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.
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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, July 7, 2026 (#72)
Heat killed 25 in New Jersey. The jobs report missed by half. Khamenei's successor hasn't been seen in four days.
The DayThe Day: Friday, July 4, 2026 (#71)
America turns 250 under a heat advisory. Iran opens its supreme leader's funeral on the anniversary. The ships sail into New York Harbor.
The DayThe Day: Thursday, July 3, 2026 (#70)
Russia hits Kyiv with one of the war's largest single-night strikes. The June jobs report disappoints. Iran warns oil tankers in the Strait. And a security guard named Hernán comes out of the rubble.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, July 2, 2026 (#69)
A heat dome covers 160 million Americans going into the Fourth of July. Trump declines to extend North American trade. New federal loan caps take effect for graduate students.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, July 1, 2026 (#68)
The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship and strikes campaign finance limits. Russia admits fuel shortages from Ukrainian strikes. Ebola crosses 1,100 cases in Central Africa.
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: 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 DayThe Day: Wednesday, June 25, 2026 (#64)
Twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela in the country's worst seismic event in more than a century. The Senate's war powers rebuke gets complicated. The IAEA and Iran disagree about what their deal says.
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: Monday, June 23, 2026 (#62)
Britain's prime minister resigns. The United States and Iran complete their first day of nuclear talks in Switzerland. Alan Greenspan, who ran the Federal Reserve for nineteen years, dies at 100.
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: Thursday, June 19, 2026 (#60)
The US and Iran sign a peace agreement in Switzerland. Tornadoes cut through the Midwest. The Obama Presidential Center opens on Juneteenth.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, June 18, 2026 (#59)
Five charged in a White House drone plot. The Pentagon names eight. England opens the World Cup.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, June 17, 2026 (#58)
Switzerland sets the signing for Friday. The Fed holds. Georgia picks a Senate nominee.
The DayThe Day: Monday, June 16, 2026 (#57)
Ships 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 DayThe Day: Friday, June 13, 2026
Pakistan says the Iran-US peace text is final; Belfast's anti-immigrant violence enters its fifth day; the US men's team opens the home World Cup with a record 4-1 win.
The DayThe Day: Thursday, June 12, 2026 (#55)
A 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 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: Tuesday, June 10, 2026 (#53)
The 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 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: Friday, June 6, 2026
Eighty-two years since the beaches of Normandy; Ukraine hits Russia's naval heartland; Iran suspends talks after Kuwait airport attack; a UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon; and the May jobs number lands.
The DayThe Day: Thursday, June 5, 2026
The IAEA wants into Iran's nuclear sites; Ukraine's drone factories are running at scale; the World Cup is six days away.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, June 4, 2026
Diplomatic talks with Iran continue as the 60-day War Powers clock runs; China marks June 4 by declining two requests for accountability at once.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, June 3, 2026
Iran fires missiles at Kuwait's airport and Bahrain; the Supreme Court allows Alabama's redistricting map; Iowa's primary produces a surprise.
The DayThe Day: Monday, June 2, 2026
U.S. airstrikes hit Iranian radar and drone sites after Iran shoots down an American drone. Iran answers with missiles at Kuwait.
The DayThe Day: Friday, May 30, 2026
Trump says he'll make a final determination on Iran. A federal judge orders his name off the Kennedy Center. And 70,000 Massachusetts ride-share drivers certify the biggest union vote since 1941.
The DayThe Day: Thursday, May 29, 2026
US and Iran have the makings of a deal but neither side has signed it, and a Russian drone struck a NATO apartment building in Romania overnight.
The DayThe Day: Wednesday, May 28, 2026
Israel struck more than 100 Hezbollah sites overnight as the April ceasefire holds only on paper and direct peace talks are two weeks away.
The DayThe Day: Tuesday, May 27, 2026
Russia warns diplomats to leave Kyiv as Moscow prepares a new wave of strikes following the weekend's hypersonic missile attack.
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.