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Trump canceled the signing of a housing bill that passed 85-5, demanding Senate Republicans first pass the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill that lacks the votes to move.
Trump cancelled the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act signing on June 24, hours before the ceremony, demanding the SAVE America Act voter ID bill pass first.
Iran says it struck a $12 billion deal with Washington on frozen funds, even as Gulf allies push back on Iran's $300 billion reconstruction fund.
DMK called Rahul Gandhi "a massive joke" after Congress quit their Tamil Nadu alliance post-election. The INDIA bloc rift is now fully out in the open.
PM Modi backed the U.S.-Iran deal on June 15, urging peace in West Asia and open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz ahead of the G7 summit.
The US and Iran reached a peace deal on June 14. Trump lifted the naval blockade, declared the Strait of Hormuz open, and the official signing is set for June 19 in Switzerland.
Israel struck Beirut on the day Trump expected Iran deal signing. Trump posted "Let's not blow it" as Qatari mediators flew to Tehran to salvage talks.
Trump promised the Iran deal would be signed Sunday and the Strait of Hormuz would open. Iran's foreign ministry said no. Sunday passed with no signing.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay echoed DMK's rejection of NEP at NITI Aayog on June 11, backing the two-language policy and distancing from the Centre's three-language formula.
Trump meets Egypt, Qatar and UAE leaders at the G7 summit in Evian, France. Iran war talks and Strait of Hormuz demining top the agenda starting Monday.
Three Indian sailors died in a US military strike in the Gulf of Oman on June 10. Modi hasn't publicly spoken. India's diplomatic response is drawing sharp criticism at home.
SpaceX's IPO made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire on Friday. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani fired back on X with reason #1,000,000,000,000 to tax the rich.