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The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
For the second time, a few Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure calling on the president to seek authorization for the conflict.
NYTimes – US The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
NYTimes – US The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
NPR – US Preliminary results of an independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old found dead off Horn Island, Mississippi, after a July 4 boat trip with friends, were inconclusive on cause of death. Attorney Ben Crump read the results publicly. The cause remains undetermined pending further investigation.
NYTimes – World Yemen's Houthi militia claimed strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, with Saudi state media confirming one vessel was ablaze. The attacks follow a Houthi maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia imposed in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a recent strike on Sanaa International Airport. The escalation came as the US continued strikes on Iran and oil prices jumped 3.7% on fears of a 'two-chokepoint problem' in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
NPR – Politics The Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee has referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation. GOP members allege Smith, who led two criminal probes of President Donald Trump, lied to Congress. Democrats called the referral a "baseless" and "vindictive" attempt to weaponize the justice system.