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<\/a><\/p>\nLaerke Christensen @ Snopes<\/em>:
\nDid anti-migration buoys close port in Laredo, Texas?<\/a><\/h2>\nClaim<\/em>: In July 2026, anti-migration buoys broke loose as the Rio Grande flooded in Texas, closing the port in Laredo.<\/p>\nWhat’s True<\/em>
\nFloodwaters did sweep away a number of anti-migration buoys on the Rio Grande, leading to Port Laredo temporarily closing its bridge for commercial traffic, the World Trade Bridge.<\/p>\nWhat’s False<\/em>
\nThis did not lead to the full closure of Port Laredo. City officials redirected commercial traffic to the Colombia Solidarity Bridge.<\/p>\nWhat’s Undetermined<\/em>
\nIt was unclear how the temporary closure of the World Trade Bridge affected trade at the port.<\/p>\nSandra Sanchez @ Border Wall<\/em>: Border buoys and wall will hasten flooding in Rio Grande in Laredo area<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Joyce Vance:
\nAn Important Epstein Files Update<\/a><\/h2>\nThis afternoon, federal District Judge Emmet Sullivan did something unexpected. Noting that courts, \u201cIn cases in which sensitive materials may be in issue,\u201d have the \u201cinherent authority to review such material ex parte, in camera as part of its judicial review function,\u201d Judge Sullivan gave acting Attorney General Todd Blanche five days to provide him with unredacted copies of documents in the Epstein Files that the Justice Department continues to withhold. …
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Barak Ravid @ AXIOS<\/em>: Top U.S. military commander in Middle East advised halting Hormuz bombing<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Matthew Kroenig, Henry Sokolski @ WSJ<\/em>: The Saudi Nuclear Deal Invites Disaster<\/a><\/h2>\nAllowing Riyadh to enrich uranium would open the door to proliferation in the Middle East and beyond.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – July 26, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nFrom the time he took office in January 2025, Trump and his cronies have not simply challenged laws or constitutional provisions. They have acted as if the Constitution doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s an important distinction. The former accepts the constitutional order by working within it to challenge it. The latter rejects the constitutional order entirely.<\/p>\n
Their actions align with the strategy of Nazi political theorist Carl Schmitt, …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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What’s True<\/em> What’s False<\/em> What’s Undetermined<\/em> <\/p>\n This afternoon, federal District Judge Emmet Sullivan did something unexpected. Noting that courts, \u201cIn cases in which sensitive materials may be in issue,\u201d have the \u201cinherent authority to review such material ex parte, in camera as part of its judicial review function,\u201d Judge Sullivan gave acting Attorney General Todd Blanche five days to provide him with unredacted copies of documents in the Epstein Files that the Justice Department continues to withhold. … Allowing Riyadh to enrich uranium would open the door to proliferation in the Middle East and beyond.<\/em><\/p>\n From the time he took office in January 2025, Trump and his cronies have not simply challenged laws or constitutional provisions. They have acted as if the Constitution doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n That\u2019s an important distinction. The former accepts the constitutional order by working within it to challenge it. The latter rejects the constitutional order entirely.<\/p>\n Their actions align with the strategy of Nazi political theorist Carl Schmitt, …
\nFloodwaters did sweep away a number of anti-migration buoys on the Rio Grande, leading to Port Laredo temporarily closing its bridge for commercial traffic, the World Trade Bridge.<\/p>\n
\nThis did not lead to the full closure of Port Laredo. City officials redirected commercial traffic to the Colombia Solidarity Bridge.<\/p>\n
\nIt was unclear how the temporary closure of the World Trade Bridge affected trade at the port.<\/p>\nSandra Sanchez @ Border Wall<\/em>: Border buoys and wall will hasten flooding in Rio Grande in Laredo area<\/a><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nJoyce Vance:
\nAn Important Epstein Files Update<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Joyce Vance more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBarak Ravid @ AXIOS<\/em>: Top U.S. military commander in Middle East advised halting Hormuz bombing<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nMatthew Kroenig, Henry Sokolski @ WSJ<\/em>: The Saudi Nuclear Deal Invites Disaster<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – July 26, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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