Senator Lindsey Graham Dead at 71 After Sudden Cardiac Event at DC Home
A Career Ended Without Warning Lindsey Olin Graham served as a United States senator from South Carolina from 2003 until his death on July 11, 2026. He died Saturday night at his Washington, D.C. home at age 71, after what his office initially described only…
FCC Greenlights Space Mirror Startup That Wants to Beam Sunlight to Earth at Night
A New Kind of Night Light — From Orbit What if the sun never truly set — at least not for the people who needed it most? That’s the premise behind Reflect Orbital, a California-based startup that cleared a major regulatory hurdle last week when…
Forever Stamps Now Cost 82 Cents as USPS Battles a Deepening Financial Crisis
Another Hike, Another Record High If you bought a book of stamps recently, you already paid more than you would have a week ago. The U.S. Postal Service raised the price of a first-class Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents on July 12,…
Arkansas Wins Federal Waiver Giving Schools More Control Over Education Dollars
A New Era for Arkansas Schools Arkansas scored a significant victory for its education system last week when the federal government handed the state a sweeping new level of control over how it runs its public schools. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined U.S. Secretary of…
Congress Returns From Recess Facing a Jam-Packed and Fractured Legislative Agenda
A House Divided — And a Clock Ticking Congress is back in session this week after its July Fourth break, and the pressure inside the Capitol has rarely felt more intense. Speaker Mike Johnson is navigating a legislative minefield, trying to advance a sweeping defense…
Iran Unleashes Sweeping Gulf Missile Strikes as US-Iran War Dramatically Escalates
A Region Under Fire The Middle East woke to the sounds of explosions and air-raid sirens on Sunday, July 12, as Iran launched one of the most expansive military strikes of the ongoing US-Iran conflict. Iran unleashed waves of major, simultaneous missile and drone attacks…
Landmark Housing Law Takes Effect Without Trump’s Signature After Standoff
A Law Born Without a Presidential Pen A sweeping, bipartisan housing affordability bill became law Saturday — without President Donald Trump’s signature — after he refused to sign and did not veto the legislation that Congress passed by overwhelming margins last month. The unusual outcome…
The Bayeux Tapestry Has Arrived in England for the First Time in Nearly 1,000 Years
A Millennium in the Making One of the most celebrated artifacts in Western history has crossed the English Channel. The Bayeux Tapestry — an 11th-century embroidery that tells the story of the Norman Conquest of England — arrived at London’s British Museum this week after…
Apple Accuses OpenAI of Orchestrating Systematic Theft of Its Hardware Secrets
A Partnership Turns Into a Legal War Apple has sued OpenAI in federal court in Northern California, alleging the AI company took Apple’s intellectual property in order to develop its own consumer hardware. The lawsuit is a shocking reversal for the two companies, which entered…
The World Trade Center Is Finally Complete — Almost
A Promise Made After 9/11, Now Under Construction Nearly a quarter century after the 9/11 terrorist attacks leveled the World Trade Center towers, work on the new campus’ final office tower is now underway. On Thursday, July 9, construction crews broke ground on 2 World…
