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What We’re Reading: Iran War Redux, Dems’ Far-Left Shift, Can GOP Save ‘SAVE’? . . . And More

Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

How Long Will Iran War Last?

US and Iran dig in over the Strait of Hormuz, showing the limits of intensifying airstrikes — AP

U.S. strikes unlikely to move Iran, intelligence reports say — Washington Post, via Archive.today

Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out war — Axios, via Archive.today

Iran moved thousands of uranium centrifuges into fortified Pickaxe Mountain — Wall Street Journal, via The Jerusalem Post

‘A persistent dark cloud’: Trump faces a bleak new phase in Iran as GOP midterm anxiety grows — Politico

Trump meets with president of Lebanon as Iran war continues — Just The News

Iran Again Strikes Kuwait Desalination Plants, Damaging Critical Infrastructure — The Epoch Times, via Liberty Daily

Dems’ Shocking Transition To Far-Left Socialist Party Revealed . . .

DSA communists aim to take over the Democratic Party — just as they captured the DSA itself — Jake Altman, New York Post

Former DSA member alleges communists have ‘captured’ socialist group, warns Democratic Party is next — Fox News

State Department identifies DSA as willing vector of Cuban influence in U.S. — Just The News

Socialism’s Secret — They’re Mostly Spoiled, Pampered Rich Kids — Front Page Magazine

One of the DSA’s Biggest Influencers Wants to Shred the Declaration of Independence, Too — Townhall

Left-Wing Influencer Embraces Mass-Murdering Chinese Communist Leader Mao — Hot Air

. . . So Where Will Democrats’ Traditional Centrist Voters Go?

The Left-Wing Unicorn Hunt for the White Male Working-Class Voter — American Greatness

Study: Democrats are more politically segregated than are Republicans — Marginal Revolution

Black and Latino Leaders Ask: What Do Socialist Wins Mean for New York? — New York Times

Black NYC politician slams DSA as white supremacists while growing Dem feud spills onto social media — NY Post

‘Yes, My Vote Is In Play’ — liberal comedian Bill Maher, via RNC

Cuomo Torches New York Democrats for Pushing Socialist Policies Driving Residents South — RVM News

House Democrat Blows the Whistle on His Party’s Socialist, Antisemitic Takeover — PJ Media

Illegal Immigrant Arrests Continue At Record Levels

DHS Arrested 43,138 Illegal Aliens in June, and Data Confirms July Might Even Break Another Record — Fox News, via Rumble (video)

Rather Than Back Down, Trump Must Escalate His Campaign For Mass Deportations — The Federalist

Socialist Candidate Calls for More Immigrants in Government to Combat ‘Exploitive’ Nature of Americans — Slay News

ICE Officers to Wear Body Cameras During Vehicle Stops, Border Czar Says — Newsmax

Can Republicans Save The ‘SAVE Act’?

Democrats Can’t Explain Their Hatred Of Voter ID. Unfortunately, Republicans Won’t Make Them — The Federalist

Democrats Say They Don’t Oppose Voter ID, but Argue That GOP Voting Bill Is Too Strict — US News & World Report

Research Shows Voter ID Will Not Give Unfair Benefit To Either Party — Reason

Trump’s Obsession With Election Integrity Will Save the Republic — Stephen J. Kruiser, PJ Media

Tariff War Is Back: Are You Ready?

Trump imposing 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods over alleged trade discrimination — CNBC, via MSN

US Readies New Tariffs As Trump’s 10% Global Levy To Expire — Barron’s

USTR’s Greer says new proposed tariffs on 60 countries would impact 99% of U.S. trade — Seeking Alpha

Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff . . .

Rubio names the left-wing terrorism threat — Washington Examiner

Rand Paul discloses bombshell evidence that FBI blocked Border Patrol interview of Fauci ally — Just The News

Feds Suspend $1 Billion in Medicaid Funds to California, Minnesota — Powerline

Across the nation, Trump’s long-predicted high-tax exodus has a Midwest sequel — Just The News

Major Teachers Union That Funds Democrats Endorses ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Amid Backlash to Transgender ‘Medicine’ — Daily Signal

Big Government Inevitably Invites Corruption — Marian L. Tupy, Wall Street Journal

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