The Trump administration plans to file at least 250 denaturalization cases by October, significantly intensifying its effort to revoke citizenship from people naturalized in the United States, according to a senior Justice Department official. In less than two months this year, the Justice Department has filed 29 denaturalization cases targeting foreign-born Americans whom it accuses of fraudulently obtaining US citizenship. Civil litigators are actively reviewing additional cases to file as the department picks up a pace that has already surpassed previous years: Between 2008 and June 12, 2026, 166 denaturalization complaints were filed, an annual average of less than 10, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/denaturalization-cases-citizenship-justice-department
With the World Cup now in full swing, many doctors warn that the risks of extreme heat extend far beyond the action on the field – especially at certain venues, potentially affecting millions of fans and thousands of workers. Summer always brings the heat, but the places that pose the greatest risk might surprise you. In the United States, experts are keeping an eye on stadiums in three host cities: Miami, Kansas City and Philadelphia. Some US host cities with hotter climates – Atlanta, Houston and Dallas – have air-conditioned indoor stadiums, which may afford fans and workers some protection. But Miami, Kansas City and Philadelphia are home to open-air stadiums, which means they have the potential to expose fans to “very high heat” and “very high humidity,” said Dr. Fabian Arous, a sports medicine physician at Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine with a FIFA diploma in football medicine.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/health/world-cup-heat-hydration-fans
UK politician Andy Burnham could now challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the governing Labour Party, and the country, having resoundingly won the election as the Member of Parliament for Makerfield. Thursday’s by-election - the equivalent of a special election in the US - was triggered with the sole purpose of providing a path to 10 Downing Street for Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester who is widely seen as the Labour politician best placed to unseat the embattled Prime Minister. In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off. Burnham secured 55% of the vote, a comfortable lead over Robert Kenyon of the right-wing populist party Reform UK, who came in second place with 35%. The UK government now enters a new period of uncertainty as Burnham plots his next move.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/uk/makerfield-by-election-results-labour-burnham-reform-intl-hnk
News of the damage must surely have found its way into the most isolated of bunkers. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of secluding himself from the deteriorating realities of his invasion of Ukraine. But the staggering images from Moscow’s skyline on Thursday surely mark a moment when even the thickest levels of insulation around the Kremlin head cannot shield him from the sound of repeated blasts just 10 miles away that obliterated refineries leading to thick black smoke wafting over Russia’s capital. Videos posted by Russians to social media tell two stories. First, of air defenses in the capital – all apparent three rings of them – pierced by cheap, mass-produced drones that Ukraine was once on the bitter receiving end of but now fires back nightly at Russia. A refinery lid blown clean off. Multiple fires raging 10 miles from the Kremlin itself. An environmental disaster surely unfolding. The damage itself will impact fuel supplies, perhaps leading to gas station queues in a city the Kremlin has fought long and hard to protect from the consequences of war.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/18/europe/putin-confronts-war-reality