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TODAY'S NEWS FLASH:
Taxpayer Dollars on the Line as Congress Confronts Smithsonian’s Revisionist Exhibits
Jackson Police Investigate Death of Mother of Four Found Hanging from Tree
Iran Demands U.S. Behavior Change to Reopen Hormuz as Vance Pushes Diplomacy
Ukraine Conflict Opens Dangerous New Front Against Defense Technology Executives
RFK Jr just dropped a BOMB on Big Pharma
What RFK Jr just uncovered could tear down the entire American medical system…
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Political Landscape
Trump and Thune at Odds as Senate Departs Without Election Security Vote
Senate Majority Leader John Thune faced fierce conservative criticism for declining to cancel the August recess to vote on the SAVE America Act. President Trump wanted the voter ID legislation passed before the midterms, but Thune prioritized judicial confirmations instead.
Senate Passes Funding Bill, Sidesteps Trump Priorities Ahead of Midterms
The Senate voted 90-6 to fund the government through December, but the continuing resolution does not include Trump's requested war funding or voter ID provisions. The bipartisan bill moves to the House as conservatives push for tougher conditions.
Global Impact
Iran Issues Demands for Strait of Hormuz Reopening, Oil Markets Climb
Tehran set preconditions including war compensation for reopening the critical waterway, dampening hopes for a negotiated solution. Oil prices climbed as the standoff continues to threaten global energy supplies.
China Confirms First Deaths in South China Sea Clash Since 2001
Beijing honored two Coast Guard officers killed when their vessel collided with a Philippine ship during a chase near Scarborough Shoal. The incident marks the first confirmed deaths in the disputed waters in over two decades.
Economic Pulse
Anthropic Files for Trillion-Dollar IPO After Quietly Stealing the Enterprise AI Market From OpenAI
Anthropic revealed that 73 percent of companies buying AI tools for the first time now choose Claude over ChatGPT. The company's record-breaking revenue growth sets up what could be the largest AI IPO ever.
S&P 500 Posts 50 Percent Earnings Growth But Strip Out Two Names and the Story Completely Changes
Second-quarter 2026 delivered the strongest earnings growth in five years, but the headline number masks underlying weakness. Remove just two companies from the index and the growth story evaporates.
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Quick Takes
Oakland's Jacob Wilson broke Mike Bordick's 22-year-old record with 111 consecutive errorless games at shortstop in a 4-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Atlanta's 46-20 record with Ronald Acuña Jr. versus 25-27 without him shows exactly how much one player can change a team's season. That 21-game swing just decided the NL East.
A man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing is on trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur’s death.
Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah. The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.
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