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Neill died on July 13 at the age of 78.

Neill died on July 13 at the age of 78.

Paramount has vowed to fight California's lawsuit seeking to block its proposed $110-billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal would actually boost competition.

"Don't Let China Win": President Trump Presses Senate On CLARITY Act In Final Stretch

Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com,

The Senate returns to Washington on July 13, with the clock running down on the most consequential piece of crypto legislation in years. Lawmakers now have roughly four weeks to schedule, debate, and pass the CLARITY Act before the August recess. 

President Trump weighed in directly on Monday, posting on Truth Social that “in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham, a big supporter, the U.S. Senate should pass the Clarity Act” and warning that China and other countries “would like to take complete and total control of this major financial ‘happening,'” as well as A.I. 

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt amplified the urgency, noting the critical week coincides with the one-year anniversary of the GENIUS Act and cautioning, “We cannot afford to delay any longer.”

This is a window many policy watchers see as the last realistic chance to enact comprehensive digital-asset market structure legislation this Congress.

The CLARITY Act would draw a firm regulatory line between the SEC and the CFTC, granting the commodities regulator exclusive jurisdiction over spot markets for “digital commodities” while leaving the SEC to oversee investment-contract assets. 

It cleared the House in July 2025 by a bipartisan 294–134 vote and advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee in May by a 15-9 margin, with two Democrats joining all Republicans. 

Those committee votes, however, came with warnings that floor support was not guaranteed.

This week’s milestone is the release of updated text merging the Senate Banking and Agriculture Committee versions, the clearest signal yet of what survived negotiations and what remains unsettled. 

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says "The U.S. Senate should pass the Clarity Act." 🚀 pic.twitter.com/9Y7VxKZ3ck

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 13, 2026 Clarity Act issues remain 

The bill missed the July 4 signing ceremony that White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt had targeted, and while meetings ran through the recess, the thorniest issues remain unresolved, according to Crypto in America. Getting to 60 votes may prove harder than getting this far, and with the Republican conference shrinking, Democratic buy-in matters more than ever.

Chief among them is the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, folded into the CLARITY Act as Section 604, which would shield non-custodial software developers from being treated as money transmitters. 

Law enforcement groups argue the language, as written, would hamper investigations into on-chain crime, and Democratic support may hinge on revisions.

An ethics standoff

The more explosive fight is over ethics. Negotiators have yet to reach a CLARITY Act deal with the White House on guardrails around conflicts of interest tied to President Trump’s crypto ventures, after disclosures showed he earned more than $1 billion from crypto-related businesses last year. 

House members have pressed the Senate to act while addressing those concerns, and a coalition of more than 200 companies has urged leadership to bring the bill to the floor. The coalition argued that the bill would establish a clear federal framework for digital assets and help keep innovation in the U.S.

Complicating the math, the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and the continued absence of Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leave Republicans with almost no room for error in reaching 60 votes.

Sentiment is split. Solana Policy Institute President Kristin Smith says momentum is building and a floor vote before recess remains achievable, echoing CFTC leadership calling the bill “so close.” 

Others are wary: Galaxy Digital cut its passage odds to 50-50, citing the shrinking calendar and competing priorities like the NDAA. The firm said the legislation still faces procedural hurdles, unresolved ethics and developer-protection disputes, and a crowded Senate agenda that could delay consideration until September. Galaxy said the odds would improve if Senate leaders commit to a July vote. Odds were as high as 70% earlier this year.

The next four weeks may be CLARITY’s last chance in the 119th Congress.

Tyler Durden Mon, 07/13/2026 - 13:25

Israeli security forces arrested 14 people suspected of smuggling dual-use chemicals used to manufacture explosives for terrorist groups in Judea and Samaria, the Israel Police said on Monday.

President Trump announced a new blockade and tolls on the Strait of Hormuz while investors remained jittery about tech stocks.

A survey of 5,000 Americans, evenly split by state, explored how respondents spend time around the grill, or why they may be avoiding it.

Sen. Roger Marshall urged the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci and test the bounds of former President Joe Biden's preemptive pardon of him.

One of his latest complaints accused Scandinavian Airlines of serving him vegetarian meal instead of chicken and limiting him to a single free drink.

The New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals—and every fan has a different story. In Episode 1 of Finals Frontier, chef, author, filmmaker, and lifelong Knicks fan Eddie Huang reflects on what it means to love a team that has spent decades breaking your heart. From hope and disappointment to loyalty and identity,...

Neill spoke about having a "slightly unusual family" over a decade before his death.

Neill spoke about having a "slightly unusual family" over a decade before his death.

Residents in Burbank, Pasadena, Valencia, Santa Clarita, and several neighborhoods in Los Angeles reported feeling the quake on the USGS "Did You Feel It?" page.

Tom Hiddleston and Jennifer Lopez greet one another at Wimbledon, Madonna makes a surprise appearance and more snaps...

Tom Hiddleston and Jennifer Lopez greet one another at Wimbledon, Madonna makes a surprise appearance and more snaps...

RIP to a true Scream King (and real-life friend to animals).

This Chevrolet Suburban Is The Secret Service's New Anti-Drone Weapon

For any indication of how seriously the federal government is taking the threat posed by one-way attack drones on the homeland, particularly against President Trump, look no further than the US Secret Service's new Chevrolet Suburban.

The Secret Service’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Branch operates a specially equipped Chevrolet Suburban Premier, known as “Hindsight,” to detect and mitigate suicide drones and other loitering munitions during National Special Security Events and other high-profile security operations, according to the Instagram account "dmvfireandpolice."

The Suburban is outfitted with an Axis Communications IP camera, radio-frequency antennas, and additional counter-UAS technology, and it appears to have a mobile command station inside.

Dmvfireandpolice reported that the latest sighting of the new anti-drone command center on wheels was at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, as it was departing.

The vehicle is likely outfitted with jamming equipment, yet new details this week of fiber optic drones in Mexico have sparked alarm bells with security experts because these drones - very similar to Ukrainian and Russian ones - are unjammable, which only suggests kinetic solutions are needed.

The drone threat against President Trump materialized last month when far-left revolutionaries were foiled by federal agents in their alleged plot to use suicide drones to target "capitalists" at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

Trump made an odd statement on Friday: "I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with." He then followed with: "The only thing is, I've left instructions—if anything happens—to just literally bomb them at levels that they've never seen before."

As we have detailed before, there are multiple ways to prepare for the asymmetric-warfare boom, as the US government and private firms race to harden the airspace above high-value assets, from airports and data centers to power grids, stadiums, and other critical infrastructure.

We may also be seeing the early stages of an M&A cycle across the drone and counter-UAS space. Ondas Holdings’ acquisition of DZYNE last week could be an early signal that larger defense and industrial technology firms are beginning to consolidate specialized firms before demand from the Department of War accelerates next year (read that report here).

Tyler Durden Mon, 07/13/2026 - 13:00

The median US home now costs more than at any point in the nation’s history, and the people buying them increasingly aren’t the people who need them most.

Following the release of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), the public now has until Aug. 24 to submit feedback on the project.

This week's flood threat includes areas along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country that saw devastating flooding last July 4 that killed 135 people.