“U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance,” Reuters reports.
Republican Megabill Will Now Cost $4.1 Trillion
“Interest rates will be higher over the next decade because of the GOP’s megabill and drive up borrowing costs even for the federal government, Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts in a new report released Monday,” Politico reports.
“In a final “dynamic” analysis of the bill President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the measure will increase the federal deficit by $4.1 trillion over a decade.”
GOP Lawmaker Would Ban Early Redistricting
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) is introducing legislation to block all 50 states from redrawing congressional maps before the 2030 census and “stop a damaging redistricting war from breaking out across the country,” Fox News reports.
Of course, Kiley’s district would likely be up for grabs if California enters the redistricting war.
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Blame the Supreme Court for the Redistricting Wars
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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Listen, Donald Trump is a piece of shit, OK?”
— Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), quoted by the Daily Beast.
Rand Paul Warns About ‘King Trump’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Russell Brand’s podcast that President Trump may be remembered more for his executive power grabs than his policymaking.
Said Paul: “I think if we step back and we look at the Trump administration and Trump in history, the big debate will be over executive power.”
He added: “This isn’t a new debate. We had it with the Kings of England. We tried to form a republic where we limited the power of the executive.”
Trump Can’t Wave Away Economic Reality
From a Wall Street Journal editorial:
“What does Mr. Trump plan to do if next month’s jobs numbers are meh or worse? Order the BLS to change them? Democrats are sure to accuse his administration of suppressing unfavorable economic data in any case. After Ms. McEntarfer’s defenestration, the president’s advisers may be even more reluctant to bear bad economic news lest he say off with their heads too.”
“Mr. Trump does himself and his party no favors by waving away economic reality. Democrats spent the Biden presidency playing down inflation, and look where it got them.”
New York Retaliates Against Texas GOP Redistricting
“New York is joining the fight to redraw congressional maps,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state leaders said they would begin the process of redistricting in New York to benefit Democrats in response to Texas Republicans’ plans to alter that state’s congressional map ahead of schedule to create more GOP seats.”
Said Hochul: “If Republicans are willing to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, then they are leaving us no choice. We must do the same.”
California Democrats Appear Ready to Follow Newsom
“California’s Democratic legislative leaders are not ready to talk publicly about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to have lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps to try to send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, but behind closed doors they appear ready to follow his lead,” KCRA reports.
“Newsom is eyeing a special election in November of this year to ask voters to temporarily restore the power to draw those maps back to the California legislature for the first time in two decades.”
Abbott’s Options to Force Redistricting Are Limited
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had a message for the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state to derail a mega-partisan gerrymander: “This truancy ends now,” Politico reports.
“But Abbott’s options to compel those Democrats — whose departure to Illinois and other states is preventing the state Legislature from conducting any business — to return and vote are more constrained and legally uncertain than he let on. And they may take significant time to resolve in court.”
“Abbott and other Texas Republicans face a hard deadline as they are preparing to adopt maps that could net the GOP five seats in the U.S. House, potentially cementing the party’s majority in Congress. Maps need to be completed before the end of the year so that election officials can prepare for the state’s March 3 primaries.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene Threatens to Leave the GOP
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told the Daily Mail that she feels that the Republican party has lost touch with its base, and suggested she may abandon the party entirely.
Said Greene: “I don’t know if the Republican party is leaving me, or if I’m kind of not relating to Republican party as much any more. I don’t know which one it is.”
Trump Rages During Elizabeth Warren’s Interview
President Trump reacted furiously to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) interview on CNBC, firing off a series of posts on his Truth Social account calling her “Pocahontas.”
Said Trump: “Elizabeth Warren is a LOSER! She lies about everything, including the fact that she is an Indian. She’s NOT. She’s no Pocahontas!!! Ask Pocahontas the real questions, CNBC!!!”
Georgia GOP Braces for Nasty Senate Primary
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A Deeply Disturbing Signal from the Supreme Court
Rick Hasen: “Reading the tea leaves from cryptic Supreme Court orders can be perilous business because the justices are not bound by the questions they ask at oral argument, the offhand comments they make at a judicial conference, or even their monumental ‘shadow docket’ rulings on emergency petitions that have become all too common.”
“But a technical briefing order in a long pending case out of Louisiana, posted on the court’s website after 5 p.m. on a Friday in August, was ominous. The order was likely intended to obscure that SCOTUS is ready to consider striking down the last remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act, known as Section 2.”
“Such a monumental ruling, likely not coming until June 2026, would change the nature of congressional, state, and local elections all across the country, and likely stir major civil rights protests as the midterm election season heats up.”
Behind Trump’s Efforts to Control Information
Peter Baker: “An old rule in Washington holds that you are entitled to your own opinions but you are not entitled to your own facts. President Trump seems determined to prove that wrong.”
“Don’t like an intelligence report that contradicts your view? Go after the analysts. Don’t like cost estimates for your tax plan? Invent your own. Don’t like a predecessor’s climate policies? Scrub government websites of underlying data. Don’t like a museum exhibit that cites your impeachments? Delete any mention of them.”
“Mr. Trump’s war on facts reached new heights on Friday when he angrily fired the Labor Department official in charge of compiling statistics on employment in America because he did not like the latest jobs report showing that the economy isn’t doing as well as he claims it is. Mr. Trump declared that her numbers were ‘phony.’ His proof? It was ‘my opinion.’ And the story he told supposedly proving she was politically biased? It had no basis in fact itself.”
Trump Threatens India with Even Higher Tariffs
“President Trump on Monday threatened to further raise tariffs on India over the nation’s purchases of Russian oil, accusing the country of profiteering,” Axios reports.
“Having failed to strike a trade deal with India, after months of saying one was imminent, Trump is now going on the offensive against a long-standing ally.”
Said Trump: “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits. They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine.”
Noem Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is Model for ICE
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CBS News that “Alligator Alcatraz” will serve as a model for state-run migrant detention centers.
Trump Sons Launch Vehicle to Capitalize on U.S. Policy
“Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr are backing a new blank check investment vehicle potentially positioned to capitalize on U.S. policy, marking the latest push into public markets by the president’s family,” the Financial Times reports.
“New America Acquisition I Corp will target a company in the U.S. that plays ‘a meaningful role in revitalizing domestic manufacturing, expanding innovation ecosystems, and strengthening critical supply chains,’ the group said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.”
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