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Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen has announced that he will challenge Chuck Schumer for the position of Senate Democratic leader, setting up a contested leadership election after Democrats' sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections.
US Appeals Court Rules Voice of America Director Was Illegally FiredA federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully attempted to remove Michael Abramowitz from his position as director of Voice of America (VOA), delivering another legal setback to the administration's efforts to restructure the government-funded international broadcaster.

Julio Herrera Velutini banking history, from Banco Caracas in Venezuela to Britannia Financial Group and its expansion into international markets.
Foxman, a powerful advocate for American Jews as national director of the Anti-Defamation League for over three decades, has died, the ADL said Sunday.
With the midterms just months away, Democrats are trying to persuade voters that the biggest danger to their rights and wallets is anarchy under President Donald Trump’s administration.
DHS finds itself back in the headlines after 3 fatal ICE encounters, in a test for Secretary MullinWhen Markwayne Mullin took over from dismissed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, he promised to remove the department that executed the Trump administration’s mass deportations strategy out of the limelight.





Former White House official Bo Hines will be the CEO of the new venture, which aims to launch by the end of the year, Ardoino said at a press conference in New York.

U.S. stocks jump as employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs, raising hopes that rate hikes can waitAugust 8, 2026

The plans come as the owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said last month it plans to restart the reactor so tech giant Microsoft can buy the power to supply its data centers.