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Quill Lawrence
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Before the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, tanker traffic moved freely through the Strait of Hormuz, supplying 20% of the world's oil.
President Trump posted on social media that the US would begin charging a 20% fee on cargo it protects passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one person and wounding eight others, according to the UAE. The attacks underscore the growing danger to commercial shipping in one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints.
ICE officers fatally shot a Maine motorist who was not the target of the warrant they were serving. Maine senator Angus King confirmed this after speaking with Homeland Security secretary Mark Wayne Mullen — making it the second ICE-related fatal shooting in a week.
US district judge Kathleen Williams tore into Trump's IRS lawsuit in a 56-page ruling, finding it was filed in bad faith to manipulate the judicial process. The suit resulted in a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund that has since been scrapped, and one Trump lawyer has been referred for disciplinary action.
CENTCOM is enforcing a full maritime blockade on all Iranian port traffic under Trump's orders, after three straight nights of US strikes on Iran. The US will also charge a 20% fee on cargo it protects passing through the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway that once carried 20% of the world's oil freely.
South Carolina governor Henry McMaster appointed Darlene Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, to fill the late senator's seat. She'll serve through January, with a Republican primary scheduled for August 11 to determine the next nominee.
US strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliatory attacks on US Gulf allies are escalating. Trump has simultaneously declared the ceasefire dead and said peace negotiations are ongoing — leaving allies and markets in limbo.
Nearly a year after Congress eliminated federal funding for public media, NPR is relying on listener support to keep operating. The broadcaster frames the appeal as a matter of press freedom, not just budget.
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