NYTIMES (Alan Blinder) - U.C.L.A. Considers New Tactics to Combat Antisemitism
The Trump administration has sued the university, saying it didn’t do enough to protect Jews on campus.
NYTIMES (River Akira Davis) - In Qatar, Energy Sector Damage Is Severe, and the Way Back Will Be Long
Iranian strikes and a blockade have paralyzed Qatar’s gas engine, creating a technical bottleneck likely to stall exports for years.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - What People in China Say of Trump
Residents in four Chinese cities described a mixture of amusement and anger, blaming U.S. tensions for a slowing economy and rising fuel prices.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - How the US ends up funding the Iranian Regime
Originally published by AND Magazine
We are at war with Iran. Meanwhile, we are supplying Iran with hard cash to keep it afloat. This is how it works. Ever since 2003, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been shipping pallets of cash to Iraq. Iraqi oil revenues are typically deposited into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and in exchange, because Iraq’s economy is heavily cash-based, we send physical U.S. currency to the Central Bank of Iraq. We send a lot of cash, sometimes as much as $13 billion a year. Once in Iraq, a substantial portion of this money is diverted or smuggled into Iran, particularly through Iran-backed militias and informal networks. These pro-Iranian groups access the cash via auctions, banks, fake invoices, and prepaid debit card schemes. Once physical…Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Xi warns that Trump support for Taiwan could lead to future US-China conflict | Sunrise
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that President Trump's support for Taiwan could lead to future conflict. Trump visited China during a high-stakes meeting to discuss prominent issues including the Iran war and Taiwan. #Taiwan #uschina #politics
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - JD Vance Delivers a Brutally Honest Answer About 2028 Ambitions and Marco Rubio
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Dad speaks out after winning grandparents’ visitation rights case
Single father Scott Naso was sued by his late wife's parents for visitation rights with his daughter in a Rhode Island case that lasted two years.
ABCNEWS - US filings for jobless benefits hits 211,000 as the war in Iran drags on
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week but remains historically low despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war in Iran
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Alex Murdaugh is not going to walk free: Judge Napolitano | Wake Up America
Judge Andrew Napolitano joined “Wake Up America” to discuss why the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Alex Murdaugh due to the conduct of court clerk Becky Hill.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Comey comments on allegations of excessive drinking against Kash Patel: 'director gets no vacation'
Comey said he didn't know if the allegations against Patel are true, but he provided an anecdote from when he was director of the FBI to illustrate that the job is 24/7.