NYTIMES (Bret Stephens) - Lindsey Graham’s Choice
Would the world have been safer if Graham hadn’t cozied up to Trump?
NYTIMES (Michael S. Schmidt and Devlin Barrett) - Trump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure Campaign
The uneasy truce between the administration and the law firms it cut deals with last year has erupted into a pitched legal battle behind closed doors.
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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - U.S. Banking Industry Rakes In Record Profits.
Major U.S. banks have reported record profits despite ongoing inflation and economic pressures tied to the war with Iran and disrupted trade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Major U.S. banks have reported record profits despite ongoing inflation and economic pressures tied to the war with Iran and disrupted trade in the Strait of Hormuz. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: America’s largest banks reported a combined $43 billion in second-quarter profits, exceeding analysts’ expectations despite ongoing conflict with Iran, persistent inflation, and broader economic uncertainty. JPMorgan Chase led the group with $21 billion in profit, boosted by a $4.6 billion gain tied to its stake in Visa, as well as strong investment banking activity driven by mergers, acquisitions, and artificial intelligence (AI) financing deals. DETAIL: Goldman Sachs earned $6.6 billion, while Bank of America posted $9 billion on strong…Open
NPR (Russell Lewis) - Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final
Spain is back in the World Cup final for the first time since 2010. That's also when Spain won its only World Cup title. France had hoped to reach the final for the third straight tournament.
ABCNEWS - Spain advances to World Cup final with 2-0 win over France
Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot after a heady play by teenager Lamine Yamal, Pedro Porro added another goal and Spain advanced to its first World Cup final since winning in 2010 with a 2-0 victory over France
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Marco Rubio GOES OFF on International Criminal Court, vows to DISMANTLE it | RISING
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Is there a ruined civilization on Mars? A theoretical physicist runs the numbers | Reality Check
In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with theoretical physicist and philosopher of physics Maaneli Derakhshani for a long look at the anomalous features cataloged across the moon, Phobos and the surface of Mars. The conversation opens with Lue Elizondo's remarks on lunar anomalies, then works outward to the Phobos 2 spacecraft and the object NASA's own mission literature once described as a monolith along with the reason SETI took that object seriously enough to study. From there, Max walks Ross through the imagery that has drawn the most attention on Mars, from the so-called glass worm to the rectilinear formations near the Atlantis basin, applying the same fractal analysis that NASA and the Department of Defense…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Ohio 'House of Horrors': Investigators using DNA, birth records of children
Birth certificates showed all Gary Siders Jr. and Elizabeth Siders' children were reportedly born in hospitals to the couple.
NYTIMES (Sally Goldenberg and Ed Shanahan) - N.Y.C. Council Speaker Backs Ban on Horse-Drawn Carriages
Julie Menin said she would support a bill, formerly known as Ryder’s Law, to ban the rides in Central Park after a tourist was killed in an accident last month.