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Foreign. Here you are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the News with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Judge blocks voter roll check, Iran buys soybeans. Two more arrested for UFC plot and a World cup record. That's all coming up. And Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, a federal judge appointed by President Joe Biden has blocked President Trump's administration from using an updated verification system known as the SAVE program to remove foreign nationals from state voter rolls. Foreign nationals, of course, not eligible to vote in America, so they shouldn't be on voter rolls. But the judge, Judge Sparkle Sukhnanan issued an order to prevent this administration from using a streamlined version of to combat voter fraud. A U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services spokesperson said that the updated SAVE program was necessary to ensure that America's elections are reserved exclusively for American citizens. Part of the memorandum of understanding with Iran is unfreezing Iranian assets and restricted funds. Well, J.D. vance made it clear that the money would only be unfrozen as Iran shows progress. And the vice president also said, quote, we actually asked the Qataris to help us set up the mechanism so that we could ensure that the money goes where we want it to go. And they agreed to do that. We have a good relationship with him and a good operational oversight mechanism is in place. He said the money could be used, for instance, to buy American soybeans. He said this would be done in a way that would benefit the American farmer and also the people of Iran. We want both. Federal prosecutors arrested two new defendants in connection with the alleged plot to attack the White House's UFC event. Federal prosecutors arrested a man in Missouri, Jordan Rinker, and and a man from Washington, William Lee Faulkner. Prosecutors say Rickner accepted twelve hundred dollars cash payment from a man in Nebraska, Abraham Alvarez, and provided him with a pump action shotgun during an in person meeting back in June. Prosecutors say that maybe they were abandoning the UFC attack, but instead were planning an attack at the World cup in Kansas City. Speaking of World Cup, Lionel Messi set a World cup record, his 17th and 18th goal in the game against Austria yesterday, two days before his 39th birthday. This is his sixth World Cup. Two World Cups ago, people said it would be his last. America's next game this Thursday, 10 o' clock at night against Turkey, but doesn't mean anything. The next meaningful game is Wednesday, July 1st at 8:00pm Eastern. I'm Mike Slater. Please subscribe to my podcast YouTube.com politics by faith Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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now, the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 81 years ago today, the armed forces of the United States defeated the Empire of Japan on the island of Okinawa. The crucial victory accelerated the Allies advance towards Tokyo. And here is the story. Okinawa, a narrow territory between the Japanese homeland and Taiwan, was critical for the American invasion. The Japanese knew they could not repel the Allied landings on the beach of the island. Instead, they conceded the northern half, creating an elaborate interlocking network of caves, tunnels and fortified ridges on higher ground. On April 1, 1945, U.S. marines arrived in Okinawa. For the next two months, they fought for every inch of terrain. Battles took place on the ocean, airfields, dense forests, rugged mountains. At sea, the US Fleet faced the largest coordinated kamikaze attacks of the war. Nearly 2,000 suicide pilots sank 36 Allied ships and damaged hundreds more, making it the costliest naval campaign in U.S. history. On June 23, the Americans finally vanquished the Japanese. The casualty count on both sides was staggering. 12,000 US soldiers killed, 120,000 Japanese died in combat, 120,000. Another 150,000 civilians perished, but few know what happened to them. In total, more than 100,000Americans died in the Pacific theater of World War II. The sheer brutality heavily influenced President Truman's decision to drop the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And here's something else you might not know. The Americans controlled Okinawa for decades. The territory was returned to Japan in May 1972 as a gesture of peace and goodwill between the two nations. Today, Okinawa is a thriving place. The island is home to tropical beaches, wealthy tourists, booming high tech economy. But the American military does retain a presence there. Hello, China. Back in the moment.
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Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. No spin, just facts. And always looking out for you.