Americans' confidence in major institutions is near an all-time low, Axios' Sam Baker writes from new Gallup data.

• Overall confidence in political and business institutions has stayed level at an average of about 30%, but there's been a huge partisan reversal in the past year.
• Since President Trump took office, Republicans' trust has soared while Democrats' has plummeted to a record low.

📊 Zoom in: Republicans' faith in the presidency shot up 73 percentage points just in the past year. Their confidence in the military, banks, churches, police, tech companies, the criminal justice system, organized labor and Congress all jumped by double digits.

• Democrats' confidence in the presidency dropped by 58 percentage points over the past year, and they also reported double-digit declines for the military, police, tech companies, the criminal justice system and newspapers.

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The National Weather Service has issued a record number of flash flood warnings so far in 2025, as storms have brought devastating and deadly rainfall to Texas, the Northeast and elsewhere.

• The numbers reflect the recent above-average rainfall we've had in parts of the country, with some slow-moving storms dropping lots of water relatively quickly, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick reports.

🌨️ By the numbers: NWS offices issued 3,160 flash flood warnings nationwide this year through July 16, according to a tracker at Iowa State University.

• That's the most for that period in any year since records began in 1986.

"2025 has been the year of the flood," meteorologist Michael Lowry writes.

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Disneyland opened its doors in Anaheim, Calif., 70 years ago today, envisioned as a family attraction with a focus on storytelling.

• It's still the second most visited theme park in the U.S., trailing only Disney World in Florida.

Admission in 1955 cost $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Tickets for most rides were an additional 10–50 cents, per AP.

• Today, it's at least $100 for a daily pass.

A handful of the original rides are still there, including the Mad Tea Party, Peter Pan's Flight and Jungle Cruise.

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