The Air Force opened an investigation into Major Watson. The first American pope spent the eve of America's 250th birthday calling for moderation. Iran buried its supreme leader today — without his successor anywhere in sight.

The Air Force Secretary says a "thorough investigation" is underway into Major Watson. The civilian charges are gone. The military ones are just beginning.

Without naming Trump once, the first American pope called for "moderation" and "common ground" on America's eve of 250. Tomorrow he spends Independence Day with migrants.

Iran buried Khamenei today. Roughly 100 countries sent delegations. No Western leaders attended. The new Supreme Leader did not appear. His absence was the most politically charged detail of the day.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

Russia killed at least 27 people in Kyiv on Thursday. While the US was negotiating peace with Iran, Israel allegedly tried to kill the Iranian negotiators mid-flight. A Tibetan-American man burned himself alive in front of the UN. And a forensic pathologist says the shot that killed Kohen Wiley came from the side — not the front.

Russia struck Kyiv for eleven hours on Thursday. At least 27 dead. Russia called it retaliation. Ukraine's foreign minister had a different word for it.

While American diplomats negotiated peace with Iran, Israel allegedly sent jets after the Iranian negotiating team's plane.

A Tibetan-American Uber driver burned himself alive in front of the United Nations on Thursday evening. He is the 160th Tibetan to self-immolate since 2009.

An independent forensic pathologist says Kohen Wiley was shot from the side. The police say the car was coming at them. Both things cannot be true.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

An Air Force major was arrested for calling for Trump's impeachment. He was released the next day. The Air Force hasn't said a word. Iran's supreme leader is being buried this weekend. And a UN Commission found 73 Palestinian children were shot in the head.

Watson is free. No criminal charges. The Air Force has not confirmed whether it will pursue its own proceedings. The UCMJ exposure he accepted when he walked up those steps has not gone away.

Four months after Day 1 of the war, Iran buries Khamenei. July 4-9. Up to 20 million mourners expected. His successor has not been seen in public since taking power.

A UN Commission found 73 Palestinian children shot in the head by Israeli forces. Foreign doctors who treated them documented 114 cases with their own hands. Today is Day 1,000 since October 7.

Two days of Iran-US talks in Doha ended without progress. Nuclear program not discussed. Next meeting: after the funeral.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

Trump killed the trade deal he made. South Africa's anti-immigrant deadline passed — and the rest of Africa cheered against them at the World Cup. An active-duty Air Force officer was arrested on the Capitol steps.

Trump declined to renew the USMCA — the trade deal he negotiated, signed, and called "the best agreement we've ever made." $1.9 trillion in North American commerce now operates under annual reviews.

South Africa's June 30 deadline passed. Violence spread across multiple cities. When South Africa lost to Mexico at the World Cup, fans across Africa cheered. "Everything is political in football," one Kenyan fan told AFP.

Iran says it won't begin nuclear talks until Lebanon stops burning and its money is released. Neither has happened. Day 16 of 60.

An active-duty Air Force major was arrested Wednesday on the Capitol steps calling for Trump's impeachment. He knew what it would cost him. He did it anyway.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

The president's financial disclosure is 927 pages. Obama's was eight. Putin admitted Ukraine is winning the energy war. And Denver just fired a 15-term Democratic incumbent.

Trump earned $1.4 billion in crypto in 2025 — the same year he signed crypto-friendly regulations. He bought Nvidia stock a week before approving Nvidia chip sales to China. He holds stock in ICE's largest prison contractor.

Putin publicly admitted Ukrainian drone strikes are causing fuel shortages across Russia. Fistfights at gas stations. 13-hour waits for fuel. The war is now visible in Russian daily life.

A 29-year-old democratic socialist just ended a 15-term Democratic incumbent's career in Denver. Back-to-back primaries this month. Progressive voters in safe blue seats are telling establishment Democrats exactly what they believe.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

The Supreme Court's final day. Birthright citizenship survives. Transgender girls are banned from girls' sports in 27 states. And 146 people the US deported to Venezuela arrived hours before the earthquakes.

Birthright citizenship upheld, 6-3. Roberts: "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights." Trump is already asking Congress to end it by statute.

Two combined cases, one ruling: states can ban transgender girls from girls' sports. 27 states. 122,000 transgender teenagers. Kavanaugh wrote it. Sotomayor dissented.

Watergate-era limits on party campaign spending — gone.

146 Venezuelans deported from Texas on June 24 arrived in La Guaira hours before the earthquakes struck. At least 130 are believed dead. The administration has said nothing.

Iran told France to stay out of the Strait. The Doha meeting Trump announced is disputed by Iran. Day 14 of 60.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

A federal judge just blocked Trump's plan to control who gets a mail ballot. Venezuela's death toll has passed 1,700. Trump says he's meeting Iran today. Iran says he isn't. And a war most Americans don't know about just killed dozens of civilians

A federal judge ruled Trump cannot build a national voter list and use it to control ballot delivery. Third defeat for his election orders in a week.

Venezuela's confirmed death toll has reached 1,719. Three Americans are among the dead. US Marines just arrived to help reopen the main port.

Trump says US and Iran officials are meeting in Doha today. Iran's negotiator says no such meeting is scheduled. We've seen this pattern before.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been fighting an intermittent border war since February. Overnight strikes killed dozens of civilians. Most Americans have no idea it's happening.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

The Supreme Court gave Trump power over every independent agency except, for now, the Fed. Mail ballots survived. Israel shelled a Syrian village in broad daylight. The Iran envoys are in Qatar.

Trump can now fire the heads of the FTC, NLRB, SEC, and roughly 20 other agencies designed to be independent. The Fed has a narrow exception — for now. Mail ballots in 29 states stand. Police need warrants for geofencing. And E. Jean Carroll's $5 million verdict is final. Same court. Same morning.

Israel conducted its first daytime military incursion into a Syrian village on Sunday, then shelled it overnight. 300 Israeli operations in southern Syria this month alone. The GCC, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar all condemned it.

Witkoff and Kushner are in Qatar for Iran peace talks. Iran says $6 billion in frozen assets are being released. 47 days left on the clock.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

Iraqi tanks and elite Counter-Terrorism Service units sealed off Baghdad's Green Zone at dawn Sunday and arrested 47 politicians, lawmakers, and officials linked to corruption and Iranian militia financing. The same morning, Iran's foreign minister was in Baghdad warning against Hormuz workarounds. Iraq is threading a needle Washington has wanted threaded for years.

On Election Day in New York, ICE agents entered a polling place in Syracuse to pressure a poll worker over an Instagram post about the agent who killed Renee Good. The post contained information already published by a newspaper. Calling for someone's indictment is protected speech. Federal law has banned armed agents from polling places since the Civil War. Steve Bannon called ICE's airport deployments "perfect training for the fall of 2026."

House Republicans introduced a resolution to repeal the 17th Amendment — the one that lets Americans directly elect their senators. It arrived the same week the Senate blocked the SAVE Act and passed a War Powers resolution. The timing is the message.

Kohen Wiley was buried Saturday in a Bluey-themed casket carried by a white horse-drawn carriage. His mother held a Bluey toy throughout the service. No charges. No arrest. The footage is still withheld.

The Israel-Lebanon framework is unsigned by Hezbollah, unratified by parliament, and violated daily. Three more people killed in Gaza this morning including a child. The cumulative toll is past 73,000.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789

It's Good News Sunday Edition!

Cape Verde — population 525,000, never been to a World Cup — just became the smallest nation in history to reach the knockout stage. Next up: Argentina.

Eight beavers reintroduced to west London in 2023 have fixed a flooding problem that stumped engineers for decades. The station hasn't flooded since. Their babies are named Chompy and Chewy.

England approved a drug that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes by nearly three years. Two of the children in the trial are named Sam and Imogen. Their mum said it gave them "a normal childhood."

Mangrove forests are recovering worldwide for the first time in decades — gains outpacing losses for 16 straight years — though West Africa's Niger Delta is still struggling.

The High Seas Treaty entered into force in January. 81 countries have ratified it. Nearly half the planet's surface now has legal protection for the first time in history.

"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789