Contemporaneous News roundup for 6-27-2026

Week in Politics: Trump and bipartisan housing bill, John Bolton; Democratic socialists

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5867378/week-in-politics-trump-and-bipartisan-housing-bill-john-bolton-democratic-socialists

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Latest updates as Venezuela reels from a pair of devastating back-to-back earthquakes

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5872645/latest-updates-as-venezuela-reels-from-a-pair-of-devastating-back-to-back-earthquakes

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/G7eyXSr9hC

Native Americans mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5825804/native-americans-mark-the-150th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-little-bighorn

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/zCDUWvodS0

Texas will require students to read Bible passages in a new state curriculum

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5871316/texas-will-require-students-to-read-bible-passages-in-a-new-state-curriculum

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/GkKojI9sI9

In China, the Dongbei region's cultural renaissance is a nationwide phenomenon

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5713637/in-china-the-dongbei-regions-cultural-renaissance-is-a-nationwide-phenomenon

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/cbBe3SEBdb

A historian analyzes whether Ukraine has a localized advantage in modern combat power

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5869693/a-historian-analyzes-whether-ukraine-has-a-localized-advantage-in-modern-combat-power

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/2Y9Mmuh6Ox

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Examining Trump's interest in the SAVE America Act

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5871148/examining-trumps-interest-in-the-save-america-act

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/iUy60x8pY5

An emergency response expert explains the situation in Venezuela after 2 earthquakes

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5872652/an-emergency-response-expert-explains-the-situation-in-venezuela-after-2-earthquakes

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/5TaAB0x7cE

Oklahoma's decades-long lawsuit over pollution in Illinois River Watershed faces hurdles

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5839177/oklahomas-decades-long-lawsuit-over-pollution-in-illinois-river-watershed-faces-hurdles

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/iw2u1KLnAc

Australian Prof. Ajay Narendra discusses his team's discovery of the 'ballista spider'

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5871165/australian-prof-ajay-narendra-discusses-his-teams-discovery-of-the-ballista-spider

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/aEUj4IvXxQ

Trump administration partially lifts restrictions for Anthropic to access to 2 AI models

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5871245/trump-administration-imposes-restrictions-for-anthropic-to-halt-access-to-2-ai-models

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/uC6diqeSJw

What would George Washington say? It's a busy year for people who portray him

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5816415/america-250-george-washington-reenactors

https://www.reddit.com/r/contemporaneous/s/DeixNR2dNr