Monday Afternoon News Updates: Trump's July 4 Hangover – 7/6/26

Your Monday midday update is here

Hi all, Ben here. It’s Monday, and there is an enormous amount to get through today, so let’s get to it.

Here’s what we’re tracking:

• Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei funeral continues to draw a staggering crowd

• Trump’s White House “Trump Accounts” launch turns into another rambling stream of consciousness, threatening to “finish the job” on Iran, and becomes a live infomercial for Dell

• Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, killing more civilians

• Ukraine hits back with a massive drone raid deep into Russian territory, including Russia’s largest refinery

• China test-fires a nuclear-capable missile in the Pacific, drawing condemnation from New Zealand, Japan, and Papua New Guinea

• A looming deadline on the housing bill, which becomes law automatically this Friday night if Trump doesn’t act

• FIFA reverses a red card suspension for USMNT’s Folarin Balogun after Trump personally pressured them

• Israeli forces continue operations in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire framework

• Mitch McConnell’s office won’t say whether he’s conscious

• Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner abruptly cancels multiple town halls as rumors swirl about a new scandal

• And the aftermath of Trump’s disastrous July 4th event, including who’s cleaning up the mess and who’s getting paid to do it again

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Let’s get into it.