Ending in embarrassing betrayal: Donald Trump’s ‘drain the swamp’ promise aged like his marriages Another campaign promise that was just words. We Got This Covered · Aug 4, 2025
Trump's 'Queen of Hearts' moment with the BLS echoes Putin's purges and Orwell's omens The Queen of Hearts would say “off with their heads!” every time she was disappointed. Trump says data he doesn’t like is “faked.” Fortune · Aug 4, 2025
Statue of Confederate general torn down in 2020 protests to be restored in Washington DC In June 2020, the Albert Pike statue near D.C. police headquarters was toppled and vandalized by protesters The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
‘This is illegal’: Donald Trump’s latest attack on science is a direct shot at your dinner plate There is no reason to do something like this. We Got This Covered · Aug 4, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson visits occupied West Bank to support Israeli settlers Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Johnson visit for ‘undermining efforts to stop the war and cycle of violence’ The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025
Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes loses defamation suit over Rachel Maddow claims ‘No reasonable jury could find’ that Rachel Maddow engaged in ‘constitutionally-defined actual malice,’ a federal judge ruled The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
Morning Mail: reckoning for a colonial massacre, Musk’s $US29bn payday, the politics of Sydney Sweeney Our Descendants investigation joins ancestors of Indigenous victims and white settlers The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025
Trump Rejects Israel Is Committing Genocide In Gaza: 'They're In a War' President Donald Trump rejected the notion that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying the country is at war with Hamas Latin Times · Aug 4, 2025
American Eagle’s stock takes off after Trump weighs in on Sydney Sweeney ad furor American Eagle ‘has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there,’ the president declared Monday The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
Trump envoy Witkoff in Russia this week for stab at Ukraine ceasefire after Kremlin warns US to be ‘careful’ over nuclear subs move Trump has threatened new sanctions if Moscow does not agree to end the war by Friday The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
The New York Times Doesn't Understand Men Plus: The economic impact of tariffs, ethics concerns around Trump’s foreign business dealings, and a listener question on NCAA deregulation Reason · Aug 4, 2025
E. coli outbreak in Florida linked to raw milk The E. coli outbreak comes as Trump officials face pressure to loosen regulations on raw milk The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
Stocks Rally on Fed Rate Cut Speculation The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed up +1.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.87%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) rose +1.58%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25... Barchart · Aug 4, 2025
Candace Owens claims Trump warned her off specious Brigitte Macron trans claim: ‘I’ve seen her up close’ Far-right podcaster tells Tucker Carlson about personal warning from president as Macrons take legal action against her with defamation lawsuit The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
We Got This Covered · Aug 4, 2025 You’re kidding me: Donald Trump just made it expensive to know what time it is The tariffs just keep coming.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 CNN data guru in twist calls Trump ‘most influential president’ and reveals how he’s ‘remaking the USA’ CNN data guru Harry Enten recently talked about Trump’s controversial tariff policy and how it has helped him become the ‘most influential president’ of the century
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 North Carolina DMV audit recommends reforms to reverse customer wait times, worker morale North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles is the subject of two new audits looking to address long wait times for customers and low morale for workers
We Got This Covered · Aug 4, 2025 Elon Musk’s own brainchild now haunting him as it broke free from his control with ‘consequences’ One big, beautiful contradiction.
Benzinga · Aug 4, 2025 Trump Is Playing With Inflation Data, People Say—Here's What We Know Whispers of government manipulation are swirling after a quiet change in how inflation is measured.
We Got This Covered · Aug 4, 2025 ‘Ought to grow up’: Donald Trump now being abandoned faster than his third wife after blaming numbers that don’t lie He threw a tantrum because the numbers didn't match.
Latin Times · Aug 4, 2025 Russia Warns Against 'Nuclear Rhetoric' After Trump Orders Deployment Of Nuclear Submarines Over Trump Clash With Moscow Official Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned against "nuclear rhetoric" after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of nuclear submarines following clashes with Russian official Dmitry Medvedev
Euronews · Aug 4, 2025 Netanyahu holds talks with Israeli security officials over full Gaza occupation plans Netanyahu reportedly told ministers this week that he would seek security cabinet backing for a plan to fully occupy Gaza, despite objections from within the IDF.
Barchart · Aug 4, 2025 Dollar Falls with Bond Yields on Fed Rate Cut Speculation The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday added to last Friday’s losses and fell by -0.38%. The dollar moved lower Monday on negative carryover from last Friday’s weaker-than-expected US payroll and ISM manufacturing reports, which sent T-note yields lower and bolstered speculation that the Fed may cut interest rates as...
Barchart · Aug 4, 2025 Global Oil Glut Concerns Weigh on Crude Prices September WTI crude oil (CLU25 ) Monday closed down -1.04 (-1.54%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU25 ) closed down -0.0164 (-0.77%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled lower on Monday after OPEC+ on Sunday raised its crude production levels, stoking fears of a global supply glut. Crude prices recovered from...
Barchart · Aug 4, 2025 What Traders Can Learn from the Copper Price Crash Nearby COMEX copper futures in late July rose to a new record high of $5.8950 a pound. Last week the bottom fell out of the red industrial metal’s futures market.