News Summary at 11:43 p.m. EDT

A late-night news roundup highlighted intensifying Middle East tensions after President Donald Trump threatened Iran following the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump posted on Truth Social that “1,000 missiles” were “locked and loaded,” warning of thousands more if Iran acted on its threat, as multiple days of U.S. airstrikes and Iranian retaliatory fire were already underway. In U.S. politics, Graham Platner formally withdrew from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, prompting the Maine Democratic Party to hold a nominating convention on July 25 to select a replacement for the November ballot. Trump also chose not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill, while executive action ousted members of the Election Assistance Commission. Elsewhere, the AP reported that a U.S. license could allow Ukraine to produce Patriot systems, though experts warned it would not be quick or simple.