#1Trump Vows Third Straight Night of Iran Strikes as CENTCOM Bombs Kish Island and Tehran Sites
For the second consecutive night, U.S. Central Command struck Iranian targets — including Kish Island and installations near western Tehran — after Trump warned Iran would "pay the price." Trump declared Wednesday that "we're going to hit them very hard again today," even as Iranian officials reportedly called him directly asking the U.S. to stop bombing. The relentless back-and-forth is pushing an already fragile ceasefire framework toward collapse. Source: Fox News — foxnews.com | Washington Examiner — washingtonexaminer.com
#2FISA Section 702 Expires at Midnight Tonight — Congress in Last-Ditch Scramble
The nation's primary foreign surveillance authority lapses at midnight, after a Senate cloture vote collapsed 47–52 last week with seven Republicans joining Democrats to tank the bipartisan extension. Republican leadership is racing an emergency deal to the floor, but as of this morning no extension has been secured. If the clock hits zero, the intelligence community will lose a tool officials call indispensable for monitoring overseas threats — the first-ever lapse in the program's history. Source: Washington Examiner — washingtonexaminer.com | The Daily Caller — dailycaller.com
#3Palisades Arson Trial: Prosecution Opens With Anti-Trump "Fire Obsession" Portrait
Opening statements got underway Thursday in Los Angeles in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, charged with setting the blaze that grew into the catastrophic Pacific Palisades wildfire. Prosecutors described a man consumed by anti-Trump and anti-capitalist ideology, fixated on fire, and obsessed with CEO-shooter Luigi Mangione — while the defense argues someone else lit the fatal January spark. Source: Breitbart — breitbart.com | Fox News — foxnews.com
#4White House UFC Event Survives Legal Challenge — Fighters in Final Weight Cuts, Event Saturday
The Trump administration blasted the lawsuit seeking to block Saturday's UFC Freedom 250 card on the South Lawn as "obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory" — with over $60 million spent and fighters deep in final weight cuts for the June 14 event. The card features Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane and Justin Gaethje vs. Ilia Topuria. Source: Fox News — foxnews.com | Newsmax — newsmax.com
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#5Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Closed to All Vessel Traffic After US Strikes
Iran's military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels — tankers included — immediately following Wednesday's CENTCOM airstrikes, citing "insecurity in the region." The strait is the chokepoint for roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply, and energy markets are already reacting sharply. The closure represents a massive escalation arriving just as nuclear deal negotiations sit in a precarious holding pattern. Source: Washington Examiner — washingtonexaminer.com
#6World Cup 2026 Kicks Off Today — Mexico City Hosts the Opening Match
The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially opens Thursday with Mexico vs. South Africa at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, followed by South Korea vs. Czechia — the first time in tournament history that 48 nations compete across three host countries. Katy Perry headlines the opening ceremony despite vocal fan backlash over the choice, and the U.S. men's team opens its campaign Friday against Paraguay in Los Angeles. Source: Fox News — foxnews.com
#7Belfast Riots Day 2 — Farage Leads Demand for Immigration Overhaul; Sinn Fein Faces Hypocrisy Charges
Anti-migration violence erupted across Belfast for a second consecutive night Wednesday, as masked men clashed with police, torched vehicles, and attempted to storm hotels reportedly housing migrants. The unrest follows the charging of a Sudanese asylum seeker with attempted murder after a brutal face-stabbing attack. Nigel Farage used the disorder to demand sweeping immigration reform, while IRA-linked Sinn Fein politicians who condemned the riots faced pointed accusations of hypocrisy. Source: Breitbart — breitbart.com | Washington Examiner — washingtonexaminer.com
Science & Technology
#8ISS Air Leak Stabilizes — All Seven Crew Cleared to Return to Normal Operations
NASA lifted its emergency shelter order for the ISS crew after Russian cosmonauts partially addressed a worsening air leak in the station's Russian segment, which had seen its leak rate nearly double to two pounds of air per day. Five crew members had taken refuge inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule during the episode; all seven are now cleared to resume normal operations, though the underlying cracks in that section of the station remain a long-term concern. Source: Breitbart — breitbart.com | Washington Examiner — washingtonexaminer.com
#9Flesh-Eating Screwworm Spreads to Fifth Case — USDA Expands Sterile-Fly Response
The New World screwworm has been confirmed in five animals across Texas and New Mexico, with the latest case appearing in a goat near Kerrville, Texas — well north of the original border-region detections. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is expanding aerial releases of sterile flies, and Texas Gov. Abbott has already declared a state disaster; analysts put the potential economic damage to the Texas cattle and wildlife industries at $2.1 billion. Source: The Epoch Times — theepochtimes.com | Washington Examiner — washingtonexaminer.com
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#10Bangladesh Government Pardons "Donald Trump" the Albino Buffalo — Ships It to the National Zoo
A rare albino water buffalo with a large blond tuft of hair on its head was nicknamed "Donald Trump" by a Bangladeshi farmer's brother after the resemblance went viral online. When the animal was sold for slaughter during Eid al-Adha, the internet backlash was swift enough that Bangladesh's Home Minister personally ordered the buffalo pardoned and transferred to the national zoo in Dhaka, where it now draws large and enthusiastic crowds debating whether it really looks like the president. Source: Fox News — foxnews.com | Daily Wire — dailywire.com
