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 . . .
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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
Visits & Views
"Seeking Faith & Understanding"
Googler BLOG since 2007
FaithFor2008. blogspot .com
Today: 1598
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last month (June 1 - 30)
769,625
largest day June 23rd when
# Visits/Views was 48,254
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
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