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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a 39-page Office of Legal Counsel memorandum concluding that state governments have no federal legal obligation to provide community-based services to individuals with developmental or mental disabilities. Signed by Lanora C. Pettit, the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the OLC, the opinion...
San Antonio. Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones this week urged cancellation of Ye's scheduled July 4 concert at the Alamodome, saying the city should not host an artist with a record of antisemitic comments in a city-funded facility on the nation’s 250th birthday. Her social media post framed the request as...
