Headlines for July 7, 2026

Iran Fires on Two Ships in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Threatens to “Finish the Job”, Hamas to Cede Control of Gaza to Technocratic Governing Body, Palestinian Baby Dies as Israeli Forces Block Ambulance at Checkpoint, Maine Democratic Senate Candidate Graham Platner Faces Calls to Resign over Rape Allegation, Progressive Abdul El-Sayed Faces Centrist Haley Stevens as Challenger Exits Michigan Senate Race, Sen. Mitch McConnell is “Continuing His Recovery” Weeks After Apparent Cardiac Arrest, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Says Clinical Depression Led to 117-Day Absence from Congress, Trump Heads to NATO Summit with Plans to Allow Turkey’s Purchase of F-35 Jets, Human Rights Expert Says U.K. Government Suppressed Genocide Warnings in Sudan over UAE Ties, U.S. Surges Troops to Venezuela in Wake of Devastating Earthquakes, Family of Cuban Who Died of “Likely Homicide” at Texas ICE Jail Sues for Wrongful Death, 18 Injured in Damascus Explosions as France’s Emmanuel Macron Meets Syrian Leader