5 things to know for July 18: DOGE cuts, Emil Bove, Police violence, Trump and Epstein, Stephen Colbert
JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JUL 18 – House Republicans approved $9 billion in cuts mainly targeting international aid and public broadcasting, while Senate advanced Emil Bove's controversial judicial nomination despite protests.
- House Republicans approved $9 billion in spending cuts, and the measure now heads to the president’s desk.
- Earlier this week, $8 billion was slated for withdrawal from the US Agency for International Development and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Lancet study found these reductions could cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030.
- Facing sentencing on Monday, the police officer convicted of Breonna Taylor’s civil rights violation will be sentenced, while the DOJ in a court filing Wednesday requested just a one-day jail term.
- Following the Journal’s publication, President Donald Trump vowed to sue the Wall Street Journal and its owner over a 2003 Epstein-linked letter, and he ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi `to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony`.
- Amid financial pressures, CBS announced The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be canceled next year, even though the series is typically the highest-rated late-night program.
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A bad week for Democrat-friendly media with public broadcasting cuts and Colbert cancellation
Finding the liberal Joe Rogan became high-dollar Democrats’ white whale after losing the 2024 presidential election, but this week, the party suffered setbacks with two reliable media mouthpieces. Congress passed a bill codifying DOGE cuts that will excise $1.1 billion…
Headlines for July 18, 2025
White House Poised to Claw Back $9B in Foreign Aid, Public Media Funding After House Vote; 14 Members of Gazan Family Die as Israel Bombs Their Home and Attacks Rescue Efforts; UNICEF: Israel Has Killed Over 17,000 Children in Gaza and Injured 33,000 Others; Christian Leaders in West Bank Call for Accountability and End to Israeli Settler Violence; Sectarian Fighting Resumes in Syria’s Suwayda After Latest Ceasefire Effort; Trump Moves to Releas…
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