Israel is spending heavily on US propaganda and pushing new laws to share intelligence and media control, which is bad for American oversight and independence.

• Israel hired Hollywood producers for nearly $1 million to sanitize its US image, funneled through a German ad firm that has taken in hundreds of millions from Israel since 2018.
• A Senate bill from Tom Cotton would force the US to share sensitive intelligence with Israel by default, with the president as the only check — despite warnings that Israel spies heavily on US officials.
• The US and Iran are back at open war after a shaky ceasefire, with Trump citing a disputed drone strike on a US helicopter to justify new attacks.
• New US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and a blockade are pushing oil and food prices up, with strategic oil reserves projected to run low by summer's end.
• Pro-Israel buyers like the Ellison family are buying up US media, with Barry Weiss possibly set to oversee news at both CBS and CNN.

Outlook: Expect more strikes, higher oil prices, and continued fights over US laws and media tied to Israel.