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A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on July 10, 2026.
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The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz
NPR Staff
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
Maine Senate hopeful, Democrat David Costello, speaks with a potential voter as he gathers signatures, required to be considered at the party's convention, in downtown Brunswick, Maine on July 12.
Tamara Keith/NPR
Platner's voters are reeling as Maine Democratic Party races to choose his replacement
Tamara Keith
Members of the Army National Guard patrol at the Lincoln Memorial on July 02, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
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Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029
Kat Lonsdorf
Voters leave their polling station in Kansas City after voting in the Missouri primary election on Aug. 2, 2022. In 2026, Missouri is one state considering tougher thresholds for enacting state constitutional amendments.
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Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments
Ashley Lopez
Texas Standard
Talarico polling stronger with Texas’ Black voters than expected, but enthusiasm questions remain
Recent polling from The Texas Politics Project suggests Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is performing better with Black voters than his predecessors were at this point in their campaigns.
Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers are calling for regulation.
Anti-Indian sentiment is on the rise in Frisco. Some blame right-wing influencers
These harmless jellyfish bring a star-filled night sky to the shoreline
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Hollywood is firming up partnerships across Texas
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