Happy weekend Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list.

The Washington Post: Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans

Associated Press: Louisiana’s $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill

CityLab: Trump Administration cancels trail, bike lane grants labeled ‘hostile’ to cars

The Oregonian: Why is Trump sending troops to a ‘War ravaged’ Portland that local officials say doesn’t exist? 5 takeaways

Reuters: South Korea’s Lee and Bessent discuss conditions for U.S. tariff deal

The Wall Street Journal: Why U.S.’s trade pact with South Korea has gotten messier

The Beacon: Can grocery stores keep rural Kansas communities vibrant?

Associated Press: U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8 percent pace in significant upgrade of second quarter growth

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. GDP grew 3.8 percent in second quarter, stronger than estimated

NBC News: Their son was ‘too unstable to function outside of hospital.’ Insurance denied his mental health treatment anyway.

The New York Times: Greene, straying from Trump, reflects an emerging MAGA split

KFF Health News: Big loopholes in hospital charity care programs mean patients still get stuck with the tab

Reuters: Most coal-fired power plants will delay retirement to feed AI boom, energy secretary says

Route Fifty: New federal bill would mandate agencies study data centers’ rural impact

Route Fifty: OpenAI’s infrastructure platform to open five new data centers

DefenseScoop: Air Force cyber leader warns threats like Volt Typhoon could enable China to wage ‘total war’ against U.S.

Associated Press: Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

NPR: NPR asks judge to stop CPB from taking money for satellite system away from NPR

The Economist: Can Donald Trump muzzle America’s press?

Reuters: West Point hit with lawsuit by professor alleging free speech violation

NBC News: How Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA reshaped campus free speech with the Professor Watchlist

The New York Times: Trump says critical coverage of him is ‘really illegal’

The New York Times: Sushi is bigger than ever in America. There’s one main reason.

Food and Environmental Reporting Network: How refugees remade a Colorado meatpacking town

Associated Press: Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russia