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Trump, fighting the Senate and Iran, takes team to Camp David

In today's issue: ▪ Trump announces deal to disarm Hamas ▪ Blanche nomination may be withdrawn ▪ Max Miller under fire ▪ World Cup boycott President Trump will assemble his Cabinet at Camp David today as he faces mounting struggles with his legislative agenda, a vexing war with

Why Trump’s 250 Grand Prix Is a Really Bad Idea

President Donald Trump is a whiz at creating problems out of things that you never, ever worried about before. The latest concerns the Freedom 250 Grand Prix (“Let Freedom Rev!”), an Indy 500 race set for August 22 and 23 around the National Mall. The Grand Prix threatens

Trump faces threat of widening regional war with Iran

The U.S. war with Iran is flaring up across the region, threatening to pull U.S. allies into a fight that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started five months ago. Egyptian leaders said on Thursday that a drone sparked a fire on two gas vessels in

The Jewish Radicals Who Wanted Equality for All

History forgets most activists, but future generations can benefit from exhuming their ideas. Take the Jewish Labor Bund, the lefty, anti-Zionist liberation party that agitated for worldwide socialism while defending its members against the scourge of antisemitism. Formed in

Senate GOP close to cutting deal to avoid shutdown

Senate Republicans are close to cutting a deal with their Democratic counterparts to avoid a government shutdown and rein in a proposed rule from the White House budget office that would give Trump appointees more power to withhold congressional appropriations, according to

As Europe Burns, a Climate Cover-Up Continues

“To cover up 1 high level report … looks odd,” remarked Caroline Lucas, the former leader of the United Kingdom’s Green Party. “To cover up 2 looks like a pattern.” Lucas was commenting on reporting in The Guardian revealing that the Labour government was again burying an

Abolish FIFA

Picture this: It’s December 2033. Puerto Rico’s “Huracan Azul,” (“Blue Hurricane”), the national soccer team in a country better known for baseball, basketball, and boxing, face off against Scotland in the Deutsche Bank Men’s World Cup, brought to you by Fanatics—your home for

'Patriot' passports with Trump's image expanding across US

The State Department announced Thursday it is expanding access to the new U.S. passport featuring President Trump’s likeness. In a release, the department said it is making an additional 250,000 copies of the commemorative “Patriot Passport” available “in response to

Senate 'YOLO' caucus bucks Trump on Blanche: What to know

President Trump’s pick for the next U.S. attorney general is on shaky ground as two Republican lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee demand a written guarantee that a proposed Justice Department "anti-weaponization" fund is dead. A "no" vote in committee from either Sen.

Commerce takes new equity stakes in 7 firms

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Commerce takes new equity stakes in 7 firms The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity

Turek declines to say he'd back Schumer

Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek (D) declined to answer whether he would support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to lead Democrats in the next Congress as midterms come closer. In a Wednesday interview with former White House press secretary Jen Psaki on MS NOW, Turek

NFL coach jabs at Fauci while taking questions from reporters

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio took a couple of shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci over his repeated use of the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. “I’m gonna be like Fauci and just take the Fifth Amendment on all questions,” Fangio said, when a

White House looks to reopen refineries

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story White House looks to reopen refineries The Trump administration is looking to reopen closed oil refineries, including an embattled one in the Virgin Islands, amid high gasoline prices caused by the Iran war. AP

Beshear: McConnell 'ruining' his legacy

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) doubled down Wednesday on his criticism of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) absence from Congress during his medical recovery from a fall last month. In an interview on the SiriusXM “Andy Beshear Podcast," the Democratic governor told co-host John

Markets whipsaw as Trump, Fed face new inflation risks

Financial markets are uneasy as President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh face rising inflation risks driven by the war in Iran. Stocks and bond yields have whipsawed amid uncertainty over how the Fed will tackle higher energy prices and their impact on the broader

What Gianni Infantino Learned From Donald Trump

Fresh off what was, in spite of everything and largely with no thanks to himself, the tremendous success of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was always going to find a way to turn that success into a monument to his own vanity and greed . What is surprising