The Daily Five · Wednesday, July 1, 2026

The lead
Ranked number 1: Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
Trump continues to enrich himself and his family by leveraging the power of the presidency, raking in $2.2 billion in 2025. While US families face rising prices, inflation concerns, and ongoing geopolitical conflict started by the Trump administration, his family has utilized cryptocurrency, the Trump naming rights, and various real estate deals to balloon their income. The most striking data point: Trump organizations had a recorded income of $622 million in 2024 before his inauguration, showcasing over a 350% increase while in office.
The New York Times· Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller, Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany· June 29, 2026
Ranked number 2: Trump lifts limits on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models
The Trump Administration's panicked blocking of Anthropic's leading AI model and its subsequent reversal brings the realization that we are close to the cusp of new government regulation on public use of AI. In the years leading up to this, there was no doubt surrounding the availability of frontier models for general use; we hadn't reached the point of model intelligence to warrant it. With Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.6, we got a taste of what that newfound regulation might feel like. While US agencies and organizations get access, it'll be the public that gets left behind.
Politico· Sophia Cai, Cheyenne Haslett, Brendan Bordelo, & John Hewitt Jones· June 30, 2026
Ranked number 3: Supreme Court Gives Trump New Tools to Accelerate Deportations
While previous outcry caused the Trump Administration to pull back from deportation operations, newfound rulings from the Supreme Court open the door to millions of new deportations. The administration may shift to a quieter deportation strategy to fulfill its campaign promises, focusing on systematically removing previously protected immigrants from the Temporary Protected Status program. These deportations will prove much easier to fulfill due to the comprehensive data the administration has on enrollees of the program.
Wall Street Journal· Michelle Hackman , Marianne LeVine, & Louise Radnofsky· June 30, 2026
Ranked number 4: Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment
We have never been as far away from comprehensive gun reform as we are now. The Supreme Court has already issued two major rulings regarding gun regulation this term, one striking down a Hawaii law on gun carry restrictions and a second striking down a federal law banning gun ownership by marijuana users. Now, the court readies itself to hear a more pressing case: laws banning assault weapons. As a reminder, assault weapons were federally banned from 1994 to 2004, during which we saw a measured decrease in tragedies.
Associated Press· Lindsay Whitehurst· June 30, 2026
Ranked number 5: Planes leaving half full in EU border chaos, says industry
The EU faces another example of botched regulations, this time leaving passengers and airlines in disarray. A program that started in October, requiring non-EU residents to take fingerprints and a photoprint at their destination, has caused delays of up to five hours for passengers. In the wake of long lines and delays, planes are often unfilled or delayed to cope, only compounding the issue. While broader travel security has been an issue of public interest, rollouts like this will just leave everyone unhappy.
Finacial Times· Peter Campbell & Barbara Moens· June 30, 2026

Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House

Trump continues to enrich himself and his family by leveraging the power of the presidency, raking in $2.2 billion in 2025. While US families face rising prices, inflation concerns, and ongoing geopolitical conflict started by the Trump administration, his family has utilized cryptocurrency, the Trump naming rights, and various real estate deals to balloon their income. The most striking data point: Trump organizations had a recorded income of $622 million in 2024 before his inauguration, showcasing over a 350% increase while in office.

The New York Times· Ben Protess, Andrea Fuller, Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany· June 29, 2026

Trump lifts limits on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models

The Trump Administration's panicked blocking of Anthropic's leading AI model and its subsequent reversal brings the realization that we are close to the cusp of new government regulation on public use of AI. In the years leading up to this, there was no doubt surrounding the availability of frontier models for general use; we hadn't reached the point of model intelligence to warrant it. With Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.6, we got a taste of what that newfound regulation might feel like. While US agencies and organizations get access, it'll be the public that gets left behind.

Politico· Sophia Cai, Cheyenne Haslett, Brendan Bordelo, & John Hewitt Jones· June 30, 2026

Supreme Court Gives Trump New Tools to Accelerate Deportations

While previous outcry caused the Trump Administration to pull back from deportation operations, newfound rulings from the Supreme Court open the door to millions of new deportations. The administration may shift to a quieter deportation strategy to fulfill its campaign promises, focusing on systematically removing previously protected immigrants from the Temporary Protected Status program. These deportations will prove much easier to fulfill due to the comprehensive data the administration has on enrollees of the program.

Wall Street Journal· Michelle Hackman , Marianne LeVine, & Louise Radnofsky· June 30, 2026

Supreme Court will consider whether laws known as assault weapons bans violate the Second Amendment

We have never been as far away from comprehensive gun reform as we are now. The Supreme Court has already issued two major rulings regarding gun regulation this term, one striking down a Hawaii law on gun carry restrictions and a second striking down a federal law banning gun ownership by marijuana users. Now, the court readies itself to hear a more pressing case: laws banning assault weapons. As a reminder, assault weapons were federally banned from 1994 to 2004, during which we saw a measured decrease in tragedies.

Associated Press· Lindsay Whitehurst· June 30, 2026

Planes leaving half full in EU border chaos, says industry

The EU faces another example of botched regulations, this time leaving passengers and airlines in disarray. A program that started in October, requiring non-EU residents to take fingerprints and a photoprint at their destination, has caused delays of up to five hours for passengers. In the wake of long lines and delays, planes are often unfilled or delayed to cope, only compounding the issue. While broader travel security has been an issue of public interest, rollouts like this will just leave everyone unhappy.

Finacial Times· Peter Campbell & Barbara Moens· June 30, 2026