{"id":936400,"date":"2026-07-15T10:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/936400\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:50:35","slug":"morning-briefing-july-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/936400\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: July 15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, New York City. <\/b>Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

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Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around NYC<\/p>\n

1. Mamdani pushes specialized school admissions reform<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for changes to address racial disparities in specialized high school admissions after only three Black students received offers to Stuyvesant High School’s incoming freshman class.<\/p>\n

The mayor said the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test alone does not measure students’ potential and stressed the need to improve educational outcomes before the exam.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Protest in Manhattan follows two fatal ICE shootings<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

The deaths of Lorenzo Araujo in Texas and Johan Guerrero in Maine by ICE agents brought protesters to Foley Square Tuesday night, calling for accountability as federal investigations into both shootings get underway.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, this past week is a reminder that we should all be out here,\u201d Brooklyn resident Kevin Jacobs said.<\/p>\n

3. New York politicians defend thwarted meeting with Iran<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

A member of Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration attempted to hold an unauthorized meeting with Iran\u2019s representative to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

The State Department quashed the engagement, with an official telling Spectrum News it was \u201cunconscionable\u201d and that the Iranian ambassador \u201cconsistently works to undermine U.S. interests and whitewash his regime\u2019s crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0U.S. military restores blockade in response to Iran’s attacks on ships on Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0House passes bill to \u2018ditch the switch\u2019 and make daylight saving time permanent<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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