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Congress
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All 14 GOP senators on Armed Services vote to kill expanded military IVF coverage, reversing course on the treatment Trump promised free for all.
Service members face double the infertility
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
July 31, 2026
Foreign Relations
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Trump tells a right-wing radio host to bet that Greenland falls under U.S. control before he leaves office, dismissing the territory's own stake as irrelevant.
Same week Pentagon exits Ukraine command
Source: Mediaite
July 31, 2026
Military
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Pentagon gives up command of the NATO group coordinating Ukraine military aid, ending the U.S. role in shaping Ukraine's future military.
Fourth NATO command handed to allies
Source: Politico
July 31, 2026
Education
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Trump administration moves to strip Head Start standards for class sizes, medical screenings and literacy after failing to block the program's funding.
Heritage strategy: deregulate until it ends
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
July 31, 2026
Courts
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Trump appeals a ruling that his $10 billion IRS lawsuit was a bad-faith vehicle for taxpayer funds and audit immunity, hours after calling the fund dead.
Judge referred his lawyer to bar
Source: CNBC
July 31, 2026
Propaganda
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Trump blames "grossly incompetent" Minnesota and its governor for water system cyberattacks that state and federal investigators trace to likely Iranian hackers.
Walz says other states hit too
Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 31, 2026