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Last Updated: June 15, 2026 – 11:56 AM ET
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Peace talk or pump talk? DC cuts a deal, dads watch gas prices.
U.S. and Iran announce a preliminary deal to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz; formal signing expected Friday in Switzerland.
Canes bring the Cup back—now find the parade budget, Raleigh.
Carolina Hurricanes shut out Vegas 3–0 to win the Stanley Cup, taking the series 4–2.
SpaceX rockets past $2T—Wall Street just adopted a teenager.
SpaceX soars in historic IPO, closing near a $2.1 trillion valuation and jolting markets, index funds, and 401(k)s.
G7 field trip: leaders meet, everyone pretends to get along.
G7 summit opens in Évian as Trump arrives touting the Iran deal; agenda includes Iran, Ukraine, trade and AI.
Congress vs. spies: 702 lapses, finger-pointing does not.
Section 702 surveillance authority set to lapse after short-term fixes fail; Trump taps Jay Clayton for DNI amid standoff.
Octagon on the South Lawn—because norms needed a TKO.
Trump hosts a UFC card at the White House for his 80th birthday; spectacle raises taxpayer and precedent questions.
Markets exhale: peace rumors up, oil prices down.
Stocks rally and crude falls over 4% after news of a U.S.–Iran framework to reopen Hormuz; experts say energy relief will take time.
World Cup fever: record TV numbers, zero productivity.
USMNT’s 4–1 win over Paraguay sets a U.S. World Cup viewership record, signaling a massive summer audience.
Another helicopter, another headline—RIP Oliver Tree.
Singer Oliver Tree, 32, among six killed in a helicopter collision over Rio de Janeiro, sparking tributes and safety questions.
America250 or ME250? July 4 becomes a campaign stop.
Trump says the nation’s semiquincentennial celebration on the National Mall will be a “Trump rally.”
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