~ Trump vows ‘most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran, amid stalled efforts to end war

Del Beccaro: The Left complained about the use of the American military in Iran.  Trump’s bombing has brought the hold on power of the dictators of Iran to the brink.  Now he is strangling them economically.  The Democrats, of course, are complaining nevertheless.

~ Former Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty in Scheme To Conceal Covid Records

~ Judge hands Trump, GOP major redistricting win ahead of midterm elections

~ Americans stop paying the world’s pharmacy tab as prices fall hardest since 1963

~ Working-class? Battleground Dem candidates face questions over wealth, family finances

~ Costco unveils Medicare expansion that could bring sweeping benefits

~ Trump immigration crackdown hits another milestone

~ From Maine to Alaska, Johnson crisscrosses country during August recess

Economic Update

~ Bessent Becomes Most Interventionist Treasury Chief in Decades

~ Radical California Energy Commissioner to Restrict Car Tires Because They Can’t Ban Cars – California bans most replacement tires — so much for ‘affordability’

Del Beccaro: California is the most ideological regulatory state in the world making the state unaffordable for most.  Those that can flee.  Those that can’t descend into poverty.

~ California Admits It Doesn’t Track Noncitizens On Voter Rolls As Federal Law Requires