NYTIMES (Linda Kinstler) - Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the Profitable Business of Peace
The Trump administration is turning diplomacy into an asset to be leveraged.
NYTIMES (Tariq Panja and Vivian Nereim) - What the End of Saudi Arabia’s Big-Spending Era Means for the Kingdom and Beyond
The kingdom is pulling back from a costly and high-profile golf venture amid mounting financial concerns, raising questions about its plans.
| Keywords | saudi-arabiagolfliv-golfmiddle-eastsportseconomyfinanceriyadhinvestmentspendingcrown-prince-mohammed-bin-salmangeopoliticsoil-economybusinesssports-business |
NYTIMES - Nile Rodgers Explains How He Wrote ‘We Are Family,’ ‘Le Freak’ and More
The co-founder of Chic, the de facto house band of New York’s late-70s disco boom, talks about taking inspiration from the city’s club scene.
| Keywords | nile-rodgerschicdiscomusicsongwriternew-york-cityclub-scenele-freakwe-are-familyentertainmentrock-musicculturenytimes |
NYTIMES (Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck) - What to Know About the Maine Senate Race After Janet Mills Drops Out
The exit of Gov. Janet Mills kicked off the general election early in what is likely to be one of the most important, expensive and combative Senate races of 2026.
| Keywords | mainepoliticsjanet-millssusan-collinssenate-raceelectiondemocratrepublicangopdemocratic-partysenatorus-politicsnytimespolitical-campaignmainepoliticselectoral-politics |
NYTIMES (Emily Cochrane) - Republicans Want Tennessee’s Last Democratic House District
Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher and Nicholas Fandos) - Billionaire Chris Larsen Plans to Spend $3.5 Million in NY House Race Amid Midterm Clash Over A.I.
Chris Larsen, who hails from California, plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over A.I. regulation.
NYTIMES (Christina Goldbaum and David Guttenfelder) - As Israel Entrenches, Frustration With Hezbollah Turns to Support
With the cease-fire fraying and Israel demolishing villages in the south, many Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon are putting aside their annoyance with the group and turning to it for protection.
| Keywords | israellebanonhezbollahmiddle-eastwarceasefirebeirutmilitary-escalationconflictred-green-axisvillage-destructionprotectionsouth-lebanondiplomacyisrael-hezbollah-war |
NYTIMES (Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz) - Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.
AMERICANTHINKER - Will SCOTUS Do Plessy Again in Birthright Citizenship Case?
Image via Picryl . Picryl ‘Illegal but equal’ is the new ‘separate but equal.’
AMERICANTHINKER - Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
Photo Credit:London skyline in silhouette Pexels A country unwilling to defend itself is a country that will not live.
| Keywords | national-securitydefense-policypoliticsus-foreign-policygeopoliticspatriotismsovereigntyuklondongovernmentsurvivalmilitarydomestic-threatsinternational-relationswarroom |