NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola Pushes Back Against Endorsement From Kamala Harris
The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.
NYTIMES (Jack Nicas, Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega) - A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a former president’s son, lashed out at the Trump administration after he said it canceled his visa, another flashpoint in the tense U.S.-Mexico relationship.
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Greenlight White House Ballroom
The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.
WASHINGTONPOST (Anna Liss-Roy) - DeSantis says he doesn’t support Republican Rep. Cory Mills in Tuesday’s primary
The congressman is running for a third term under a cloud of controversy.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Luigi Mangione posed as investor to get information on UnitedHealthcare
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal charges related to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - U.S. Attorney Cracks Down on Chinese-Run Forced Factory Labor.
Federal charges have been filed against the owner of a Georgia-based flooring company and two associates for allegedly exploiting Chinese migrants through forced labor and coercion.
Federal charges have been filed against the owner of a Georgia-based flooring company and two associates for allegedly exploiting Chinese migrants through forced labor and coercion. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Federal prosecutors in Georgia have charged Wellmade Industries owner Zhu Chen, his nephew Jiayi Chen, and another Chinese national, Jianjun Lu, with forced labor, conspiracy to commit forced labor, and alien harboring over an alleged scheme involving Chinese migrants at the company’s Cartersville flooring factory. DETAIL: According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the defendants allegedly recruited workers with promises of employment through B-1 and L-1 visas before forcing them to work…Open
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Plurality Of Americans Think Sky High Premium Costs Is US Healthcare System’s Biggest Problem, Poll Shows
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DAILYCALLER (Jack McGeever) - Retail Sales Suffer Biggest Drop In More Than A Year As Iran War Casts Shadow Over Economy
Americans sharply pulled back on retail spending in July even as inflation remained elevated, raising fresh questions about whether the U.S. economy is weakening beneath the surface of the Iran war’s supply-driven price shock.
DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - British Cyclist Finlay Tarling Dead At 19 After ‘Serious Accident’ During Portugal Race
Tarling had won three bronze medals from the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships