The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
- Don’t worry, Goldman Sachs is doing just fine.
- No deal, despite progress, in closed-door nuclear option Senate meeting.
- Rasmussen: 44% favor ending the Senate filibuster, 38% oppose.
- The Pentagon refuses to charge suspected terrorist Sufiyan Barhoumi, who after 11 years of detention at Guantanamo Bay, has decided to plead guilty to war crimes and serve whatever sentence a U.S. military commission deems just.
- In Egypt seven people were killed and 261 were injured Monday night in clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
- More of Obama’s ambassadorial appointments have gone to political appointees than at least the past three presidents.
- The U.S. dollar is enjoying a rare period of strength.
- The Seattle Times has a nice breakdown of the mayoral race. Their primaries are August 6.
- George H.W. Bush and Obama met yesterday and were very nice to each other.
- One of the most modern and successful auto plants in the world thrives in an impoverished part of Detroit.
- Charlie Cook: Democrats are unlikely to win a House majority in the midterm election, unless voters reach a breaking point with Republicans.
- Mark Leibovich: Tammy Haddad is “Queen of Suck-Up City.” Will “Suck-Up City” catch on like “DMV” and “Hollywood for ugly people?” Probably not.
- The Oakland A’s Yoenis Cespedes wins the Home Run Derby with a 455 ft shot over center field.