NEWSNATIONNOW (Cory Smith) - Hegseth to ask Congress for $87B to keep fighting Iran
"Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Trump is trapped by limited options in Iran, Bill O’Reilly says | On Balance
The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted energy markets, causing average gas prices in the United States to climb above $4 a gallon. Author and podcaster Bill O’Reilly joins “On Balance” to discuss. "The president has shrinking options," O'Reilly said. #trump #iran #war "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
NPR (Emily Feng) - Amid U.S.-Iran war, Houthi rebels threaten to blockade another key strait
The Houthis, a Shiite militia in Yemen, which is aligned with Iran, have announced a naval blockade of a key waterway, the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait.
The Houthis, a Shiite militia in Yemen, which is aligned with Iran, have announced a naval blockade of a key waterway, the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait.Open
NPR (Planet Money) - The best economic ideas from around the world — Planet Money Summer School is back
Our free economics course for your ears is on a quest for great economics ideas.
Our free economics course for your ears is on a quest for great economics ideas.Open
NPR (Maansi Srivastava) - How soccer brings a Bhutanese community together in Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg is home to one of the nation's largest communities of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees and their families. Through soccer, generations have found connection, belonging and a way to carry forward a shared history.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.Open
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Jason DeParle and Kashmir Hill) - A New Threat to Global Shipping, and a Huge Drop-Off in Food Stamps
Plus, when A.I. writes your biography.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Max Blumenthal schools Piers Morgan on journalistic objectivity and Iran
Piers Morgan invited Max Blumenthal on to discuss his Iran reporting and the illegal seizure of his devices by the US govt, but spent much of his time questioning Blumenthal's "impartiality."
"I'm absolutely not impartial," Blumenthal explained. "I am not objective, and the concept of objectivity, as we understand it, is set out by the corporate media according to the parameters devised for them by their militant Zionist ruling class owners, who literally own the networks that you appear on." Blumenthal then illustrated how Morgan manufactured consent for the US-Israeli war on Iran by promoting inflated death tolls and a false narrative of the Israeli and US-sponsored regime change riots that rocked Iran in January. Watch Max’s full exchange with Morgan here .Open
NPR (Andrea Hsu) - These men went to college in search of stable careers. They found it in nursing
Only about 1 in 8 nurses are men, but their share is growing. A strong job market for nurses and sustained efforts to recruit men into the field have made a difference, including in the South.