The Brutalist Report

Axios

• "This whole thing is just such bulls**t": Not every Democrat wants to talk about Epstein [11d]
• FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger [11d]
• France will recognize Palestinian state in September, Macron says [11d]
• Trump tours Fed construction project, attacks Powell again [11d]
• What are the Epstein files? All you need to know as pressure builds on Trump to act [11d]
• OpenAI's GPT-5 is coming in early August, per sources [11d]
• A new analysis projects a 24% cut to Social Security benefits by late 2032. [11d]
• U.S. trade agreement with Japan includes $550 billion in unanswered questions [11d]
• Lara Trump won't run for Sen. Thom Tillis' seat in North Carolina [11d]
• Gaza ceasefire talks in limbo as Israel recalls negotiators [11d]
• Trump says he wants Musk to thrive, not to destroy him [11d]
• Venmo a gift to help pay Uncle Sam's debt? You can, if you really want [12d]
• Wall Street only cares about the China tariff deal [12d]
• What the Krispy Kreme meme stock mania says about the market rally [12d]
• Trump's "Russiagate" crusade enters fraught new territory [12d]
• Trump's AI plans include a time bomb for tech companies [12d]
• Columbia agrees to pay $200 million fine to settle Trump admin dispute [12d]
• Trump birthright citizenship order "unconstitutional," appeals court rules [12d]
• State Department investigating Harvard's ability to sponsor exchange visas [12d]