•Europe’s New Weapons Deal for Ukraine: NATO allies, including the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, have announced a $1 billion arms purchase from the U.S. to aid Ukraine. It’s a major shift toward Europe footing the bill while America supplies the arsenal.

•National Weather Service Scrambles to Rehire: After staff cuts under the Trump-era DOGE reductions, the National Weather Service is now reversing course. With hurricane season heating up and Gulf waters unusually warm, 126 critical meteorology roles are being restored just in time.

•Texas Democrats Flee State, GOP Calls FBI: In a redistricting showdown, Texas Democrats walked out to break quorum—again. Senator John Cornyn is now calling on the FBI to track them down. Is this a constitutional crisis or political theater taken too far?

•BP’s Massive Oil Discovery in Brazil: British Petroleum just found its largest oil and gas reserve in 25 years in the Santos Basin. While climate activists rage, BP pivots back to fossil fuels and energy security, signaling that green dreams may be giving way to geopolitical reality.

 

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