5 Stories to Watch Next Week | July 10, 2020

5 Stories to Watch Next Week There are simply too many developing stories to follow in the world. To make things easier, we narrowed them down to five that you should really watch next week: New coronavirus stimulus is in the works — Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the Trump administration is working with the Senate to pass a new bill to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Mnuchin said the administration “supports a second round of economic impact payments to households, an extension of enhanced unemployment benefits for furloughed workers, and a ‘much, much more targeted’ version of the Paycheck Protection Program of forgivable loans for small businesses,” the Wall Street Journal reported. Watch next week to see if any progress is made on the legislation, which would impact millions of Americans directly. Harvard, MIT sue Trump admin to block order revoking visas for foreign students — Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration in federal court on Wednesday. The schools are seeking to block an order by the Trump administration that would strip foreign students of their visas if their classes this fall are entirely online. US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) said Monday that the students affected by the order will either need to leave the country or transfer to a school offering in-person classes. The universities say the order is politically motivated and will harm both students and higher education more generally. The lawsuit lists the defendants as ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. Watch next week for any further developments in the case and for the Trump administration’s reactions to the suit. Trump admin seeking who leaked intel on Russian bounties in Afghanistan — The Trump administration has opened up an investigation to discover who leaked classified intelligence to the media concerning an alleged plot by Russia to pay bounties to the Taliban for killing American and allied soldiers in Afghanistan. The New York Times first reported about the bounties late last month. The newspaper also reported that President Trump was briefed about the intelligence, although the White House and the director of national intelligence have publicly claimed the opposite. Watch next week for any updates to this story. No doubt whoever leaked the information will be at least fired if not charged, if they are ever discovered. Mystery continues to surround explosion at Iranian nuclear facility — A massive explosion and fire at Natanz, a major nuclear facility in Iran where the regime enriches uranium, caused significant damage last week. According to David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, the explosion destroyed nearly three-quarters of the main centrifuge assembly hall. In a new report, Albright and two colleagues say the damage was “significant, extensive, and likely irreparable.” They based their conclusions off of new satellite imagery. New press reports indicate that the explosion was likely an act of sabotage. Some experts and security officials have said that Israel is behind the explosion. Iranian officials have publicly blamed the US, Israel, or both. Watch next week for any more news about this story. The explosion seems to be a major setback for Iran’s nuclear program, but expect Tehran to retaliate in some way. US, allies discussing how to respond to China’s aggression toward Hong Kong — Foreign ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group — Britain, the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia — discussed the situation in Hong Kong during a conference call on Wednesday. China recently passed a new national security law that effectively bans any dissent against the Chinese government and ends the territory’s previous autonomy. Since China imposed the law, Canada has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and said it could boost immigration from Hong Kong. Australia said Thursday that it will also suspend its extradition agreement with Hong Kong and extend temporary visas for Hong Kongers in the country. Britain is considering similar moves. Watch next week to see whether members of the Five Eyes, including the US, take further measures against China, as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate. Order Newt's Latest Book: https://www.gingrich360.com/trump-and-the-american-future

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