Daily Recap: Politics — 23 June 2026

International accountability and political spectacle shared the stage today. A UN commission accused Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank, concluding that the conduct amounts to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity—findings Israel rejects. In Washington, Donald Trump signed executive orders to speed America’s push into quantum computing while hardening federal systems against the day quantum machines can crack current encryption, underscoring a strategic race with China. Trump also opened a new front in his battle with the press, threatening to sue ABC News over its reporting on damage and costly repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In South Asia, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan for talks on trade, energy, border security and regional diplomacy. Meanwhile, in U.S. court, the government moved to block the planned auction of more than 100 Titanic artifacts, arguing they belong in public trust, not private sale.

Top Politics stories

• Trump signs orders to build quantum computer and harden government against quantum cyberattacks (11 sources)
• UN inquiry says Israeli forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza and West Bank (11 sources)
• Trump threatens to sue ABC News over Reflecting Pool coverage and vandalism claims (7 sources)
• Tucker Carlson says he will no longer support the Republican Party (7 sources)
• U.S. government opposes plan to auction more than 100 Titanic artifacts (7 sources)
• U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes bipartisan housing affordability bill, sends it to the House (6 sources)
• US waives Iran sanctions for 60 days as talks progress, Trump says he will act if Iran misbehaves (5 sources)
• Turkey detains 209 in Ankara raids ahead of NATO summit (5 sources)

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