The Times

At this point, we are in a tit for tat trade war with our closest ally and neighbor Canada. 
Is it worth it or are we just getting into more drama?
 
Sources from this episode include: 
MS Now 
AP News
CBC News
Reuters
NBC News
The Huffington Post

Midterms are coming up, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed, and Trump is punishing South Korea. 
What is going on?
 
Sources Included in this episode: 
Punchbowl News
CNN
CBS Morning News
Axios
The Associated Press
The Hill
Fox News
NPR

This episode explores the three major deals that went down this week. 
Negotiations for opening the Strait of Hormuz.
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
 
Sources Include: 
The BBC
CNN
Fox News
Al Arabiya English
The Guardian 
The Israel Times 
Reuters
MS Now

It's another busy week in headlines. Senior commanders are warning the Pentagon they need more resources, Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary, and China has figured out a way to keep AI Data Centers running on Clean Energy. 
 
Sources for this Episode include: 
Bloomberg
Reuters
Fox News
CNN
The Tehran Times
The Brookings Institution
ABC News

In this episode we talk about some of the top headlines from the week ending Aug 1st 2026. Fauci was questioned by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, on the Covid 19 Pandemic and evoked his right to the 5th amendment for hours. Oil prices have risen to $99/barrell as a result of the latest strikes in the US-Iranian War. Along with rising gas prices and inflation, things are getting harder and harder for US farmers. 
 
Headlines discussed in this podcast include stories from: CSPAN, BBC NEWS, ALJEZEERA, AND CNBC

The days are adding up and still no definitive answers on suspects and or the possible location of Ms. Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC's Today Show's Savannah Guthrie. With all the modern technology that forensic scientist and investigators have available to them, it is unbelievable that none of these tools have led to a kidnapper. Two weeks in and everyone is just as clueless as the first day. This case is turning into a real whodunnit.