Trump News for Thursday, July 9, 2026

How the US-Iran ceasefire and MOU broke down -- a timeline

Elise Spenner, Chris Boccia, Abcnews.com

US-Iran cease-fire teetered on the edge when the US completed a second round of strikes in retaliation for Iranian strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

New Mexico accuses US Justice Department of impeding Epstein investigation

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

State Attorney General Raul Torrez accused the Trump administration of withholding records, harming his investigation.

Victor Marx the Republican primary for Colorado governor

The Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment

Marine Corps veteran Victor Marx won the Republican primary for Colorado governor on Thursday, inching past a state senator who had the establishment's backi...

Trump-promoted discount gas stations fuel a mystery and questions

Peter Charalambous, Kerem Inal, Nicholas Kerr, Abcnews.com

President Trump is promoting a network of gas stations that are selling gas for $3.47 a gallon, but analysts say they're likely selling the gas at a loss.

Courtroom Shock As Tyler Robinson’s Trans Lover Lance Twiggs Police Interview Reveals Explosive Claims

Analice Couto, Boredpanda.com

“Why is his lover snitching?” a netizen asked.

Experts say Trump's plan to license Patriot missiles for Ukraine could take years

Elise Spenner, Abcnews.com

"These things aren't like flipping on a light switch," one expert told ABC News.

How Strait of Hormuz dispute led to latest US-Iran cycle of fighting

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Clashing interpretations of vague memorandum of understanding language on Hormuz at heart of escalation, analysts say.

OpenAI's Powerful New ChatGPT-5.6 Is Ready for You

Blake Stimac, CNET

A new ChatGPT Work program can let the AI take charge of your files.

Trump airport name change sparks backlash in Florida

Al Jazeera English

Trump airport name change sparks backlash in Florida

US military denies involvement after explosions heard in Iran

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Iranian media report loud explosions in several locations as Israeli officials say war is 'not over'.

Mexican Government files charges against ICE for murder

Séamus Bellamy, Boing Boing

At the time that this post was written, at least 50 individuals had died in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The deaths were due to a lack of care for people with chronic medical issues like heart…

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Save You From the Permanent Underclass

Webb Wright, Gizmodo.com

Trust him.

World Cup Propels Surveillance To New Heights

Anne Toomey McKenna, Techdirt

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event in history. It’s also the most surveilled World Cup ever. If you’re visiting or traveling arou…

Canadian PM visits Saudi Arabia to strengthen energy, mining partnerships

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Carney and Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman strengthen partnerships after years of strained relations under Trudeau.

DEM FURY BERNS...

Rachael Bade, Substack.com

DEM FURY BERNS... (Second column, 13th story, link) Related stories:Platner Delays Exit... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

Why the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve matters amid US-Iran tensions

Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English

US oil reserves hit lowest levels since 1983 amid growing tensions with Iran and global supply concerns.

Silicon Valley Wants to Save You From AI Layoffs

Lila Shroff, The Atlantic

AI companies are racing to automate work while preparing to parachute in as the heroes.

How to deal with seesawing gas prices

Joe Hernandez, NPR

Gas prices have fluctuated since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran, which disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and left consumers unsure of what they'll pay at the pump.

US-Iran strikes 'put into question' key parts of MOU, Qatari official says

David Brennan, Abcnews.com

Renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran puts into question elements of the MOU agreed by regional nations last month, a senior Qatari official said.

Is Syria stable enough to engage with the world?

Al Jazeera English

The Trump administration plans to remove Syria from list of state sponsors of 'terrorism'.

The Party That Screams About The Evils Of Socialism Wants To Nationalize AI Companies

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

It’s hard to believe that the same people who spent the Biden years screaming that Democrats were “socialists” out to destroy free market capitalism are now cheerfully handing the federal government ownership stakes in private companies. And yet here we are. …

The Global Economy Is Both Alive and Dead

Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic

Businesses and consumers are struggling to deal with the Iran war, which is simultaneously happening and not happening.

Ukraine targets Russian oil facilities after Zelensky meets with Trump

Yahoo Entertainment

Mexico to seek US criminal complaints over ICE-related deaths of citizens

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Claudia Sheinbaum announces Mexico’s strongest response yet to deaths in ICE custody and during immigration enforcement.

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’

Hayden Field, The Verge

About two weeks after OpenAI's GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama - rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a "limited preview" period - the company has received the Trump administration's green light for a public rollout of the mod…

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Stuns With Bold Reaction After Trump’s NATO “Family Photo” Snub

Lei RV, Boredpanda.com

“She was totally in charge,” a netizen said.

The Company Accused of Poisoning Baby Formula Gave Trump $500,000. Then the Criminal Case Was Dropped.

Mabel Kabani, Jezebel

The DOJ is still accusing the company of knowingly failing to follow manufacturing standards. But even though the government's position hasn't really changed, its punishment has.

ICE Office Of Professional Responsibility Ditches ICE Oversight, Starts Hunting Down ICE Critics

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

ICE has already been operating like a paramilitary kidnapping squad. Officers roam through neighborhoods, stake out hardware store parking lots, and even occasionally enjoy some ethnic food just so they can raid the source of hospitality later. It’s nasty, di…

Forget Platner. These Dems are still fighting for workers

Jason Kyle Howard, Salon

Working-class candidates like Minnesota's Kaela Berg and Montana's Sam Forstag are focusing on blue-collar issues

John Deere’s Right-to-Repair Saga Is Finally Over—for 10 Years, at Least

Tom Hawking, Gizmodo.com

A decade-long fight gets a 10-year reprieve.

Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement

By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Raul Cortes, Yahoo Entertainment

By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY, July 9 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government plans to fi...

Former US Olympian pleads not guilty in DC reflecting pool vandalism case

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn denies damaging Donald Trump’s Washington, DC reflecting pool renovation.

Doctors, experts urge caution as some moms say marijuana makes them better parents

YI-JIN YU, Abcnews.com

Some moms have shared about their marijuana use online.

Strait of Hormuz: What has happened since the US-Iran MoU on June 17?

Marium Ali, Al Jazeera English

More than 500 ships have passed through the strait since June 17, but many remain stuck.

The 50 most expensive militaries in the world, ranked by defense budget

Kristine Villarroel, Business Insider

The US has the world's largest military budget. Here's how the largest 50 military budgets compare around the world.

ABC Tops America 250 Coverage, Fox News Beats Cable Rivals In Carriage Of Late-Night Trump Speech

Ted Johnson, Deadline

ABC’s marathon coverage of America’s 250th anniversary over the weekend generated a ratings bump, beating rivals in primetime on July 4. The network presented a 24-hour programming block called Disney Celebrates America, drawing on news and entertainment unit…

As Trump’s D.C. arch gets another review, officials are asking for these design changes

Associated Press, Ap.org

President Donald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital is getting another review from the federal commission whose approval he needs, but the agency’s staff says the project should be revised before it gets the go-ahead.The Na…

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges

Jaclyn Diaz, NPR

Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Traffic through Strait of Hormuz falls steeply after new US-Iran strikes

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews, BBC News

Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.

A Government of Trump, by Trump, and for Trump

Tom Engelhardt, The Intercept

A very special guest post from Tom Engelhardt. The post A Government of Trump, by Trump, and for Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

Comcast is breaking up with NBCU. Why did it ever buy it in the first place?

Nilay Patel, The Verge

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Peter Kafka, who is chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of Channels, a podcast about the media industry. And it’s a big week for the media industry — Comcast just announced that it’s splitting itself up, into th…

Inside the Slow Death of the Kennedy Center

Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone

A Kennedy Center worker details the effects of Trump's takeover, including wasteful spending, plummeting ticket sales, needless closures, and more.

Secret Service urged Trump to use old Air Force One as a security precaution: Sources

Rachel Scott, Katherine Faulders, Shannon K. Kingston, Luke Barr, Sam Sweeney, Abcnews.com

The change in plans was not prompted by a specific threat, but influenced in part by differences in the plane security capabilities, two U.S. officials told ABC News.

EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino

Al Jazeera English

EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino

Trump targets Spain, NATO backs Ukraine: Is the alliance still united?

Sarah Shamim, Al Jazeera English

While NATO members have agreed to boost defence spending, Trump's attacks on Spain and Greenland have threatened unity.

Trump family grift now extends to guns

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

As the administration rolls back gun safety measures, Donald Trump Jr. is a beneficiary

MuskCorp Tries To Bribe Memphis With Cheaper Starlink So They’ll Ignore xAI Data Center Pollution

Karl Bode, Techdirt

Civil rights groups like the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) have noted how Elon Musk’s Colossus xAI data centers in Memphis disproportionately pollute the air in minority neighborhoods. A joint lawsuit by SELC, Earthjustice, and the NAACP filed last…

Ukraine targets Russian oil depots and tankers in drone attacks

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks.

The Download: a nuclear landmark, and China eyes Nvidia chips

Thomas Macaulay, MIT Technology Review

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Four nuclear reactors hit a big milestone in the US —Casey Crownhart I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just…

Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’

Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera English

Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.

It Only Took One Trip for Trump’s New Air Force One to Be Deemed a Security Risk

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

Trump flew to Turkey in his new Qatari-donated 747, but left the country in the old Air Force One among security concerns.

Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention

Brittney Melton, NPR

Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.

Who Can Hold ICE Accountable?

Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic

A new shooting in Texas. Still no proper investigations into the shootings in Minnesota.

Iran prepares to bury slain leader Khamenei after mass funeral processions

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The late supreme leader will be buried in his hometown, the eastern holy city of Mashhad.

US strikes Iran for second night – is the peace process all over now?

Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera English

Neither side has officially called off the interim peace agreement, despite the escalation.

Supreme Court helps Trump turn early losses into wins

Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Birthright citizenship survived this round. But Trump's latest successes show that the fight is far from over

Wall Street wants to change the rules for your 401(k)

Paul Kiel, Salon

Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans.

4th Man Killed by Federal Agents Working With Trump’s Anticrime Taskforce in Memphis

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Another Memphis man has died at the hands of federal agents working with the Memphis Safe Task Force. He is the fourth in the last two months, and the second in a single week.

Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted

Vittoria Elliott, Wired

A government report claims DOGE didn’t access sensitive systems. It also says the agency deleted records that would show if they had.

Student-loan borrowers are pushing off retirement, delaying children, and taking on 3 jobs to prep for repayment changes

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

"There's no way in my life I can pay that," one 41-year-old student-loan borrower said of a new $800 payment tied to Trump's overhaul.

US, Iran launch more attacks as mediators urge warring sides to uphold MoU

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Iran says it attacked sites linked to the US military in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar after US bombarded targets in Iran.

A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?

Rachel Treisman, NPR

Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office. The Trump Organization says he won't get royalties from the renaming, but legal experts see potential loopholes.

The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy

Julia Simon, NPR

The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar, and batteries, experts say.

Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading

Luke Garrett, NPR

Kalshi says it has blocked "dozens" of trades from campaign insiders, but experts say the company's approach leaves lots of potential loopholes. NPR has found at least one trade that slipped through.

Morning news brief

A Martínez, NPR

Trump criticizes Iran's leaders and says ceasefire is over, Middle East countries prepare for the potential of more war as U.S. and Iran renew strikes, Graham Platner drops his bid for Senate.

Why used Xbox, iPhone, and Macbook sales are surging

Amanda Hoover, Business Insider

The chip shortage has sparked a secondhand tech boom.

How global energy markets built the ‘Amazon of oil’ logistics to keep prices from spiraling

Jordan Blum, Yahoo Entertainment

Nations and companies can more easily and quickly divert petroleum shipments to hot spots thanks to modern technology.

Trump has created a ‘trickle up’ tariff economy that means U.S. companies aren’t done hiking consumer prices over import taxes

Sasha Rogelberg, Yahoo Entertainment

The Federal Reserve of New York found that nearly half of service firms and manufacturers anticipated raising prices as a result of tariffs.

Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One

The Associated Press, NPR

President Trump flew partway home from a NATO summit on an old Air Force One plane instead of the new Qatari-gifted plane, a surprise swap that came as the U.S. and Iran began trading strikes again.

U.S. launches new airstrikes on Iran and Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states

The Associated Press, NPR

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war.

Trump says he will remove Syria from the state sponsor of terrorism list

Al Jazeera English

US President Trump said he will remove Syria from the US state sponsor of terrorism list at the NATO summit.

Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in the nation's capital is getting another review

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump's plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation's capital is getting another review from the federal commission whose approval...

I got an H-1B visa and my dream job at Google. Both were less secure than I thought.

Lavender Au, Business Insider

Gu Yichen was on an H-1B visa when he got laid off. He had 60 days to find a job, get sponsorship transferred, and start working.

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said 'he wishes he hadn't done it,' roommate says in video

HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN, Yahoo Entertainment

The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after the conservative activist was shot in the neck while sp...

US court rules that Trump’s name must stay off Kennedy Center during appeal

Adam Hancock, Al Jazeera English

Trump’s name was removed from the centre's facade and signage last month, after a judge ordered its removal.

What’s with Trump’s sudden fixation on communism?

Soraya Lennie, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has denounced communism more than 80 times in the past two weeks.

IMF cuts 2026 world growth forecast, citing Iran war fallout

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Global economy to grow 3 percent in 2026, as AI demand partly offsets energy shock from Iran war, IMF says.

Graham Platner's exit throws a must-win race for Democrats into tumult

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews, BBC News

The insurgent Democratic candidate in Maine's Senate race dropped out within days of an ex-girlfriend publicly accusing him of sexual assault.

Apple is already testing Chinese RAM, new report says

Vlad, GSMArena.com

A few days ago some reports claimed Apple was considering using Chinese RAM from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC). Today, a new report claims the company is already testing DRAM chips from CXMT. But there's a twist. …

US military says it is carrying out fresh strikes on Iran, after Trump says accord is 'over'

By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Tala Ramadan, Yahoo Entertainment

By Humeyra Pamuk, Gram Slattery and Tala Ramadan ANKARA/DUBAI, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was launching fresh strikes on Iran...

Trump to ask US Supreme Court for new hearing on birthright citizenship

Adam Hancock, Al Jazeera English

In June, the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for individuals born in the US.

Graham Platner Ends Senate Bid In Maine After Sexual Assault Allegation

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Graham Platner suspended his U.S. Senate campaign in Maine on Wednesday, clearing the way for Democrats in that state to choose a new candidate as they seek to retake control of the chamber. “We believe that for the movement to continue, it can’t be me,” Plat…

Graham Platner drops his bid for Senate after facing an allegation of rape

Barbara Sprunt, NPR

Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top Democrats to withdraw their support.

Nexstar Rails Against $6.2B Tegna Merger Injunction: Calls Out DirecTV & State AGs “Cynical Attempt To Advance Their Own Commercial & Political Interests”

Dominic Patten, Deadline

Ever since a federal judge hit the pause button in April on Nexstar’s big bucks merger with Tegna, the Texas-based local TV giant vowed to fight back on claims of political footies with the Trump administration and antitrust allegations. As corporate cubicle …

Another Fatal ICE Shooting

Nick Miroff, The Atlantic

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston is the latest person to be killed by officers shooting into cars.