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Attn ‼️ Trump is expected to sign an executive order as early as Monday to reduce the boundaries of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.

“Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle celebrated the landmark bipartisan housing bill becoming law overnight Saturday despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign it,” ABC News reports. “The 21st Century Road to Housing Act aims to address the country’s housing shortage by increasing the supply of homes and overall homeownership. The legislation loosens regulations […]

We’re planning a summer mailbag episode of Trial Balloon, so send us your questions. They can be about the latest political developments, the 2026 midterms, the Democratic Party’s future, what’s happening behind the scenes at Political Wire — or anything else you think Chris and I should tackle. We’ll answer as many as we can […]

“The White House directed Kash Patel, the FBI director, to oversee a leak investigation into reporting by The New York Times about security issues with the new Air Force One, leading to a flurry of subpoenas to several Times reporters Friday night,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Patel scuttled a planned trip to Chicago […]

Watched the rest of Star City season 1. I liked it a lot. Has a science fiction-y feel even though it’s in the past. Also finished For All Mankind season 5, though I sort of lost interest in the characters. 📺

A nationwide outbreak of explosive diarrhea is currently underway, and it's tied to a parasite the CDC quietly dropped from federal surveillance back in July 2025. That timing lines up almost exactly with the Trump administration's broader gutting of health and science agen...

“Donald Trump has cleared the way for the opening of a $4.5bn bridge between Canada and Michigan 13 years after the project’s inception, claiming he had secured a better deal from the other side,” the Financial Times reports. “The Gordie Howe International Bridge is now expected to open on July 27 after the U.S. president […]

Fashion Store, 1914 #macke #orphism

“A federal judge has reluctantly granted a request by the Justice Department to formally dismiss a criminal case accusing five members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group, of seditious conspiracy in connection with the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,” the New York Times reports. “In an order filed on Friday night, […]

Tesla says “Cybercab employee rides at Giga Texas” are “starting soon” — its first stated step toward putting people inside the wheel-less, pedal-less robotaxi.

But the announcement, spread across two Tesla accounts and roughly 2.9 million combined views, is thinner than it sounds. It’s not clear whether Tesla means Cybercabs running a real ride service in Austin or simply driving employees around a factory parking lot.