Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed the suspect was not known to the government's anti-terrorism programme in an update to MPs. Continue Reading »

The US president also says Washington will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the police's response "undoubtedly saved lives". Continue Reading »

Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain. Continue Reading »

The MP for Makerfield is on track to become the prime minister next week after receiving the support of the vast majority of Labour MPs. Continue Reading »

The Strait of Hormuz is a major oil shipping route and the epicenter of the U.S. and Israel's ongoing war with Iran. Continue Reading »

The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham ignited a scramble among South Carolina Republicans to prepare for a special primary election to replace him on the GOP ticket. Continue Reading »

Trump's lawsuit against the IRS was settled by the Justice Department with an agreement to create a $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund that has since been scrapped. Continue Reading »

Trump said he will make a "Speech to the Nation on Thursday evening, at 9 P.M. Eastern," without providing further details. Continue Reading »

Fast casual chain Chipotle announced Monday that it is opening its first location in Mexico in the Monterrey area. Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La Bourse de New York a terminé dans le rouge lundi, plombée par une nouvelle flambée des prix de l'or noir avec la reprise des hostilités au Moyen-Orient, sur fond de faiblesse des semi-conducteurs.Le Dow Jones a reculé de 0,26%, l'indice Nasdaq a chuté de 1,55% et l'indice élargi S&P 500 a perdu 0,79%."Un week-end marqué par des tensions entre les Washington et Téhéran est à l'origine d'une journée d'aversion au risque à Wall Street", explique Jose Torres, analyste de la plateforme Interactive Brokers.Les Etats-Unis ont encore bombardé l'Iran dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi, et Téhéran a dit riposter en ciblant des bases militaires du Golfe utilisées par l'armée américaine.Donald Trump a ensuite annoncé lundi le rétablissement du blocus des ports iraniens dans le secteur du détroit d'Ormuz, et a dit prévoir d'instaurer une taxe sur les marchandises transportées par bateau via ce passage maritime stratégique.Ces développements - qui font craindre une raréfaction de l'approvisionnement en pétrole - ont propulsé les cours du brut de plus de 9%, ravivant les inquiétudes inflationnistes sur la place new-yorkaise, souligne M. Torres.D'autant qu'un responsable de la Réserve fédérale américaine (Fed) a prévenu le même ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La Réserve fédérale américaine (Fed) risque de devoir relever ses taux d'intérêt "à court terme" si l'inflation continue d'évoluer dans la mauvaise direction, a prévenu lundi un de ses hauts responsables.La banque centrale "doit se tenir prête à resserrer sa politique monétaire pour éviter une répétition de l'épisode d'inflation de 2021-22", a déclaré le gouverneur Christopher Waller en référence au dérapage des prix ayant suivi la pandémie de Covid-19."Je suis conscient de l'erreur que nous avons commise en 2021 en ne réagissant pas plus tôt face à la forte inflation que nous connaissions, et je suis déterminé à ne pas la répéter", a-t-il aussi dit à New York, lors d'un évènement organisé par l'association d'économistes NYABE.M. Waller était considéré comme l'un des banquiers centraux américains les plus "colombes", c'est-à-dire plus soucieux de soutenir l'activité que de lutter contre l'inflation.Sa position s'est nettement rapprochée de celle des "faucons" depuis que la guerre au Moyen-Orient a fait redécoller l'inflation aux Etats-Unis. L'indice PCE, privilégié par la Fed pour surveiller les prix, était en hausse de 4,1% en mai, au plus haut depuis trois ans. C'est le double de ce que vise l'institution monétaire.L'indice des prix ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec AFP Les douze diplomates burkinabè qui étaient en poste à Paris sont tous de retour à Ouagadougou où ils ont été reçus ce lundi 13 juillet par le ministre des Affaires étrangères. Cette décision intervient après la rupture des relations diplomatiques avec la France décidée par leur pays fin juin.  Les douze diplomates burkinabè qui étaient en poste à Paris sont tous de retour à Ouagadougou où ils ont été reçus ce lundi 13 juillet par le ministre des Affaires étrangères. Cette décision intervient après la rupture des relations diplomatiques avec la France décidée par leur pays fin juin. Le 26 juin, le Burkina Faso, a annoncé la rupture de ses relations diplomatiques avec Paris. Début juillet tous les diplomates français avaient quitté Ouagadougou et leurs homologues burkinabè avaient en réciprocité jusqu'au 6 juillet pour partir de France. ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE TV5 JWPlayer Field Faire du théâtre une expérience vivante et ouverte à tous, c'est l'ambition du festival de Figeac dans le sud-ouest de la France. Éric Thimjo, directeur artistique du Festival, nous dévoile le programme de cette 26è édition. TV5 JWPlayer Field Faire du théâtre une expérience vivante et ouverte à tous, c'est l'ambition du festival de Figeac dans le sud-ouest de la France. Éric Thimjo, directeur artistique du Festival, nous dévoile le programme de cette 26è édition. Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE MOHAMED KACI TV5 JWPlayer Field Comment expliquer la droitisation de l'Amérique Latine ? Pourquoi le continent qui était le plus à gauche dans les années 2000 et 2010 a-t-il basculé ? On en parle avec Vincent Arpoulet, docteur en histoire économique de l'Amérique latine et Gaspard Estrada, politologue, membre de l'unité du Sud Global à la London School of Economics. TV5 JWPlayer Field Comment expliquer la droitisation de l'Amérique Latine ? Pourquoi le continent qui était le plus à gauche dans les années 2000 et 2010 a-t-il basculé ? On en parle avec Vincent Arpoulet, docteur en histoire économique de l'Amérique latine et Gaspard Estrada, politologue, membre de l'unité du Sud Global à la London School of Economics. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump has reportedly notified Congress that the US is again at war with Iran Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Iran has reported striking at least six US bases across the Middle East as CENTCOM says it hit “dozens of targets” in the Islamic Republic Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Businesses are racing to automate, but many staff are being left without the retraining, clarity, or safeguards needed to adapt Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US could use Iraq as a political, intelligence, and logistical platform to pressure Iran without risking a full-scale ground invasion Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Musk stock back to earth, nearing IPO price... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Did SPACEX puncture AI bubble?Who's to blame when bots commit crimes? Continue Reading »

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Late US senator supported invasion of Iraq, war on Iran and approach of 'more for Israel' and became a top Trump ally. Continue Reading »

Apple files a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of stealing trade secrets. Continue Reading »

Burnham's bid cannot be challenged by fellow MPs, as he now has the support of almost the entire parliamentary party. Continue Reading »

Prices for the Argentina vs England semifinal have seen a 34 percent increase over the past three days. Continue Reading »

US CENTCOM has published a video it says shows three Corsair unmanned surface vessels striking an Iranian ship facility Continue Reading »

The NATO summit in Turkey will bring Trump face to face with Giorgia Meloni, once dubbed Europe’s 'Trump whisperer,' after weeks of insults, accusations and an Italian decision to stop reacting to his provocations Continue Reading »

Syrian media reported blasts near Macron’s Damascus hotel during a landmark visit, after he reportedly left the site 15 minutes earlier; Reuters cited a security source saying explosive devices were involved Continue Reading »

In response to the government’s declaration that it would not recognize a ruling on the Second Authority, Justices Yitzhak Amit, Alex Stein and Ruth Ronen said elected officials and civil servants are all required to act according to law Continue Reading »

Dr. Aminah Knight said she wanted Muslim women and girls to enjoy a private Eid event without feeling singled out for modest swimwear, but a flyer saying ‘Muslims only’ triggered conservative outrage, Gov. Greg Abbott’s intervention and violent threats Continue Reading »

UAE-backed talks would seek to renew extra Israeli water supplies to Jordan, advance a regional desalination-for-solar project and ease strained ties between Jerusalem and Amman Continue Reading »

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.” Continue Reading »

Some tech executives are nervous that the administration’s recent scrutiny of artificial intelligence models could be a prelude to a demand for an ownership stake. Continue Reading »

President Trump said the United States could collect tolls or fees, despite Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying no country could do so. Continue Reading »

A raid by armed personnel led the World Food Program to suspend its operations in one part of Gaza, the U.N. said. Hamas disputed the accusations. Continue Reading »

Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina named Darline Graham Nordone to replace Mr. Graham, who died on Saturday. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

Her appointment as interim caretaker triggers a wide-open primary to take over as the GOP nominee for a full Senate term. Continue Reading »

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is expected to announce the interim replacement later Monday. Continue Reading »

A new survey of Hispanic business owners in Texas shows Democratic nominee James Talarico dominating. Continue Reading »

North Carolina Republicans are warning that it will be hard to beat Roy Cooper — unless Washington sends more money, fast. Continue Reading »

Even Democrats are praising the Department of Homeland Security for its restraint. Continue Reading »

GOP lawmakers want Phillip Swagel to take a different approach to scoring their aspirational reconciliation bill. Continue Reading »

Stevens will battle Abdul El-Sayed for the Democratic nomination in the August primary. Continue Reading »

Leaders are exploring attaching the SAVE America Act to another floor vehicle. Continue Reading »

Scott has already made a round of calls pitching the former prosecutor as a possible short-term pick to finish out Sen. Lindsey Graham’s term. Continue Reading »

Graham’s position as a power broker between the Senate and President Donald Trump puts the fate of several legislative priorities in question. Continue Reading »

Swing state candidates aren’t rushing to commit to Trump’s midterm convention Continue Reading »

The weapon was not said to have discharged, and USCP did not report any injuries. Continue Reading »

Lindsey Graham’s death deprives President Donald Trump of one of his most effective Capitol Hill operators — and leaves Senate Republicans without one of their strongest links to the White House. Continue Reading »

Groups that advocate for reporters and Democratic senators roundly criticized the Justice Department’s move. Continue Reading »

The vice president’s aides and allies believe his early skepticism and public doubts that Tehran could be counted on to make peace will prove his saving grace. Continue Reading »

Of the Declaration of Independence's 1,320 words, the most trenchant are: "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government." For all the praise due to unalienable rights of "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness," this sentence formed the heart and soul for the American Revolution and as a future foundation for ensuring good governance. But has it?... Continue Reading »

Sometimes President Donald Trump does something good. On July 7, Trump's administration launched the Freedom Fuel Network – a collection of 25 gas stations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Fuel at any of these stations is $3.47 a gallon – 32 cents less than the national average that day. "The administration is not involved in the company, nor has the administration given the company any funding. There is no other entity or person subsidizing the lower gasoline costs," a White House spokesman said. "This retailer is taking the lead, others should follow."... Continue Reading »

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are collecting election victories across the Country. As they do, certain Establishment Democrats are distancing themselves from the DSA. However, the plain truth is that the DSA is a natural extension of the modern Democrat Party. Keep in mind that the policies of the DSA include support for the Green New Deal, trans rights, labor rights and union organization, universal childcare, defunding if not the elimination of the police, publicly funded healthcare and antiwar positions. To support all of that, their candidates have vocally supported taxing the rich... Continue Reading »

Generation Z Protestant churchgoers are outpacing other cohorts in church attendance frequency and in sharing Jesus — but there are key areas where this younger generation is lagging. "While the median churchgoer in each generation attends four worship services each month, the average Gen Z churchgoer attends a worship service at their church 6.2 times a month, compared to 4.8 times for millennials, 5.1 for Gen X and 4.5 for baby boomers and older," a report from Lifeway Research reads. "This implies that while the typical Gen Z churchgoer attends at a similar frequency to other generations, there is a portion of young adults who attend at much higher rates."... Continue Reading »

Flush with a $1.7 million payout in his defamation suit against a flaky former Trump donor, Hunter Biden is on a publicity blitz. He appears on random podcasts, tweets obsessively on X, took to the stage for a live performance in Phoenix and launched a new Substack "Where's Hunter," on which he posts long screeds about himself. It is a little like reading his laptop — without the homemade porn. The lies are the same, but this new Hunter sounds nothing like the whiny, malicious Hunter who revealed himself in seven years of frantic, crack-inspired musings on his infamous laptop... Continue Reading »

High mortgage rates aren't the only reason homeownership remains out of reach for many Americans. Behind the scenes, homebuilders are grappling with an overlooked challenge — a shortage of skilled workers — that is slowing construction and making it harder to close the nation's housing gap. Builders say the labor shortage is creating a ripple effect throughout the housing market, delaying projects, raising construction costs and limiting the number of new homes coming online at a time when demand continues to outpace supply... Continue Reading »

Don't expect a quick ruling about a trial for the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk. A five-day preliminary hearing wrapped on Friday, and despite a mountain of evidence presented by prosecutors, Utah County Judge Tony Graf won't decide until at least September, nearly a year after Kirk's death, whether to put suspect Tyler Robinson on trial for aggravated murder. Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA and a conservative influencer, was killed on Sept. 10 by a bullet fired from the rooftop of a building on the campus of Utah Valley University... Continue Reading »

As you'll remember from previous editions, Republicans are approaching a crucial moment. They're heading into a midterm election where the odds historically trend against the majority party, and internal fighting has been flaring and stalling progress. The last two weeks in the House, Republican leaders have been forced to cancel votes and abandon plans to move on must-pass legislation. That's because there is growing unrest among key factions within the party — and it could threaten their standing heading into an already-consequential election cycle... Continue Reading »

As more details emerge about the 16 children found in the Ohio "house of horrors," attention is turning to whether their mother should be viewed primarily as a perpetrator or a victim. On June 30, authorities arrested Elizabeth Siders, 33; her husband, Gary Siders Jr., 36; his father, Gary Siders Sr., 73; and Christina Siders, 66, on child endangerment charges... Continue Reading »

As missiles and drones light up the skies above them, industry data shows commercial ships are going dark as they transit the Strait of Hormuz. Invisible to most—though not everyone—these vessels are finding their way through a chokepoint that is neither truly open nor truly closed, but stuck in a gray zone that threatens to make the Iran war permanent... Continue Reading »

In recent days, President Trump has touted 25 "Freedom Fuel" gas stations, but little is publicly known about the stations or who is running them. The gas stations, located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are selling fuel at relatively low prices, and Trump's admiration comes as he's trying to pressure other gas retailers to cut their prices as well... Continue Reading »

AI demand is jacking up prices for iPads, Nintendo Switches and other gadgets. What experts say you should do Read more about AI demand is jacking up prices for iPads, Nintendo Switches and other gadgets. What experts say you should do Continue Reading »

"The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic — the man who actually does the work." Theodore Roosevelt could have been describing Lindsey Graham. I first came to know Lindsey not as Sen. Graham, but as Col. Graham, a man who regularly stepped away from his role as a senator to put on an Air Force uniform, go down range and train Afghan military lawyers. He wanted to hear directly from the troops, see the mission with his own eyes and bring that ground truth back to Washington. Lindsey didn't just talk a big game about supporting our troops. He backed up every word with 33 years of service in the Air Force, eight years as a congressman and 23 years as South Carolina's senator and elder statesman... Continue Reading »

Lindsey Graham, the senior US senator from South Carolina, died unexpectedly on Saturday, aged 71. This being Anno Domini 2026, the famously hawkish Republican's demise was greeted with open joy by his opponents on the antiwar Left and the hard Right. "Good riddance," posted Ana Kasparian. Nick Fuentes said the exact same thing. Many others shared the same sentiment with slightly more circumspection. Yet responsible progressives and populists seeking a more restrained foreign policy would do well to study the sources of his success: how he was able to advance his expansive foreign-policy vision through the great vicissitudes of the past three decades, even as his own party's base turned against foreign interventionism... Continue Reading »

It was revealing that one of the first tributes to Lindsey Graham, a US senator who died on Saturday aged 71, came from Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, a far-right provocateur who recently caused widespread anger by sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been trying to sail to Gaza with aid. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was not far behind, calling Graham a "great friend of Israel and a cherished friend of mine", and he was quickly followed by Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described him as "a true defender of freedom and the values that make our world safer"... Continue Reading »

The killing of former British politician Ann Widdecombe is being investigated as a terrorist act, police said Monday. A 28-year-old man in custody on suspicion of murder was rearrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said. Devon and Cornwall Police originally said the killing was not believed to be a terror-related crime and there was nothing to suggest it was politically motivated... Continue Reading »

Alan Greenspan, the world-renowned economist who led the U.S. Federal Reserve's Board of Governors for 19 years under four different presidents, died Monday at the age of 100. His wife, NBC journalist Andrea Mitchell, announced his death via a statement to NBC News. "Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease," said Mitchell, whom he married in 1997 in a ceremony officiated by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes."... Continue Reading »

The House returns to session Monday two weeks after a hasty retreat from Washington. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent his members home early ahead of the Fourth of July weekend when a revolt from his caucus' right flank left the chamber paralyzed. Time hasn't changed the situation since then — and time is what Johnson lacks now. Lawmakers are in town for eight working days before their annual August recess. When they return in early September, it will likely be too late for anything ambitious to make its way through the legislative process. Most of Congress' focus will be on simply keeping the lights on, not cramming a grab bag of conservative priorities into yet another GOP-only spending bill. But that is exactly what Johnson keeps insisting is in the works, even as every sign and portent says otherwise... Continue Reading »

Lindsey Graham’s startling death over the weekend is a tragedy. But as Donald Trump’s presidency heads toward its finish line, it is also a reminder of the upcoming battle for the future of the Republican party. Continue Reading »

During the 2024 election cycle, Elon Musk reportedly spent over $277 million supporting Donald Trump and his affiliates through “America PAC,” a Super PAC founded by Musk himself. Continue Reading »

Oil Soars On Saudi-Houthi Missile Attack; Trump Reinstates Iran Blockade, Floats 20% 'Reimbursement' Summary Reports of Houthi missiles launched on Saudi Arabia: oil extends gains near month-highs. Trump says US blockade of Iran ports 'reinstated': states that US to be reimbursed at rate of 20% of cargo shipped for vessels wishing to transit. CENTCOM affirms with closure message. Strikes escalated over weekend: US hit over 140 Iranian military targets; Iran attacks US-linked facilities across the Gulf. Shipping tensions boil: Iran claims the strait is closed, but commercial vessels continue transiting under US protection. Oil prices climb: on rising risk to global shipping & energy markets, as diplomacy clearly unraveling. Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by August 31? Yes 16% · No 85%View full market & trade on Polymarket Oil Surges To Month-Highs on Yemen Missile Attack on Saudi Arabia Reports are emerging out of Saudi Arabia of inbound ballistic missile attacks on its air bases and/or an international airport. With Houthi potential involvement unfolding, there are fears that this war is now rapidly expanding. Oil is reacting to what is both the complete unraveling of the MoU and new signs of the Houthis joining the war ... Continue Reading »

The Absurdity Of The Hunter Biden Defamation Case Authored by Jonathan Turley, I have taught torts, including defamation for over 30 years, but I have never seen the like of the Hunter Biden defamation case. The defendant made defamatory statements and then just refused to appear. That led to an equally bizarre $1.7 million award by U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson of the Central District of California to Biden, consisting of just $1 in nominal damages and the rest in punitive damages. Here is the most interesting line of the opinion: “the damage to Plaintiff’s reputation is difficult to calculate.” It may be the single greatest understatement in the history of judicial opinions. However, the court also noted “Plaintiff does not seek actual damages above a nominal amount.” That means that Hunter Biden’s counsel, in a default case, elected not to argue for compensatory damages due to loss of reputation. Why would he do that? It might be that he has little reputation to lose and that opening up that part of the case was fraught with perils.  However, it also created a potential major appellate issue. His counsel was making it clear that they were ... Continue Reading »

Dubai's New East Coast Port Signals The Beginning Of End For Iran's Hormuz Leverage Less than a week into the US-Iran conflict, specifically on March 3, we began to see the writing on the wall: Tehran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz would eventually erode. That would happen not only because the US military could systematically destroy IRGC's radar sites, coastal missile batteries and drone launch sites along the maritime chokepoint, but also because Gulf states would eventually respond with a generational infrastructure buildout, from new pipelines to coastal ports, designed to entirely bypass Hormuz altogether. Surprising Fujairah is not a bigger oil terminal: it bypasses the straits completely. Expect major infrastructure push here after the war. https://t.co/Do1gK7KBDQ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 3, 2026 The emerging theme gained momentum on Monday morning with a new Financial Times report stating that Dubai's state-owned ports and logistics giant, DP World, is considering a massive new port and container terminal on the UAE's east coast, in Fujairah, to bypass the Hormuz chokepoint. Jebel Ali's port, which handled 15.6 million 20-foot containers last year, is located southwest of central Dubai, toward Abu Dhabi, and was battered over the ... Continue Reading »

"Don't Let China Win": President Trump Presses Senate On CLARITY Act In Final Stretch Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com, The Senate returns to Washington on July 13, with the clock running down on the most consequential piece of crypto legislation in years. Lawmakers now have roughly four weeks to schedule, debate, and pass the CLARITY Act before the August recess.  President Trump weighed in directly on Monday, posting on Truth Social that “in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, a big supporter, the U.S. Senate should pass the Clarity Act” and warning that China and other countries “would like to take complete and total control of this major financial ‘happening,'” as well as A.I.  White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt amplified the urgency, noting the critical week coincides with the one-year anniversary of the GENIUS Act and cautioning, “We cannot afford to delay any longer.” This is a window many policy watchers see as the last realistic chance to enact comprehensive digital-asset market structure legislation this Congress. The CLARITY Act would draw a firm regulatory line between the SEC and the CFTC, granting the commodities regulator exclusive jurisdiction over spot markets for “digital commodities” while leaving the SEC to oversee investment-contract ... Continue Reading »

This Chevrolet Suburban Is The Secret Service's New Anti-Drone Weapon For any indication of how seriously the federal government is taking the threat posed by one-way attack drones on the homeland, particularly against President Trump, look no further than the US Secret Service's new Chevrolet Suburban. The Secret Service’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Branch operates a specially equipped Chevrolet Suburban Premier, known as “Hindsight,” to detect and mitigate suicide drones and other loitering munitions during National Special Security Events and other high-profile security operations, according to the Instagram account "dmvfireandpolice." The Suburban is outfitted with an Axis Communications IP camera, radio-frequency antennas, and additional counter-UAS technology, and it appears to have a mobile command station inside. Dmvfireandpolice reported that the latest sighting of the new anti-drone command center on wheels was at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, as it was departing. The vehicle is likely outfitted with jamming equipment, yet new details this week of fiber optic drones in Mexico have sparked alarm bells with security experts because these drones - very similar to Ukrainian and Russian ones - are unjammable, which only suggests kinetic solutions are needed. The drone threat against President ... Continue Reading »

Lindsey Graham's Eerie Last Words Revealed The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reverberated through the capital over the weekend, and some of the veteran interventionist's final remarks have lent the loss an unsettling poignancy. Gage Skidmore/Flickr In a telephone call with an unnamed individual, Mr. Graham, 71, said he intended to seek medical attention for feeling unwell, but only after his scheduled appearance Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." On the same call, the senator joked about deferring his own mortality. "I can't die now. I still need to do the Russia sanctions, get Iran sorted out and do Israeli-Saudi normalization," the senator said, according to Axios. Graham's office announced his death early Sunday, hours after he returned from Ukraine, where he toured a secret military drone factory and held talks with Volodymyr Zelensky. The senator also spoke Saturday evening with President Donald Trump about the Ukraine trip and the bipartisan Russia sanctions package he had been working to advance through Congress alongside Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the New York Post reports. Preliminary findings released by the District of Columbia medical examiner's office indicated Graham died from "Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular ... Continue Reading »

Non-Citizen Voting Arrests Continue To Mount, State Officials Put On Notice Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, The Trump Justice Department has secured roughly two dozen non-citizens voting arrests, prosecutions or convictions in the last few months, with another nearly 90 more cases under investigation. Just the News reports that the wave of prosecutions represents a growing number of individuals charged in the last year with illegally voting in U.S. federal elections as foreigners. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials say all 50 states were sent notices this month that election officials can and will be prosecuted too if they allow non-citizens to vote. 🚨 TRUMP DOJ DROPPING BOMBS ON ELECTION CHEATERS Congressman Jim Jordon just unloaded: While the Save America Act stalls thanks to Senate RINOs hiding behind the filibuster, the Trump Justice Department is WARNING election officials in ALL 50 states, criminal prosecution if you… pic.twitter.com/H6fMxI8KJm — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 11, 2026 Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon told the Just the News, “This is not some idle threat.” The letters state that state election officers face potential criminal penalties for “aiding and abetting” non-citizen voting. This includes knowingly retaining non-citizens on voting registration ... Continue Reading »

Strategy Adds $467 Million In Cash, No Bitcoin As StanChart Warns Saylor Needs Clarity In Pivot Message To Convince Investors Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, raised fresh capital by selling MSTR shares through its at-the-market (ATM) offering last week while leaving its BTC treasury unchanged. As CoinTelegraph's Helen Partz reports, Strategy sold 4.8 million shares of its Class A common stock for $466.7 million between July 6 and July 12, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.  The company did not buy or sell any Bitcoin during the period and reported holdings of 843,775 BTC at an average purchase price of $75,476 per BTC.  The update comes as investors continue to watch how Strategy balances equity issuance, Bitcoin accumulation and its growing preferred stock offerings as it expands its BTC-focused corporate strategy. Ahead of Monday's Nasdaq open, MSTR shares were trading down roughly 3%, to $91.80 apiece, according to Yahoo Finance. Bitcoin was trading at about $62,580, down more than 2% in the past 24 hours. Cash buffer grows to $3 billion Strategy increased its US dollar reserve to $3 billion as of July 12, up from $2.55 billion a week ... Continue Reading »

Mamdani's Affordability Agenda Flops As NYC Rents Surge To Record Highs New York City's socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and his radical-left lieutenants in City Hall promised voters free bus rides, government-run grocery stores, cheap housing, and much more. Yet the dream of a left-wing utopia has not materialized. In fact, rents in the NYC metro area just hit a record high. New data from The Corcoran Group, a major residential real estate brokerage founded in NYC, shows that rents in the metro area have climbed to a new record high. Manhattan's median rent rose 8% from a year earlier to $5,295, while Brooklyn reached $4,350, also up 8%, according to the report. Manhattan's vacancy rate narrowed to 1.49%. In Queens, Rego Park posted particularly sharp increases, with one-bedroom rents up 12% and studio rents up more than 20%. "Manhattan renters are chasing a shrinking pool of available apartments, and the result has become predictable — record rents. Available listings dropped 16% year-over-year in June, while the borough's median rent climbed to a new high of $5,295 . Leasing activity clocked in 7% below last year's pace due to the lack of inventory, ... Continue Reading »

Obama Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Anti-DEI Grant Conditions Via American Greatness, A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration’s push to attach anti-DEI strings to federal grant money. The court ruled this week that the executive branch overstepped its constitutional authority by imposing the conditions on a group of West Coast cities and counties. Obama-nominated U.S. District Judge William Orrick granted a preliminary injunction Thursday barring the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and the Interior from enforcing the contested conditions against 11 local governments, concluding in a 68-page order that the restrictions likely run afoul of both the separation-of-powers doctrine and the Administrative Procedure Act. “What defendants seek to do likely violates the Constitution (separation of powers and Spending Clause) and the Administrative Procedures Act,” Orrick wrote. The suit was filed by the cities of Fresno, Santa Clara, Redwood City, Santa Cruz, Stockton, Beaverton, Corvallis and Hillsboro, along with Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara counties, all of which argued the administration attached ideological requirements to grants Congress had already approved for public safety, disaster preparedness, policing, fire protection, water conservation and crime victim services. Orrick sided with the localities, finding the new certification requirements ... Continue Reading »

British MP Exposes Secret Society Behind UK's Lurch Toward Socialism Authored by Ben Sellers via Headline USA, The stunning transformation of Great Britain in recent years - from a beacon of decorum and stiff upper lips to a cautionary tale of wokeness run amok - has been blamed on everything from socialism to satanism. However, Rupert Lowe, a member of the British Parliament and founder of the organization Restore Britain, said the reality may be even more sinister. In a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, he said a shadowy group of elites known as the Fabian Society was deliberately trying to wreck the country. “I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of the Fabian Society, but if you go and have a look at it, it was basically most of the Labour Party for many, many years,” Lowe said, referring to England’s leading left-wing party, the equivalent of U.S. Democrats. The British people need to understand the powerful malign influence of the Fabian Society. pic.twitter.com/i3uY9sJfj8 — Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) July 11, 2026 America’s Left may be facing a similar identity crisis as it tries to shake off the subversive influence of the Justice Democrats, Democrat Socialists of America and other fringe elements that are pushing neo-Marxist ideas. But ... Continue Reading »

Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales, Warsh Testifies, China Data, And Earnings Galore As well as two epic World Cup semi-finals before that, and the start of the Open golf it’s a packed week ahead in markets, writes DB's Jim Reid. The headline events are tomorrow’s US CPI and Wednesday’s US PPI, alongside Fed Chair Warsh’s first Humphrey–Hawkins testimony before the House Financial Services Committee (tomorrow) and the Senate Banking Committee (Wednesday). Elsewhere, key data includes China’s Q2 GDP and their monthly data dump (Wednesday) and the UK’s May monthly GDP (Thursday) as well as the announcement of a new leader of the ruling UK Labour Party as a special conference on Friday. Let's run through the key details of the week ahead. Front and centre is tomorrow’s US CPI report. DB economists expect lower gas prices to pull headline CPI down by -0.16% (vs. +0.47% in May), with core at +0.23% (vs. +0.21% previously). On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation is projected to fall from 4.25% to 3.81%, while core eases only marginally by 2bps to 2.83%. Wednesday’s PPI will help complete the picture for core PCE. DB economists’ ... Continue Reading »

With Graham Dead, Races Are On For Both Temporary And Permanent Senate Successors While plenty of jaws are still agape following Saturday night's shockingly sudden death of Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, scheming over his vacant seat is already well underway. With Graham having been a chief champion of the West's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, and a zealous collaborator with Israel in promoting American warfare against Iran, it's not just South Carolinians who are concerned about their representation in Washington.   There are two separate tracks in this succession drama. First, under South Carolina law, Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster must appoint someone to represent the state for the balance of Graham's fifth term, which runs through January 3. As you watch the scramble for U.S. Senate in South Carolina... Lindsey Graham was sworn on January 3, 2003, succeeding Strom Thurmond. Thurmond took that seat on November 7, 1956. That's only two Senators in nearly 70 years. — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) July 13, 2026 Separately, South Carolina Republicans must choose a new nominee for November's general election. Candidates can officially file starting July 21, with the window shutting on July 28. Then, a ... Continue Reading »

Saudi Jets Bomb Sanaa International Airport To Stop Iranian Passenger Plane From Landing Renewed conflict continues to be potentially breaking out over Yemen, as on Monday Saudi Arabia struck the runway of the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport, amid growing allegations that Iranian flights have increasingly made use of Yemen's airspace. The Saud-backed Yemeni government which has long been locked in a civil war for the country's future has singled out the Houthi rebels for hosting Iranian flights, warning that its "patience has run out" and that it will respond to any airspace violations. Illustrative prior image of an Iranian passenger plane operating at Sanaa airport, after over the years direct flights from Tehran have taken place over Saudi objections. via AP"The Yemeni legitimate government, in cooperation with the regional and international community, and by all diplomatic and legal means, has tried to convince the Iranian regime and the Houthi coup militias in Sana'a to return to the armed forces and not to penetrate the Yemeni airspace with the Iranian planes," an official statement said. Residents of the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa have reported seeing warplanes flying overhead, after Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah channel indicated the ... Continue Reading »

Futures Slide, Oil Surges As Iran War Returns, Chip Stocks Tumble As Korea, SK Hynix Crash US equity futures are lower on a combination of US/Iran escalation (which is feeding inflationary concerns) and a violent crash in South Korean stocks (which saw SK Hynix plunge by 15% overnight, the most on record, and unironically follows its record ADR launch in the US), which has put Semis and tech under renewed pressure. On the former, this drove oil prices higher overnight, but gains have been cut in half. On the latter, there is some anxiety around excessive capex spend (Goldman IG bond sales team warned over the weekend that demand for new hyperscaler supply has collapsed), but also some technical factors. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futs are down 0.4%, reversing their Friday gains which pushed the index just shy of a record; Nasdaq futures dropped 1% as Semis came for sale and Mag7 are mostly lower. Defensives are leading Cyclicals as the AI theme looks to be sold today but Fins / Energy are bid. Bond yields are up 1bp across the bulk of the curve with USD flat. Energy ... Continue Reading »

Watch For These Credit Signals In This Week's Big Bank Earnings Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmetAdvice.com, Price closed Friday at 7,575, sitting 1.86% above its rising 50-day moving average near 7,429 and a healthy 8.7% above the 200-day average at roughly 6,960. Both averages slope higher, and the price is above both. That is a bullish structure, full stop. The 14-day RSI reads 59, which is firmly neutral with room to run before it flashes overbought, and the MACD remains in a positive posture with the signal line trailing below. Momentum is constructive, not stretched. The wrinkle is under the surface. This week’s advance was driven by a handful of names while the equal-weight index and small caps slipped, so the momentum you see on the chart is thinner than it looks. We have maintained equity exposure at target weight in our models since April 17, and this is precisely the tape that argues for discipline rather than taking on fresh risk. When the generals march, and the troops sit, you respect the trend, but you tighten your stops. Volume told the same story as breadth. The push toward the highs ... Continue Reading »

AI Winners Unwind Sparks Panic In South Korea As SK Hynix Suffers Record Plunge, KOSPI Dumps SK Hynix shares suffered their steepest decline on record in Seoul following Friday's blockbuster ADR debut in New York. The sell-off spread across South Korea's memory and data storage stocks, helping to drive the benchmark KOSPI down as much as 9% and triggering a 20-minute market-wide trading halt. SK Hynix fell 15% to 1.845 million won on Monday, while its ADRs dropped nearly 9% in premarket trading to $153.50. The decline came as the chipmaker began trading under its ticker "SKHY" following last Friday's $26.5 billion U.S. listing, the largest share sale by a foreign company. "Korea's SK Hynix shares are now down 15.6% on the day, for a 37% decline since the June 22 high. Still, the stock is 160% higher than at the start of the year. In part the drop in the Korea listing reflects a switch trade – selling the locally listed shares to buy the US ADRs, which launched on Friday. The stock is a darling of the retail investor, which can squeeze it in both directions," UBS analyst ... Continue Reading »

"What Makes It Even Stranger...": Trump Describes Saturday Night Phone Call With Lindsey Graham Hours Before Senator's Death Update (1815ET): Officially, Graham died of an aortic dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, according to preliminary findings by the DC Medical Examiner - so who knows. An aortic dissection is characterized as a tearing of the aortic wall.  Update (1135ET): President Trump has weighed in on Graham's death, telling Meet the Press that Graham called him in the 'early evening,' to tell Trump he was 'all set for the Save America Act,' and that it may have been the last call Graham made.  "what makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night sometimes in, you know, the early evening, maybe in the 7:00's. And he called and he said, "We're all set for the Save America Act,"" Trump told host Kristen Walker. "He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy. He got back, said he just landed from Ukraine. I said, "That's a long trip to make."" TRUMP: “What makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night sometime … and [Lindsey Graham] said we're all set for the Save America Act ... Continue Reading »

Trust Is Lost From Both Financial Markets And Sports Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance A couple of months ago I wrote that I had stopped actively trading, stopped sports betting, quit fantasy football and the likes. I also spoke out against the culture of gambling taking over our country. The reason? In short, it’s all fucking impossible to predict, there’s always going to be sharper money with better leans on short term bets. Whether its massive 0DTE puts coming in on oil before a Trump ceasefire announcement or someone seeing Conor McGregor limping into the ring and knowing he already had a leg injury last night before his fight, the rigging of both sports and financial markets is now beyond obvious. My column in May, one of the most read pieces ever published on my blog, wasn’t some dramatic life announcement or an attempt to prove anything to anybody. I had simply reached a point where I was exhausted by living inside a constant loop of anticipation, reaction, and emotional volatility. Looking back, I don’t think I appreciated just how much of my mental bandwidth was being consumed by things that were completely outside of my control. Two months later, I ... Continue Reading »

Nuclear Fuel Leader Centrus 'At A Discount' As Structural Uranium Enrichment Deficit Looms; Needham Needham analyst Carter Goman published a report on Centrus Energy (NYSE: LEU), reaffirming a Buy rating while cutting the price target to $264 from $314.  Recently trading around $171, the shares have lagged the broader markets year-to-date, presenting what Goman views as an attractive entry point for investors seeking exposure to the domestic enrichment leader. Goman attributes the underperformance primarily to a “focus on capital expenditures for the planned Piketon capacity and normalized economics relative to established enrichment competitors Urenco and Orano, in addition to skepticism around timelines for new nuclear build”.  He leaves the core financial estimates largely unchanged but adjusts the target to reflect a mark-to-market on the cost of capital for the first-of-a-kind (FOAK) Piketon project. The bullish investment thesis is underscored by Centrus' strategic positioning. As the only US-domiciled enricher, and the sole Western producer with demonstrated high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) capability, Centrus is poised to anchor the rebuilding of America's nuclear fuel cycle.  Russian supply is phasing out under the 2024 Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, LEU markets are tightening, and HALEU demand from small modular and ... Continue Reading »