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

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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