A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
8 verified reports published on July 16, 2026.
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The Justice Department said on July 2 that it rejects any ICC claim over U.S. persons, after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a June 29 letter making that position explicit.
The White House says a July 9, 2026 proclamation gives listed stationary sources in Annex I a two-year exemption from specified HON-rule compliance deadlines under Clean Air Act Section 112(i)(4). The document was posted July 13 and applies only to the facilities and deadlines named in the proclamation.
The White House’s July 13 proclamation gives certain chemical-manufacturing facilities a two-year exemption from specified HON-rule compliance deadlines under Clean Air Act Section 112. The administration frames it as a national-security safeguard, but the legal effect is narrower than the broad deregulatory messaging suggests.
Trump Media disclosed that George Holding resigned from the board and committees effective July 6, with the filing posted July 10. The company says the exit was not tied to any disagreement, but the continued turnover keeps scrutiny on a company already living under a political microscope.
Trump Media said George Holding resigned from its board and committees effective July 6, 2026, and disclosed the change in an SEC filing on July 10. The company said the resignation was not tied to any disagreement with management or the board.
The Supreme Court docket in No. 25A1357 shows that Donald Trump’s further extension request was filed July 1, 2026, and that Justice Clarence Thomas granted it on July 10, 2026. The order extends the deadline to file a petition for certiorari to August 14, 2026.
Trump Media disclosed that George Holding told the company on July 6, 2026, that he was resigning from the board and committees he served on, effective immediately. The company filed the Form 8-K on July 10 and said the departure was not tied to any disagreement with management or the board.
Trump Media said George Holding resigned from its board and the committees he served on, effective July 6, 2026. The company said the departure was not tied to any disagreement with management or the board.