On July 13, 2026, President Trump signed the Proclamation Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument reversing Proclamation 10285 of October 8, 2021 (probably signed by the autopen) and establishing new boundaries for the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah which shall be comprised of the Indian Creek Unit (14,279 acres), Shash Jáa Unit (106,816 acres which includes the Moon House complex (318 acres), the Citadel (88 acres), Doll House Ruins (157 acres), Scorup Cabin (314 acres), and the Rig Canyon Exploration site (693 acres)) giving an total area of approximately 121,096 acres. The remainder of the land, 60 days after the date of this Proclamation, shall be open to:
entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws and laws applicable to the USFS;
disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing; and
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.
The Proclamation warns:
Appropriation of lands under the mining laws before the date and time of restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted appropriation, including attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights against the United States. Acts required to establish a location and to initiate a right of possession are governed by State law where not in conflict with Federal law.
The approximately 172,641-acre Canyons of the Escalante Unit contains the heart of the lands that remain within the Monument. Carved by the Escalante River and its tributaries, this area contains objects of historic or scientific interest worthy of protection, including the 130-foot-tall Escalante Natural Bridge. This area also boasts Calf Creek Canyon, a canyon of red alcoved walls with expanses of white slickrock, and other canyons along the Escalante River that contain a high density of Fremont prehistoric sites, including pithouses, villages, and storage cysts, as well as petroglyphs and pictographs, such as the Hundred Hands pictograph panel. The canyon of the Escalante River and its tributary canyons contain one of the highest densities of rock art sites in southwestern Utah outside of Capitol Reef National Park, with sites dating from the Archaic to the Historic periods. There are also historic sites of interest in the area related to grazing and ranching, along with the Boulder Mail Trail, which was used to ferry mail between the small desert outpost towns of Escalante and Boulder beginning in 1902.
Objects of historic and scientific interest can also be found in the approximately 8,900-acre Kaiparowits Horizon Unit. A recently discovered bonebed assemblage has produced rare specimens of theropods, including one of the most complete tyrannosaurid specimens in the region and well-preserved remains of hadrosaurs, turtles, and crocodilians. The site has provided critical insights into the ancient ecosystems of the Western Interior Seaway and the rich diversity of dinosaurs, reptiles, and other vertebrates and is considered a globally important paleontological resource. Accordingly, the establishment of the Kaiparowits Horizon Unit serves not only to properly care for and manage this uniquely intact snapshot of ancient biodiversity and environmental conditions, but also to foster continued research, education, and stewardship of a singular resource for the benefit of future generations.
Like the Bears Ears National Monument Proclamation, the remainder of the land, 60 days after the date of this Proclamation, shall be open to:
entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws and laws applicable to the USFS;
disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing; and
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.
This Proclamation also warns:
Appropriation of lands under the mining laws before the date and time of restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted appropriation, including attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights against the United States. Acts required to establish a location and to initiate a right of possession are governed by State law where not in conflict with Federal law.
The accompanying Fact Sheet President Donald J. Trump Modifies Two National Monuments, Restoring Sensible Land Management explaining that these 2 Proclamations are the beginning of "right sizing" national monuments. The goal of these and other forthcoming Proclamations will right government overreach on public land to allow for traditional use on public lands such as grazing, timber harvest, fishing, hunting, resource development, infrastructure upgrades, and motorized recreation. This is yet another example of "promises made promises kept" as President Trump continues supporting the Great American Outdoors Act he signed in his 1st term.
On July 13, 2026, President Trump signed the Proclamation Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security recognizes the necessity of a strong chemical manufacturing sector which produce essential chemicals for critical infrastructure (national defense), advanced manufacturing, medical sterilization (health care), and semiconductors (energy). The EPA published a ruling (HON Rule at 89 FR 42953042955) on May 16, 2024 that would shutdown the chemical manufacturing industry or require massive capital to comply with the new rulings. This proclamation extends the mandatory compliance date 2 years because:
The technology to implement the HON Rule is not currently available in a commercially viable form
It is in the natural security interests of the US to extend the compliance date
The accompanying Fact Sheet President Donald J. Trump Grants Further Regulatory Relief from Burdensome EPA Restrictions to Promote American Security explains that this Proclamation provides regulatory relief for chemical manufacturers in complying with overreaching EPA standards for which there is currently no commercially viable solution. While this Proclamation temporarily reduces the burdensome restrictions placed on this industry by the EPA, it is only postponed for 2 years. President Trump understands that the government must balance environmental standards for clean air and water with American needs for the products produced by those industries affected by these new regulations.
Our goal this week is to improve the blueprint communities can take home, replicate and scale. Protecting Americans requires enforcement, education, prevention, treatment, recovery, and community action working together. This is how we save lives. This is how we build a Fentanyl Free America. At the DEA, enforcement is our foundation. We bring the full wave of this agency to the fight against the cartels, against the facilitators, the distributors, the money launderers, the chemical supply, and every individual that profits from poisoning American citizens. This includes the deadly connection between cartel networks and the Mexican Government. They are one in the same. And at DEA, they are our number one priority
The summit agenda includes open sessions and closed sessions for law enforcement, regulatory, and prosecutorial partners.
The release states that the fentanyl death toll has dropped dramatically:
Synthetic opioid (fentanyl) deaths dropped 22% in a single year — from 48,913 in 2024 to 38,084 in 2025.
Total drug overdose deaths fell 14% — from 81,313 in 2024 to 69,973 in 2025.
While the President and his Administration work to dismantle the fentanyl supply chain at every link from designating major cartels — including Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and Sinaloa — as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists; to signing the HALT Fentanyl Act closing the chemical loopholes that were being exploited; to designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursors as Weapons of Mass Destruction. In addition, maximum pressure on foreign suppliers and enablers through tariffs and closing loopholes are also being used.
Finally, the source of fentanyl is being disrupted through military strikes on narcotrafficking vessels, the forcing of traffickers to dilute their products (only 29% now contain a potentially lethal dose down from 76% 2 years ago).
The release concludes:
President Trump’s ironclad commitment to border security and relentless pressure on every node of the supply chain is delivering these lifesaving results — and America is finally winning the fight against fentanyl.
First Lady Melania Trump supports HHS's A Home for Every Child initiative. which will expand her Fostering the Future program by providing an expansive educational opportunity while strengthening foster youth's financial security with a goal of a US foster care system that allows the youth within the program to thrive.
The Ways and Means Committee notes that the Fostering the Future Act is a significant reform to the foster youth program. It currently sits in the Senate (and as we have seen, the Senate does not seem to want to do anything that benefits We The People these days) waiting for the Senate to vote to pass it (as the House already has).
When passed, it will be the 2nd piece of legislation the First Lady has championed through Congress to her husband's desk.
HR6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes was introduced by J French Hill (R-AR-2) on December 11, 2025 (discussed in my March 18, 2026, June 17, 2026, June 20, 2026, June 23, 2026, and June 25, 2026 ANP Articles). On June 29, 2026, the bill was sent to President Trump, who had already stated multiple times that he would not sign any legislation until the SAVE America Act was passed (discussed in my March 10, 2026 ANP Article) and sent to him for signature.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
It is possible that President Trump can argue that the Senate had been on a pro forma vacation since he received the bill and that the 10 days should start on their first day back in session (which was July 13, 2026). However, I am wondering if, because the pro forma sessions occur every few days in order to keep the President from making 'recess appointments' if the same applies to the 10 days required for a bill signing.
On July 13, 2026, the White House published the Presidential Action Nominations Sent to the Senate with the following nominations:
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.
Andrew A. De Mello, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
The SENATE convened on July 13, 2026 at 3pm and adjourned at 7:12pm. They held 1 vote.
18 SCOTUS stays or motions to vacate of lower court orders
2 SCOTUS affirmation of lower court order
11 suits where judges ruled for the federal government
16 suits where judges ruled against the federal government
7 criminal prosecutions by the DOJ
In the lawsuit Beatty v. Trump docket # 26-5224 Appeal of 1:25-cv-04480 (discussed in my January 8, 2026 ANP Article) filed in Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on June 29, 2026 about Kennedy Center Renaming where the government appealed Judge Cooper's order granting a permanent injunction against the Trump administration preventing the renaming of the Kennedy Center.
ORDERED that the motion for stay be denied. Appellants have not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending appeal. Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 426 (2009); see also D.C. Circuit Handbook of Practice and Internal Procedures 33 (2025).
So, the order directing the removal of Donald J Trump's name from The John F Kennedy Performing Arts Center continues unabated.
The next upcoming event in Washington, DC is the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, sponsored by IndyCar, which will be run August 22-23, 2026. The race track will cover the following areas (click to enlarge the map):
There have been a variety of X posts and videos covering this event:
Those are some of the exact words used by Google’s censors, aka 'Orwellian content police,' in describing many of our controversial stories. Stories later proven to be truthful and light years ahead of the mainstream media. But because we reported those 'inconvenient truths' they're trying to bankrupt ANP.
