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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 26.07.2026.
It displays 142 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.07.2026 ⇢ The Day the Iran Strikes Paused for a Second Day
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On July 26, editors led with the second consecutive day of paused U.S. airstrikes on Iran, as reports of dwindling munitions stockpiles restrained further escalation. The morning AI overviews framed the halt alongside diplomatic off-ramps and court blocks on mail-in voting restrictions. By afternoon, the focus shifted to the Berlin Pride parade attack, labeled an Islamist terror incident, with the suspect killed in a police shootout by evening. Domestically, midterm election coverage intensified: Democrats were favored to win the House, while Republicans voiced concerns over low voter enthusiasm. The Pentagon quietly revised its Iran war casualty count, removing four previously listed troop deaths. The day saw a convergence of foreign policy pauses, a high-profile terror manhunt, and mounting electoral anxiety.
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The New York Times
How an Uptight ‘Severance’ Character Lets Loose in Real Life
Tramell Tillman promises he is much more fun when dancing, shopping and eating tacos across New York City than he is on the hit Apple TV show.
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A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in The Bronx Saturday, when gunfire erupted near the Grand Concourse, police said.
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04:45⇢Quiet Skies over Iran
⌨The newspapers report on a pause in the 13-day air campaign against Iran as the administration weighs military options against diplomatic off-ramps (AP News, ABC News, Newsmax). Editorial focus highlights internal concerns regarding escalation (CNN) alongside regional progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz (CBS News). Concurrently, federal courts have blocked the administration's attempts to restrict mail-in voting (HuffPost, The Epoch Times, Common Dreams).
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Collins, the only Republican senator from a state Trump lost in 2024, spoke to NBC News about her disagreements with the president.
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Elections fought across America may be decided in far fewer places than the national map suggests, a Newsweek analysis has found.
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The Washington Post
Troy Jackson, a logger and former Maine Senate leader, won his party’s nomination by commandeering the progressive movement that fueled Graham Platner’s rise. He will face GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November.
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The Intercept
The secretary of war’s obsession with testosterone reveals the anxieties he harbors about himself and the military he leads.
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The New York Times
An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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Pollsters and GOP groups are raising the alarm about an unmotivated base in an election year that would be tough no matter what, given the president’s low approval.
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A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.
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The military is delaying the cleanup of toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals", at hundreds of bases across the U.S., sometimes for more than a decade.
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Reason
Trump Says He Believes in Giving People a 'Second Chance.' For 6,000 People, the Answer Was No.
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Security video obtained by The Post shows the victim leaving his bike outside the bodega to go in and buy a ball, before coming out again just as a wild brawl breaks out in the street.
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3 takeaways from Astead Herndon’s conversation with Jim Clyburn.
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08:48⇢Quiet Skies Over Iran
⌨Newspapers report on a pause in US airstrikes on Iran amid concerns over dwindling defense stockpiles (Newsmax, AP News). Domestically, midterm election coverage intensifies, with Democrats favored to win the House and Republicans worried about low enthusiasm among core voters (The Hill, Washington Post).
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Breitbart News
The suspect in the terror attack which struck the Berlin Pride Parade on Saturday evening has been identified as 21-year-old Abdul Ballut, who was previously detained in Germany on terror offences, reportedly including the support of the so-called Islamic State.
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The military is delaying the cleanup of toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals", at hundreds of bases across the U.S., sometimes for more than a decade.
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The New York Times
Berlin Police Search for Suspect in Fatal Attack on Pride Parade
The hunt for a man with links to local Islamic groups began early Sunday. The police said they were investigating the attack as a possible act of terrorism.
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The New York Times
He Plays an Uptight ‘Severance’ Character but Lets Loose in Real Life
Tramell Tillman promises he is much more fun when dancing, shopping and eating tacos across New York City than he is on the hit Apple TV show.
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The Trump administration has paused U.S. strikes in Iran after nearly two weeks of military attacks.
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India’s “Cockroach” youth movement has now forced the resignation of the country’s education minister. What began as a single-issue protest mobilization has broadened into one of the biggest challenges Narendra Modi has faced in power.
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One America News
Troy Jackson clinched the Democrat nomination for the Maine Senate race, replacing Graham Platner, who suspended his campaign amidst scandals and allegations.
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Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own. She spoke with The Associated Press in Kyiv from an underground bomb shelter as the city faced another ballistic missile attack.
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The suspect in the terror attack which struck the Berlin Pride Parade on Saturday evening has been identified as 21-year-old Abdul Ballut, who was previously detained in Germany on terror offences, reportedly including the support of the so-called Islamic State.
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The Daily Beast
A new analysis yielded concerning results for the Republican Party—and signs of hope for Democrats.
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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Iran passed another night without US airstrikes on Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation. Reports indicate the pause could reflect pressure on stockpiles of Patriot interceptors and other defensive weapons. Iran's army warned on Sunday that the war would widen even further if the US chose to press ahead with attacks.
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Iran passed another night without US airstrikes on Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation. Reports indicate the pause could reflect pressure on stockpiles of Patriot interceptors and other defensive weapons. Iran's army warned on Sunday that the war would widen even further if the US chose to press ahead with attacks.
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The Trump administration says it is targeting criminals and fraudsters who should not have become citizens in the first place.
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The Trump administration says it is targeting criminals and fraudsters who should not have become citizens in the first place.
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The Washington Post
The U.S. paused strikes on Iranian targets for the second straight day on Sunday, reportedly in part over concerns about dwindling stockpiles of the interceptors needed to shoot down retaliatory Iranian missiles.
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11:33⇢Quiet Skies Over Iran for a Second Day
⌨Newspapers report on a second day of US pause in airstrikes on Iran, with reports that dwindling munitions stockpiles are restraining further escalation (Newsmax, Washington Times, CNN). Domestically, the Berlin Pride terror attack is labeled an Islamist attack, with a suspect identified (Breitbart, Daily Wire).
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One America News
A Boston-based appeals court upheld a lower court's injunction against President Donald Trump's March executive order (EO) on mail-in voting.
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The Washington Post
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The New York Times
Who Are the People Protesting in India?
Some of the young demonstrators who forced out the country’s education minister described their anger, frustration and desires that drove them into the streets.
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Democrats brace for Trump interference in the 2026 midterms, with experts weighing the real risks.
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For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many still go undiagnosed until adulthood.
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The Daily Beast
The president is apparently more unpredictable than ever.
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Security video obtained by The Post shows the victim leaving his bike outside the bodega to go in and buy a ball, before coming out again just as a wild brawl breaks out in the street.
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New York Post
Tragic Jacob Freytas was struck by a stray bullet during the senseless shootout in a gang-infested area of The Bronx on Saturday, leaving his family and neighbors distraught over the loss of the bubbly boy.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of President Donald Trump's Republican foes, criticized a CDC website over its content on autism and vaccines.
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The suspected Islamist terrorist who allegedly drove a van into crowds of people at the Berlin Pride Parade on Saturday has been shot and killed by police.
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Authorities say the 21-year-old was fatally shot after allegedly charging at officers with a knife, a day after an attack left one day and 29 injured.
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The New York Times
Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say
The confrontation with the suspect in what has been described as a likely act of Islamist terrorism occurred as a manhunt was underway, the authorities said.
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The suspect of the Berlin pride attack that left one dead and dozens injured was shot and killed during a police operation, Berlin Police said.
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Los Angeles Times
Chason Gordon
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The Daily Beast
The 34-year-old CNN star seems to live rent-free in the president’s head.
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The Washington Post
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One America News
An Oregon man is facing charges after allegedly "wrestling" and harassing protected bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill sharks in Puget Sound, Washington, which acts as a nursery for pregnant sharks and shark pups before they journey back into the ocean.
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In France, around 50,000 people were evacuated from their homes overnight into Sunday, according to interior minister Laurent Nuñez. At least one person has died in a fire in Spain, officials said.
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The Washington Post
Top Democrats played down any friction between establishment incumbents and upstart socialists seeking to gain a greater foothold in the Democratic Party.
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Associated Press
The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count.
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Trump made a big Bitcoin push, prices climbed, ETFs expanded and crypto enthusiasm surged. But many expected new investors never bought in. Here's why
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The Washington Post
President Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche getting confirmed as the next attorney general, with key Republicans saying they can’t let him be approved until the $1.776 billion idea is fully snuffed out.
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One America News
A Venezuelan man is being charged after allegedly killing an elderly woman by backing over her with an SUV outside of a grocery store in Panama City Beach, Florida.
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New York Post
A California family’s Hawaiian getaway turned to horror when members were targeted by a mob at a luxury Maui resort.
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17:55⇢Berlin Pride Attacker Killed in Police Shootout
⌨The newspapers report on the Berlin Pride terror suspect being killed in a police shootout (HuffPost, NYTimes, NBC News, Breitbart, Daily Wire). Domestically, the Pentagon quietly changes its Iran war casualty count, no longer listing four troops killed (AP News, CNN).
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The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East recommended ending the bombing campaign around the Strait of Hormuz after determining it had largely achieved its goals, helping shape President Donald Trump's decision to pause strikes against Iran, Axios reported. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said two weeks of sustained airstrikes had significantly degraded Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping through the strategic waterway.
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The New York Times
Inside Tadej Pogacar’s Record-Tying 5th Tour de France Win
The Slovenian became one of five men to reach the mark. This is how he did it.
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One America News
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that U.S. forces had disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman for attempting to violate the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
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The New York Times
The Secret Behind Tadej Pogacar’s Record-Tying 5th Tour de France Win
The Slovenian became one of five men to reach the mark. This is how he did it.
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The Daily Beast
McConnell’s GOP colleague appeared nervous when asked about his condition.
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The Daily Beast
Kurt Anderson illuminates a chilling path forward.
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Severe storms bringing damaging winds and hail are set to impact the northern United States and travel along the I-95 corridor.
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Four men pleaded guilty to operating a more than $2 million Medicaid scheme by using artificial intelligence (AI) in Minnesota, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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The Washington Post
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World-leading commercial space launch company SpaceX has successfully launched its massive Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas—marking the company’s first flight test since its record-breaking IPO last month.
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The Washington Post
As the Fed meets this week to consider an interest rate hike, the new chair is saying as little as possible about the topic, along with inflation and his own thinking.
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Sunday, July 26, marks 100 days until the November midterms. Democrats are leading in the polls, but Republicans' current majority and redistricting wins give an edge.
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21:31⇢Midterm Countdown: 100 Days to Go
⌨The newspapers report on the 100-day countdown to the midterms, with Democrats leading in polls but Republicans holding a redistricting edge (USA Today, The Hill, The Epoch Times). Meanwhile, the Fed's new chair adopts a cautious stance on interest rates amid growing pressure (Washington Post).
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The Washington Post
As the Fed meets this week to consider an interest rate hike, the new chair is saying as little as possible about the topic, along with inflation and his own thinking.
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The Washington Post
As the Fed meets this week to consider an interest rate hike, the new chair is saying as little as possible about the topic, along with inflation and his own thinking.
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The conditions of the injured were not immediately clear.
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Faced with economic woes, a fuel shortage and attempts to limit digital freedoms, dissatisfaction has been bubbling even among some fierce supporters.
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The surviving victims were all stabilized except one, who was said to be in serious condition.
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Breitbart News
President Donald Trump dismissed reports that the United States is running short on munitions for the conflict with Iran, telling the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that the U.S. military has “far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need” as his administration continued weighing diplomacy alongside the possibility of renewed military escalation.
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New York Post
At least two people were killed and five were wounded.
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