Weekly Recap | July 26th, 2025

Here’s what we covered this week:

• Ukraine aid: what’s real and what’s just empty promises

• Venmoing the U.S. Treasury to cover national debt? Yes, that’s now a reality

• Can we trust U.S. economic data? Experts say no

• The latest developments in Gaza

• Trump in Scotland: what to expect

• Key updates in defense

• Major national headlines

• A comprehensive look at global geopolitics

• …and more.

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The Latest: The Dollar, Dictators & Detention Centers

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Let’s make sure you didn’t miss a thing:

• Monday Newsroom Briefing

• Wednesday Newsroom Briefing

• Friday Newsroom Briefing

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This Week in Articles:

• Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in Talks to Create First Coast-to-Coast U.S. Freight Railway

• Experts Warn U.S. Economic Data Quality at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Staffing Declines

• Strengthening EU-China Relations: A Vision for the Next 50 Years

• Russia Allegedly Receiving Chinese Drone Engines Disguised as Refrigeration Units

• Trump Seeks Sole Authority Over Russia Sanctions Policy

• Kremlin Doubts Zelensky–Putin Meeting Within 30 Days Amid Stalled Peace Efforts

• Macrons Sue Candace Owens Over Defamation Claims in U.S. Court

• France Recognizes State of Palestine

• Canada: Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee Meets in Inuvik to Advance Shared Priorities and Arctic Sovereignty

• Empty Threats and Delayed Defenses: U.S. Posturing on Russia Undermines Ukraine Aid

  
  

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Trending story this week:

New Executive Order Raises Alarms Over Expanded Power to Institutionalize Individuals

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