~ Democrats come under attack from within: ‘Horrible time to be an incumbent’

Del Beccaro:  Democrats now face a more difficult fight from within versus projecting an alternative to Republicans in the Midterms. The Democrat civil war also threatens to define their party in ways unacceptable to independent and moderate voters.

~ Tucker Carlson says he’s starting a new political party after break with Trump and GOP

~ U.S. Says It Won’t Renew Trade Deal With Mexico and Canada

~ Justice Barrett Faces Conservative Ire After Birthright Citizenship Ruling

~ Federal prosecutors directed to prioritize ‘birth tourism’ after Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling

~Republicans have edge in holding Senate, but it’s awfully close 

~ Trump says he directed Pulte to ‘declassify whatever you want’

Economic Update

~ Record decline in home asking prices offers buyers an affordability boost

~ Mastermind behind California billionaires tax makes absurd claim: ‘Entirely fabricated’

~ DOJ rips Gavin Newsom’s claims of political targeting with brutal reality check

~ From the billionaire tax to voter ID, here are the 14 measures Californians will decide in November

~ All-Gender Bathrooms, ‘Use-by’ Dates, Loud Ads: The New California Laws to Know