July 2nd, 2026

• ​Israel, US sign land agreement for permanent American embassy complex in Jerusalem - At signing ceremony, Huckabee says 'God made decision 3,800 years ago' to recognize Jerusalem, US now acknowledging it; Sa'ar: US is 'indispensable and irreplaceable' to Israel
• Who will win the Trump foreign-policy 'Apprentice' contest? U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pursuing competing approaches to Iran and Lebanon. Is this a genius grand strategy or destructive chaos?
• How the Iran War Ignited a Clash Between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pressed President Trump earlier to cripple Iran. But as Iran asserted its power, the prince urged a cease-fire, and is now pursuing his security priorities
• US reportedly mulls pulling troops from Saudi Arabia as ties sour over Iran war - Riyadh initially refused Washington request to use bases critical to Hormuz ship escort operation, prompting US ire; Riyadh interprets Rubio skipping over Saudi on Gulf tour as snub
• VP Vance says the US is in a great position with Iran, has accomplished 'core mission' - The vice president said it's a 'win-win outcome' whether or not high-stakes negotiations succeed
• Trump weighed return to full war against Iran, but prefers diplomatic efforts - report
• US military action against Iran 'back on table' if talks fail
• US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions
• Qatar says indirect US-Iran talks have made 'positive progress'
• Oil prices fall after Trump says U.S.-Iran talks in Qatar are going well
• Marlow: Iran War Now 'Weekends Only' - "The fighting only takes place when the stock market's closed."
• U.S. tries to talk Iran out of tolls as talks resume in Doha
• US, Iran wrap up indirect Doha talks as Trump touts progress towards 'denuclearization' - Tehran says sides agreed on partial release of frozen funds, US officials deny it; Washington reportedly pushing Iran to look at 'bigger picture,' not insist on Hormuz control
• Iranian FM: If Trump's Tel Aviv 'pets' aren't controlled, 'Iran will school them' - As US and Iranian officials set to hold indirect talks in Doha, senior Iranian sources say Tehran determined to keep control over Strait of Hormuz, even if it requires force
• Netanyahu claims he saved Israel from destruction as Iran 'already obtained' atomic bomb - Source says claim made to right-wing Channel 14 is 'complete lie'; election rivals Eisenkot, Bennett both pillory PM for fear-mongering, peddling falsehoods
• Netanyahu: The pursuit of 'total victory' against Iran and its proxies 'never ends'
• Israel could need to fight Iran alone again, Israel's Defense Minister warns amid faltering US-Iranian peace talks
• High-Ranking Iranian Clerics Call for Trump and Netanyahu's Assassinations "Under Any Circumstances" as President Reportedly Weighs "Finishing The Job" in Iran
• Kurdish Attacks Raise Tensions in Iran
• As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
• Khamenei body in cold storage as feared Basij mobilizes ahead of historic Iran funeral - Dr. Mohammed Omar notes no major world power is sending its top leader, calling it 'isolation showing through the pageantry'
• Israel wary UNIFIL could return under new Lebanon deal
• Israel sanction Iran-linked cryptocurrency accounts used to fund Hezbollah, other proxies - Sanctions represent cooperation with US initiatives to restrict illicit Iranian finance networks
• Residents near Judea, Samaria warn FPV drones could reach central Israel
• IDF says Hamas commander, 4 terrorists killed in Gaza when planning attacks on troops
• Families marking 1,000 days since Oct. 7 with memorials, protests, moment of silence
• Gaza border communities attract 5,000 new residents amid post-Oct. 7 rehabilitation
• Netanyahu won't rule out Gaza settlements, addresses US aid, Iran threats & Turkey - 'I think Erdogan forgot that the rule of the Ottoman Empire ended'
• Board of Peace: 'UNRWA has no place in the new Gaza' - The Board of Peace rejected the role of the UN aid agency, saying it is 'turning the page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency & conflict. The people of Gaza deserve better.'
• Beyond October 7: Hamas' Atrocities Against Gazan Children and Civilians
• Eisenkot launches campaign bid to replace Netanyahu, promising unity, Oct 7 inquiry, relief for IDF reservists - 'In the name of personal example and responsibility, we'll replace leadership without vision and strategy'
• Disputing Smotrich, ex-hostage pointman says more captives could have come home alive - Nitzan Alon says the war could have ended at least a year earlier, but 'cabinet refused earlier comprehensive deals in the name of total victory, which is a falsehood'
• New York woman arrested for attempt to send $30,000 in cryptocurrency to Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist - She also allegedly stated, "I wish every day were October 7th," referring to the Hamas massacre that left roughly 1,200 people dead in Israel and saw over 250 others taken hostage.
• Anti-Israel candidate wins Colorado primary, says she's aiming to 'end genocide in Palestine' - Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has refused to label deadly firebombing at Boulder support rally for Gaza hostages as antisemitic, and said October 7 was 'inevitable'
• Dem Rep. Goldman: Antisemitism Is 'Becoming Normalized' in Democratic Party
• Commentary: The world is turning dangerous for Jews again. Israel has to get its house in order - This is not Nazi Germany in the 1930s. But it is a global crisis for Jews - and it demands an Israel strong enough, and united enough, to provide a refuge that is secure, welcoming and true to its founding values
• NYC passes law to protect schools, but not colleges, after anti-Israel protests - City Council speaker says measure, which mandates police report on protecting educational facilities, fulfills 5-point plan to combat antisemitism
• Jewish California congressional candidate says harassment from Gaza agitators went 'beyond free speech'
• Wikipedia ban on co-founder highlights disputes over alleged leftist, anti-Israel bias - Larry Sanger barred from editing on procedural grounds after pushing for ideological diversity, saying pro-Israel, Christian, Hindu and conservative voices disfavored on global platform
• 'May his name be erased': Rabbi curses IDF chief at anti-draft protest - Ultra-Orthodox rabbis claim military success is result of study in yeshiva, not IDF
• Contentious Basic Law on Torah study aimed at shielding draft evaders passes 1st reading
• Three killed in under an hour, including a well-known rabbi, as violent crime surges
• Two more slain in Arab community, raising this week's toll to nine - 18-year-old gunned down in Haifa, two seriously hurt; hours later, 30-year-old shot dead in Reineh; watchdog figures show 149 homicides in Arab community since start of year
• Ben-Gvir-backed 'muezzin bill' to limit mosque loudspeakers passes preliminary Knesset reading
• Knesset advances far-right MK's bill to lower volume of mosque calls to prayer - Otzma Yehudit's Zvika Fogel says it's 'not a political issue' but one of equal law enforcement, though Arab lawmakers point to lack of effort to curb violent crime in minority community
• Israel ranks 18th in global wealth list as 8,800 Israelis become new millionaires
• Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine as Poland scrambles jets, Finland restricts airspace
• Russian attack hits 20 apartment buildings across Kyiv, killing at least 13 and injuring nearly 90
• Russian attack kills at least 17, injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital
• Big Polymarket bets have been placed on Putin's downfall - The prediction market odds that Russian President Vladimir Putin will step down have gone up as Ukraine has launched drone attacks deeper and deeper into Russian territory
• Ex CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Administration Over Russiagate Probe - Lawsuit Assigned to Anti-Trump Judge Jia Cobb
• Russian Intelligence Service Claims Mexican Cartels Moving into Europe, Working with Ukraine After U.S. Crackdown
• DSA co-chair pushes back on Soviet Union comparisons, wants prisons to be 'less necessary' - Trump labeled socialism as the 'biggest threat' to America since its founding in 1776
• Alan Dershowitz: The Democrats Are Coming Close to What Socialists Said in 1932 Germany and Stalin's Russia - The Party Has Already Been Blown Up
• Bill Maher: Democrats Are 'Well on Their Way' to Blowing 2028 Election After Election of Democratic Socialists in NYC
• 'Excited' Trump inaugurates Qatar-gifted Air Force One with first flight - US president, who has long sought to replace current aging fleet, lauds aircraft, but critics say that beyond ethical concerns, plane may lack sufficient security for long flights
• Report: Google Billionaire Sergey Brin Said to Be Exiting Capitalism-Hating Mamdani's NYC Real Estate Market
• Dave Portnoy Unloads on NYC Mayor Mamdani and Democratic Socialists of America and Their 'Dangerous Direction': 'These people hate America'
• "I Am Concerned" - RINO Thom Tillis Says Push for SAVE America Act Is "Undermining Confidence in Elections"
• Trump's AI flip-flopping could be a gift to China - Chinese AI companies have announced breakthroughs in advanced AI, while the White House has slow-rolled the release of American models
• UN panel warns unchecked AI development may lead to 'catastrophic' harm - Experts say progress on AI 'outpacing' scientists' understanding and government regulation, has potential to cause damage on its own or by malicious users
• 'It's like having a dumb friend': Young San Franciscans hate AI
• A missing kitten rode under a car hood. AI brought her home
• Polarizing Israeli-born Harvard astronomer picked to lead White House UFO council - Avi Loeb vows to brief public and create website to share findings of team tasked with investigating origins of mysterious orbs and other objects reported by military personnel
• X1.1 solar flare produces Earth-directed CME, G2 geomagnetic storm watch issued for July 3
• Nearly 50,000 unaccounted for in Venezuela after earthquake and continued aftershocks
• Venezuela Death Toll 2,295; Rodriguez Faces 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'
• Venezuela: Earthquake Victims Catch Police Looting Collapsed Buildings
• Strong M6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Suva, Fiji
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Jurm, Afghanistan
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits east of the South Sandwich Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 18,000ft
• Mutnovsky volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• Slovakia sets all-time temperature record as heat wave brings record June nights
• Czech Republic records hottest day on record with 41.9C (107.4F)
• Extraordinary heat in US Northeast arrives to clash with Fourth of July revelry
• America 250 events are being canceled, reshaped as heat dome grips US - Parades are being canceled and cooling centers are opening as millions face some of the hottest weather in years heading into Independence Day weekend
• 'Stretched to the limit': Heat wave prompts US electrical grid emergency - The U.S. Department of Energy declares an emergency to reduce blackouts
• Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo
• Wisconsin student alleges school barred her from using Bible verse at graduation - Sarianne Beronja submitted Proverbs 3:6 as her personal message but was allegedly told it violated school policy
• Tennessee university to pay $1.9 million settlement to professor fired over celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder - Tamar Shirinian targeted Kirk's family, writing that his children were "better off living in a world without" him and insulting his widow
• DOJ targets Spanberger, Newsom gun laws with twin lawsuits after SCOTUS affirms Second Amendment rights
• DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups - CAIR filed a lawsuit to challenge the Florida governor's 'baseless attacks'
• Antifa Now Threatening Judges Who Sentenced Terrorists Who Attacked Texas ICE Facility
• 8 Tren de Aragua members charged by DOJ in brutal Texas, Illinois killings after entering US illegally under Biden
• A Huge Scandal Breaks Out In Spain: 400,000 "Refugees" Claiming Refugee Status Don't Even Live in Spain
• Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly donate $1.1 million to pro-immigration groups after 2025 federal enforcement - The LA Dodgers donated to two pro-immigration groups after falsely claiming they denied ICE agents access to Dodger Stadium
• Bipartisan Outcry After ICE Detains Catholic Nun on Way to Church in Texas
• Posts Urging People to Call ICE on Pregnant Illegal Aliens to Prevent Anchor Babies Go Viral in the Aftermath of SCOTUS Birthright Decision
• Washington Post: SCOTUS Is Wrong on Birthright Rules - Even the Washington Post agrees the U.S. Supreme Court overreached by trying to prevent voters and politicians from shaping the rules about who can get shares of Americans' citizenship
• Trump: SCOTUS Slaughter Decision 'More Than Made Up' for 'Disappointing' Birthright Citizenship Ruling
• Commentary: Birthright Citizenship Is Not Parental Immunity - The child is a citizen. The parents are still subject to the law.
• Meet the Poster Child for Why Birthright Citizenship Is Horrible: Rep. Ramirez - Born to an Illegal and Now Trashes America and Supports Terrorists
• 'Second-class citizens': Angel Families describe two-tiered justice system for illegal immigrants - "Angel Families" refers to those who have lost loved ones to violent crimes committed by individuals who are in the United States unlawfully or have a history of illegal entry. Despite President Donald Trump's focus on illegal immigration in his second term, many families are still seeking justice for their loved ones.
• Colorado Democratic Socialist Primary Winner Melat Kiros Called for 'Immediate Pathway' to Citizenship for 'Every Single' Illegal Alien
• 16 children found living in 'deplorable' Ohio home conditions, 4 arrested: 'Pure evil'
• Walz, Minnesota Board of Pardons clears convicted illegal alien child sex offender facing deportation - Laos national convicted of sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl has slate wiped clean
• Illegal Alien Monster Repeatedly Raped 10-Year-Old Child in Minnesota - Tim Walz Issued Pardon to Shield Him from Deportation
• Wannabe trans terrorist arrested after plotting mass shooting at Las Vegas casino - 36-year-old Allison Howlett, a biological male who identifies as female, was arrested and charged with making terrorist threats, among other offenses
• $500,000 Bail for Alleged Would-Be Mass Shooter Transitioning to Female
• NBC's Melvin Warns About Using 'Biological Male, Biological Female' Terms
• Cammack leads effort to get NY Gov Hochul to reject bill replacing mother with 'gestating parent' - The bill would replace terms "mother" and "father" to "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent" in state law
• Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time
• This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It's Manmade.
• 'Beautiful blobs': synthetic life a step closer as scientists make cells using lab-made DNA - Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel
• Big egg firms must pay $3.3 MILLION settlement, donate 53 million eggs after DOJ says they raised prices artificially - The alleged scheme came as the U.S. grappled with widespread avian flu outbreaks that had already tightened egg supplies and sent prices soaring