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Inside Iowa Politics: Why Dr. Oz visited an Iowa hospital
Dr. Mehmet Oz traveled to an Iowa hospital to explain how he said funding changes could benefit rural areas.
Sixty-six yards for Zay Flowers in road win
Zay Flowers had a team-high eight receptions for 53 yards during the team's Week 5 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Ravens Injury Report: Lamar Jackson Out, Zay Flowers Questionable
The third and final injury report for the Baltimore Ravens has some tough news for Lamar Jackson and raises concerns about Zay Flowers.
Zay Flowers listed as questionable
Ravens RB Zay Flowers questionable for Week 5 after three limited practices
Why the fight over the Chesapeake’s most political fish is coming to a head
Conservationists say plummeting osprey reproduction is a warning to restrict the bay’s industrial menhaden fishery
Attackers Hijack .gh, .sl, and .as Registries to Obtain Certificates for Google Domains
Attackers hijacked .gh, .sl, and .as registries and obtained 12 unauthorized certificates for Google and YouTube domains.
Downtown Cape Girardeau business owners credit increased police presence for a safer weekend
Downtown business owners say this past weekend was noticeably calmer after Cape Girardeau police increased their presence with more walking officers, police vehicles and patrolmen on the ground.
Inside Iowa Politics: the five-day flurry that led to $1.5 billion taxpayer commitment for proposed $15 billion Iowa steel plant
The five days that led to $1.5 billion commitment by Iowa taxpayers for new steel plant in Lee County.
Ravens-Titans inactives: Ronnie Stanley, Zay Flowers to play
The Ravens deactivated four players for their Week 4 matchup with the Titans.
Zay Flowers Injury Update: Ravens WR’s Week 4 Status Revealed
Zay Flowers spent the past week battling a hamstring injury in practice, but the Baltimore Ravens star wide receiver should suit up for Week 4's battle against the Tennessee Titans. A first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Boston College product immediately established a rapport with quarterback Lamar Jackson. Back in 2023, the rookie …
Zay Flowers’ availability could reshape Ravens’ attack against Titans
If Zay Flowers plays, his motion and explosive receiving ability could create opportunities for Baltimore’s other weapons against Tennessee
Zay Flowers has become one of NFL’s most efficient receivers
Zay Flowers leads qualified NFL receivers in four efficiency categories entering Baltimore’s Week 4 matchup
Zay Flowers listed as questionable
Ravens WR Zay Flowers questionable after a limited practice Friday
Zay Flowers a full participant at practice
Ravens WR Zay Flowers on track to play in Week 4 after full practice
Limited practice for Zay Flowers
Ravens WR Zay Flowers listed as limited Wednesday because of hamstring issue
Zay Flowers sharp in return
Baltimore Ravens WR Zay Flowers finishes with 84 yards against Dallas
Cowboys Heavily Impacted After Final Zay Flowers Playing Decision
The Dallas Cowboys will have to face Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers, who is active for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday The post Cowboys Heavily Impacted After Final Zay Flowers Playing Decision appeared first on HEAVY.
Zay Flowers active for Week 3
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is active for the Week 3 game
Inside Iowa Politics: The month some Iowa GOP members of Congress disagreed with President
Several Iowa Republican members of Congress who face challenging elections this November have publicly disagreed with President Donald Trump.
Ravens HC Jesse Minter Offers Promising Zay Flowers Update
Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter offered some big injury updates on Zay Flowers and additional players.
Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
By Alex Carlen The United Arab Emirates likes to present itself as part of the solution to the climate crisis. The oil-rich Gulf state has committed to Net Zero by 2050, hosted COP 28, and even declared “championing climate action” as one of three strategic objectives for this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. But behind the scenes the UAE has quietly built one of its closest political relationships in Europe with the party most hostile to climate action in Britain: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. There is no evidence that the UAE is funding Reform. But a new FairSquare report, Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat, published today, documents a growing political relationship that should concern anyone interested in the integrity of British democracy. Reform’s leaders have embraced the UAE’s political model and promoted positions that align closely with the Emirati government’s priorities, while the UAE has given Farage and his party unusually warm access and public backing. What is emerging is not simply a relationship between British politicians and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad. Democracy for Sale relies on its readers. If you already support us, thanks so much. If you don’t, sign up to support fearless independent investigative journalism. Subscribe Back in January, Nigel Farage appeared at a GB News event in Dubai. On the 50th floor of a tower overlooking the luxury resorts and upscale residences of Palm Jumeirah, the Reform leader declared: “I want Clacton to look like this.” At the event – which Farage never declared on his official register of interests – senior Emirati officials mixed with British expats. Farage was keen to flatter. “We recognise you are our friends”, he said, assuring them that “a Brexit London, a Reform London, will remember you.” Controversy surrounding Reform’s finances and its susceptibility to foreign influence have centred around high-profile donations from billionaire crypto donors, and the jailing of Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, for accepting bribes to give pro-Russia speeches. Far less attention has been paid to Reform’s blossoming new alliance with the UAE, an oil-rich authoritarian state with a track record of ruinous anti-democratic interventions. Farage wasn’t always so fond of the UAE. Back in 2023 he called it an “absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record.” Now Reform’s hierarchy calls the UAE home. Deputy leader Richard Tice splits his time between his constituency and Dubai and has called on the UK to learn from the UAE. The party’s treasurer Nick Candy runs a firm which has been in partnership with a UAE-state linked firm since 2024. Nadhim Zahawi sits on the board of an Abu Dhabi think tank alongside an array of the most senior UAE officials and is reportedly close to three brothers of the country’s despotic ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed. Reform’s leading lights have effusively praised the UAE’s governance model, defended it from criticism, and advanced its political agenda in the UK. GB News, whose two major shareholders – the Legatum Foundation and Paul Marshall – have strong links to the UAE, has been more than happy to broadcast UAE propaganda and was forced to pay damages in 2025 after airing a false claim about a UK charity by the UAE “disinfluencer” Amjad Taha. The UAE has responded in kind. When the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs conducted an official visit to the UK in May, Farage was the only non-government figure granted an audience. UAE state media publicised the meeting, and said that they discussed “the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a manner that serves mutual interests.” For the UAE these ‘mutual interests’ largely concern its paranoia over political Islam, and in this regard the UAE-Reform alliance is part of a broad and troubling pattern. Following a crackdown on dissent at home in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the UAE has offered material and political support to a range of violent and authoritarian actors willing to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood with no regard for the consequences. Its meddling in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and most notably Sudan, have been devastating. The UAE’s strategy of seeking out partners on the political fringes who it believes will advance its interests is not unique to Britain – it extends beyond the Middle East to Europe and the US. In France, it has offered clandestine support to Marine Le Pen through secret meetings, as well allegedly funding trips to the region after which Le Pen returned with a renewed focus on the UAE’s perceived enemies – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Left-wing opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the UAE of smearing him and of “encouraging discrimination, hatred or violence”. In the US, the UAE actively supported the rise of Donald Trump, establishing itself as a key ally during both his first and second terms. Around these relationships sits a wider ecosystem of figures willing to amplify UAE narratives, that even extends to Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson. Subscribe In Britain, the UAE has used a combination of aggressive diplomacy and illicit, disruptive tactics to achieve its policy goal of eliminating any perceived threat from political Islam. In 2012, for instance, it threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK and stop inward investment if David Cameron did not act against the Muslim Brotherhood and rein in the BBC’s coverage of the group – going so far as to suggest, with no supporting evidence, that the group had infiltrated the BBC. It has financed smear campaigns against a high-profile UK charity and funded a mercenary to secretly surveil, and possibly assassinate, a British national on British soil. In Reform UK, the UAE has finally found an ally willing to not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but to publicly vilify the group and repeat the UAE’s claims that dangerous Muslims are a fifth column in British society, a narrative that aligns with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiments that underpin Reform’s populist politics. The Rycroft review into foreign interference concluded that “hostile states and non-state actors have a clear incentive to attempt to undermine UK democracy.” The UAE’s network and alliance with Reform must be understood within that framework. It is a powerful, disruptive and deeply authoritarian actor with the resources and networks to intervene in our politics, and a track-record of doing so in a multitude of other countries. The evidence of the threat the UAE poses is overwhelming. The question is whether parliamentarians are willing to call the UAE out and demand action using the tools that the government has to respond. Placing the UAE on the “Enhanced Tier” of the Foreign Registration scheme alongside Russia and Iran would send a powerful signal to the UAE that its meddling will no longer be tolerated, and would place Farage’s next trips to the UAE under the scrutiny they deserve. Alex Carlen is research and advocacy manager at London based human rights organisation FairSquare and author of its new report Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat. Subscribe
‘The Humanities’ has too much going on
The world premiere of Zayd Ayers Dohrn's “The Humanities” at Victory Gardens Theater, directed by interim artistic director Edward Torres, purports to be about what happens when a controversial speaker
Chugiak student takes advocacy of darkness-related health issues to National Civics Bee
Elara Bradley, 13, won the state civics bee finals in June, punching her ticket to the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., next month.
Ravens downgrade WR Zay Flowers to out against the Saints
Flowers was listed as doubtful on Friday but was unable to practice, which placed him in the downgrade
Zay Flowers ruled out for Week 2
Baltimore Ravens WR Zay Flowers officially ruled out against the Saints
Zay Flowers unlikely to play in Week 2
Ravens WR Zay Flowers was upgraded to limited but listed as doubtful for Week 2
Glass Doctor Player of the Week: Oak Ridge’s Zayden Williams
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Helping to keep Oak Ridge’s undefeated streak alive, junior Zayden Williams turned in a performance that earned him the honor of Glass Doctor Player of the Week. Williams had 88 receiving yards, three touchdowns, four tackles, and two pass breakups in a narrow 42-38 Wildcats victory over Dobyns-Bennett. Williams being […]
Zay Flowers misses practice again
Zay Flowers missed a second day of practice ahead of Week 2.
Zay Flowers misses practice
Zay Flowers is missing practice on Wednesday ahead of Week 2.
Did 'all roads lead to Rome'? New study finds other cities in the empire were better connected.
Rome was the Roman Empire's capital, but other cities in the empire were better connected by road.
Inside Iowa Politics: Former presidential candidate O’Malley on Democrats’ 2026 chances
Former presidential candidate Martin O'Malley explained why he feels confident about Democrats' chances in 2026 elections.
Inside Iowa Politics: Former presidential candidate O’Malley on Democrats’ 2026 chances
Former presidential candidate Martin O'Malley explained why he feels confident about Democrats' chances in 2026 elections.
Inside Iowa Politics: Former presidential candidate O’Malley on Democrats’ 2026 chances
Former presidential candidate Martin O'Malley explained why he feels confident about Democrats' chances in 2026 elections.
Inside Iowa Politics: Former presidential candidate O’Malley on Democrats’ 2026 chances
Former presidential candidate Martin O'Malley explained why he feels confident about Democrats' chances in 2026 elections.
Zay Flowers listed as day-to-day
Ravens WR Zay Flowers considered day-to-day after Week 1 injury
Zay Flowers exits with hamstring injury
Zay Flowers was off to a big start, but a hamstring injury has him questionable to return
Ravens Zay Flowers Questionable to Return After Setting Career High
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is now questionable to return after having a career day.
Inside Iowa Politics: Why Sen. Grassley isn’t sure Americans would react today like they did on September 11, 2001
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said that he doesn't know that Americans would react the same way today like they did after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Inside Iowa Politics: Why Sen. Grassley isn’t sure Americans would react today like they did on September 11, 2001
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said that he doesn't know that Americans would react the same way today like they did after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Inside Iowa Politics: Why Sen. Grassley isn’t sure Americans would react today like they did on September 11, 2001
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said that he doesn't know that Americans would react the same way today like they did after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Inside Iowa Politics: Why Sen. Grassley isn’t sure Americans would react today like they did on September 11, 2001
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said that he doesn't know that Americans would react the same way today like they did after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Zay Flowers upgraded on Ravens’ Week 1 injury report
The Ravens’ star wide receiver should be good to go for Baltimore’s Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts.
Penn State Freshman Josiah Zayas Standing Out
Through all the changes Penn State's roster has seen over the last nine months, one position group has remained relatively unchanged. The Nittany Lions retained starting cornerbacks Daryus Dixson, Audavion Collins and Zion Tracy. The three defensive backs made a combined 24 starts a season ago and were primed to start even more games this …
Fetterman appears by video at GOP convention and says he’ll work with Trump
The U.S. senator from Pennsylvania described himself during his remarks as a “common-sense Democrat” who rejected socialism.
Zay Flowers a limited participant
Ravens WR Zay Flowers limited at practice Wednesday because of hamstring injury
Zay Flowers on His Health, Declan Doyle's Offense
WR Zay Flowers shares a positive health update despite being limited in Wednesday's practice, discusses his feelings about the season, and more.
Report that Netanyahu was warned before October 7 triggers political earthquake in Israel
An investigation published by 'Haaretz' claims the Israeli prime minister was informed by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, 10 days before the attack, that Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel.
More Evidence Of Link Between Smoking And Infertility
While it is harder to quantify the effect of smoking on men’s fertility, a recent review of 44 studies involving over 60,000 men found that smoking was
Backrooms 2 is officially moving forward as Kane Parsons returns to direct the sequel
'Backrooms 2' is already underway: Kane Parsons, director of A24’s first film released in 2026, will also direct the new sequel.
Inside Iowa Politics: What Sen. Ernst wants to do before leaving office
Sen. Joni Ernst confirmed what she wants to accomplish before she leaves Congress.
Inside Iowa Politics: What Sen. Ernst wants to do before leaving office
Sen. Joni Ernst confirmed what she wants to accomplish before she leaves Congress.
Ravens' Jesse Minter Offers Update on Scary Zay Flowers Injury
Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter revealed that wide receiver Zay Flowers suffered a significant injury during training camp.
Inside the Zay Flowers deal
Earlier this week, the Ravens and receiver Zay Flowers agreed to terms on a new deal that, by way of new money, put him in the Justin Jefferson tax bracket at $35 million annually.
Ravens OC Declan Doyle: Ja'Kobi Lane a friendly guy to throw to, has hands like Michael Thomas
Zay Flowers landed a big new contract in Baltimore this week, but he's not the only wideout that the Ravens are excited about for the 2026 season.
Where Zay Flowers ranks among NFL’s highest-paid wide receivers
Zay Flowers’ $35 million annual salary places the Ravens star in a tie for fourth among the NFL’s highest-paid wide receivers
Eagles announce official partnership with online marketplace & sports card grading platform Arena Club
Partnership kicks off with sweepstakes that will award one grand-prize winner with an Eagles gameday experience, a tour of the Jefferson Health Training Complex, and more.
Arkansas students earn honors in 2026 Soybean Science Challenge
Winners from Harrisburg and Paragould took top prizes in statewide competition
Trump officials plan to shift more research funding to individual scientists
In a wide-ranging memo, they also directed federal agencies to experiment with models other than peer-review for assessing research proposals.
Persistent inflation dogs small business confidence: US Chamber
The Federal Reserve will probably raise interest rates in coming months in an effort to curb inflation to its 2% target, according to traders in interest rate futures.
Inside Iowa Politics: Warning from U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to Iowans
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson had a warning for Iowans when he addressed the Family Leadership Summit.
Inside Iowa Politics: Warning from U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to Iowans
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson had a warning for Iowans when he addressed the Family Leadership Summit.
Tariffs cause delays for Texoma business development
Denison city officials agreed Thursday night to extend construction deadlines at the Foundation Business Park north of town after tariffs slowed progress, forcing companies off their original timelines.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Pete Buttigieg thinks Democrats should show ‘tough’
Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg doesn't think Democrats need to emulate President Donald Trump as they campaign before voters.
Israel Adesanya Plays Matchmaker for Conor McGregor’s Return
UFC Hall of Famer Israel Adesanya played matchmaker for Conor McGregor’s return fight when he recovers from his knee injury.McGregor’s comeback to the UFC after five years away from the Octagon lasted just 69 seconds when he lost via injury TKO due to a knee injury in his UFC 329 main event bout against Max […] The post Israel Adesanya Plays Matchmaker for Conor McGregor’s Return appeared first on HEAVY.
The Quintessential Trump-era Politician
In 2020, I wrote an article about collaboration and collaborators. The title was History Will Judge the Complicit, and it started with the story of two famous East Germans, Markus Wolf and Wolfgang Leonhard, who both landed in East Berlin just after the end of the war. Although they came from very similar backgrounds, the former stuck with the regime, eventually becoming its spy boss; the latter, horrified by the brutal reality of Soviet-style communism, escaped. By way of juxtaposition, I also wrote about Lyndsey Graham and Mitt Romney. These two men also made very different decisions when confronted by Donald Trump’s assault on the ideals that they had both grown up believing: A glance at their biographies would not have led many to predict what happened next. On paper, Graham would have seemed, in 2016, like the man with deeper ties to the military, to the rule of law, and to an old-fashioned idea of American patriotism and American responsibility in the world. Romney, by contrast, with his shifts between the center and the right, with his multiple careers in business and politics, would have seemed less deeply attached to those same old-fashioned patriotic ideals. Most of us register soldiers as loyal patriots, and management consultants as self-interested. We assume people from small towns in South Carolina are more likely to resist political pressure than people who have lived in many places. Intuitively, we think that loyalty to a particular place implies loyalty to a set of values. But in this case the clichés were wrong. It was Graham who made excuses for Trump’s abuse of power. It was Graham—a JAG Corps lawyer—who downplayed the evidence that the president had attempted to manipulate foreign courts and blackmail a foreign leader into launching a phony investigation into a political rival. It was Graham who abandoned his own stated support for bipartisanship and instead pushed for a hyperpartisan Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. It was Graham who played golf with Trump, who made excuses for him on television, who supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances—with Europeans, with the Kurds—that Graham had defended all his life. By contrast, it was Romney who, in February, became the only Republican senator to break ranks with his colleagues, voting to impeach the president. “Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office,” he said, is “perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine.” In the wake of Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday, I wrote about him again. He was, in many ways, the quintessential politician of Trump’s Washington, a man who shifted 180 degrees. Graham had been a fervent American patriot, proud reserve officer and military lawyer; he became one of the most important defenders of a president who believes soldiers are “suckers and losers” and shows no respect for law of any kind. As his politics changed, his language grew coarser and his behavior grew worse: He urged Israel to “level the place” in Gaza, and insulted the Danish prime minister in Munich, prompting a colleague, Senator Elissa Slotkin, to issue an apology. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which you can read in The Atlantic (gift link here) Like his close friend John McCain, Graham believed that America should stand at the center of a broad democratic alliance. The few times I met him were in that context, at the Munich Security Conference or at other European-American gatherings, which he once attended with great regularity. He also took seriously the practice of American democracy at home. In a 2014 conversation with The Atlantic, he described himself as a pragmatic politician who eschewed populist slogans. “I know Washington is broken, but what’s broken about it is everybody yelling and nobody trying to fix it,” he said. “I’m trying.” When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood. Trump privately mocked the military that Graham loved as nothing but “suckers and losers.” He put falsehoods, cynicism, and personal greed at the center of his politics, while expressing disdain for transparency, accountability, and democracy itself. In 2015, Graham described Trump as a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who should “go to hell.” Also as a “nutjob.” When Trump won, Graham understood, as did so many others, that he would have to make some important choices. For a while, he went silent. In the spring of 2016, I saw him at one of those conferences in Europe. He seemed too depressed to speak. But then, like many other Republicans—and, more important, like many other people who have lived under political occupation or experienced radical regime change—he made the decision to abandon his previous ideals, to bury the patriotism that was once so important to him, and to become, instead, a loud, opportunistic collaborator. As I wrote in 2020, it’s very hard to look in to anyone’s heart and to understand their motivations from the outside. But it does seem that Graham had a deep need to be relevant, to be in the game, to be a player, at any cost. And that, rather than any particular achievement, is what he will be remembered for. Continuing to monitor conflicts of interest, ostentatious emoluments, outright corruption and policy changes that will facilitate outright corruption. (Read my original article, Kleptocracy Inc and check out the SNF Agora Institute chart) June 27 Trump diverted funds from more than 900 projects nationwide—including safety upgrades at national parks—to finance beautification projects around Washington, including $700,000 used to fix a White House walkway. June 28 After a years-long Department of Justice investigation into Abbott Laboratories over its management of a baby formula facility where potentially deadly bacteria turned up enough evidence to criminally charge the firm, top department officials instead opted for a financial penalty—illustrating the department’s move away from strict corporate enforcement under the Trump administration. June 29 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stacked the Defense Policy Board—which is charged with providing independent national security recommendations to the Office of the Secretary of Defense—with Trump allies, including tech billionaire Marc Andreessen, who has invested in defense contractors like OpenAI and SpaceX, after purging the panel last year. Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of stock in Axon—which makes about 90% of US tasers—two weeks before ICE solicited bids for a $220 million taser contract. The White House unveiled limited-edition US passports for America’s 250th birthday, featuring a portrait of Trump overlaid on the Declaration of Independence. June 30 Trump made around $1.2 billion from his various crypto companies last year, including more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial and $600 million from sales of his meme coin. Trump is considering issuing 250 pardons to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. These are expected to be largely doled out through the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s informal network of intermediaries. White-collar defense attorneys say they can typically win pardons for clients for $2 million. Last year, Trump administration officials awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million to Clark Construction for the White House ballroom—negotiations in which the president was directly involved. July 1 The Amazon MGM Studios documentary about Melania Trump earned the First Lady more than $10 million. Trump made hundreds of individual stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million the day before his announcement pausing “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days sent the S&P 500 soaring nearly 10%—one of the largest single-day gains ever. Mar-a-Lago and Trump National Doral saw record surges in revenue during Trump’s first year in office, earning $77.5 million and $121.9 million respectively, compared to average annual revenues of $25 million and $75 million during Trump’s first term. Entities across the Persian Gulf paid more than $300 million to Trump’s businesses last year, including $263 million from the sale of half his stake in World Liberty Financial to a firm backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a top UAE royal and brother of the country’s president. Kash Patel failed to properly disclose his stock purchase of a Department of Justice contractor, MicroStrategy, worth up to $250,000 last year, despite laws requiring disclosure within 45 days of the trade. July 2 Trump has been directing administration officials to steer more government contracts—so far worth more than $2.4 billion—to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin aerospace firm, after Amazon gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, donated to the White House ballroom project, and reached a $40 million deal to license a Melania Trump documentary. Alongside the billions he made from cryptocurrency last year, Trump earned millions of dollars from real estate licensing fees, including $21 million from organizations in the UAE and $9.2 million in Saudi Arabia, along with smaller sums from merchandise sales, including $4.7 million from Trump Watches and $35,920 from 45 Guitar, a guitar brand endorsed by the president. House Democrats accused consultants tied to the Trump administration of financial fraud, alleging they gave prospective donors to America250—the bipartisan committee created by Congress to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial—the banking and routing numbers for Freedom 250, the White House’s fund for events like the UFC cage fight. Democrats also allege that Freedom 250’s CEO traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos to solicit donations from foreign government officials and business leaders. The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of gun regulations would lift the prohibition on mailing handguns to individuals, a significant win for GrabAGun—the direct-to-consumer firearm retailer on whose board Donald Trump Jr. sits and in which he holds a 1.1% ownership stake. GrabAGun currently must rely on a middleman to transfer firearms to customers. Trump’s financial disclosure revealed that he made more than 21,000 securities trades during his first year back in office, growing his investment account to at least $858 million across stakes in around 1,600 companies, compared to the 13 total trades Joe Biden made during his entire presidency. July 4 Nearly 1 million people who bought the president’s meme coin—Trump Coin—collectively lost $3.8 billion on the token, while he walked away with $636 million. July 6 Shares of Dell closed up 4.4% after Trump recommended people buy the firm’s computers during a speech announcing the launch of Trump investment accounts for children, boosting the more than $1 million worth of shares the president owns in the company. July 9 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh named crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen to a task force aimed at modernizing the Federal Reserve, including rethinking its approach to inflation—a key factor keeping interest rates elevated. Palm Beach International Airport has officially changed its name to Trump International Airport—a move that will require Florida to pay royalties to the president’s family for licensing his name. I was there a few months ago, during a trip to Barcelona. The sculptures were a revelation, I’d never seen so many together before. Each one has its own personality. Enjoy the good weather, if you are lucky enough to have it. History Will Judge the Complicit The Quintessential Politician Autocracy Inc Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe
Here Are Thursday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Align Technology, American Tower, Caesars Entertainment, Cohu, Five Below, Intuitive Surgical, Salesforce, Toast, and More
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed after another tough day across Wall Street, with all the major indices crushed early on, before the Nasdaq made a late-afternoon push to wind up just modestly higher at 25,870, up 0.20%. The S&P 500 also rallied in the afternoon, erasing a big deficit, to finish the session ... Here Are Thursday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Align Technology, American Tower, Caesars Entertainment, Cohu, Five Below, Intuitive Surgical, Salesforce, Toast, and More
Inside Iowa Politics: What is Iowa’s America’s Harvest Festival?
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced "America's Harvest Festival" will take place October 24th as part of the 250th birthday celebration of the United States.
Inside Iowa Politics: What is Iowa’s America’s Harvest Festival?
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced "America's Harvest Festival" will take place October 24th as part of the 250th birthday celebration of the United States.
2026 Emmy nominations: See the full list (updating live)
Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller will reveal the Emmy nominations Wednesday, but two categories have already been announced — and there was a huge snub.
Loose Feathers: Lamar and Zay throw punches, Minter takes Cincy
Lamar Jackson and Zay Flowers added boxing to their offseason training regimen.
Inside Iowa Politics: Why Sen. Ernst says taxpayers won’t fund $300 billion Iran rebuild
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said that American taxpayers won't pay toward the $300 billion fund to rebuild Iran.
Inside Iowa Politics: Why Sen. Ernst says taxpayers won’t fund $300 billion Iran rebuild
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said that American taxpayers won't pay toward the $300 billion fund to rebuild Iran.
Magomed ‘Chanco’ Zaynukov finally books UFC debut for next month
Magomed Zaynukov faces off against a fellow undefeated prospect at UFC Abu Dhabi
Ravens have 5 players on CBS Sports' Top 100, but one omission stands out
Lamar Jackson headlines Baltimore's representatives on CBS Sports; top 100 ranking, but Zay Flowers' absence is sure to spark debate.
Zaynub Akbar: How young Senedd member went from poverty to Team GB
Zaynub Akbar says she plans to use her Senedd mandate to address some of the inequality she experienced.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn responds to being called ‘part-time Iowan’ by opponent
Zach Lahn responds to criticism about whether he will be in Iowa enough to serve as its next governor.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn responds to being called ‘part-time Iowan’ by opponent
Zach Lahn responds to criticism about whether he will be in Iowa enough to serve as its next governor.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn responds to being called ‘part-time Iowan’ by opponent
Zach Lahn responds to criticism about whether he will be in Iowa enough to serve as its next governor.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn responds to being called ‘part-time Iowan’ by opponent
Zach Lahn responds to criticism about whether he will be in Iowa enough to serve as its next governor.
Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Caesars Entertainment, Datadog, Dupont, Epam Systems, Ferrari, Paychex, Rocket Lab, TeraWulf, and More
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are exploding higher on news of a peace deal with Iran expected to be signed this Friday. This follows a historic Friday that saw the coming-out party of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), widely known as Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The record-breaking size of the offering, raising $75 billion, the company’s debut ... Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Accenture, Caesars Entertainment, Datadog, Dupont, Epam Systems, Ferrari, Paychex, Rocket Lab, TeraWulf, and More
ABC New York's Bill Ritter reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis on air, steps down from anchoring: ‘My life has taken a turn’
Bill Ritter announced he was stepping down from anchoring duties for ABC New York and revealed on air that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's: 'My life has taken a turn.'
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn feels like his lt. governor choice will help Iowans
Zach Lahn, the Iowa Republican candidate for governor, named state Rep. Derek Wulf as his running mate.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn feels like his lt. governor choice will help Iowans
Zach Lahn, the Iowa Republican candidate for governor, named state Rep. Derek Wulf as his running mate.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn feels like his lt. governor choice will help Iowans
Zach Lahn, the Iowa Republican candidate for governor, named state Rep. Derek Wulf as his running mate.
Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn feels like his lt. governor choice will help Iowans
Zach Lahn, the Iowa Republican candidate for governor, named state Rep. Derek Wulf as his running mate.
Apple Lands Hot Rom-Com Package ‘One Month Mark’, With Jennifer Lawrence To Star And Produce Project From Sophie Fleur De Bruijn And Chernin Entertainment
After an auction that saw 40 buyers put in offers before Chernin Entertainment landed rights, the highly sought spec One Month Mark has not only landed an A-list star but also found a studio to call h...