WASHINGTONPOST (Evan Halper) - Why Trump is lashing out at Chevron amid profit windfall
The president criticized Chevron for not giving the administration what he considers adequate credit for the oil major’s financial success.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Report contradicts White House claims of boat strikes
A new report undercuts the Trump administration’s claims Operation Southern Spear has all but eliminated the illegal flow of cocaine into the United States.
NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe and Eric Schmitt) - Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars
Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Americans keep spending while "grumbling" about the economy
Data: U.S. Census Bureau ; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The list of headwinds facing American consumers keeps getting longer. Yet their willingness to spend has not yet cracked. Why it matters: Economists feared that the Middle East-driven jump in gasoline prices would dent consumer spending. Instead, a still-stable labor market and rising household wealth appear to have given consumers enough cushion to keep spending. - For Federal Reserve officials, resilient consumer demand is both encouraging and challenging : It keeps the economy growing while making it harder to judge how quickly inflation can ease. What's new: Retail sales rose 0.2% in June, the fifth straight monthly increase, after May was revised up to a robust 1%. - That…
AMERICANTHINKER - The rogue agency Trump saved
By Chuck Muth Thanks to Trump’s good sense, businesses once again have the predictability they need to thrive.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Lipton Matthews) - Credentialed, Dependent, and Unemployable: The Washington Post’s Cautionary Tale Backfires
The American economy grew by 2 percent during the first three months of 2026, hardly the picture of collapse that critics of the Trump administration […] Source
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Here Are The 3 Factions Slipping Poison Pills Into Trump’s Peace Process
'Some of them, frankly, do seem to be sabotage efforts'
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Rubio, UFC’s Dana White sign sports diplomacy memo
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC President and CEO Dana White will sign a memorandum of understanding on Thursday afternoon establishing a new public-private partnership to enhance sports diplomacy. "UFC is the world’s leading mixed martial arts organization. As an American-founded organization, the UFC has grown into a major global sports platform, reflecting U.S. leadership in modern combat sports promotion, athletic performance standards, and international event production," the State Department wrote in a press release. "Its events are broadcast worldwide and contribute to the United States’ broader cultural and sports influence through professional competition and athlete development." The signing ceremony comes just days…
NYTIMES (Simon Romero) - Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow to U.S., Experts Say
Despite the rising body count off the South American coast, researchers say cocaine is as easy to get in many parts of the United States as it was before the strikes began.