Top Items:
Jaimie Ding / Associated Press:
Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles.
Discussion:
CalMatters, CBS News, WTOP News, The Guardian and Fox News
RELATED:
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids — A federal judge temporarily halted the administration from making indiscriminate arrests based on race and denying detainees access to lawyers, in a lawsuit that could have national repercussions.
Discussion:
CNN, Raw Story, Townhall and Los Angeles Times
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests in Southern California without probable cause — A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable cause, ordering the department …
Discussion:
CBS News, The National Pulse and ABC7
Kabc / ABC7:
Judge says DHS must stop race-based immigration arrests, granting temporary restraining orders — The judge's decision requires DHS to provide better access to legal counsel for detainees and blocks agents from stopping individuals based on factors like their race or the language they speak.
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
Cannabis farmworker in California dies day after chaotic federal immigration raid
Discussion:
New York Post, The Independent, Mediaite and Civil Eats
Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
FEMA Didn't Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show — Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren't extended. — Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas …
Discussion:
Raw Story and Straight Arrow News
CNN:
Deputy FBI Director Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid Epstein files fallout — Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo …
RELATED:
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: FBI's Dan Bongino clashes with AG Bondi over handling of Epstein files — FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work Friday after clashing at the White House with Attorney General Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with the conflict told Axios.
Discussion:
NBC News, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, PJ Media, Semafor, Alternet.org, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, TMZ.com, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Washington Times, Mediaite, Straight Arrow News, The Independent, Townhall, Raw Story, Ace of Spades HQ, CBS News, UPI, MSNBC, New Republic, New Jersey Online, HotAir, Grabien, emptywheel, New York Sun, The Hill, Gizmodo and The Post Millennial
Ahmad Austin Jr / Mediaite:
FBI Director Kash Patel ALSO Considering Resigning If Pam Bondi Keeps Her Job, Per Report — FBI Director Kash Patel may reportedly join Deputy Director Dan Bongino in resigning if Attorney General Pam Bondi keeps her job. — According to a Friday report from Axios, Bongino and Bondi clashed …
Discussion:
RedState, twitchy.com and The Gateway Pundit
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump-whisperer Laura Loomer sharpens her knives for Pam Bondi
Discussion:
Mediaite, Newsweek, Raw Story, New Republic, The Independent, The Mahablog, Alternet.org, Grabien and The Gateway Pundit
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open
Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open
Discussion:
Raw Story
CNN:
David Gergen, political insider who advised four presidents of both parties, dies at 83 — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83.
Discussion:
Deadline and NewsMax.com
RELATED:
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83 — He served under Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton before becoming a top editor and a familiar TV pundit. “Centrism doesn't mean splitting the difference,” he said. — David Gergen, an inside-the-Beltway veteran …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Independent, USA Today and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Patrick Whittle / Associated Press:
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died
Discussion:
PBS NewsHour and Fox News
Washington Post:
Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods — Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods. — Summary684 — The Texas county where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing …
Discussion:
Raw Story, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Althouse
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Trump tours devastation in Texas, meeting with families and first responders
Discussion:
Fox News, Deseret News and CBS News
Alexandra Hutzler / Associated Press:
Trump heads to Texas after catastrophic flooding, avoiding criticism he's heaped on other governors
Trump heads to Texas after catastrophic flooding, avoiding criticism he's heaped on other governors
Discussion:
NPR, Christian Science Monitor, NBC News, Breitbart, Townhall, New York Times, The Independent, The Texas Tribune, USA Today, Axios, NewsMax.com, Daily Mail, CBS News, Associated Press, The Hill, FOX 11 Los Angeles, Reuters, ABC News, New York Daily News, KHOU-TV, UPI, Washington Examiner, WWL-TV, KARE-TV and Alternet.org
Kabc / ABC7:
Farmworker hospitalized with critical injuries suffered during immigration raid, family says — Este artículo se ofrece en Español — Stream Southern California's News Leader and Original Shows 24/7 — CAMARILLO, Calif. (KABC) — A farmworker suffered serious injuries during …
Discussion:
The Guardian, FOX 11 Los Angeles, New York Times, Alternet.org, Scripps News and ABC7
RELATED:
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
Metadata Shows the FBI's ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified — There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death. — The United States Department …
Discussion:
RedState, The Parnas Perspective, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, The National Pulse, Raw Story, Not the Bee, Mediaite and Eschaton
Department of Homeland Security:
ICE and CBP Law Enforcement Dodge Literal Bullets from Rioters While Rescuing at Least 10 Migrant Children During Operations at Two Marijuana Grow Sites in California — Brave agents faced gun fire as they executed on criminal search warrants at a marijuana facility where they rescued …
Discussion:
Daily Caller News Foundation, Breitbart, One America News Network, NewsMax.com, The Daily Caller, USA Today and Newsbusters
RELATED:
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Democrats clash with ICE over characterization of marijuana farm raid
Discussion:
Reuters, Washington Post, FOX 11 Los Angeles, JustRosy's Blog, The Hill, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Federalist, El País, The Gateway Pundit, Newsbusters, Daily Mail, The Post Millennial, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, RedState, NewsMax.com, Straight Arrow News, Fox News and UPI
Mayor Karen Bass:
Mayor Bass Issues Executive Directive to Support Immigrant Communities — The Directive Bolsters City Protocols That Prohibit Use of City Resources for Immigration Enforcement, Expands Access to Resources For Impacted Families, Establishes New LAPD Working Group And Seeks Records From Federal Agencies About Unlawful Raids
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
RELATED:
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids
L.A. will provide cash assistance to immigrants affected by raids
Discussion:
twitchy.com, New York Post, Breitbart, HotAir, Blaze Media, NewsMax.com, LAist, ABC7, RedState and Grabien
Wall Street Journal:
Columbia Has Discussed $200 Million Payment in Civil-Rights Settlement With Trump Administration — The Ivy League school has been locked in battle with the government for months — Columbia University has discussed paying roughly $200 million as part of a deal with the Trump administration …
Discussion:
New York Times, Breitbart, The National Pulse and The Washington Free Beacon
New York Times:
Skydance Is in Early Talks to Acquire The Free Press — David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week. — David Ellison, the chief executive of the media company Skydance …
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Post, Mediaite and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
NBC News:
Miami archbishop slams Everglades immigrant detention site as ‘unbecoming’ and ‘corrosive’ — Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called “Alligator Alcatraz” and the rhetoric surrounding it. — The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning …
Discussion:
twitchy.com
RELATED:
Adam Pagnucco / Montgomery Perspective:
MoCo's Multifamily Construction Market Disappears — In the wake of Montgomery County's passage of a new rent control law, the county has seen its multifamily construction market disappear. Will it ever recover? — On July 10, the county council received a briefing on economic indicators …
afsa.org:
AFSA Strongly Opposes State Department Reductions in Force — Washington, D.C. - At a moment of great global instability—with war raging in Ukraine, conflict between Israel and Iran, and authoritarian regimes testing the boundaries of international order—the United States has chosen to gut its frontline diplomatic workforce.
Discussion:
The Hill, Reuters, Al Jazeera, New Republic, Scripps News, Associated Press, Washington Post, WTOP News and Bloomberg
David Lawder / Reuters:
US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year — U.S. customs duty collections surged again in June as President Donald Trump's tariffs gained steam, topping $100 billion for the first time during a fiscal year and helping to produce a surprise $27 billion budget surplus for the month …
Discussion:
One America News Network, IJR and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Treasury posts unexpected surplus in June as tariff receipts surge
Treasury posts unexpected surplus in June as tariff receipts surge
Discussion:
Breitbart, Townhall, RedState, twitchy.com and Not the Bee
Axios:
1 big thing: 👀 Dems swarm 2028 — Democrats are descending on the early presidential states, with different levels of ambiguity and ambition. … - That puts the possible '28ers serving in Congress on a potential collision course with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Discussion:
The Hill
RELATED:
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Ro Khanna plans South Carolina visit for “benefits over billionaires” tour
Ro Khanna plans South Carolina visit for “benefits over billionaires” tour
Discussion:
PoliticusUSA
NBC News:
Two prosecutors from former special counsel Jack Smith's office fired — Ryan J. Reilly and Zoë Richards — At least two federal prosecutors and support staffers who worked with former special counsel Jack Smith's team were fired today, three of their former colleagues told NBC News.
Discussion:
Reuters

