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Wednesday, July 1, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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1
U.S. and Iran Resume Indirect Diplomacy in Qatar as Military Tensions Ease
  • The New York Times — “After Trading Attacks, U.S. and Iran Edge Back Toward Diplomacy”
2
Amnesty International Alleges Sudan's RSF Committed Crimes Against Humanity in El Fasher
  • The Guardian — “Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says”
  • BBC World — “Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says”
3
Trump Financial Disclosure Shows More Than $1 Billion Earned from Crypto Ventures in Past Year
  • The Guardian — “Crypto and stock stakes: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures”
  • The Guardian — “‘Everybody is profiting’: Trump dismisses questions about over $1bn in crypto earnings – live”
  • BBC News — “Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office”
  • BBC World — “Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year, financial disclosure shows”
4
USMCA Trade Agreement Reaches Formal Review Date as Renegotiation Begins
5
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
  • BBC World — “US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump”
  • NPR News — “SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship. And, key results from Colorado's primaries”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Examining the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship, campaign finance rulings”
  • PBS NewsHour — “How the birthright citizenship decision impacts Trump's immigration agenda”
  • SCOTUSblog — “The 2025-26 term by the numbers”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Closing out the term”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Birthright citizenship: “We break no new ground today””
  • SCOTUSblog — “Breaking down the birthright-citizenship decision”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship”
6
Supreme Court Rules States May Bar Transgender Athletes from Girls' and Women's Sports Teams
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams”
7
Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Campaign Finance Law
  • SCOTUSblog — “Justices strike down campaign finance law”
8
Supreme Court Accepts Case on Whether Second Amendment Covers Semiautomatic Rifles
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles”
9
Democratic Socialist Candidate Defeats Incumbent in Colorado Congressional Primary
  • Fox News Politics — “DSA’s third major primary win deepens Democrats’ fight over the party’s future”
  • NPR News — “In Colorado primaries, a democratic socialist wins; Bennet's governor bid ends”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime House incumbent in Colorado primary”
10
Two Federal Courts Block Trump Administration's Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rules
  • The New York Times — “Judges Strike Down Trump Rule on Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants”
11
States File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Medicaid Work Requirements
  • The New York Times — “States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements”
12
Summer Air Travel Sets Passenger Records as System Strain Increases
  • NPR News — “Crowded planes and airports set records, straining the U.S. aviation system”
13
NIH Announces Creation of World's Largest Integrated Health Database
  • The New York Times — “N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database”
14
U.S. Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic's Most Powerful AI Models After Two-Week Restriction
  • The Guardian — “Anthropic says US has lifted export controls on Fable and Mythos AI models after security fears”
  • The New York Times — “Anthropic Won a Reprieve From Washington. Is It Enough?”
  • The New York Times — “U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic’s Most Powerful A.I. Models”
15
Ocean Surface Temperatures Set Record High for June, European Scientists Report
  • The Guardian — “Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June”
  • Guardian Environment — “Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June”
16
Young Child Rescued After Six Days Trapped in Rubble Following Venezuela Earthquakes
  • Fox News World — “Boy, 2, pulled alive from rubble six days after Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes”
  • BBC World — “Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake”
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