“House Republicans voted on Wednesday to establish a new subcommittee to reinvestigate the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, moving to reopen one of the most polarizing chapters in American politics,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Illegally Cut Off Harvard’s Research Grants
“A federal judge on Wednesday ruled President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school,” Reuters reports.
“The decision by U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston marked a major legal victory for Harvard as it seeks to cut a deal that could bring an end to the White House’s multi-front conflict with the nation’s oldest and richest university.”
New York Times: “Although Harvard’s case centered on its research funding, the university contended that the administration had compromised its First Amendment and due process rights. Now, the judge’s decision stands to give Harvard new leverage with the White House in settlement talks that began in June.”
Eric Adams Was Offered Post in the Trump Administration
New York City mayor Eric Adams has been offered a position at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development if he drops his re-election bid, Politico reports.
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Democrats have to give up on the idea that they’re a governing party. They have to give up on the idea that the Republican party is a traditional political party of which you can have some sort of meeting of the minds.”
— Former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens, on the Bulwark Podcast.
House Members Unveil Bipartisan Stock-Trade Ban
“A bipartisan group of House members on Wednesday unveiled a bill to bar lawmakers and their families from trading or owning individual stocks, a much-anticipated compromise that some conservatives and liberals say their colleagues can get behind,” NOTUS reports.
Thom Tillis Won’t Consider Replacing Fed Governor
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he would not consider a nominee to replace ousted Fed governor Lisa Cook until the legality of President Trump’s move to fire her has been determined in court, signaling that the Senate is unlikely to approve a new nominee for her seat while the issue is being litigated, Politico reports.
Said Tillis: “I’m not going to consider anybody until that’s been adjudicated.”
Trump Pushes to Take Control of Spending from Congress
CNN: “According to figures compiled by congressional Democrats, which have not been previously reported, the administration has so far withheld $425 billion that Congress had agreed to spend on programs like biomedical research, state and local crime fighting efforts and energy programs.”
“It’s a number that congressional Democrats are likely to point to as they push for guardrails in upcoming talks with GOP leaders, who also voted to approve that spending.”
House Fails to Censure LaMonica McIver
House Democrats, with help from more than half a dozen Republicans, succeeded in killing a motion to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) for clashing with ICE officers in April, Axios reports.
Pfizer CEO Says Trump ‘Worthy’ of Nobel Prize for Vaccines
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla defended the safety and efficacy of its COVID vaccine and suggested President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in its development,” Axios reports.
He called Trump’s Operation Warp Speed “a profound public health achievement.”
Trinidad and Tobago Leader Praises U.S. Strike
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs and said that all traffickers should be killed, the AP reports.
Said Persad-Bissessar: “I have no sympathy for traffickers; the U.S. military should kill them all violently.”
Republicans Planning a Midterm Convention
Associated Press: “Speaker Mike Johnson says when President Trump called him recently to discuss the novel idea of a midterm political convention he thought: ‘That’s genius.'”
“The idea is to give Republicans a chance to make their case to voters, who tend to reject the party in power during midterm cycles. Republicans are struggling to hold onto their majority in Congress.”
Epstein Victims May Release Their Own Client List
Jeffrey Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips said that she and other victims will compile their own “client list,” McClatchy reports.
Said Phillips: “We know the names… Now, together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know were regularly in the Epstein world… Stay tuned for more details.”
Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Eric Adams
“Advisers to President Trump have discussed the possibility of giving Mayor Eric Adams of New York City a position in the administration as a way to clear the field in November’s mayoral election and damage the chances of the Democratic front-runner, Zohran Mamdani,” the New York Times reports.
“The talks have also involved finding a possible place in the administration for the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa.”
“The goal would be to give former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo a better chance of defeating Mr. Mamdani in November’s general election.”
Democrat Seeks to Unseat Cindy Hyde-Smith
A man Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) “blocked from rising to the federal judiciary in 2022, is now seeking to unseat her in the 2026 midterms,” the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports.
“Lowndes County District Attorney Scott Colom has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next year’s U.S. Senate race.”
Chelsea Clinton Won’t Run for Congress
Chelsea Clinton isn’t eyeing a congressional bid in Manhattan, ABC News reports.
Buddy Carter Courts Trump Endorsement
Rep. Buddy Carter’s (R-GA) Senate campaign went up with a seven-figure ad blitz seeking to tie him closely to President Trump — and to the Laken Riley Act, even though primary rival Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) was the main sponsor of the bill, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Another Democrat Runs for Senate in Maine
Maine brewery owner Dan Kleban (D) announced in a video that he is mounting a Senate bid because Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has “been in Washington for 30 years, she stopped looking out for us, she lied about protecting abortion rights, and she refuses to stand up to Donald Trump when it really matters.”
House Democrats Move to Punish Cory Mills
House Democrats are moving to formally reprimand Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) in response to a GOP lawmaker’s effort to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Politico reports.
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