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June 21, 2026

21 June 2026

Today in History - What Happened on This Day

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Ukraine hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy's meeting

Grand jury indicts Louisiana's attorney general

Chairman removes Fauci lawyer from Senate panel's COVID-19 hearing

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Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff

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Oil prices jump, while the Dow drops more than 1,100

Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in Louisiana rape case

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

National redistricting battle may turn to statehouses and city councils

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ICE facility in Louisiana reports second detainee death in 2 months

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Louisiana Supreme Court rules against exoneree whose office was abolished

Man convicted over 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

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Louisiana passes new congressional map to give the GOP another seat

Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme.

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Louisiana House approves congressional redistricting to benefit Republicans

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue

Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others

Shocking French law oversaw slavery of 1.4 million Africans

Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts

Blanche nomination delayed as senator seeks assurances on Trump settlement

Court gives Mahmoud Khalil time to fight Trump's efforts to deport him

Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts

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Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump's demands

Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security request for Trump's ballroom

Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy flips to support

South Carolina Republicans press toward House vote on congressional redistricting plan

Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote

Supreme Court sends Native American voting rights decision back to lower court