WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🧨 Thomas Massie blew a truce with President Trump. In recent weeks, the Kentucky congressman had asked House Speaker Mike Johnson to contact the White House in order to begin a political truce. Both sides agreed to stop attacks on each other, and the White House even agreed to back off on its attempt to oust the congressman in next year’s primary. But Massie then shocked Johnson by attacking Trump over the Epstein client list.
💣 Bernie Sanders tried and failed to block arms sales to Israel. The Trump administration recently approved $675 million in weapons sales to the Jewish State - but Sanders (I-VT) sought to block it via two Senate resolutions. While the resolutions failed, with both getting over 70 senators in support, over half of Senate Democrats — a record number — voted to support the measure. While it would likely never have gone into effect — House passage would have been difficult, and President Trump would have vetoed — it demonstrates the anti-Israel animus building on the left.
🇰🇷 President Trump locked down a trade deal with South Korea. The agreement, announced on Truth Social, will see South Korea invest $350 billion into the American economy. Like other agreements with Japan and the European Union, tariffs on exports to the United States will be set at 15 percent, while South Korea will have no tariffs on American exports. South Korea was one of the final major economies America had yet to strike a deal with ahead of the August 1st trade deadline.
🇮🇳 The White House announced tariffs of 25 percent on India. Calling their trade barriers “strenuous and obnoxious,” President Trump announced high tariffs on India. He also critiqued the country for buying energy and weaponry from Russia and implied there would be an even higher “penalty” for such actions. The move is surprising, as President Trump has had a good personal relationship with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
INSIDER RADAR
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on a genocide in Gaza
Insiders behind the paywall: Charlie Kirk, Chuck Grassley, and Jack Posobiec
QUICK AND IMPORTANT
Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) bill to ban congressional and executive branch stock trading passed out of committee with only Democrat votes (plus Hawley’s).
President Trump, who opposes the measure due to its restriction on the president and vice president trading stocks, called Hawley “second-tier” in response.
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has obtained hundreds of millions in earmarked spending for projects in Maine ahead of next year’s difficult re-election campaign.
The Senate confirmed Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
The Federal Reserve refused to cut interest rates, though two governors — for the first time in three decades — dissented from the decision.
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INSIDER EXCLUSIVE
Colbert’s Cancellation Signals Democrats’ Decline
Late-night TV, generally speaking, is flopping with younger audiences, who are flocking to media platforms like podcasts and streaming services. And the Left’s new media figures are far more liberal and far less willing to play ball with the Democratic establishment…
THE MAIN STORY
Russiagate Documents Expose Obama’s Coup
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Newly released documents, declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, show that the infamous 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) that launched the Trump-Russia collusion narrative was based on flimsy, politicized, and in some cases entirely fabricated intelligence.
Worse, a prior internal assessment directly contradicted the ICA’s conclusions — but was buried.
_FACTS AND INSIGHTS_
A December 8, 2016, Presidential Daily Brief stated that Russian actors “did not impact recent US election results” — but it was never published.
Gabbard’s release of these documents is a full exposé of how the Obama administration's top intelligence officials…
Exclusive analysis and uncensored facts behind the paywall: The intentions behind these unelected bureaucrats, the proof of the lie, and its lasting impact
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MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How the left and right reacted to the failed Senate vote on blocking aid to Israel
Mentioned behind the paywall: Politico, The Washington Post, and Washington Examiner
_THE DAILY DEBATE_
POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Should Elon Musk create the America Party?
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👍 Yes (79)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👎 No (1,408)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (55)
👍 Yes: “We need an alternative to the uniparty.” — ZM
👎 No: “This would split the conservative vote, and we wouldn't win another election.” — Julia
🤔 Unsure: “We need a third party, but I’m not sure Musk is the person to lead it.” — Shane
Today’s newsletter was written by Brandon Goldman, Anthony Constantini, and Ariel David. We scoured 100s of sources to bring you stories and insights you won’t find in the mainstream media.
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