Invading Mexico Will Not Solve the Cartel Problem

• Hezbollah is a politically-powerful force within Lebanon, and now serves as Iran's equal partner and "most successful and lethal export".
• While Hezbollah and Hamas are on opposite sides of the Shia-Sunni divide, both groups find common ground under Iranian support and being anti-Israeli, anti-American, and anti-Western.

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• This report highlights the intersection of growing U.S.-China geopolitical rivalry and the rapid development of military AI and how the U.S. can manage strategic risks.
• It discusses China's integration of AI into its military and civilian sectors, proposes ways for the U.S. to limit China's military AI progress.

• Cato Institute expert Robert A. Levy writes that U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts will be "concerned about political repercussions" if Trump is disqualified from running.
• Levy also argues that liberal justices will likely lean toward allowing voting citizens to decide if Trump should be President.

• Both Republicans and Democrats agree on tax cuts, though they propose different types and have varied economic implications.
• Democrats passed a nearly trillion-dollar corporate tax cut through the Inflation Reduction Act and support large increases in child and earned income tax credits.

• National strategy plan proposes "biotech moonshots", global biotech standards, and securing biotech platforms against rival nations, especially China.
• The plan stresses treating genomic data as a strategic resource and highlights the potential of biotechnology to revolutionize sectors like health and agriculture.