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The International Maritime Organization reaffirmed that passage through the Strait should remain free of tolls and charges. Iran fired on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran believed had not complied with its control of the passage.

The United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday over an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman. The price of Brent crude oil spiked up from $72 per barrel yesterday to $78 this morning. Iran said today it had struck 85 U.S. sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, in the latest escalation of a fast-developing situation in the Gulf.


The International Maritime Organization reaffirmed that passage through the Strait should remain free of tolls and charges. Iran fired on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran believed had not complied with its control of the passage.

The United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday over an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman. The price of Brent crude oil spiked up from $72 per barrel yesterday to $78 this morning. Iran said today it had struck 85 U.S. sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, in the latest escalation of a fast-developing situation in the Gulf.


Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night at the age of 71. He was elected to the Senate in 2002 and was a key voice within the Republican party on defense and foreign policy issues.

Lindsey Graham died of a tear in the inner wall of his aorta. The cause of death will be disclosed after toxicological and microscopic testing. He was 71 years old. A special primary election will be held on August 11 to choose a new candidate to replace him, but it could conflict with the 45 days of absentee voting for Americans in the military or overseas. An official replacement would face off against pediatrician Annie Andrews in November. President Trump ordered all American flags to fly at half-staff until Saturday at 6 p.m.


Darline Graham Nordone was appointed to serve the remainder of the late Republican's term. She is a commissioner for the South Carolina Commission of the Blind and has spent her career helping people with disabilities find jobs.

Darline Graham Nordone will finish out the term of her older brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who adopted and raised her following their parents’ deaths. She is expected to be sworn in on July 14 at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Capitol. The interim senator has no formal political experience but she has appeared at campaign rallies and in political advertisements alongside her late brother. She did not indicate whether she will run in the election for the full Senate term.


New York became the first state to halt construction of large new data centers for a year. The town of Schroeppel is considering a one-year moratorium on all proposals for data center projects.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the country's first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers. The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors. The construction ban will apply to data centers that use 50 megawatts or more of power. Tech companies and other backers have argued moves to block the construction of data centers hurt job growth for local communities and cede ground to China in a race to lead in the AI industry.


The identity of the man who was shot and killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine on Monday has not been revealed. Immigration advocates stated the man was authorized to work in the U.S. and had a Social Security number.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Maine fatally shot a man in his car on Monday. It's the second time in a week that ICE officers have used deadly force in the U.S. since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown. Sen. Angus King of Maine says the motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing. An immigrant rights group said the man killed in the shooting was a 26-year-old native of Colombia.


Donald Trump has reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah. It is the latest move to open US public land to corporate developers and the oil and gas industry.

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres each. In 2017, during his first term, the president also shrank the designations for the national monuments. It's the latest move to open US public land to corporate developers and the oil and gas industry. The Antiquities Act has bestowed the president with extraordinary power over public lands. Since 18 presidents have created 168 national monuments, just two of them have been at the center of major political debate in the last decade.


Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is willing to launch a legal challenge to allow him to choose Mitch McConnell's replacement if the senator can't return to office. The former Senate Republican leader was hospitalized in mid-June and has been making phone calls from his hospital bed to dispel internet rumors that he's brain dead.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to hospital on June 14 with a mild case of pneumonia. His office has not confirmed nor denied the reports that he's brain dead. The longest-serving Senate leader reached out to his successor, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and ex-adviser and current CNN contributor Scott Jennings this week to dispel internet rumors about his health. He is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.


The threat level to ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz has increased to "severe" after several Iranian attacks on tankers. Iran's ministry of external affairs called in the Iranian envoy to lodge a formal protest over the attack on commercial vessels passing through the strategic waterway near Oman.

Iran fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in Oman's territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz. US considers a range of potential responses to the alleged violations. Qatari-flagged vessel al-Rakiyat, a liquefied natural gas tanker was "passing near" the key waterway when it was struck. The attack occurred before US President Donald Trump departed for a high-stakes NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in ‘the Strait of hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said. At least four oil and gas tankers have turned back from trying to transit the strait, ship-tracking data showed Wednesday.


Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify before the House and Senate committees that are writing the annual spending bills to fund the government after September. They will discuss the high court’s fiscal 2027 budget request.

Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify before House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees on July 14 to discuss the high court's fiscal 2027 budget request of $225.1 million. It is the first time a sitting justice will testify on the budget since 2019. The last time justices made a similar appearance was in 2019, when the court asked Congress for more money to address security concerns. Lawmakers may take advantage of the opportunity to also ask the justices questions that go beyond the budget request.


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