WH defends Trump’s Air Force One swap as ‘misdirection’ amid heightened security threats
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The White House has defended a sudden mid-journey aircraft swap during President Donald Trump’s return from the NATO summit in Turkey, describing the move as a deliberate strategy to counteract foreign threats.

Venezuela: Earthquake death toll rises to at least 3,811, as Nat’l Assembly Pres. Rodríguez seeks release of frozen UK-held gold for recovery
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Following the catastrophic dual earthquakes in Venezuela, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez announced that the death toll has now reached at least 3,811.

Victor Marx, Phil Weiser Secure Colorado Gubernatorial Nominations
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In the race to succeed outgoing two-term Democrat Governor Jared Polis, Victor Marx secured the Republican nomination while Phil Weiser won the Democrat primary, locking in the matchup for November’s general election.

Report: Iran contemplates new plan to assassinate Trump
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Israel has shared intelligence with the United States about a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, sources told The Wall Street Journal.  

Trump: ‘Iran has asked us to continue talks,’ though ceasefire is still ‘OVER!’
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President Donald Trump has announced that Iran is still looking to continue a diplomatic end to months of conflict with the U.S. after Trump declared that the ceasefire is “over” and the two sides traded strikes.

‘Operation B**** Slap’: Trump outlines plans to bomb Iran if he’s assassinated
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In the wake of intelligence reports that Iran is intent on assassinating President Donald Trump, he has left his administration with a contingency plan should that day ever come—a plan his advisers have reportedly privately nicknamed “Operation B**** Slap.”

Judge says he won’t decide on Charlie Kirk murder trial until Sept. 1
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As the five-day preliminary hearing against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with murdering Charlie Kirk, comes to an end, it has been revealed that District Judge Tony Graf won’t come to a decision on whether or not there is enough probable cause to send the case to a full murder trial for a few weeks.

Hegseth steps in to reinstate suspended Apache helicopter pilots after July 4 beach flyover: ‘Carry on, Patriots’
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has intervened after eight pilots were suspended following a low-altitude flyover at South Carolina’s “Salute from the Shore” event for America’s 250th anniversary of independence.

Trump thanks SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell for $325M donation to Trump Accounts
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President Donald Trump thanked SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell for her and her husband’s stock donation of $325 million to Trump Accounts.

House to vote on Trump-backed bill to make Daylight Savings permanent
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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Sunshine Protection Act to make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent after it passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee in May in a 41-1 vote and was supported by President Donald Trump.

Missouri: DHS rescues 8 children from child predators during World Cup operation
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revealed a multiagency human trafficking operation that rescued eight missing children in Kansas City, Missouri, during the 2026 World Cup.

Platner files official paperwork to withdraw Senate bid
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Embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner has formally withdrawn from the race to be the next U.S. Senator for the state of Maine. His exit from the race comes just days after an escalating wave of sexual assault allegations against him came to light.

Rubio steps in, deports illegal alien child rapist pardoned by Walz
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the deportation an illegal alien child rapist from Laos whose imminent removal was initially halted when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the State Board of Pardons granted him a full pardon.

8 men indicted in ‘UFC Freedom 250’ WH assassination plot
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Eight men have been charged with terrorism-related offenses in connection with a foiled plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. Authorities allege the suspects planned to kill multiple government officials, military personnel, and other high-profile attendees during the event, which was held last month on President Donald Trump’s birthday.

Thousands of cases of parasitic infection reported across dozens of states, causing ‘explosive bowel movements’
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Thousands of Americans across 32 states have been afflicted by a parasite linked to contaminated fresh produce that infects the intestines and causes weeks of severe diarrhea.

NYT journalists subpoenaed by Trump admin. after reporting on Air Force One security
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The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas for several The New York Times (NYT) journalists after the outlet published a report on President Donald Trump’s use of his new Air Force One plane, the paper said.

Trump: U.S. will ‘decimate and destroy’ Iran with 1,000 missiles if it carries out an assassination plot
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President Donald Trump threatened to “decimate and destroy” all of Iran if the country’s Islamic regime were to assassinate him as its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, promised “revenge” after his father, former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death.

Housing bill becomes law despite Trump’s refusal to sign over Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE Act
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A bipartisan housing bill has become U.S. law after President Donald Trump refused to sign it in protest over the Senate’s inability to pass legislation requiring voter ID.

Missouri: 350 rescued, 1 dead after severe flooding and storms
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Search and rescue teams have rescued more than 350 people and recovered one body as of Saturday and continue to work in south-central and southeastern Missouri after days of flash floods hit several counties with six to 12 inches of rain.

Lindsey Graham dies ‘from a brief and sudden illness’
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United States Senator Lindsey Graham has died “from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said.

CENTCOM announces third round of strikes against Iran, pushes back on claims that Strait of Hormuz is closed
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United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it completed a third round of strikes on Iran this week, denying Iranian claims that the Strait of Hormuz is closed.