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Congress is pushing back on President Trump's Iran campaign, a federal court has cleared the way for nationwide expedited deportations, and lawmakers are advancing the biggest housing legislation in decades.

Beyond Washington, China has reclaimed the supercomputer crown, scientists have found all five genetic building blocks on an asteroid, and astronomers are using a rare interstellar visitor to test new searches for alien technology. It's a day where policy, power, and scientific discovery are all moving unusually fast.

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A handful of Republicans crossed the aisle to back a war powers resolution instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran without explicit congressional authorization. It's the sharpest legislative rebuke yet of the administration's escalating Gulf campaign, though the measure faces a near-certain veto.

The resolution leans on the 1973 War Powers Act — the same statute Congress has tried, and mostly failed, to enforce against every president since Nixon. Even a symbolic win matters here. It forces senators on the record about a shooting war most Americans learned about from cable chyrons.

A 2-1 federal appeals panel ruled the Trump administration can expand expedited removal nationwide, a fast-track procedure historically reserved for migrants caught near the border. Under the expanded rule, ICE can deport people picked up anywhere in the country without a hearing before an immigration judge.

The decision dissolves a lower-court injunction and immediately reshapes enforcement in interior cities, where most arrests now happen. Civil liberties groups plan to appeal. For now, the screening window for someone swept up at a workplace or courthouse can be measured in days, not years.

The House is moving to a final vote on a sweeping bipartisan housing affordability package the Senate cleared Monday, aimed at juicing supply through zoning incentives, permitting reform, and construction financing. It's the biggest federal housing push since the Carter era.

The bill won't drop rents overnight — supply takes years to materialize — but it nudges local governments to allow more building in exchange for federal dollars. In a Congress that struggles to name post offices, a bipartisan housing deal is the closest thing to a unicorn sighting this year.

A U.N. commission concluded that Israeli killings of children in Gaza since the truce meet the legal threshold for genocide, citing strikes and shootings during the post-ceasefire period. Israel's U.N. mission called the report a "libelous sham," and the findings will fuel renewed pressure at the International Court of Justice.

The State Department issued an urgent warning that paramilitary RSF forces are poised to commit mass atrocities in El Obeid, a strategic city linking Darfur to eastern Sudan. The warning echoes the language used before the Darfur massacres last year, when international alarms went largely unheeded.

A machine in Shenzhen was declared the world's fastest supercomputer, ending a U.S. streak that began in 2017 — and doing it without American-designed GPUs. The win is a geopolitical thumb in the eye of U.S. export controls, suggesting Beijing can still hit the top tier with standard CPUs alone.

A group of Texas activists convicted on terrorism charges tied to a protest at the Prairieland ICE facility were sentenced to at least 50 years in prison, a punishment legal observers call extraordinary for protest-related offenses. The case is widely viewed as a bellwether for how aggressively prosecutors will pursue anti-ICE demonstrators under the administration's broader crackdown.

The administration announced a $17 billion loan package to accelerate five U.S. nuclear projects, each hosting two large reactors. It's the most aggressive federal bet on new fission capacity in a generation, wagering that AI-driven power demand will absorb whatever the grid can produce.

The Supreme Court ruled a Louisiana inmate whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by prison guards cannot sue the officers for monetary damages under federal religious-rights law. The decision narrows the remedies available to prisoners alleging religious discrimination, leaving them with injunctions but rarely cash.

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FedEx posted strong fiscal Q4 earnings in its last quarter before spinning off the freight business into a standalone company. The print gives investors a final look at the combined entity before the split reshapes the structure of U.S. shipping.

U.S. rare earths miner Energy Fuels agreed to acquire German magnet maker Vacuumschmelze in a $1.9 billion cash-and-stock deal. The transaction bolts a downstream magnet manufacturer onto a Western mining play, an attempt to chip away at China's near-monopoly on the rare-earth supply chain.

AI chipmaker Cerebras reported 92% year-over-year revenue growth in its first earnings release since going public on the Nasdaq in May. The number gives Wall Street its first clean look at a pure-play AI compute company that isn't named Nvidia.

Scientists analyzing samples from asteroid Ryugu found all five nucleobases that make up DNA and RNA, the molecular alphabet of life on Earth. The discovery strengthens the theory that life's chemical starter kit was assembled in space and delivered to Earth via asteroid grains.

Meta unveiled a new line of smart glasses starting at $299, the next step in Mark Zuckerberg's long campaign to make wearables happen. Executives describe the product as a stepping stone to glasses with in-lens displays, which the company believes will eventually replace the smartphone.

Astronomers launched a SETI investigation after detecting a rare object passing through the solar system from interstellar space, making it only the third known visitor ever observed from beyond our planetary neighborhood. Researchers found no evidence of artificial signals, but the object's unusual origin provided a rare opportunity to test methods used to search for potential signs of extraterrestrial technology.

Erling Haaland's dominant start to the World Cup has defenders and coaches recalculating their plans, with the Norway striker combining his trademark power, pace, and finishing to emerge as one of the tournament's most dangerous attacking threats. Opponents know exactly what's coming, but slowing down a forward in top form is proving far more difficult than preparing for him.

Atlanta and tight end Kyle Pitts agreed to a three-year, $54 million extension with $36 million fully guaranteed. The deal keeps a high-upside talent in Atlanta after years of inconsistent production, betting scheme changes can finally unlock him.

Edmonton hired Mike Babcock as head coach at a pivotal moment for a Connor McDavid–led roster running out of cup windows. Babcock's previous tenures ended amid player-treatment controversies, making this one of the most polarizing hires in recent NHL memory.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is bringing a musical adaptation of "The Warriors" to Broadway next spring, his first original musical since "Hamilton." He's co-writing with playwright Eisa Davis, swapping founding fathers for 1970s New York gang subway brawls.

R&B singer Muni Long revealed she received a double lung transplant last fall after doctors told her she had a week to live while opening for Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" tour. The Grammy winner said she was given a stark choice: hospice or surgery.

Madonna confirmed her long-developing biopic, which would have starred Julia Garner, was scrapped after a falling out with Universal. "Maybe they just didn't believe in me," she said of the studio that apparently balked at the budget her "huge life" required.

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What it is: The 2026 boxing calendar is filling in fast, with a slate of marquee matchups that could redefine the sport's pecking order. The welterweight showdown between Xander Zayas and Jaron "Boots" Ennis headlines, with comebacks from Anthony Joshua and Errol Spence Jr. layered into the summer and fall. Several title unification bouts are also under discussion, giving promoters a rare opportunity to build sustained momentum rather than relying on one-off super fights.

The detail: Zayas vs. Ennis pits a rising Puerto Rican prospect against one of the most avoided fighters of the past five years — a styles clash promoters have circled for over a year. Joshua's return offers a heavyweight reset after a quiet stretch. Spence, once pound-for-pound royalty, is testing whether his body can still cash the checks his name writes. Elsewhere, Naoya Inoue remains one of the sport's biggest attractions, while younger contenders are beginning to challenge long-established champions across multiple divisions.

Why it matters: Boxing has spent the past decade ceding cultural ground to MMA and influencer cards, and a stacked 2026 is its best shot at clawing back mainstream attention. Star fighters actually facing each other, rather than dancing around purses for years, would mark a structural shift in how the sport packages itself for Netflix and DAZN audiences. A successful run of major events could also strengthen boxing's negotiating leverage with broadcasters and streaming platforms looking for reliable live sports inventory.

What to watch: Whether Saudi backing keeps stitching together fights the old promotional cold war refused to allow, and whether Naoya Inoue's continued dominance draws American eyes to lighter weight classes. The bigger question — whether boxing can sustain momentum past the Zayas-Ennis fireworks — remains the genre's oldest cliffhanger. If the biggest names keep meeting in the ring instead of at negotiating tables, 2026 could be remembered as a turning point rather than another false dawn.

- Florida firefighters responded to reports of a dog trapped in a canal and successfully pulled the animal to safety, only to discover their grateful-looking rescue was actually a coyote.

- An Australian skateboarder crossed the United States from coast to coast in just 39 days, earning a Guinness World Record after covering thousands of miles on a board powered by little more than endurance, determination, and remarkably durable wheels.

- A monkey briefly escaped its enclosure at a zoo in Mexico's Yucatán state, sending staff scrambling before the adventurous primate was safely recaptured.

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