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June 23, 2026
A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition
Updated 5:36 PM EDT, June 22, 2026 A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic — including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor — is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents. RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North Atlantic, wants to sell the artifacts for the first time despite previous agreements to only display them at museums and ...
Go to discussionSupreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states
Updated June 22, 2026 3:37 PM ET By declining to take up a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Voting Rights Act. The court announced Monday that it will not review an Arkansas-based lawsuit, leaving in place a 2025 appeals panel ruling that ends a long-used tool for protecting minority voters from discrimination under the landmark law in seven mainly Midwestern states. That ruling found that in the states covered by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Go to discussionSenate Republicans say it's time to give Trump a reality check
06/22/2026 08:35 PM EDT Donald Trump is about to come face to face with one of his frequent punching bags: Senate Republicans. They might just be in a mood to punch back. The president was invited to GOP senators’ Wednesday lunch to push for his No. 1 priority, the GOP election bill known as the SAVE America Act. But several outgoing Republicans who have clashed with Trump said Monday they will be there to deliver a reality check: The bill isn’t passing, and it’s time to move on. “I’m goi ...
Go to discussionSenate passes bill to lower housing costs and restrict Wall Street from buying homes
June 22, 2026, 6:43 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill aimed at lowering costs, putting Congress on the brink of a rare bipartisan victory in President Donald Trump’s second term. The vote was 85-5. Several senators missed the vote due to severe thunderstorms in the Washington area that led to a ground stop at Ronald Reagan National Airport. The legislation, which would make it easier to build homes and slap limits on Wall ...
Go to discussion'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool
'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool Published Mon, Jun 22 2026 10:54 PM EDT Lim Hui Jie @in/hui-jie-lim-a7371176/ KEY POINTS * U.S. President claimed ABC "failed to report that their close 'friends,' Dumocrats Obama and Biden, spent over 100 Million Dollars on the Reflecting Pool, and it never worked." * Trump said he was preparing lawsuits against the broadcaster for "false reporting." * The latest action against ABC ...
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