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Foreign Relations 1 of 9

Trump calls U.S. support for NATO "ridiculous" and the relationship "one-sided" days before the alliance's 32 member states gather for a summit in Ankara.

European allies already backfilling U.S. cuts

Source: Euronews

July 3, 2026

Immigration 2 of 9

A medical examiner's report shows Camp East Montana staff dismissed a detainee's suicide attempt as manipulation and repeatedly skipped his antipsychotic drugs before his death, ruled a homicide.

His three children sued contractors Monday

Source: The Texas Tribune

July 3, 2026

Health 3 of 9

Iowa restores SNAP recipients' ability to buy soda and candy after a federal court rules the food-restriction waivers violate the federal definition of food.

Restrictions survived barely six months

Source: The Iowa Capital Dispatch

July 3, 2026

Good Government 4 of 9

New Jersey begins enforcing fines up to $25,000 against group homes that abuse or neglect residents with disabilities, with penalties funding quality improvements.

30,000 residents live in these homes

Source: The New Jersey Monitor

July 3, 2026

Economy 5 of 9

The Justice Department urges state attorneys general to investigate gas price "gouging" after Trump complains prices are not falling fast enough from war-driven highs.

Gas still $0.66/gal. above last July

Source: UPI

July 3, 2026

Culture 6 of 9

Extreme heat sends 11 Great American State Fair attendees to hospitals, seven needing advanced life support, as organizers delay Trump's Saturday July Fourth celebration.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

July 3, 2026

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