THE MORE YOU KNOW: Congressional offices received polling memos from Americans for Health Excellence about how voters want action on the cost of health insurance.
PLATNER PROBLEMS: Rep. Seth Moulton (D., Mass.) knocked away a voter’s phone when asked if he would endorse Graham Platner.
DSA TAKEOVER: Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) is sounding alarm bells about the Democrats’ primaries in New York. Fetterman called several of the winners “Anti-Israel. Anti-America. Anti-Western Civilization.” Fetterman noted that he is alone in his party in condemning them. “Why am I the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate that refuses to excuse this or defend any of those self-identified communists?” he asked.
WFW WIN: Winning for Women won big in South Carolina’s 1st District, where it was one of the first groups to back Jenny Costa Honeycutt in the primary to succeed Rep. Nancy Mace (R., S.C.).
MILESTONE HIT: Gas prices are now averaging below $4 a gallon across most of America. Businessman Steve Forbes has a prescription for how to keep it that way. “Government interference will not lower gas prices,” Forbes noted. “President Trump’s tax cuts, deregulation, and America First energy policies are working. Gas is down 60 cents/gallon in a month to $3.93 according to the AAA. Under Biden in June 2022? $4.94. That’s real money back in your pocket.”
RED LINE DRAWN: President Donald Trump said that it would be “unacceptable” for Iran to levy “any kind of fees on shipping.”
GUN RIGHTS WIN: The Supreme Court struck down “Hawaii’s attempt to limit Second Amendment rights and end-run the Bruen decision,” as Judicial Crisis Network’s Carrie Severino noted.
NEW GIG: Rep. Brian Jack (R., Ga.) told the Washington Reporter that he’s excited to see his former colleague, Kamran Daravi, join Thorn Run Partners.
BIG BIRTHDAY WEEK: Happy birthday to Savannah Russell, Steven Cheung, and Kaelan Deese!
