“The U.S. government’s budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts,” Reuters reports.
Canadians Are Boycotting the U.S. in Droves
“Canadian road trips to the United States have continued to decline for the seventh month in a row as the country continues its boycott of the U.S. According to Statistics Canada, automobile trips by Canadian residents returning from the U.S. dropped 36.9 percent year-over-year in July, while air travel from the U.S. declined 25.8 percent,” the Daily Beast reports.
“Meanwhile, international trips to other destinations from Canada have risen by 5.9 percent, suggesting Canadians are looking elsewhere for their summer vacations.”
Trump to Announce Kennedy Center Honorees
Every VA Medical Center Has Severe Staffing Shortages
“The independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs said the agency’s health system is facing a severe staffing shortage of clinical and nonclinical workers that has worsened since last year — at the same time the agency has shed tens of thousands of workers and recruited fewer medical workers,” the Washington Post reports.
Schumer’s Favorability at Lowest Point in 20 Years
A new Siena poll finds Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) favorability is just 39% — at its lowest point among New Yorkers in the past 20 years.
In case you missed it, John Oliver absolutely skewered Schumer on his HBO show this week.
Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data
“A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed teams affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency to gain access to potentially sensitive data on millions of Americans, overruling a lower court that had blocked that access in February,” the New York Times reports.
“By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the access to data stored at the Treasury Department, the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in a similar case in June involving Social Security data.”
Exchange of the Day
Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on Katie Miller’s new podcast:
MILLER: So how do you handle a toddler tantrum in a public place?
VANCE: Usha is super patient. She’ll try to reason with them. If they have a tantrum in a public place, I immediately grab them, take them to the bathroom and say, “You got to cut that shit out.”
Texas Republicans Dare Democrats to Stay Out of State
“Texas Republicans said Tuesday that they would kick off a second special legislative session Friday to redraw the state’s congressional maps in favor of the GOP, putting pressure on absent Democrats to quickly return to the state or commit to remaining away for another month,” the Washington Post reports.
White House Will Host Historic Fight on July 4
UFC CEO Dana White told CBS News he will stage a historic fight at the White House on July 4, 2026, marking America’s 250th birthday with what would be the first professional mixed martial arts event ever held at the presidential residence.
Said White: “It is definitely going to happen.”
Trump Nominee Suggests Suspending Jobs Report
President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, told Fox News he might suspend the bureau’s flagship monthly jobs report.
White House to Vet Smithsonian to Fit Trump’s Vision
“The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
From a letter: “This initiative aims to ensure alignment with the president’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.”
Even George Orwell would be shocked.
Trump Law Will Push 2.4 Million Off Food Stamps
“Republican-led cuts to public assistance programs – carried out at the behest of Donald Trump’s administration – will lead to 2.4 million fewer Americans receiving food stamps, among them families with children,” The Guardian reports.
Quote of the Day
“I wish Marjorie Taylor Greene got on her knees for her lord and savior as much as she got on her knees for men who aren’t her husband. Just another fake Christian.”
— Laura Loomer, on X.
Ammon Bundy Must Pay $52 Million Judgment
A federal bankruptcy judge ruled that anti-government activist Ammon Bundy cannot discharge a $52 million civil court judgment through declaring bankruptcy, Boise State Public Radio reports.
A Record Number Are In Immigration Detention
“The number of people in immigration detention reached a new high of more than 60,000 on Monday, breaking a modern record set during the first Trump administration,” the New York Times reports.
On ‘Federalizing’ D.C.
Steve Vladeck: “The upshot of all of this is that the President does have two important authorities when it comes to ‘local’ law enforcement in the District of Columbia: He can use the (small) D.C. National Guard in circumstances in which he probably couldn’t use any other military personnel; and he can require the use of MPD ‘for federal purposes’ for up to 30 days. That’s not nothing, but it also isn’t anything close to some kind of federal takeover of the nation’s capital.”
Sherrod Brown to Run for Senate in Ohio
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) “has decided to run in 2026 for U.S. Senate, attempting a return to the office that he lost last year after a savagely fought reelection campaign,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
“Brown’s decision, which comes after months of speculation about his political future, gives Ohio Democrats perhaps their best hope of unseating incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Columbus-area Republican appointed to the job earlier this year.”
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