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June 21, 2026
Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District
06/20/26 5:00 PM ET Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash that is poised to become a defining battle of the campaign season. Wasserman Schultz, a veteran lawmaker who has served in Congress since 2005, is running in Florida’s 20th Congressional District, which had been represented by former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick ( ...
Go to discussionU.S., Iran delegations set to begin hashing out a permanent peace
Jun. 21, 2026, 1:36 AM EDT U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet Sunday in Switzerland to work toward fleshing out a deal that would permanently end the months-long war that has killed thousands, roiled the Middle East and disrupted global trade. The American contingent of Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will sit opposite an Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf. Pakistani Prime M ...
Go to discussionTexas Supreme Court denies request to save beach from SpaceX
Saturday 20 June 2026 21:06 EDT Elon Musk’s SpaceX can keep closing a Texas beach to launch rockets from the company’s nearby Starbase, according to the state’s Supreme Court. The state’s highest court rejected claims brought by environmental groups that barring public access to Boca Chica Beach violated the state’s constitution. Friday’s unanimous, 24-page opinion overruled an appeals court that had sided with environmental groups and reinstated a trial judge’s decision to throw out their l ...
Go to discussionBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected to Resign Monday: Report
Published Jun 20, 2026 at 06:01 PM EDT updated Jun 20, 2026 at 06:41 PM EDT British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and outline a timetable for his departure, according to a report by The Observer, raising the prospect of a rapid leadership transition at the top of the government. The British newspaper reported Saturday that Starmer has concluded his position is no longer tenable after consultations with senior Cabinet ministers, political advisers, party donors an ...
Go to discussion'It's not science, it's coercion': health experts decry RFK Jr order on hantavirus quarantine
Sat 20 Jun 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 20 Jun 2026 15.34 EDT The Trump administration is employing “authoritarian” and “unconstitutional” quarantine measures for at least one person who came into contact with a hantavirus patient, health law experts say. The mandatory quarantine, reimposed without an offering scientific evidence, reveals how the US might approach future cases of Ebola and other pathogens in the US – and sets a precedent for detaining Americans with no scientific ratio ...
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