Think More: Monday, July 27, 2026
Jordan refers Jack Smith to the Justice Department, Fauci's diaries, the DNC's debt, and the Smithsonian order.
Lead · The Record Catches Up
Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith to the Justice Department Over His December Testimony
On July 22, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan referred former special counsel Jack Smith to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging materially false statements under 18 U.S.C. 1001. Smith told the committee in December that his office sought only lawmakers’ toll records; department files produced this month show investigators obtained text messages from 44 members of Congress. Smith’s attorneys say he answered the question asked.
The Record Catches Up
Fauci’s Private Diaries Record a Rising Star as the Death Toll Climbed
Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul has released Anthony Fauci’s private journals, spanning December 2019 through December 2022, days before the former NIAID director testifies under subpoena. Between task force meetings and rising casualty counts, Fauci judged it no exaggeration that he was “the most famous and talked about person in the country.”
Speech and Its Enforcers
The Tenth Circuit Revives a Wyoming Doctor’s Suit and Shields Colorado Lawmakers
A Tenth Circuit panel reinstated radiologist Eric Cubin’s First Amendment claims against Governor Mark Gordon, who demanded his resignation from the Wyoming Board of Medicine after Cubin urged lawmakers to bar gender procedures for minors. The same court granted Colorado legislators immunity for cutting off critics at hearings, a ruling the Institute for Free Speech has asked the Supreme Court to review.
An Argument Over Mormon Doctrine Returns Theology to the Public Square
Owen Anderson | The American Mind
After the Pentagon briefly dropped the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from its list of recognized faiths, Mormons, evangelicals, and Catholics fought openly on X over the Trinity, revelation, and the meaning of Christian. Owen Anderson welcomes the return of public theological argument and warns that debate must aim at truth rather than performance.
The Left’s Ledger
The DNC Is in Debt and Asking Its Vendors to Wait Until After November
Drawing on New York Times reporting, Matt Margolis describes a Democratic National Committee that pledged its Washington headquarters against a $15 million credit line, has paid more than $700,000 in interest, and has asked vendors to hold invoices until after the midterms. Chairman Ken Martin drew a formal HR complaint after throwing his phone during a July reprimand.
Voters Reject Every Plank the DSA Co-Chair Defended, Starting With Abolishing the Senate
Napolitan News Service | napolitannews.org
After DSA co-chair Megan Romer defended her party’s agenda in an interview, Napolitan News tested each position with voters. Not one drew more than 32% support. Ending deportations fares best, ending restrictions on entry draws 67% opposition, and eliminating the Senate loses 70% to 19%. Democratic majorities oppose three of the five.
The midterm money gap: party finances 100 days out, PJ Media, July 27
$400M
Super PAC Trump controls
$128.5M
RNC cash on hand
$2M
DNC in the red
Who Owns the Story
Trump Orders the Park Service to Post Warnings Outside the Museum of American History
The White House | whitehouse.gov
Citing a Domestic Policy Council report finding ideological capture at the National Museum of American History, the July 24 executive order directs the Interior Secretary, through the National Park Service, to install temporary signage and exhibits on public walkways outside the building, correcting what the order calls inaccurate history and honoring the 56 signers of the Declaration in this anniversary year.
Record Box Office Receipts Conceal a Studio System That Lost Its Audience
Analysts expect 2026 receipts to top $10 billion, yet North American ticket sales fell from 1.24 billion in 2019 to 769 million in 2025, with higher prices covering the difference. Peachy Keenan finds Los Angeles production down nearly 40% in a decade while self-financed YouTube filmmakers deliver the year’s improbable hits.
Voters Are Split on Whether AI Helps Them and United on Wanting the Wheel
Kristen Soltis Anderson | Foundation for American Innovation
Kristen Soltis Anderson reports that 42% of voters expect AI to help them and 39% expect harm, with optimism rising among those who use the tools most. Among business leaders, 86% call full ownership of their AI systems and data a priority, and 56% fear competitors profiting from models trained on their work.
