What’s Trending: Jay Inslee (and many other leftists) politicized the Texas flood tragedy in the most ghoulish way possible. An employee in Redmond shot a car thief in self-defense. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner breaks down the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, offers to debate Bob Ferguson, and responds to Elon Musk’s call for a third party. // Quick Hit: Elon Musk has started a new political party.