News Jams – July 18, 2025

A lyrical breakdown of today’s top headlines.

Rhythm meets reality. Truth meets tempo.

Health care’s climbing, the secrets are deep,

Justice is rattled, and mothers can’t sleep.

From L.A. to Maine, the pain doesn’t lie—

Truth in the headlines, no time to deny.

Obamacare Insurers Seek Double-Digit Premium Hikes Next Year

Premiums rising like the heat in July,

Obamacare plans reaching for the sky.

Insurers want hikes in the double digits,

Middle class stuck in premium fidgets.

Blue Cross, others pushing 25%,

Families ask where their paychecks went.

Out-of-pocket costs keep piling on—

And the safety net? Nearly gone.

Health care’s climbing, the secrets are deep,

Justice is rattled, and mothers can’t sleep.

From L.A. to Maine, the pain doesn’t lie—

Truth in the headlines, no time to deny.

Trump Asks Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein-Related Grand Jury Testimony

Trump said, “Unseal it,” made it a cause,

Demanding Bondi release Epstein laws.

Grand jury secrets, hush-hush no more,

But redacted truths still cover the floor.

He blames the Dems, says it’s all a show,

But survivors know what the records show.

Bondi’s in the ring, legal gloves on tight—

But power plays don’t bring justice to light.

Health care’s climbing, the secrets are deep,

Justice is rattled, and mothers can’t sleep.

From L.A. to Maine, the pain doesn’t lie—

Truth in the headlines, no time to deny.

Explosion Kills 3 Deputies at L.A. Sheriff Training Facility

East L.A. shook with a training blast,

Three deputies gone, their futures passed.

Handling explosives, a bomb squad drill,

But safety slipped, now time stands still.

Federal agents comb through debris,

Looking for why this had to be.

From badge to coffin in a flash of fire—

Another tragedy built from misfire.

Health care’s climbing, the secrets are deep,

Justice is rattled, and mothers can’t sleep.

From L.A. to Maine, the pain doesn’t lie—

Truth in the headlines, no time to deny.

Teen Charged With Murder in Death of Paddleboarder in Maine

Sunshine Stewart—just seventeen,

Killed in Maine, a peaceful scene.

Strangled near camp, a paddleboard trip,

Turned nightmare fast, like a horror script.

Another teen now faces the law,

A brutal crime with no time to thaw.

Family shattered, town holding its breath—

A summer escape ends in death.

Health care’s climbing, the secrets are deep,

Justice is rattled, and mothers can’t sleep.

From L.A. to Maine, the pain doesn’t lie—

Truth in the headlines, no time to deny.

No fairy tales in today’s scroll,

Each headline cuts, each story’s soul.

From politics murky to lives torn apart,

We echo the truth in every bar of this art.

So hear these verses, and don’t look away—

The truth is the track we spin every day.

A lyrical breakdown of the week’s biggest headlines. No spin. No filter. Just facts that rhyme.

Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after swelling spotted, Leavitt says – CBS News

Trump’s been limping, now it’s clear,

Docs say he’s got chronic venous gear.

That means poor blood flow, legs swelling tight,

But the campaign’s hush kept it outta sight.

Leavitt says it’s “minor” — just a “circulation” phase,

But voters are asking, “Is he fit these days?”

No release of records, no full medical chart,

Just rumors and shadows before the next start.

Trump facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files as he shifts blame to others – ABC News

The Epstein docs dropped — names and all,

And Trump’s in ‘em, now MAGA’s appalled.

They thought he’d dodge the fallout tide,

Now blame’s bouncing left to try and hide.

Some in his base are starting to doubt,

Questioning ties they used to shout.

As evidence grows, and old friends squirm,

Even loyalists start to twist and turn.

Trump’s rescission order ‘devastating’ to public media, PBS and NPR say – CNN

PBS and NPR just took a hit,

Trump pulled the plug — called ’em unfit.

He signed a cut that slashed their funds,

Claiming they’re biased, just liberal guns.

But local stations? They’re losing fast—

Education, culture, a voice that lasts.

Critics call it a media strike,

Where truth gets silenced when power dislikes.

House passes crypto market structure bill – The Hill

Crypto’s wild, but Congress moved—

A bill just passed to get it smoothed.

They want clear rules for the blockchain scene,

So frauds can’t hide behind the machine.

It defines exchanges, defines the trade,

And keeps your coins from getting played.

Now it’s the Senate’s turn to see,

If this crypto law becomes policy.

Markets calm down after Powell poser – Reuters

Markets shook when Trump hinted bold—

Maybe firing Powell if growth turned cold.

But now word’s out: he’ll let him stay,

And that cooled panic in a major way.

Inflation’s down, the Fed’s still tight,

Factories hum in a stable light.

Investors exhaled, stocks climbed slow,

It’s calm — for now — in the capital flow.

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From DC halls to the crypto floor,

If it’s truth you want, we got the score.

No spin, no fear, just facts that stay,

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From the Hill to the street to the hospital scars.

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Where facts hit harder when the beat goes down.

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News Jams – July 16, 2025

One day’s news. One original song. Every day.

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Wall Street futures wobble as fresh tariff threats loom

Wall Street paced in anxious breath,

Futures down but not near death.

Tariff talks cloud every trade,

As earnings loom, investors fade.

Retail, energy, tech on pause,

Waiting for the Fed’s next clause.

Uncertainty is priced and thin,

A cautious dance the bulls sit in.

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EU ready to hit U.S. with €21B in tariffs

Brussels drafts a counter-blow,

Twenty-one billion set to go.

Steel, gas, and jeans in sight,

A measured threat, a quiet fight.

Italy warns the pressure builds,

And ECB must soften yields.

August looms, the tariffs stall,

But every warning’s now a call.

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Vote-a-rama underway on Trump’s funding clawbacks

A budget clawback late-night ride,

Vote-a-rama on Trump’s side.

Senate floor runs bill by bill,

Funds and programs set to chill.

Education, health care, rail,

Every cut draws protest wails.

Trump’s grip strong, the gavel slams,

As spending shrinks by MAGA hands.

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Trump pushes voter fraud claims again

No evidence, but same old song,

Trump repeats what’s proven wrong.

Election lies in rally air,

Feeding doubt that isn’t there.

Georgia, Arizona, spinning tales,

While legal filings leave thin trails.

He stokes the fire, fans mistrust,

In courts of fear, not courts of just.

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DOJ weighs Trump–Epstein connection

New whispers from a sealed report,

DOJ eyes a private port.

Trump and Epstein’s paths entwined,

Were favors traded, funds combined?

Justice asks with tempered tread,

What’s rumor smoke, and what’s widespread?

The files remain behind closed doors,

But pressure mounts on legal floors.

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[Chorus – Global Tensions Tighten]

Currency falls, alliances snap,

Trade wars written on old maps.

From senate floors to trading pits,

The world holds breath and market fits.

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[Outro – July 16 Recap]

From finance nerves to legal probes,

From global trade to Senate votes.

This was the spin of a day alive—

July sixteen, twenty twenty-five.

Markets waver, leaders press,

And democracy walks under stress.

We sing the facts, not fiction’s call,

To make some sense of it all.

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Written and recorded with AI tools. All facts sourced from publications linked above.