The Rest of the World Report | Friday, July 10, 2026 — Evening Edition

Trump fired the entire Election Assistance Commission by email, four months before the midterms. A Meta contractor put a deadly bacteria in Wyoming's water. And Iran's nuclear plant has been struck four times since February. Trump fired all remaining members of the only federal agency devoted to election administration. By email. Four months before the midterms. The agency cannot certify voting machines. It cannot administer election security grants. He has not named replacements. A Meta contractor introduced a multidrug-resistant bacterium with a 31% mortality rate into Cheyenne, Wyoming's water system. No one got sick. The city suspended wastewater discharge from every data center in town. 71% of Americans already opposed data centers in their communities. Iran's nuclear plant at Bushehr has been struck four times since the war began. The IAEA confirmed one strike killed a guard. Russia has been evacuating its technicians. Thursday's explosion — US denies it, Israel denies it, Iran's own deputy governor gave two contradictory accounts.Also: France plays Spain on Bastille Day in Foxborough. Spain beat Belgium 2-1 tonight."Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789 Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe