POLITICSCrucial Interest Rate Jumps to Highest Level of Trump’s Second TermThe yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen steadily this year, as the Iran war rages, government spending worries intensify and artificial intelligence spending boosts growth.NY Times·July 24, 2026
POLITICSCanadian government urged to block Thomson Reuters data deal with US ICE<p>US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’</p><p>A Canadian federal opposition party leader has called on Mark Carney’s government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) andThe Guardian·July 24, 2026
POLITICSCanadian government urged to block Thomson Reuters data deal with US ICE<p>US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’</p><p>A Canadian federal opposition party leader has called on Mark Carney’s government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) andThe Guardian·July 24, 2026
POLITICSOil surges to $100 per barrel. And, Trump imposes a new round of tariffsOil surged to $100 per barrel after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. And, President Trump overnight replaced expiring tariffs with a slew of new ones.NPR·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump threatens a major escalation in Iran after 13 straight nights of strikesThe U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."NPR·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying ItAfter Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.Wired·July 24, 2026
POLITICSSource: No vote on college sports bill this summer...The Protect College Sports Act is not expected to be put to a full vote in the U.S. Senate before Congress takes its August recess, a congressional source told ESPN on Thursday.ESPN·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump welcomes Dodgers at WH for second visitPresident Donald Trump feted Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday, calling the team "one of the great brands anywhere in the world" during a Rose Garden event.ESPN·July 24, 2026
POLITICSRubio says U.S. is ready to help end war in Ukraine but no quick deal aheadSecretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, said that President Trump was committed to the work "if conditions and factors have changed to make that possible."NPR·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump’s Global Tariffs: What’s the Latest on the Trade WarThe president has unveiled a complicated system to forge ahead with his trade war, after the Supreme Court stuck down his original levies.NY Times·July 24, 2026
POLITICSWhat are the Abraham Accords?US President Donald Trump has seemingly backpedalled on a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.Al Jazeera·July 24, 2026
POLITICSLos Angeles Homeless Population Grows Again, After 2 Years of DeclineLos Angeles had an increase in homeless residents between early 2025 and early 2026. The rise could hurt Mayor Karen Bass, as she runs for re-election.NY Times·July 24, 2026