NEW ORLEANS " A Louisiana company accuses Tulane University of its funding application due to its owner's race. Plaintiff Revier Technologies Inc. filed its lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The named defendants are Tulane University, Tulane Ventures GP LLC, Tulane Innovation Fund, the Louisiana Economic Development Corp., and Susan Bourgeois, secretary of Louisiana Economic Development. According to its website, the LED is the state agency responsible for "cultivating jobs and expanding economic opportunity for the people of Louisiana." Revier, located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, is owned by Matthew Schultheis, who is white. "By denying Revier Technologies's application to the Fund because its owner, Mr. Schultheis, is the wrong race, the Tulane Defendants engaged in unlawful racial discrimination in violation of Title VI and Section 1981, and the LEDC violated Title VI and the Fourteenth Amendment," the 17-page complaint states.
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday during a Senate hearing on COVID-19 invoked his constitutional right not to answer questions. "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer, based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the constitution," Fauci repeatedly said to questions posed by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul. Paul, a doctor and Kentucky Republican, continued undeterred, continuing to ask Fauci such questions about so-called gain-of-function research, which helps scientists learn about the direction of a pathogen but also brings a high risk of it becoming widespread.
A Guatemalan man who was deported from the United States and his wife, who later left the country voluntarily to join him, were found dead in a sugarcane field in southwestern Guatemala, authorities said Tuesday. Their 1-year-old daughter was found alive beside their bodies. Nixon Giovanni Perez, 43, and Glendy Marisol Gonzalez, 25, were discovered with their hands tied behind their backs in a field outside Retalhuleu, a city about 112 miles (180 kilometers) west of Guatemala City, according to photos reviewed by Reuters.
Senator Lindsey Graham credited himself with persuading United States President Donald Trump to join Israel in going to war against Iran, "almost cried" with joy when the conflict began, and offered to lobby Trump on behalf of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Lebanon too, newly released footage has shown. Graham, who died on July 11 aged 71, was a close confidant of Trump and Netanyahu, both of whom are attending his funeral on Tuesday. Graham, laughing and clearly delighted, exclaimed: "How long have we been pushing this?" "Look what we've done here. I almost cried," Graham said. "I talked to Trump this morning. Oh, he's jacked! He said best thing I've ever done'. He loves blowing stuff up."
President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice on Tuesday separately asked the Supreme Court to overturn a civil court verdict that ordered him to pay the writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her while denying her claim that he sexually assaulted her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. "This is the first case in our Nation's history in which a court has imposed damages liability on a President for his conduct in office," the petition to the Supreme Court by Trump's lawyers says.
The Trump administration will end a subsidy program, meant to keep premiums stable for Medicare prescription drug plans, after 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday. The agency said its review of 2027 bids showed insurers have gained enough experience with Medicare Part D to accurately price their plans without support from the program. "We are stabilizing the market so this bailout is no longer needed. Premiums will go up by less than $10 for most Medicare recipients, with many even seeing lower premiums," CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a post on X.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors, including the Kushner family, was announced Tuesday " and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. "It is not FIFA's to sell," UEFA said in a statement. "None of us are the owners of football." Read more
Felon Musk's social media company X launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. "X Money" is using technology and banking services provided by Cross River Bank. Currently "X Money" is invite only, and users will receive a "X"-branded Visa debit card that is useable at any ATM. Users of X will be able to send money to other X users in real-time. Invitations are only available to X's paying members presently.
Should people trust the man whose DOGE destroyed the federal govt and who had access to our social security numbers and other personal data?
The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programs designed to counter China's growing influence around the world, after it had put a halt to many of those initiatives last year during a flurry of budget and personnel cuts.
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robot imports to the US over "unacceptable risks" to America's national security. The move applies to advanced robots - including humanoid and four-legged machines. Many of them are made in China, which is competing with the US to develop robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Read more
"A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking real money."
That famous quote, once attributed to the late Republican Sen. Everett Dirksen in the mid-20th century, is of unknown origin. But when it comes to Congress and spending, the point still holds.
If This Is Communism, Then Teddy Roosevelt Was a Communist
The policies under attack today once defined mainstream American leadership from Teddy Roosevelt to FDR and LBJ.
Thom Hartmann Jul 28, 2026
Trump's most recent desperate attempt to change the subject from his involvement with Epstein, Iran, Netanyahu, and the billions he and his grifter sons are making with their sleazy schemes is to call progressive Democrats "communists."
He's even gone so far as to suggest that some should be stripped of their citizenship and deported or thrown into one of his ICE concentration camps.
Iran has launched "multiple" ballistic missiles in an "attempted surprise attack" on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting. The attack occurred at 17:45 EDT (21:45 GMT) on Tuesday, with all missiles "successfully intercepted", said US Central Command (Centcom), which did not disclose any locations of targets. Read more
For now, the judge rejected the Baptist university's arguments that its actions are exempt from federal law and that students agree to information sharing.
The appeals panel agreed with a federal judge that it could not block the executive order until its proposals have been enacted.
Going into the 2026 midterm elections, the Democratic Party is in the red. The party has $16.3 million in cash on hand, and $18.5 million in debt, leaving them about $2 million in the hole. Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee has $128.5 million in cash and zero debt.
