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11:50 PM ET, July 5, 2025

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The Guardian:
Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as search for some two dozen girls continues - as it happened  —  Girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River, are still missing, says city manager.  This blog is now closed.  —  Closing summary
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Texas Officials Slam Trump's National Weather Service for Bad Forecast  —  BLAME GAME  —  The government weather forecaster has been hit with huge cuts by the president's administration.  —  Officials in Texas are casting blame on the National Weather Service (NWS) for failing …
Paul Cobler / The Texas Tribune:
In Texas region prone to catastrophic floods, questions grow about lack of warning  —  Water rose fast along the Guadalupe River, causing more than two dozen deaths.  Local officials said they couldn't have seen it coming.  —  The forecast began to look ominous in Texas Hill County on Thursday afternoon.
Gabrielle Emanuel / NPR:
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods  —  In the early hours of Friday, floods swept across Texas Hill Country.  The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes, according to state officials.  —  The flooding killed at least 14 children and 18 adults, officials said at a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
Molly Taft / Wired:
Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas  —  DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.  —  At least 27 people, including nine children, are dead in central Texas …
Matt Lanza / The Eyewall:
Making sense of the weather that led to a horrible Texas flooding tragedy, plus Tropical Storm Chantal  —  In brief: Invest 92L became Tropical Depression 3 yesterday and is now Tropical Storm Chantal.  It's en route to the Carolinas.  We take a detailed look at what occurred in Texas Thursday night and Friday morning.
Cara Tabachnick / CBS News:
More than four dozen dead in devastating central Texas flash floods, over two dozen remain missing
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm
Discussion: The Mahablog
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Elon Musk Says He Will Start a New Political Party  —  The tech billionaire, who has publicly feuded with President Trump, wrote on social media that he would be creating “the America Party,” though he hadn't yet filed paperwork.  —  Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person …
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Elon Musk announces new ‘America’ party after slamming Trump's megabill  —  Elon Musk announced the formation of a new political party amid his strident criticism of President Donald Trump's signature legislation.  —  “When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft …
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Musk announces arrival of new ‘America Party’ after Trump split … “By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!  When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” he wrote.
Luc Olinga / Gizmodo:
Joe Rogan Feels Trump Betrayed Him on Immigration  —  The podcast king, once a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, denounced the president's aggressive deportation tactics on his wildly popular podcast. … Joe Rogan, one of the most influential voices in American media, is turning on Donald Trump.
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:   Virginia Has Become a Hotbed for Immigration Arrests
Associated Press:
US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling  —  Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached …
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Andrea Pitzer / MSNBC:
Don't call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.  —  This facility's purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.  —  By Andrea Pitzer, author of “One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps”
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admin Insider Blows Lid Off Tariffs: 'It's All Fake'  —  MADE FOR TV  —  A source close to the MAGA administration suggested the president's “deals” are all theatrics.  —  A source deeply embedded in the Trump administration's ongoing trade talks accused the Republican president of waging a tariff war for TV ratings.
Associated Press:
Live Updates: More Than 50 Dead in Texas Floods as Search for Missing Grows Dire  —  At least 15 children were among those killed by flooding in Central Texas.  Some two dozen girls from a camp on the Guadalupe River remained unaccounted for.  —  Hunt, Texas  —  Hunt, Texas  —  Ingram, Texas Ingram, Texas
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia who had been seized by ICE is back in L.A.  —  The boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with his mother and sister after an asylum hearing in May.  —  A 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia whose arrest sparked a public outcry after he …
Bhargav Acharya / Reuters:
Musk says ‘America Party’ is formed in US  —  A day after asking his followers on X whether a new U.S. political party should be created, Elon Musk said on Saturday that the “America Party is formed.”  —  “By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!” he said in a post on X.
NBC News:
Tesla robotaxi incidents spark confusion and concerns in Austin  —  Two weeks into Tesla's invite-only ride-hailing service, CEO Elon Musk's die-hard fans are amazed, but it's not clear anyone else is.  —  Two weeks into Tesla's robotaxi prototype rollout on the streets of Austin, Texas …
Discussion: Futurism
Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Rep. Mark Green resigns from Congress, leaving Speaker Johnson with an even narrower Republican majority in the House … Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation from Congress on Friday, a move that was expected but one that could, at least for now, shrink Republicans' already narrow majority in the House.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Deidre McPhillips / CNN:
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US  —  Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large, smoldering outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the United States to a troubling new milestone …
Discussion: Capital Gazette
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Sparks MAGA Meltdown With Fourth of July Post  —  FIREWORKS  —  President Donald Trump's supporters took the former vice president's holiday sentiments as a sign she'd be looking to run for office again.  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris sent MAGA into a frenzy with her simple Fourth of July message.
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Briauna Brown / CBS News:
Several in custody after North Texas police officer shot in neck outside ICE facility  —  Several suspects are in custody after a police officer was injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, in the late night hours of the Fourth of July, officials said.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy … TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared notes on the news of the day and I am always particularly attentive to her thoughts on state structure and power.
The Hill:
GOP eyes redistricting in Ohio and Texas as it looks to bolster slim majority  —  Republicans are eyeing potential redistricting opportunities in Ohio and Texas as they seek extra cushion to protect their thin majority in the House next year.  —  In Ohio, redistricting laws mandate …
Kurt Davis Jr / The Hill:
Zohran Mamdani tapped into real frustration in New York.  That doesn't mean he can govern.  —  Zohran Mamdani's surprise victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is more than a political upset — it's a statement.  His grassroots campaign, fueled by democratic socialist ideals …
 
 
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