Capitol Hill

• How Could This Be?! Trump Responds to Questions About Mitch McConnell
Trump Just *Went There* When Speaking About Graham Platner’s Accuser
• Speaker Johnson Prepares Legislative Push to End “Birth Tourism”
• This Is Communism: NYC Leaders “Vote” to Give Themselves More Taxpayer Money
• Trump Slams Communism in Speech at NATO Summit
• Judges Deny Request to Restore Trump’s Name to Kennedy Center
• Even the NY Times Is Abandoning Graham Platner
• Democrats Reveal Gerrymandering Plan To Oust This State’s Sole Republican Rep
• Justice Department Puts States ON NOTICE Over Noncitizen Voting

ECONOMY

• U.S. Postal Service Gets Approval to Raise the Price for a Forever Stamp
• Blue Origin Seeks to Raise $10B in First Round of Outside Fundraising

• Fed Officials Divided on Likely Path of Interest Rates
• Markets Slide as Trump Says Iran Deal Is “Over”
• Anthropic Leases New Office Building in NYC, Looks to Double Local Workforce Year End
• Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Over United’s Windowless Window Seats
• New Study Warns of Social Security Fiscal Risk
• The Child Addiction Trial Against Meta Could Cost the Company $1.4 TRILLION
• SpaceX Gets BUY Ratings from Wall Street

SWAMP WATCH

• Jack Smith and His Anti-Trump Team Violated Classified Info Rules
• Imagine That: Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theories Suddenly Disappear With This One Amazing Trick

• Trump Administration Opens Sweeping Investigation Into H-1B Visa Fraud
• More Illinois Counties Considering Leaving Liberal Cook County Behind to Form New State
• Donald Trump Jr. Confirms the Evidence Against Tyler Robinson Is Overwhelming
• Scathing Report Alleges Hundreds of Millions in Fraud in Classrooms Across the Country
• Will Governor Newsom Survive the Growing Scrutiny of Him?
• Texas Gov. Abbott Investigates Texas Hospital That Allegedly Sold Birth Tourism Packages to Foreigners
• Ro Khanna Renews Push to “Abolish ICE” After 10,000 Illegal Aliens Arrested Over 5 Days

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• U.S. Military Launches Powerful Round of Attacks on Iranian Targets
• Is This Why Trump Ditched His New Air Force One Plane After NATO Summit?
• U.S. Envoy Warns China’s Desire to Dominate Global Waterways Is Threat “We Cannot Afford to Ignore”
• Drone Attacks Chevron Tanker in Black Sea
• Trump Says U.S. Will Allow Ukraine to Make Patriot Missiles
• U.S. Troops Poised to Resume Deployments to Poland Following Abrupt Pentagon Halt
• GOP Support for Netanyahu Plunges, According to New Report
• President Trump Intends to Remove Syria from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
• U.S. Urges Donors to Abandon UNRWA Funding

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Team USA FORCED to Split Massive World Cup Payout With Women’s Team, Which Loses to Teenage Boys
• These Stars Are Still on Team Platner (Really)
• Kiss Bassist Gene Simmons Praises America, Blasts Illegal Border Crossings: “This Is the Greatest Country,”
• Rosie O’Donnell Fumes Over Trump and FIFA Red Card: “It’s Sickening”
• ABC Under Fire: License Battle Explodes Over Accusations of Network’s “Political, Racial, and Sexual Bias,” Communist China Support
• Dolly Parton Announces New Career Project After Sharing Health Concerns Earlier This Year
• “Godzilla Minus One” Director Joins Ridley Scott for New Film Project
• CBP Seizes $1.5 Million Worth of Cocaine During Special FIFA World Cup Shipping Operation
• Dave Portnoy Torches Team USA as “Embarrassing Clown Show,” Hurls Jersey in Trash After Belgium Blowout

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Meta Faces Potential $1.4 Trillion Penalty in Multistate Lawsuit Over Teen Mental Health Claims
• Federal Cybersecurity Agency Deploys AI Tool to Scan Government Code for Vulnerabilities
• Teleoperated Robots Could Take Over UK Nuclear Waste Decommissioning Work
• Netflix Faces Challenge as Audiences Move On From Series After Single Seasons
• First Fully Electric Hydrogen Aircraft Engine Could Challenge Traditional Jet Turbines
• China Faces Rise in Popularity of “Child Influencer” Abuse Content
• 3D-Printed Autonomous Aircraft Designed to Intercept Hostile Drone Swarms at High Speed
• Voters Turn to AI Chatbots for Election Info Ahead of Midterms
• First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite Set to Launch on SpaceX Rocket

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• How Exercise May Help Older Bodies Fight Cancer
• Five Effective Lunge Alternatives to Build Leg Strength, Balance, and Glutes
• Your Morning Coffee May Do More Than Wake You Up
• Common Medications That Can Reduce Heat Tolerance and Increase Heat Risks
• Study Finds Brain Health Can Be Improved at Any Stage of Life
• Hours of Gaming May Not Be the Problem—Scientists Point to the Hidden Danger
• How Slow-Dried Pasta May Help Support Better Blood Sugar Control
• Your Brain on Algorithms: How Technology Is Rewiring the Way We Think
• Everyday Workout Supplement Shows Promise Against Depression

OPINION

• John Stossel: Spoiled Socialists
• Byron York: Trump’s Anti-Communist Manifesto
• Lisa De Pasquale: The Ozempic Freak-Out That’s Missing the Point
• Casey Chalk: What Cooking, the Beach Boys, and Shipbuilding Tell Us About Our “Late Republic”
• Rich Lowry: Women’s Basketball Is Out to Destroy Superstar Caitlin Clark — and Itself, Too
• John R. Lott, Jr.: Crossing a State Line Shouldn’t Cost You Your Right to Self-Defense
• Michael Goodwin: America 250 Showed the Pride and Joy This Country Has to Offer
• Christian Toto: Flashback: Jon Stewart Was All-in on Graham Platner
• Star Parker: Why Our Kids Don’t Learn