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Fauci visibly rattled as Rand Paul drops stunning Bill Gates security clearance bombshell during ferocious COVID hearing | 29 July 2026 | Rand Paul revealed on Wednesday that Bill Gates held a top-level security clearance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Republican Senator brought up the businessman and philanthropist while grilling Dr Anthony Fauci during an explosive hearing on Capital Hill. “Bill Gates was given Q security clearance from 2014 to 2021,” Paul stated in the final moments of the hearing, alluding to the clearance first granted during the Obama administration. The designation — a Q security clearance — is a high-level access authorization granted by the Department of Energy (DOE) that is functionally equivalent to a Department of Defense Top Secret clearance. During an earlier round of questioning from Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott, Fauci was asked if he partnered with “Bill Gates on global health initiatives or vaccines,’ or if he had “knowledge of Bill Gates partnering with China on sensitive research.” Fauci refused to answer both questions. [Gates and Fauci need to be tried for treason.]

Furious Republican Senator blasts Fauci over Covid mandates: ‘Who the f*** do you think you were?’ –Fuming senator hurls f-bomb at silent Fauci: ‘Total disgrace’ | 29 July 2026 | Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno didn’t hold back while grilling former COVID expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon. Moreno called Fauci a “total disgrace” during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee when he detailed how he was compelled to run for office six years ago when he saw a story of a mom being arrested for watching a football game outside with her family due to guidelines issued by governments based on Fauci’s advice. “Who the f**k do you think you were for doing that? It was a total disgrace to this country, and if my Democrat colleagues are standing there defending you, I hope the voters of the United States of America have watched clips of every one of them building of a guy who was more interested in being a celebrity,” than doing his job leading the country through the pandemic. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, blasted Fauci for using federal employees to enrich himself during the pandemic by applying for a variety of awards to recognize his work.

‘Please Remove Him’: Rand Paul kicks out Dr. Fauci’s lawyer at COVID hearing in explosive moment –“You are not invited here for testimony, sir. You are being disruptive. Would you behave this way in a courtroom? No, because the judge would put you in jail.” –Sen. Rand Paul | 29 July 2026 | The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing with Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill got off to a rocky start Wednesday morning when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ordered one of Fauci’s lawyers removed after he repeatedly refused to stop disrupting the proceedings. Fauci refused to respond to questions from Paul, repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment. The hearing then took a turn when attorney David Schertler, whom Paul identified as one of Fauci’s “half a dozen” lawyers, attempted to speak without being recognized. “You are not recognized, you’re not recognized. If you are unruly, you will be removed from the proceeding,” Paul warned. Despite this, Schertler, who was seated beside Fauci, continued to speak. Ranking Member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Dirt-bag-Mich., cut in, saying, “I’d like to hear what the the attorney has to say.” However, Paul responded, “This testimony is from Anthony Fauci. This is not a game with his lawyers.”

Fauci faces lifetime ban from federal government work under new bill following explosive hearing –Rep Rich McCormick’s STOP the SWAMP Act targets officials who withhold information from Congress | 31 July 2026 | A House GOP proposal would bar Dr. Anthony Fauci from working for the federal government again after his dramatic hearing on Capitol Hill this week. Fauci appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., where he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times. Republicans have been hammering the former public health official over the move, and now a new bill by Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., would bar him from returning to his old duties and potentially open him to criminal prosecution. The bill, called the STOP the SWAMP Act, would bar people from working for the federal government if they refuse to answer certain questions from federal lawmakers or if they are convicted of perjury, according to a news release on McCormick’s website.

Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle – GOP senators | 29 July 2026 | Dr. Anthony Fauci’s pardon from Joe Biden won’t save him from prosecution for obstructing Congress, Sen. Rand Paul warned on Wednesday. Fauci, in a shocking move, invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, saying he believed Paul (R-Ky.) was trying to entrap him with the goal of throwing him in jail. The former head of the federal infectious diseases agency is no longer protected by Biden’s autopen-signed pardon, which only excuses potential illegal acts committed by Fauci between Jan. 1, 2014, and Jan. 19, 2025. “Let’s just get one thing straight,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) warned Fauci when his turn came to grill the 85-year-old doctor. “You don’t have any rights under the Fifth Amendment because you’ve been pardoned, as you very well know, as the Supreme Court has been clear for a century and more. Brown vs. Walker, 1896, ‘When he has been pardoned, he may not stand upon his privilege.'”

Trump reveals who he blames for Minnesota water cyberattack – and it’s not Iran | 31 July 2026 | President Donald Trump dismissed speculation that Iran was behind a cyberattack targeting dozens of water systems in Minnesota, blaming instead the state’s “corrupt governor,” Tim Walz, and the state he runs destroys. “I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack, and they blame it on Iran,” he said at the start of a Cabinet meeting Friday at Camp David, Maryland. “I don’t think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said. “There was a cyberattack of 30 water plants, and I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, oh, is Iran? Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”

Nearly half of Americans want Benjamin Netanyahu arrested –Almost as many believe that the Israeli prime minister is “guilty of war crimes in Gaza,” the poll found | 29 July 2026 | Some 49% of Americans think that the US should arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, according to a recent poll. After three years of war in the Middle East, Israel’s once-solid support in the US has cratered. Asked whether the U.S. should enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest, 49% of respondents answered “yes” in an Economist/YouGov poll published on Tuesday, while 27% said “no” and 23% were unsure. The ICC issued the warrant in 2024, accusing him of using “starvation as a method of warfare,” crimes against humanity, and intentionally directing attacks against Gaza’s civilian population. However, the ICC lacks any means of enforcing the warrant, as neither Israel nor the U.S. recognize the court’s authority.

Explosions rock American military base in Iraq hours after U.S. ended 13th night of strikes on Iran | 24 July 2026 | A series of explosions broke out near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq, hours after the U.S. military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. A journalist with the Associated Press heard at least seven blasts around 9.30am local time in the city of Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and observed at least four plumes of black smoke rising into the sky from areas near or inside the base. The U.S. and Iran have exchanged escalating strikes in fighting that began with a struggle over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain activated its sirens twice later that morning, warning residents to shelter from detected incoming fire. Gulf states have also come under frequent fire over the past week.

U.S. launches fresh round of powerful strikes on Iran in revenge for thwarted attack as Trump considers new ‘go big’ military strategy | 29 July 2026 | President Trump made good on his threat to retaliate against Iran and weighed a bold plan to ‘go big’ one day after an attack on U.S. troops at a base in Jordan. The U.S. military said it completed “a heavy wave of strikes” across the Islamic Republic on Wednesday after Trump threatened to “beat the f****** s*** out” of Iran. U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that they struck “dozens” of targets belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps over the span of two hours. The targets included military command centers as well as missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance and defense sites. The latest wave of U.S. strikes on Iran could potentially be the start of a major operation that was being discussed at The White House.

Hegseth under fire after Pentagon removed 4 soldiers killed last weekend from its Iran war death toll | 24 July 2026 | Pete Hegseth is under fire after the Pentagon removed four soldiers killed last weekend from its Iran war death toll because they died after President Donald Trump’s April ceasefire. The Pentagon’s official death tally stood at 18 American service members killed as of Wednesday. By Thursday, it was 14. A Pentagon official said the change was caused by “temporary data disruptions” on the casualty website and would be quickly fixed, according to the Washington Post. Nearly 100 U.S. troops have been wounded since the fighting resumed earlier this month.

Several waves of missiles hit Kiev | 1 Aug 2026 | The Ukrainian capital and its suburbs were reportedly struck by dozens of missiles in multiple waves early on Saturday morning, just two days after the Russian Defense Ministry conducted its latest strikes on Kiev’s arms-industry facilities. The first blasts in Kiev were heard shortly after 1am local time, with further explosions reported in several waves through 3am. Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko claimed that at least three people had been killed and more than a dozen injured. He also reported multiple fires at residential buildings and unspecified “non-residential” industrial facilities in at least four districts. According to open-source intelligence trackers, the strikes targeted several industrial zones near the CHP-5 power plant and facilities belonging to Ukraine’s state-owned defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom.

Ukrainian commander ordered troops to shoot deserters on sight –A second frontline unit linked to a former top general has been accused of mass abuse of its own soldiers | 31 July 2026 | A Ukrainian commander instructed squad leaders to open fire on soldiers attempting to flee their positions, according to an audio recording cited in a new media investigation into alleged abuses on the conflict front line. The report, published on Thursday by the Western grant-funded outlet Texty dot org dot ua, focuses on the 225th Separate Assault Regiment. The unit reportedly ranks second in the number of complaints filed by soldiers, behind only the 425th Separate Assault Regiment, known as “Skelia,” which became the subject of a formal investigation following a similar expose in late June. The recording reportedly captures the commander of the 225th Regiment, Major Oleg Shiryaev, telling subordinates that “anything that moves” without authorization should be treated as an enemy.

Zelensky fired me over anti-graft reforms – ex-Ukrainian defense minister | 30 July 2026 | Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has claimed he was dismissed because reforms to overhaul military procurement and tackle entrenched interests within the ministry triggered a backlash. Fedorov was removed by Vladimir Zelensky earlier this month after just six months in office as part of a sweeping government reshuffle. At the time, Zelensky cited tensions between the defense minister and commander-in-chief Aleksandr Syrsky, while Ukrainian media reported that disagreements over military reform lay behind the rift. In an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda published on Wednesday, Fedorov suggested the broader government reshuffle may have served as cover for his dismissal. He said changes to procurement rules and defense tenders had angered vested interests.

Suspect arrested after allegedly yelling ‘Allahu Akbar,’ stabbing 2 men in NYC attack | 23 July 2026 | A suspect is in custody after allegedly yelling “Allahu Akbar” while stabbing two men in what officials are describing as an apparent antisemitic attack in Manhattan’s Upper West Side Thursday afternoon. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said one of the victims is Jewish and that witnesses reported hearing the suspect yell “Allahu Akbar” during both assaults, which took place near West 84th Street and Central Park West — a large Jewish community. Investigators are evaluating whether the reported attacks should be classified as a hate crime and identified the suspect as Raul Morales, 51, in connection with both assaults. According to the NYPD, the victims were stabbed in what appeared to be two separate attacks that happened near one another.

3 people exposed to radioactive material at secretive U.S. nuclear factory –The incident was one of two safety lapses revealed at the sprawling nuclear complex that week. | 31 July 2026 | Radioactive contamination mysteriously spread beyond a restricted laboratory at one of America’s largest nuclear complexes, triggering alarms as three workers attempted to leave. Tests detected radioactive material on the soles of their shoes emitting between 80,000 and 300,000 disintegrations per minute, levels that exceeded federal contamination limits. The alarming incident unfolded at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, which processes tritium and manages plutonium infrastructure vital to America’s nuclear stockpile. It was quietly disclosed in a federal safety report covering the week ending June 26 but was not publicly announced by site officials at the time. Investigators later discovered contamination outside areas intended to contain it but were unable to determine precisely where the material came from or how it spread.

Flock surveillance spreads across the South as red-state lawmakers seek to axe ‘1984’-style tracking tools | 28 July 2026 | State lawmakers in West Virginia’s Freedom Caucus are seeking to ban AI-powered Flock surveillance cameras statewide, arguing the technology violates citizens’ Fourth Amendment right to privacy. “The West Virginia Freedom Caucus strongly opposes the unchecked expansion of automated surveillance technologies, including Flock Safety [sic] camera systems, automated license plate readers (ALPRs), AI-powered facial recognition, multimodal vehicle recognition, and emerging ‘gun detection’ software that claims to identify armed citizens based on body shape or movement,” West Virginia Delegate Chris Anders, the Chairman of West Virginia’s Freedom Caucus, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “These technologies represent a dramatic expansion of government surveillance that is fundamentally at odds with the Fourth Amendment,” Anders added. The caucus is calling on all state municipalities to immediately remove automated license plate readers such as the ones run by the security company Flock Safety. The caucus plans on combatting the cameras and surveillance technologies by reintroducing a previously failed legislative measure called the Fourth Amendment Restoration Act.

ICE seeks nearly $500K fine against immigration lawyer accused of filing fake asylum claims | 29 July 2026 | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking more than 470,000 in civil fines against a New York immigration attorney accused of filing fraudulent documents in support of asylum claims on behalf of dozens of clients, alleging he submitted more than 100 documents containing nearly identical accounts of persecution. Homeland Security Investigations announced it had issued a notice of intent to fine attorney Suraj Raj Singh, whose nationwide practice primarily represents Indian nationals seeking asylum before immigration courts, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE alleges Singh prepared and filed 118 fraudulent documents in 54 immigration cases. The agency is seeking the maximum permissible fine — 470,584.

Illegal migrant allegedly killed off-duty Connecticut police officer, his girlfriend while driving drunk and high | 29 July 2026 | An illegal migrant allegedly killed an off-duty Connecticut cop and his girlfriend in a head-on crash while drunk and high, according to police. Melissa Ramirez, 27, sobbed as she appeared in court Monday charged with manslaughter over the deaths of Cooper Whiteside, 38, and his partner, Brittany Islami, 34, the News-Times reported. Ramirez, a mom of two from Mexico, allegedly clocked speeds of 56 mph in a 45 mph zone when she hit Whiteside’s Harley-Davidson at around 3 a.m. in Danbury on July 13, sending him and his passenger girlfriend flying. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a statement to The Post that Ramirez was in the country illegally. “Melissa Esperanza Ramirez-Romero is a criminal illegal alien with charges for Vehicular Manslaughter and DUI. On July 26, 2026, ICE lodged a detainer against her,” the department said.

Xavier Becerra’s campaign rocked by horrifying claims about missing migrant kids under his watch | 27 July 2026 | Xavier Becerra faces a renewed scandal over his tenure as Joe Biden’s health secretary after a whistleblower came forward to expose the horrific levels of abuse and exploitation of hundreds of thousands of migrant children faced while in detention in California. A caseworker at the Pomona Fairplex alleges children faced abuse and chaotic releases, were separated from young siblings, and sent to unverified addresses or secretly moved in the dead of the night — some never to be seen again — while the complex also accepted fake documents from sponsors. During his time as Biden’s health secretary from 2021 to 2025, the U.S. faced an overwhelming border crisis, with just under 480,000 unaccompanied minors crossing the border. The HHS was the federal agency legally mandated to care for and protect unaccompanied migrant children.

Kansas Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Enforce Election Day Mail Ballot Deadline in 5-2 Vote – Late Ballots Will Be Counted Days After Election | 31 July 2026 | In a 5-2 decision Thursday, the Kansas Supreme Court declined to intervene and restore the state’s new strict mail-ballot deadline, leaving in place a lower court order that allows mailed ballots received up to three days after Election Day to be counted. The ruling is a major blow to election integrity efforts by Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Attorney General Kris Kobach just days before the August 4 primary. Kansas lawmakers, exercising their constitutional authority, passed Senate Bill 4 in 2025. The measure eliminated the three-day “grace period” that had been in place since 2017 and required advance voting ballots to arrive by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the bill; the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode her. The change restored the traditional Election Day receipt deadline Kansas had used for roughly 150 years before the 2017 experiment.

Blackout fears erupt as 17 U.S. states are placed under power emergency | 27 July 2026 | Blackout fears are growing for 20 million Americans as extreme heat pushes the power grid toward its limits. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Sunday authorized the operator serving parts of 17 states to activate idle power sources in an effort to keep the lights on. The emergency order covers Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Montana. It also includes Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. The move gives Southwest Power Pool, which oversees the central U.S. grid, permission to deploy backup generators if electricity supplies become strained. It is the final step before a Level 3 Energy Emergency Alert, which could trigger rolling blackouts to prevent a wider collapse.