Coverage centers on Canadian wildfires and evacuations, U.S. political developments including Justice Department leadership, Fed rate speculation and Trump's renewed effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, plus Senate races in Maine and Michigan. Other threads include Jorge Messi's death, Iran negotiations, Sri Lankan prison violence, and a Michigan salad contamination scare.

The New Yorker
@NewYorker · 8.3M followers
Todd Blanche has been running the Justice Department’s day-to-day operations as the acting Attorney General since March, 2025, following Donald Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi, in April—and the department’s performance “has been nothing short of disastrous” since he took the reins, https://t.co/yrQrXMLQRS

Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglish · 10M followers
At least three inmates have been killed and more than 20 injured in violence across Sri Lankan prisons. Investigators suspect links to rival drug gangs. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez has more from outside a prison in Colombo. https://t.co/yJyESUv2rx

Fox News
@FoxNews · 29.4M followers
"I think the guy is crazy and would be a terrible senator for the people of Michigan." @VP JD Vance unloads on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, accusing him of resorting to personal attacks instead of explaining how he'd improve life for voters. "He's also gone after https://t.co/dT1tDGG1NR

The Nation
@thenation · 1.2M followers
Trump has blamed a crackdown on supposed fraud for the major decreases in health insurance enrollment. Data reveals that rising costs—due to Republicans refusing to extend subsidies—are to the real reason. https://t.co/2VZNCCbofK

Daily Caller
@DailyCaller · 1.2M followers
🚨 Earlier this week, President Trump nominated Julia Nesheiwat, wife of U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Homeland Security Advisor in his first administration, as Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic. https://t.co/pU2ApWmZOC

The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ · 22M followers
Workers who take approved leaves of absence for medical or other reasons often think—mistakenly—that their positions are safe https://t.co/1SQnZLpmLp

The Hill
@thehill · 4.2M followers
Maher says Trump further left than Dems citing Intel stake: ‘This is socialism’ https://t.co/BqEO7m5rps

Newsweek
@Newsweek · 3.4M followers
A suspected Ukrainian decoy drone exploded near a key gas pipeline in Bulgaria. https://t.co/AoZtVcOM1Y
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