Today we're talking about the NATO summit, extreme weather across the U.S., stalled military

leader nominations, and other top news for Wednesday, July 12th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover.

Here's the quote of the day.

The early church didn't say, look what the world is coming to.

They said, look what has come into the world, Carl F. H. Henry.

So let's jump right in with some espresso shots.

The 2023 NATO summit is wrapping up today in Lithuania, and this year's meeting featured

a public DTR with two countries.

Bachelor number one, Ukraine and Bachelor number two, Sweden.

NATO finally said it'll conduct a periodic review of Ukraine's standards of democracy

ahead of an invitation, which Ukraine has long pursued, so you're telling me there's

a chance.

Though timeline details for the review remain vague, Ukrainian President Zelensky called

NATO's lack of clarity absurd, arguing that Ukraine's inclusion in NATO would be the

best way to deter Russia.

Then there's Sweden.

Turkey had opposed the Nordic country's inclusion, claiming Sweden was complicit in allowing

Kurdish rebels to operate within the country.

Turkey lifted its veto Monday, paving the way for Sweden to get a rose and become NATO's

30-second member.

While we cannot control the negotiations of diplomats across the world or bank on geopolitical

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