A newly released Gallup survey found that Americans are continuing to lose faith in major public and private institutions, with public confidence plummeting 21 percentage points since 1979.
Category: 21 July 2026
SOUTH KOREAN INVESTOR IN TRADE DISPUTE WITH U.S. PAID TRUMP’S HOLDING COMPANY $2M: REPORT
The top investor in a South Korean company currently in a trade dispute with the United States made a $2 million payment in 2025 to President Donald Trump’s holding company, which was seen by critics as the latest example of the president using the White House to enrich himself and his family.
GRIFFIN OPENS CHECKBOOK FOR REPUBLICANS IN TIGHT SENATE RACES
Ken Griffin, the hedge fund billionaire, has opened his checkbook to support Republicans before the 2026 midterm elections and has invested about $40 million into these campaigns, according to a report last week in The Wall Street Journal.
U.S. HOUSE KILLS AMENDMENT TO CUT OFF AID TO ISRAEL, LESS THAN HALF OF DEMOCRATS SUPPORTED MEASURE
The AIPAC-owned U.S. House of Representatives last week voted to kill an amendment that would have banned aid to Israel, which got the backing of nearly half the Democrats in the body.
RESPECTED INDIAN ENGINEER JOINS GEN Z REVOLUTION WITH HUNGER STRIKE
Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer in India, has been on a hunger strike in solidarity with the country’s young people who have been rallying against the government over the lack of opportunities, which gave way to the popular Cockroach Janta Party.
GERMANY PASSES PACKAGE THAT CRITICS SAY WILL USHER IN A SURVEILLANCE STATE
The German government has taken steps to hasten its path to becoming a surveillance state after passing its “Security Package 2.0,” which is aimed at incorporating AI technology in its policing to ramp up its “digital investigative powers.”
UKRAINE RAMPS UP ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN VESSELS NEAR CRIMEA WITH LONG-RANGE DRONES
The Ukrainian military continues to try to expand the war against Russia and has recently turned to long-range drones to target Russian vessels near Crimea as Kyiv tries to show that the Russian military is unable to defend the peninsula, according to a report last week.
U.S. REPOSITIONS WARPLANES AS IRAN WAR INTENSIFIES
The U.S. is sending more military aircraft to the Middle East as the hot war between Washington and Tehran intensifies, according to a report Sunday.
IRAN WILL NOT COMPROMISE WHEN IT COMES TO THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: REPORT
The Iran War has proven to Tehran that its most feared weapon is its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, and the country’s new leadership will not ever give up its rule over the strategic waterway, according to a report in the Financial Times.
ECONOMIC UPDATE
As the Ukraine and Iran Wars ramp up, the world is on the precipice of World War III becoming “official.”









