Capitol Hill

• Trump Pushes Senate GOP to Pass $95B Budget Bill Before August Recess
Trump Suggests Lebron James “Maybe a Racist,” Prefers “Friend” Michael Jordan
• Trump Administration Reviews Major Medical Association’s “Monopoly” over Billing Codes
• Brandon Gill Backs Trump Executive Order to “Clean House” at Smithsonian
• Amb. Huckabee Calls Out Commie Mamdani for “Whipping Up” NYC Hatred
• Are California Democrats Attempting to Turn Alaska Blue?
• Democrats Face Rough Start in Process to Replace Graham Platner
• Trump Says No Decision Yet on Iran Strikes as Tehran Talks Turn “Serious”
• Trump Makes Announcement on American Nuclear Innovation

ECONOMY

• Poll Finds Most Americans Say Cost of Living Is Worse than Ever
• Small Businesses Sue Trump Administration over New Tariffs

• The Overlooked Fuel Source That Could Drive up Prices on Everything
• California Gas Prices Rise as Experts Warn This Increase Could Be Different
• Parents and Grandparents Can Now Open Trump Accounts—Here’s What to Know Before Contributing
• USDA to Reopen Mexican Border to Cattle Imports After Suspension
• Trump Vows EU Will “Pay a Very Big Price” for Latest “Illegal” Fines “Robbing” U.S. Tech Companies
• White House Wants Veterans to Fill Trucking Jobs After Migrant License Crackdown
• New Trump Tariffs Draw Anger From Global Trading Partners

SWAMP WATCH

• Biden Drops Lawsuit to Block Release of Ghostwriter’s Audio Recordings
• California AG Bonta Faces Lawsuit for Manipulating Prop 39 Voter ID Ballot Language Mid-Campaign

• Obama Presidential Center Subcontractors File Claims Alleging Nearly $900K in Unpaid Bills
• Dem Governor Cautions Party Against Rising Support for Socialism
• DOJ Sues Colorado over In-State Tuition Benefits for Illegal Aliens
• Four Men Plead Guilty in $2.2 Million Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Scam
• Hawaii Dem Governor Calls for Lt. Governor’s Resignation After Corruption Indictment
• Bombshell Memo Reveals Biden Planned to Leave Trump with Even Bigger Immigration Nightmare
• Judge Postpones Trump Administration Move to End Protected Status for Ethiopians

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• U.S. Forces Disable Tanker Trying to Breach Blockade in Strait of Hormuz After Repeated Warnings
• ICE Deports Former NFL Player from Kenya Who Had Multiple Arrests
• Twice-Deported Turkish Illegal Alien Charged with Sexual Assault of 6-Year-Old at Sacramento Daycare
• Iran Says Oil Revenue Exceeded Forecasts Despite Impact of War
• France and Spain Battle Wildfires as More than 250,000 Residents Evacuate
• Report: Iran Used Migrant Boat Routes to Send Operatives Into the UK
• Van Plows Into Pride Parade in Berlin, One Dead, Several People Injured
• NYGov. Kathy Hochul Calls on 12 Police Departments to Cut Ties with ICE
• Treasury Targets Terror-Financing Network Linked to Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Trump Weighs in on Controversial Two-Stroke Penalty Against Bryson Dechambeau at The Open
• Katy Perry “Deeply Appalled” After White House Uses Her Song in Iran Strike Video
• Sean “Diddy” Combs Placed in Solitary Confinement After Reported Prison Fight
• Riley Gaines Calls USA Today Reporter “Insane” for Invoking Emmett Till in Caitlin Clark Column
• Sammy Hagar Ends Decades-Long Feud with David Lee Roth After Tour Cancellation
• Obama to Caitlin Clark: “Don’t Let All This Nonsense Get You Down”
• WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham’s Exclusive Adidas Shoe Sells Out After Saying Men Don’t Belong in Women’s Sports
• Freddy, America’s Favorite German Tourist, Says Farewell After Winning Hearts Nationwide
• Tony Romo Arrested and Booked for DUI in Milwaukee County

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Instagram Moves to Ban Harassment Videos Recorded with Meta Smart Glasses
• SpaceX’s Starship Successfully Launches Starlink Satellites and Completes Its Best Splashdown Yet
• U.S. Army Deploys 2,175-Mile-Range Hypersonic Missile During Pacific Exercise near China
• One Fallen Power Line Highlights Growing Energy Challenges for AI Data Centers and How to Fix It
• Sony’s Crunchyroll Moves Anime Store Behind Subscription Paywall
• American Nuclear Fusion Engine Project Secures Key Research Permit for Future 1-Gigawatt Power Systems
• Trump Says Ratepayer Protection Pledge Ensures Consumers Protected, Economy Grows, and America Leads AI Race
• AI vs. AI: Chinese Defense System Claims Victory over Rogue OpenAI Attack
• Why the F-22 Raptor Remains One of the World’s Most Advanced Fighter Jets

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• New Supplement May Help Remove Microplastics from the Body
• Compounds Found in Berries and Tea May Help Slow Brain Aging
• 5 Target-Touching Exercises That Can Improve Agility, Balance, and Coordination
• Is Your Lettuce Safe? How to Avoid Parasites and Harmful Bacteria
• How to Master the Bench Press: A Complete Guide for Beginners
• FDA Committee Recommends Adding Four Peptides to Drug Compounding List
• U.S. Measles Cases Surpass Total Reported in All of 2025
• How Seeing and Creating Art May Affect Your DNA and Health
• The Ultimate Conditioning Guide to Boost Athletic Performance

OPINION

• Chris Bray: American Manufacturers Are Reshoring, and the Big Beautiful Bill Helped
• Christine Piacentino: One Size Does Not Fit All: FDA Must Rethink Rare Disease Treatment
• Thaddeus G. McCotter: “Meet the New Boss, Worse than the Old Boss”: Welcome to Ortega-Murillo’s Nicaragua
• Christian Toto: Decline in Film Permits Shows Hollywood Needs More than Tax Credits to Survive
• Mark Lewis: The Kind of People Who Run for Government Office
• Jeff Davidson: Black-on-White Crime Remains Epidemic
• Josh Hammer: DSA Assault on Prisons Is Rooted in Third Worldist Lust for Barbarism
• Michael Barone: Ukrainian War Remakes War
• Brianna Lyman: Mamdani Isn’t the Problem, It’s Immigration