This week, Rick and I dive into the chaos, conspiracies, and climate headlines you might have missed:

• The Trump Administration now claims the long-teased Epstein “client list” doesn’t exist, two weeks after Pam Bondi said it was on her desk.


• Trump slaps massive new tariffs on the EU, Mexico, and Brazil, risking trade wars and rising prices at home.


• In a dramatic foreign policy twist, Trump and Putin trade insults while the U.S. greenlights Patriot missiles for Ukraine.


• Senate Republicans block an attempt to roll back unpopular tax hikes tucked into the Big Beautiful Bill.


• Trump loses his sex assault appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case — and owes millions more.


• Texas reels from devastating floods while GOP leaders keep calling it a “hundred-year” event.


• Democrats unveil “Project 2029” — their early roadmap for the post-Biden era.


• EPA chief Lee Zeldin fuels fringe theories by saying concerns about chemtrails and weather engineering are “legitimate.”


• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down, introducing a weather-engineering conspiracy bill in Congress.


• Iran’s top brass threatens to kill Trump “while sunbathing”


• Trump jokes about revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship for “treason.” 


• And Trump nominates a self-described “alpha male” MAGA influencer as U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia. 

From tariffs to weather conspiracies to the floods in Texas — we’ve got all the headlines, context, and a reality check for your week.

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