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.

Trump announces 30% tariffs against Mexico, EU to begin on Aug. 1  —  President Trump on Saturday announced he is levying 30% tariffs against Mexico and the European Union.  They are set to begin on August 1.  —  He announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners …

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 …

Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI  —  The investor in a private group chat also criticized Stanford and said colleges are biased against Trump voters: “My people are furious.”  —  Influential tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen recently …

US Justice fires nine more employees from Jack Smith's team, sources say  —  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday fired at least nine more Justice Department employees who worked for Special Counsel Jack Smith to investigate President Donald Trump's retention of classified records …

Bannon warns GOP could lose 40 House seats over Epstein files  —  Former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested Friday that the GOP could lose dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterms over the Trump administration's handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Contrarians to the Rescue on Birthright Citizenship!  —  Publisher's Roundup 26  —  A couple of weeks ago, when the Roberts Court struck down some nationwide injunctions protecting birthright citizenship in the Casa case, we here at The Contrarian told you not to panic.

Lights Out: U.S. Withdraws Support for Global Media  —  Foreign aid cuts to USAID, other outlets, cast a long shadow over journalism around the world  —  In the 12 years since Radio Rozana's first broadcast, founder Lina Chawaf has worked tirelessly to expand the outlet's coverage of her native Syria.

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.

US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan  —  Trump administration raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan  —  Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free  —  The Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to make clear what role …

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 …

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.

Trump's Crypto Firm Raised $52 Million—Likely Sending Millions To His Family, New Disclosure Reveals  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump's decentralized finance venture, World Liberty Financial, raised $52.1 million through private sales of its crypto token—likely sending tens of millions …

Why Trump's Admin Insists on Terrorizing Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  A Trump adviser says officials worry about “a domino effect of decisions where suddenly you're admitting you're wrong about everything” … Trump officials refused to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., as the Supreme Court had ordered …

“Behind the Curtain” Extra: Trump's great immigration peril … The politics of immigration are shifting fast — again. … But now, with the border secure and deportations surging along with self-deportations, a strong majority are opposed to President Trump's tough-guy, kick-them-all-out approach to illegal immigration.