July 2, 2025

OBBB Moves Into Congressional Reconciliation Process Before Final Full-Congress Vote, Recent Nominations Sent To Senate, And Visit To Alligator Alcatraz In Florida

By S.E. Gunn, PhD -�All News Pipeline

On July 1, 2025, the White House issued three articles about the OBBB. The first,�No Tax on Social Security is a Reality in the One Big Beautiful Bill�claims 88% of seniors who receive SSI will pay no tax on the SSI benefits up from 64% under current rules. The "true" changes to SSI will have to be included in the next omnibus budget bill.

The second,�Senate Democrats Just Voted Against Lower Taxes, Higher Pay, National Security, and More�is not a surprise to anyone who has been following what the Democrats have been doing since President Trump was re-elected. The OBBB passed the Senate because VP Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote. Three GOP Senators voted WITH the Democrats, meaning they voted against lower taxes, bigger paychecks, strong border security, protecting Medicaid from illegal aliens, modernizing air traffic control, revolutionizing the nation's defense system (most notably the Golden Dome), protecting American Family Farmers, unleashes American Energy dominance, and reverses the spending the Autopen Administration instituted including the climate hoax green scams.

The third,�WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Senate Approves Landmark One Big Beautiful Bill�touts the approval of various businesses for the passing of the bill. Everything from the airlines approving the upgrade to the air traffic control system, organizations lauding school choice, prevention of tax increases on businesses, approval of capital investment in manufacturing and the steel industry, approval of unleashing America's energy, support of agriculture and farm economies, protections for the trucking industry, protections for future generations, and a feeling that the OBBB provides 'certainty for the near future.'

Now we watch as the Senate & House combine their two versions of the bill in the reconciliation and then the whole of Congress needs to vote on it. So, there are still more fun and games to be had in this process.

President Trump's Presidential Actions published in the Federal Register to date:

• 164 Executive Orders
• 70 Proclamations
• 46 Presidential Orders, Memoranda, Determinations, Permits, and Notices

There have been no updates to what the Federal Register has published.

LAWFARE lawsuit tracker to date:

• 302 active cases
• 39 dismissed suits or appeals
• 11 SCOTUS stays or motions to vacate of lower court orders
• 1 SCOTUS affirmation of lower court order
• 18 suits where judges granted summary judgement or a permanent injunction

There have been no updates to any of the 302 active cases against the Trump Administration.

1. Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years.
2. Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030.
3. Braden Boucek, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
4. James Caggy, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.� (New Position)
5. Arch Capito, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
6. Ryan Cote, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
7. David Courcelle, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years.
8. David Dunavant, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
9. Dominick Gerace II, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
10. Christopher Gilbert, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia for the term of four years.
11. Mitch Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2029.
12. Alina Habba, of New Jersey, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey for the term of four years.
13. Jeff Hagood, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2029.
14. Matthew Harvey, of West Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
15. Randall Jones, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2028.
16. James Kruger, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
17. Scott Leary, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
18. James Mazol, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
19. Adam Mildred, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of four years.
20. Arjun Mody, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2031.
21. Rosario Palmieri, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
22. Bryan Stirling, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years.
23. Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
24. David Toepfer, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
25. Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs).
26. Thomas Wheeler II, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana for the term of four years.