Ted Cruz could have booked numerous flights from Greece to Texas before the one he boarded--despite his office claiming he came home from his European vacation "as fast as humanly possible." The Daily Beast's newsletter The Swamp revealed Monday how Cruz was caught touring the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, 24 hours after the Guadalupe River burst its banks, sweeping away dozens of lives in an unspeakable horror whose full effects are still unfolding. read more
As Texas state leaders have prioritized spending on border security and property tax cuts, they have been far more reluctant to fund flood management efforts. ... Texas leads the nation by a wide margin in flood deaths. ... Weekend floods in Texas claimed nearly 90 lives, with dozens of people still missing.
A senior officer in Hamas's security forces has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group has lost about 80% of its control over the Gaza Strip and that armed clans are filling the void. The lieutenant colonel said Hamas's command and control system had collapsed due to months of Israeli strikes that have devastated the group's political, military and security leadership. read more
Navy Federal Credit Union, despite having previously agreed to refund $80 million in service fees, will no long have to refund the funds after the President Donald Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved to dismiss the case. read more
People Are Frustrated With MAGA Politicians' Responses To The Deadly Texas Floods read more
Officials across country say they can't get answers on critical funding read more
A crackdown on Erdogan's rival Republican People's Party continues, as three mayors from southern Turkey are held. read more
Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party, weeks after a dramatic falling out with US President Donald Trump. read more
The U.S. Global Change Research Program's website, globalchange.gov, was taken down along with information on how global warming is affecting the country. read more
ChatGPT explained that the issue isn't necessarily the tax rates themselves, but how different types of income get taxed. This is where the system becomes genuinely unfair. "Billionaires benefit from tax strategies that lower their effective tax burden compared to what ordinary income earners face on wages," the AI explained. "The current system taxes work more than wealth." read more
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians. read more
President Trump's Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures ... read more
Tariffs will revert back to their April 2 rates on Aug. 1 for countries that fail to nail down new trade deals with the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, just three days before the Trump administration's initial July 9 deadline for tariffs to return. read more
Having the world's most prized education system came with benefits you cannot purchase. The children of world leaders would come to the U.S. and pay handsomely to learn about our culture. Those educated in America would become political leaders in their own countries thus giving America's foreign policy an edge that few other countries enjoy. It's easier to open a discourse with another person when you have shared experiences and cultural understanding. read more
"Trump's NOAA cuts, pushed by Musk's DOGE, slashed funding 30% and staff 17%, underestimating rainfall by 50% and delaying alerts," the AI bot replied to a user asking who is responsible for the fate of the 27 young girls who are still missing in floodwaters at Camp Mystic. "This contributed to the floods killing 27, including ~20 Camp Mystic girls. Facts over feelings," Grok continued. read more
Ozzy Osbourne (76) sang his final concert with his legendary heavy-metal band, Black Sabbath, in Birmingham, England on Saturday. read more
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