federal courts work.” Wolff is appealing the decision.He said it seems to him there is a “strong indication of how directly [the lawsuit] appears to be overseen by the White House.” Read more at The Daily Beast.
Drudge Report
· Jul 10, 2026
These lawyers represent Trump, even against his own government...
These lawyers represent Trump, even against his own government... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:CHARLES SCHWAB Turbocharges Stock-Trading Frenzy...
InSight Crime
· Jul 2, 2026
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, alias ‘Larry Changa’
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The Hill
· Jul 11, 2026
The Memo: Houston killing reignites controversy over Trump’s ICE enforcement
The killing of a man in Houston at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has reignited the controversy over President Trump’s hardline policies, which critics contend are gratuitously aggressive and open the door to abuses. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, an unauthorized migrant from Mexico and a father of three U.S. citizens, was...
Washington Examiner
· Jun 26, 2026
Bill Barr calls on Senate GOP to confirm Todd Blanche for attorney general
President Donald Trump‘s first-term Attorney General Bill Barr is making an aggressive public push for Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as the nation’s next attorney general, arguing the president’s acting Justice Department chief is the best person to lead the department. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Thursday, Barr wrote that Blanche is []
ProPublica
· Jul 10, 2026
He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.
The post He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. appeared first on ProPublica.
Euronews
· Jun 25, 2026
Trump says 'courageous' Zelenskyy is 'doing pretty well' in war with Russia
You have to say he's courageous, he's got great equipment, he's got great men, he's got fighters, Trump said of Zelenskyy.
POLITICO - Politics
· Jun 27, 2026
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Associated Press
· Jul 10, 2026
LIVE: Press conference on ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas
Watch live as Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat from Texas, holds a news conference with Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare and Hugo Baldera-Ibarra, the lawyer for the passengers who were in the vehicle with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. An ICE agent shot and killed Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man living in the U.S., in Houston.
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 7, 2026
Yusof Haslam maklum pelakon ditahan dadah, sudah beri amaran namun tidak diendahkan
KUALA LUMPUR: “Saya sudah beri amaran, jangan ‘expose’ diri, pergi kelab dan sebagainya kerana dia berlakon watak polis.” Demikian kata penerbit dan pengarah terkenal Datuk Yusof Haslam apabila disoal mengenai kesahihan penangkapan seorang pelakon wanita drama Gerak Khas 2.0 yang didakwa terlibat dengan kes dadah. Menurut Yusof, dia maklum mengenai perkara itu (penangkapan) malah telah ... Read more The post Yusof Haslam maklum pelakon ditahan dadah, sudah beri amaran namun tidak diendahkan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Sky News Australia
· Jun 22, 2026
UN counterterrorism chief exposed over China funding links
United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism has been accused of ideological bias and conflicts of interest in a new report from the Geneva-based group UN Watch. The Report pointed out that the Chinese government was one of his biggest funders. UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer said, “he’s not supposed to be an activist; he’s supposed to be an academic. We’re supposed to see scholarship.”
Off The Press
· Jun 23, 2026
Biden DEA let 1M fentanyl pills into the streets, whistleblower lawyer says
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has evidence that his agency and federal prosecutors let more than 1 million fentanyl pills flow onto the streets of New Mexico during the Biden era and then tried to silence him from testifying after he blew the whistle, the agent’s lawyer tells Just the News. “DEA has a campaign []...Click to read more
Daily Post Nigeria
· Jul 11, 2026
Fight drug traffickers like terrorists — Zamfara cleric urges FG
The Chief Imam of the Muslim Foundation Jumu’at Mosque in Gusau, Zamfara State, Sheikh Ra’is, has urged the Federal Government to fight drug traffickers with the same intensity as terrorists, warning that the growing menace of illicit drugs poses a serious threat to the country’s security and moral values. The cleric made the call while [] Fight drug traffickers like terrorists — Zamfara cleric urges FG
Slate Magazine
· Jul 1, 2026
Here’s Yet Another Instance of Donald Trump Going Out of His Way to Act Like a Russian Agent
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Fox News
· Jun 27, 2026
Bill Barr says Todd Blanche isn't 'a toady,' urges senate to confirm Trump's AG pick
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National Republican Congressional Committee
· Jul 10, 2026
Garcia, Beto and Talarico’s Far-Left Freak Show
Out of touch Johnny Garcia has found his political soulmates in failed perennial loser Beto O’Rourke and radical Democrat James Talarico. Garcia, O’Rourke, and Talarico are building their political coalition at drag shows with purged voters who are serving a sentence for a felony conviction, illegally in the United States, and are mentally incapacitated. “Johnny Garcia, Beto [] The post Garcia, Beto and Talarico’s Far-Left Freak Show appeared first on NRCC.
News24
· Jun 22, 2026
News24 | Trump-endorsed ‘Tiger’ scores narrow Colombia presidential win
A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s presidential runoff, swinging the country hard right with a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.
emptywheel
· Jul 10, 2026
Harmeet Dhillon Doxes the 100 People She Hired to Undermine Democracy
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EL PAÍS
· Jun 22, 2026
The far-right De la Espriella will be Colombia’s next president, according to preliminary vote count
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2Paragraphs
· Jul 6, 2026
Ex Trump Lawyer Warns Susie Wiles “Lots of Tweets Like This Will Continue”
A.J. Delgado, the Harvard Law educated attorney who worked on the 2016 Trump campaign and White House transition team, responded to what she described as “vulgar attacks” made against her on social media by her ex, Jason Miller, Trump’s 2016 chief campaign spokesman. Delgado claimed that Miller called her “crazy.” [NOTE: While working on the []
South China Morning Post
· Jun 21, 2026
Trump-backed candidate wins razor-tight Colombia presidential vote
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OpsLens
· Jun 24, 2026
‘Patients never die, they live forever’: Trump crackdown on fraud gains steam with charges against 455 suspects * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
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The Intercept
· Jul 3, 2026
Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists
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Mexico News Daily
· Jun 29, 2026
DEA names Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG as top priorities in fentanyl fight
Terry Cole, a former DEA agent and now the agency's administrator, posted a video message declaring that the DEA is pursuing a fentanyl-free America via the takedown of Mexico's two most powerful cartels. The post DEA names Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG as top priorities in fentanyl fight appeared first on Mexico News Daily
POLITICO
· Jul 12, 2026
Trump’s personal law firm has a pipeline to top DOJ jobs
The white-shoe firm whose lawyers represents Trump — and then get prime DOJ jobs.
Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jul 3, 2026
Syrian anti-narcotics forces arrest major drug trafficker, seize drugs and weapons
Damascus, July 3 (SANA) Syria’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Friday that it arrested one of the country’s most prominent drug traffickers during a security operation in the town of Nasib in Daraa province, seizing large quantities of narcotics and weapons. DEA said in a statement the arrest followed surveillance and intelligence gathering that []
Public Notice
· Jun 26, 2026
Trump's lawless witch hunt of Tim Walz crashes and burns
It's a remarkable setback for the DOJ.
Wirepoints
· Jun 28, 2026
Inside the ‘Broadview Six’ scandal rocking Chicago’s federal courthouse – Chicago Sun-Times
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Real Clear Politics
· Jul 8, 2026
Why Does JD Vance Keep Saying Loony Things?
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Twitchy
· Jul 10, 2026
She's Gonna BLOW! Ana Navarro Completely UNRAVELS When Asked to Name 1 American Killed By Illegals (Vid)
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Al Jazeera English
· Jul 9, 2026
Mexico seeks prosecutions over migrant deaths in the US | AJ #shorts
Mexico will seek state and federal prosecutions in the United States over the deaths of Mexican migrants during ICE operations, following the fatal shooting of a Mexican man in Houston. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico will also press for stronger protections for Mexican nationals held in privately run ICE detention centres. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
Disclose.tv
· Jul 9, 2026
[Media] JUST IN - Mexico's government to file criminal complaints in U.S.
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Vision Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Former DHS Chief Chad Wolf Urges Probe Into Chinese-Linked Criminal Networks in US Cannabis Industry
Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf warned on July 7 that some Chinese-linked criminal organizations are exploiting regulatory loopholes in the U.S. industrial cannabis industry to expand illegal cannabis cultivation, processing, and distribution operations. He said these groups have been accused of maintaining ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wolf urged []
Times of India
· Jun 21, 2026
New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a 'con man'
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Korea Times News
· Jun 22, 2026
Candidate's faked 'political terrorism'
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