Steve Herman

The Constitution says almost nothing about energy. The founders could not have imagined a national electric grid, let alone AI data centers competing with homes and hospitals for power. More on the latest episode of America@250: Due Diligence. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...

Politico - President Trump tells reporters "we just have to beat the hell" out of "radical left lunatics," following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

DHS unveils a Trumpian ICE recruitment poster.

Korea Herald - The South Korean government is expressing "grave concern" after US authorities raided the Hyundai Motor and LG joint venture battery plant construction site in Georgia, detaining about 450 undocumented workers, including some 300 ROK nationals.

CNN - There are signs Iran may be attempting to rebuild its nuclear facilities. www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/w...

MS Now - FBI Director Kash Patel abruptly cancelled a planned flight Friday to see his girlfriend in Chicago this weekend, after top administration officials frustrated with Patel summoned him to the White House. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

Meta has launched a new AI image generator that allows anyone to create AI images with your Instagram photos. And if you have a public Instagram account, Meta automatically opted you in. Here’s how to opt out: wapo.st/4ymzOnN

Apple sues OpenAI. www.wsj.com/tech/apple-openai...

Deirdre Walsh, a former COO of the ODNI in the first Trump administration, agrees to pay $20,000 for alleged violations of post-government employment restrictions during the one-year cooling off period after she left the executive branch. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/forme...

WSJ - Israel shared new intelligence with the US that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Trump. www.wsj.com/world/middle-east...

FT - OpenAI and Google have been selling their advanced AI models to Singapore-based subsidiaries of Chinese tech giants blacklisted by the Pentagon. www.ft.com/content/5d6aafa1-5...

A proposed Sphere set to be built in the National Harbor in Maryland will likely tower over the MGM Hotel. wjla.com/news/local/mini-sphe...

NYT - The new Air Force One, which President Trump flew on earlier this week to Turkey, lacks the same defensive countermeasures that were security features of the old model, including its advanced antimissile capabilities. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us...

Germany has agreed to purchase US Tomahawk cruise missiles. www.dw.com/en/merz-germ...