Daily Recap: Politics — 24 July 2026

Politics today spans institutional upheaval, party strategy and the theater of power. In The Hague, member states of the International Criminal Court voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations he denies, an extraordinary step that raises fresh questions about accountability at one of the world’s top legal bodies. In Washington, President Trump is set to address the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, an event now shadowed by tighter security after the violent disruption of its first attempt and likely to test his uneasy relationship with the press. Meanwhile, Democrats are looking further ahead: the DNC’s rules committee has recommended making South Carolina the first contest in the 2028 presidential nominating calendar, signaling the party’s continued effort to reshape its early-state map around a more diverse electorate. Together, the day’s developments underscore how politics remains driven by credibility, symbolism and control of the stage.

Top Politics stories

• ICC members vote to remove Prosecutor Karim Khan amid sexual misconduct allegations (24 sources)
• Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. Discovery merger pending antitrust case (15 sources)
• Trump attends and speaks at rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday (14 sources)
• DNC rules committee recommends South Carolina as first 2028 Democratic primary state (11 sources)
• Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary (9 sources)
• Kenmore Air seaplane crashes near Sucia Island; all 11 aboard survive (8 sources)
• Four Palestinians and one Israeli killed in West Bank shooting near Nablus (7 sources)
• Trump threatens new tariffs and trade probe after EU $1 billion Google fine (7 sources)

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