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Here’s what you might have missed last week: Senate Republicans fold $1 billion in taxpayer ballroom funding into a government shutdown bill, North Korea formally scraps its reunification goal, and more.
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Before We Dip In (TL;DR)
In today’s issue:
Senate bill tucks $1B in ballroom funds. 🏛️
Kim Jong Un consolidates nuclear authority. 🌐
DOJ sues Denver over its assault weapons ban. 📜
LAW & POLICY
🏛️ Republicans Include $1B for Trump’s Ballroom Into Shutdown Bill
A Senate reconciliation bill to fund DHS and end the roughly 80-day partial shutdown includes $1 billion in taxpayer funds framed as security upgrades for the White House’s East Wing, where President Trump’s planned ballroom would be built.
The funding contradicts Trump’s repeated assurances that the project would cost taxpayers nothing. Polls from before the proposal surfaced showed just 28% of Americans support the ballroom.
The gap: The $1 billion is more than double Trump’s own $400 million price tag, with no spending breakdown provided. A judge in an ongoing lawsuit noted Trump created the site’s security risks by initiating construction himself. Democrats argue the vague framing effectively funds core ballroom construction with public money.
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WORLD NEWS
🌐 North Korea Scraps Reunification Goal, Grants Kim Sole Nuclear Authority
North Korea’s revised constitution formally drops the goal of Korean reunification for the first time since the Korean War, while eliminating checks on Kim Jong Un’s control over the country’s nuclear arsenal.
The document also, for the first time, officially recognizes North Korea as a state bordering South Korea, stopping short of defining the border to avoid sparking conflict.
The shift: Kim has spent recent years severing diplomatic ties with Seoul and publicly designating South Korea as the North’s primary adversary. The North is estimated to produce enough material for up to 20 nuclear warheads per year. Analysts say the changes aim to solidify the current standoff, not signal imminent escalation.
LAW & ORDER
📜 DOJ Sues Denver Over Its 1989 Assault Weapons Ban
The Department of Justice sued Denver over its nearly 40-year-old assault weapons ban, arguing restrictions on firearms owned by tens of millions of Americans are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
The suit is part of a broader Trump DOJ pledge to challenge local gun laws nationally, with a parallel action already filed against Washington, D.C., over its AR-15 restrictions.
The landscape: Denver’s ban is moderate by national standards, permitting 15-round magazines compared to California’s 10-round limit. The city rejected a DOJ offer in April to cease enforcement and avoid litigation. Pro-gun groups hope the federal case pushes the Supreme Court to hear an assault weapons challenge, after the Court declined similar appeals as recently as June 2025.
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