The Rest of the World Report | Monday, June 29, 2026 — Evening Edition

The Supreme Court gave Trump power over every independent agency except, for now, the Fed. Mail ballots survived. Israel shelled a Syrian village in broad daylight. The Iran envoys are in Qatar.Trump can now fire the heads of the FTC, NLRB, SEC, and roughly 20 other agencies designed to be independent. The Fed has a narrow exception — for now. Mail ballots in 29 states stand. Police need warrants for geofencing. And E. Jean Carroll's $5 million verdict is final. Same court. Same morning. Israel conducted its first daytime military incursion into a Syrian village on Sunday, then shelled it overnight. 300 Israeli operations in southern Syria this month alone. The GCC, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar all condemned it. Witkoff and Kushner are in Qatar for Iran peace talks. Iran says $6 billion in frozen assets are being released. 47 days left on the clock."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