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• Alexander Burns, “A New Report Offers a Stark Warning to Centrists,” Politico July 24, 2026, https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/07/24/centrism-france-marine-le-pen-column-01008580.
• Helene Cooper, Lara Jakes, and John Ismay, “Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website,” New York Times, July 23, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/us/politics/iran-troop-deaths.html
• Helene Cooper, “Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War,” New York Times, July 26, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/politics/pentagon-casualties-iran-war.html
• Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby, @USWPColby, X, July 14, 2026. https://x.com/uswpcolby/status/2077060564900077620?s=12
• Michael M. Grynbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich, “U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists,” New York Times, July 23, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/business/media/new-york-times-subpoenas-withdraw.html
• Malte Humpert, “U.S. Polar Security Cutter Delayed to 2033 as Costs Top $6 Billion, GAO Warns,” gCaptain, July 22, 2026, https://gcaptain.com/u-s-polar-security-cutter-delayed-to-2033-as-costs-top-6-billion-gao-warns/.
• Biyon Sony Joseph, “Washington Misreads Middle Power Cooperation,” Lowy Institute, July 23, 2026. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/washington-misreads-middle-power-cooperation
• Sebastian Junger, “There’s More to Peak Military Performance Than Testosterone. I’ve Seen It.” Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2026. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/military-performance-testosterone-hegseth-2955f713
• Jenny Leonard, “Trump’s Aides See China Cheating on Trade, But Shun Reprisal,” Bloomberg, July 15, 2026, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-15/trump-s-aides-see-china-cheating-on-trade-but-shun-retaliation.
• Tom Nichols, “The American People Need the Truth About the Iran War,” The Atlantic, July 22, 2026. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/trump-iran-conflict-pentagon/688026/
• Jonathan Schulman, Laura Silver, Laura Clancy, and William Miner, “People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.,” Pew Research Center, July 15, 2026. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/07/15/people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s/
• Sam Westfall and Dan Diamond, “Fauci’s Diary Reveals His Thoughts on a ‘Rambling’ Trump and His Own Fame,” Washington Post, July 27, 2026, https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/07/27/faucis-diary-released-revealing-his-thoughts-fame-rambling-trump/.
• Ron Wyden, Statement on Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026, July 22, 2026.
• Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire, “War by Any Other Name,” The Atlantic, July 21, 2026. https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/iran-war-trump-hegseth/688016/
• “America’s Report Card in Southeast Asia,” Net Assessment, War on the Rocks, April 11, 2024. https://warontherocks.com/americas-report-card-in-southeast-asia/