POLITICSTrump Administration Pressures Some Immigrants to Self-Deport With Fines Up to $1.8 MillionTens of thousands of immigrants have received letters to pay up or leave, as the government enlists debt collectors and seizes tax refunds.NY Times·July 22, 2026
POLITICSNicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections<p>US secretary of state says international community should ‘join forces’ against authoritarian Ortega regime</p><p>Nicaragua’s congress, controlled by the country’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has announced a “work plan” to implement the authoritarian leader’s order that the country shoThe Guardian·July 22, 2026
POLITICSCan Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s election overcome a violent summer?After months of protests and a crackdown, Pakistan-administered Kashmir heads into elections clouded by uncertainty.Al Jazeera·July 22, 2026
POLITICSMamdani says New York City can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government shouldNew York Mayor Mamdani said the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.NPR·July 22, 2026
POLITICSChris Mason: Another Starmer critic gets promotion as Sarwar joins Burnham governmentMonths after calling on Keir Starmer to quit, the Scottish Labour leader is set to become a minister in Burnham's government, the BBC's political editor writes.BBC News·July 22, 2026
POLITICSElection Denier Wins G.O.P. Nomination to Be Arizona’s Top Election OfficialState Representative Alexander Kolodin will take on Adrian Fontes, the incumbent Democratic secretary of state, after defeating a more moderate Republican in the primary.NY Times·July 22, 2026
POLITICSTrump Pick Wins G.O.P. Nomination to Challenge Arizona GovernorRepresentative Andy Biggs, a conservative Republican and an ally of the president, will try to unite Republicans against Gov. Katie Hobbs in a crucial swing state.NY Times·July 22, 2026
POLITICSUS renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack underground nuclear siteThe US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.BBC News·July 22, 2026
POLITICSHouse Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, but Shutdown Fight LoomsRepublicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.NY Times·July 22, 2026
POLITICSHouse votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdownLawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.NPR·July 22, 2026
POLITICSWhitney Cummings’s Trump Joke at Kennedy Center Is Cut From Netflix SpecialAt the Mark Twain Prize ceremony, the comedian Whitney Cummings made a joke about the president that seemed to refer to Jeffrey Epstein.NY Times·July 22, 2026
POLITICSWith His Latest Threats, Trump Signals to Iran That He Is Willing to EscalatePresident Trump is facing a critical moment in the war, which has failed to bring about the “unconditional surrender” he once demanded.NY Times·July 22, 2026