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WSJ - President Trump instructed his team to find a way to lift the World Cup suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun. https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/white-house-fifa-balogun-red-card-world-cup-46276fc8?st=X9YRQP
Part of the stage of the president’s Freedom 250 celebration broke apart and fell, narrowly missing several dancers. https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-freedom-250-stage-appears-break-rehearsal-video-12153042
NewsweekTrump’s Freedom 250 stage appears to break apart during rehearsal: VideoThe incident adds to setbacks surrounding Freedom 250 festivities, which are intended to mark the nation's 250th anniversary.The refurbished Qatar-gifted Air Force One has a shelf of fake books, including some simply labeled “Library.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-air-force-one-qatar-fake-books-b3007589.html
The IndependentTrump ruthlessly mocked for fake ‘library’ books on new Qatar-gifted Air Force OneMembers of the Trump administration showed off the lavish interior of the new plane for the first time as the president headed to North DakotaA Russian overnight drone and missile barrage killed at least 20 people and injured 56 in Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and a market across several districts of the Ukrainian capital. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79394
Kyiv PostRussian Missile and Drone Barrage Kills 30 in Kyiv, Rescuers Hunt for SurvivorsThe multi-wave overnight assault damaged more than 20 residential buildings and a medical facility, with destruction reported across several districts of the Ukrainian capital.NYT - Federal immigration officials have detained more than 10,000 people in the last five days, a significant surge amid a new push within ICE to increase arrest rates. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/01/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.ulA.FJL6.JD85wZsQYZ69&smid=nytcore-ios-share
www.nytimes.comImmigrant Arrests Surge Amid ICE Enforcement Push (Gift Article)Man in Memphis fatally shot by National Guard. https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/07/05/tbi-identifies-man-killed-national-guard-involved-shooting/
https://www.actionnews5.comTBI identifies man killed in National Guard-involved shootingThe Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the man involved in a deadly shooting with the National Guard in Downtown Memphis. NewsGuard - A new Twitter/X account appears to be an attempt by the Russian state external TV outlet RT to bypass EU sanctions and reach audiences barred from accessing its content. In just five days, the account garnered 6 million views. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguardtech/p/rt-evades-sanctions
FAA investigating after a Delta flight was struck by a firework near Chicago’s Midway Airport on the Fourth of July. https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/plane-hit-by-firework-while-landing-at-chicagos-midway-airport-on-the-fourth-of-july/
WGN-TVPlane hit by firework while landing at Chicago’s Midway Airport on the Fourth of JulyDelta Flight 1076 was struck by a firework near Chicago’s Midway Airport on the Fourth of July, but landed safely without incident.President Trump called FIFA’s president and asked him to review the suspension of the United States’ top goal scorer. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
www.nytimes.comTrump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.The reversal of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension is highly unusual. It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has nullified a suspension for a red card received during the World Cup.Co-founder of the Federalist, in reaction to SCOTUS upholding the 14th Amendment, suggests barring all female foreigners or requiring sterilization of foreign visitors prior to entry. (Side note: Sean Davis blocked me on Twitter/X some time ago, apparently)
A super typhoon considered “very destructive” by the NWS is bearing down on the Mariana Islands. https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/local-news-bavi-closes-in-on-marianas-as-conditions-expected-to-worsen-sunday-evening/article_42e2e8a8-6f6e-4ed5-b273-265fecd39d7c.html
Marianas Variety News & ViewsBavi closes in on Marianas as conditions expected to worsen Sunday evening - Marianas Variety News & ViewsSuper Typhoon Bavi continued its approach toward the Marianas Sunday afternoon as forecasters warned that weather conditions are expected to deteriorate Sunday evening ahead of the storm’s closest approach Monday morning. Based on the Marianas Variety News Desk’s review of the latest 1 p.m. ChST forecast guidance from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, National Weather Service Guam, Japan Meteorological Agency, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Bavi remains on a track that brings its forecast center near or just north of Rota while placing Guam, Tinian, and Saipan under dangerous typhoon conditions. At 1 p.m. ChST, the National Weather Service Guam reported maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. …A cargo ship has reported coming under attack in the Red Sea today.
St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region came under a large Ukrainian drone attack overnight, with a local port and oil infrastructure struck. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/04/leningrad-region-port-oil-terminal-hit-in-major-ukrainian-drone-attack-a93164
The Moscow TimesLeningrad Region Port, Oil Terminal Hit in Major Ukrainian Drone Attack - The Moscow TimesRussia's second city of St.The Russian president had a 4th of July phone call with Donald Trump. The 85-minute chat was "businesslike and highly constructive,” according to the Kremlin, with Vladimir Putin telling the US president of Russia's contribution to the establishment of America’s independence. https://ria.ru/20260705/putin-2102829921.html
РИА НовостиПутин и Трамп провели телефонный разговорПрезиденты России и США Владимир Путин и Дональд Трамп провели новый телефонный разговор, сообщил помощник главы государства Юрий Ушаков. РИА Новости, 05.07.2026
WTOP NewsSevere weather disrupts some America 250th celebrations; Trump says he will still speak in DC - WTOP NewsThe 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday.
X (formerly Twitter)WTOP (@WTOP) on XNEWS ALERT: National Mall to reopen to visitors after a brief evacuation due to hot and stormy weather.
https://t.co/XiS6LwIAQfDue to the extremely hot and stormy weather, visitors at the National Mall are being told to seek shelter. https://wtop.com/weather-news/2026/07/july-fourth-brings-more-oppressive-heat-severe-storm-potential/
WTOP NewsHot, stormy weather leads to evacuation of National Mall on July Fourth - WTOP NewsThe D.C. region is enduring a third day of searing heat, this time with the possibility of afternoon and evening thunderstorms on the Fourth of July.The Constitution says almost nothing about energy. The founders could not have imagined a national electric grid, let alone artificial intelligence data centers competing with homes and hospitals for power. And yet nearly every major energy decision in American history — who builds what, who pays for it, who bears the cost when it goes wrong — traces back to questions about the proper role of government that the country has never fully settled.
The fight is about electricity. But it is also about something larger: federal power versus state authority, private property versus the public interest and whether government should plan a transition or simply get out of the way.
It’s all on this weekend’s episode of America@250: Due Diligence tied to the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/power-to-the-people?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
