Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Saudis Join War, National Blood Crisis & NFL Countdown Begins

All the news you need in about 15 min:

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

U.S. and Saudi Forces Target Iranian Militia: AP, NY Times, CBS News, CNN

Trump Hosts Zelensky, Netanyahu: CNN, ABC News, AP, Axios, CBS News

U.S. Senate Confirms Clayton as Spy Chief: NBC News, WSJ, Reuters, AP

ODNI Cuts Under Pulte: Fox News, Bloomberg, NY Times, Politico

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports: NY Times, ABC News, CNN

Child Migrant Agency Helps ICE with Arrests: Reuters, Texas Tribune

New Asylum Rule Change: The Hill, Fox News, Bloomberg, WaPo

6.8-Magnitude Earthquake in Japan: BBC, AP, Reuters, CNN

Oregon Wildfires Expand: Oregon Live, OPB, Statesman Journal

U.S. Heatwave/Smoke Forecast: Fox Weather, USA Today, Yahoo! News

American Red Cross Blood Crisis: Red Cross, Axios, WaPo, Gizmodo

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J&J’s New Offer to Settle Talc Lawsuits: CBS News, CNN, Fox Business, 

Ebay Settles Stalking Case: eBay, TechCrunch, WIRED, NY Times, AP

Meta’s Latest Data Center Deals: Meta, WSJ, Reuters, NY Times, Axios

All NFL Training Camps Begin: Yahoo! Sports, Fox Sports, The Athletic, NFL

Work Wednesday: AI Used in Job Interviews: Bloomberg, Newsweek, Insider, CBS News