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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

House of Representatives (leaders such as Speaker Johnson) -- call it quits early -- go home to campaign re-election / primaries / fundraise

 July 1, 2026

they were expected to take votes on June 30, July 1 or even later

July 2 before the three-day July 3 - 4 - 5 weekend (holiday);

their work schedule resumes at some point after mid-July . . .

Trump to be ordered to pay $5.8 million jury award NOW to E. Jean Carroll, victim who won jury trial

 details:

nytimes.com/2026/07/01/

nyregion/trump-e-jean-carroll-

defamation-assault.html

Syria steps back from war over Druze community (almost exactly one year ago in the Middle East) . . .

CNN Reports (Friday July 18, 2025)

that Israel and Syria have agreed to a Cease-Fire

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BBC continues this story

Syrian Leader al-Sharaa vows to protect Druze

after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes. . .

BBC.com/news/article/cg5z3jqe73o

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 Thursday July 17 Middle East Time Zone

reported in NBC NEWS Platform 4:35 a.m.

Eastern U.S. Time

Ahmed al-Sharaa, interim President

of Syria after his dissident / armed

group overthrew the vicious Russia-

backed Bashar al-Assad dynasty-regime

earlier this year said that

he promised to protect the rights and freedom of Syria's

Druze community -- and avoid an open war with Israel

middle-east/syria-sharaa-vows-protect-druze-israeli-strikes-sectarian-violence

During Peace Talks, Trump suggested that Syria attack Hezbollah

 Incumbent President

Ahmed al-Sharaa

of Syria:

a solution for LEBANON

does NOT mean war

and does not mean

the old image of

Syrian tutelage

over Lebanon

under the former regime!

nytimes.com/2026/07/01/world/middleeast/

Syria-Trump-Hezbollah-Lebanon.html

TODAY: will TRUMP be greeted by dozens or a few hundred people at N. Dakota THEODORE ROOSEVELT Library (Doug Burgum is former Gov. of N. Dakota)

Pre-Fourth of July plans of

POTUS 47

to stress how much he feels

he compares and excels the presidential

accomplishments of TR (early 20th

century President - a Republican

Progressive) with his MAGA

"carry a big War-Stick Policy in

Venezuela and Iran - Strait of Hormuz"

July 4: Cars, Coffee, Doughnuts [ Studebaker National Museum, 201 Chapin St. ]

 Visit South Bend.com / event

8 - 10 a.m. FREE sponsored

at the Studebaker National Museum,

South Bend, IN by the

St. Joe Valley street rods & sports

car club of America

DURING THE EVENT,

admission to the Studebaker Museum is FREE!

A Capitol Fourth: 250th weekend celebration (on PBS : Friday July 3, 2026)

 PBS will air

the traditional

music variety celebration

of the Independence Holiday

(this year on a Friday, the

eve of the fourth of July)

2026 -- check your local

PBS Listings

-- N. Indiana will air the

2026 program from 8 - 9:30

and then in rerun from

9:30 - 11 p.m. immediately

in the time slots.

Lionel Richie -- Tonight - "Sing a Song All Night Long" at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MICH

July 1 (Wednesday) 

Lionel Richie and

EARTH, WIND , & FIRE

ticketmaster .com/

7:30 p.m. concert tickets begin

$57 and up to $383

July 1 blog statistics

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last month (June 1 - 30)

769,625

largest day June 23rd when

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Yes, citizen Ballots (postmarked on ELECTION DAY) can be counted -- a defeat for Trump-Vance admin. that sought to deny citizen participation

 SUPREME COURT

SCOTUS

upholds Mississippi

late-arriving mail-in

ballot law

10:40 a.m. end of term

(June 30, 2026)


end of Supreme Court

Oct. - June 30 term

Flo Rida -- one of MAGA - GOP Favorites -- scheduled to perform July 2 at Freedom 250 Great National State Fair (D.C. Mall)

website where you can request 4 tickets by listing your

name  / mobile # for Trump.org registration

that way they will have an accurate count on how many

will be showing up at the Mall for this partisan concert 

events.freedom250.org/

events/great-american-state-fair-

flo-rida

July 2 (Thursday)

"an unforgettable night" - 7 p.m.

(local time zone is EASTERN)

details at

variety.com/2026/music/news/

vanilla-ice-freedom-250-concert-

canceled-weather-1236796016/

list of Flo Rida's platinum "hits"

Low

Right Round

Good Feeling