Assailant sought in Chicago shooting that left 6 wounded

At least six people were injured, two critically, early Sunday when an assailant opened fire on a crowd gathered outdoors in a Northwest Side neighborhood of Chicago, according to police.

The drive-by shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood unfolded around 2:09 a.m., the Chicago Police Department said in a statement.

"While outside, an unidentified offender discharged a firearm, which struck multiple victims," police said in the statement. Two women and four men, ranging in age from 33 to 46, were taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds, police told ABC News.

One victim, a 35-year-old man, was shot multiple times and was in critical condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago as of late Sunday morning, according to police. A 36-year-old man also was shot multiple times and was in critical condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital, police said.

 

Trump pauses US strikes in Iran after two weeks of attacks

Citizenship revoked? Trump administration ramps up controversial plan.

Over two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a Washington Post/Ipsos poll released earlier this month said they disapprove of Trump's handling of the Iran war. The House of Representatives voted July 23 to tell the president to end the war 214-208, with four Republicans siding with Democrats to chide Trump. Senate Republicans subsequently rejected a similar symbolic measure – and opportunity to buck the presiden

United Nations ambassador doesn't say whether pause will continue

Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" July 26, declined to say whether the pause in strikes would continue as Iranian and American officials negotiate.

"What the president is doing right now, as we've seen all along, is giving some talks some space," Waltz said. "Talks are ongoing. They're happening at every level, from the more technical aspect of it all the way to the highest levels, of course, within both the Iranian government and the U.S. government."

Host Kristen Welker pressed Waltz on whether the war would be over by the new year, as Trump said months ago that the conflict would conclude quickly. Waltz pointed to decades of Iranian aggression against the United States − and said he wouldn't "put some kind of timeline on it" when asked again about winding down the war.

CNN, New York Times: Iran, Oman hold talks about Strait of Hormuz

CNN and The New York Times reported July 26 that Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said that officials from Iran and Oman, a neighboring country in the Middle East, held talks about the Strait of Hormuz.

Baghaei described the talks as productive and said officials made progress over the key waterway, but he didn't immediately provide details.

About 20% of the world's oil and natural gas flows through the strait, and Iran has repeatedly used it as a leverage point during the war. The United States earlier this month resumed a naval blockade of Iranian ports, eliminating another one of the components agreed to in the preliminary peace plan reached in June.

BREAKING: 20Minutes Ago Donald Trump Gets More Bad News

 

That Thursday marked a historic and unprecedented moment in the United States. For the first time in the nation’s history, a former president was charged with crimes related to actions taken after leaving office. Federal prosecutors alleged that Donald Trump conspired to defraud the United States, obstruct the certification of the 2020 presidential election, and interfere with constitutional rights tied to the voting process.

The case has deeply divided Americans. Many view the charges as an important step toward accountability, emphasizing that all citizens, regardless of position or influence, are subject to the law. Others see the prosecution as politically motivated and believe it unfairly targets a former president and leading political figure.

As the case proceeds through the courts, attention will focus on legal arguments, evidence, and testimony rather than political rhetoric. Whatever the final verdict may be, the proceedings are likely to leave a lasting impact on the nation. The case will influence future discussions about presidential authority, legal accountability, and public trust in America’s democratic institutions.

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Zelenskyy to meet Trump at White House next week, official says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News Saturday.

Zelenskyy will be in Washington, D.C., next week to attend Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, a Ukrainian official told ABC News.

Zelenskyy and the South Carolina Republican had been close, and Graham had visited Ukraine in the days before his death two weeks ago

News of the visit comes as the Ukrainian president claimed on social media Saturday that he was directing Ukraine's intelligence services to share information regarding Russia's assistance of Iran amid the ongoing war with the U.S..

In an English post on X, Zelenskyy said that since the beginning of July, Ukraine had recorded Russian satellite surveillance of Arab Gulf allies and U.S. military facilities in the region.

He alleged that "there is a clear correlation between Russia’s satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes – both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted."

The White House did not respond to questions about Ukraine's allegations or whether they had received the Ukrainian intelligence Zelenskyy cited. 

Trump insisted Friday that he trusted that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were not helping Iran in any "major" way.

“Well, I don't know that they're enabling. I mean, I will tell you that President XI said he will not partake. And President Putin said the same thing,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday after being pressed on whether he agreed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's assertion that Russia and China were "enabling" Iran to various degrees

BREAKING: 20Minutes Ago Donald Trump Gets More Bad News

 

That Thursday marked a historic and unprecedented moment in the United States. For the first time in the nation’s history, a former president was charged with crimes related to actions taken after leaving office. Federal prosecutors alleged that Donald Trump conspired to defraud the United States, obstruct the certification of the 2020 presidential election, and interfere with constitutional rights tied to the voting process.

The case has deeply divided Americans. Many view the charges as an important step toward accountability, emphasizing that all citizens, regardless of position or influence, are subject to the law. Others see the prosecution as politically motivated and believe it unfairly targets a former president and leading political figure.

As the case proceeds through the courts, attention will focus on legal arguments, evidence, and testimony rather than political rhetoric. Whatever the final verdict may be, the proceedings are likely to leave a lasting impact on the nation. The case will influence future discussions about presidential authority, legal accountability, and public trust in America’s democratic institutions.

 

THE "STRONGMAN" IS BEGGING: TRUMP'S DESPERATION EXPOSED AS HORMUZ SLIPS AWAY

The MOB THUG just became the BEGGAR... and the WHOLE WORLD is WATCHING.

US DESPERATION IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ

Trump spent MONTHS threatening Iran. "TOTAL VICTORY," he promised. "15 minutes," he bragged. Now he's on the PHONE... BEGGING allies to SEND BOATS.

The US and Britain...TWO "GLOBAL POWERS"...are in "SERIOUS TROUBLE" because they CAN'T OPEN a WATERWAY. The Strait of Hormuz...THEIR supposed chokehold...is CONTROLLED by TEHRAN. And Washington is PANICKING.

According to Axios...PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU'S FAVORITE NEWSLETTER...the US wants allies to SEND:

MINESWEEPERS (because Iran seeded the waterway)

NAVAL VESSELS (because American ships are TARGETS)

DRONES (because US drones are getting SHOT DOWN)

"Securing shipping lanes," they call it. TRANSLATION: "We FAILED. We NEED HELP. The STRAIT is LOST and we CAN'T GET IT BACK."

The "WORLD'S GREATEST MILITARY" is now CROWDSOURCING its NAVY.

THE MISSILE THAT BROKE THE EMPIRE

The Wall Street Journal...NO FRIEND of Tehran...just ADMITTED the BRUTAL TRUTH:

The "KHYBERSHAKAN" ballistic missile has CONFUSED American defenses.

New tactics. Diverse flight paths. COMBINED ATTACKS. Iran isn't just LAUNCHING missiles... they're OUTMANEUVERING the "most advanced" military on Earth.

The PENTAGON's $800 BILLION budget... The THAAD systems. The PATRIOT batteries. The C-RAM defenses. ALL USELESS against Iranian INNOVATION.

While Trump TWEETS... Iran ENGINEERS. While Trump THREATENS... Iran STRIKES. While Trump BEGS for allied help... Iran IDENTIFIES new TARGETS.

AL JAZEERA EXPOSES THE TRUMP CARD

"Iran has identified a NEW LIST OF TARGETS inside the occupied territories."

TRANSLATION: If Trump ESCALATES... ISRAEL BURNS. If America STRIKES again... Iranian missiles RAIN on TEL AVIV. The "strongman's" BEST FRIEND is now a HOSTAGE to Tehran's MERCY.

Trump CONSTANTLY threatens "more severe attacks." Iran CONSTANTLY prepares "more severe RESPONSES." The BALANCE OF TERROR is REAL... and WASHINGTON is LOSING.

THE HUMILIATION IS COMPLETE:

The STRAIT is CLOSED (Iran controls it)

The ALLIES are RELUCTANT (Europe won't join)

The MISSILES are UNSTOPPABLE (Khybershakan confuses THAAD)

The "STRONGMAN" is BEGGING (international coalition = desperation)

ISRAEL is the HOSTAGE (new targets identified)

Trump wanted to STEAL Iranian oil. He got a CLOSED STRAIT and a BROKEN NAVY. He wanted to LOOK tough. He looks DESPERATE. He wanted to ISOLATE Iran. Iran just ISOLATED AMERICA.

The "2028" hat-wearing DICTATOR WANNABE... who IGNORED the GREEN BERET... who ERASED fallen soldiers... who FLED Baghdad... is now BEGGING for MINESWEEPERS.

PATHEITC. WEAK. EXPOSED.

The EMPIRE is BROKEN... and the CROWN is SLIPPING.

#TrumpBegsForHelp #HormuzDesperation #KhybershakanUnstoppable #USCrowdsourcingNavy #IranControlsTheStrait #IsraelTheHostage #TheEmpireRetreats See less

 

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark victory for American companies and constitutional limits on judicial power.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark victory for American companies and constitutional limits on judicial power.

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The nation’s highest court ruled 6-3 in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe

(24-856) that neither the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) nor the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) allows private plaintiffs to sue for aiding and abetting alleged violations of international law.

The ruling bolsters the Trump administration’s America First agenda by restoring proper roles: Congress and the executive handle foreign policy and create remedies when needed, while courts stick to enforcing enacted law.

It protects U.S. technological leadership, deters forum-shopping by overseas claimants, and reaffirms that the Constitution does not empower judges to conduct foreign relations through private lawsuits.

In an age of global competition and aggressive adversaries like Communist China, this is a commonsense defense of American sovereignty and enterprise.

The decision slams the door on expansive, judge-made lawsuits that have long threatened U.S. businesses operating abroad.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh.

“Today, we close the door that Sosa cracked and hold that courts may not create new causes of action for violations of international norms,” Barrett wrote.

“We also hold that the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, which contains an express cause of action, does not provide for aiding-and-abetting liability,” Barrett added.

The case involved claims by unnamed Falun Gong practitioners alleging Cisco Systems and its executives aided Chinese government persecution by selling networking equipment used in surveillance.

The Ninth Circuit had allowed the claims to proceed, but the Supreme Court reversed.

The Trump administration strongly supported taking the case and backed Cisco.

The Solicitor General participated in oral argument, urging the Court to reject judicial overreach that exposes American firms to unpredictable foreign-policy litigation.

against American companies, and avoiding judicial interference in foreign relations best handled by the executive and legislative branches.

Barrett emphasized separation of powers: “The power to create causes of action belongs to Congress… Creating any cause of action ‘is an extraordinary act that places great stress on the separation of powers.’”

She noted the ATS is jurisdictional only and warned against courts inventing liability that risks “adverse foreign policy consequences.”

Justice Thomas, in prior related writings referenced by the majority, reinforced originalist limits.

Justice Alito has similarly stressed caution against race- or group-based standards bleeding into other doctrines, though here the focus remained textual and structural.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred in part and dissented in part, joined by Justice Elena Kagan.

She agreed on narrowing the ATS but argued the TVPA’s text could encompass aiding and abetting in some cases.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented more broadly, joined by Kagan and Jackson in key parts, claiming the majority “jettisons two decades of settled precedent” and warning it “forecloses future reliance on Sosa and shuts the courthouse doors to almost any claimed violation of international law under the ATS.”

Sotomayor added on the TVPA: “Because the plain text of this statute includes individuals who aid and abet the victim’s torture, I would affirm the Ninth Circuit’s judgment on this score as well.”

This decision represents a major conservative triumph for textualism, originalism, and restraint.

By ending the era of judicially invented ATS claims and rejecting implied aiding-and-abetting liability under the TVPA, the Court prevents activist plaintiffs and foreign interests from weaponizing U.S. courts against American companies.

Such suits have long imposed massive legal costs, chilled innovation, and entangled businesses in overseas disputes far removed from legitimate U.S. interests.

Companies like Cisco can now focus on lawful commerce without fear of endless “international norm” litigation dreamed up by creative lawyers.

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