Almanac for June 25, 2026
Today is Thursday, June 25, the 176th day of 2026. There are 189 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. The conflict would last for over three years and would bring about an estimated 4 million deaths, three quarters of them civilians. Also on this date: In 1876, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand, began in the Montana Territory. As many as 100 Native Americans were killed in the battle, as were 268 people attached to the 7th Cavalry Regiment, including George ...
Judge bars Trump order for proof of citizenship to vote
A federal judge Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote. The ruling by U.S. District ...
Why Trump couldn't bring Iran to heel
Iran, a second-rate power in a state of economic collapse , just fought the U.S. to a standstill in a major military conflict. The disappointing outcome has echoes of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, in that a major world power hasn't been able to impose its will on a militarily inferior foe. ...
Hegseth’s vaccine policy backfires with flu outbreak
An influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas has sickened almost 160 people in the past few weeks and might have even killed one person going through basic training. If it wasn’t already clear why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to eliminate the military’s universal flu vaccine mandate was an exceptionally bad idea, it should be now. Hegseth announced the policy change in April, and since then, fewer than half of Air Force trainees have opted to get the shot. The vaccine does not provide perfect protection, but it reduces infections, lessens the severity for ...
What Iran really thinks
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spent most of last week trying to convince Americans the “Memo of Understanding” with Iran is a good deal for the United States and world peace. That’s not what Iran believes. Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic ...