Voices, The Peoples News
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘Even after death, you can’t escape deportation’: North Carolina judge orders deportation of 19yo murder victim killed in 2024. According to the judge, there were “no exceptional circumstances” stopping the murdered teen from appearing in court.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/even-after-death-you-cant-escape-deportation-north-carolina-judge-orders-deportation-of-17yo-murder-victim-killed-in-2024/
Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs. Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them. A recent study from Brookings found that ICE arrests shocked local economies and drove unemployment.
https://www.newsbreak.com/?s=newsbreak.com_errorpage_desktop&err=%2Fshare%2F4691853829201–
‘Enraged’ Olivia Rodrigo ‘Deeply Disturbed’ After Her Song Was Used to Promote ‘Barbaric’ ICE Deportations. “What they’re doing is so awful and barbaric and cruel. I am really sad to be in a country that thinks that’s OK.”
https://deadline.com/2026/06/olivia-rodrigo-enraged-ice-using-her-song-1236941565/
ICE funding vote-a-rama kicks off. The Senate voted to begin debate on a narrow budget reconciliation package by a vote of 53-46, triggering the statutorily required 20 hours of debate. The bill provides $72 billion in funding through fiscal year (FY) 2035 for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
https://www.bhfs.com/insight/senate-kicks-off-vote-a-rama-on-dhs-funding-package/
Senate passes Trump’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, doesn’t ban weaponization fund
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senate-republicans-grapple-with-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-ice-funding-vote-2026-06-04/
ICE reports 114 arrests in two South Carolina raids: It’s the latest effort in South Carolina to further crack down on immigration enforcement, which has ramped up under President Donald Trump’s second term.
https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/ice-sled-south-carolina-highway-arrests/article_42304526-68d2-42aa-913c-7becba8aa6ee.html
ICE to stop reporting deaths of individuals newly released from detention, internal memo says: The news comes as former Geo Group executive David Venturella takes the helm of ICE as acting director, and follows record numbers of deaths in ICE custody. ICE to only report ‘deaths that occur while an individual is in agency custody,’ says acting ICE director
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-immigration-officials-to-stop-reporting-deaths-of-recently-released-detainees-report/3957107
ICE detainee who spoke out about conditions in Moshannon was punished, transferred. An ICE detainee was put in solitary confinement, then transferred out of state after the private contractor that runs a Pennsylvania detention center claimed he encouraged others to refuse meals to protest conditions, a report obtained by Spotlight PA and WITF reveals.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ice-detainee-spoke-conditions-moshannon-211226574.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The DOJ Gave Trump’s Family IRS Audit Immunity. The Treasury Secretary Won’t Discuss It. “There’s continuing litigation, and I’m unable to comment on ongoing litigation,” Bessent told lawmakers at the Senate Finance Committee hearing.
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-scott-bessent-trump-irs-audit-immunity-d8723d90229829a12d0f5f9724a7ecfe
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump announces $700 million investment to support coal plants and build export terminal. The plan would upgrade 13 coal plants, build new plants in Alaska and West Virginia, restart a shuttered Maryland plant and, for the first time, export U.S. coal from a terminal in California.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-04/trump-invokes-emergency-powers-to-invest-700-million-in-coal-including-new-export-terminal-in-california
A drainage ditch and Tesla’s lithium refinery reveal Texas’ permissive permitting for industrial wastewater
https://www.tpr.org/environment/2026-06-03/a-drainage-ditch-and-teslas-lithium-refinery-reveal-texas-permissive-permitting-for-industrial-wastewaters
# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump is using fees from national parks passes to fund supersized $1.6M DC fireworks display: $90M in entry fees are being steered to the costly aerial spectacle celebrating the nation’s 250th Independence Day
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-national-park-pass-fireworks-july-4-b2988784.html
Will Google release millions of bacteria-infested mosquitoes into US states? The technology company’s proposal for mosquito population control isn’t quite as dramatic as it sounds. When a male mosquito carrying wolbachia bacteria mates with a wild female, her eggs do not hatch, meaning population sizes decrease. Wolbachia bacteria cannot make humans or animals sick, and the risk to the environment from large-scale releases is negligible. At the time of this writing, the EPA had not granted Google permission for either proposed release. Therefore, we leave this claim unrated.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/06/03/google-bacteria-mosquitoes/
People aren’t happy about Google’s plan to release millions of bioengineered mosquitoes into the wild, Can’t imagine why. “Ask yourself who is to benefit most from this, and why is it being done?”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/google-mosquitoes
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
U.S. House narrowly passes bill to fund USDA, FDA in 2027. Less than four months before fiscal year 2027 begins, the U.S. House passed the second of the 12 annual appropriations bills that will fund the federal government.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3dec21d8-8f8c-4061-9af9-d1ed943e48de.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein assistant, Sarah Kellen, planning tell-all book — but fears giving away ‘get out of jail free’ card. Sarah Kellen began working as the late pedophile’s assistant in 2001 and worked for him for about 15 years. She also worked closely with his girlfriend, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
https://pagesix.com/2026/06/03/society/jeffrey-epstein-assistant-sarah-kellen-planning-tell-all-book-but-fears-giving-away-get-out-of-jail-free-card/
House committee refers duo for criminal prosecution after hearing from Epstein survivors. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai are among the first names to emerge from the investigation
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-committee-philip-levine-frederic-fekkai-b2989698.html
# Gov / Politics / US
‘There is no longer a Voting Rights Act in America.’ The Supreme Court’s conservative majority delivered a final blow to the VRA this week when it allowed Alabama to use a congressional map previously found to have discriminated against Black voters. The erosion of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) happened in key stages: The “Preclearance” Erasure (2013); Gutting Section 2 (2021); Eliminating Protections in Redistricting (2026)
https://campaignlegal.org/update/us-supreme-court-has-eviscerated-voting-rights-act-whats-next
New York lays the groundwork for 2028 redistricting. We’re starting to learn some details about Democrats’ plan to redraw New York maps in response to Trump’s redistricting war. The party will amend the New York state constitution to allow the legislature to redraw the maps mid-decade by a simple majority vote.
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/new-york-democrats-take-first-steps-toward-an-aggressive-2028-redistricting-plan/
Callais plaintiffs are already trying to eliminate Louisiana’s remaining majority Black district: Will Louisiana’s last majority-Black district survive Callais? A court will decide
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/will-louisiana-last-majority-black-district-survive-callais-a-court-will-decide/
Six Republicans vote against White House ballroom. A proposal sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to block the construction of President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom unless Congress authorizes the project.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5910606-gop-senators-trump-white-house-ballroom-amendment/
Trump Is Coming Apart. He Won’t Be Able to Put It Back Together: Donald Trump is facing severe, compounding political and institutional crises, including an abandoned $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, congressional pushback on war powers regarding Iran, and declining public approval. Critics and former allies have pointed to rising instability in his coalition, policy reversals, and erratic behavior
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/trump-is-coming-apart-he-wont-be
More than a dozen House Republicans help Democrats pass Ukraine aid package. Eighteen Republicans broke ranks to help pass the military assistance and Russia sanctions.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/04/congress/ukraine-aid-package-passes-house-00951299
Trump goes on midnight ‘lawfare’ tear demanding past prosecutions be ‘dismissed’: ‘I am an innocent man.’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-goes-on-midnight-lawfare-tear-demanding-past-prosecutions-be-dismissed-i-am-an-innocent-man/
Trump Makes It Official: The ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts Are Canceled to Be Replaced With ‘the Greatest Rally EVER!,’ Starring Him and (Surprise) Lee Greenwood. The rally will feature performances from MAGA-stalwart Lee Greenwood, tenor Christopher Macchio, and U.S. military bands, followed by a headlining speech by Trump himself
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/trump-cancels-freedom-250-concerts-rally-lee-greenwood-1236767406/
Trump faces impeachment threat as experts warn of ‘Democratic wave’ in midterms
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trump-faces-impeachment-threat-experts-1869913
# Politics / Global
Zelenskyy Sends Extraordinary Open Letter to Putin, Proposes Face-to-Face Meeting and Full Ceasefire to End Five Years of Full-Scale War. “This War Is Your Personal Choice — A War Without a Real Cause”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2ypyp4x4o
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Jasmine Crockett Calls for Supreme Court Expansion Amid Voting Rights Battles. “This court is racist, this court is immoral, and this court lacks any semblance of ethics,” Crockett declared during her remarks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCTjKB-1xUM
Trump’s Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center for allegedly funneling over $3 million to violent extremist groups from 2014 to 2023. Funds raised to “dismantle” hate groups were instead paid to leaders in the National Alliance ($1M), Aryan Nations ($300K), and ex-KKK members ($73K)
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/splc-charged-with-paying-neo-nazis-while-smearing/id1280961263?i=1000763265475
Who Would Jesus Kill? Abortion-as-religion court ruling opens door to legal murder, critics warn. Religious liberty scholars warn Indiana Supreme Court that “that no state could prohibit any religiously motivated homicide – stoning, honor killing, child sacrifice,” under logic of lower court ruling.
https://justthenews.com/nation/religion/who-would-jesus-kill-abortion-religion-court-ruling-opens-door-legal-murder-critics
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
USPS raising stamp prices again. Here’s when they take effect: U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July. The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0409-usps-recommends-new-prices-for-july.htm
USPS financial crisis won’t be solved until Congress defines its service mission, regulator testifies. At a hearing Thursday, lawmakers also expressed doubt about a proposal from U.S. Postal Service leaders to raise the agency’s statutory debt limit.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/06/usps-financial-crisis-wont-be-solved-until-congress-defines-its-service-mission-regulator-testifies/413977/?oref=ge-featured-river-secondary
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
New York dad shares a UnitedHealthcare letter addressed directly to his newborn daughter denying coverage for her NICU stay. The insurance company apparently sent a formal letter denying coverage for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay. The letter was addressed directly to one of the couple’s newborn twin daughters “Baby Girl Twin A,” rather than to her parents.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/new-york-dad-shares-a-unitedhealthcare-letter-addressed-directly-to-his-newborn-daughter-denying-coverage-for-her-nicu-stay/
New Medicaid Work Rules Will Require 80 Hours a Month, Sick Americans Must Prove They Qualify for Exemptions. The work requirement applies to non-pregnant adults between 19 and 64 years of age who are not entitled to or enrolled in Medicare and who are eligible for or enrolled in the Medicaid adult group.
https://www.empr.com/news/millions-on-medicaid-may-soon-have-to-prove-theyre-working-to-keep-coverage/
# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
RFK Jr.’s health department is seeking Americans’ medical records. The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking data from little-known state systems that allow hospitals and clinics to exchange detailed, identifiable patient information, KFF Health News has learned.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/health/medical-records-vaccines-autism
Alzheimer’s patient gets back speech, bladder control and memory in groundbreaking drug trial. After a decade of cognitive and functional decline, an 80-year-old patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease showed remarkable signs of recovery. Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms, has previously been touted as an effective treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD — but now researchers say it has the potential to be used in Alzheimer’s intervention as well.
https://www.aol.com/articles/alzheimer-patient-gets-back-speech-140553000.html
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
A new service branch could be joining the U.S. Armed Forces family: If established, the proposed Cyber Force would be established as an independent branch of the U.S. Armed Forces — with “force generation responsibilities” to “man, train and equip” comparable to existing military services such as the Army, Air Force and Navy.
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/06/04/cyber-force-report/#:~:text=If%20established%2C%20the%20proposed%20Cyber,Army%2C%20Air%20Force%20and%20Navy.
The Pentagon has gutted its civilian workforce under Trump. The cuts were haphazard, watchdog says
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/6/2/just-in-pentagon-has-not-properly-assessed-workforce-reductions-report-finds
America’s secret civilian killings echo one of its darkest chapters. The U.S. never reckoned with torture. Now it’s killing civilians at sea. The Trump administration has killed the 200th civilian in its military strikes against small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/04/americas-secret-civilian-killings-echo-one-of-its-darkest-chapters/
# NASA / NORAD / Space
SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion in its IPO, which could make Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
https://apnews.com/article/spacex-tesla-elon-musk-ipo-public-offering-6490112997adcbc47235479685a89b72
# Space / Global
Japan Sent a Probe to Collect Samples From an Asteroid. That Asteroid Might Actually Be a Derelict Soviet Spacecraft. The mysterious object known as 1998 KY26 could be a tiny asteroid, a dark comet, or maybe one very lost Soviet probe.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/japan-sent-a-probe-to-collect-samples-from-an-asteroid-that-asteroid-might-actually-be-a-derelict-soviet-spacecraft/
# Other Interestimg Stuff
This new species of jellyfish has been hiding in plain sight — and it’s extremely dangerous. It belongs to the Chironex genus, widely known as “sea wasps.” Their venom is capable of causing fatal cardiac arrest in humans in a matter of minutes.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-species-of-venomous-box-jellyfish-discovered-off-the-coast-of-sentosa
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
Social Security recipients could see their monthly income slashed by an average of $500 starting in 2032. This reduction stems from the projected depletion of the program’s retirement trust fund. If Congress fails to enact legislation to shore up the program’s finances, benefits would face an automatic 24% cut to align payouts with incoming payroll tax revenue
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5908336-why-social-security-checks-could-be-500-less-each-month-by-2032/
Over 7,100 Social Security Administration employees exit, leaving ‘cases stuck in purgatory.’ The departures, which reduced the agency’s workforce by more than 13%, came alongside office consolidations, expanded use of artificial intelligence tools and a push to move more services online.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/business/social-security-administration-fires-7100-staffers-in-historic-cuts-leaving-cases-stuck-in-purgatory/
# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People. If nothing else, it certainly says something about who’s actually in favor of data centers. It’s never been more obvious that the pro data center camp is completely out of touch.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mayor-calls-data-center-critics-disgusting-poor-people
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to leave Microsoft board after nearly a decade
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffman-to-leave-microsoft-board-after-nearly-a-decade/
Samsung to relocate New Jersey operations to Texas, costing Garden State 1,000 jobs. “As part of this strategy, we will be optimizing parts of the organization to ensure our roles and functions align to key business priorities. We recognize such adjustments will have an impact on our people and we will be providing support to those affected,” it continued.
https://slashdot.org/story/26/06/04/0540213/samsung-ditches-new-jersey-for-texas-costing-garden-state-1000-jobs
# Veterans / VA
The VA just added hypertension, hypothyroidism, and monoclonal gammopathy to the Agent Orange presumptive list. Vietnam-era veterans denied for these can file again without re-proving service connection
https://share.newsbreak.com/imx32cr0
VA expands list of illnesses presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange. It will review and pay retroactive benefits to veterans and survivors whose VA disability and death benefits claims for the three diseases were previously denied, without requiring them to refile their claims.
https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/veterans-benefits/2021/june/va-expands-list-of-illnesses-presumed-to-have-been-caused-by-agent-orange
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