Coverage centers on Canadian wildfires and evacuations, U.S. political developments including Justice Department leadership, Fed rate speculation and Trump's renewed effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, plus Senate races in Maine and Michigan. Other threads include Jorge Messi's death, Iran negotiations, Sri Lankan prison violence, and a Michigan salad contamination scare.

The New Yorker
@NewYorker · 8.3M followers
Todd Blanche has been running the Justice Department’s day-to-day operations as the acting Attorney General since March, 2025, following Donald Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi, in April—and the department’s performance “has been nothing short of disastrous” since he took the reins, https://t.co/yrQrXMLQRS

CDC
@CDCgov · 5.5M followers
CDC monitors important health issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native youth. A recent study found that high school students who drink soda or sports drinks 4 or more times a day are less likely to visit a dentist each year, while those who drink water 3 or more times a https://t.co/sjZANvcLEB

Bloomberg
@business · 10.4M followers
July’s surprisingly weak jobs report coupled with a possible cooling in inflation next week may lead the Fed to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting, says Bloomberg Economic’s @AnnaEconomist https://t.co/n077VrLEKX

USA TODAY
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"Jorge was the pillar and the person who supported with vision, rigor, and affection the career of the greatest player of all time." https://t.co/yWpoRIi9Hc

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost · 19.3M followers
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has counted on split-ticket voters to help her win in a blue state. Now one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans up for re-election, Collins faces skepticism from Democrats and left-leaning independents. https://t.co/VbtGhiHTqc

ABC News
@ABC · 18.5M followers
U.S. negotiations with Iran have progressed this week, Vice President Vance said, but he stressed that the conflict is not over. https://t.co/lEm1GaI7Kg

Los Angeles Times
@latimes · 3.8M followers
The Trump administration wants to relinquish federal control of Head Start. Why critics fear that could upend the program. https://t.co/5oLIzwO9ak

Newsweek
@Newsweek · 3.4M followers
A suspected Ukrainian decoy drone exploded near a key gas pipeline in Bulgaria. https://t.co/AoZtVcOM1Y
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