Key Events (10)
Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Trump ally and long-serving South Carolina Republican, died suddenly at age 71 from an aortic dissection. Graham had returned from a trip to Ukraine hours before his death and Trump said he spoke with Graham Saturday evening in what could have been his final call.
Graham's death triggers a special Republican primary election in August 2026, with South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of his term. Rep. Ralph Norman asked Trump for an endorsement, while Rep. Nancy Mace is strongly considering running for the seat.
The U.S. and Iran traded strikes after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz 'closed' and attacked a commercial cargo ship. The U.S. military launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, with Iran subsequently launching drones and missiles at Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan, threatening the fragile ceasefire agreement.
Trump administration plans to convert a New Jersey warehouse into an ICE detention center in Roxbury, reverting a previous announcement to abandon the project. A new court filing indicates authorities have resumed pursuing the controversial facility.
A new poll of Hispanic business owners in Texas shows Democratic nominee James Talarico dominating, with Hispanic voters expressing strong anger over Trump's aggressive deportation campaign that previously showed GOP gains in the state.
ICE agents fatally shot a man in Houston during an immigration enforcement operation, sparking protests in San Antonio with approximately 100 people gathering near City Hall to demonstrate against the killing.
Trump administration UN Ambassador Mike Waltz declared Cuba's regime 'a national security threat,' accusing China and Russia of collecting intelligence around U.S. military bases in Cuba, signaling continued focus on the Caribbean island.
Michael Cohen, who testified against Trump and helped secure his conviction, met with Trump last summer in a previously unreported encounter that set the stage for a rapprochement. Cohen has notably avoided the prosecutions and verbal attacks directed at other Trump critics.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted in the United States is delivering record-breaking viewership and global engagement, with the tournament achieving the largest U.S. viewing audiences in soccer history and drawing blockbuster ratings and on-field theatrics.
Stephen Miller, Trump's immigration architect, expressed outrage over the Supreme Court's decision upholding birthright citizenship, calling it 'outrageous' and pushing for policy rooted in genetics rather than law.