Politics & World Affairs — July 31, 2026

Scouting America ends inclusion spaces. The organization eliminated dedicated spaces for gay youth, women, and scouts of color at its National Jamboree, following Pentagon pressure to scale back diversity efforts.

The National Jamboree is among the largest gatherings the organization hosts, and AP News reports the change came as the group faced pressure from the Pentagon to pull back its diversity efforts. The affected areas had been designated for LGBTQ youth, female scouts and scouts of color. The decision reflects how federal pressure on diversity programming is reaching youth organizations with longstanding military ties.

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Dormant deportation court holds hearing. A federal judge declined to dismiss the case against an Afghan woman, the first person facing deportation under the newly activated Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

According to AP News, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court sat unused for years before the Trump administration activated it, and this hearing marks the first time anyone has faced deportation proceedings through it. The woman’s attorneys sought to have the case thrown out, but the federal judge allowed it to proceed. The outcome could shape how the administration uses the revived court in future removal cases.

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Reviews find noncitizens on rolls. State reviews and software failures spanning 25 years identified noncitizens on voter rolls in multiple states, Fox News reported. No federal law compels reporting such findings.

Fox News reports the findings emerged from a 25-year record of state-level reviews combined with software failures that allowed noncitizens to appear on registration rolls in multiple states. The outlet notes there is no federal requirement that states report such discoveries, meaning the full scope is not tracked nationally. President Trump, cited in the report, characterized the issue as a threat to the core of American democracy.

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