The DayThe Day: Friday, July 11, 2026 (#76)
Trump posts '1,000 Missiles Locked and Loaded' while Qatari mediators work Tehran. Srebrenica marks thirty-one years. And a bridge opens.
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The DayThe Day: Wednesday, July 9, 2026 (#74)
The Iran ceasefire breaks down as both sides exchange strikes for a second day, shutting the Strait of Hormuz to nearly all traffic. Khamenei is buried in Mashhad. NATO issues its Ankara declaration.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, July 8, 2026 (#73)
The June ceasefire is in open question after U.S. forces struck more than 80 targets inside Iran. NATO opened in Ankara as Kyiv was hit for the third time in a week.
The DayThe Day: Monday, June 30, 2026 (#67)
Trump says the U.S. and Iran are meeting in Doha today. Tehran says no. Venezuela's death toll passes 1,700. The Supreme Court hands down two major rulings. Pakistan strikes three Afghan provinces.
The DayThe Day: Friday, June 27, 2026 (#66)
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire faces its first real test. Venezuela's death toll reaches 920. Ukraine's largest drone assault. Five million drop ACA coverage. Bolton pleads guilty. And Lorraine Kessler.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, June 24, 2026 (#63)
Trump formally declares the Iran ceasefire. France records its hottest day in history. The House passes the housing bill, sending it to the president's desk.
The DayThe Day: Friday, June 20, 2026 (#61)
The Switzerland nuclear talks are called off on their opening day. Israel and Hezbollah agree to a new ceasefire. The Senate moves toward housing affordability legislation.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, June 11, 2026 (#54)
Iran declares the April ceasefire meaningless after new overnight strikes. The World Cup opens in Mexico City. The Senate blocks the voter ID bill for the third time.
The DayThe Day: Monday, June 9, 2026 (#52)
Israel and Iran pull back from direct strikes. Global conflicts at their highest level since World War II. A federal judge throws out a $100,000 visa fee. Sweden takes phones away from students.
The DayThe Day: Monday, May 26, 2026
The country pauses for Memorial Day at Arlington as US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz test a fragile Iran ceasefire.
The DayThe Day: Friday, May 22, 2026
Iranian missiles over Fujairah, a Palestinian diplomat under pressure, Cuba goes dark, and a global Ebola emergency.
The DayThe Day: Friday, April 24, 2026
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The DayThe Day: April 21, 2026
The blockade is eight days old. China has entered the conversation. And in the Coral Sea, scientists found more than a hundred species nobody knew existed.
The DayThe Day: April 20, 2026
The U.S. Navy is blockading Iranian ports. Both sides are heading back to Islamabad. The ceasefire expires tomorrow.
The DayThe Day: April 17, 2026
The Islamabad talks enter their second week. The ceasefire expires in five days. The last time American and Iranian officials sat across from each other was 1981.
The DayThe Day: April 16, 2026
Iran mined the Strait of Hormuz and then lost track of where it put the mines. The ceasefire demands their removal. Six days remain.
The DayThe Day: April 15, 2026
The Iran ceasefire reaches its halfway point. The Strait of Hormuz hasn't reopened. At the pump, the war costs four dollars and sixteen cents a gallon.
The DayThe Day: April 14, 2026
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors sit down at the State Department. In Islamabad, the clock on a two-week ceasefire keeps ticking.
The DayThe Day: April 13, 2026
The United States and Iran held their first direct, face-to-face talks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The ceasefire expires April 21.