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What Happened Today – July 30, 2026

U.S. Marines aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter flying over open water near the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Middle East

Marines flew a UH-1Y Venom off USS Boxer in the Middle East on July 22 as the Senate rejected another bid to limit the Iran war 49-50. (U.S. Navy photo)

Senator John Cornyn refuses to vote for Todd Blanche, Trump’s attorney general, until the Justice Department documents what it already claims is true. Blanche settled Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS with a $1.8 billion fund for his allies and a shield protecting his family’s past tax returns from audit, forever. Blanche testified the fund is … Read more

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