The DayThe Day: Thursday, June 26, 2026 (#65)
Venezuela's death toll climbs as international rescue teams arrive. A federal judge blocks the president's mail voting order. And a birding piece that will make you want to go outside.
The DayVenezuela's death toll climbs as international rescue teams arrive. A federal judge blocks the president's mail voting order. And a birding piece that will make you want to go outside.
The DayShips are moving through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in weeks. The Federal Reserve begins its June meeting. The World Cup plays on.
The DayA surveillance program set to lapse for the first time in its history, the Iran war's reach into the economy, and a guilty plea in a politically motivated killing.
The DayThe Pentagon confirms an Iranian drone downed an American helicopter. US and Iran trade direct strikes on each other's military assets. The House funds border enforcement for three years. Belfast burns. Congress holds a rare hearing on the Colorado River's uncertain future.
The DayIsrael 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 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 U.S. Navy is blockading Iranian ports. Both sides are heading back to Islamabad. The ceasefire expires tomorrow.
The DayIran strikes a Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai as the war expands into the shipping lanes of America's Gulf allies, and the price of the conflict arrives at the gas pump.