The Brutalist Report

• The weirdest Venmo request yet: The U.S. government [55d]
• Immigration Agents Laugh at U.S. Citizen as He Records His Own Arrest [55d]
• Palantir joins list of 20 most valuable U.S. companies, with stock more than doubling in 2025 [55d]
• U.S. and Mexico Sign Deal to Stop Sewage Release Into Tijuana River [55d]
• Largest U.S. homebuilder: Housing market shift ‘still pointing towards’ bigger incentives [55d]
• The 10 most ‘impossibly unaffordable' housing markets in the world—5 are in the U.S. [55d]
• The Internet Archive just became an official U.S. federal library [55d]
• Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data [55d]
• Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence [55d]
• U.S. Conducts Rare Raid in Syria, Killing a Senior Islamic State Leader [55d]
• Heat Dome Temperatures May Break Records in Eastern U.S. [56d]
• Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Decision, U.S. Jobs Data, Tariff Deadline in Focus [56d]
• U.S. stocks coast toward the finish of a record-setting week [56d]
• Canadian Arrested by Coast Guard Says He Wasn’t Even in U.S. Waters [56d]
• Buying A Home Costs Less Than Renting In This One U.S. City [56d]
• The 8 best lakes in the U.S. for a summer vacation [56d]
• States Look to Europe to Improve U.S. Prison Conditions [56d]
• U.S. Stock Futures Rise But Asia, European Markets Fall on Rate Cut Uncertainty [56d]
• Once considered a safe investment, U.S. Treasuries now feel shakier [56d]
• Puma shares plunge 18% after full-year sales, profit outlook cut on U.S. tariffs [56d]
• India under pressure to seal trade deal with U.S. as deadline looms [56d]
• Auto giant Volkswagen cuts guidance as U.S. tariffs hit profit hard [56d]
• U.S. cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking 'good faith' [56d]
• Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eases to 6.74% [56d]
• The White House AI Action Plan: a new chapter in U.S. AI policy [56d]
• LG Energy Solution warns of slowing EV battery demand due to U.S. tariffs, policy headwinds [56d]