The Brutalist Report

• Hegseth vows in talks with China that U.S. will ‘stoutly defend’ Indo-Pacific interests [52d]
• After the Louvre heist, U.S. museums grapple with how to remain accessible [52d]
• Judge rules Trump can’t require U.S. citizenship proof on federal voting form [53d]
• Mexico Winds Down Search for Survivor of U.S. Boat Strike [53d]
• WATCH: Trump denies U.S. is considering strikes against Venezuela [53d]
• The U.S. Was Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits [53d]
• All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats [53d]
• Exxon and Chevron hike oil production despite global glut and see more ‘frontier exploration’ as U.S. shale boom slows [53d]
• Loss of Trust in U.S. Prompts International Criminal Court to Ditch Microsoft 365 for Open Source Alternative [53d]
• Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. ISM Data in Focus [53d]
• UN human rights chief: U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats ‘unacceptable’ [53d]
• U.N. Human Rights Chief Says U.S. Attacks on Accused Drug Smugglers Are Illegal [53d]
• China Boosts U.S. Soybean Purchases Following Trump-Xi Trade Talks [53d]
• Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side [53d]
• U.S. Futures Rise, Global Markets Mostly Lower; Gold Up, Oil Falls [53d]
• JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures [53d]
• Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Trades at $109K as U.S. ETF Demand Fades and Powell’s Hawkish Tone Hits Risk Assets [53d]
• U.S. allowed and helped firms sell tech used for China’s surveillance state [53d]
• In the future, U.S. troops won’t just deploy drones. They’ll make them [53d]