STEPHEN MOORE: The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years. “Everyone knows that the ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That’s enough reason to heartily celebrate. But what isn’t well known is that this new law doesn’t just change tax policy. It includes dozens of other long-sought policy goals — what I call ‘hidden gems.’ Here is a list of some of the major policy victories.”

NOT MUCH LOVE FOR GOVERNOR GAVIN:

OPEN THREAD: For vibrations and compatibility, I think it’s like a magnet.

NOT-SO-BEAUTIFUL BIG BILL: Don’t think for a minute that lobbyists working on behalf of all kinds of special interests took a holiday while the Senate and House were wrangling through their competing versions of that Big Beautiful Bill.

In my latest Substack column, you will find details, courtesy of the American Accountability Foundation’s (AAF) Thomas Jones, of what appears to be a worrisome connection, albeit indirect, between a Senate GOP staffer working for Sen. Bill Cassidy on the HELP Committee and a big liberal lobbyist outfit.