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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show  —  Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …