Birth Tourism Ended, $2 Billion+ in American Mining Deals, Private Sector Cuts Prices Across Thousands of Items, and Manufacturing at a 4-Year High

President Trump signed two executive orders on August 6 ending birth tourism and protecting the meaning of American citizenship — historic action following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Trump v. Barbara. The orders identify categories of children ineligible for birthright citizenship and direct federal agencies to dismantle birth tourism networks. The administration has now completed 15 consecutive months without releasing a single illegal alien into the country, carried out more than 3 million deportations, filed 88 denaturalization claims, removed illegal aliens from voter rolls in multiple states, and terminated taxpayer benefits for more than 1.4 million illegal immigrants. On August 7, President Trump convened the largest mining industry roundtable in more than 120 years, announcing over $2 billion in new American mining investments. The deals include Sila Nanotechnologies’ $1.4 billion investment in silicon-carbon battery anodes and lithium-ion cells in California, Sunrise Energy Metals’ $400 million commitment to develop the first primary scandium mine in the United States, and Niron Magnetics’ $150 million investment in rare earth-free permanent magnets in Minnesota. Since Inauguration Day, the administration has now signed 160 minerals deals totaling roughly $40 billion — rebuilding the supply chains America abandoned for decades. The private sector is answering President Trump’s call to lower prices. Major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Giant Eagle, Albertsons, and Costco are cutting prices on thousands of everyday items. Novo Nordisk reduced Ozempic and Wegovy to as low as $199–$350 per month. Pfizer is cutting prices up to 85% through TrumpRx. Energy utilities including Alliant Energy, NiSource, and Entergy have committed a combined $3.4 billion in consumer savings. And automakers Ford and Stellantis are offering employee pricing and 0% financing nationwide. Newly declassified FBI memos revealed a stunning abuse of power: one week after President Trump fired Director James Comey on May 9, 2017, the FBI secretly opened a criminal investigation — codenamed “Oxferd Comma” — alleging the President “may be or has been…involved in activities for or on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation.” The probe closed April 9, 2019 with no charges filed. The Steele dossier that launched it was funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and FBI agents had already flagged most of its claims as uncorroborated or false. The White House also launched fraud.gov, a new public-facing website documenting the Government Transparency Task Force’s achievements in real time. And declassified records confirm that more than 600,000 Arizona voter files were hacked in 2020 — yet the Biden DOJ declined to prosecute. President Trump signed an executive order on August 3 establishing the President’s Military Spouses Commission, a dedicated body to strengthen housing, employment, healthcare, education, and childcare support for military families. President Trump also signed a proclamation honoring National Purple Heart Day on August 6. And as U.S. factory activity hit its fastest pace in four years — with new orders expanding for seven consecutive months — President Trump traveled to California and Nevada to tout the booming economy, and hosted more than 120 Team USA Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House Rose Garden.