Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, July 8th, 2022. 1. Shinzo Abe, 67, Japan's longest-serving and best-known former PM, has died after being shot earlier today. 2. Army Training Requires Men Must Shower with Trans Men Even if They Have Not Yet Transitioned. 3. Texas Governor Abbott Instructs State Authorities to Return Illegal Immigrants to Border. 4. Biden Administration Suffers From a Crisis of Confidence. 5. Confidence in the Presidency Dwindles, Inflation Surges and Biden Continues Blaming Putin.