South Carolina GOP runoff features Trump dual endorsement

 

Columbia, South Carolina. Voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a Republican gubernatorial runoff between Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson after no candidate secured a majority in the June 9 primary; President Donald Trump had initially endorsed Evette and then announced on Friday he would endorse...

Georgia lawmakers delay QR-code ban, debate hand recounts

 

Atlanta, Georgia. State lawmakers this week adjusted rules on vote tabulation by voting to delay a planned July 1 ban on QR-code-based counting and to retain the existing QR-code system for the upcoming midterm elections. The special session called by Governor Brian Kemp produced a Senate amendment that briefly required...

Brooklyn cafe refuses service to Congressman Dan Goldman

 

New York City. A Brooklyn cafe posted on social media Sunday that it would not serve US Rep. Dan Goldman, published a photo of him at the counter and said it refunded his $9.82 purchase, calling him a 'genocide enabler' under a policy of not serving people the shop labeled...

Virginia Assembly Approves Budget Including Data Center Tax

 

Richmond, Va. — On Monday, June 22, Virginia's General Assembly approved a two-year state budget that imposes a temporary electricity consumption tax on qualifying data centers, establishes a framework for regulated adult-use cannabis sales, and advances funding for education and healthcare; the conference report passed both chambers and now goes...

Washington Supreme Court lets Arkansas voter aid limits stand

 

Washington, United States — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 22, 2026, declined to review a legal challenge to an Arkansas law that makes it a crime to assist more than six voters at the polls. By denying a petition for a writ of certiorari, the Court allowed to stand...

Local governments enact moratoria amid expanding data center proposals

 

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, approved the first reading on Monday of a one-year moratorium on new data centers in a special called session, following a June 15 directive ordering county attorneys and managers to draft the ordinance; the vote was the first of three readings required for enactment. Other municipalities moved...

United Kingdom leader Keir Starmer resigns after defeats

 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he is resigning as the United Kingdom’s leader after a series of heavy losses in nationwide local elections and a critical by-election defeat backed by internal rival Andy Burnham. Starmer’s position had weakened over months amid criticism of his government’s unclear...

Beijing sanctions 10 US defense firms in retaliation

 

China’s Ministry of Commerce on June 22, 2026 announced sanctions on 10 American defense-related companies, escalating trade and technology tensions with the United States. The sanctioned firms include major military drone manufacturers and companies involved in rare earth mineral mining and processing. They are now barred from exporting dual‑use items...

Israel: Minister rejects Lebanon ceasefire proposal

 

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Monday that Israel should reject any ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, declaring that the neighboring Arab country "should be Israel's playground," according to an interview with public broadcaster KAN. He urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convey Israel’s opposition to a Lebanon ceasefire...

Switzerland peace talks collapse after Trump threats

 

High-level peace talks between the United States and Iran in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, collapsed after U.S. President Donald Trump issued explicit military threats against Tehran, according to the described account. The breakdown reportedly came just days after both sides had signed an interim agreement aimed at ending their military conflict. Trump...