“North Korea has a heavily fortified, covert military base that could house its newest long-range ballistic missiles, which are potentially capable of striking the U.S. mainland,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Texas House Approves GOP Congressional Map
“The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday approved a new congressional map crafted to hand five additional U.S. House seats to the GOP over fierce opposition from Democrats, who cast the plan as a racially discriminatory attempt by President Donald Trump to stack the deck in next year’s midterm election,” the Texas Tribune reports.
“The House adopted the map, 88 to 52, along party lines. A Senate panel advanced a similar map Sunday, and the full chamber was expected to send the new lines to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk later this week.”
New York Times: “The redrawing of Texas’ map was only the first battle in what is likely to be a bruising and protracted coast-to-coast clash over redistricting between states led by Republicans and those led by Democrats over the coming months.”
Conservative Radio Host Slams Trump ‘Socialism’
Conservative radio host Erick Erickson hammered the Trump administration, particularly Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, for suggesting the government take a large share of chip maker Intel, Mediaite reports.
Said Erickson: “Well, there you have it. Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary. He’s the genius behind the aggressive tariffs, also now appears to be the genius behind the socialism that he wants the Trump administration to embrace.”
Fed Governor Says She Won’t be Bullied
“Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signaled her intention to remain at the central bank in defiance of calls for her resignation by President Donald Trump over allegations of mortgage fraud,” Bloomberg reports,
Said Cook: “I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet.”
A Prelude to Something Worse?
Ed Kilgore: “It’s possible Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to ‘federalize’ law enforcement in Washington, D.C., was just a one-off power grab, reflecting the federal government’s unique control of the capital city and Trump’s own obsession with Washington as a symbol of the American greatness he claims to be restoring. In other words, maybe he took over D.C. because he could.”
“But the exotic and rather fascistic appearance of National Guard units on the streets of Washington absent a riot or some other historically relevant pretext makes you wonder if the 47th president has something far worse in store.”
Quote of the Day
“Most citizens in Washington D.C. are Black. This is not a city that has had any safety for its Black citizens for generations, and President Trump is the one who is fixing that. So we’re going to ignore these stupid white hippies. They all need to go home and take a nap because they’re all over 90 years old.”
— White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, quoted by USA Today, on protesters angry with the federal takeover of D.C. police.
Pam Bondi Tightens Grip on Justice Department
“Pam Bondi has emerged from self-exile following right-wing blowback over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and is reasserting control over the Justice Department and her role as attorney general,” CNN reports.
“Bondi moved this week to install a new co-deputy FBI director alongside Dan Bongino, who had a heated confrontation with the attorney general in July and threatened to resign over the Epstein debacle. It’s a signal, Trump administration officials say, that Bondi won the power struggle and Bongino is likely to exit.”
Two Big Law Firms Doing Free Work for Trump
“At least two large law firms that struck deals with President Trump to avoid punitive executive orders have committed to doing free legal work for the Commerce Department,” the New York Times reports.
“The firms — Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Kirkland & Ellis — are working on a range of matters for the Commerce Department, including trade deals.”
Obama Backs California Redistricting
Former president Barack Obama on Tuesday said he supports California Democrats’ moves to redraw congressional districts to offset similar efforts from Texas Republicans, the Washington Post reports.
Said Obama: “I wanted just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas, and take it to the voters and see what happens.”
He added: “But I want to be very clear: Given that Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House that is effectively saying, ‘Gerrymander for partisan purposes so we can maintain the House despite our unpopular policies, redistrict right in the middle of a decade between censuses’ — which is not how the system was designed — I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this.”
Most Think Trump Will Pick Kevin Hassett for Fed Chair
A new CNBC Fed Survey finds more think President Trump will tap his top economic advisor Kevin Hassett to be the next Federal Reserve chair.
But when asked who the president “should” pick, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh took the top spot.
Vance Suggests Troops Could Be Sent to Other Cities
“Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials suggested Wednesday that the federal takeover of policing in D.C. could serve as a test case for other cities across the country as they tried to amplify the issue,” the Washington Post reports.
Tulsi Gabbard to Slash Her Staff
“Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is moving forward with the next phase of plans to eventually cut staffing in her department by almost half,” Axios reports.
Latino Voters Could Decide the Redistricting Wars
Playbook: “Texas Republicans are set to pass their new congressional maps through the state House today, officially putting their stamp on the redistricting arms race that has unfolded as national Republicans push to retain control of the House in next year’s midterms.”
“The Republican-led gambit to redistrict — which is being met with similar efforts across other states and notable retaliation in California — rests on a significant gamble banking on the emerging realignment of many working-class Latino voters toward the GOP.”
“But over a year out from the 2026 elections, there’s an emerging reality operatives say are slapping both parties in the face: President Donald Trump’s approval numbers with Latino voters are souring — and those same voters still don’t trust Democrats.”
Israeli Official Charged in Child Sex Ring Flees the U.S.
“MAGA is pushing the Trump administration to explain why an Israeli official who was arrested in an undercover child sex sting in Nevada was allowed to leave the U.S. after posting bail,” Axios reports.
“The outrage marks the latest fissure between Israel and MAGA, which already faces a generational divide over how much the U.S. should support Israel amid the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
Coming Up Short
Just published: Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America by Robert B. Reich.
A memoir of growing up in a baby-boom America.
Ultimately, Reich asks: What did his generation accomplish? Did they make America better, more inclusive, more tolerant? Did they strengthen democracy? Or did they come up short?
Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Reich, Robert B. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 571 Pages - 08/05/2025 (Publication Date) - Knopf (Publisher)
Eric Adams Associates to Face Corruption Charges
“Several associates and supporters of Mayor Eric Adams are expected to face corruption charges in the coming days, in cases that could serve as a potent reminder of the scandals still marring his mayoralty,” the New York Times reports.
“The mayor, who is just months away from facing voters in his bid for a second term leading New York City, is not expected to be charged.”
Trump’s Immigration Policy to Increase Budget Deficits
A Penn Budget Lab analysis finds President Trump’s immigration policy will increase deficits by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade — even with the new funds allocated to the effort in the recently passed tax law.
The study also finds the law will reduce GDP by 3.3% over the next 10 years.
Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts to Remain Sealed
“A federal judge said he would not unseal grand jury transcripts and evidence from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein – rejecting the Justice Department’s request to make them public,” CNN reports.
“Judge Richard Berman said the Justice Department did not overcome long-standing precedent to keep grand jury materials sealed and noted that the information contained in the sealed materials is small relative to the entire investigation file already in DOJ’s hands.”
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