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8:35 AM ET, July 20, 2026

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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War  —  Central Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said.  —  In the week leading up to the Iranian attack on Friday that killed …
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Erika Solomon / New York Times:
Tehran and Washington Face a ‘Wake Up Moment’ Over the War  —  U.S. and Iranian attacks are unfolding in a way that risks a wider war they cannot contain, analysts warn, unless they can return to negotiations quickly.  —  After more than a week of strikes that unraveled an ill-fated cease-fire …
Anniek Bao / CNBC:
U.S. hits Iran for ninth consecutive night as American casualties rise … The U.S. military on Sunday continued its campaign aimed at destroying Tehran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.  —  The U.S. Central Command completed the ninth consecutive evening …
Washington Post:
U.S. teeters on return to all-out war with Iran after more troops killed  —  The military announced Sunday that a service member was killed in action in Iraq and another set of unidentified remains was found at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said.  —  Summary
Associated Press:
US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks  —  U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks.  According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New Yorker:
How Biden Enabled Israel's Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran  —  Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.  —  On March 5, 2024, five months into the war in Gaza, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Avery Lotz / Axios:   Gas again tops $4 per gallon as Iran fighting persists
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US service member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iran drone: Centcom
Mike Zapler / Axios:   Gas prices are rising again — and so is GOP grief in the midterms
Associated Press:
US strikes Iran's Revolutionary Guard over an attack that killed troops in Jordan
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Edge Closer to Wider War After U.S. Soldiers Killed
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-19-26: Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) & ‘Real Time’ Host Bill Maher
Discussion: NewsMax.com
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Jackson Earns Senate Nomination Sweep  —  Troy Jackson will be the replacement Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine after smoking his opposition in the 16 county delegate elections held over the weekend.  Jackson will take on Sen. Susan Collins as a substitute for Graham Platner …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner
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Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Trump says new Air Force One from Qatar will get ‘maxed out’ upgrades
New York Times:
Trump Relents From Spain-Bashing to Present Its Team the World Cup Trophy  —  Mr. Trump, who this month referred to Spain as “hopeless,” seemingly had little choice but to exhibit diplomacy on Sunday as he handed the golden trophy to the country's players.  —  Off the field …
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Julien Pretot / Reuters:
Boos as Trump and Infantino enter the field for World Cup trophy ceremony
Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Andy Burnham appointed prime minister by King after Keir Starmer formally resigns  —  Summary  — Andy Burnham is the UK prime minister after being invited to form a government by the King at Buckingham Palace - watch the latest above  — Burnham - the fifth PM in four years …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years  —  Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years.
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New York Times:
More Trump Tariffs Are Coming  —  Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, tells a Times reporter why he thinks that the administration's tariff policy is working as intended.  —  Contains music by Marion Lozano and Diane Wong  —  At a moment when inflation and affordability …
Ben Geman / Axios:
Oil tops $90 as Middle East fighting escalates  —  Oil prices jumped above $90 per barrel Sunday in the first major trading since the deaths of three U.S. service members and escalating Middle East hostilities. … - The nationwide average U.S. gasoline price was just below …
CNBC:
UK's Andy Burnham becomes PM as Trump slams Britain as ‘Poverty Stricken Disaster’ … Andy Burnham became the U.K.'s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, with investors and market watchers already questioning his policy agenda.  —  King Charles formally asked Burnham to form …
 
 
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