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What Happened Today – July 7, 2026

Steaks with price tags in a grocery store beef case

Beef prices at an American grocery counter reflected a record-low cattle herd as President Donald Trump claimed credit for cuts Walmart had already put on shelves. (Nebraska Corn Board photo)

ICE forced detained Iranians to sit down with officials of the government they fled, and those officials had already read their asylum files. A federal lawsuit filed today says the Trump administration cut a deal with Tehran in March 2025 and handed over the immigration files of hundreds of Iranian detainees at monthly meetings for … Read more

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