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Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday the House will try to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act "one more time," eying a defense bill as a vehicle after three previous House passages stalled in the Senate. The bill requires proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to cast a ballot. Trump's call for its passage during the America 250 address drew thunderous applause from the crowd.
The Daily Caller reviewed the Trump administration's healthcare fraud results: 455 defendants charged in a $6.5 billion fraud scheme, with Medicare program integrity savings soaring 59 percent in FY2025 to a record $41.9 billion. Acting AG Todd Blanche called it "the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating healthcare fraud in history." Seizures included $182 million in cash, luxury vehicles, and jewelry.
The US Navy ended its active search Sunday morning for an aircrewman missing since Wednesday after an MH-60S helicopter made an emergency water landing near the USS George H.W. Bush. The search spanned more than 14,000 square miles over 102 hours, recovering three of four crew members in stable condition. No signs of hostile action have been found; the missing sailor's name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
More than 120 civil society groups including the ACLU, NAACP, and Amnesty International issued a travel advisory warning FIFA World Cup visitors about alleged risks of racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and immigration enforcement in the US. Critics are calling it a coordinated campaign to sabotage American tourism ahead of the tournament. Florida received a separate advisory specifically targeting immigration enforcement tactics.
Iran's regime issued warnings of "harsh retaliation" against the United States as Khamenei's state funeral proceeded, with mourners chanting "Death to America" and pledging a "blood feud." National Security Adviser Michael Waltz delivered a pointed rebuke of the late ayatollah. US-Iran nuclear talks remain frozen as Khamenei's body travels through Iran and into Iraq during the multi-day ceremony.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israeli troops will stay in southern Lebanon indefinitely to protect Israeli citizens, holding strategic positions including the Beaufort ridge. Netanyahu also denied reports of a rift with President Trump, saying the two leaders are in close coordination. US-led ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah continue, but Israel shows no sign of withdrawing.
Thirty-two-year-old Swedish police officer Christian Zedig was beaten to death after stepping in to break up a brawl at a World Cup watch party in Copenhagen, dying from a fractured cervical vertebra. He was a father of two who intervened when a confrontation erupted between opposing fans during a Norway match. A Congolese suspect has been arrested, and a memorial was held for Zedig in Sweden on Saturday.
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope have discovered that the Milky Way's spiral arms likely extend farther into space than current maps show, using X-rays from distant gamma-ray bursts bouncing off dust clouds for unusually precise distance measurements. The findings, published this week, could force revisions to estimates of our galaxy's total mass and structure. It's the kind of discovery that makes the universe feel just a little bit bigger.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed the agency is providing technical experts to support Blue Origin's investigation into the May explosion of its New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, which threatened the Artemis IV crewed Moon landing schedule. Investigators have zeroed in on a potential engine issue as the root cause. Isaacman's message to reporters: "We can't slow down."
Spotify removed approximately 500,000 streams from Malcolm Todd's song "Earrings" after the track's suspicious 70 percent single-day surge to the top of the US daily chart was linked to alleged manipulation by gamblers betting on prediction market platform Kalshi. The platform's users appeared to be artificially inflating streams to cash in on their bets. Spotify has asked both Kalshi and Polymarket to remove its branding from their sites and stressed it has no partnership with either.
