Rep. Ralph Norman is running in South Carolina’s special Republican Senate primary despite President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Sen. Darline Graham, the late Lindsey Graham’s sister. Candidates must file by July 21 for the Aug. 11 primary.
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U.S. Central Command said two American service members were killed and one is missing after Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan. Four others were medically evacuated and have since been discharged.
More than 50 million people in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic faced severe weather risks as wildfire smoke began clearing in the East but lingered over the Midwest. Storms could bring damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding from Washington to Boston.
German conservative Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader of the governing CDU/CSU bloc after criticism over his use of a surrogate mother in the United States. Surrogacy is banned in Germany, and Spahn’s party has reaffirmed support for that ban.
U.S. and Iranian strikes damaged water, power and oil-related facilities in Iran and Kuwait, disrupting drinking water for 10,000 people in southern Iran. Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan reported intercepting Iranian missiles and drones as the conflict widened across the Gulf region.
Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian warehouses and an oil depot overnight, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 60, Russian officials said. Kyiv said the facilities supported supplies for drone and navigation equipment production.
Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries warehouses in Russia, killing eight people and injuring more than 60, Russian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the sites supplied sanctioned components for drone and navigation equipment.
The U.S. military said it completed a seventh straight night of strikes on Iran, targeting military infrastructure as Tehran accused Washington of hitting civilian sites. Regional attacks and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns over shipping, energy supplies and further escalation.