The Rest of the World Report | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — Morning Edition

The president's financial disclosure is 927 pages. Obama's was eight. Putin admitted Ukraine is winning the energy war. And Denver just fired a 15-term Democratic incumbent.Trump earned $1.4 billion in crypto in 2025 — the same year he signed crypto-friendly regulations. He bought Nvidia stock a week before approving Nvidia chip sales to China. He holds stock in ICE's largest prison contractor. Putin publicly admitted Ukrainian drone strikes are causing fuel shortages across Russia. Fistfights at gas stations. 13-hour waits for fuel. The war is now visible in Russian daily life. A 29-year-old democratic socialist just ended a 15-term Democratic incumbent's career in Denver. Back-to-back primaries this month. Progressive voters in safe blue seats are telling establishment Democrats exactly what they believe."Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789 Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe