President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to visit the Federal Reserve today, July 24th, 2025, at 2 PM EST to review a construction project valued at over $3.1 billion. The visit includes Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Senators Tim Scott and Thom Tillis, OMB Director Russ Vought, and other officials. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has stayed an 8th Circuit decision concerning the Voting Rights Act in a case involving a North Dakota tribe's challenge to the state's election map, with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting. The President's visit to the Federal Reserve will also include Chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Bill Pulte, and his appointees to the National Capital Planning Commission, James Blair and Will Scharf. This visit comes as the Federal Reserve oversees a significant construction project. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul has not ruled out a potential re-drawing of the state's House lines, a move that would likely face legal challenges due to constitutional stipulations that redistricting occurs only once a decade. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' team has reportedly conferred with Hochul's office on the matter. In other political developments, Senator Thune has filed for cloture on President Trump's nomination of David Wright for a new five-year term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he has served since 2018 and was appointed chair by Trump in January. Separately, Mikie Sherrill has selected Centenary College President Dale Caldwell as the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor in New Jersey. Representative Ritchie Torres criticized Randy Fine, calling him a "bloated, braindead, blithering idiot" with no place in Congress. Regarding the Epstein files, Representative Markwayne Mullin blocked a resolution from Representative Gallego calling for the release of the files, stating his own resolution calls on courts to unseal records, while Gallego expressed frustration over the objection, suggesting it was to "give President Trump cover." TikTok's future hinges on Chinese approval for a potential deal, with CEO Shou Zi Chew stating that if the deal is not approved, the platform "is going to go dark." Decisions on this matter are expected very soon. In Georgia's Senate race, Insurance Commissioner John King has suspended his campaign to challenge Jon Ossoff, stating there is little path forward to the nomination, and will instead seek re-election as Insurance Commissioner. Governor Brian Kemp is reportedly supporting Derek Dooley's U.S. Senate bid and has indicated he will not support the campaigns of Insurance Commissioner John King and U.S. Representatives Mike Collins and Buddy Carter. Democratic Governors Tim Walz and Laura Kelly are departing the National Governors Association, amid private frustrations from some Democratic members regarding the organization's response to federal actions impacting states.
