The DayThe Day: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Trump says the Iran ceasefire has a one percent chance. Hungary hangs the EU flag back up. A three-digit phone number is saving lives.
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The DayThe Day: Friday, May 8, 2026
Tennessee splits Memphis into three districts eight days after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act. David Attenborough turns one hundred.
The DayThe Day: Thursday, May 7, 2026
A one-page memo could end the war with Iran. Ted Turner, who built a network for moments like this, is dead at eighty-seven.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Ukraine's ceasefire begins at midnight. Russia struck its power grid hours before.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Two U.S. Navy destroyers transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian fire. Neither is struck.
The DayThe Day: Monday, May 4, 2026
The U.S. military begins guiding commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The last time America tried this, it was 1987.
The DayThe Day: May 1, 2026
The Iran war crosses the War Powers Act's 60-day threshold. Congress left town without acting.
The DayThe Day: Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court narrows the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling that reshapes redistricting law.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The UAE leaves OPEC after fifty-nine years of membership, effective May 1.
The Day: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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The DayThe Day: Monday, April 27, 2026
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The DayThe Day: Saturday, April 25, 2026
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The DayThe Day: March 28, 2026
The Houthis fire their first missiles at Israel, the Iran war marks one month with objectives unfulfilled, and the DHS shutdown becomes the longest in American history.
The DayThe Day: March 27, 2026
An Iranian missile wounds American troops at a Saudi base, Tehran formalizes its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, and markets close their worst week since the war began.
The DayThe Day: March 26, 2026
Israel says it killed Iran's naval commander as the war enters a new phase and diplomacy runs on a parallel track.