NYTIMES (Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur) - Erdogan Wants Turkey to Have More Babies. Few Parents Are Listening.
Using cash grants and subsidized loans, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is trying to increase the birthrate. It’s not working.
NYTIMES (Jonathan Abrams) - Derek Klena Brings Broadway Flair to the Savannah Bananas
Derek Klena was a successful actor with a Tony nomination to his name. But he’s found a bigger audience with the barnstorming baseball sensation.
NYTIMES (Nate Cohn and Eve Washington) - Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act
Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.
NYTIMES (Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham) - Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.
The nine-hour prayer event will feature speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that connects the nation’s founding with Christianity.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Gabrielle Caracciolo) - Live: 'Rededicate 250’ brings Trump admin. to National Mall for prayer event
The event is being billed as a rededication to the principle of “One Nation under God.”
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - ‘Rededicate 250’ brings Trump admin. to National Mall for prayer event
Thousands are gathering Sunday at the National Mall for the "Rededicate 250" event, as part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations. The event is being billed as a rededication to the principle of “One Nation under God,” with President Trump set to give an address. NewsNation’s Gabrielle Caracciolo joins “Morning in America with Hena Doba” with the latest. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Meet the Lebanese rescue workers being targeted by Israel
A bracing report from Southern Lebanon on the rescuers surviving triple and quadruple tap Israeli strikes to save lives.
In a report from Southern Lebanon, The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed met with members of Nabatiyeh Rescue, who were repeatedly targeted by Israeli drone strikes as they attempted to rescue the victims of Israel’s ongoing military assault. Wyatt spoke to crew’s chief, Captain Muhammad Sulaiman, who watched as his 16-year-old son, Joud, was killed by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver food to civilians in the war zone just two months prior.Open
AMERICANTHINKER - Are there really 'no bad ideas' when it comes to 'saving our democracy'?
Former Vice President Kamala (“Hic!) Harris recently opined that there are “no bad ideas” when it comes to brainstorming ways to reinvigorate the Democrat party.
AMERICANTHINKER - Texas's Republican U.S. Senate runoff, there’s only one choice: Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton fights for Texas and for conservative values, while John Cornyn has spent too long in the D.C. Swamp.