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🎧 The president will ramp up domestic travel to pitch his policies to the American people late this year into next year, a senior White House official, unauthorized to speak publicly, tells NPR’s Tamara Keith. The official also said that the president will balance discussing the administration's perceived economic successes with acknowledging that more work remains. It is not yet known if the president will pair his messaging with new policies. In recent weeks, many officials have asked for patience, saying it will take time for Trump’s policies to have an impact on the economy.
➡️ Trump announced a $12 billion bailout for farmers hurt by his tariffs. The administration frames the payment as bridge money until the president’s trade deals pay off, which acknowledges economic pain points.

🎧 The conservative justices appeared to be concerned that the separation of powers has become murky, NPR’s Andrea Hsu tells Up First. Both sides of the argument agreed that independent agencies do not solely function as part of the executive branch because their board members and commissioners also make rules and decide cases. The decisions they make impact the American people. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who represents the Trump administration, argued that this lack of accountability to the president causes a problem. Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the administration's request would destroy the structure of government and take away from Congress the concept that some agencies are better off independent.

🎧 Indiana is highly notable because it is not known what could happen with the vote, NPR’s Sam Gringlas says. The state is currently represented by seven Republicans and two Democrats, which means if the new political maps pass, Republicans could wipe Democrats from the state’s delegation. Many Republican leaders in the state have heard from their constituents that they don’t want the new map to pass. Leon Bates, who was outside of the state Capitol with hundreds of people chanting, told Gringlas that a new map would chop up his predominantly Black community.