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• DHS: Media Deceiving Public About Crime By Illegals
  
  The Department of Homeland Security fired back at the mainstream media, accusing them of not properly portraying an illegal alien from Mexico who was arrested last week on suspicion of spitting on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Los Angeles.
• Parents of Slain Minn. Lawmaker: Division Must End
  
  In their first interview since police say their daughter was assassinated over the weekend, the parents of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman described the "mind-numbing pain" they are going through as they relive the events of Saturday morning.
• Texas Stops Providing Funds to Build Border Wall
  
  Texas has stopped putting new money toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall, shifting course after installing a fraction of the hundreds of miles of potential barrier that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago.
• Report: Nearly 70K Sign Up for $5 Million Trump Gold Card
  
  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that nearly 70,000 people have signed up for President Donald Trump's gold card visa, which will grant foreigners legal residency in the U.S. for a $5 million investment.
• Spicer to Appear at Hearing on Biden Cover-Up
  
  Former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director Sean Spicer is set to appear before a Senate hearing Wednesday designed to investigate the decline of former President Joe Biden and the coordinated cover-up that kept his condition from the country.
• Appeals Court Likely to Let Trump Control Guard in LA
  
  A federal appeals court on Tuesday seemed ready to keep President Donald Trump in control of California National Guard troops after they were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
• Judge Blocks Passport Policy Targeting Trans People
  
  A federal judge expanded a ruling Tuesday that blocked the Trump administration from enacting policy changes to sex markers on passports for many transgender and nonbinary Americans.
• Ohio Republicans' Bill Bans, Criminalizes Abortion
  
  Republican state legislators who oppose abortions are planning to introduce legislation on Wednesday to abolish nearly all abortion procedures in Ohio, ABC News reported.
• Allergic Reaction Sends Homeland Sec Noem to D.C. Hospital
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, D.C., CNN reported.
• Clintons Headline Guest List at Abedin-Soros Wedding
  
  Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were among Democrat royalty who attended the wedding of Huma Abedin and Alex Soros, the son of progressive billionaire George Soros, last week in Water Mill, New York, The Hill reported.
• Economist/YouGov Poll: 60 Percent Say US Should Stay Out of Israel-Iran War
  
  Amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, a large majority of Americans say the United States should not get involved in the fighting, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.
• Appeals Court Gets Arguments on Natl Guard Deployment
  
  A federal appeals court on Tuesday heard arguments in a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's authorizing the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to California.
• Brain-Dead Woman's Baby Is Delivered Prematurely
  
  A Georgia woman who was declared brain-dead in February has had her baby delivered via emergency cesarean section, 11 Alive first reported.
• WSJ: Trump Mulls Options, Including Strike on Iran
  
  President Donald Trump is considering a range of options on Iran, including a strike on the Islamic Republic, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
• Rep. Massie, Dems Aim to Block US Attacking Iran
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., filed a House resolution Tuesday looking to block U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict between Iran and Israel.
• VP Vance: 'We're in a Good Place' With Budget Bill
  
  Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday "we're in a good place" on Congress approving the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" before the Fourth of July recess.
• Americans on Israel Trips Flee by Ship Amid Iran Strikes
  
  Hundreds of young Americans visiting Israel through "Birthright Israel" programs were evacuated by cruise ship to Cyprus after Iran launched ballistic missile strikes, prompting an urgent rescue operation backed by Florida officials, the New York Post reported.
• Danish PM Counters Trump Greenland Takeover Idea
  
  Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is ready to sink more money into its territory of Greenland. The Danish leader told reporters Tuesday that Denmark is ready to spend more money on improvements at the North Atlantic island.
• Stocks Slide on Caution Over Israel, Iran Conflict
  
  U.S. stocks ended lower Tuesday as the Israel-Iran conflict raged on for a fifth day and kept investor anxiety high, with the U.S. military moving fighter jets to the Middle East.
• Toy Firms File Expedited Request With SCOTUS on Tariffs
  
  Two toy companies on Tuesday filed a request with the Supreme Court challenging the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, arguing the president did not have the legal authority to enact such sweeping change without congressional approval.
• Treasury Secretary: Trump Wage Growth Best in 60 Years
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday credited President Donald Trump's policies for a nearly 2% increase in wages for hourly workers in the first five months of his second term.
• China Evacuates Citizens From Iran, Israel
  
  China has begun evacuating its citizens from Israel and Iran on Tuesday as clashes carried into a fifth day. China's foreign ministry said embassies and consulates have been offering assistance to those seeking to evacuate since the outbreak of fighting, though it did not ...
• US Business Inventories Unchanged in April
  
  U.S. business inventories were unchanged in April amid a decline in stocks at manufacturers, suggesting inventories could be a drag on gross domestic product in the second quarter. The unchanged inventories reading followed a 0.1% gain in March, the Commerce Department's ...
• NYC Comptroller, Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Arrested
  
  New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to "accompany" a person out of a courtroom.
• Sen. Paul Opposes Updated Senate Budget Bill
  
  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., reportedly will vote "no" on the Senate's updated budget bill due to a proposed increase in the debt limit.

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