The Rest of the World Report | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 — Morning Edition

A federal judge just blocked Trump's plan to control who gets a mail ballot. Venezuela's death toll has passed 1,700. Trump says he's meeting Iran today. Iran says he isn't. And a war most Americans don't know about just killed dozens of civilians A federal judge ruled Trump cannot build a national voter list and use it to control ballot delivery. Third defeat for his election orders in a week.Venezuela's confirmed death toll has reached 1,719. Three Americans are among the dead. US Marines just arrived to help reopen the main port. Trump says US and Iran officials are meeting in Doha today. Iran's negotiator says no such meeting is scheduled. We've seen this pattern before. Pakistan and Afghanistan have been fighting an intermittent border war since February. Overnight strikes killed dozens of civilians. Most Americans have no idea it's happening."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