In this briefing:

• US CENTCOM Steps Up Iran Strikes as Analysts Warn Tehran Could Extend Shipping Threats to Red Sea

• Congress Takes Huge Step Towards Ending Daylight Saving DisasterJacob Wheeler•2 min

• What to watch at Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing

• Treasury yields rise as investors await latest producer price inflation data

• Spain’s anaconda grip crushes French World Cup dream

• Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed ‘Gus’ for a record $50 million

• 15-year-old girl allegedly shot and killed 5 of her family members with 16-year-old boy, police say

• Confirmed Ebola cases top 2,000 in Congo, including 754 deaths

• Justice Barrett’s bulletproof vest warning should shame the left’s Supreme Court attackers

• When Lawmakers Go Missing, Don’t Blame The Public For Wondering What Happened

• A new map traces the sky’s water highways

• Would Take Kharg Island if Iran’s Degraded Enough

• Jay Clayton, Trump’s DNI nominee, set to appear at Senate confirmation hearing

• Wall Street banks smash records on stock trading boom

• EU Weighs Social Media Ban for Children Under 13

• Why Europe’s Green Entrepreneurial State Went Bust

• What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline)

• Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week

• Google's AI search fails child-safety tests

• OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move