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NewsClear is a politically neutral civic news platform. Every major story is rewritten from multiple sources with the perspectives attributed rather than a verdict handed down, so you can see how different outlets frame the same event and decide for yourself. Alongside the news, NewsClear tracks what Congress is actually doing — every bill in plain language, who it affects, the arguments on each side, and how your senators voted.
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Latest news
Study of 10 Million Siblings Links Birth Order to 150 Health Conditions — A study tracking 10 million American siblings has found measurable differences in health outcomes depending on where a child falls in birth order — across 150 distinct…
Seven in Ten English NHS Mental Health Providers Expect Service Cuts or Closures — Seven in ten NHS mental health service providers in England expect their services to be reduced or shut down entirely, according to a Guardian survey — a finding that points to a…
England and Wales Explore Prison Reclassification and Early Release to Ease Overcrowding — England and Wales are running out of prison space, and ministers are now exploring a set of measures — none of them simple or fast — to prevent the system from hitting a hard…
Author A.J. Symon Discusses Dog That Inspired His Middle Grade Debut — A.J. Symon has published a middle grade debut novel with a personal inspiration at its heart: a beloved dog he wanted to pay tribute to, according to a Publishers Weekly feature.…
USDA-Linked Research Suggests Specific Diet May Lower Alzheimer's Death Risk — Alzheimer's disease, which affects roughly 7 million Americans, may be influenced by what people eat — and researchers are now identifying specific dietary patterns associated…
Publishers Weekly Highlights 'Girls Bite Back' Themed Book Recommendations — Publishers Weekly ran a themed book recommendation column under the title 'Girls Bite Back,' grouping three titles together by a shared thematic thread. No body text from the…
Author Writes About Childhood Experience Living with OCD — Publishers Weekly has featured a piece titled 'My Small Secret World,' focused on the experience of writing about living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as a young…
Lawmakers Demand Answers Over USS Abraham Lincoln Crew Conditions After 250-Day Deployment — The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for more than 250 days — a deployment length that sailors' families and members of Congress say is taking a serious toll on the crew's…
One in 16 Hospice Patients Lose Eligibility After Improving; How to Navigate It — Roughly one in every 16 patients enrolled in hospice care loses eligibility not because they died, but because their condition stabilized or improved enough that they no longer…
Trump Signs Executive Order Spacing Out Childhood Vaccines, States Push Back — On August 10, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spread out across separate medical visits — a…
Tom Homan Defends ICE Electric Shock Gloves as Non-Lethal Compliance Tool — ICE is planning to arm officers with gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, a tool White House border czar Tom Homan publicly defended at an event in Bardstown,…
House China Committee Report Alleges Harvard Co-Authored 140+ Papers With Chinese Military Universities — A House Select Committee on China report alleges that Harvard University co-authored more than 140 academic publications with researchers affiliated with Chinese military-linked…
Publishers Weekly Lists Book Club Picks for August 2026 — Publishers Weekly has published a roundup of recommended book club selections for August 2026. Separately, Publishers Weekly has also featured coverage on middle grade novels,…
McGraw Hill Credits AI Tools for Improved First Quarter Financial Results — McGraw Hill has pointed to artificial intelligence as a factor in its improved first quarter financial performance, according to reporting from Publishers Weekly. The educational…
Sourcebooks Romance Division Expands Staff with New Hires and Promotions — Sourcebooks, an independent publisher, is growing its romance imprint through a combination of new hires and internal promotions, according to Publishers Weekly. The move signals…
Venezuelan Novel Arrives in US Market With Translation — A Venezuelan novel is making its way to American readers, according to Publishers Weekly, with its US publication described as owing something to serendipity alongside more…
Anthropic in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Decart for $6 Billion — A $6 billion deal would make Decart AI the biggest acquisition Anthropic has ever attempted, according to people familiar with the talks reported by Bloomberg. Anthropic, the…
Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao Holds Early Pre-IPO Investor Meetings, No Valuation Set — Anthropic's chief financial officer Krishna Rao has begun holding early-stage meetings with investors as the AI company explores a potential initial public offering, according to…
GN Store Nord Expected to Report Q2 Earnings Thursday, Analysts Forecast $608M Revenue — GN Store Nord, the Danish audio and communications company traded on US OTC markets as GNNDY, is scheduled to release its quarterly financial results on Thursday, August 20th.…
Google Releases Gemini 3.7 Flash AI Model Amid Delays to Its Top-Tier Model — Google has released Gemini 3.7 Flash, the latest version of its workhorse AI model line, available via the Gemini API for developers. The Flash series is positioned as Google's…
Saber Interactive CEO Defends AI Use, Threatens Retroactive Staff Replacement — Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch sparked backlash after publicly stating he would have been 'happy to replace' a staff member with AI, a comment that drew sharp criticism from…
Boxer Prichard Colón Dies at 33, Nearly a Decade After Career-Ending Brain Injury — Prichard Colón, a professional boxer who spent nearly a decade in a vegetative state following a traumatic brain injury sustained in the ring, has died at the age of 33. His…
Samsung Launches Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Its Most Expensive Foldable at $2,100 — At $2,099.99, Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is one of the most expensive smartphones on the market — and the company's first foldable ever to carry the Ultra designation. The…
Iran and Oman Near Deal on Hormuz Strait as US-Iran Talks Continue — Iran signaled Tuesday that an agreement brokered through Oman over the status of the Strait of Hormuz is close to being finalized, a development that would affect one of the…
Recently in Congress
S 3977: Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026 — This bill would adjust the debt thresholds that determine eligibility for certain types of bankruptcy protection. It sets a $7,500,000 limit for small business debtor eligibility…
S 2666: Foreign Robocall Elimination Act — This bill creates an interagency task force to help federal agencies and Congress fight robocalls originating outside the United States. It also extends the Federal…
S 289: Youth Poisoning Protection Act — This bill would ban consumer products containing sodium nitrite at a concentration of 10% or greater, classifying them as hazardous. The ban would not apply to certain drugs,…
S 4472: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 — This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 federal programs supporting research and development of drugs and therapies for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and other neurodegenerative…
S 434: Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act — This bill would require the Office of Space Commerce to create a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee to advise on nongovernmental space activities and support growth of…
HR 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 — This bill is a continuing resolution (CR) that funds the federal government at FY2026 spending levels through December 11, 2026, preventing a government shutdown at the start of…
S 4850: Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act — This bill would raise the minimum dollar amount required for a case to qualify for federal court jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship, doubling the threshold from…
HR 2069: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 — This bill requires federal agencies to publicly report spending on 'other transaction agreements' (OTAs) — flexible contracts currently exempt from standard procurement rules —…
S 494: National Plan for Epilepsy Act — This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to create a National Plan for Epilepsy aimed at preventing, diagnosing, treating, and curing epilepsy. It also…
S 1525: Common Cents Act — The Common Cents Act would allow covered amounts totaling $0.01 or $0.02 to be rounded up to $0.05, effectively permitting small transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel.
S 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade. — This bill expands the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to share information about suspected intellectual property violations with trademark and copyright…
S 850: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act — This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a threat analysis of the northern U.S. border every three years, covering terrorism, criminal threats, and…
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