June 30th, 2026
Fighting resumed around the Strait of Hormuz despite the Iran ceasefire, Venezuela’s earthquake death toll surged past 1,700, the Supreme Court issued major rulings on presidential power, voting rights, and Trump’s legal cases, and Pete Buttigieg revealed his family was subjected to a false CPS investigation.
Links to everything in the episode:
Update: Iran - via CBS New
Update: Venezuela - The Guardian, PBS, and CNN
GoFundMe: I Love Venezuela Foundation
German Shooting - via NY Times, Gun Violence Archive, and Time
Supreme Court Ruling - via Axios, NBC News, AP News (E. Jean King) and AP News (mail-in ballots)
Pete Buttigieg - via NPR
Housing Bill Heads to Trump - via CNN
Gracie the Giraffe - via The Guardian and Vox