“As Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House push forward with a third reconciliation bill, many rank-and-file Republicans are growing frustrated about being excluded as top leaders leaned mostly on conservatives in its discussions,” NOTUS reports.

“President Donald Trump plans to use part of a primetime speech Thursday to discuss new findings about the security of American elections, among other topics — setting up yet another high-profile opportunity for the president to dispute the results of the 2020 election he lost,” CNN reports. Said Trump: “It’s really, really big news, and […]

“A new bill that had been championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham would give President Trump fresh authority to impose tariffs on the largest importers of Russian energy, in legislation designed to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The measure, which was expected to be introduced in Congress […]

“President Donald Trump said the FBI was ‘wasting their time’ if they were looking into the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of the president, who died on July 11 after a sudden illness,” USA Today reports. “Asked by a reporter whether he had any knowledge of why the FBI was looking into […]

“The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington’s best-known politicians, is renewing focus on the country’s aging lawmakers,” the AP reports.

“President Trump continued to raise red flags about Spencer Pratt’s election results in his baid for Los Angeles mayor — saying something has to be done about the ‘crooked’ elections in our country,” the New York Post reports.

“Billionaire Ken Griffin has already invested roughly $40 million into this year’s midterm campaigns—a total that could easily double by November—as he works to try to shape the future of the Republican Party and help it hold its House and Senate majorities,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Details of his giving, shared by two people […]

“House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan said Tuesday he is negotiating with a key GOP holdout in hopes of drafting an immigration bill that can help unlock the ongoing floor impasse,” Politico reports. “Jordan (R-OH) said he is speaking with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who is leading a block of hard-line conservatives who are upset GOP […]

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday ordered its agents to temporarily halt most car stops following two fatal shootings in Houston and Maine,” NOTUS reports. Fox News: ICE agents instructed to end most vehicle stops in major policy shift.

“Washington and Tehran have been locked in the most dangerous round of fighting since a fragile truce ended almost six weeks of open conflict in April, as the U.S. seeks to stop Iran from asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz,” the Financial Times reports. “Yet while the conflict has worsened, it remains far smaller […]

President Trump hinted he may want Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) as the long-term replacement for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) as a special election for the seat fast approaches, Fox News reports.

“Two federal judges have ordered the Department of Homeland Security to do the opposite thing, at the same time. This summer, conflicting court rulings over the use of Social Security numbers in a citizenship database have created an unusual legal dilemma within President Donald Trump’s aggressive push to create a voter verification system,” NOTUS reports. […]

“The oil market’s top players aren’t waiting around to see who winds up with control over the Strait of Hormuz — countries and companies are scrambling to bypass the waterway,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: The Iran war threw a spotlight on the strait as the longtime center of the global energy trade, and the […]

President Trump reversed himself on charging a 20% toll for transiting cargo through the Strait of Hormuz, the AP reports. He now says on social media that his reversal was “based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership” and the Gulf states will make “Trade and Investment Deals” into the U.S. and investments “will be […]

“House Speaker Mike Johnson and the White House are hoping to push a narrow reconciliation bill through the House by the end of next week that would include very few Republican priorities and focus mostly on defense and farm aid,” NOTUS reports. “The working plan is for the bill to have sections from four committees: […]

“Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5.6 million that she was owed as part of a federal civil jury verdict holding President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, a court filing showed Tuesday,” CNBC reports.

“Warren Buffett has stopped donating money to the Gates Foundation, ending a two-decade philanthropic partnership following revelations about interactions between the ‌Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” Reuters reports.

“Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) has spawned some social media mockery after a clip of her sounding hyper-Midwest while talking about how she will ‘stick it to ’em!’ went viral,” Mediaite reports. Said Stevens: “I am gonna be workin’ on our behalf, I am gonna be tellin’ the stories on our behalf. And you better believe […]

“Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said that her split with President Trump over her push for the Epstein Files Transparency Act could have been the tipping point in her failed gubernatorial bid,” NewsNation reports. Said Mace: “It may have ended my political career.”

“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told fellow Democrats Tuesday he will oppose an amendment aimed at cutting off U.S. aid to Israel, wading directly into a contentious issue that is dividing the party,” Politico reports.

“Many of the smartest people in the world warned governments, companies and people Monday that they need to be ready for the deep impact that artificial intelligence is going to have on the economy,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “More than 200 economists, researchers and tech leaders said artificial intelligence could transform the economy for […]

“President Donald Trump signed an executive order drastically shrinking the size of two national monument areas in Utah on Monday,” Fox News reports. “The order applies to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, shrinking their total coverage by roughly 90% from 3 million acres to 300,000. The areas were established as federal monuments […]

“The late Sen. Lindsey Graham was known as a champion of American military power, strong global alliances, conservative jurisprudence and more,” Politico reports. “Cryptocurrency regulation? Not so much.” “So when President Donald Trump suggested in a Truth Social post Monday that the Senate should pass a long-brewing crypto bill in ‘honor of Senator Lindsey Graham,’ […]

“Kevin M. Warsh is set to reiterate his commitment to bringing down inflation at his first congressional hearing since becoming chairman of the Federal Reserve,” the New York Times reports. ”However, he has yet to indicate whether he supports higher interest rates to achieve that goal.”

“President Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months, turning to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to negotiations and threats to destroy a ‘whole civilization.'” CBS News reports. “But restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar flows likely will require […]

Despite an erroneous report from one of the Supreme Court’s most respected correspondents, the long-anticipated retirement of a conservative justice still hasn’t happened. For months, the assumption has been that Justices Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito — perhaps both — would step down while Republicans still control the White House and the Senate. Join now […]

Paul Krugman: “Are we back at war with Iran? Did the war ever stop? The U.S. is, once again, bombing Iran while Iranian drones strike shipping. Iran, giddy with its success in defying America, is demanding sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, while Donald Trump is saying no, he owns the Strait and will collect […]

“With President Trump’s approval ratings languishing and Democratic candidates polling well, Rob Sand, Iowa’s state auditor, could become the state’s first Democratic governor in 16 years after November’s election,” the New York Times reports. “Yet as governor, Mr. Sand would be unable to block Republican priorities if the GOP wins a supermajority in the state […]

“Consumer prices posted their biggest decline in more than six years during June as a sharp swoon in energy prices provided at least temporary relief from this year’s inflation surge, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday,” CNBC reports.

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) still isn’t ready to rally behind billionaire Rick Jackson’s (R) bid for governor, Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “In his first interview since his defeat in the Republican runoff, Jones wouldn’t say whether he would even vote for Jackson in November and warned that the party’s nominee must repair a […]