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July 30, 2026
• New Trump Post on Blanche Nomination; U.S. Strikes Iran as War Pulls in More Countries; Secret Service Emails Reveal How Case Against Comey Was Built; Why Is A.I. Making Life More Expensive? Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Democrats Ahead in New Polling; Todd Blanche Hits Senate Roadblock; U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Father of School Shooter Set For Sentencing; Markets Recovering; Republicans in Danger in Midterms?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• U.S. Carries Out Heavy Strikes on Multiple Locations in Southern Iran; Poland Blames Russia for Firing Missile into Its Territory; Trump's Attorney General Pick Hits Roadblock in GOP- Controlled Senate. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 29, 2026
• Netanyahu and Trump Committed to Stop Iran from Detaining Nuclear Weapons; Epstein Survivors Speak Amid Fight Over Blanche Nomination; New Audio in Nolan Wells Investigation. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Meets With Netanyahu; U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Militias; Republicans Blast Anthony Fauci in Hearing. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Todd Blanche Confirmation in Jeopardy?; Republican Senators Blast Anthony Fauci. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Dr. Fauci Repeatedly Invokes the Fifth at Senate Hearing on COVID Pandemic Response. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 28, 2026
• Senator Graham's Casket Leaves Capitol After Ceremony; Zelenskyy Concludes White House Meeting with Trump; Massive Earthquake Hits Japan. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Meets With Benjamin Netanyahu; Lindsey Graham Honored on Capitol Hill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Memorial Service Held For Lindsey Graham. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Lawmakers, World Leaders Convene in D.C. for Graham Funeral Events; Netanyahu, Zelenskyy in Washington for Graham Funeral; Ceremony Underway at Capitol to Honor Graham's Life. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 27, 2026
• Berlin Pride Attack Still Being Investigated. 2 Jewish-Owned Bakeries Damaged in Toronto Hate Crimes. New Wearable AI Gear Brings Into Question Ethics of Prviacy. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• 3 People Dead, Several Hurt In Seattle Food Festival Shooting; Sources: Vance, Caine Raised Concerns About Escalating War; Midterm Season In Full Swing With Elections 99 Days Out. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Mother on Trial Accused of Killing Children; Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Wildfires in France and Spain. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Three Dead, Several Injured After Shooting at Seattle Food Festival; U.S. Signals Pause in Iran Strikes, Will Allow Talks to Progress; Midterm Season in Full Swing With Elections Less Than 100 Days Out. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 24, 2026
• Wisconsin Officials Warn Voters Against Election Betting; Ex- Officials Call Out Trump's "Cherry-Picked" 2020 Election Doc; Teen Officially Pleads Guilty in Deadly School Shooting; LeBron James to Join the Philadelphia 76ers. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump To Axios: "I Am Considering A Massive Attack" On Iran; Secret Service Prepares For 2nd WH Press Dinner After Attack; U.S. Measles Cases Hit 35-Year High. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY); Interview With Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump to Axios, I Am Considering a Massive Attack on Iran; 11 People Rescued After Seaplane Crash; Trump Targets Dozens of Countries With New Tariffs. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 23, 2026
• White House Holds Briefing Amid Escalating War with Iran; Trump: Saudis Must Join Abraham Accords for Nuclear Deal; White House: Trump Gathering Cabinet at Camp David Next Week. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing; Republican Lawmaker Urges DOJ to Prosecute Jack Smith; Trump Speaks Out on Saudi Civilian Nuclear Deal. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• OpenAI Test Model Escapes; Astronauts Live From the International Space Station; House Votes to Restrict Trump's Iran War Powers; Wisconsin Police Shooting Investigation. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Places New Condition on Signed Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal; Houthis Claim to Have Struck Two Saudi Oil tankers in Red Sea; Member of V.P. Vance's Security Detail Suspected of Leaking Info. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 22, 2026
• Trump Approves Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel; Trump Vows Retaliation on Civilian Targets if Iran Hits Strait; Secret Service Holds Briefing on Current Threat Level. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Growing Parasite Outbreak; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Fallen U.S. Soldiers Return Home. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Lawmakers Target UNRWA; New Jersey Election Investigation; Tropical Storm Bertha Threatens Coastal Flooding. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• U.S. Carries Out 11th Straight Night of Attacks on Iran; Source Says, Trump Approves Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia; Nolan Wells' Cause of Death Undetermined After Independent Autopsy. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 21, 2026
• Trump Says Iran Wants to Meet "Desperately" to End War; Trump Says Canada Needs the U.S. to Survive; Trump Meets with Lebanese President at White House; House Dems Investigate if Epstein Acted as Foreign Agent. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• U.S. Launches New Attacks on Iran; Trump Meets With President of Lebanon. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Continues Strikes on Iran; Interview With Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); Interview With Former Vice President Mike Pence. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• U.S. Launches Tenth Straight Night of Strikes on Iran; Gulf States Bearing Brunt of Iran's Retaliation; Canada Facing New 50 Percent Tariffs on $20 Billion of Goods. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 20, 2026
• Incendiary Device Thrown at NYC Fed. Building; Person in Custody; Trump Suggests Canada Should Pay for Wildfire Smoke; Spanish National Team Arrives Home After World Cup Win. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Incendiary Device Thrown At NYC Fed. Building, Person In Custody; U.S. Launches Strikes On Iran After 3 Troops Killed Since Fri.; Nolan Wells Being Laid To Rest As Family Searches For Answers. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Demands Grow for ICE Reform; Spain Wins World Cup; Three U.S. Troops Killed in Iran Attacks. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Person in Custody After Throwing Incendiary Device at FBI Office in New York City; U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran After Three Troops Killed Since Friday; Gas Hits $4 Per Gallon as U.S., Iran Fighting Intensifies. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 17, 2026
• 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Mexico; DHS Secretary Mullin Speaks About U.S. Election Security; Trump Claims Intel Reveals Vulnerabilities in U.S. Elections. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Claims Intel Reveals Vulnerabilities In U.S. Elections; Trump Alleges Chinese Election Meddling After Praising Xi Jinping; CDC: Lettuce Tied To Cyclospora Outbreak In MI, OH, IN, KY & WV. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Economic Impact of World Cup?; U.S. Targets Iranian Bridges; Trump's Teleprompter Operator Involved in Insider Trading?; Lettuce Served at Taco Bell Tied to Regional Parasitic Outbreak. Aired 10:30a- 11a ET
• Trump Claims Intel Reveals Vulnerabilities in U.S. Elections; Catastrophic Flooding Hits Texas Hill Country; Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alerts Across Midwest, Great Lakes. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 16, 2026
• Senate Dems Call Epstein Victim to Testify Against Blanche; Trump Overturns Suspension of ICE Traffic Stops Amid Criticism. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• White House Conducting Leak Probe; Interview With Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring Jr.; South Texas Facing Flash Flood Emergency. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY); Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing Continues; Wildfire Smoke Impacting U.S.; Russia Pounds Ukraine's Capital. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Evacuations, Rescue Amid Life-Threatening Floods in South Texas; Trump to Make Primetime Speech on Free and Fair Elections; Sources Say, Trump Getting Options for Expanding Iran Operations. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 15, 2026
• Blanche Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Underway; Blanche Pressed on Trump Pardons for Jan. 6 Rioters; Trump DNI Nominee Jay Clayton Appears Before Senate Intel Panel; Senate Panel Grills Trump's Attorney General Pick Todd Blanche. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche Faces Confirmation Hearing. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Todd Blanche Faces Confirmation Hearing. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Blanche Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Underway; Blanche Pressed on Epstein Files, Trump Taxes, Jan. 6 Pardons; . Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 14, 2026
• Soon: Trump Meets with Iraqi Prime Minister; Supreme Court Justices Make Rare Appearance on Capitol Hill; Trump Replaces 20 Percent Strait of Hormuz Fee with Investment Deals. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• ICE Pausing Traffic Stops; Trump Seeking Control of Strait of Hormuz?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Justices Testify on Capitol Hill. Aired 10:30a- 11a ET
• U.S. Strikes Iran for Third Night as Tehran Attacks Gulf Nations; Supreme Court Justices Testify on Need for More Security; 26- Year-Old Colombian Father Shot and Killed by ICE in Maine. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 13, 2026
• Cartoon of Firing Squad Aimed at U.S. Veterans Sparks Controversy; U.S. Says It Hit "Dozens" Of Military Targets in Iran; Trump Says U.S. Reinstating Blockade of Iranian Ports; Parasitic Outbreak Hitting More Than Half of U.S. States. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Is Interviewed About One Killed In ICE-Involved Shooting In Maine; Trump Plans To Charge Shippers For Strait Of Hormuz Passage; Bipartisan Tributes Pour In For Sen. Graham After Shocking Death. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Nolan Wells Death Investigation; Housing Affordability Bill Becomes Law; Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• One Killed in ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine; Congress Prepares to Return to Capitol After Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) Death; U.S. Says It Hit Dozens of Military Targets in Iran. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 10, 2026
• Trump to Iran: Talks Can Continue, But "Cease Fire Is Over!"; Sources: Israel Warns U.S. Of Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump; Senator Mitch McConnell Hospitalized; Katie Couric Reveals Temporary Amnesia Diagnosis. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Sources: Israel Warns U.S. Of Iranian Plot To Assassinate Trump; Sources: Trump Admin. Doesn't Want Israel Involved In U.S. Strikes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Questions Emerge Over FBI Director's Travel; Family of Nolan Wells Speaks Out; Security Concerns Over New Air Force One?. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources Say, Israel Warns U.S. of Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump; Sources Say, White House Doesn't Want Israel Involved in U.S. Strikes; Trump Traveled on Older Air Force One Due to Security Concerns. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 09, 2026
• U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Trump Used Old Air Force One Over Security Concerns; ICE Officer Kills Man During Traffic Stop in Houston. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Maine Senate Candidate Replacement?; Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln; U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Black Teen in Mississippi Found Dead; Tyler Robinson in Court; Democrats Search For Maine Senate Candidate Replacement; U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• U.S. and Iran Trade New Strikes After Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Iran Says It Hit U.S. Military Sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar; Crowds Gather in Mashhad City in Anticipation of Khamenei's Burial. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 08, 2026
• Rahm Emanuel Delivers 'Painful' Truths on Israel in Tel Aviv Speech; Soon: Trump Holds News Conference at NATO Summit; U.S. Commanders Bypassed Warnings of Outdated Intelligence Ahead of Deadly Strike that Hit Iranian School; 78th Emmy Award Nominations Announced. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rahm Emanuel; Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln; Iran Cease-Fire Over?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• President Trump Answers Questions at NATO Summit; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump on Iran, We're Going to Hit Them Hard Tonight; Trump Says, Maybe We'll Take Over Kharg Island; Sources Say, Platner, Team Strategizing Exit from Maine Senate Race. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 07, 2026
• Three Vessels Struck Near Strait of Hormuz; Evacuations Underway After Reports of Falling Debris from NYC Building; Team USA's Run Ends with a 4-1 Loss to Belgium. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Three Vessels Struck Near Strait of Hormuz; Trump Attends NATO Summit; Calls Grow For Graham Platner to Drop Out; Reports of Debris Falling From New York City Building. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. World Cup Team Loses Match; Reports of Debris Falling From New York City Building; Trump Arrives at NATO Summit. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump Arrives in Turkey for Critical NATO Summit; Graham Platner Faces Growing Calls from Democrats to Drop Maine Senate Bid; Parts of New Jersey Cleaning Up After Day of Flash Flooding. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 06, 2026
• Flash Floods Threaten 60M Plus People in Northeast; Trump Heads to Turkey for Critical NATO Summit; Hundreds of Thousands Flood Tehran for Slain Leader's Funeral; Trump: I Asked FIFA Chief to Review "Horrible" Red Card Call. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump: I Asked For A FIFA Review And Red Card Call; Multiday Hearing Begins For Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer; Hundreds Of Thousands Flood Tehran For Supreme Leader Funeral. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FIFA Firestorm; Trump Addresses Call to FIFA President. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• President Launches Trump Accounts in Oval Office; Today, Trump Heads to Turkey for Critical NATO Summit; Belgium Appeals FIFA's Decision to Clear USA's Balogun to Play. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 03, 2026
• July 4 Celebrated Amid Dangerous Heat Wave on East Coast; Divided America Prepares to Celebrate Nation's 250th Birthday; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Expected to Get Married Today. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Trump To Deliver Remarks At Mt. Rushmore Tonight; Federal Officials Launch Plan To Keep Reflecting Pool Clean; Funeral For Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Begins. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Remembering Jimmy Carter's Legacy; Exciting World Cup Action Continues; Taylor Swift's Wedding Expected Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• July 4th Celebrated Amid Dangerous Heat Wave on East Coast; U.S. Officials Say They Attempted to Warn Iran of Fears That Israel Would Assassinate Mediators; How Much Will My 4th of July Celebration Cost. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 02, 2026
• Rep. Kean Announces Depression Diagnosis, Long-Term Treatment; Remembering Elie Wiesel's Fight Against Hate, Antisemitism; U.S. Clinches Historic World Cup Win Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Republican Congressman Announces Depression Diagnosis; Weak U.S. Jobs Report; Man Rescued From Rubble in Venezuela; Dangerous Heat Wave. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Wins World Cup Match; Sail 250 Celebration; California Bans Sell-By Labels; Russia Launches Strikes on Kyiv; Trump Administration Taking Stake in OpenAI?. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June, Below Expectations; Rescuers Pull Man from Rubble Eight Days After Earthquakes; Ukraine Says, 21 Dead, 85 Injured in Massive Russian Attack on Kyiv. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 01, 2026
• Lebron James To Leave the Lakers; Democratic Socialists Oust Another House Incumbent; Source: U.S. and Iranian Officials Hold Indirect Talks in Doha. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Medicare Covering Weight Loss Drugs?; Interview With Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA); Trump Making Billions During Presidency. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Set For Next World Cup Match; Sweeping Changes to Student Loans Begin; Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Filing Shows Trump Made Billions in First Year Back in Office; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Cancels Votes, Sends Members Home After GOP Rebellion; Nearly 2,000 Dead in Venezuela Quakes One Week After Disaster. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 30, 2026
• Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship in Loss for Trump; Supreme Court: States May Ban Trans Athletes in Girls' Sports; Rep. Kean Returns to Congress After Four-Month Absence. Aired 11:30- 12p ET
• Supreme Court Rules on Trans Athletes Case; Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Rejects Trump Birthright Citizenship Order; Supreme Court Removes Campaign Spending Caps. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Supreme Court Releasing Opinions; Supreme Court Rules on Transgender Sports Bans; Supreme Court Backs GOP-Lead Effort to Lift Campaign Spending Caps. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 29, 2026
• "Regime Change" Chronicles Second Trump Presidency; Supreme Court: Trump Cannot Fire Fed Governor; Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over Additional Epstein Files. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Supreme Court: Trump Cannot Fire Fed Government But Expands His Power Over Other Independent Agencies; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Rubio To Brief House Lawmakers Today On Iran Agreement; Supreme Court Upholds Post-Election Grace Periods For Mail Ballots. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• At Least 1,450 Killed in Venezuela Earthquakes; Status of U.S.- Iran Talks Unclear; Trump Loses Federal Reserve Case at Supreme Court. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Supreme Court Releasing Opinions; Supreme Court Lets States Receive Mail Ballots After Election Day; Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed in Loss for Trump. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 26, 2026
• U.S. Official: Looking into Report Iran Hit Vessel in Strait; Wimbledon Court Experience Comes to NYC Ahead of Tournament; Inside Look at Buffalo Bills' New Highmark Stadium. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Bolton Pleads Guilty To Retaining National Security Info; Now: Lawmakers Grill Billionaire Leon Black Over Epstein Ties; Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN), Is Interviewed About Iranian Drone Hit Vessel In Strait Of Hormuz. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Mandatory Bible Study For Texas Students?; U.S. Official: Iranian Drone Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz; John Bolton Pleads Guilty. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Small Aircraft Crashes into Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper; Bolton to Plead Guilty to Retaining National Security Info; Venezuela Quake Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Survivors. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


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