POLITICSLong overdue, life-changing or frivolous? Your thoughts on wedding rule changesThe government wants to relax wedding laws so couples can get married almost anywhere.BBC News·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History MuseumPresident Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”NY Times·July 24, 2026
POLITICSDemocrats approve new primary election calendar, putting South Carolina firstDemocrats chose South Carolina for the first 2028 presidential primary, then Nevada, prioritizing Black and Latino voters. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia also hold early contests.NPR·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in IranPresident Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.NY Times·July 24, 2026
POLITICSICC member states vote to remove chief prosecutor Karim KhanThe International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced.NPR·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.NY Times·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump defends DOJ subpoenas of NY Times reporters; Google also was targetedThe DOJ is investigating the leak to The New York Times of security concerns about President Donald Trump's new Air Force One plane, donated by Qatar.CNBC·July 24, 2026
POLITICSAs Canada Opens Gordie Howe International Bridge, Americans Are Told to Stay HomeAfter a delay ordered by President Trump and new tariffs against Canada, the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit finally opened on Friday.NY Times·July 24, 2026
POLITICSTrump considers ‘massive attack’ on Iran; Pakistan reportedly seeks to restart stalled peace talksThe president told Axios he was considering an operation "bigger than ever before" before Reuters reported Pakistan is seeking to restart peace talks.CNBC·July 24, 2026
POLITICSUS accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border searchA U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.TechCrunch·July 24, 2026
POLITICSAnthropic releases Opus 5 with ‘close’ to Fable 5’s capabilitiesWeeks after Anthropic's latest toe-to-toe with the US government, and days after an OpenAI security incident that dominated tech industry discussions, Anthropic on Thursday released its newest model, Claude Opus 5. The company said in a release that Opus 5 "comes close to the capabilities of Claude The Verge·July 24, 2026
POLITICSRivian sues the US government for ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffsThe automaker joins a long line of companies seeking such refunds. In April, Rivian CFO Claire McDonough said she expected the company stood to reap a refund in the "tens of millions of dollars."TechCrunch·July 24, 2026
