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Nevada Hawk Fire Surges to 13,000 Acres, Injures Six as 90,000 Face Evacuation Orders and Warnings
The human-caused Hawk Fire expanded to roughly 13,000 acres near Reno, Nev., injuring six people and putting about 90,000 residents under evacuation orders or warnings as shifting winds drove flames toward populated neighborhoods and Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency in Washoe County. 
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ICE Plans Up to $20 Million Purchase of Electric-Shock Gloves as Safety Concerns Mount
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to spend as much as $20 million on thousands of wearable electric-shock devices designed to control people through direct physical contact, a planned procurement that is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers, civil-rights groups and law-enforcement officials over training, accountability and potential misuse. 
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Trump Reportedly Weighs ‘Human Printer’ Natalie Harp for Press Secretary as Karoline Leavitt Prepares to Leave
President Donald Trump is considering longtime aide Natalie Harp as a possible successor to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to CNN, potentially elevating one of the president's closest but least publicly visible aides into the administration's most prominent communications job. 
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Missouri Factory Layoffs Hit Trump Country as Manufacturing Sheds 75,000 Jobs
Cornerstone Building Brands plans to permanently eliminate more than 60 jobs at its Kearney, Mo., operation in October, adding another pocket of factory layoffs to an increasingly difficult manufacturing environment as President Donald Trump and Republicans head toward the November elections. 
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Mitch McConnell Video Shows Senator Nearly Motionless for Hours 10 Days Before Hospitalization
A newly circulated time-lapse video showing Sen. Mitch McConnell sitting almost motionless during an hourslong Senate session has renewed scrutiny of the Kentucky Republican's health, particularly because the footage was reportedly recorded just 10 days before he was hospitalized. 
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JPMorgan Analyst Warns Treasury Bond Buybacks Only Delay Problem as U.S. Debt Tops $40 Trillion
The Treasury Department's effort to accelerate purchases of longer-term U.S. government debt may temporarily ease strains in the bond market but won't resolve the growing imbalance between record borrowing and investor demand, according to a senior JPMorgan analyst. 
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Trump Administration Faces 22 Court Losses in Voter-Data Push as Norman Eisen Challenges White House Projects
President Donald Trump's second-term agenda is encountering a widening series of legal challenges, from efforts to obtain state voter data to construction projects in Washington, with attorney Norman Eisen arguing that the administration's early image as an "unstoppable juggernaut" has been weakened by repeated courtroom setbacks. -
142,000 Women Crossed State Lines for Abortions in 2025 as Travel From Ban States Stretched to 11.3 Hours
An estimated 142,000 women traveled across state lines for abortions in 2025, according to the Guttmacher Institute, as state bans continued to reshape access to reproductive care three years after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion. 
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RFK Jr.’s Son Conor Kennedy Put on Russian Wanted List Over Ukraine Service, Faces Up to 10 Years
Conor Kennedy, the son of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been placed on a Russian international wanted list over his previously undisclosed service with Ukraine's International Legion, potentially exposing the 32-year-old American to a prison sentence of as long as 10 years if he comes into Russian custody. 
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U.S. National Debt Tops $40 Trillion for First Time as Interest Costs Surge Past $1 Trillion
The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time Thursday, marking a more than doubling of federal borrowing in less than a decade and intensifying concerns about rising interest costs and Washington's approach toward its next debt-ceiling deadline. 
