Trump announces first-ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas for September 2026.
President Donald Trump announced Republicans will hold a first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas on September 9-10, 2026. The ev...
Politics 3 divergence 3
Politics 17 divergence 17
German prosecutors charge Ukrainian officer with Nord Stream pipeline sabotage on state orders.
German federal prosecutors indicted a former Ukrainian army officer, identified as Serhii K., for the September 2022 explosions that dama...
Politics 36 divergence 36
Anti-migrant protests take place across South Africa on June 30 deadline.
Anti-immigrant groups organized protests in multiple South African cities on June 30, 2026, an unofficial deadline they set for undocumen...
Politicsnew 17 divergence 17
Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas detained and jailed pending trial for insulting Erdogan and religious values.
Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas was detained at Istanbul Airport on Thursday after returning from abroad and subsequently jailed pending tr...
Politics 53 divergence 53
China's ethnic unity law takes effect with extraterritorial provisions.
China's Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress went into effect on July 1, 2026. The law aims to forge a shared national ident...
Politics 13 divergence 13
German Chancellor Merz defends defense spending record after Trump criticism.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated Germany is doubling its defense budget within four years and has no reason to be ashamed of its s...
Politics 13 divergence 13
President Trump reads children's book on Usha Vance's podcast and comments on past presidents.
President Donald Trump appeared on Second Lady Usha Vance's "Storytime with the Second Lady" podcast, reading the children's book "Presid...
Politics 33 divergence 33
NPR published and retracted a false story claiming Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.
NPR published a story on June 30, 2026 stating Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. The story was retracted within approximat...
Politics 29 divergence 29
ICE arrested approximately 10,000 people during a five-day period in late June 2026.
ICE arrested roughly 10,000 people over five days in late June, averaging about 2,000 arrests per day, according to internal data obtaine...
Politics 57 divergence 57
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Senator Ruben Gallego.
The Senate Select Committee on Ethics dismissed a complaint filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) alle...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Syria's interim president appoints 70 lawmakers to complete the first post-Assad parliament.
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed 70 lawmakers to Syria's 210-seat People's Assembly on July 1, 2026, completing a formation pr...
Politics 17 divergence 17
A grand jury indicts Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges of intimidating New Orleans officials.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill was indicted on 16 criminal counts, including malfeasance and intimidation, for sending letters to...
Politics 54 divergence 54
Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of Trump administration on two immigration cases involving TPS terminations and asylum seeker border policy
The U.S. Supreme Court issued two 6-3 rulings on June 26, 2026, along ideological lines, both authored by Justice Samuel Alito. The first...
Politics 33 divergence 33
Manny Rutinel wins Democratic primary in Colorado's 8th Congressional District.
Colorado state Rep. Manny Rutinel defeated former state Rep. Shannon Bird in the Democratic primary for Colorado's 8th Congressional Dist...
Politics 23 divergence 23
Seven pro-Palestinian protesters convicted of misdemeanors for 2024 Golden Gate Bridge blockade.
A San Francisco jury convicted seven protesters on six misdemeanor counts each, including false imprisonment and obstruction, for blockin...
Politics 33 divergence 33
Trump nominates Lance Schroyer as ICE director.
President Donald Trump announced on June 27, 2026 that he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and U.S. Marine, ...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Supreme Court rules geofence warrants constitute a search under Fourth Amendment.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that law enforcement's use of geofence warrants to obtain cellphone location data from third parties constitu...
Politics 17 divergence 17
DOJ directs federal prosecutors to prioritize birth tourism investigations after Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship.
The Supreme Court ruled against President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Following the decision, the Justice...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Supreme Court agrees to review Arizona's proof-of-citizenship voting laws and voter purge procedures.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next term on whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship for state voter registration and cond...
Politics 33 divergence 33
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information.
John Bolton pleaded guilty on June 26, 2026, to one count of illegally retaining classified national defense information in diary-like no...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Trump says acting DNI Pulte can declassify records including 2020 election materials.
President Trump told reporters that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, includ...
Politics 13 divergence 13
E. Jean Carroll seeks expedited payment of $5.8 million after Supreme Court rejects Trump appeal.
Writer E. Jean Carroll asked a federal judge to order President Donald Trump to pay approximately $5.8 million in damages after the U.S. ...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Fourteen House Republicans blocked a procedural vote on June 30, 2026, stalling the GOP legislative agenda over SAVE America Act demands.
Fourteen House Republicans voted against a procedural rule on June 30, 2026, preventing floor action on the NDAA, State Department approp...
Politics 13 divergence 13
Federal judge orders Pentagon to halt escort requirement for journalists.
U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman issued a preliminary ruling that a Pentagon policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by an off...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Julia Letlow wins Louisiana GOP Senate runoff to replace Bill Cassidy.
Rep. Julia Letlow defeated state Treasurer John Fleming in Louisiana's Republican Senate runoff on June 27, 2026, securing the GOP nomina...
Politics 36 divergence 36
Trump announces September 1 renovation of East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C.
President Trump announced on June 28, 2026 that the federal government will begin renovating East Potomac Golf Links on September 1, with...
Politics 33 divergence 33
Trump administration lifts restrictions on commercial scallop fishing in Georges Bank.
The Trump administration, through NOAA, reopened approximately 171 square miles of Georges Bank to commercial scallop fishing. The area h...
Politics 13 divergence 13
Senator John Hickenlooper wins Colorado Democratic Senate primary against progressive challenger Julie Gonzales.
Sen. John Hickenlooper defeated state Sen. Julie Gonzales in the Colorado Democratic Senate primary on June 30, 2026, CNN and other outle...
Politics 17 divergence 17
Kamala Harris reaches out to progressive leaders and pro-Palestinian activists ahead of potential 2028 presidential run.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has privately contacted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and pro-Pa...
Politics 37 divergence 37
Congress passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end Iran hostilities.
The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 on June 23, 2026, to approve a House-passed war powers resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. ar...
