Weekly Recap #1

Highlighted national news events from June 21, 2024 to June 28, 2024.

Presidential Campaign Trail

* Major factions within President Biden's Democrat party are openly discussing replacing him as their party's nominee after a dismal debate performance against President Trump. [more]

* President Biden speaks at political rally in North Carolina in an attempt to reassure supporters after disastrous debate. [more]

* President Biden commits to second debate with President Trump. [more]

Supreme Court Decisions

* Presidential immunity opinion to be released on Monday. [more]

* Supreme Court rules in favor of January 6 defendant who challenged obstruction charge in a pivotal ruling that can very well influence hundreds of January 6 cases. [more]

* In a major blow to the Federal Government, the Supreme Court overturned the "Chevron Doctrine". Unelected officials in the Federal government can no longer independently interpret ambiguous laws. [more]

* Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration by ruling that the Executive branch can require social media platforms to remove specific content. [more]

Politics

* Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has returned to his home in Australia after a decade in exile with five years served in a UK prison. He accepted a plea deal with the US to prevent further prison time. [more]

* US removed the Gaza Pier from the beach and may not put it back due to the provided humanitarian aid not reaching their intended recipients after humanitarian convoys came under attack. [more]

Human Rights

* US House passed a bill seeking to stop the Chinese Communist Party from persecuting Falun Gong in the same week the Biden State Department condemned the CCP's forced organ harvesting of the spiritual practice's adherents and other minorities. [more]

Health and Public Safety

* At least 39 US states have seen a recent rise in COVID-19 cases. [more]

* The CDC has recommended everyone ages 6 months and older receive an updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine. [more]

* The CDC has issued a health advisory warning of dengue fever in the US. [more]

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