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Here is the GPL News Brief for July 16th 2026:Here Is Today’s Stories:Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requestsSecret Service said to be fed up with JD Vance’s ‘ridiculous’ travel requestsR. Kelly Asks Trump to Commute 30-Year Prison Sentence. White House Calls It ‘Random Submission’R Kelly officially asks Trump to end his 30-year prison sentence for sex crimesTrump is taking longer to approve disaster aid, denying Democratic states moreRepublican senator says Blanche must meet Epstein’s accusers to earn his vote for attorney generalWildfire Smoke Pushes Air Quality to Dangerous Levels for MillionsAva DuVernay & Netflix Reteam For Constitutional Documentary ‘14th’: “This Film Asks What Kind Of Country Is Being Written Beneath Our Feet Now”If 13th asked who gets caged, then 14th asks who gets counted,” DuVernay told Deadline of the upcoming documentary. “This is not a film about the past tense of freedom. I’m not interested in asking you to look back. The film asks what kind of country is being written beneath our feet now … while we’re busy believing the stories we’ve all been told.Ava DuVernay’s 14th to Premiere in 2026Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime addressKaroline Leavitt promises America will be ‘relieved’ by Trump’s election speechIntel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 BillionAces’ Chelsea Gray Speaks Out on Racial Abuse She Received After Caitlin Clark Dust UpCaitlin Clark Calls Out Ref, Reveals Injury After Fever Loss to ValkyriesThose are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx Jalon👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously).Good News!We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes.Subscribe and leave a review for us!Listen on SpotifyListen on AppleThe Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up!Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast.👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe