{"id":2077,"date":"2026-07-31T11:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:38:38","slug":"saying-bye-to-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2077","title":{"rendered":"Saying Bye to July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>Today\u2019s notice:<\/i><\/b><i> Well, that was a long month. Senators\u2019 odds for a Blanche confirmation. Ryan Mackenzie returns Adam Kidan\u2019s money. Democratic AGs say they\u2019re gonna have a big cycle. The winding paths of two South Carolina political careers. And: Regulating the wokeness out of AI is harder than it sounds. <\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2075\">Past Due<\/a><\/p><h2><b>THE LATEST<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Who\u2019s happier to see July end? <\/b>Mercury\u2019s second retrograde <span><u>ended eight days ago<\/u><\/span>, but that was not enough to stop a seemingly endless torrent of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad headlines that have bedeviled both sides this month.<\/p>\n<p><b>Donald Trump <\/b>started the month with stormy weather <span><u>almost canceling<\/u><\/span> his Fourth of July fireworks. It proved to be a sign of things to come. The war with Iran flared back up, the economic indicators went back down. The courts pummeled him, forcing him to <span><u>pay <\/u><b><u>E. Jean Carroll<\/u><\/b><\/span> and <span><u>withdraw subpoenas<\/u><\/span> issued to New York Times reporters in an attempt to find out who leaked that the much-ballyhooed new Air Force One was not exactly ready for prime time.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC: Dr. Anthony Fauci testifying before the Senate Homeland\" class=\"wp-image-1957\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ba72971b09b7937db30c60e1faaa5e8f-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ba72971b09b7937db30c60e1faaa5e8f-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ba72971b09b7937db30c60e1faaa5e8f-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ba72971b09b7937db30c60e1faaa5e8f.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Election 2026 Michigan Abdul El-Sayed\" class=\"wp-image-2070\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f2ddf7a4533d6e0aeae92be6d7a8240.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n<u>Dana Milbank:<\/u> No, There Isn\u2019t a Democratic Civil War Underway in Michigan\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthropic\" class=\"wp-image-2074\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2d967813b559f4b8ee55aafafbd0b4ea-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2d967813b559f4b8ee55aafafbd0b4ea-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2d967813b559f4b8ee55aafafbd0b4ea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2d967813b559f4b8ee55aafafbd0b4ea.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Tech Companies Are Rejecting Trump\u2019s Proposed \u2018Woke\u2019 AI Ban\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9589f7171cc79dcb83bde7308da6885a-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9589f7171cc79dcb83bde7308da6885a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9589f7171cc79dcb83bde7308da6885a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9589f7171cc79dcb83bde7308da6885a.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      The DNC Put Up Its Headquarters as Collateral to Obtain Its Massive Loan\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The last week brought some <span><u>astoundingly bad<\/u><\/span> polling numbers, <span><u>increased oil prices<\/u><\/span>, the Senate refusing to do his bidding on <span><u>the SAVE America Act<\/u><\/span> and acting Attorney General <b>Todd Blanche<\/b>\u2019s <span><u>nomination<\/u><\/span> for the permanent gig sputtering.<\/p><p><b>What didn\u2019t happen: <\/b>The hot MAGA summer of lowered prices and talk of tax cuts some Republicans hoped for. If a shellacking comes from voters in November, remember how things never gelled in July.<\/p><p><b>The Democrats did their best to have a worse month<\/b> than the GOP. The <b>Graham Platner<\/b>-pocalypse showed the left has a lot to learn about picking primary candidates. Several embarrassing <span><u>faceplants<\/u><\/span> by DCCC-backed candidates showed the establishment also has a lot to learn about that. Oh, also parts of the DNC appear to be <span><u>a dumpster fire<\/u><\/span> \u2014 the parts of it that aren\u2019t being <span><u>actively scammed<\/u><\/span> by fraudsters, that is.<\/p><p>Democratic primary voters in Maine were, of course, disenfranchised cuz of <i>all that<\/i>, and now thousands more might see their votes wasted in the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary. A lot of people did what they were asked to do in Wisconsin and <span><u>voted early<\/u><\/span> for <span><u>one<\/u><\/span> of the <span><u>two<\/u><\/span> candidates who dropped out this month.<\/p><p><b>What this portends: <\/b>If Democrats manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in November, just remember how they spent their July.<\/p>\n<p><b>What comes next? <\/b>Let us again consult the astrology charts: The Lion\u2019s Gate Portal <span><u>opened up<\/u><\/span> Tuesday, peaks Aug. 8 and stays open until the 12th, which happens to be a few days after the Senate leaves for recess. We have no idea what these words actually mean but it\u2019s all about cosmic alignment, according to NOTUS\u2019 Manuela Silva \u2014 letting go of the old and being clear about your intentions moving forward.<\/p><p><b>Open tabs:<\/b> <span><u>Trump Announces Deal for \u2018Complete Disarmament\u2019 of Hamas<\/u><\/span> (NOTUS) <span><u>Midterm election fears run high, poll finds<\/u><\/span> (Semafor); <span><u>Senate Finance Republicans kill bid to stop Trump IRS audit-immunity deal<\/u><\/span> (Politico); <span><u>Taco Bell\u2019s Plan to Win Back Customers After Cyclospora Outbreak<\/u><\/span> (WSJ); <span><u>Joe Rogan warns liberals against trying to turn Texas blue<\/u><\/span> (Fox)<\/p><h2><b>From the Hill<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Blanche\u2019s odds: <\/b>Todd Blanche has had a bumpy week. Is Trump about to be rebuked by the YOLO Caucus? Or is this just some noise before the Republican-controlled Senate gives the Republican president the nominee he wants? Manuela asked senators their odds for Blanche\u2019s eventual confirmation as attorney general. They changed throughout the day, but not by much.<\/p><p>\u201cI would say, based on the comments that I\u2019ve seen coming from the White House, not very good,\u201d Sen. <b>Lisa Murkowski<\/b> (R-Alaska) said earlier in the day.<\/p><p>\u201c67.7%,\u201d YOLOer (and part-time <span><u>bolo<\/u><\/span>-er!) Sen. <b>Thom Tillis <\/b>(R-North Carolina) joked after Trump\u2019s Truth Social post suggesting he\u2019d withdraw Blanche\u2019s nomination if Tillis and Sen. <b>John Cornyn <\/b>(R-Texas) don\u2019t get on board.<\/p><p>\u201cYou know, I can be really hopeful and say I hope that that happens before we leave,\u201d Sen. <b>Jim Justice<\/b> (R-West Virginia) said. \u201cBut it wouldn\u2019t surprise me that what we have to do is hold the nomination off until September.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we will,\u201d Sen. <b>Ted Cruz <\/b>(R-Texas) said when asked if the Senate will see Blanche confirmed. <i>Any timeline predictions for that, senator? <\/i>\u201cNope!\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2071\">D.C.\u2019s Worst Landlord Is Its Housing Authority<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m not in that at all. So I have no idea,\u201d Sen. <b>Ron Johnson<\/b> (R-Wisconsin) said.<\/p><p><b>From the campaign trail<\/b><\/p><p><b>Refund incoming: Pennsylvania\u2019s 7th:<\/b> Republican Rep. <b>Ryan Mackenzie<\/b> returned a donation from <b>Adam Kidan<\/b>, a convicted fraudster whom Trump pardoned three days after he donated to Mackenzie, <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Avani Kalra reports<\/u><\/span>. The refund comes one day after <span><u>Avani reported<\/u><\/span> on the donation. Mackenzie faces Democrat <b>Bob Brooks<\/b> in one of the most competitive House races in the country.<\/p><p><b>First on NOTUS: Democratic AGs say internal numbers show wind at their backs.<\/b> A  marking 100-ish days till the general election from the Democratic Attorneys General Association suggests the group is poised to capitalize on the outsize attention attorneys general have seen in the lawsuit-heavy Trump 2.0. DAGA has raised $20.3 million since Jan. 1, a total that is close to double what it raised in the 2022 cycle. The memo points to internal polling the association says shows Democrats can \u201cflip 2-3 seats from red to blue\u201d in November.<\/p><h2><b>THE BIG ONE<\/b><\/h2><p><b>Un-woke-ing, another job AI cannot actually do: <\/b>The Trump administration is trying to regulate \u201cwokeness\u201d in artificial intelligence. What that looks like in practice is turning out to be difficult to define as the General Services Administration tries to draw up contracting language for the second time, <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Natalie Alms reports<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s draft language says it would test systems for bias, but it\u2019s unclear how to do so. Even if a bias test can be spun up, contractors would have to pay decommissioning costs if their software <i>is <\/i>found to be swayed too woke, and could face legal exposure. \u201cThat\u2019s a huge penalty for something that I think is such a mushy framework,\u201d <b>Jessica Tillipman<\/b>, associate dean for government procurement law studies at GWU, told Natalie.<\/p><h2><b>NOTUS METRO<\/b><\/h2><p><span><b><u>Sign up<\/u><\/b><\/span><b> for our local newsletter,<\/b> written by Martin Austermuhle and Zara Norman.<\/p><p><b>Local news:<\/b> <span><u>D.C.\u2019s Worst Landlord Is Its Housing Authority<\/u><\/span>, by Zara Norman<\/p><p><b>Sports desk:<\/b> <span><u>The Commanders\u2019 Defense Has Made a Strong First Impression at Camp<\/u><\/span>, by Martenzie Johnson<\/p><h2><b>NOTUS PERSPECTIVES<\/b><\/h2><p>\u201cI came to Michigan expecting to dislike El-Sayed\u2019s candidacy,\u201d <span><u>writes Dana Milbank today at NOTUS Perspectives<\/u><\/span>. Instead, he reached a very different set of conclusions: that the Michigan Democratic primary isn\u2019t really an ideological civil war, and Abdul El-Sayed isn\u2019t as scary as the establishment thinks.<\/p><h2><b>NEW ON NOTUS<\/b><\/h2><p><b>A tale of two South Carolinians: <\/b>The career arcs of <b>Mark Sanford <\/b>and Lindsey Graham tell the story of the modern Republican Party, <span><u>NOTUS\u2019 Paul Kane writes<\/u><\/span>. Once close friends \u2014 Graham was the godfather to one of Sanford\u2019s sons \u2014 the pairs\u2019 political fortunes took a divergent course after Trump changed the GOP. Graham got on board, Sanford never really did. Tracing their steps over the years, Paul details the path that has led to perhaps the most unlikely place: Sanford running a long-shot bid against Graham\u2019s sister in the Republican primary for Graham\u2019s old Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p><b>More:<\/b> <span><u>Defense Hawks Challenge the White House Push for a Narrow Reconciliation Bill<\/u><\/span>, by Joe Gould and Avani Kalra<\/p><p><span><u>Democrats Mobilize Over Fears Trump Will Deploy Troops to Polls<\/u><\/span>, by Joe Gould and Kadia Goba<\/p><p><span><u>Judge Appears Skeptical of Trump Administration\u2019s Arguments About Anthropic Posing Security Threat<\/u><\/span>, by Hamed Ahmadi<\/p><p><span><u>Trump-Themed Passport Rollout Goes National<\/u><\/span>, by Jenna Monnin<\/p><h2><b>NOT US<\/b><\/h2><ul><li><span><u>Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon\u2019s Delayed \u2018Forever Chemicals\u2019 Cleanups<\/u><\/span>, by Hiroko Tabuchi for The New York Times<\/li><li><span><u>\u2018It\u2019s the honor system\u2019: New Jersey\u2019s noncitizen voter registration brings private worries into the open<\/u><\/span>, by Matt Friedman for Politico<\/li><li><span><u>A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics<\/u><\/span>, by Ali Swenson for The Associated Press<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Thank you for reading!<\/b> If you liked this edition of the NOTUS Newsletter, please forward it to a friend. 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