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Trump Cancels His Own Intelligence Chief’s Hearing — Demands Voter ID Law as Ransom
Trump Cancels His Own Intelligence Chief’s Hearing — Demands Voter ID Law as Ransom President Trump posted on social media on June 17, 2026, that he was “cancelling the Senate Hearing RE: DNI today,” pulling Jay Clayton, his nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, from a confirmation hearing scheduled that afternoon before the Senate…
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Trump Signs Iran Framework at Versailles — Congress Erupts on Both Sides of the Aisle
Trump Signs Iran Framework at Versailles — Congress Erupts on Both Sides of the Aisle President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran during a ceremonial dinner at the Palace of Versailles on June 17, 2026, at the conclusion of the G7 summit in Evian, France, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The…
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Gangs Control 70 Percent of Haiti’s Capital. The UN Is Betting a New Force Can Take It Back.
Gangs Control 70 Percent of Haiti’s Capital. The UN Is Betting a New Force Can Take It Back. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Port-au-Prince on June 17, 2026 — the first visit to Haiti by a sitting U.N. chief in years — as the Viv Ansanm gang federation, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the…
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Africa’s CDC Says Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Could Be the Worst in History — With No Vaccine and No Cavalry
Africa’s CDC Says Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Could Be the Worst in History — With No Vaccine and No Cavalry The head of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on June 16, 2026, that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could surpass the 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic — the deadliest…
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The U.S. and Iran Just Signed a Deal to End the War — and Its Lebanon Clause Is Already Being Violated
The U.S. and Iran Just Signed a Deal to End the War — and Its Lebanon Clause Is Already Being Violated President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding at the G7 summit in France on June 17, 2026, formally committing the two governments to a framework to end more than…
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Sony’s Spider-Man DMCA Blitz Torched Fan Accounts Before the Official Trailer Even Dropped
Sony’s Spider-Man DMCA Blitz Torched Fan Accounts Before the Official Trailer Even Dropped Sony Pictures released the second official trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day on June 17, 2026, at a Global Fan Event in Amsterdam featuring Tom Holland and Zendaya appearing in person, with worldwide ticket sales for the July 31 film opening simultaneously…
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‘Matlock’ Writers’ Room Explodes: Ex-Writer Sues CBS Over Racial Slurs, Sexual Harassment, and Alleged Retaliation
‘Matlock’ Writers’ Room Explodes: Ex-Writer Sues CBS Over Racial Slurs, Sexual Harassment, and Alleged Retaliation Former Matlock staff writer John Lowe filed a complaint on June 17, 2026, in Los Angeles Superior Court against CBS Television Studios, showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, and executive producers Nicki Renna and Jeffrey Lieber, seeking unspecified damages. The suit alleges…
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G7 Promises Ukraine More Air Defenses — Zelenskyy Left Wondering If the Commitment Will Outlast the Summit
G7 Promises Ukraine More Air Defenses — Zelenskyy Left Wondering If the Commitment Will Outlast the Summit President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16. Zelenskyy’s stated priority was securing additional Patriot air defense missile systems and licenses that would allow…
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UN Secretary-General Flies Into Haiti as 2,300 Die This Year — and the New Foreign Force Faces the Same Old Questions
UN Secretary-General Flies Into Haiti as 2,300 Die This Year — and the New Foreign Force Faces the Same Old Questions U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Port-au-Prince on June 16 for a one-day visit, greeting Chadian troops at a military base as part of a newly deployed Gang Suppression Force. The visit came days…
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First Iranian Tankers Break Through Hormuz, but the Deal They’re Sailing Under Is Already in Dispute
First Iranian Tankers Break Through Hormuz, but the Deal They’re Sailing Under Is Already in Dispute For the first time since a U.S. naval blockade began approximately two months ago, Iranian crude oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The ship-tracking service TankerTrackers confirmed on June 17 using satellite imagery that at least three…