AMERICANTHINKER - Minnesota fails to ban
No government ever disarmed its people for benevolent reasons.
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Google Maps Just 'Unburned' the Pacific Palisades — and Infuriated Angelenos Noticed
NPR (Rob Schmitz) - The townspeople of Vilseck, Germany, worry that Trump may pull out 5,000 U.S. troops
President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families for both income and friendships built over decades.
WASHINGTONPOST (Mariana Alfaro) - A North Carolina farmer is testing whether Democrats can still win rural America
In North Carolina, Jamie Ager is distancing himself from his national party to win a congressional seat.
WASHINGTONPOST (Michael Birnbaum, Isaac Arnsdorf) - Trump’s China summit shows toll of a difficult year for the president
A year ago, Trump promised a new era during the first major foreign trip of his second term. On his recent visit to Beijing, the war with Iran and economic strain clouded his diplomacy.
WASHINGTONPOST (Theodoric Meyer) - GOP senator who defied Trump on impeachment faces voters, five years later
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, is in danger of losing his primary.
NYTIMES (Francesca Regalado) - Trump Says a Top ISIS Leader Was Killed in a U.S.-Nigerian Mission
The leader, whom the State Department designated a terrorist in 2023, had been hiding in Africa, President Trump said.
NYTIMES (Azam Ahmed and Ivor Prickett) - They Fled to Safety in Palestinian Territory, Then Settlers Attacked Again
Violent settlers are not merely clearing Palestinians from land under Israel’s control. They are attacking areas where Israel agreed to Palestinian self-governance.
NYTIMES (Amy Fan and Rebecca F. Elliott) - Which Countries Are Profiting From the Iran War Oil Shock
An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue.
NYTIMES (Ken Bensinger) - Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom?
Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.