Is There Anything to the Rumors About Xi Xinping?

(Hot Air – John Sexton) *Lead Story*

LA city council hikes minimum wage for struggling hotels to $30/hour

(American Thinker – Olivia Murray) *Must Read*

Trump Announces Trade Deal With Vietnam, Including ‘Access to Their Markets’

(Legal Insurrection – Mary Chastain)

U.S., Australia, India, and Japan Forge Critical Minerals Partnership

(Breitbart – John Hayward)

The Delicious CBS News Settlement, and What It Portends

(American Spectator – Scott McKay)

NYC signs $1 BILLION contract to expand hotel shelter program for illegals after Roosevelt hotel shutdown

(Post Millennial – Katie Daviscourt)

CA Mayor Tells Cops to ‘Intervene’ in ICE Arrests

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield) *Must Read*

Jamie Raskin Is Going to Have a Tough Time Getting Off the Mat After This Trump Roundhouse

(Red State – Rusty Weiss)

CIA Review Blasts John Brennan’s Role In Launching Russian Collusion Hoax

(The Federalist – Jordan Boyd)

Columbia President Claire Shipman Issues Internal Apology Over Messages School Said Lacked ‘Context’

(Washington Free Beacon – Collin Anderson)

Trump White House Promises Massive Economic Growth In Final Push To Pass The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

(Daily Wire – Mary Margaret Olohan)

Heart of Fiscal Darkness

(Bonner Private Research – Bill Bonner and Dan Denning)

Zohran Mamdani—Bastard Son Of 33 Liberty Street

(Brownstone Institute – David Stockman)

Trump sets tariff revenue record

(Substack – Don Surber) *Must Read*

Under the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Car Companies Won’t Be Fined for Failing To Hit Arbitrary Fuel Efficiency Goals

(Reason – Joe Lancaster)

FDA slaps damning warnings on COVID-19 vaccines; highlights Biden administration’s safety-risk gloss

(Blaze Media – Joseph MacKinnon)

Jim Comey’s Daughter Maurene at DOJ Sees P. Diddy Not Charged with Sex Trafficking

(Gateway Pundit – Joe Hoft)

‘F*cking Ridiculous!’: Megyn Kelly Rips Diddy Verdict, Vows To Fight Hollywood Redemption Attempt

(Daily Caller – Hailey Gomez)

Remembering Gettysburg

(Power Line – John Hinderaker) *Must Read*

This City Just Did Something Nobody Thought Was Possible

(Townhall – Jeff Charles)