By Davis Winkie, CNN

(CNN) — Key US weapons stockpiles remain significantly depleted and will come under even more intense pressure if strikes against Iran continue at the current rate, as President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that the ceasefire in the conflict is “over.”

The situation with armaments could impact the American military’s ability to fight a potential future war with China or even North Korea, experts told CNN.

“If the war continues at the rate it’s been going for the last [five] days … it would reduce stockpiles enough that there would be a new, higher level of risk … with the Indo-Pacific,” said Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel and defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.

The early phase of the Iran conflict, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, saw the US military expend thousands of key missiles used for long-range precision strikes and to defend against enemy air and missile attacks, according to analysts and previous CNN reporting.

Michael O’Hanlon, who leads foreign policy research at the Brookings Institution think tank, said there’s “no doubt” that stockpiles are “lower than we would prefer.”

By the time full-scale fighting between the US and Iran stopped in April, the Pentagon had fired at least half of its THAAD ballistic missile interceptors, nearly half of its Patriot air defense interceptors, and around 30% of its Tomahawk land-attack missiles, according to a CSIS analysis. CNN previously confirmed the accuracy of the analysis through three people familiar with internal Defense Department stockpile estimates.

The ceasefire offered a respite for the US stockpile as the low-intensity tit-for-tat strikes in subsequent months required fewer US missiles.

But replenishment rates are low for key missiles, Cancian said — according to current fiscal year delivery schedules, the Pentagon is receiving roughly 15 new Tomahawks and 20 new Patriot missiles per month. There are no THAAD deliveries forecast in 2026. CSIS estimated it would take three or more years to rebuild those inventories to pre-Iran war levels.

Elaine McCusker, an American Enterprise Institute senior fellow who previously served as the Pentagon’s deputy and acting comptroller, told CNN that the “timeline for replenishment of munitions for the most part will be measured in years — two-to-five for most.”

Defense acquisition expert John Ferrari, a retired Army two-star general also affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute, highlighted that “not a single dollar has been appropriated by the Congress to replace a single missile” since the war began, leaving just the “normal, slow yearly peacetime process.”

In recent weeks, the White House formally requested supplemental funding from lawmakers to cover the costs of the Iran conflict (and some unrelated programs), but the measure faces a tough road through Congress.

A Pentagon official told CNN that the department is “committed to rapidly expanding the defense industrial base.” Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in June to remove regulatory red tape and speed missile production, and the Defense Department has inked deals with manufacturers to expand their production lines.

“The Department is aggressively pursuing and integrating the best of American innovation, wherever it resides, to deliver production at scale and drive resiliency across supply chains,” said the Pentagon official.

The Defense Production Act invocation is “helpful,” Cancian said, but “the impact will be small.” And expanding production capacity takes time.

Licensing agreements to allow other countries such as Germany and Ukraine to domestically pr

By David Wright, Tami Luhby, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding on July Fourth with a speech touting a roaring stock market, urging election reforms, and hailing military interventions in Venezuela and Iran.

But another anniversary went conspicuously unmarked: the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by Trump exactly one year earlier.

At its ceremonious signing, the act seemed poised to be a defining legislative achievement for Republicans to run on in November.

But 12 months later, the law’s cutbacks to key safety-net programs such as Medicaid and food stamps have fueled a chorus of criticism, challenging the effort to promote its populist and business-friendly tax cuts.

While the president and his party have sought to play up the law’s most popular provisions, even attempting to recast it as a “Working Families Tax Cut Bill,” Democrats have seized on negative polling and the Republican rebrand as evidence of its failures.

Today, it looks increasingly uncertain which party will benefit from the law’s passage, as the landmark policy package has become a major factor in competitive battleground races that could decide control of the House of Representatives.

“We know that it’s going to be a robust campaign,” said Rep. Tom Barrett, a Republican seeking reelection in Michigan’s 7th District. “I represent one of the top targeted districts in the entire country, and it’s on me to go out and sell the merits of this.”

Healthcare fallout

Historic reductions to federal Medicaid spending and changes to eligibility requirements quickly emerged as the most politically fraught component of the legislation.

The law, known as OBBBA, is projected to slash roughly $1.2 trillion from the key public health insurance program for lower-income Americans through 2035, leaving 7.5 million more people without coverage by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The most notable provision adds a federal work requirement to Medicaid, a longtime GOP goal.

Democrats across the country have ripped into the GOP over the sweeping changes.

In California’s battleground 22nd District, for example, Democrat Randy Villegas has made fallout from the Medicaid cuts a centerpiece of his campaign against incumbent GOP Rep. David Valadao.

“We’re the most impacted in the entire country, where two out of every three of our constituents rely on Medicaid,” Villegas told CNN.

“Almost 70,000 people stand to lose healthcare in our district,” he said, adding that local clinics he’s spoken to are “worried about the possibility of shutting down and not being able to provide services to our community.”

Valadao has said that OBBBA will preserve Medicaid long term.

“One of my goals representing the Central Valley is to protect Medicaid for those who truly need it the most: seniors, vulnerable children, and disabled Americans,” he said in a statement to CNN last month.

In Iowa’s competitive US Senate race, Democrat Josh Turek has hammered Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson over her vote for the legislation and its reforms, which have stressed healthcare providers. Turek — who uses a wheelchair because of his spina bifida, attributed to his father’s exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War — references his own experience navigating the healthcare system to underscore his opposition to the changes.

“I certainly know firsthand the importance of access to quality healthcare,” he has Read more

Por Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español

Mick Jagger, el líder vocalista de la banda The Rolling Stones, dijo el sábado en el podcast “The Interview” de The New York Times, conducido por David Marchese, que los fans no van a los conciertos a que les den sermones políticos.

El músico, de 82 años, dio estas declaraciones a propósito de la gira “Land of Hope and Dreams 2026”, de Bruce Springsteen, que concluyó el pasado 27 de mayo, y en la que el compositor de “Born in the U.S.A.” criticó a la administración Trump e interpretó su nueva canción “Streets of Minneapolis”, su himno de protesta anti-ICE, escrito tras las muertes de Renee Nicole Good y Alex Pretti a manos de agentes federales.

El conductor del podcast le preguntó a Jagger “¿Qué significa para ti tu relación con el público? ¿Qué representan para ti todas esas personas allá afuera?”, a lo que la estrella de rock respondió: “La esencia de lo que hago realmente es que mi trabajo en el mundo de la música en vivo es (para) esas personas que vienen, hacer que se lo pasen lo mejor posible”.

Explicó que su misión “durante dos horas o el tiempo que sea, (es) para (que el público) olvide todos sus problemas y los problemas del mundo y sus hipotecas y lo que sea, simplemente para darles el mejor momento que puedan tener”, añadió.

Jagger explicó que los conciertos deberían ayudar a la gente a evadirse de las presiones de la vida cotidiana. “Es similar a ir a un evento deportivo, en realidad, porque todo lo demás se grita. Solo estás viendo quién va a ganar. No te preocupas por todo lo demás. No quieres darles una lección”.

En el podcast, el cantante alegó que no se opone a que la política se infiltre en su música; simplemente prefiere un enfoque más sutil. “He adquirido la costumbre de hacer canciones que tratan sobre relaciones personales y luego incluyo una estrofa sobre política”, concluyó.

Los Rolling Stones lanzaron un nuevo álbum, el número 25 que graban en un estudio, titulado “Foreign Tongues”, en el que participan como artistas invitados Robert Smith (The Cure), Paul McCartney y Bruno Mars, entre otros.

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* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated
surf expected. Potential thunderstorms could produce lightning.

* WHERE…San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara County
Central Coast Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern
Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast, Ventura County
Beaches, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches.

* WHEN…From Sunday morning through Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS…There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip
currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can
wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats
nearshore. Lightning strikes can harm individuals.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A south to southwest swell will affect the
coastal waters through the week. With the longer period swell,
the potential for larger surf and a greater risk for rip
currents. High tides are expected to continue through this
weekend with Monday being the peak of 7.0 to 7.6 ft above MLLW.
With the high tides and south swell, there is the potential for
some minor coastal flooding in low lying areas. Another concern
will be the potential for lightning (10-20% chance).
Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or
stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly
in such conditions, stay off the rocks.

Seek shelter inside a fully enclosed building or car with metal
roof if lightning is in the area and wait until the lightning has
left the area.

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* WHAT…Temperatures up to 98.

* WHERE…Northern Ventura County Mountains.

* WHEN…Until 10 AM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…There is a high risk for heat illness for sensitive
populations including the very young, the very old, those without
air conditioning, and those active outdoors.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Monsoonal moisture will add to the discomfort
level from the heat starting on Sunday.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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