Good morning, esteemed Operation Freedom listeners and subscribers. It is our pleasure to bring you the latest news and updates from around the world. Please find below a summary of recent developments:
**Domestic News**
* A shooting incident occurred at a Fourth of July family barbecue in Coney Island, New York City, leaving at least eight people injured, including four children.
* A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s pardons for those accused of unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, do not apply to a Virginia man charged with planting a pipe bomb near the Democrat and Republican parties’ headquarters.
* Planned Parenthood and some smaller abortion providers are now allowed to begin billing Medicaid for some services after being cut off from taxpayer funds for a year.
**International News**
* President Donald Trump has arrived in Turkey for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, where he has continued to criticize the alliance.
* The United States has conducted a series of retaliatory military strikes against Iran in response to Iranian missile attacks on three merchant ships that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
* Israel has shared intelligence with the United States about a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump.
**Political News**
* The battle for control of the U.S. Senate was thrown into limbo following a bombshell rape allegation against the Democrat nominee in Maine, Graham Platner.
* Florida GOP Representative Anna Paulina Luna has formally requested a congressional investigation into the group known as “Patriot Front.”
* President Donald Trump has announced that Iran is still looking to continue a diplomatic end to months of conflict with the U.S. after Trump declared that the ceasefire is “over” and the two sides traded strikes.
**Law Enforcement News**
* An illegal immigrant from Mexico was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston, Texas, after allegedly trying to run over agents with his vehicle.
* The DNA of Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as his transgender-identifying roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, was found on two items recovered near Utah Valley University.
**Other News**
* Legendary singer Bonnie Tyler died at the age of 75 in a hospital in Portugal.
* Planned Parenthood is funneling more than $47 million into the midterm elections this November to combat Republican candidates who supported cutting off taxpayer funds for abortion clinics.
* United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it completed another round of strikes against Iran.
Briefing Provided by: The Operation Freedom Press Corps
