WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

🚨 A new bill would allow millions of illegals to stay in the US. The “Dignity Act of 2025,” proposed by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), would let illegal migrants who arrived before 2021 stay in the country for seven years, while also passing nationwide E-Verify into law. The bill has attracted about 10 moderate House Republicans. It has drawn fury from the right, who have portrayed it as a “ruse” which will legalize tens of millions of illegals.

✂️ Congress cut funding for NPR and PBS. The House of Representatives passed the final version of the White House’s requested rescissions cuts, which formalize $9 billion in Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid programs. President Donald Trump will sign the package later today. The administration has indicated that more spending cut requests will follow.

🤖 Grok is headed to the Pentagon. Elon Musk’s XAI announced that it had secured a Department of Defense contract worth $200 million. The new program will address “critical national security challenges,” though it was left vague how exactly the program would be used. xAI also revealed “Grok for government,” an AI program specifically designed for local, state, and federal government agencies.

💰 A new bill would make states pay for federal riot response. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) unveiled a bill that would require states to reimburse the federal government for resources used to prevent civil disturbances in states that do not cooperate on immigration enforcement. The bill, for example, would have required California to pay for federal actions in Los Angeles during the riots. If passed, the bill could make being a sanctuary state very expensive.

INSIDER RADAR

Sen. Majority Leader Thune on sanctioning Russia

Insiders behind the paywall: John Thune, Andy Beshear, Charlie Kirk, JD Vance, and Derrick Van Orden.

HOAX TRACKER

“Innocent Irishman wrongly detained by ICE”

QUICK AND IMPORTANT

• Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) called for a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell over a $2.5B building boondoggle.

• Congress may soon lock in Trump’s national park fee hikes for foreign tourists.

• Senate Republicans are weighing canceling the August recess to ram through Trump’s stalled diplomatic picks.

• The EPA is moving ahead with a major overhaul after a green light from the Supreme Court.

• The most clicked link in our last newsletter was the Iraqi parents facing trial for an attempted honor killing of their daughter.

RFK Jr. scores toxic food dye bans

_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

Banning toxic chemicals from America’s food has long been the desire of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Now, major corporations are coming to heel and agreeing to remove synthetic dyes and chemicals from their products…

MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER

How left and right outlets frame the Dignity Act

Mentioned behind the paywall: CBS News, NBC News, The Daily Wire, and The Post Millennial.

_THE DAILY DEBATE_

POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY

Which do you think was the president’s biggest victory yesterday?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🗳️ Senate advancing spending cuts (814)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💰 Bahrain investments (42)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ✍️ Signing the HALT Fentanyl Act (155)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🚫 Canceling CA rail project (125)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💬 Other (35)

_POP QUIZ_

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