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A leaked TikTok report says the company kept a “safer” algorithm away from about 15 million Americans while it watched how much time they would spend inside a more dangerous feed. Story Snapshot A confidential TikTok review says 10 percent of United States users stayed on an older, less protected algorithm while a safer version went to everyone else. The control group reportedly included 16-year-old Chase Nasca, whose feed filled with thousands of suicide and...

Trump’s claim that he “won” the Iran war rests on a mix of bombing pauses, ceasefire letters, and sweeping victory talk that has not been backed by a signed peace deal. Quick Take Trump said the United States had already met its military goals and paused bombing to aid talks. He later told congressional leaders that hostilities with Iran had ended. Major outlets have repeatedly fact-checked his Iran statements as false, unproven, or contradictory. The...

As over 300,000 Haitian workers lose legal status at once, the country is about to find out what happens when Washington pulls a huge piece out of the health care and hospitality workforce during an already deep staffing crisis. Story Snapshot More than 300,000 Haitians losing Temporary Protected Status means tens of thousands of caregivers and hotel workers may suddenly be pushed out of legal jobs, right as hospitals, nursing homes, and tourism businesses say...

President Trump says Hamas will disarm in phases, and Israeli withdrawal will follow that process. Quick Take Trump announced a Gaza deal he said calls for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups. The framework ties Israeli withdrawal to progress on disarmament, not to an immediate exit. The plan also includes an International Stabilization Force and a new Palestinian police force. Public reporting says the deal is still short on full written details...

Trump’s administration has invoked a never-used secret deportation court, and the first case now centers on an Afghan woman accused of helping an ISIS-inspired election-day plot. Quick Take The Department of Justice filed the first known petition to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court on July 15, 2026. Court records and reporting say a judge later found probable cause, which moved the case forward. The court was created in 1996, but no administration used it until...

As the United States and Iran trade missile barrages across the Middle East, a war that started as “retaliation” now looks dangerously like an open-ended clash driven more by politics and pride than by any clear plan to keep Americans safe. Story Snapshot The United States is launching repeated strikes on Iran after missile attacks on U.S. forces and bases in Jordan. Iran is firing ballistic missiles at U.S. bases and partners, claiming retaliation for...