Lawmakers failed to move forward with a spending deal last week, so will return this week still working to provide funding continuity when appropriations expire at the end of the month.  Meanwhile, a second failed assassination attempt against President Trump took place yesterday in West Palm Beach.

This is the first week in a little while without life-altering political news, and we will count that as a win. The reprieve has given us time to focus on the things that matter, like reading up on the latest in El Chapo news.  For those Narcos: Mexico fans among us, the cast of characters is familiar. 

Once again, we are writing to you in objectively extraordinary times. We won’t spend too much time belaboring what has certainly permeated everyone’s awareness by now, but will simply say that the political world was shaken for a second week in a row with President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the Democratic ticket and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.