Border crossings hit record lows, zero migrants released into US in June: CBP
Illegal border crossings fell to another historic low under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The latest figures show that in June, Border Patrol recorded the lowest number of migrant encounters in decades. CBP reports steep decline in monthly apprehensions Data released by the Department […]
Supreme Court to decide if states can ban trans athletes from women’s sports
The Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to laws in West Virginia and Idaho that ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. This is the first time the justices will rule on the controversial matter that has been the subject of nationwide debate and dozens of lawsuits. When does SCOTUS plan to look at […]
House passes Trump’s tax and budget package, sending it to the president
The House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s tax and budget package in a vote of 218-214 on Thursday, July 3, after an all-night voting process that started Wednesday afternoon. The entire Republican leadership team worked to convince the final holdouts to vote “yes,” the president made personal phone calls, and assurances were given about […]
Drone narco-sub captured off coast of Colombia
The Colombian navy said on Wednesday, July 2, that it seized an unmanned narco-submarine for the first time in South American waters. Authorities said they found the vessel off the country’s Caribbean coast as part of a larger crackdown on drug trafficking involving 62 countries called “Multinational Strategy Orion.” Colombian officials told AFP the narco-sub […]
White supremacist charged in connection with hit list involving federal officials
A member of a white supremacist online group has been indicted after creating a hit list of federal officials designated as “high value targets,” including a senator and federal judge, according to an announcement on Wednesday, July 2, from the U.S. Justice Department. Noah Lamb, 24, of California, has been charged with eight federal crimes, […]
Gamblers say ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ may force them to fold
Professional gamblers say President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is a bad bet. Deep inside the fiscal measure adopted Thursday, July 3, is a provision that limits income-tax write-offs for gambling losses. “Yikes,” professional poker player Phil Galford wrote on X. “Senate amendment to the Big Beautiful Bill=you get taxes on more than you earned […]
What happens when a city’s recycling program stops working?
Teri Peterson’s recycling bin sat on the side of her quiet Houston street for one extra day. Then two. Two weeks. Four. On June 24 — 29 days since she’d rolled out her 96-gallon bin for its biweekly pickup — she joined thousands of her neighbors across the largest city in Texas, and called Houston’s […]
Home or exile? Syrian journalists grapple with new realities post-Assad
Berlin, July 3, 2025—After almost 14 years of civil war, the lightning overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in December has unleashed the possibility of returning home for hundreds of exiled journalists. For Ahmad Primo, who was arrested by the government for reporting that the 2011 protests were a revolution and then jailed by Islamic […]
US pauses weapons shipments to Ukraine as Russia ramps up attacks
The Pentagon halted shipments of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine on Tuesday, July 1, under orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to NBC News. Officials claim the move stems from concerns about remaining U.S. stockpiles. Hegseth ordered a formal review of U.S. munitions levels weeks ago as the Pentagon faces increasing strain from ongoing […]