Capitol Hill

• Rand Paul Weighs Potential 2028 Presidential Candidacy
Trump Rips Iran, Dems in Miami Remarks - Jokes About Renaming Strait of Hormuz “Strait of Trump"
• Senators Blasted for Jetting Out of DC on First‑Class Flights as TSA, DHS Workers Go 43 Days Without Pay
• Trump: U.S. Likely Doesn’t Have to Be There for NATO
• Ethics Complaint Targets AOC Over $19K Therapy Expenses from Campaign Funds
• JD Vance Responds After Joe Rogan Calls MAGA Supporters “Unintelligent” and “Dorks”
• Airports See Relief Following Trump’s Order on TSA Pay
• Fetterman Says Shutdown Becoming “Harder to Justify”
• USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins Reveals Numbers Behind SNAP Program Fraud

ECONOMY

• FCC Moves to Restrict Foreign-Made Routers
• Americans Struggle With Rising Healthcare Costs as Drug Companies Cut Assistance Programs

• Homeowners in Multiple States Face Double-Digit Insurance Hikes
• Judge Temporarily Stops Nexstar and Tegna from Merger
• Epstein Victims to Receive $72.5 Million Settlement From Bank of America
• Iran Conflict Fuels Oil Rally — Drivers Warned Gas Prices May Climb Further
• Costco Rolls Out Automated Payment Systems for Ultra-Fast Checkouts
• Report: Over 4 Million Children’s Parents Have Claimed Trump Accounts
• Elon Musk’s the Boring Company Plans Underground Tunnel Projects in Two Major U.S. Cities

SWAMP WATCH

• Telemedicine CEO Pleads Guilty in $46.2M Medicare Fraud Scam
• 500 Organizations with $3B in Revenues Linked to #NoKings Protests and Calls for “Revolution”

• Former Joe Biden Security Staffer Arrested in Fatal San Francisco Shooting
• LAUSD Insider Hit With $22M Money‑Laundering Charges
• Youngest Judge in Pennsylvania Under Investigation in Puppy Shooting
• Massachusetts Bleeds Billions After “Soak the Rich” Tax Drives Wealth Out of State
• Portland Antifa Arsonist Gets 18‑Month Sentence for Setting Fire to ICE Facility
• Fulton County Takes DOJ to Court, Demands Return of 2020 Ballots Seized by FBI
• FBI Used FISA to Wiretap Another 2016 Trump Advisor, Who Claims CIA Also Spied on Him

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• USS Tripoli Arrives in Middle East Carrying Over 3,500 Troops
• Teen Migrant Arrested in Paris for Alleged Terror Attack Targeting Bank of America
• Iran’s Exiled Crown Prince Says Iranians Want Complete Regime Change
• At Least 12 U.S. Service Members Wounded in Iranian Strike on Saudi Air Base
• U.S. Space Command Moves Forward on Alabama HQ Relocation, Plans New Warfighting Campus
• 12 Tons of KitKat Bars Valued at $1 Million Stolen in European Cargo Heist
• Zelensky Travels to UAE and Qatar to Discuss Drone Defense Cooperation
• Partial DHS Shutdown Impacts Local Law Enforcement Operations
• ICE Expands Detention System by Converting Warehouses Into New Facilities

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Trump Reacts to “Very Close Friend” Tiger Woods After DUI Rollover Car Crash
• Bill Maher Says There’s Groupthink or Fear of Dissent Among Dems on Iran
• Trump Blasts Iran for Executing 19-Year-Old Wrestling Champ: “They Killed Him Because He Spoke Up”
• Davies Brothers Deliver Double Smackdown to Woke Moby
• Tyler Perry Shows up With “Significant” Amount of Cash for TSA, Gets Denied by Airport
• Is Ryan Gosling the Next Keanu Reeves?
• Fans Fume as Games Disappear Behind Paywalls, Poll Finds
• Stephen A. Smith Drops Red-Pill: D.C. Politicians Know Where the Money Is
• Nearly 1,000 Runners Get LA Marathon Medals Without Finishing

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• New Propulsion Tech Turns Earth’s Atmosphere Into Satellite Fuel
• Why Elon Musk Is Targeting a Delaware Judge in a Tesla Lawsuit
• AI Presence Kills Trust in Social Games, Study Finds
• A Look at the Retro Tech Making a Comeback
• The Physics-Bending Planet: Webb Explains Saturn’s Strange Spin
• Could “The Legend of Zelda” Be Getting a Nintendo Remake?
• This New Approach Might Finally Make Nuclear Waste Disposal Safer
• Major Hollywood Union SAG-AFTRA “Strongly Supports” Trump AI Rules
• NASA Begins Final Prep for Artemis II Moon Mission Launch

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• The Warning Signs High Stress Levels Are Affecting Your Body
• What’s Clouding Your Mind—And How to Clear It Fast
• Expert Warns Most Americans’ Nightly Habit Is Ruining Their Sleep
• Study Finds AI 50% More Likely to Support Bad Decisions
• Heather Graham Sets the Record Straight About Ozempic Rumors
• Why What’s Supposed to Fix Iron Deficiency Isn’t Working for Women
• Addiction Tied to Inconsistent Decision-Making, Not to Ignoring Consequences
• Research Shows Complaining Can Damage Your Brain
• Tiny Daily Habits Can Improve Heart Health

OPINION

• Thaddeus G. McCotter: The Dire Strait of Hormuz
• Eric Florack: Another Attempt at “No Kings” Why?
• Tim Graham: PBS Smears All Republicans as “White With Fear”
• John Daniel Davidson: Hollywood Is Still Trying to Corrupt J. R. R. Tolkien’s Work
• Jerry Newcombe: There Are Plenty of Religious Underpinnings to Our Founding
• Chris Talgo: Freedom and Capitalism Will Save Cuba
• Tim Young: Why Not Use Wastewater Monitoring to Detect the Next Pandemic and Counter Biosecurity Threats
• Craig Stanfill: History Tells Us How to Fix a Broken Congress
• Jared Whitley: The Real Toxic Masculinity: The Hidden, Chemical Crisis Destroying American Manhood