Weekly Wrap Up - July 17, 2026

Summary

In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie dissects a brutal week of escalating crises, from the collapse of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and ongoing strikes in Gaza pushing the death toll past 73,000, to the brazen West Bank detention of Congressman Ro Khanna. Domestically, he condemns a terrifying surge in ICE violence—including the fatal shooting of Colombian national Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine—and warns that the confirmation hearings of Jay Clayton and Todd Blanche signal a dangerous threat to independent justice. Finally, Eddie honors the grieving families of Nolan Wells and Daniel Erving who are forced to fight local authorities just to get basic transparency in the deaths of their children.

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Middle East Conflict & Israeli Settlements

• PBS NewsHour: Israel’s Latest Strikes Kill at Least a Dozen People in Gaza, Including Police Officers

• The Guardian: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Drops Full Gaza Recovery Plan for Tiny Pilot Scheme

• NPR: U.S. Congressman Detained by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

• Reuters: Israel Allocates $434 Million for 34 New West Bank Settlements

• AP News: Democrats Confront Aid to Israel Amid Trump and Netanyahu Alignments

U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalations

• The Wall Street Journal: Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran

• CNBC: Regional Impacts of U.S.-Iran War Rippling Through Syria and Bahrain

• The New York Times: The Resurgence of the ‘Forever War’ Under Trump in Iran

Immigration Enforcement & ICE Violence

• CNN Live News: ICE Shootings in Maine and Houston Spark Outrage

• CNN Video: Fatal ICE Shooting of Colombian Man in Maine

• Common Dreams: Tom Homan’s Rhetoric and the Reality of ICE Bloodshed

• NPR: ICE Agent Who Fatally Shot a Man in Maine Has a History of Violence, Ex-Wife Says

Cabinet Confirmations & Election Integrity

• The New York Times: Jay Clayton Confirmation Hearing for Director of National Intelligence

• CBS News: Sen. Jon Ossoff Presses DNI Nominee Jay Clayton Who Refuses to Say Biden Won 2020

• CNN: Todd Blanche Faces Senate Hearing Witnesses

• The Washington Post: 5 Things We Learned From Todd Blanche’s AG Confirmation Hearing

• Yahoo News: Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing Highlights

• Common Dreams: Assessing Trump’s Primetime Address

• AP News: Trump Centers Election Integrity in Primetime Address

• CNN: Takeaways From Trump’s Primetime Election Speech

• The New York Times: Key Takeaways From Trump’s Elections Speech

• The Hill: The Push for the ‘Save America Act’

• AL.com: Sen. Tuberville Claims Several Senators Didn’t Legally Win, Offers No Evidence

Local Investigations & Demands for Justice

• CNN: The Death of Daniel Erving Sparks Demands for Answers

• ABC News: Family Calls for Justice After Evidence Tampering Charges Filed

• Sun Herald: Latest Developments in Jackson County Investigations

• YouTube: Broadcast Coverage of Local Demands for Justice and Accountability