PELOSI says she supports the Senate's stock trading ban.

Senate panel advances bill to ban congressional stock trading trib.al/IV3Rnfd

Former ambassador Christopher Hill talks diplomatic rollback, international implications cpr.org/2025/07/30/for… via Ryan Warner & Tom Hesse

Vote is still open, but CO Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper both vote No. #copolitics

Sanders’ first resolution to block arms sales to Israel fails 27-70. Fell well short of the votes needed to advance, but it’s the most votes an Israel arms sales measure has received so far. Bernie only got 15 votes in April and 19 in November.

Here’s what the agreement between Palmer Lake and Buc-ee’s looks like, mostly. The annexation still needs approval cpr.org/2025/07/30/pal… via Andrea Chalfin #copolitics

Bessent hails new ‘Trump accounts’ as ‘backdoor for privatizing Social Security’ politi.co/4fft8i4 via POLITICO

Energy Dept. Attacks Climate Science in Contentious Report nytimes.com/2025/07/31/cli…

Trump admin's Steve Witkoff and Mike Huckabee will go into Gaza tomorrow, Karoline Leavitt Karoline Leavitt tells us

Press Secretary Leavitt says the White House is moving forward with building a ballroom. npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-…

Senators forgo Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds in spending bill thehill.com/business/budge… via Aris Folley

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

The new US tariff rates. With some exceptions, it's either what's listed or a 10% flat rate. More than half of these are at 15%. whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

Following lawsuit, Rep. Jason Crow says members of Congress have ‘constitutional obligation’ to inspect ICE facilities cpr.org/2025/07/31/rep… via Megan Verlee #copolitics

ICE agent fires shots at car they say tried to run them over during detention operation in Black Forest cpr.org/2025/07/31/bla…