The News Roundup – Domestic and International (The 1A) 2026-07-10

Domestic

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner dropped out of the race for Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ seat in Congress, after sexual assault allegations made by a former partner surfaced. Democrats are searching for a replacement.

Calls for answers on Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s whereabouts and wellbeing are growing. The former Senate majority leader has not been seen in three weeks, leading to speculation about his health.

And the United States was knocked out of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup this week following a 4-1 defeat to Belgium.
Interview: 

https://the1a.org/segments/world-cup-mitch-mcconnel/

International

President Donald Trump said the MOU between the U.S. and Iran is over, calling Iranian leaders “scum.”

At the annual NATO summit, Danish leaders underlined their commitment to Greenland after Trump claimed the territory would be better suited to American control.

Brexit champion Nigel Farage abruptly resigned from his position in Parliament this week. He will run for office again. Critics say the situation is a ploy to avoid a formal inquiry over his finances.
Interview: 

https://the1a.org/segments/nigel-farage-trump-greenland/

This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniable

The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first to target low-income families led by Black mothers in Jackson, Mississippi…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/guaranteed-income-black-single-moms-mississippi .

 

Witnesses Dispute Trump Admin Account Of Fatal ICE Shooting | HuffPost Latest News

…Jose Trinidad Rojas, who was in the vehicle when the shooting occurred, wrote that the DHS statement “is a lie.” 

 “It is impossible for them to say that they were going to get run over,” the statement continued, as quoted by the Post, as “there were no officers in front of or behind the vehicle. They were on the sides.”…

 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/witnesses-trump-admin-ice-agent-shooting-houston-lorenzo-salgado-araujo_n_6a514147e4b0aaa37426f932

Auchter's Art: Class in politics

“It did occur to me to make Elon Musk the guy in the cartoon. After all, the newly minted trillionaire is very much the poster child for an absurd concentration of wealth leading to an absurd concentration of power. 

 But I thought that would be letting all the other tech-bro billionaires off the hook. And there are plenty of them out there rigging systems, undermining democratic principles, and aligning with political authoritarians to spread fear so they can further concentrate their wealth and power...”

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/opinion/2026-07-10/auchters-art-class-in-politics

 

Trump’s Mindset Hopes for a Crazed Public Reaction

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W3UuxYLkhDs

MI Supreme Court Ends Speaker Hall's Nine Bill Blockade

One of House Speaker Matt Hall’s (R-Richland Township) early power plays last year after Republicans took control of the House from Democrats was to order the clerk’s office to sit on nine bills adopted in the previous session (when there was a Democratic trifecta). The House Republicans argued the new majority was not required to finish business left undone by the previous Democratic majority. This was an unsettled question because it appeared no one had ever tried this before – and because departing majorities typically make sure the floors are swept before the new majority moves in...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-07-10/mi-supreme-court-ends-speaker-halls-nine-bill-blockade

 

Real life voter fraud: Ken Paxton

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m8lgEM5u4Cw

 

The U.S. was not founded on Christian principles.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xxSZ950eky0

 

You need to WAKE UP if you think this is okay

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9LLAGCpUvoU

Man killed by ICE agents not intended target of immigration arrest, DHS says

“On July 7, officers were almost at the target’s address when they observed a white van with an individual who resembled the target,” the official said. 

The statement does not clarify what happened next. Salgado Araujo died in the hospital after being shot in the abdomen, according to accounts from local law enforcement officers. The officers involved were not wearing body cameras, DHS said. 

The ICE agents who stopped Salgado Araujo claimed he “weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer” who then fired “his weapon in self-defense”, but did not provide evidence to corroborate that account...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/houston-man-killed-ice-agents

 

Pete Hegseth's Pastor Wants Christian Theocracy in America!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WY3Y111amU8 

 

NAACP demands end of Trump’s anticrime taskforce in Memphis after deaths of Black men

“The Department of Justice cannot continue to stand by while Black lives are taken. The DoJ has a fundamental responsibility to support, protect, and defend the US Constitution, and that Constitution includes the rights, the safety, and the futures of Black Americans. 

“When officers fail to deliver equal protection under the law, the federal government must step in with its investigative authority. We will not allow the names of Darius Chappell and Tyrin Johnson to be overlooked.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/naacp-memphis-safe-taskforce

Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’

“It is ⁠irresponsible and dangerous that this Administration remains dead set on ​causing chaos for ​our election officials across this ​country,” Arizona secretary of state Adrian Fontes said in a ​Thursday statement. “This ‌move undermines the integrity ​of nonpartisan ​election administration.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/trump-fires-election-commissioners 

A Real Looming Problem

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4iST4AcTf-c 

 

No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills

"In rural Alaska, we don't have numerous options," says Patrick Mayer, superintendent for the remote Alaska Gateway School District. "We have one provider." 

 His district, where some students rely on planes to get to school in the winter months, has just under 400 students. Still, the district spends more than half a million dollars per year to ensure it has internet access at its six schools. The price tag is high, but the connection is what allows them to keep up with the rest of the world. 

 "It means the difference between having a school in the 21st century," Mayer says, "or a school in the 20th century."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5878405/fcc-erate-schools-internet-discount

Judge blocks Trump anti-DEI conditions on California, Oregon grants - POLITICO

“Plaintiffs maintain that ‘[n]othing in the Constitution or federal statutes authorizes Defendants to impose the Challenged Conditions, or anything of the kind, on funds administered through congressional grant programs,’” Orrickwrote. “I agree.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/10/judge-blocks-trump-anti-dei-conditions-california-oregon-grants-00993264

Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply

Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species Act…

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/10/pacific-gray-whales-population-climate-change 

 

Leviathan and the Bible's 3rd Creation Story (Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher; Data Over Dogma podcast on YouTube)

Leviathan, Rahab, and Behemoth: the Bible is home to some genuinely enormous monsters, and this episode we dig into where they came from and what they're actually doing there.

From a seven-headed sea dragon that Isaiah plucked out of the ancient air to a "third creation account" where God brings order by subduing chaos, these creatures turn out to be less cryptozoology and more mythology — the kind of fantastical beast-making humans have done for millennia. And is Behemoth a hippo, a dinosaur, or something the author of Job just dreamed up?

Chapters: 

• 0:00 — Welcome and Chaos Monsters
• 1:21 — Leviathan, Rahab, and Behemoth
• 2:23 — Leviathan in Isaiah 27
• 4:05 — The Ugaritic Baal Cycle
• 5:56 — Seven-Headed Sea Serpents
• 7:26 — The Many Heads of Psalm 74
• 9:04 — Revelation's Dragon and Satan
• 10:43 — Leviathan and Creation
• 12:47 — Rahab as Egypt
• 14:42 — The Literalism Problem
• 15:55 — Two Different Rahabs
• 17:29 — Behemoth: Hippo or Monster?
• 21:02 — What "Tail" Really Means
• 23:38 — Inventing Mythical Beasts
• 25:01 — More Ugaritic Monsters
• 26:25 — Outro

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/dxEAxe-_6dc?si=kOKCWz53oLH3DMsY

Hitchens’ Most Fascinating Reply About God’s Existence

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tRuRwDd9AP0

Heaven's IT Guy - The Survey #comedy #itguy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/243TWBrC9OQ

Saying I love racists (watch till end) #shorts #twist

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TKKxU5MOJ74

Everyone at NATO Is Sick of You, Donald | Paula Poundstone #shorts

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eu8jMi41vEU

Christianity's Most Uncomfortable Truths

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsNPjpYWXhA

LIVE DEBATE [Your God is Evil] With ‪@JonCohenOfficial‬ 4-9-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)

TIMESTAMPS

• 00:50 Jon’s intro 
• 8:56 - Troll
• 9:30 - Interfacing Meatball - Could God make a world without original sin? Is original sin unjust? Is it fair to go to Hell if you are not convinced there is a God?
• 55:25 my mommmm - Friendly hello
• 58:30 Not meek and mild - How can we discount personal experiences if so many individuals have them, especially if they change people over a lifetime? Answer: benefits do not equal truthfulness 
• 1:29:30 Buckaronni - Can you choose what you believe? Why would God punish someone for not being convinced of something?
• 2:08:20 (Buckaronni) - Why did God give Satan the ability to deceive people?
• 2:28:25 Jesus rules - Why won’t Justin criticize religions other than Christianity? Caller gets dropped for being a soundboard.
• 2:33:53 Truth in Telos - Caller claims the Bible doesn’t mention morality nor does it say God is just; Some arguing over ancient Hebrew; Caller claims it may be fair to punish people for crimes they didn’t commit
• 2:55:30 Superchats and wrap up

Interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/live/g0gEM_xHmLs?si=yBbfXZJauFUm0eFG