New York Times

1. Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality

   President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.

2. Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties

   Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events to mark the 250th independence anniversary. One ambassador offered to sing and dance.

3. Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending

   Canada plans to unveil a new strategy that will shift its current reliance on American companies to Canadian military suppliers.

4. Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars

   Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.

5. Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion

   As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with.