The real winner tonight is not President Trump - it’s Senate Majority Leader Thune. Exactly how he flipped that many “no” to “yes” votes rather last-minute, we may never know.

The big, beautiful bill awaiting passage in the Senate is *only* 900+ pages, but increasingly popular term limits ought be snuck in to a megabill…sooner than later. America’s fast-approaching gerontocracy status.

The Senate Clerk’s staff is right now approaching hour 10 of reading this bill from the Senate floor — this is Chuck Schumer deploying a tactic seldom used since 1980.

Oh, so it turns out financial literacy literally pays off? Imagine if more Americans actually had a better understanding of money. Maybe more among us (& our lawmakers!) would scrutinize the “big, beautiful bill” more critically.

Nope, I think the Fed will cut in September. At this point, it’d be very surprising if the Fed decided to cut in July. That would indicate Powell is giving in to pressure from Trump—which he wouldn’t/shouldn’t want to do.

MAGA 1 vs MAGA 2: which wins on the OBBB? MAGA 1 - With Trump lockstep, on it all. MAGA 2 - Quit spending. More cuts.

From Nebraska to North Carolina, from House to Senate…lawmakers who take principled stances/votes against Trump are choosing to retire. If this isn’t a most glaring reminder U.S, politics needs systemic reform (getting big money out/end gerrymandering/term limits), nothing is.

Vance just bet his future on Trump’s BBB. It may not pay off.

How very ironic to spot this while sitting in traffic in Foggy Bottom today.

From Idi Amin’s Uganda to West Virginia coal country, my family’s story taught me the value of our flag, writes Rina Shah. A patriotic must read for this Fourth of July. 🇺🇸 thenextmove.substack.com/p/im-the-daugh…

“I am the daughter of immigrants. I'm proud to wave the American flag, even when I’m not proud of our government. And I want other Americans to share that pride.” Read: open.substack.com/pub/thenextmov…

The BBB is a betrayal of voters who wanted real reform, not a bloated, pork-filled mess.

“While America chokes its own talent pipeline, China is funding AI labs and welcoming engineers. You don’t dominate the future by deporting it.”

My thoughts on Trump’s massive BBB bill. He’s taking a huge swing.

Spotted at Miami International Airport. The world needs more of both…

Stop doom-scrolling & get disciplined about consuming content. Focus on 3 areas weekly. I did: ✍️Writing: Guest posted on “The Next Move” - Garry Kasparov’s Substack 📚Reading: “6 Days in Bombay” - @AlkaJoshi 📺 Watching: “Attack on London: Hunting 7/7 Bombers” - @Netflix

.Elon Musk is challenging Republicans to stick to their principles.

Bright, blue skies with an evergreen, cautionary reminder on the road to Washington, DC.

Let me be blunt. Republicans just handed Democrats a major midterm weapon by passing the BBB.