Trump Orders on Homeless People Put Veteran Housing Promises in Tension
More than 30,000 U.S. veterans are homeless. The Trump administration has pledged new housing while also targeting homeless people through executive order.
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More than 30,000 U.S. veterans are homeless. The Trump administration has pledged new housing while also targeting homeless people through executive order.

Pakistan's new budget eliminates an 18% sales tax on menstrual products and contraceptives. Whether retail prices will actually fall remains unclear.
New Yorker writer Ben Taub says Trump's effort to acquire Greenland remains active and has damaged trust with U.S. allies, per an NPR report published June 17.
A new e-bike voucher program offering up to $1,200 per resident is set to launch across 14 Arkansas counties, KHBS reports.
Connecticut's DEEP says brush fire risk remains elevated in parts of the state Wednesday, June 18, urging residents to avoid open burning.

The Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday it will proceed with Jay Clayton's Director of National Intelligence confirmation despite Trump's request to delay.

Self-funding businessman Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia's GOP gubernatorial primary after spending a record $100 million.
President Trump is expected to hold a press conference Tuesday as the G7 summit wraps up, days after touting a tentative agreement with Iran.
FBI Director Kash Patel says agents disrupted a plan to attack Sunday's UFC event held at the White House, June 15, 2026.

Georgia Republicans voted Tuesday to reject President Trump's preferred gubernatorial candidate and nominated Rep. Mike Collins to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff.