Photos Show Devastation Of France WildfiresFirefighters in Spain and France are continuing to battle massive wildfires that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.In France, which has significantly endured the worst of the blazes, photos show burned-out cars, homes, and choking plumes of smoke as officials work to put out the fires that have been burning for days, as Europe faces an intense summer heatwave.In the coastal department of Gironde, an estimated 162 square miles have burned, which is approximately seven times the area of Manhattan or four times the size of Paris, The Associated Press reported.A burned-out vehicle is seen in a neighborhood ravaged by wildfires in the southwest of France. Thousands of people are seen on Saturday after being evacuated to the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre, which has been converted into a temporary emergency shelter.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA firefighter battles a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d’Illac on Sunday.ROMAIN PERROCHEAU via Getty ImagesA garden table in a burnt residential area is seen on Saturday in Le Porge.JULIEN DE ROSA via Getty ImagesA motorbike in a burnt residential area in Le Porge is seen on Saturday.JULIEN DE ROSA via Getty ImagesPeople are seen sitting on a sandy beach facing a wide plume of smoke rising from a distant forest fire across the water in Le Porge, Gironde, on Saturday.DAVID SEPEAU via Getty ImagesSmoke emanating from a wildfire north of the Arcachon basin is seen near Lege-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France, on Friday.ROMAIN PERROCHEAU via Getty ImagesFirefighters light a counterfire to remove vegetation ahead of a wildfire in Marcheprime, west of Bordeaux.ALAIN JOCARD via Getty Images1/92/93/94/95/96/97/98/99/9Latest Live UpdatesTrump To Attend A Drag Show Today, But It’s Not What You ThinkPresident Donald Trump is in Michigan on Monday where he’ll undoubtedly claim his tariffs have led to a manufacturing renaissance in the United States. (They have not.)On his agenda: a drag show, of sorts.At 1:55 p.m. EDT, the president will watch “a drag race and vehicle demonstration” before participating in a “tour and gift ceremony.”Racers, start your engines -- and may the best drag queen win.Gorsuch Calls Out U.S. Conservatives For Pushing Myth Of White, Christian FoundingChristian nationalism doesn’t have an ally in Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.In an interview with PBS over the weekend, the justice forcefully rebutted the belief, espoused by a growing number of politicians on the right (including Vice President JD Vance) that America was founded as a Christian nation and that, therefore, the Bible should influence politics and policy.“We were founded for religious pluralism and the opportunity to practice your own faith in your own way,” he told PBS’ Margaret Hoover. “And we were never supposed to be a nation that was about one race or one religion. It was about those ideas. And those things are perfect ideas that speak to every human heart and that unite us all.“Any notion to the contrary, he said, amounts to historical revisionism.“I mean, it’s demonstrably not true that we came from the same religion,” said Gorusch, pointing to the Amish, who settled much of Pennsylvania, and the Quakers as a distinctly separate group.“I mean, we have a First Amendment, for crying out loud,” he emphasized. “No established religion. Everybody has a freedom of religion. Everybody has the freedom of speech. We are all equal under law, okay?”Trump Makes Desperate Plea To Ram Through Voter ID PlanPresident Donald Trump on Monday pleaded with Republican lawmakers to pass his SAVE America Act and end the filibuster, telling them to forgo their summer vacation to get it done.The president wrote on Truth Social that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) “should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929.”He went on to repeat his argument that Democrats would “do it on day one” if they take control of the Senate again.“Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!” Trump added.Officially known as the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act,” the proposal is billed as Trump’s attempt to crack down on voter fraud, which is extremely rare. Critics fear the move would likely disenfranchise many eligible voters because of the requirements to provide identification.In any case, Thune has repeatedly said there aren’t the votes in the Senate to pass the bill.The president has long proposed blowing up the filibuster, a rule that requires most bills to secure 60 votes to advance in the Senate. Supporters of the measure argue that it forces bipartisan compromise on bills as members of both parties are typically needed to reach the vote threshold.‘He’s Lost My Confidence’: GOP Senators Souring On HegsethAs a “four to five week” war with Iran nears its fifth month, the U.S. runs low on critical munitions, and previously navigable international waterways remain closed to trade, Republicans in the Senate are beginning to have second thoughts about the guy they put in charge of the Defense Department.A handful of GOP lawmakers told The Hill they’re having reservations about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth worked as a Fox News host prior to his appointment overseeing the Pentagon.“I don’t have any confidence in him anymore. I think he’s all over the place — he’s accelerating the retirement or forcing out some of the most distinguished leaders in the DOD that we have,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told the outlet.Shortly after his appointment, Hegseth directed the military to fire 20% of its four-star general officers, along with 20% of the top officers at the National Guard. He also cut more than a half-dozen top general officers, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the only two women serving as four-star officers, in a move to politicize the military and stifle dissent.“I think he’s got a massive insecurity complex, he has a lack of experience in large organizations, he micromanages too much,” Tillis, who’s become much more outspoken about his criticisms with the Trump administration since announcing his retirement last year, added. “He’s lost my confidence.”A second GOP senator speaking anonymously echoed those misgivings, noting in particular some apparent “miscalculations” in the current conflict with Iran.“I think there’s a sense it’s taken longer than what we thought and that maybe our strategy didn’t factor in the Strait of Hormuz or [Iran’s] ability to be willing to hit their neighbors,” they said. “I think there was some miscalculations maybe.”Sen. John Fetterman Says He Now Supports The FilibusterSen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says he was “deeply wrong” when he fought to eliminate the Senate filibuster during Joe Biden’s presidency, and now supports keeping in place the rule that requires 60 votes, instead of 51, to advance legislation.“Halfway through my first term, I now recognize how important the filibuster is and the state our country would be in without it,” Fetterman said in a Monday op-ed in The Washington Post.“I thought Democrats were not being ruthless the way Republicans were, and we needed to be on that level if we were going to relieve the anger that voters were feeling,” he said. “Upon reflection, the pursuit of those short-term wins clouded the bigger picture and lasting impact of a Senate without the filibuster — a Senate that ignored the voices of the minority and everyday people.”Fetterman said history has “vindicated” former Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), the two former Democrats who refused to join their colleagues in reforming the filibuster. Their opposition prevented the rule from changing.“While I was once vocal in criticizing Manchin and many of his decisions in the Senate, I now wholeheartedly agree with his assessment that scrapping the filibuster is part of ‘extreme election-year politics that put party power over everything else,’” said the Pennsylvania Democrat. “We cannot become a smaller version of the House of Representatives.”Read the full op-ed at The Washington Post.French Police Arrest Man After Paris Knife AttackFrench police detained a man on Monday after he attacked three women with knives near Porte de Clichy in Paris, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told reporters.The man attacked the three women, who were aged 19, 24 and 36, with two kitchen knives, severely wounding two of them, Nunez said.The minister said the man had been detained by an off-duty police officer. “I pay tribute to him, it was a courageous act,” Nunez added.The motive of the attack remains unknown, Nunez said, adding police could not verify the identity of the attacker, whose declarations were “incoherent” when he was being arrested.Lindsey Graham Names 1 Thing Trump 'Loves' In Chilling New VideoA new video shows the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was cheerleading the war effort from his office as President Donald Trump launched strikes on Iran in February.“I talked to Trump this morning, he’s jacked. He said, ‘Best thing I’ve ever done.’ He loves blowing stuff up,” Graham told a documentary crew, according to footage obtained by The Wall Street Journal.Read more here:Infantino Brushes Off World Cup CriticsFIFA President Gianni Infantino dismissed the controversies that marred the 2026 World Cup, calling on the soccer tournament’s critics to “take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match.”“To those behind their pens and papers, behind their screens spreading hate and false rumours, I want to say that while you are sitting behind, we at FIFA are on the front lines organising, working hard, and delivering the best show in the world,” he wrote in an open letter posted on FIFA’s website on Sunday. “While you divide, we unite.” “We experienced no violence, no incidents, 100% safety and security, only joy and happiness!” he continued.Infantino claimed FIFA “worked tirelessly” to reconcile differences between Tehran and Washington, claiming “Iran entered the United States without incident or conflict.” Despite Infantino’s assessment, Iran’s coach said his team was “the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup,” citing last-minute travel changes.Infantino also seemed to brush off high-profile controversies, like the decision to lift the one-game suspension for U.S. player Folarin Balogun following an intervention by President Donald Trump.“Your dissatisfaction with a few decisions made by the competent authorities is understandable, but please refer to public records: such decisions are common in some of the most important leagues,” he said. “Indeed, ‘arguable’ referees’ decisions or ‘strange’ disciplinary rulings such as for instance potentially mistaken red or yellow cards or subsequent decisions not to ban players in certain situations are routine and widely accepted in some of the biggest leagues worldwide.”Infantino then went on to encourage “those spending their time and energy hating us, please take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match and truly observe the faces, the eyes, the emotions.”Read the full letter here. Netanyahu Accuses Mamdani Of 'Fomenting Hate'In an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s planning to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York City this fall, accusing Zohran Mamdani of “fomenting hate” after the mayor called for the politician’s arrest.Last week, Mamdani said New York City does not have the legal authority to enforce the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu but encouraged the federal government to do so, arguing that they don’t face the same constraints.But Trump has declared that Netanyahu “will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America.”Speaking to Bartiromo, Netanyahu described the mayor’s recent comments as “hate speech.”“He’s fomenting hate,” Netanyahu said. “He’s supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers — Jews, Muslims, Christians, everyone — but he’s trying to turn one group against the other and he’s foisting hate and fear.” Netanyahu on Mamdani: He's fomenting hate. He's supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers. But he's trying to turn one group against the other. I speak to Jewish-Americans in New York and they're afraid right now. pic.twitter.com/blIB4YyQ6G— Acyn (@Acyn) July 26, 2026Oil Prices Drop After U.S., Iran Pause Fighting Over WeekendOil prices tumbled more than 5% on Monday after the U.S. and Iran paused strikes over the weekend following two weeks of attacks, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution that would de-escalate the conflict and allow shipping to resume in the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures fell $5.70, or around 5.9%, to $91.08 a barrel by 0804 GMT after briefly slipping under the key support level of $90 earlier in the session.U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $84.51 a barrel, down $4.80, or around 5.4%.Read more at Reuters:See All Updates