July 9th, 2026

• ​US launches 2nd night of strikes against Iran, as Israel said bracing for war to restart - US refueling planes to reportedly return to region; Iran threatens to close Hormuz; Pakistan urges restraint on all sides; PM: Hegseth nixing visit to Israel 'could mean something'
• Iran Threat: No US Soldier 'Will Return Alive' From a Kharg Island Invasion
• Iran targets military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait after wave of US strikes
• Oil shoots back up and stocks slide as Trump indicates Iran ceasefire over - Brief spike above $80 a barrel
• President Trump Releases Footage of US Strikes Against Iran, Calls it "Retribution"
• Macron: Iranian strikes violated MoU with US, ceasefire talks to continue
• Trump says 'Iran lies and cheats' as IRGC emerges as dominant force in negotiations with US - Analysts say IRGC commanders, not Iran's negotiators, may hold real power as Trump declares the deal over
• 'They're scum, the deal is over': Trump rages, US strikes 80 targets in Iran over attacks on tankers in Hormuz Strait - Strikes mark sharpest escalation of fighting since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding
• Trump says Iran truce is 'over' as US hits 170 targets over two nights
• Trump Claims 'Islamic Republic of Japan' Shot at US Aircraft Carrier in Jaw-Dropping Gaffe at NATO Summit
• Trump: Iran MOU likely over, 'we'll hit them hard again tonight,' but talks with 'scum' Tehran can continue - US president fumes at regime as military hostilities resume; says he thinks truce has ended, may look to 'do it without a deal'; Khamenei funeral heads to Iraq's Najaf
• Trump Says Iran Called Begging for Deal After US Strikes, Says US Will Hit Iran 20 Times as Hard if They Attack - "They Want to Make a Deal So Badly"
• Masses gather in Iraq's holy Shiite cities as Khamenei funeral frenzy crosses border - Slain leader's body brought to Najaf and Karbala, where vast crowds of Iraqis pay tribute to man 'who cannot even be described'; Iran shows new footage from strike that killed him
• Trump returning to US on old Air Force One amid Iran threats
• Trump says he is flying back on old Air Force One and is 'number one' on Iran's kill list - Trump had traveled in the new jet to the NATO summit in Turkey this week, but told reporters at a press conference that he'd be returning to the U.S. in an older plane used as Air Force One "for old time's sake."
• Trump Addresses Assassination Concerns After Sending New Air Force One to Europe Instead of Flying Home on Plane - Press Told to Keep Window Shades on Air Force One Closed
• 'This Is a Cover Story': Leon Panetta Says Trump Is Hiding the True Reason Behind Air Force One Switch
• Lebanon demanding Israel fulfill pledge for pullout pilot or it will skip Rome talks - Source says Beirut 'stipulating Israel's withdrawal' as condition for attending, as IDF yet to move; army says it captured Radwan member, killed another
• IDF says Oct. 7 terrorist eliminated; 5 said killed in Gaza strikes, including child
• Erdogan derides Israeli and Greek concerns over potential US sale of F-35s to Turkey - Turkish leader says opposition from leaders of Israel and Greece 'has no place in my world,' as Ankara accuses Jerusalem of 'disinformation campaign'
• Critics say Turkey's verbal attacks on Israel have crossed into antisemitism - Pew Research found 91% of Turks hold very unfavorable views of Israel
• Ultra-Orthodox rioters briefly breach base that houses military prison, courts
• Shin Bet chief says he took the job out of 'loyalty to the elected leadership' - 'I have an agenda, I want to advance it,' says Zini, who is reportedly considering removing department head over harsh treatment of Jewish terror suspects
• Explainer: Understanding the current fight over the office of Attorney General in Israel
• Constitutional Crisis: High Court, former Supreme Court presidents warn of 'anarchy' over gov't refusal to abide by rulings - Government ministers accuse court of being 'legal mafia' using 'extortion' to compel compliance
• Door to Haaretz offices smashed in second attack on media this week - Newspaper files police complaint, ups security at building in Tel Aviv; media organizations warn of escalating violence, blame government for hostile attitude to news outlets
• Commentary: The fear of openly identifying as Jewish when hospitalized
• Ireland passes bill banning Israeli goods made in East Jerusalem and West Bank - Legislation, which requires final approval from upper house, prohibits import of products from residential, agricultural and business interests outside Israel's recognized borders
• Rahm Emanuel: Pro-Israel Democrat can win White House in 2028 but only if 'status quo' changes - In speech at Tel Aviv University, veteran politician calls for ending 'American taxpayer's subsidy of Israel's defense budget,' says declining support for Jewish state not confined to Democrats
• Arkia employees vow to fight potential Haredi buyout that would halt Shabbat flights
• US to delist Syria as state sponsor of terror, in new boost to Sharaa - Rubio informs Congress of Trump's 'historic' decision, triggering 45-day review; at Turkey NATO summit, Trump says Syrian leader 'doing an unbelievable job' at unifying country
• Ukraine hits 21 Russian ships within 72 hours - Analysts warn of Russian retaliation on Ukraine-linked ships after wave of drone attacks on tankers and bulkers targets bridges and accommodation blocks
• Russia tries to jam Musk's Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones
• Trump says Ukraine will be allowed to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors
• President Trump Orders Immediate End to All Trade with Socialist Spain as the Country Continues to Sabotage Him Over Iran and Freeload Off of NATO
• Trump lashes out at allies at NATO summit, orders trade halt with 'wasted cause' Spain - US president complains pact's members didn't help in war with Iran, says he still wants to take Greenland, declares Madrid 'hopeless'
• Trump Says US Troop Withdrawal from Europe "Going to Depend on Greenland"
• Danish PM Vows to Defend Greenland Amid Trump Push
• Shock Report: Macron and France Were Prepared for 'War' with America After Maduro Raid
• Seven more counties consider leaving Democrat-run Illinois, creating new state
• McConnell faces fresh calls to come clean about health issues - Kentucky's Democratic governor urges transparency as speculation mounts over McConnell's June hospitalization
• Governor Beshear Asks McConnell to Provide Public Update on Health Amid 'Brain Dead' Rumor
• Vermont man Trump pardoned for role in Jan. 6 protest at U.S. Capitol dies by suicide: report
• Jack Smith Repeatedly Mishandled Classified Information in His Investigation Into Trump's Mishandling of Classified Documents
• Jack Smith's team may have exposed classified info while probing Trump for allegedly doing the same - Senator Chuck Grassley released documents on Wednesday which described the alleged security incidents
• DOJ warns state officials they can be prosecuted if they let noncitizens vote: 'Want them to stop'
• Trump DOJ Puts Election Officials on Notice - Top Officials in All States Can Be Criminally Prosecuted for Allowing Noncitizens to Vote in 2026 Midterms
• Disney's ABC License Renewals War Escalates Over Accusations of Network's 'Political, Racial, and Sexual Bias,' Communist China Support
• Why D.C. defense experts wrestled with a simulated space nuke
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Isangel, Vanuatu
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Balleny Islands region
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Ohonua, Tonga
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Chagos Archipelago region
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Isangel, Vanuatu
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Xunchang, China
• Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 28,000ft
• Purace volcano in Colombia erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 13,000ft
• Super Typhoon Bavi weakens slightly as Taiwan, Yaeyama Islands and eastern China brace for impacts
• Ohio storms kill 5-year-old boy as historic rainfall floods Kelleys Island
• EU turning a blind eye to arrests of Armenian church leaders, letter says
• Colorado socialist congressional hopeful Melat Kiros says US needs reparations to 'tackle white supremacy'
• FBI Director Kash Patel Boasts Major National Security Wins: 113 Foreign Spies Arrested, 4,800 Cartel Arrests, 850 Active Plots Stopped
• Pro-Palestine, Anti-ICE American Citizen Living in Ireland Brutally Murdered Allegedly by Asylum Seeker That She Knew
• ICE lodges detainer against 'barbaric' Haitian illegal alien accused of skewering co-worker to death at Michigan meat processing plant
• Seattle Mayor Wilson turns off CCTV cameras after World Cup to protect illegal aliens despite objections from Seattle Police
• Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan spared jail time after conviction for helping illegal immigrant evade ICE in her courtroom
• Abdul El-Sayed calls for abolishing ICE during Michigan Democratic Senate debate - El-Sayed also implied that the court systems should be revamped so that illegal immigrants have a pathway to citizenship
• Ro Khanna calls to 'abolish ICE' after 10,000 illegal aliens arrested over 5 days
• Texas border hospital uses Spanish-language billboards to advertise birth tourism packages to Mexican moms - Governor Greg Abbott has directed officials to investigate the matter
• President Trump Seeks Immediate Rehearing of Birthright Citizenship Case at Supreme Court After Scam Billboards Pop Up Along the Border Advertising "Deliveries Starting at $4000"
• Speaker Johnson Mulls House Vote to End 'Birth Tourism'
• Platner drops out of crucial Senate race after bombshell rape allegation torpedoes campaign
• Under fire, Stephen King retracts support for anti-Israel candidate accused of rape - Horror novelist says Maine Senate Democrat Graham Platner should drop out of Senate race if sexual assault allegation true
• Trump says accusation against Platner 'really a question of whether you believe the woman'
• Trump Responds to Graham Platner Scandal, Calls Out #MeToo Double Standard: "a Republican Woman Came Out With the Same Charge, Nobody Believed It"
• Maine Senate campaign implodes: the Democratic Socialists' hidden hand in creating Graham Platner
• Fetterman unloads on scandal-plagued Platner after rape allegation ends Senate bid: 'Adios, trash bag'
• Wayne Root: Is Every Democrat Candidate Either a Radical Communist, Radical Muslim, Nazi, Drug Addict, Rapist or Woman Abuser? It Sure Looks Like it.
• China Faces Surge in Popularity of 'Child Influencer' Abuse Content
• YMCA summer camps urged to revise transgender policies following Supreme Court Title IX ruling
• Warning as deadly 'fungal storms' sweep America with toxic dust carrying disease
• Ebola health workers strike in hardest-hit Congo towns as outbreak intensifies