WHAT WE VOTED FOR
THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS TURBO CHARGING CLEAN ENERGY TECH. 80 major clean energy manufacturing facilities have been announced. Solar panels are going up even in coal country. AP NEWS.
BIDEN PUSHES FOR U.S. TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. The New York Times.
THE U.S. ECONOMY BLOWS PAST EXPECTATIONS AGAIN. Core inflation has slipped further. Production and investment continue to grow. The Hill.
THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS QUIET AFTER POLICY SHIFT on asylum seekers. Nearly a 70% drop in illegal crossings since early May, while migrants sign up for legal petitions on a phone app. The Washington Post.
AND POLITICALLY THIS WEEK
RUDY GIULIANI ADMITS THAT HIS CHARGES OF ELECTION FRAUD WERE FALSE, that he lied about election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter. NPR.
CONSERVATIVE BROADCASTER FEELS DUPED BY STOP THE STEAL. The truth is having an impact. The Raw Story.
NEW COUNTS ADD TO TRUMP’S LEGAL PERIL. Special Council Jack Smith announced a superseding indictment in the documents case. The seriously significant charges include attempting to alter, destroy or mutilate documents, plus a new charge under The Espionage Act. The New York Times.
MODERATE REPUBLICANS DON’T WANT TO EXPUNGE THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT. The Hill.
POLL SHOWS OHIO VOTERS OPPOSE REPUBLICAN EFFORTS, 2-1, TO CHANGE RULES for ballot initiatives. The special election is August 8. For November, polling shows 58% are for a constitutional amendment supporting abortion rights, 32% oppose. USA Today.