Balanced left-and-right coverage from this SplitView News edition.
The Senate approved a resolution to limit President Trump's war powers regarding Iran with a 50-48 vote, marking the first time both chambers have passed such a measure since the 1973 War Powers Act, despite Trump calling it "meaningless."
Candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani achieved significant victories in Democratic House primaries, unseating two incumbents and sending a message to the establishment, with Brad Lander defeating Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10.
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged Frank Carone, former chief of staff to Mayor Eric Adams, along with his brother and two others, in connection with an alleged corruption investigation that also involved raids on former NYPD officials.
A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's policy of arresting immigrants at courthouses, ruling that the practices were "arbitrary and capricious" and a setback for the administration.
President Trump is meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill to push for an elections bill, the SAVE America Act, despite GOP leaders indicating it has no chance of passing, highlighting deepening divisions within the party.
Newly released testimony from Bill Gates reveals he told lawmakers that Jeffrey Epstein made "veiled threats" to expose his affairs, and that Gates may have been in the presence of Epstein's victims, though he did not witness any crimes.
North Korea commissioned its largest-ever warship and Kim Jong Un vowed to equip the navy with nuclear weapons, signaling a major strategic shift and expansion of the country's naval forces with a goal of building two large warships annually.
President Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, turning the America 250th anniversary celebration into a campaign-style rally, while the Reflecting Pool faces scrutiny over alleged vandalism and duck deaths.
The head of the UN nuclear agency stated that inspectors would visit Iranian nuclear enrichment sites as part of an interim US-Iran deal, despite conflicting accounts from both nations regarding the scope and timing of such access.
A record-breaking heatwave is sweeping across Europe, with temperatures above 35C affecting 94 million people, leading to power outages in France affecting 68,000 households and sparking debates over keeping schools open in Britain and France.
Ukrainian drones struck a gas-processing plant and a helium production facility in Russia's Orenburg region, and also knocked out power in Sevastopol, Crimea, by targeting a strategic railway bridge, escalating the conflict.
President Trump announced that Iran has guaranteed no tolls or charges for ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the U.S. Treasury will oversee released Iranian frozen assets, routing them to agriculture and medicine.