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# Indigenous
First Callais came for Black voting power. Now it’s coming for Native Americans. Supreme Court Ruling Robs Native Americans of ‘Silent Partner’ in Legislative Redistricting
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/supreme-court-ruling-robs-native-americans-of-silent-partner-in-legislative-redistricting/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
ICE agents say the Mexican man killed during a Houston traffic stop wasn’t the person they were looking for. Salgado’s family and local officials are pushing for answers and demanding an independent and transparent investigation into the incident.
https://abc7ny.com/post/man-fatally-shot-federal-officer-houston-was-not-ice-target-dhs-says/19478772/

Trump makes self deportation sound simple. Immigration law says otherwise. The Trump administration keeps offering a single solution for immigrants worried about their futures in the United States: deport yourselves. Losing your Temporary Protected Status? Self-deport. Worried you’ll die in immigration detention? Self-deport. But what does “self-deportation” actually mean?
https://documentedny.com/2026/07/10/trump-administration-self-deportation-costs/

ICE is building a ‘hard-sided’ detention facility near Buffalo. What does that mean? The agency is adding 100 beds to the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility.
https://nysfocus.com/2026/07/09/ice-buffalo-detention-facility-expansion-batavia

Key GOP lawmaker seeks vote to restrict birthright citizenship as Trump weighs second SCOTUS appeal
Rep. Glenn Grothman says birthright citizenship ruling “the worst Supreme Court decision as far as impact on our country in my lifetime.”
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/hld-republicans-push-clarifying-legislation-supreme-court-birthright

Fury in Mexico, suspicion in Texas. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country will respond to the killing of a Mexican man by an ICE agent in Houston this week with “legal measures” that “go beyond” the usual diplomatic complaints
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4642365/mexico-criminal-complaints-us-ice-shooting/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Walmart among stores forced to install ‘silent buttons’ in over 100 stores under new law. All major retailers in a US state have to train their employees on how to stay safe with new technology.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16664271/retail-worker-safety-act-silent-alarms-new-york-walmart/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Taxpayers bear burden for federal student loans. An almost $1.8 trillion student loan portfolio continues to keep taxpayers on the hook. Debate persists on issues such as loan forgiveness, a 1% reduction of interest rate and federal reforms
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_2eb2e053-522c-4bf0-b7db-10c36e6ad9fa.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Efforts to Spy on Their Workers. State legislatures are scrambling to combat abuses associated with the rising AI-driven surveillance of workers.
https://truthout.org/articles/ai-is-turbocharging-bosses-efforts-to-spy-on-their-workers/

DOJ Opinion Jeopardizes Civil Rights Protections Against Unnecessary Institutionalization for People with Disabilities
https://nlihc.org/resource/doj-opinion-jeopardizes-civil-rights-protections-against-unnecessary-institutionalization

Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes lays off more than 100 at Houston manufacturing site. The layoffs come amidst ongoing uncertainty in the industry caused by the United States and Israel’s war with Iran.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/07/09/556695/baker-hughes-to-layoff-174-workers-at-northwest-houston-plant/

US Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who just laid off 3,200 employees, to lead task force on jobs. The Federal Reserve says its newly-announced task forces represent a “commitment to price stability and maximum employment.”
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/us-federal-reserve-taps-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-who-just-laid-off-3-200-employees-to-lead-task-force-on-jobs/

Fury erupts as US brand fires 1,600 employees after securing thousands of foreign worker visas
https://www.aol.com/articles/fury-erupts-us-brand-fires-162047451.html

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado-Nebraska water dispute. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on the latest water squabble in the West, where Nebraska has accused Colorado of violating a century-old water rights agreement.
https://kiowacountypress.net/content/us-supreme-court-hear-colorado-nebraska-water-dispute

Scientists announce shocking new plan to save Arctic sea ice from melting. Researchers recently performed the first scientific test of sea ice thickening in the field, but there remains a big question mark over how scalable this method is.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/arctic/first-experiment-to-thicken-arctic-ice-with-seawater-shows-promise-but-theres-a-big-catch

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas Data Centers Are Using a Permit Loophole to Add Gas Plants Next to Homes. Planned Texas data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than many countries. Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/09/texas-data-centers-ai-power-plants-pollution-state-permits/

Trump Administration Asked to Seize State and Private Property to Support Local Oil Production. The Houston-based energy firm Sable Offshore has requested the Trump administration to use federal eminent domain to seize private and state-owned land in Santa Barbara County, California. The company aims to bypass state roadblocks and restart controversial offshore drilling operations and pipelines that have been dormant since a 2015 spill
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/oil-pipeline-owner-asks-trump-officials-to-seize-miles-of-california-park-other-land-2026-07-07/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Missing Sweater Reportedly Throws Inmates Into Prison Lockdown
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ghislaine-maxwell-missing-sweater-reportedly-181859411.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Democrats Threaten Lawsuit If Trump Tries to ‘Restart’ Iran War: Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia believes that the War Powers resolutions passed by Congress are legally binding.
https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-threaten-lawsuit-if-trump-tries-to-restart-iran-war/

Trump’s Portfolio Has Directly Benefited From His Global Military Escalations. Even conservative media outlets are sounding the alarm on the appearance of corruption by President Donald Trump. New reporting from MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner deepens conflict of interest concerns around the President, as Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have become linked to investments in at least 10 defense companies. Those firms have collectively received roughly $3.7 billion in federal funds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkmfUrlQnyI

Olympian Pleads Not Guilty to Charges That He Vandalized Reflecting Pool. A lawyer for former Olympian Davey Hearn said the indictment “reflects the administration’s effort to scapegoat Davey and to shift blame for their own failures.” A politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other Trump administration critics have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power.
https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-damage-trump-david-hearn-c2f8e1d689d8cd3cd4f9aade65c674ee

Legal war on Trump’s agenda gains firepower as federal lawyers defect to Democrats
https://www.aol.com/articles/legal-war-trump-agenda-gains-100041748.html

Trump administration threatens states with criminal charges in elections fight. State officials call federal demands for voter data ‘truly bizarre behavior’ amid unproven noncitizen voting claims
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/trump-administration-voter-election-crackdown

Attorney Warns Every American Should Be Concerned if Trump Admin Can Access Private Data ‘Without a Legitimate Purpose’
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/the-trump-admin-wants-to-put-your-private-data-in-one-place-thats-illegal/

Appointing a Christian Nationalist bomb thrower to supervise elections laws with Gov. Greg Abbott: Meet the Christian nationalist Trump ally and election denier who could run Texas elections
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/meet-the-christian-nationalist-trump-ally-and-election-denier-who-could-run-texas-elections/

President Donald Trump escalates attacks on up-and-coming Dems, compares one to Pee-wee Herman and another to ‘Mad’ magazine’s cartoon mascot
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-kicks-off-america-250th-141630691.html

Trump says Greenland should be controlled by US, not Denmark. President Donald Trump said Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark, reaffirming a stance that has caused tensions among ‌NATO allies as leaders of the alliance gathered for a summit in Turkey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJWPjbp1hm0

Trump calls for US to cut off trade with Spain over NATO funding,
https://time.com/article/2026/07/08/trump-united-states-spain-trade-cuts-nato-feud/

Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms. The Election Assistance Commission serves as a clearinghouse of election information and distributes grant money to states.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/09/trump-ousts-members-of-bipartisan-election-commission-ahead-of-midterms-00992783

Steve Bannon exposed as secret player in White House ‘extortion’ scheme in new filings
https://www.rawstory.com/steve-bannon-2677199863/

Rep. Crow Says “More War in the Middle East Means More Money in the Pockets of the Trump Family” After Report Links Trump Sons to $3.7 Billion in Defense Contracts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVWngLLKOZI

Crow Introduces War Powers Resolution to End Trump’s War with Iran. Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, introduced a new War Powers resolution to end President Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran.
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-introduces-war-powers-resolution-to-end-trump-s-war-with-iran

Pete Hegseth’s Pastor Laughs When Asked About Repealing Women’s Right to Vote: ‘It’s a Good Idea!’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pete-hegseth-pastor-laughs-asked-204026103.html

President Donald Trump fired the last two remaining commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and forced out the third, leaving the bipartisan federal agency entirely without leadership and unable to act just months ahead of the midterms
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-terminates-election-assistance-commission-members-2026-07-10/

# Global News
‘No Going Back’: France Was Reportedly Prepared for a ‘Shooting War’ if Trump Moved on Greenland
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/no-going-back-france-was-reportedly-prepared-for-a-shooting-war-if-trump-moved-on-greenland/

Iran Delivers Ominous Threat to Trump: If You Invade Kharg Island ‘Not a Single American Soldier Will Return Alive’
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5959786-iran-us-conflict-escalation/

Amnesty Calls for War Crimes Probe as Israel Is “Wiping Out Families” in Lebanon. The group said it has gathered enough evidence to reasonably conclude that Israeli forces violated international law.
https://truthout.org/articles/amnesty-calls-for-war-crimes-probe-as-israel-is-wiping-out-familiesin-lebanon/

‘It Was a Field Execution’: IDF Shoots Driver Delivering Relief Supplies to Gaza in the Head. A Gaza trucker’s association leader called it “a deliberate killing of a civilian driver who had complied with all instructions.”  The incident occurred while the driver was transporting relief supplies for the World Central Kitchen (WCK) near the Philadelphi Corridor in the southern Gaza Strip
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/09/idf-accused-of-field-execution-of-palestinian-driver-bringing-aid-into-gaza

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Judge orders Texas to admit all mentally ill jail detainees to state facilities within 21 days  to have their mental health restored before trial.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2026/07/09/556640/federal-judge-texas-ruling-competency-restoration-mental-health-jail-inmates-state-facilities/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
The Secret Origins of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket: Investigative journalist Jodi Kantor describes uncovering Roberts court memos detailing the expansion of its unsigned, fast-track rulings.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/jodi-kantor-shadow-docket-supreme-court-john-roberts/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
The Data Is In on GOP Budget: Rural Americans Are Losing Health Insurance Coverage
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-data-is-out-on-gop-budget-rural-americans-are-losing-health-insurance-coverage/

Medicare Advantage plans are expected to trim dental, vision and drug perks in 2027
https://www.aol.com/articles/medicare-advantage-quietly-cutting-one-111500162.html

Humana is pulling Medicare Advantage plans from 194 counties for 2026, and UnitedHealth and Aetna are cutting too. You’ve got it right—faced with rising medical costs and lower government reimbursements, major insurers like Humana, UnitedHealth, and Aetna (CVS Health) drastically reduced their Medicare Advantage (MA) footprints for 2026
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/medicare-advantage-plans-2026-unitedhealthcare-humana-aetna/801761/

# Military / Global
Israel Continues to Shoot Children in the Head During the Gaza Ceasefire. Two Palestinian parents recount the killing of their children by the Israeli military. One was 3, the other 9. Israel continues to commit genocide, atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children, UN independent commission finds
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167790

# NASA / NORAD / Space / SpaceX
The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. “It’s the administration’s job to protect our public waters, not turn them into playgrounds for pipe dreams and profit.”
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/the-us-wants-to-build-offshore-rocket-launch-sites-critics-say-our-coasts-deserve-better

# Security / DHS / Communication / Surveillance / Secret Service
Using censorship to control a narrative: Using censorship to control a narrative involves restricting the flow of unfavorable information to shape public perception. How digital editing, deepfakes, and data filters rewired the old machinery of state censorship
https://medium.com/illumination/precision-censorship-and-the-weaponization-of-narrative-64f3a7db654c

# Social / Communities / Housing
‘Sign the Damn Bill!’ Anger at Trump Grows as US Housing Prices Hit All-Time High. US Sen. Amy Klouchar said that the housing bill has “been sitting on President Trump’s desk long enough.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-housing-prices-legislation

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump’s Latest Corruption: Hijacking Social Security: Like the reflecting pool, the Kennedy Center, and the White House, Social Security is a sacred American institution that Trump is abusing for his own financial and political gain.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-corruption-social-security

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
China is considering pulling its top AI models from foreign use. Chinese officials have discussed limiting foreign access to the country’s most advanced AI models, both closed and open-weight. The plans could reshape a market DeepSeek cracked open.
https://thenextweb.com/news/china-curbing-overseas-access-top-ai-models

The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It’s Almost Incomprehensible. The massive surge of fossil fuel-powered data centers cropping up across the country are emitting an enormous amount of pollution, a pulsing indication that we’re headed in the wrong direction in the midst of a climate crisis.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pollution-ai-data-centers-severe

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
325 Individuals Charged in Arizona: District of Arizona charges 325 individuals with immigration-related crimes during enforcement week
https://thefederalnewswire.com/district-of-arizona-charges-325-individuals-with-immigration-related-crimes-during-enforcement-week

Man arrested during ICE operations at Spring home, neighbors say agents were there for hours. An enforcement operation involving the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Spring residence Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a man with a history of prior deportations, according to federal officials.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/07/08/ice-involved-incident-reported-in-spring-hcso-confirms/

Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion. Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion.
https://apnews.com/article/corecivic-california-sold-immigration-detention-facilities-dhs-78fe5f3d486ee2c803c44f2302b936b3

For 35 years, a Mexican father built homes in Houston. Then a morning drive ended in tragedy
Memphis Safe Task Force member fatally shoots suspect, marking second death in four days
https://apnews.com/article/memphis-shooting-task-force-federal-eea039cff91552f547359dd4acd32e04

Texas Democrats call for investigation into ICE officer who fatally shot illegal immigrant
https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases/houston-democrats-demand-independent-investigation-and-full-video-footage

‘Failed to comply’: ICE must release immigrant who recently gave birth after ignoring its own rules on detaining pregnant and postpartum women. This ruling is part of a broader string of legal interventions where judges and civil rights advocates have challenged the ongoing detention of postpartum, pregnant, and nursing women
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-judge-ice-nursing-mom-b3011465.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Toyota announced that it will invest in a $3.6 billion expansion at its San Antonio manufacturing campus, creating 2,000 new high-quality jobs.
https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-announces-3-6b-expansion-2000-new-jobs-at-its-san-antonio-plant/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels
Texas cartels had to reverse smuggling routes into Mexico and now they make billions of dollars by smuggling heavily subsidized Texas fuel and agricultural goods back into Mexico. This shift has rapidly evolved into a massive, highly organized illicit market.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/6/cartels-reverse-smuggling-routes-net-billions-sneaking-gasoline-texas/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Experts warn Gov. Greg Abbott’s property tax plan could bankrupt Texas, hobble cities. Tax policy experts across the political spectrum warn the proposal wouldn’t address the root causes of higher tax bills and would backfire with severe consequences.
https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-wants-change-texas-property-taxes-2028757

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Legal expert’s warning on Trump’s ‘disturbing’ free speech crackdown. Trump administration escalating its crackdown on free speech on college campuses. MSNBC’s Melissa Murray reports and is joined by lawyer Naz Ahmad and Jamal Greene, Constitutional law expert and professor at Columbia Law.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJicsVGkuaQ

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West. Fires across the southwestern U.S. have picked up early this year, with over 400,000 acres burning just between Utah and Colorado.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hundreds-thousands-acres-burn-fires-000000000.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Suddenly Opens Dozens of Gas Stations Selling Suspiciously Cheap Fuel, and Experts Are Already Warning of Impending Disaster. “When losses happen, somebody’s got to pay for it.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-shady-gas-station-unsustainable-business-gasoline

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Unions sue to block USDA reorganization, arguing it’s a RIF in disguise //Sean Michael Newhouse. A court filing says that impacted employees must report to their new assigned locations across the country by this fall. “The actions of this administration to reorganize USDA are a ruse for forcing employees to quit because they work on programs, like feeding low-income women and children, protecting our forests or scientific research, that this administration opposes for political reasons. That is unlawful.”
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/07/unions-sue-block-usda-reorganization-arguing-its-rif-disguise/414635/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states. The move deepens what Democrats say is the president’s politicization of federal emergency management decisions
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/08/donald-trump-denies-disaster-aid-democratic-states-00989418

Trump says ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US ship: Trump confuses Iran for US ally in Zelensky Q&A: ‘We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan.’ The president also confused Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he was seated next to, and the Ukrainian president’s arch foe, Vladimir Putin, in the same session
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-japan-nato-zelensky-meeting-b3011217.html

Graham Platner, the controversial Democratic nominee for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, dropped out of the race amid intense scrutiny over new sexual assault allegations from a former girlfriend.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/07/08/graham-platner-maine-senate-campaign-live-updates–live/90854293007/

Republicans silent, Democrats irate at Iran ceasefire collapse. With military hostilities between the U.S. and Iran resuming only weeks after the nations signed a peace deal, Democrats in Congress are demanding that the Trump administration refrain from launching further unauthorized strikes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vsXnkywvGE

Weeks of silence lead Kentucky governor to seek McConnell health update. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to give the public an update on his health after being hospitalized for weeks.
https://apnews.com/article/mcconnell-health-beshear-kentucky-hospital-letter-condition-efbfc2179c8d43f6b43d9024b8d73506

Seven more counties consider leaving Democrat-run Illinois, creating new state. Seven additional counties in Illinois will hold non-binding ballot referendums November, on separating from the state. This brings the total to 40 counties that have voted or are voting to explore seceding from the rest of Illinois to form a new state or join Indiana
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/seven-more-counties-consider-separation-182300086.html

Legal expert tears apart Trump’s ‘extortion’ of blue states
https://www.alternet.org/trump-extortion-election-lies/

‘This Is a Cover Story’: Leon Panetta Says Trump Is Hiding the True Reason Behind Air Force One Switch.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1274447/ms-now-trump-air-force-one-switch-leon-panetta-katy-tur/

At NATO, Trump Speaks For Putin, Disparages Spain, Trashes NATO. After a quiet G7 visit to France last month, Trump returned to form by disrupting the NATO summit with his usual antics. President Donald Trump spoke on behalf of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, vowed to end relations with NATO ally Spain, resurrected his wish to take territory from NATO ally Denmark, and announced he did not like NATO at all.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-disrupts-nato-summit-turkey_n_6a4e5fdee4b0c806bbf0a803

‘An Abomination’: House Dem Revives Hegseth Impeachment Push After Iran School Massacre Revelation.
“Children were murdered in the first days of Trump’s illegal, pointless war that has wreaked havoc across the world,” said Rep. Yassamin Ansari.
https://democraticunderground.com/100221361941#google_vignette

# Global News
Iranian official issues warning to Trump over new threats: ‘We have no red lines.’ An Iranian official on Wednesday warned Gulf states that Iran has “no red lines” when it comes to its defense, following a threat from President Trump to launch another “big attack” on Iran in retaliation for its attacks on commercial ships.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5959786-iran-us-conflict-escalation/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Sheriff Unveils Humanoid Robot for Hostage Negotiation Purposes, Which Definitely Won’t End in Disaster
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/sheriff-unveils-humanoid-robot-hostage-184327275.html

Texas is adding 5,600 prison beds as inmate population grows. The projects, which cost about $20 million each, will increase capacity by 400 inmates per site and involve security fencing and facility upgrades
https://www.chron.com/texas/article/texas-adding-hundreds-prison-beds-cities-22337206.php

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
‘A Deliberate Choice’ by Trump’s GOP: Health Insurance Premiums Set to Rise by Double-Digits Again
https://www.commondreams.org/news/affordable-care-act-premiums-2027

“Every day the consequences of GOP healthcare cuts get worse,” said one campaigner.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5378970-medicaid-cuts-senate-republicans/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Epidemiologist uses declassified documents to challenge Fauci on COVID origins, vaccine safety
https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-covid-19-origins-transparency-fight-returns-with-new-records-congress-wuhan-tulsi-gabbard-fauci-rand-paul

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
National Roundup: U.S. launches more strikes against Iran after saying ceasefire is over. The U.S. launched new airstrikes against Iran hours after President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire and threatened to escalate the conflict if they didn’t stop
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-07-09/the-latest-trump-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-after-saying-ceasefire-is-over

Donald Trump rages at NATO over Greenland as Danish PM says her country is ‘ready to defend’ nation
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5958551-denmark-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-defense-greenland-trump-nato/

# NASA / NORAD / Space / SpaceX
World’s First Betavoltaic Nuclear Satellite Just Launched to Test a New Era of Space Power
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-just-launched-the-1st-ever-nuclear-powered-commercial-satellite

# NOAA / Climate / Weather
Texas Gulf Gets Hurricane Season Surprise as Forecast Takes Major Turn: Experts slash hurricane forecast—here’s what it means for Texas. A strengthening El Niño is driving a major hurricane forecast downgrade.
https://www.chron.com/news/article/houston-hurricane-summer-prediction-22337496.php

# Social / Communities / Housing
July 4 photo of Black woman surrounded by masked white nationalists is being called “the defining image” of Trump’s America. One photograph from America’s 250th birthday has stopped the entire country in its tracks, and people are already saying it belongs in the history books.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/patriot-front-dc-metro-photo/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
In Star Trek, the subspace communicator that Captain Kirk used to contact ships and lock onto transporter signals seemed like science fiction, now most people walk around with something similar in their pocket. This list highlights five tech developments that seem like science fiction now but may soon become a reality.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/walmart-air-pollution-clothing-program/

This firefighting robot dog could save the lives of firefighters and the public. Utilize advanced sensors and heavy-duty mobility to enter hazardous environments where human safety is at risk. These quadruped robots map burning structures, identify gas leaks, and even suppress flames with high-pressure hoses or pulse-extinguishers without placing first responders in immediate danger.
https://www.viut.tech/post/firefighting-robot-dogs-for-fire-rescue-operations

Rare Bacteria Discovery Halts AI Data Center Wastewater Discharges in Wyoming. Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water
Meta said it was working with officials to be a ‘good neighbor’ and drinking water supplies were not affected
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/meta-datacenter-ai-wyoming-water

Trump Says He’ll Fast-Track Private Gas Plants to Power AI Data Centers. “They can’t believe it, that they’re approved in a period of a matter of weeks.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/donald-trump-epa-lee-zeldin-fast-track-private-gas-fired-power-plants-ai-data-centers/

AI companies write their own rules. Last year, in between chats about basketball and manga, an American teenager confided his darkest thoughts to ChatGPT. The safety system flagged over 300 warnings. But the chatbot kept talking, until it allegedly coached him through the final steps of death by suicide.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/27/chatgpt-suicide-openai-raine/

‘The Creepiest Possible Path’: Meta Letting Facebook, Instagram Use Your Personal Posts for AI Image Generation. “People should not wake up to discover their face has become raw material for someone else’s AI experiment. This is another invasion of consumers’ privacy.”
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai-images-unless-you-opt-out/

# Veterans / VA
Some disabled veterans say losing telework accommodations is making it harder for them to keep working at the VA. Employees with disabilities at several agencies have alleged that they’re being forced to return to the office, even though the Trump administration’s directive ending telework flexibility for the civil service exempted those with qualifying reasonable accommodations.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/07/disabled-veterans-losing-telework-accommodations-harder-working-va/414626/?oref=ge-home-top-story

Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas ranked in the top three of the states that provide veterans with adequate healthcare and pension benefits, according to a new study.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_14548555-f272-499a-a723-3460ff152b63.html

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled. A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the first Trump presidency.
https://www.propublica.org/article/unaccompanied-minors-deportations-elder-chavez

Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders. Con artists posing as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and immigration officers are using WhatsApp and fake court hearings to bilk vulnerable people out of their savings with empty promises to fix immigration problems.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/05/immigration-scams-surged-as-trumps-sweeps-lured-desperate-people-to-eager-defrauders/

ICE raids rattle Lake Placid’s summer workforce: ICE Detained 21 Workers in Upstate New York. An Entire Community Felt the Impact. A raid in the small resort town of Lake Placid has caused fear and anxiety among immigrant workers, and upended the local economy just days before the summer tourist season is set to begin.
https://documentedny.com/2026/07/08/lake-placid-new-york-workplace-ice-raids/

He wrote a scathing message to ICE. Federal agents showed up at his door. A man in Rochester, New York, has sued DHS officials, saying the agency’s actions violated his First Amendment rights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/07/06/he-wrote-scathing-message-ice-federal-agents-showed-up-his-door/

ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston. The agency said the man was an “illegal alien” who had tried to run over the agent, though it did not immediately offer any evidence. Local elected officials and civil rights groups are calling for an independent investigation.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/07/07/556478/houston-ice-shooting-death-east-end/

A Louisiana ICE holding facility next to an airport hub could speed up deportations for families and unaccompanied kids: It would remove logistical headaches caused when ICE wrangles children from foster homes and shelters across the country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDKE4QjI_2I

Immigration crackdown takes toll on Oregon student attendance and engagement: Students missed classes, left school and struggled to learn as the fear of ICE undermined the school year.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/06/ice-immigration-crackdown-oregon-students/

Lawsuit alleges Trump administration gave Iran details on asylum seekers. A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia states that the administration allowed Iranian officials to “select” which Iranians seeking refuge in the U.S. would be expelled.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/lawsuit-alleges-us-shared-information-with-iran-about-asylum-seekers-us-denies-2026-07-07/

Installation of Big Bend border wall set for August in Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing to begin border wall panel installation in Texas’ Big Bend region, part of which borders Big Bend Ranch State Park, in August.
https://www.insidenova.com/news/national/installation-of-big-bend-border-wall-set-for-august-in-texas/article_e2647843-3b86-5f81-8d30-fc97c7c49cff.html

Checking back in on Minnesota. New records show how far Trump administration lawyers went to try to convince grand jurors to issue broad subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into alleged local interference with immigration enforcement operations.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/07/now-voided-ice-surge-subpoenas-against-minnesota-detailed-in-newly-released-court-documents?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=d3b2440fcc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_08_11_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-d3b2440fcc-486092373

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs / Cartels
El Chapo’s Lawyer Says He Will Send U.S. Authorities List of 32 Mexican Officials Allegedly Linked to Drug Cartels
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/el-chapo-s-lawyer-to-send-us-list-of-32-alleged-corrupt-officials/gm-GM53D02A10?gemSnapshotKey=GM53D02A10-snapshot-0&uxmode=ruby&cvid=6a4c192a58914afb97e8fb7fabda5b5a

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Former US comptroller calls on Trump, Congress, all Americans to address nearly $40T national debt
Former United States Comptroller General David Walker thinks the issue is not a matter of if the debt collapses, it’s a matter of when.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/finance/political-advocates-call-trump-congress-american-people-address-nearly-40t

Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage  less-regulated — and often riskier — investments.
https://www.propublica.org/article/401k-retirement-investment-plan-risk-trump

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Irving-based Caterpillar Commits $5M to Texas Workforce Training.  Caterpillar Inc. is investing $5 million in workforce training and development programs in Texas to strengthen the manufacturing industry’s talent pipeline
https://dallasinnovates.com/irving-based-caterpillar-commits-5m-to-texas-workforce-training/

Bob Harvie Stands With Nearly 1,500 Workers Facing Layoffs; Calls on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick to Act
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/07/bob-harvie-stands-with-nearly-1500-workers-facing-layoffs-calls-on-rep-brian-fitzpatrick-to-act/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heavily favor the livestock industry.
https://www.propublica.org/article/public-land-livestock-grazing-ranching-access

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Unions sue to block USDA reorganization, arguing it’s a RIF in disguise. A court filing says that impacted employees must report to their new assigned locations across the country by this fall.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/07/unions-sue-block-usda-reorganization-arguing-its-rif-disguise/414635/

# Gov / Politics / US
Speaker Johnson plans to pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ in hope that Senate will cooperate. The “bigger reach” is to hone the bill to focus on providing proof of citizenship when registering to vote and the presentation of photo ID before casting a ballot — the core components of the bill.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5954031-save-america-act-house-vote-2/

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law. The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/07/ken-paxton-voting-election-law/

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ latest shameful move. Peters was serving a roughly nine-year prison sentence for tampering with state election systems and breaching voting machine security.
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/tina-peters-sentence-reduced-colorado-officials-reactions/

Nominee Attempts to Defend Trump’s Imaginary Vandalism of Reflecting Pool.  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, questioned Kevin Lilly, Trump’s nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife of the U.S. Department of the Interior, on the President’s bizarre lies and failed restoration of the National Mall’s reflecting pool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpehjhhTY9s

Trump demands Republicans attach voter ID bill to $350 billion for Pentagon. As congressional Republicans recuperate from weeks of disrupted work, President Donald Trump is doubling down on two policy goals consider long-shots by observers: an extra $350 billion for the Pentagon and a nationwide voter ID mandate.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_5eb2d4a3-fc35-4ae8-8d14-1a387cec1823.html

Platner, Swalwell implosions raise question: What’s going on with Democrats’ vetting? Platner has until July 13 to step aside for the state party to be able to choose an alternative candidate.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/wedplatner-swalwell-implosions-raise-question-what-going-democrats-vetting

Trump renews Greenland threats at NATO summit, says U.S. could remove troops from Europe
https://time.com/article/2026/07/07/trump-greenland-should-be-controlled-by-united-states-alliance-nato-summit/

A 158-Year-Old Constitutional Amendment Is Suddenly at the Center of a Debate Over Who Counts as American: The 158-year-old constitutional amendment at the center of this debate is the Fourteenth Amendment, specifically its Citizenship Clause. Ratified in 1868 in the aftermath of the Civil War, the clause states that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiv/clauses/700

Senator warns Kash Patel’s election investigation will have ‘deadly serious consequence’ and ‘enable’ President Donald Trump to ‘take over elections’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/dem-senator-warns-ultimate-trump-130159109.html

Trump’s childhood pal is pushing him to declare national emergency and seize control of midterms:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/politics/peter-ticktin-trump-election-fraud

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Trump praised ‘natural 7-OH’ but DEA moves to ban it. The federal agency says it will temporarily schedule the drug, which has been called “gas station heroin,” as a controlled substance—a boon for MAHA and the mainstream kratom industry. The DEA claims 7-OH “presents severe risks to public health, including tolerance, dependence and addiction.”
https://www.wired.com/story/the-dea-plans-to-ban-kratom-compound-7-oh-sold-as-a-gas-station-opioid/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Most Supreme Court rulings are secretive votes with little justification. In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court.
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070326_scotus_secretive/a-troubling-milestone-most-supreme-court-rulings-are-secretive-votes-with-little-justification/

The Resistance. More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees have signed an open letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as the nation’s next attorney general. There are so many signatures that the letter is 59 pages long.
https://www.thejusticeconnection.org/1200-former-doj-employees-oppose-todd-blanches-nomination/

Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct Suspends Two Justices of the Peace. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced today that two Texas judges have been stripped of their duties.
https://www.scjc.texas.gov/discipline/suspensions/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Watchdog; Bill mandating more reporting from tax-exempt hospitals ‘common sense.’ Thousands of hospitals subsidized by American taxpayers could face heightened fiscal scrutiny under new legislation heading to the U.S. House floor.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_de0b8de1-0b8a-4490-a731-20a1b036f636.html

Nineteen major hospital systems, including Mayo Clinic, have left Medicare Advantage this year:
https://thecarepartnerproject.org/medicare-advantage-2026/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Amid Mounting War Casualties, Pete Hegseth “Defunded and Impeded” Efforts to Protect Civilians,
https://www.propublica.org/article/hegseth-trump-war-civilian-casualties-elizabeth-warren-pentagon

U.S. launches ‘powerful strikes’ against Iran, halts oil sales. The United States on Tuesday launched a “series of powerful strikes” against Iran in response to attacks on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/u-launches-powerful-strikes-against-214100838.html

US military says it hit more than 80 targets in latest strikes on Iran. Prof. Alon Burstein with the @Israel-Palestine Report joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to discuss the U.S. military’s latest round of strikes on Iran and updates in the war in Gaza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-zQTEJfpxk

# Military / Global
Iran tests Trump in Hormuz by striking more ships, promises ‘special privileges’ to China. Iran resumed its attacks on commercial ships that tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz outside of Iran-approved routes amid the fragile ceasefire.
https://justthenews.com/government/diplomacy/iran-tests-trump-hormuz-striking-more-ships-promises-special-privileges-china

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Social Security mistakenly reported more than 12,000 Americans as dead in 2025, and fumbled fixes
https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2026-07-02-audit-finds-social-security-administration%E2%80%99s-employees-did-not-always-document-reasons-for-removing-beneficiaries%E2%80%99-incorrect-death-postings/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
After Laying Off 8,000 Employees, Zuckerberg Admits Meta’s AI ‘Hasn’t Really Accelerated’ As Expected
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/07/07/after-laying-off-8000-employees-zuckerberg-admits-metas-ai-hasnt-really-accelerated-as-expected/

Microsoft resets sales and Xbox divisions with 4,800 job cuts
https://apnews.com/article/xbox-layoffs-microsoft-sharma-5a8f712c531911089dee008b3bbb33c4

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
“He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis. Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility’s staff failed to adequately respond.
https://www.propublica.org/article/camp-east-montana-mental-health-immigration

ICE Kept Arresting Immigrants at Manhattan Courts After Judges Said Stop. “ICE continues to flagrantly violate the law by arresting immigrants who are attending their mandatory court hearings,” said Rep. Dan Goldman.
https://theintercept.com/2026/07/01/ice-court-order-arrests/

# Global News
From Falun Gong to Uyghurs: Researchers Shed Light on the Expansion of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Industry. China’s illicit forced organ harvesting industry, valued at a staggering $1 billion annually, targets ethnic and religious minorities, including Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims, Christians, and Falun Gong practitioners. This abhorrent trade has drawn condemnation from U.S. lawmakers across party lines, as well as human rights organizations across the globe.
https://www.freedomunited.org/news/fighting-chinas-billion-dollar-forced-organ-harvesting-trade/

Trump Marks Independence Day by Declaring, ‘There Is Now a Resurgence of the Communist Menace in Our Land
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5953239-trump-at-mount-rushmore-warns-of-communist-enemy-in-optimistic-speech-celebrating-americas-birthday/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Expert alarmed as prediction about Trump DOJ inching closer to coming true, suggesting the Trump Department of Justice was close to reaching a deal with former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
https://www.rawstory.com/expert-alarmed-as-sordid-prediction-about-trump-doj-inching-closer-to-coming-true/

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
A Court Just Ordered the Trump Administration to Reinstate Intelligence Officers It Had Fired
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/intelligence-officers-fired-dei-ruling/

# Social / Communities / Housing
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
US disability rights at a crossroads as Trump Administration reworks key federal oversight. The Department of Justice released guidance that lowered the barrier to institutionalizing any person with a disability. “It’s a direct, frontal assault on the rights of people with disabilities to live their lives the way that people who are nondisabled live their lives,” said Selene Almazan
https://www.scrippsnews.com/health/new-federal-disability-policies-spark-fears-of-institutionalization

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Texas city becomes first in state to ban data centers as opponents pack City Hall. As Texas counties have faced hurdles to curb the rapid growth of data center developments, cities could have more success with banning them through their zoning laws, land experts say.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-san-marcos-data-center-ban-zoning-laws/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Texas Anti-ICE Protest Sentences Raise New Fears Over Terror Charges Against Activists. First amendment groups call 50-to-100-year prison terms chilling as legal experts say sentences unusually long
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/texas-protesters-anti-ice-convictions
First Amendment: Prevents the government from restricting fundamental personal liberties: freedom of religion, speech, the press, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition for a redress of grievances
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Texas Republicans want the state to deny birth certificates for children of non-citizens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/texas-republicans-want-state-deny-213437978.html

Texas Cannot Deny Birth Certificates to Children Born in U.S.
https://www.aclutx.org/press-releases/texas-cannot-deny-birth-certificates-children-born-us/

Judge extends order blocking Tennessee officials from reporting sick, disabled immigrant children
Three doctors filed suit after the health department warned families of about 400 immigrant kids with disabilities and critical illnesses that they will be reported to a state immigration enforcement division as a condition of continued care.
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/07/02/judge-extends-order-blocking-tennessee-officials-from-reporting-sick-disabled-immigrant-children/

‘Kids will die’: Tenn. orders parents to disenroll sick kids or risk immigration report. Tennessee’s new  law could strip life-saving care from 400 critically ill children in the state. Advocates warn kids will die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HiqF9V4QUs

MAGA advocate calls for ban on pregnant women traveling to US and ‘sterilization of all foreign visitors.’ These extreme proposals emerged following a 6-3 Supreme Court decision that struck down executive efforts to deny automatic citizenship to children born on U.S. soil.
https://newrepublic.com/post/212636/maga-ban-sterilize-pregnant-foreigners

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
CFPB orders remote employees to relocate to Washington or lose their job. The CFPB’s employee union has described the return-to-office directive as a de facto reduction in force, arguing that the relocation requirement is likely to pressure many employees into resigning rather than moving to Washington.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/cfpb-orders-remote-employees-relocate-washington-or-lose-their-job
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [CFPB]
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Donald Trump’s White House lawyer Ty Cobb accuses him of orchestrating an ‘historic onslaught of corruption’ through his cryptocurrency ventures: Yes, former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb has publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s earnings from cryptocurrency ventures, describing them as constituting “the greatest onslaught of corruption in the history of mankind”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/marcomargaritoff/ex-trump-attorney-ty-cobb-onslaught-of-corruption-8085630

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
SpaceX’s Texas Land Deal Sparks Bitter Lawsuit Over Claims Elon Musk’s Company Will ‘Trash’ Local Wildlife. The groups suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife want to preserve land that holds an endangered ocelot. They also argue SpaceX’s test launches send rocket debris into the refuge lands.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/11/environmental-groups-sue-to-stop-spacex-land-deal/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Exxon changes its name for the first time in decades after moving to Texas. Exxon Mobil Corp. will become ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/exxon-changes-name-for-the-first-time-in-decades-after-moving-to-texas-93CH-4771241

Justice Department, FTC ask state AGs to investigate Trump’s allegations of gasoline price gouging
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/justice-department-ftc-ask-state-ags-investigate-trumps-allegations-gasoline

United States Gas Stations Face Major Shake-Up as Proposed Ban on Coin-Operated Machines Exposes Hidden Gambling Economy, Small Business Dependence, and Retail Identity Shift Across Convenience Stores
https://www.the-sun.com/money/16595804/gas-stations-forced-remove-skill-games-regulation/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Epstein’s Sick Ploy: Former Beauty Queen Claims Notorious Pedo Used Trump Pageants as Hunting Ground for ‘Fresh Meat’
https://radaronline.com/p/former-beauty-queen-beatrice-keul-epstein-used-trump-pageants-fresh-meat/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump is Inching Closer and Closer to the Self-Destruct Button. Trump is Inching Closer and Closer to the Self-Destruct Button
https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/opinion/my-turn/2017/07/14/opinion-trump-self-destruct-button/103676288/

Colorado Supreme Court blocks redistricting ballot measures. The Colorado Supreme Court has blocked a set of proposed ballot measures aimed at drawing a new congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders in other states. The court found that the measures violated procedural requirements of the state constitution
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/colorado-supreme-court-kills-redistricting-ballot-measures-for-2028/

Trump has used the semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding — as an opportunity to enrich his pals at the expense of literally everyone else. House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes. Donald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/02/trump-hijacked-250-anniversary

David Muir viewers cry ‘when will it stop’ as ABC host reveals Donald Trump’s $2 billion income: Commander-in-Chief was defending himself after his mandatory disclosure report revealed he earned $2.2 billion in the year he returned to the White House. Muir said that Trump’s earnings were three times as much as he’d made the previous year.
https://www.aol.com/articles/david-muir-viewers-cry-stop-215717000.html

House Republicans push to repeal the 17th Amendment as feud with GOP senators gains steam
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/house-republicans-push-17th-amendment-repeal-amid-senate-feud/gm-GM70021F39?gemSnapshotKey=GM70021F39-snapshot-1&ocid=AARDHP
17th Amendment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Ahead of Independence Day, homeowners are warned against flying American flags. Just 40 minutes outside of Boston, the city dubbed the Cradle of Liberty, Plum Island homeowners are being warned that flying American flags on their property could violate state and federal law.
https://pacificlegal.org/ahead-of-independence-day-homeowners-are-warned-against-flying-american-flags/

Hannity Abruptly Changes Topic After Fetterman Mentions Scandal-Ridden Republican Candidate
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/hannity-abruptly-changes-topic-after-fetterman-mentions-scandal-ridden-republican-candidate/

JB Pritzker Accuses Trump Of Political Retaliation, Says President ‘Will Break The Law’ When Facing Election And Court Losses
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/06/60180426/jb-pritzker-accuses-trump-of-political-retaliation-says-president-will-break-the-law-when-facing-election-and-court-losses

The Trump administration’s multiple investigations of the 2020 election may have more to do with 2026
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/features/the-trump-administration-s-multiple-investigations-of-the-2020-election-may-have-more-to-do/article_7def9491-79ad-5a33-9f57-2da205782d43.html

‘It’s fair to ask whether it was worth it’: The Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household—and that’s a conservative estimate
https://fortune.com/2026/07/01/iran-war-cost-american-households-1000-mark-zandi/

Sen. Slotkin Warns Trump’s Threat to Execute a Senator Is a Threat to Every American — “I Refuse to Accept That This Is the New Normal”
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaSr6tFloYD/
See also: https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2025-11-25/slotkin-says-she-faces-fbi-inquiry-more-death-threats-after-video-trump-called-seditious

# Global News
Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship
https://abc7.com/post/rare-copy-declaration-independence-found-uk-national-archives-papers-captured-us-ship/19441060/

‘Half the population is erased’: The Taliban’s escalating crackdown on women. Under Taliban rule, nearly 20 million Afghan women and girls face an institutionalized system of gender apartheid designed to erase them from public life. Rina Amiri, former U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about the Taliban’s extremely restrictive treatment of women in Afghanistan.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/tv/video/amanpour-afghanistan-women-rina-amiri

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Minnesota Just Shut Down the Unit That Reviews Wrongful Convictions After the Trump Administration Cut Its Funding. The Trump administration, led by someone who has falsely portrayed himself as unjustly prosecuted, cut off a key lifeline for people who have actually been wrongfully convicted.
https://www.ms.now/news/news-analysis/minnesota-wrongful-convictions-grant-trump-ellison

# LGBTQ / Transgender
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Supreme Court declines to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources
https://apnews.com/article/catherine-herridge-journalist-contempt-fox-news-cbs-61a57427bef6472a3462b21c0d53a35f

Pentagon’s War on the First Amendment Hits a Wall as a Judge Blocks Hegseth’s Restrictive Press Escort Policy for the Second Time
https://www.ms.now/news/federal-judge-blocks-hegseths-pentagon-press-escort-policy

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Local mother calls for changes to Texas Medicaid eligibility for children with disabilities
https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-mother-advocates-for-children-with-disabilities-medicaid-reform/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
How Social Security went from a safety net to a broken promise. To restore the system’s solvency and keep the original promise, Congress must act through a combination of tax increases and benefit adjustments. Potential solutions actively debated in Washington include: Raising the Cap on Payroll Taxes; Adjusting the Retirement Age; Modifying Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA
https://san.com/cc/social-security-was-supposed-to-be-a-safety-net-to-young-americans-its-a-broken-promise/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
TMP“They can kill off DACA without saying they’re killing off DACA.” A Dying Dream: How Trump Targets Immigrants Who Arrived as Children. Polls say Americans support protecting DACA recipients from deportation. Now some are being detained.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/01/trump-targets-daca-immigration

A federal judge in Texas meted out punishment to seven more protesters who were arrested last July during an anti-ICE demonstration outside the Prairieland Detention Center. Judge hands down 50-year sentence to defendant Ines Soto, whose wife Elizabeth was sentenced to same prison term
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/protest-shooting-texas-detention-center

Armed With New Slush Fund, ‘Lawless and Rogue’ ICE Arrests 10,000+ in Just Five Days. Ordered by the Trump White House to aggressively increase arrest rates, federal immigration officials have reportedly detained more than 10,000 people in just the last five days, intensifying fear in communities across the United States.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-arrests-10000

# Business / Industry / Corporations
At Home is now closing 32 stores as its bankruptcy deepens. In June, the chain said it planned to close 26 stores by the end of September. This month, Hilco Consumer‑Retail confirmed six additional At Home stores entering closing‑sale mode. These include locations in states such as Illinois and New Jersey.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/at-home-closing-more-stores-amid-financial-struggles-080525.html

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety / Recalls
Recall of Target baby wipes contaminated with deadly bacteria upgraded to highest level… ‘reasonable probability of death.’ After complaints from consumers about the wipes, FDA testing found bacteria that could cause serious infection in infants and young children
https://www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/baby-product-recalls/target-baby-wipes-recall-up-and-up-a8024084077/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
US Not Renewing US–Mexico–Canada Trade Pact. “The United States did not agree to renew the USMCA in its current form,” a senior administration official said on a call with reporters. “The United States will continue to engage with Mexico and Canada as appropriate, but — and during that time the USMCA will remain in effect.”
https://abcnews.com/Politics/us-renew-trade-deal-mexico-canada-trump-struck/story?id=134390633

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
Scientists just found something very disturbing about the AMOC current deep below the ocean: Evidence that its weakening isn’t just a fluke, if it collapses, the world could be plunged into climate catastrophe
https://futurism.com/science-energy/disturbing-amoc-current-ocean

“Even without a collapse, a weakening of the AMOC could have serious climate impacts,” says ocean scientist Jonathan Baker of the Met Office, the U.K.’s weather service, who was not involved in the study, to Yale Environment 360’s Nicola Jones. The current system also carries nutrients and affects the ocean’s salinity levels, which means that any changes could also spell trouble for the marine ecosystems that depend on it.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-the-ocean-warms-a-cold-blob-in-the-atlantic-has-puzzled-scientists-it-might-be-a-warning-sign-about-a-key-current-system-180988991/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Congressional Republicans’ plan to cut clean energy investments would cause higher energy bills and job losses across states; repealing these investments midstream would increase electricity prices for households and businesses in nearly every state.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/congressional-republicans-plan-to-cut-clean-energy-investments-would-cause-higher-energy-bills-and-job-losses-across-states/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
‘Scorched earth’ deed restrictions can keep grocers out of food deserts. States are fighting back. Rhode Island is banning “scorched earth” covenants that block grocery stores from opening in vacated retail spaces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep0tui-JuyA

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Warren Buffett Breaks A 20-Year Tradition As Report Says His Gates Foundation Donation Is Suddenly On Hold Over Epstein Files Review
https://fortune.com/2026/06/30/why-is-warren-buffett-pausing-gift-to-gates-foundation-bill-gates-jeffrey-epstein-investigation/

# Gov / Politics / US
Democratic Socialist candidates expand appeal, some Democrats see potential obstruction, chaos. Just as many saw the Freedom Caucus of hard-right legislators as a “splinter” group from traditional Republicans, the now growing cohort of Democratic Socialists can wield outsized influence in a narrowly divided House of Representatives. Centrist Democrats are worried about their party being hijacked.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/socialist-candidates-expand-appeal-some-democrats-see-potential-obstruction

After Supreme Court decision, birth tourism now in crosshairs as battles rage on Capitol Hill. Democrats have consistently downplayed the criminal toll of illegal immigration on communities, dating back to the Obama presidency.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/after-birthright-decision-illegal-immigrant-toll-front-and-center-probes

Another round of negotiations wrapped up between US and Iran with major issues still unresolved
https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/another-round-negotiations-wrapped-between-us-and-iran-major-issues-still

Socialist movement spreading from New York to Colorado poses ‘threat’ at federal level: Evans
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/leftist-insurgents-rattle-democrats-ahead-153951649.html

CCP Expanding International Repression Through New ‘Ethnic Unity Law,’ Warns House Resolution: Article 63 of the law has drawn further international attention for extending China’s legal reach overseas. It states that “organisations and individuals outside of mainland China who commit crimes aimed at [China] that undermine ethnic unity and progress or create ethnic division are to be pursued for legal responsibility in accordance with law”, according to a translation.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/chinas-new-ethnic-unity-law-extends-its-legal-reach-overseas

The rise of American Democratic socialists and what they stand for. Melat Kiros’s victory in Colorado sparked a flurry of headlines and a wide variety of descriptions for the politics she represents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECGZItGQSys
Socialism: The core goal is to reduce inequality by distributing wealth equitably based on societal need rather than private profit. The term encompasses a broad spectrum of theories and movements, ranging from highly centralized government control to decentralized model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
Socialism, Fascism, Capitalism, and Communism Chart
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/hrnm/Education/EducationWebsiteRebuild/RussianPropagandaAboutGermany/Socialism,%20Fascism,%20Capitalism,%20Communism%20Background.pdf

Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn. A recently released Justice Department memo questions decades of protections for Americans with disabilities. The memo is one of several attempts to change services and policies dedicated to people with disabilities.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ8KGj2DZY-/

President Trump is getting increasingly PISSED OFF that Leader Thune REFUSES to fire the Obama/Reid Senate parliamentarian, who is blocking key legislation”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/video-trump-calls-john-thune-refusal-fire-parliamentarian/

Colorado Supreme Court has unanimously blocked  Democrat redistricting efforts in Colorado, which would’ve given them three more seats in the US House
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5946166-democrats-redistricting-measures-rejected/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Under Ron DeSantis, Florida is executing prisoners at a record pace, Even as most of the U.S. abandons the death penalty. Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight decades.
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-death-penalty-executions-ron-desantis

Bureau of Prisons will close facilities housing thousands of inmates. The BOP is struggling to hire sufficient staff, repair crumbling infrastructure and, most recently, dealt a blow on annual budget.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2026/07/01/bureau-of-prisons-announces-multiple-facility-closings-citing-budget/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Montana became the second state to implement federally mandated Medicaid work and community engagement requirements, following Nebraska’s early start. Effective July 1, non-exempt, able-bodied adults aged 19 to 64 enrolled in Montana’s Medicaid Expansion program are required to complete and document at least 80 hours per month of qualifying activities to maintain their coverage
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/montana-arkansas-to-kick-off-medicaid-work-requirements-july-1/

# Science / Research
Scientists Build Fully Synthetic Life Form That Can Eat and Reproduce:
“We’re hoping we’re really starting the true age of bioeconomy, enabling technology that will let people engineer biology.”  It is a massive breakthrough in synthetic biology
https://www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-first-time-a-cell-built-from-scratch-grows-and-divides-20260701/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Trump ally confirms Trump accounts are “A backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” In response, DNC Rapid Response Director released the following statement: “Hardworking Americans earn their Social Security and retirement benefits, and now Donald Trump and his administration are hell-bent on taking them away.
https://democrats.org/trump-ally-confirms-trump-accounts-are-a-backdoor-for-privatizing-social-security/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of air pollution. Nearly half of the power plants planned to supply electricity for data centers would be in Texas. Experts warn they will emit significant pollution that could harm the health of communities nearby.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/07/02/556082/texas-data-center-power-plans-emissions/?utm_source=rss-energy-environment-article&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hpm-rss-link

Texas grid is swamped by data center power requests 5x its all-time peak demand: Texas is experiencing a surge in AI-related data center projects, with 248 planned and 335 existing facilities, leading to concerns about the state’s power grid and water supplies.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/texas-grid-swamped-data-center-003900719.html

Tech billionaire goes completely off-script on live TV in what people are calling ‘televised nervous breakdown.’
This is the same CEO known for brandishing swords in the Palantir office
https://www.uniladtech.com/news/tech-news/palantir-ceo-alex-karp-concern-nervous-breakdown-live-interview-640301-20260702

Factories Attach Cameras to Workers, in Hopes of Replacing Them With Robots
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/factory-attaches-cameras-workers-labor-robots

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, blow to Trump. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order to overhaul birthright citizenship as unconstitutional.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/us-supreme-court-bithright-citizenship

Johnson was asked by reporters for his reaction to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold birthright citizenship. Mike Johnson  revealed something ‘deeply disturbing’ in his Supreme Court meltdown: “You could say that’s a textualist originalist view. However, I do think that this has been grossly abused in recent years,” Johnson said about the opinion. Mary Trump wrote, “Apparently, they either cannot read the Constitution or they believe that an incompetent, corrupt, anti-American, traitor can simply sign an executive order and erase one of the most important constitutional amendments ever adopted, that is also where we are as a country.”
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677137841/

Why the birthright citizenship fight isn’t over yet: The ruling, where only five justices agreed the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause confers automatic citizenship to children born to parents unlawfully or temporarily in the country, shows “that this issue will not die today,” one expert said
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/birthright-citizenship-ruling-supreme-court/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Brown University Professor Horrified to Discover Largest AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History. “The empirical evidence of fraud is overwhelming.” When Brown University Professor Roberto Serrano changed the format of his midterm exam last spring, he was thinking about his students’ mental health, not academic fraud.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/brown-university-professor-horrified-discover-185456806.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Judge halts Trump administration effort to exert political control over union elections. U.S. District Judge Denise Caspar said the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s move earlier this year to usurp jurisdiction over some cases from career employees was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/judge-halts-trump-administration-effort-exert-political-control-over-union-elections/414545/

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water / FEMA / USAID
The United States Government’s strategy for managing catastrophic events is primarily guided by Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8), which directs all levels of government and the private sector to build capabilities that prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the worst disasters
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-the-us-needs-a-total-defense-strategy-based-on-resilience/

Arizona’s San Carlos water reservoir has dried up. It’s currently under 1% capacity, sparking a massive ecological disaster
https://www.newsweek.com/nasa-space-image-arizona-main-bodies-reservoir-near-empty-12115666

To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk.
This scenario highlights the city of Enid, Oklahoma, which is legally fighting the state’s oil and gas regulators to revoke a nearby toxic wastewater injection well
https://qoshe.com/propublica-us/nick-bowlin/to-protect-its-drinking-water-this-city-has-to-appeal-to-the-oil-regulators-that-put-it-at-risk/188765526

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump tells US  Gasoline retailers to reduce prices ‘immediately.’ US president warns of ‘big problems’ if retailers do not cut prices at the pumps, condemns illegal gouging.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/30/trump-tells-us-petrol-retailers-to-reduce-prices-immediately

Venture Capitalists Disgusted by Solar Power Because It’s Generating Too Much Clean Electricity to Be Grossly Profitable
https://futurism.com/science-energy/venture-capitalists-solar-power-too-much

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Family breaks silence on Trump 13-year-old accuser as chilling new details surface: A woman who alleges Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was just 13 years old has reportedly gone into hiding, with a family member saying she is now living “off  the grid” out of fear of retaliation as explosive court battles over the Jeffrey Epstein files reignite scrutiny of decades-old allegations.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/alleged-epstein-victim-trump-accuser

Republican officials including President Donald Trump and anti-voting activists are melting down after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws Monday that allow grace periods for ballots mailed by Election Day. ‘This is how our country dies’
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-mail-ballot-ruling-spurs-right-wing-meltdown-this-is-how-our-country-dies/

# Gov / Politics / US
Many Democratic Socialist leaders are self-professed communists: Marxist and communist caucuses boast significant influence in the national leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America. One member of the DSA’s national committee came right out and said it: “Our goal is liberation. Our goal is communism.”
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/many-democratic-socialist-leaders-are-self-professed-communists-caucus
Communism: A political and economic ideology advocating for the elimination of private property and social classes, replacing them with a classless society where resources and production tools are owned and controlled by the community
https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism

Trump Announces Details of First-Ever Midterm Republican Convention
https://apnews.com/article/rnc-republican-midterm-convention-donald-trump-fb02b785fb38362f99d7991a97e969d2

Trump’s revenge pick implodes as new poll ‘ringing alarm bells’: Democrats have been eyeing the House and working to win back enough seats as the GOP majority decreases and dissatisfaction over the Trump administration could secure Democratic victories.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-paxton-poll/

Texas Republicans and 21 other House Republicans threaten to grind legislation to a halt over one Senate bill demanded by Donald Trump. The standoff has led to a major deadlock in Congress:
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5938616-gop-senators-trump-housing-bill/

Hardliners force Johnson to send House home early, he gives up on votes before July 4 recess amid GOP revolt
https://www.newser.com/story/392012/hardliners-force-johnson-to-send-house-home-early.html

Trump announces GOP to host first ever Midterm convention in Dallas. The convention will take place later this year and run from Sept. 9-10.
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/trump-announces-first-ever-gop-midterm-convention-in-dallas

In Gift to Billionaires, Supreme Court Buys Vance’s Argument Against Post-Watergate Campaign Finance Rule. “Americans deserve a Supreme Court that upholds our fundamental freedoms—not one that consistently sides with billionaire donors and diminishes the power of everyday citizens,” said one democracy defender.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/vance-campaign-finance-challenge

# Global News
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
New Hampshire has launched a new notification system that will alert law enforcement officers if a suspect they encounter is currently out on bail. Using a $500,000 federal grant, the new system links up all bail orders onto the Department of Safety’s State Police On-Line Telecommunications System so that officers can see any decisions made in all courts on the same day
https://www.police1.com/police-grant-center/n-h-launches-live-notification-system-for-bail-information

Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.
https://www.propublica.org/article/aclu-trump-police-reform-doj-minneapolis-louisville-phoenix-memphis

“That Guy Is Still Out There”: Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he was wrongly convicted and one or more serial rapists operated for years with little consequence have only deepened. [This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. The survivors identified by name have publicly shared explicit details of their assaults in the past.]
https://www.propublica.org/article/alice-sebold-anthony-broadwater-rape-exoneration-syracuse

Congress tries to crack open CIA’s secret MKUltra program. A House panel heard today the CIA’s MKULTRA program subjected patients and prisoners to drugs, torture, and worse. One witness described the actions of the secretive program as a form of “medical torture”, where patients were under LSD, hypnosis, and other methods, often without consent.
https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/house-oversight-hearing-on-cias-mkultra-project/681976

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification.
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone

Clarence Thomas had, for decades, accepted luxury travel from billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and failed to disclose it.
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

# LGBTQ / Transgender
At Its Best, LGBTQ Pride Is an Abolitionist Uprising — and a Dance Party. Faced with transphobia and repression, people imprisoned in Washington State are still finding ways to celebrate Pride.
https://truthout.org/articles/at-its-best-lgbtq-pride-is-an-abolitionist-uprising-and-a-dance-party/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Online Age Verification Provisions as House Passes KIDS Act. “Age verification requirements will help the Trump administration carry out its vendetta against the press by creating new avenues to identify journalists’ confidential sources,” warned two press freedom advocates.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/did-the-kids-act-pass

Trump Threw A Tantrum About 1 Female Journalist, And It Backfired Spectacularly.  The president tore into the New York Times reporter over a new book she co-authored.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/edmazza/trump-maggie-haberman-insult-white-house?origin=morebf

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
550,000 Medicare Advantage members will be dropped as Humana exits markets it calls unprofitable for 2026:  Humana trimmed its footprint by exiting 194 counties and 2 states, resulting in the planned disenrollment of approximately 550,000 Medicare Advantage members in unprofitable or low-margin plans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh4_futGgcM

23 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans for 2026, sending patients to find new in-network care
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/16-health-systems-dropping-medicare-advantage-plans-2026/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Keeping human brains ‘alive’ after death could lead to medical advancements. By circulating oxygenated artificial blood through donated tissue, researchers are studying how brain cells metabolize, testing new therapies for diseases like Alzheimer’s, and gaining insights into the twilight phases of death
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11416988/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth’s ouster of Army’s top chaplain leaves ‘enormous gap’
Lawmakers criticized the dismissal of Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., while a retired colonel overseeing chaplain operations said the chaplaincy cannot operate long without a chief.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/25/pete-hegseth-army-chaplain-william-green/89483759007/

Hegseth STRIPS military chaplains of their rank while pushing his hardline religious agenda.
Pete Hegseth has decided that military chaplains aren’t “warfighters” enough — so he’s stripping the rank insignia off their uniforms.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5800026-pete-hegseth-military-chaplains-faith-insignia/

# NASA / NORAD / SpaceX
NASA awarded $590.4 million in new Moon Base lander contracts Tuesday, but the agency has not disclosed what its broader Moon-to-Mars program will cost taxpayers.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8ffebec9-f11c-46ef-99d6-7c9cc5a70e2d.html

SpaceX got a 10-year, 100% property tax break in Texas, and residents say they were kept in the dark. “They’re not gonna be affected by it; we are.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/grimes-county-spacex-tax-abatement-deal/

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
The Intelligence Community Is About to Upend the CCP. The U.S. Intelligence Community could soon deal a major blow to CCP leader Xi Jinping. The agencies are now working to release details about the hidden wealth of the Chinese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uNK3_lfkoQ

Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence
https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ATA-2025-Unclassified-Report.pdf

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Microsoft is preparing to cut thousands of jobs next week, continuing to rein in operating costs as the company pours unprecedented sums into AI infrastructure.
https://www.newser.com/story/392012/hardliners-force-johnson-to-send-house-home-early.html

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
UAP whistleblower Luis Elizondo details congressional staffer’s warning of a plot to ‘eliminate’ him. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) also appeared on the podcast, corroborating the hostile environment faced by whistleblowers and recounting a separate warning he received about having “kicked a hornet’s nest” regarding UFO transparency
https://www.kotaradio.com/2026/06/30/uap-whistleblower-luis-elizondo-details-congressional-staffers-warning-of-a-plot-to-eliminate-him/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump’s efforts to reverse birthright citizenship may succeed with or without SCOTUS. Several bills, most notably the Birthright Citizenship Act in 2025, seek to end or sharply restrict automatic birthright citizenship by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. Will it pass constitutional muster?
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trumps-efforts-reverse-birthright-citizenship-can-succeed-or-without-scotus

Either apply for permanent residency or we’ll help you leave the U.S., says Homeland Security. Secretary
Mullin in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court ruling ending Temporary Protected Status for refugees
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/28/migrants-us-temporary-status-dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin/90731936007/

Trump’s Next ICE Pick: A Trooper Poised to Turn Local Cops Into Deportation Agents. Elevating a key enforcer of Oklahoma’s “mass arrest” operations could further integrate local law enforcement into the federal deportation apparatus.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trumps-next-ice-pick-oklahoma-287g-lance-schroyer/

The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-decision-trump-v-barbara/507-31e9c663-a2ba-4b06-812f-1ef043741501

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Tariffs \ Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Sen. Andy Kim Accuses Trump of Funneling $1.6 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to His Own Sons Through Kazakhstan Mining Deal — “We’ve Never Seen This Much Corruption.” While it is Senator Jon Ossoff (rather than Andy Kim) who has publicly raised red flags over the First Family’s self-enrichment in this specific venture, several lawmakers and ethics experts have strongly condemned the situation.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZTgbvrgoeS/

Is Now the Time to File a Lawsuit for IEEPA Phase II Tariff Refunds? The government’s June 12 statement on its appeal in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) litigation means now might be the time.
https://www.bhfs.com/insight/is-now-the-time-to-file-a-lawsuit-for-ieepa-phase-ii-tariff-refunds/

Trump administration said Friday that it intended to appeal a federal judge’s order to allow all companies that paid the invalidated duties to seek refunds, not just the ones that filed lawsuits.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-plans-to-appeal-ruling-letting-importers-seek-refunds-of-paid-struck-down-tariffs

The Trump and Lutnick sons have financial ties to 14 federal mining deals. And those deals carry up to $8.9 billion in taxpayer support. The administration is treating the project as a priority.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/the-trump-and-lutnick-sons-have-financial-ties-to-14-federal-mining-deals-and-those-deals-carry-up-to-8-9-billion-in-taxpayer-support/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Nation’s Report Card shows further decline in literacy, GOP Rep Owens says system ‘failing’ students. Owens, a Utah GOP congressmen, is a member of the House Education committee and is a strong advocate for school choice.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/ed-experts-lawmakers-say-school-choice-helps-black-and-hispanic-students

Over 7 million borrowers currently enrolled in the defunct Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan have exactly 90 days to switch to a new federal repayment plan. The timeline begins when your loan servicer officially notifies you, which starts on July 1.
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-next-steps-borrowers-enrolled-unlawful-save-plan
Education (SAVE) plan: https://www.nasfaa.org/save_plan
See also: The SAVE Plan is an income-driven repayment plan introduced in 2023
https://www.fultonbank.com/Education-Center/Trending/What-You-Should-Know-About-the-SAVE-Program

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump hails ‘big win’ after SCOTUS lets him fire executive agency officials. The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant win on Monday by allowing him to fire officials at most independent agencies within the executive branch, undoing a nearly century-old precedent.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4477468/supreme-court-expands-trump-power-fire-officials-independent-agencies/

CVS is closing about 300 stores and cutting 2,900 corporate jobs: CVS Health announced a major corporate restructuring aimed at saving $2 billion. The move included cutting 2,900 jobs (roughly 1% of its workforce) and shuttering stores as the pharmacy giant navigates shifting consumer habits and increased competition from online retailers
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/cvs-health-cut-2900-jobs

# Environment / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Texas and Oklahoma companies win the right to frack 15,000 acres of Ohio public land. The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission selected winning bidders from Oklahoma and Texas to drill for oil and gas beneath thousands of acres of publicly owned wildlife preserves and a state park. The state expects to collect over $242 million in upfront lease bonuses, in addition to future production royalties
https://signalohio.org/texas-and-oklahoma-companies-win-the-right-to-frack-15000-acres-of-ohio-public-land/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Immigration nation. Bowing to intense lobbying from the farm industry, the Trump administration is allowing dairy farm owners and operators to hire migrant laborers. The broadening of guest-worker programs has angered anti-immigrant hardliners within the administration.
https://civileats.com/2026/06/22/trump-administration-will-now-allow-dairy-farms-to-hire-migrant-guestworkers/

Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts, with some states hit harder than others
https://scnow.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/article_61bc111c-8f0c-5cac-882f-092236f2feb9.html

# General News
Device installed to help keep Trump’s Reflecting Pool clear of algae was never used on a pool: ‘Ozone nanobubbler’ intended to break up aquatic plant infestations is relatively new technology that has only previously been trialed in public waterways, according to a report
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reflecting-pool-algae-technology-b3005166.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein Used Sham ‘Science Foundation’ to Continue Abusing Women in Jail, Sex-offender financier assaulted victims at his 14th-floor Florida Science Foundation suite during his prison sentence, report claims.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/26/epstein-prison-new-york-manhattan/

Bill Gates Confirms the Identities of His Former Partners in a Desperate Bid to Debunk Epstein’s Extortion Attempt: Bill Gates says Epstein sought to blackmail him over extramarital affairs
Transcript of congressional testimony shows Microsoft founder spoke of ‘veiled’ threats made by late sex offender
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/bill-gates-epstein-transcript

# Gov / Politics / US
Supreme Court Grants Trump, Future Presidents a Blank Check to Break the Law. By granting Donald Trump immunity for a wide range of criminal conduct committed while in office, the Supreme Court has set a dangerous precedent that presidents are above the law.
https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/supreme-court-grants-trump-future-presidents-a-blank-check-to-break-the-law

Manchin slams Democratic voters, says it is ‘insane’ the majority prefer socialism over capitalism
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/manchin-slams-democratic-voters-says-it-insane-majority-prefer-socialism-over
Socialism: Social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. According to the socialist view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another.
https://www.britannica.com/money/socialism
Capitalism: Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and profit-driven business activity.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalism.asp

Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling: The court reversed a 1935 precedent restricting presidential powers to remove heads of independent agencies. However, it barred Trump from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, preserving the central bank’s independence.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-supreme-court-vastly-expands-trumps-presidential-power/a-77759124

Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs. Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-trump-agency-firings-slaughter-ftc

The Roberts Court Just Put Trump in Charge of Independent Agencies, Vastly Expanding His Powers. “Today, the majority reshapes our Government.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/the-roberts-court-just-put-trump-in-charge-of-independent-agencies-vastly-expanding-his-powers/

House Speaker Mike Johnson warns Dems will ‘go after the president’s family’ if Republicans lose control of Congress after the midterms
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4627106/mike-johnson-trump-allies-target-democrats-win-november/

[Video] President Trump just slammed European NATO countries right in front of the Secretary General. “Spain is a horror show. Spain is terrible. I was disappointed with Italy. I was disappointed with the UK… we were disappointed with Germany and France. We’re disappointed with most of them. They don’t want to pay anything. They think they’re in for a free ride.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/24/trump-slams-nato-over-lax-participation-in-iran-war-in-talk-with-mark-rutte

[Video] HOLY CRAP! DHS Secretary Mullin just PUMMELED purple-haired Democrat Rep. DeLauro: This refers to a fiery exchange between DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on June 25, 2026. The argument erupted into a shouting match involving finger-pointing and mutual accusations of hypocrisy.
https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/rep-delauro-and-dhs-secretary-mullin-exchange-words-at-hearing/5201902

The Core Clash: DeLauro’s Position: Rep. DeLauro brought up a statistic of 3,900 children separated from their families at the border, demanding accountability from the Trump administration
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5940850-mullin-delauro-immigration-heated-exchange/

Iran Is Giving Trump a Choice: “Surrender Hormuz to Iranian Terror or Fight for It.” Iran asserts exclusive authority to manage the vital waterway, directly clashing with the U.S. push to keep it open and toll-free
https://easyeverydayrecipes.com/mike-pence-says-iran-is-pressuring-trump-with-a-stark-choice-surrender-hormuz-to-iranian-terror-or-fight-for-it/

U.S. and Iran will ‘stand down’ after strikes and resume talks, official says. The U.S. official said attacks would stop “for now.” Iran hasn’t publicly confirmed the agreement and insisted that it had a right to full control of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/28/iran-insists-it-has-sole-control-hormuz-ignoring-trumps-threats/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
The digital reach of the Fourth Amendment. Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-rules-your-cellphone-location-data-is-protected-by-the-fourth-amendment-286424

Cops Caught Using AI to Edit Picture of Pathetic Drug Bust: The error-prone nature of large language models has left law enforcement operations in a scramble, resulting in hallucinated police reports, evidence fabricated with generative AI, and even incidents of stalking via AI-integrated surveillance cameras.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/cops-caught-using-ai-edit-124900999.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Republican majority again gives its seal of approval to racism. “If the government wants to discriminate against Black people, any pretext will do … If a Black person wants to prove they’ve been discriminated against, however, no amount of evidence will suffice.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-tps-ruling-elie-mystal-analysis/

The Supreme Court will hand down all of its remaining opinions from this term Tuesday, setting the stage for a blockbuster day with decisions expected on birthright citizenship,  transgender athlete bans and campaign finance.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5945644-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-transgender-athletes/

Congress has approved tens of millions of dollars in federal taxpayer funds to double the size of the police force that protects the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices. Threats against public officials, including judges, have risen sharply in the past few years
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/06/28/supreme-court-justices-security-police-00969784

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications / Hospitals / Pharma
Report: Taxpayer dollars help nonprofit hospitals pad executive salaries, pay for lawsuits. Waste and abuse take place in prominent nonprofit hospital systems across the country, a new report from conservative watchdog advocacy group Save Our States says in a report published Monday.
https://www.cbs19news.com/report-taxpayer-dollars-help-nonprofit-hospitals-pad-executive-salaries-pay-for-lawsuits/article_3fd1e719-1271-50be-89fc-e0af200fc6d3.html

Texas Passed A Law To Clarify When Women Should Receive Life-Saving Care. She Almost Died Anyway. Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-passed-a-law-to-clarify-when-women-should-receive-life-saving-care-she-almost-died-anyway_n_6a3f0680e4b07281419f7821

Texas Passed A New Law After 3 Women Died During Miscarriage. Why Was This Mother Still Denied Life-Saving Care? A third woman has died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments. Porsha Ngumezi bled to death as she was miscarrying after her doctor opted against an emergency procedure used to end pregnancies.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/27/texas-abortion-death-porsha-ngumezi/

Parasite that affects cognition has quietly infected billions of people: “There is no drug that cures it at this point.”
https://scitechdaily.com/a-parasite-carried-by-billions-has-a-secret-life-inside-the-brain/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Hegseth announces creation of new Defense Policy Board, with Lighthizer as chair
https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4528780/department-of-war-establishes-new-defense-policy-board/

Pete Hegseth Accused Of Holding ‘Grudge’ Against Army After the Defense Sec. Boots High-Profile General — ‘Is This a Personal Thing?’
https://radaronline.com/p/pete-hegseth-grudge-against-army-defense-sec-christopher-donahue-firing/

# NOAA / Climate / Weather
Heat Dome to Hit US: A dangerous heat wave propelled by a massive heat dome will blanket much of the central and eastern United States this week, exposing up to two‑thirds of the population to extreme temperatures and prompting health warnings and cooling advice through the Fourth of July.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/06/29/record-smashing-heat-wave/90737724007/
What is a Heat Dome?: Oppressive high-pressure atmospheric systems that cause warm air to be pushed to the surface and retained there for long periods of time. The dome traps high-pressure air in one place, like the lid on a pot. These large zones of hot air result in a combination of blistering temperatures, devastating wildfires, and drought conditions.
https://climatecheck.com/risks/heat/what-is-a-heat-dome

# Social / Communities / Housing
Two years later, things are worse for the nation’s homeless. “In the two years since the Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling, the National Homelessness Law Center has documented over 350 cities that have passed laws making it a crime to be homeless.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/supreme-court-homeless-crime-grants-pass-trump.html?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=4db0bbd1eb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_30_10_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-4db0bbd1eb-486092373

Trump won’t commit to signing housing bill, calling it a ‘yawn’: President Trump has cast more doubt on whether he’ll sign a bipartisan affordable housing bill while continuing to push the SAVE Act.
https://apnews.com/video/trump-calls-bill-to-address-housing-affordability-a-yawn-and-says-he-doesnt-know-if-hell-sign-it-44b48d62ddd84996933ac12df9d1d633

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
A GOP senator just teamed up with Elizabeth Warren to keep Social Security going for decades.  Fight to save Social Security unites Senators Bernie, Moreno, and Elizabeth Warren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ67y3c_M_0

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
AI Zillionaires Are Starting to Get Scared as the Public Turns Against Them. Data centers “have become a proxy for the hate towards AI and the concentration and accumulation of wealth it’s creating.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-tech-billionaires-mark-cuban-scared-public

# Veterans / VA
Opposition Mounts to Bill That Betrays Military Veterans and Their Caregivers: Opposition is mounting in response to proposed legislation that would strip veterans of their earned benefits, accelerate the privatization of veterans’ health care, and reduce workplace rights and protections for thousands of veteran caregivers in the civil service.
https://www.afge.org/article/opposition-mounts-to-bill-that-betrays-military-veterans-and-their-caregivers/

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# Indigenous
Senate Farm Bill expands tribal access, but leaves out key self-determination proposals. The Senate Agriculture Committee released its draft of the next Farm Bill, expanding tribes’ access to federal agriculture programs while stopping short of giving them greater control over how some food and forestry programs are run.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/food-agriculture/15658-senate-farm-bill-expands-tribal-access-but-leaves-out-key-self-determination-proposals

Mi’kmaq Nation acquires 3,400 acres in Maine, doubling tribal land holdings. Known as Mesgilg Magamigew or “big land,” the property sits between Houlton and Presque Isle, two of the largest population centers for Mi’kmaq citizens.
https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-06-26/mikmaq-nation-to-expand-lands-with-new-aroostook-county-parcel

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
SCOTUS weighs 158-year-old birthright citizenship doctrine
https://www.demlist.com/demdaily-supreme-court-contemplates-birthright-citizenship/

The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Explained: (Note: There is too much information on this subject to post here, so I am posting the google link so you can read for yourself.]
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Citizenship+Clause+of+the+Fourteenth+Amendment+Explained&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS924US924&oq=The+Citizenship+Clause+of+the+Fourteenth+Amendment+Explained&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBDDM4NDMyMTk3ajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

What the Birthright-Citizenship Case Is Really About
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgDvW9GCxto

City Council staffer freed after five months in ICE detention: Rafael Rubio, a Venezuelan national and TPS holder, was detained during a routine asylum interview in January. The 45-year-old has been released while he fights for asylum.
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/06/rafael-rubio-city-council-staffer-detained-ice-freed-after-5-months-behind-bars/414488/

Venezuelans in Miami ask Trump admin. for extension of TPS in the wake of devastating earthquakes: Advocates are also asking for deferral of deportations given the magnitude of the disaster, which has led to at least 920 deaths.
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/miami-venezuelans-will-ask-trump-to-defer-deportations-amid-earthquake-disaster/article_947b5eaa-8aeb-552c-9477-d199fbdc1a90.html

ICE announces 20th detention center death this year: The increase in deaths in 2026 can’t be attributed to population increase, according to a new Human Rights Watch analysis.
https://prospect.org/2026/06/26/20th-immigrant-dies-in-trumps-detention-camps/

Report: ICE detainee deaths surge in Trump’s 2nd term: The report, “Dying in Detention,” by the nonprofit Physicians for Human Rights, says “the mortality rate of deaths in ICE custody is at its highest level in over a decade and has more than doubled since Trump’s second term began. The rate is nearly four times that of the Biden administration, and more than two and a half times as high as that of the first Trump administration.”
https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/06/25/dying-in-detention/rising-deaths-in-an-expanding-us-immigration-detention-system

UN high commissioner for human rights calls for investigation into US immigration center deaths: The call came one day after the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog announced it is initiating an investigation into ICE detainee deaths and use of force
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816

The aftermath. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week ending “protected” status for Haitian immigrants has brought a wave of fear and uncertainty into their communities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/haitians-ohio-fearful-supreme-court-165003129.html

A U.S. Supreme Court majority blind to the racism at the heart of immigration policy. “The majority claims to see no evidence that race played any role in the Haiti decision. But the evidence is there, plain to see, in the President’s statements, which the majority (and for that matter, his own lawyers) cannot even bear to repeat.”
https://nul.org/news/supreme-courts-willful-blindness-face-racial-animus

Justices side with Trump administration in border dispute over asylum seekers
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-side-with-trump-administration-in-border-dispute-over-asylum-seekers/

Trump administration is offering departure assistance for those who voluntarily leave the United States.. Project Homecoming. Eligible individuals who voluntarily self-deport are provided a free one-way ticket to their home country and a $2,600 exit bonus
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/21/celebrating-one-year-trump-dhs-now-offering-2600-stipend-cbp-home-app-illegal

Does the ICE Crackdown in Minnesota Violate the Tenth Amendment? Although a federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction requested by Minnesota and the Twin Cities, the plaintiffs should still prevail on their claims that the federal government’s actions there are unconstitutional.
https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/does-ice-crackdown-minnesota-violate-tenth-amendment

“I Have No Rights”: Minnesota Lawsuit Turns ICE Raids Into a National Test of Constitutional Power.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/i-have-no-rights-minnesota-residents-sue-trump-administration-for-racial-profiling-stops-without-suspicion-and-warrantless-arrests

# Bugs / Parasites / Chemicals
USDA to deploy sterile flies to affected areas after at least 5 screwworm cases confirmed in U.S. The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than half a century, as officials race to eradicate a flesh-eating parasite not seen in Texas since 1966.
https://myfox8.com/news/usda-opens-facility-producing-millions-of-sterile-flies-as-screwworm-cases-rise/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
President Donald Trump faces another legal setback as federal judge blocks his new rule on student loan caps
https://www.aol.com/articles/president-donald-trump-faces-another-054735162.html

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands. Federal plans for millions of acres of land could be invalid under a new interpretation of a 1996 law. A lawsuit filed by the conservation group Cascadia Wildlands in U.S. District Court in Oregon challenges a Bureau of Land Management timber sale. It argues the underlying 2016 management plan is legally void.
https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/jun/26/oregon-lawsuit-could-upend-federal-management-of-public-lands/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
1,300 Texas landowners say they were shut out as power line route moved onto their property: A 4,000-acre wildlife resort in Lampasas County, featuring everything from giraffes to wildebeests and gazelles, was along the route of a planned pipeline project proposing to connect the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast.
https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tensions-with-landowners-rise-as-a-raft-of-gas-pipelines-push-through-texas-properties/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Confession by omission. A federal judge last week said the Justice Department has conceded that it is violating the new federal law requiring the public disclosure of a vast trove of government documents relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/judge-epstein-files-ruling

Experts flag new legal woes for Trump in Epstein case: ‘It’s become a big problem’: “Early on, we talked about Epstein, and we thought this is a sideshow, and maybe Trump’s deliberately putting it out there,” Karnikian said. “It’s become a big problem for him, and it’s clear that he has something to hide here.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2677122607/

[Video] Billionaire Leon Black testifies on Epstein payments, told to return under subpoena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wJ-gWmmz1k

# Gov / Politics / US
About half of Americans are confident about the future of democracy in the U.S., but nearly two-thirds say the country is not living out its founding principles, according to a recent poll.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d30ade60-06d5-43d6-a263-4bfb7e46a687.html

‘Stop lying, Mike’: Joe Scarborough calls out Speaker Johnson for ’embarrassing’ new claim. “We can’t allow big blue states and crooked Democrat governors to try to steal elections away from us,” Johnson said.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677122195/

The Generals, the Scientists, the Senior Officials. Trump Is Systematically Firing Them. He Follows the Playbook.  general forced out with no explanation. A scientist reassigned to finance. Eight thousand officials stripped of protection in a day. This is not chaos. It is a technique.
https://theplanet.substack.com/p/the-generals-the-scientists-the-senior?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share
Trump Follows the Authoritarian Playbook: The core of this strategy involves consolidating power by installing loyalists in key positions, sowing doubt in democratic and electoral systems, and systematically discrediting unfavorable data
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BGjH_ERacvE

Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook. How the President is using Immigration Enforcement to dismantle our democracy.
https://www.nilc.org/resources/trumps-authoritarian-playbook/

The Trump administration has been pressuring and attempting to reshape independent federal oversight agencies, most notably targeting the Council of Inspectors General, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-admin-2677121565/

Trump attacks Democratic DC mayor nominee Janeese Lewis George. Trump said that “many people, including myself, have worked long and hard to get it there, and we will not let it be destroyed by a Communist adherent who has no intention to, make Washington great again.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5944771-dc-mayor-trump-communism-threat/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Will a federal judge send former national security advisor John Bolton to prison? On the surface, this looks like yet another instance of a Trump antagonist falling victim to a politicized Justice Department. But the story isn’t quite that simple.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/john-bolton-plea-deal-prison-sentencing.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Aetna is dropping roughly 90 Medicare Advantage plans across 34 states, sending those members to find new coverage: Yes, Aetna (CVS Health) discontinued nearly 90 Medicare Advantage plans across 34 states. The cuts primarily targeted Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans due to rising healthcare utilization and tighter government payment adjustments
https://myplanfit.com/aetna-is-exiting-medicare-markets/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Underwood Introduces Legislation to Lower Cost of Primary Care, Mental Health Care, and Addiction Treatment
https://underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases/underwood-introduces-legislation-lower-cost-primary-care-mental-health-care

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US, Iran Signal They Won’t Back Down Over Strait of Hormuz Control: Both Iranian and American officials have refused to back down over control of the Strait of Hormuz after both countries launched fresh strikes on June 27 and early on June 28, potentially scrapping a ceasefire agreement and memorandum of understanding between the two parties to end hostilities.
https://prescottenews.com/2026/06/28/us-iran-signal-they-wont-back-down-over-strait-of-hormuz-control-the-epoch-times/

U.S., Iran reportedly to ‘stand down’ after weekend of military skirmishes, resume talks in Qatar. Washington has proposed this week’s discussions, which are expected to center on the Strait of Hormuz, take place in Doha and begin as early as Tuesday.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-and-iran-agree-to-resume-talks-after-weekend-strikes/

# Space / Global
China’s top-secret ‘dragon’ space plane just released another unidentified object over Earth: China’s space plane appears to have released a mystery object in orbit. “This activity is consistent with sub-satellite deployments conducted by the space plane in previous missions,” private space surveillance company LeoLabs wrote after detecting the object.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinas-space-plane-appears-to-have-released-a-mystery-object-in-orbit

# Security / DHS / Communications / Surveillance / Secret Service
In the modern surveillance state, someone’s always watching. The temptation to eavesdrop has been around longer than the United States has, but technology has evolved to the point where that temptation has never been greater. The “Chilling Effect”: Constant surveillance alters how people act, speak, and communicate. Knowing you are watched leads to self-censorship and makes individuals hesitant to exercise fundamental rights like free speech or protest
https://san.com/cc/in-the-modern-surveillance-state-someones-always-watching/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Senator Bill Cassidy is pushing a plan to shore up Social Security by investing part of its trust fund in stocks
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/social-security-reform-cassidy.html

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump Nominates Former Oklahoma State Trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE Director,  putting a little-known candidate in line to lead an agency that has spurred controversy amid the administration’s ramped-up deportation efforts.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/politics/ice-director-trump-nominee-lance-schroyer

Texas Supreme Court blocks taxpayer-funded legal services for illegal aliens fighting deportation
“It’s just another example of wasteful spending by local governments that must end.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/texas-supreme-court-blocks-taxpayer-funded-legal-services-for-illegal-aliens-fighting-deportation

Stephen Miller’s ‘hypocrisy’ laid bare as he declares ‘America’s doors are fully closed.’ Following Supreme Court rulings allowing the government to revive “metering” policies that block migrants at the border, Miller stated in a press conference that all southwest border claims are “fraudulent” and that the U.S. relies on international agreements to route asylum seekers elsewhere.
https://www.aol.com/articles/stephen-millers-hypocrisy-laid-bare-034400000.html

Alarm over ‘extreme’ sentences for anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism: Prairieland Nine: Texas ICE Protesters Get Up to 100 Years in Prison as Trump Targets Anti-Fascists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r_YPOEaSpQ

ICE is selling off warehouses once meant to expand migrant detention space: ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/ice-warehouses-immigration.html

ICE agents filmed confronting a poll worker in New York: In the video, the agents can be seen confronting the Syracuse, New York poll worker about her social media posts at a voting site while she was helping carry out the state’s recent primary elections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ice-agents-poll-worker-syracuse-new-york-polling-site-primary-elections/

# Bugs / Parasites / Chemicals
Texas agricultural officials issue emergency quarantines across 21 counties for screwworm parasite. The outbreak has currently resulted in at least 26 confirmed cases in livestock, triggering a statewide disaster declaration
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-agricultural-officials-issue-emergency-quarantines-across-21-counties-screwworm-parasite

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows.’ Europe is indeed adopting Trump-style protectionism to combat a massive, growing trade deficit with China. French President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders are pushing for the European equivalent of the U.S. Section 301 tariffs to quickly penalize unfair trade practices without waiting for lengthy investigations
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trade-war-may-brewing-time-221246660.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums
Yale Seeks Trump Administration Deal as It Faces Sprawling Investigation. The university hired a high-powered law firm to try to reach an agreement with the Justice Department over claims its admissions practices hurt white and Asian applicants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/yale-trump-administration-admissions-race.html

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
America’s Second-Largest Reservoir Is Facing a Growing Threat—Here’s What “Dead Pool” Could Mean. Experts are warning that while the reservoir isn’t in immediate danger, the possibility of reaching what’s known as a “dead pool” has become a serious long-term concern.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/lake-powell-hits-lowest-summer-190043854.html
Reservoir Dead Pool: A “dead pool” reservoir refers to the critical point where water levels in a reservoir drop so low that it can no longer flow downstream by gravity through a dam’s pipes or outlets. When a reservoir reaches this stage, the water remains trapped and stagnant
https://www.governing.com/now/what-is-dead-pool-a-water-expert-explains

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Louisiana, Texas oil and gas firms express frustrations including ‘diplomacy-by-social-media.’ “Markets can price risk, but they can’t price a tweet. The whiplash from diplomacy-by-social-media has become the single most unpredictable input in our planning,” said one respondent.
https://www.shreveportbossieradvocate.com/business/dallas-fed-report-shows-mixed-message-to-oil-and-gas-businesses/article_1650397f-b62c-4efc-99f2-4d421d377341.html

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA / FEMA / USAID
Jeff Bridges Condemns Trump SNAP Cuts That Leave 700,000 Kids Hungry: ‘Doesn’t Make Any Sense.’ “It’s really not about what political party you belong to,” the Oscar winner says
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/jeff-bridges-condemns-trump-snap-cuts-jake-tapper-cnn-video/

Central Texas food trucks prepare for new law to go in effect next month.  Starting July 1, Central Texas food trucks operate under House Bill 2844, also known as the “Food Truck Freedom Bill”. This new law replaces varying local health permits with a single statewide license issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaCjmmHFG7i/

Justice Department sues 4 states for not sharing SNAP data after it was requested. The Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota, seeking injunctions requiring their state SNAP agencies to turn over their last five years of SNAP applicant data.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-states-failing-provide-snap-data-us-department-agriculture#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%93%20Today%2C%20the%20Department%20of,years%20of%20SNAP%20applicant%20data.

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
[Video] Judge says Blanche ‘conceded’ to violating law, orders Epstein files be unredacted
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/todd-blanche-conceded-epstein-files-00977481

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump’s Federal Lawyers Ramp Up Their Attacks on Demonstrators and the Left. Prosecutions of anti-ICE and pro-Palestine protesters are part of a broad effort to crack down on dissent.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-federal-lawyers-ramp-up-their-attacks-on-demonstrators-and-the-left/

How Democrats escaped accountability in the era of weaponization. Democrats worked the system to avoid accountability while weaponizing that same system against Republicans.
https://justthenews.com/government/how-democrats-escaped-accountability-era-weaponization

US may be ‘forced to militarily complete the job’: Trump warns Iran after carrying out fresh strikes “There ‌may come a point when ‌we are ⁠no longer able to be reasonable, ‌and ‌will be forced ‌to militarily ‌complete the job that we very successfully started,” ⁠Trump ⁠wrote on Truth Social.
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us/us-may-be-forced-to-militarily-complete-the-job-trump-warns-iran-after-carrying-out-fresh-strikes-4054791

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has focused his concerns about nonprofit accountability and national security primarily on the flow of federal grant money to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the lack of oversight over how these funds are distributed
https://justthenews.com/podcasts/john-solomon-reports/senator-ron-johnson-nonprofit-accountability-and-national-security

MAGA attorney floats ‘no mercy’ response if Supreme Court goes against Trump, ‘Adios.’:
Conservative legal activist Mike Davis floated an aggressive immigration crackdown this week if the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration on birthright citizenship, including a call to prioritize the detention and deportation of women of childbearing age.
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2677120732/

McCarthy says Trump will use ‘everything he can’ to force Senate action on SAVE America Act
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-mccarthy-says-trump-everything-140207000.html
SAVE America Act: The  stated goal is to make sure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. That is already the law, and it is already being enforced.
https://www.vote.org/save-act/

Judge rules name game can’t trump Constitution on Alaska ballot. A judge ordered a second Dan Sullivan be put back on the Alaska Senate ballot, saying his disqualification was not made in “good-faith.” In a ruling issued Friday, June 26, Alaska Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews said the Division of Elections lacked legal authority to remove Dan J. Sullivan from the ballot based on a newly created “good-faith” standard that does not exist in the U.S. Constitution, Alaska law or state election regulations.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/27/alaska-judge-lets-man-with-sen-dan-sullivans-name-stay-on-ballot/90722690007/

‘I run the protection program’: Mike Johnson warns roomful of conservatives to reelect Republicans or face prison. Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they’ll go after the president’s family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/run-protection-program-mike-johnson-214251261.html

President Trump has begun phasing out the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program in South Africa. The U.S. State Department linked this decision to South Africa’s alleged failure to meet policy requests, specifically regarding discrimination against the country’s white Afrikaner minority. Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, relations between the two countries have increasingly soured.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr457lxr71o

Trump’s “Last Republican President” Warning Turns Voter ID Fight Into a Senate Filibuster Showdown:
President Donald Trump’s ultimatum that he will be the “last Republican president” if Congress fails to pass his voting legislation has escalated a high-stakes showdown in the U.S. Senate. The conflict pits Trump’s aggressive demands to abolish the filibuster against institutionalist Republicans protecting the 60-vote threshold
https://www.inkl.com/news/i-will-be-the-last-republican-president-trump-blasts-gop-senators-as-fools-in-fiery-move-to-kill-the-filibuster

# Global News
Putin told he faces same grisly fate as last tsar as Russians turn their fury on dictator,  I know how its all going to end, warns ex-CIA chief. Ralph Goff warned Putin could ‘fall very quickly’ if his oligarch pals turn on him
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14833519/putin-war-fate-cia-chief/

Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. Netanyahu boasted about the “success” of Israel and the US’s war on Iran, but Israelis largely believe Iran won the war. The Israeli leaders, speaking during graduation for combat officers, also threaten to attack Iran again
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-and-katz-say-israel-remain-lebanon-syria-and-gaza-without-time-limit

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Justice Alito Offers Unusual Response to Dissenting Justice. Justice Samuel Alito responded tersely to Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday morning after the liberal justice read her blistering dissent to his majority opinion in a case on asylum seekers.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5940507-alito-sotomayor-supreme-court-asylum-case-dissent/

# LGBTQ / Transgender
Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse. Key takeaways from our story about one trans woman’s legal battle for accountability. About 2,000 transgender people are incarcerated in federal prisons, according to the Bureau of Prisons — a tiny fraction of the federal prison population. But they are disproportionately targeted for abuse and assault.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/13/trans-prison-violence-prea-politics

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams was forced to sit in total silence on stage. Now she’s suing Meta for gagging her.  A former Meta executive, whose memoir ‘Careless People’ provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to ‘silence’ her
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/news/meta-mark-zuckerberg-sarah-wynn-williams-b3003529.html

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
DOJ charges 90 doctors and licensed medical professionals in largest federal health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/24/health-care-fraud-case-takedown/90674073007/

A PACE program blends Medicare and Medicaid to keep frail seniors at home instead of a nursing facility, often at no cost. PACE provides comprehensive medical and social services to certain frail, elderly people (participants) still living in the community. Most of the participants who are in PACE are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicaid-coordination/about/pace

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Trump administration orders US health programs to move away from overdose prevention: Experts say move signals greater political interference into public health and will exacerbate opioid overdose crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/trump-administration-overdose-prevention-health-program

Trump Administration Proposes Defunding Federal Narcan Distribution Program: A clear connection between decreased overdose deaths and the increased availability and use of naloxone (the opioid overdose reversal medication) can be made by many addiction experts, but funding for naloxone training and distribution programs for first responders has recently been put at risk.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/blog/trump-administration-possibly-defunding-narcan-programs

Here’s What They Hid in Wuhan:  The authors allege a potential laboratory accident in Wuhan was concealed by experts to avoid scientific and geopolitical repercussions. While U.S. agencies have considered a lab leak as a potential origin, the scientific community remains divided between that theory and natural zoonotic spillover.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/heres-what-they-hid-in-wuhan-matt-ridley_1155513.html

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Psilocybin Unlocks Lost Memories in an Alzheimer’s Patient. Following the supervised consumption of 5 grams of psilocybin-containing mushrooms, she transitioned through a heavy sweating and sleep-like state into an unexpected, prolonged window of spontaneous speech and coherent memory recall. Over the subsequent weeks, she demonstrated increased alertness, recognized family members, walked more independently, and regained urinary continence.
https://neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-memory-alzheimers-30084/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. Tests Directed-Energy Weapon as Golden Dome Missile Shield Advances—Here’s What We Know: The Pentagon announced a major milestone in the development of President Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile defense system after successfully testing a next-generation directed-energy weapon capable of intercepting drones and cruise missiles.
https://thedebrief.org/u-s-tests-directed-energy-weapon-as-golden-dome-missile-shield-advances-heres-what-we-know/

# Military / Global
Iran launches drone attack targeting Bahrain:  US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-hormuz-strait-june-27-2026-dca83ec0b72f498eea7146df5311b39c

Russia starts building 13,800-ton nuclear submarine that can carry hypersonic firepower. The new Murmansk submarine will add to Russia’s expanding Yasen-M fleet.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/russia-nuclear-submarine-yasen-class-zircon

# NASA / NORAD / SpaceX
Central Texas town overpumping water amid ramp-up of SpaceX rocket testing. The city of McGregor faces fines for pulling too much from the Trinity Aquifer for three straight years.
https://www.statesman.com/business/article/spacex-mcgregor-trinity-aquifer-water-overpumping-22301655.php

# Social / Communities / Housing
CNN Host Reminds Republican Lawmaker The Housing Bill Trump Refused To Sign Has Bipartisan Support.  Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans pass the voter I.D. bill before he’ll sign any other legislation, including the housing bill. He reportedly told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) last week that “nobody gives a f*ck about housing.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/cnn-host-reminds-republican-lawmaker-the-housing-bill-trump-refused-to-sign-has-bipartisan-support/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
US Expands Ban on Imports of Chinese Telecom, Surveillance Equipment: The move expands an FCC ‌ban imposed ⁠in 2022 ⁠on new models of telecommunications and video surveillance equipment made by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, ​Hikvision , and Dahua, citing U.S. national security risks.
https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/policy/us-expands-ban-on-imports-of-chinese-technology-goods-amid-security-concerns/132027470

# Veterans / VA
As opposition mounts, House cancels vote on VA overhaul bill: House Democrats and veterans service organizations warned that a bill Republicans claim will increase benefits “robs Peter to pay Paul” and hastens efforts to privatize veteran health care.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/house-cancels-vote-va-overhaul-bill-opposition-mounts/414440/

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