We begin on Friday, June 26th, the New York Times reports a bombshell story that President Trump was briefed in March 2020 that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing U.S. troops and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Trump later denies that he was ever briefed on the matter as well as stipulates that the information was never deemed credible.

Trump also issues an executive order instructing federal law enforcement authorities to prosecute perpetrators of destruction and vandalism of federal monuments and statues. Additionally, the order threatens to withhold funding from state and local governments that provide sanctuary to vandals.