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• The U.S. is facing a record-breaking cyclosporiasis outbreak, with Michigan officials describing it as potentially the largest in the country's history. • The crisis follows a March 2025 decision by the Trump administration to cut $12 billion in public health funding, targeting disease monitoring and laboratory capacity. • Experts warn that these cuts, alongside Medicaid reductions and layoffs, have severely hindered the ability of health officials to track and contain the foodborne parasite.

• CENTCOM has confirmed the deaths of three U.S. service members resulting from Iranian-linked attacks in Jordan and Iraq. • President Donald Trump described the losses as "a very sad thing" and reaffirmed his commitment to confronting Iran's nuclear ambitions. • Separately, a power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait suffered a second attack in two days, causing a fire and the precautionary shutdown of several units.

• Host Paul Engel of "The Constitution Study" examines how political influence is currently undermining the equal enforcement of law in the United States. • The program highlights federal investigations into alleged 2020 election irregularities and the impact of unconstitutional state and local policies. • A critical economic concern is raised regarding Congress, which is driving a projected national deficit of $1.9 trillion.

US president watches Spain v Argentina matchWorld Cup final: live coverage of the matchDonald Trump took his place at the World Cup final at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday.Trump arrived at the stadium on Marine One, with the president’s helicopter first flying over the stadium around 45 minutes before kickoff. There was little reaction from the crowd as the aircraft flew over the stadium, with Marine One landing nearby a few minutes later. The president was seated in a glassed-in section of luxury seats on the west side of the stadium shortly before kickoff, along with the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino. Other dignitaries and former players sat nearby, including Spain’s king, Felipe VI, Canada prime minister Mark Carney and Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Continue reading...

Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict ‘war of choice’A Trump administration official on Sunday grappled with mounting criticism over the length of the US war with Iran after months of promised diplomatic breakthroughs, short-lived ceasefires, and the deaths of two more American troops in Jordan bringing the total number of American military members killed in the conflict to 16.Appearing on ABC’s This Week, US energy secretary Chris Wright defended the Trump administration’s strategy after being confronted with his earlier claims that the war which began in February would have ended by now. Continue reading...

Tom Homan’s comments come amid scrutiny over federal immigration agents’ fatal shooting of two men in six daysUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will require its officers to record vehicle stops with at least one body camera, said Tom Homan, the Trump administration “border czar”, on Sunday. The action comes as the agency is under renewed scrutiny after ICE officers fatally shot two men earlier this month.“They exonerate more law enforcement than they convict, and I want officers to wear body cameras because I want the American people to see what the ⁠officers saw when they took that action,” Homan said on the Fox & Friends Weekend program. Continue reading...

• Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has challenged Donald Trump's assertions that the 2024 election was "rigged and stolen." • Greene questioned the validity of the results by referencing previous disputed claims regarding Russian interference in 2016 and Chinese interference in 2020. • This internal Republican friction occurs amidst a broader week of political volatility involving Iran strikes, U.S. political clashes, and debates over foreign aid.

Changes inside the Florida international airport are hardly evident as state and county hold back funds for full remodelOne of Donald Trump’s most grandiose vanity projects, a multimillion-dollar makeover of Florida’s Palm Beach international airport into a self-aggrandizing, gold-plated transportation hub, is running into turbulence, barely a week after the first plane’s wheels touched the runway.At first glance, the rebranding of the airport less than 5 miles from his opulent Mar-a-Lago resort appears to be complete. Its website bears the name and oversized logo of the President Donald J Trump international airport, and state transportation workers were quick to erect highway signs leaving drivers in no doubt where they were heading. Continue reading...

From manufactured election insecurity to an outbreak of ‘explosive’ diarrhea, Americans are bearing the brunt of harmful policiesBetween widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the United States is facing a convergence of crises with widespread repercussions.Yet the Trump administration has hamstrung the federal government from addressing these crises – and in some cases is actively fanning them. Over the past year, the administration has moved to shrink the federal workforce, roll back environmental protections and policies intended to fight the climate crisis, reduced funding for scientific research and is seeking to advance legislation that would impose new voting restrictions. Continue reading...

• Donald Trump publicly criticized England manager Thomas Tuchel following the team's loss in the World Cup 2026 semi-finals. • The tournament is moving toward high-profile finals featuring matchups between France and England, as well as Spain and Argentina. • FIFA has heavily integrated American sporting culture into the event, introducing quarter-breaks, half-time shows, and championship rings.

The fatal shootings of two men, both killed in their vehicles by ICE agents, have rekindled anger over the US’s militarized deportation pushLorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with his brother and two other passengers in Houston, Texas, when immigration agents began tailing his car. They pulled him over and fired a fatal shot through the open passenger-side window.Six days later in Biddeford, Maine, Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, was driving around his neighborhood when agents stopped him at an intersection – right outside the laundromat where he’d often go with his three-year-old daughter – and shot him dead. Continue reading...

• Donald Trump delivered a White House broadcast warning that U.S. elections are vulnerable to hacking, exploitation, and foreign interference. • He specifically accused the People's Republic of China of executing the largest compromise of election data in history by acquiring information that is often commercially available. • World affairs editor Sam Kiley suggests these attacks on the "deep state" and China indicate Trump is preparing for a potentially unfavorable outcome in the November midterms.

• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is escalating attacks on election officials in key battleground states, claiming hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote. • Internal agency acknowledgments reveal that these figures have not been fully vetted or verified, contradicting the administration's public assertions. • This conflict highlights a growing tension between the Trump administration and state election authorities over the integrity and security of voter rolls.

• President Donald Trump made sweeping claims of election interference during a primetime address on Thursday night. • White House documents posted to the official website during the speech largely failed to support the President's assertions. • This discrepancy undermines the administration's narrative regarding foreign or domestic interference in the electoral process.

Less than a month after hailing a ceasefire, Trump resumed strikes on Iran, a move experts warn could prolong the war and hurt Republicans ahead of midtermsFor half a century, Donald Trump has performed a public high-wire act based on high-stakes risks and shattering time-honored norms to get what he wants.The approach has paid off handsomely, helping him survive multiple bankruptcies to reach billionaire status and numerous legal and political scandals to be elected US president twice. Continue reading...

• President Donald J. Trump delivered a primetime address to release newly declassified documents regarding foreign election interference and alleged "Deep State" suppression. • The released intelligence reports specifically highlight that the Venezuelan government developed capabilities to manipulate electronic voting systems. • This disclosure is framed as a critical step in protecting U.S. democratic integrity and exposing foreign influence operations targeting American elections.

• Former President Donald Trump has revived claims of election fraud, specifically alleging that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. • These assertions contradict a 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment and declassified documents, which found no evidence that foreign actors altered technical election aspects or could manipulate voting systems at scale. • A CIA assessment noted that while Beijing targeted political campaigns for intelligence gathering, there was no indication of an intent to covertly sway the election outcome.