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“securing American domination of the Strait of Hormuz”
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“The rapid escalation of the Iran war, and the mounting death toll for US troops, have triggered a crisis for the administration, which faces the failure of its goals of overthrowing the Iranian government, breaking the power of its military and securing American domination of the Strait of Hormuz.”
The story US strikes Iran a 10th night as the American death toll reaches 17
“that have died because we decide to go to war for a genocidal rogue state. And our idiot president was convinced by Benjamin Netanyahu into engaging in this”
“it seems to be the decision of the Trump administration to downplay any threat or any example of Iranian counter striking in favor of Trump's constant line that we've hit them, we've destroyed them, they have nothing”
The split The MAGA right says Iran will "pay for that killing many times over", the establishment right calls it "a pointless war", the socialist left calls it a war "for a genocidal rogue state", and libertarians recall the clashes Trump waved off as "love taps".
A trade weapon last used in the 1940s comes off the shelf, and the bill lands on American shoppers, not Ottawa.
The split The White House calls Canada's practices "unreasonable, unequal, and discriminatory"; CounterPunch calls the tariffs "Taxes on Us"; the wires, quoting Cato's Lincicome, call Section 338 "the nuclear option for Trump tariffs".
Unable to break a Senate filibuster, Republicans try to jam voter-ID and citizenship rules into a budget bill instead.
The split The Federalist frames it as the only path or "there won't be a republic left to save", Truthdig calls it a move to "restrict voting rights", and MSNBC hears the GOP admit "when did you ever pay for a war".
After two fatal ICE shootings, the question sharpens: who investigates the officers when the FBI steps aside?
The split Homan says body cameras "exonerate more law enforcement than they convict"; Stein warns the change grants "pure impunity for ICE to do horrible things"; WSWS calls the killings part of a "conspiracy to establish a dictatorship".
A New York mayor and a US president turn an ICC warrant into a domestic showdown neither one minds having.
The split Trump says Netanyahu "will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form", Mamdani says Netanyahu "belongs in The Hague", and Israel's UN ambassador says "if anyone should be arrested, it is... Mamdani".
Twelve state attorneys general win a two-week freeze on a deal that would put CBS, CNN, and HBO under one roof.
The split The states call the combined firm a "media behemoth"; Bonta calls the order "a critical first win"; The Daily Wire emphasizes that "a pre-existing merger-agreement provision mandates Paramount pay WBD shareholders if the deal isn't closed by September 30," framing financial pressure on the pause..
Trump's chosen successor to Lindsey Graham says yes, reshaping a scramble her governor swears was never meant to happen.
The split Trump posts "RUN, DARLINE, RUN!", the Washington Examiner hears her "break" from her brother's national-security focus toward "the price of groceries", and she says simply "I'm in".
A fifth-generation logger clears the field to face Susan Collins, carrying Graham Platner's platform without his baggage.
The split The RNC says the delegate process is "just as bad as Kamala's rigged coronation"; The Blaze says "the politics haven't changed"; Democrats quoted by NBC say "Eyes on the prize here. We want to beat Susan Collins".
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US strikes Iran a 10th night as the American death toll reaches 17
President Donald Trump, right, salutes Air Force 89th Air Wing Deputy Commander Melissa Dombrock, left, before boarding Marine One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, July 19, 2026…Photo: Associated Press
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The war Trump promised would end fast is now a daily bombing run with no exit, and the troops are the ones paying.
Unexpected alignmentthe socialist WSWS, the libertarian Antiwar.com, and the establishment Bulwark converge on the same conclusion for opposite reasons, that the war is unwinnable and should stop, while Al Jazeera and WSWS both track the Iranian and civilian toll the American outlets largely omit.
Missing from all 94 sources we read todayany concrete account of what a negotiated end would require of either side.
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The facts9 points
01The US military carried out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran on July 20, 2026, aiming to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (PBS).
02Two US Army soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, were identified as Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas (killed July 17), and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii (killed July 18) (PBS).
03A third US service member was killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone (PBS).
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04The total US military death toll since the war began Feb. 28, 2026, is 17 (PBS).
05Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said nearly 100 service members had been injured since July 7, with 96% returned to duty (CNN).
06Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said "the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a full-scale war," speaking to judicial officials in Tehran on July 20, 2026 (Times of Israel).
07President Trump posted that "every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over" (PBS).
08Yemen's Houthis announced a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia (PBS).
09The US national average gas price reached $4.02 a gallon on July 21, 2026, its first time above $4 since June (AAA).
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Where each side stood today
Far LeftFrames escalation as imperialist war crisis pushing toward ground invasion and cover-up1 source
“You’re going to need ground troops to do something. That doesn’t mean they go all the way to Tehran. ... But you could take a couple key strategic targets, that gives the president leverage and controls their economy.”Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, former Trump Ukraine envoy, quoted by World Socialist Web Site · publicly calling for a ground invasion to seize territory and control Iran's economy
“We have nothing to provide beyond what is listed on the website”unnamed representative of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office, quoted by The Intercept · stonewalling requests for casualty details amid allegations the toll is being hidden
“Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.”Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary, quoted by The Intercept · touting fallen soldiers publicly even as his office withheld the true casualty count
The Intercept centers a US official's claim that recent attacks left forces "in disarray" and wounded "far more" personnel than the Pentagon admits. Truthout emphasizes Trump celebrating at the World Cup "just minutes after" a US death was announced.
“frighteningly lost control of this war”Chris Murphy, Democratic senator for Connecticut, quoted by The Guardian · argues Trump's escalation is spiraling beyond containment as US deaths climb
“No matter how much Democrats try to politicize this, President Trump's actions in Iran have made our country safer from a terrorist regime that has inflicted death and carnage on millions of innocent people around the world, including Americans”New Mexico Republican Party statement, quoted by The Guardian · rejects Democratic criticism and defends the strikes despite the fatalities
The mainstream camp centers Democratic alarm, quoting Sen. Chris Murphy and casualty warnings, and reports the war-powers fight.
“they will pay for that killing many times over.”Donald Trump, U.S. President, quoted by Associated Press · threatening escalated retaliation for every future American soldier killed by Iran
“It really doesn’t have a coherent and consistent strategy as to how to extricate itself from this quagmire.”Alan Eyre, former U.S. diplomat and Middle East Institute fellow, quoted by Associated Press · arguing the administration lacks a plan to end the war either militarily or diplomatically
The wire tier reports the sequence and reads the strategy as stuck.
“fuck off”An unnamed sailor, radioing the U.S. Navy (via The Wall Street Journal), quoted by Reason · shows ships defying the U.S.-backed safe corridor as Hormuz shipping breaks down
“We do not have enough to safely sustain operations, and I don't think the White House is aware of that”Unnamed U.S. official, quoted in The Washington Post, quoted by Reason · warns the U.S. is running low on air defense ammunition needed to counter further Iranian strikes
Reason writes that the clashes Trump once dismissed as "love taps" have "become deadly blows," framing the conflict as a war of choice built on ambiguous ceasefire clauses. Antiwar.com reports flatly that the Pentagon "didn't disclose" dozens of injuries before the deadly Jordan strike.
“Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!”President Donald Trump, on Truth Social, quoted by Breitbart · sets a stated policy of disproportionate retaliation for U.S. troop deaths
The populist right runs Trump's retaliation vow as resolve and relays his claim that Iran has "lost everything, almost, militarily." OAN and Breitbart also amplify reported mediator talk of a 10-day ceasefire. [365][366][413]
“crossings remained subdued, with only 30 verified transits between 17 and 19 July”Kpler, shipping data firm, quoted by The American Conservative · quantifies how badly Hormuz traffic has collapsed under the renewed fighting
“ideas have been conveyed to us by certain mediators”Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, quoted by The American Conservative · confirms Iran has received a proposed 10-day ceasefire to revive the collapsed deal
The paleoconservative wing tracks the war by the body count, the oil price, and the missile shortage, warning it is turning into a quagmire that could sink the GOP.
“Every second Trump prolongs his war in Iran is another second our service members remain in danger”Chuck Schumer, US Senate Minority Leader, quoted by Al Jazeera · argues continued fighting directly endangers more US troops, justifying a forced Senate vote to end operations
“many times over”Donald Trump, US President, quoted by Al Jazeera · threatens escalated retaliation for Iranian attacks that killed US soldiers
Al Jazeera tracks the geography the other lenses skip: strikes across Sirik, Bandar Abbas, and Isfahan, Iranian claims of hitting US assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, and "massive fires" on two tankers. It is the lens most focused on the widening regional map and the Gulf states drawn in.
A trade weapon last used in the 1940s comes off the shelf, and the bill lands on American shoppers, not Ottawa.
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Photo: Associated Press
Trump imposed a 50% tariff on a broad range of Canadian goods, effective in 30 days, using Section 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act. [204][113]
The split The White House calls Canada's practices "unreasonable, unequal, and discriminatory" [94]; CounterPunch calls the tariffs "Taxes on Us" [11]; the wires, quoting Cato's Lincicome, call Section 338 "the nuclear option for Trump tariffs" [204].
Unexpected alignmentthe socialist CounterPunch and the libertarian Reason reach the same bottom line from opposite premises, that the tariffs are a cost borne by Americans.
Missing from all 94 sources we read todayany modeling of which US industries would face Canadian retaliation.
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The facts8 points
01President Trump signed three proclamations on July 20, 2026, imposing 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods, including motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages, dairy products, hockey sticks, and cement (White House).
02The tariffs were imposed under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which authorizes tariffs of up to 50% on countries found to discriminate against U.S. commerce, and take effect 30 days after signing (White House).
03Energy, potash, fish, critical minerals, and goods already covered by Section 232 tariffs are exempted (White House).
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04The tariffs apply to covered goods regardless of whether they qualify for duty-free treatment under the USMCA (White House).
05The White House cited Canadian vehicle import tariffs/quotas, provincial restrictions on U.S. alcoholic beverages (citing an 81% drop in imports), and dairy quotas restricting U.S. cheese as justification (White House).
06The U.S. did not agree to renew the USMCA in its current form, according to the White House (White House).
07Prime Minister Mark Carney said the tariffs are part of a series of U.S. actions in "direct violation" of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and that Canada is ready to "engage intensively" to resolve the dispute (Prime Minister of Canada).
08Carney said Canada has made "detailed and comprehensive proposals" to resolve the dispute and modernize CUSMA (Prime Minister of Canada).
ContextSection 338 of the 1930 Tariff Act has never been invoked by a U.S. president since its enactment during the Smoot-Hawley era, making this the first use of the "nuclear option" tariff authority in nearly a century (Fortune).
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Far LeftGeneral economic argument that tariffs tax American importers and consumers, not foreign exporters1 source
CounterPunch marshals import-price data to argue foreign exporters are not absorbing the tariffs, reframing them as a domestic tax hike. It calls reporting that says Trump is "hitting" Canada misleading.
The mainstream camp centers the incoherence, tying the tariffs to Trump's separate threat to punish Canada for wildfire smoke "poisoning" US air and quoting his "willful Negligence" post. CBS lists the affected goods and reports the administration insists this "is not the so-called wildfire tariffs." [119][94][113]
“We crossed the Rubicon”Scott Lincicome, VP of general economics, Cato Institute, quoted by Associated Press · warns using the 1930 Trade Act's Section 338 sets a precedent that could extend tariffs to other trading partners
“This trade dispute has raised costs for families, particularly in the U.S.”Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, quoted by Associated Press · disputes Trump's framing by arguing American consumers, not Canada, bear the tariffs' cost
The wires report the legal mechanism and its novelty, quoting the Cato Institute's Scott Lincicome that invoking Section 338 is "the nuclear option for Trump tariffs" that could inject "massive uncertainty" into the global economy.
“there will likely be legal challenges, and those challenges will richly deserve to prevail”Reason/Volokh Conspiracy (author) · argues the tariffs rest on a legally defunct statute and predicts courts will strike them down
“this is just the latest of a series of efforts by Trump to usurp congressional tariff authority and impose harmful and dangerous trade restrictions that damage the US economy and poison relations with our allies and trading partners”Reason/Volokh Conspiracy (author) · frames the tariffs as part of a broader pattern of executive overreach beyond congressional trade power
It frames the action as another usurpation of congressional tariff authority. [332]
“Canada imposed a tariff system on only U.S. motor vehicles and treats the commerce of foreign countries more favorably than commerce of the United States with respect to motor vehicles”White House proclamation (Trump administration), quoted by Breitbart · cites the specific auto-tariff discrimination claim used to justify the 50% duties
The populist right runs the White House framing that Canada "treats the commerce of foreign countries more favorably" on autos, alcohol, and dairy, and presents the tariffs as overdue retaliation for a Canadian "tariff scheme." [364][142]
Unable to break a Senate filibuster, Republicans try to jam voter-ID and citizenship rules into a budget bill instead.
Unexpected alignmentNPR and Reason both puncture the fraud premise with evidence, from opposite institutional postures. Absent: sustained scrutiny of the $73 billion in unpaid-for war spending riding alongside the election language.
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The facts7 points
01The House Rules Committee voted 8-4 on Monday, July 20, 2026, to advance the rule governing House Concurrent Resolution 113, the fiscal 2027 budget framework Republicans are using to trigger a third reconciliation bill (Yahoo News).
02The measure directs up to $60 billion to the House Armed Services Committee, $13 billion to the Intelligence Committee, $12 billion to the Agriculture Committee, and $10 billion to the House Administration Committee, for fiscal years 2027–2036, with no offsetting spending cuts (NOTUS).
03The $10 billion for House Administration is structured as incentive funding for states that adopt documentary proof-of-citizenship and photo-ID voting requirements, rather than a nationwide mandate (NBC News).
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04The SAVE America Act itself, which requires documentary proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote, passed the House on February 11, 2026, and has since stalled in the Senate after failing to reach 60 votes (NBC News).
05President Trump posted urging House Republicans to "unify" and pass the budget resolution this week (Washington Times).
06Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said the citizenship-registration provision likely cannot survive the Senate's reconciliation rules (the Byrd Rule) (NOTUS).
07A House procedural test vote was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, July 21, 2026, with a final passage vote set for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. (Yahoo News).
ContextSenate Majority Leader John Thune has said the SAVE Act's citizenship-registration provision likely cannot survive reconciliation's Byrd Rule limits, meaning the House vote may not settle the matter even if it passes (NOTUS).
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Democratic SocialistCasts SAVE Act as voter suppression forced through reconciliation, hitting rural voters hardest1 source
“If I see a reconciliation bill come from the House with another failed attempt to confuse this election, I will use every device I have available to slow down the wheels of government until people cop a clue and do the math”Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), quoted by Truthdig · a retiring Republican senator threatens to obstruct if the House forces the SAVE Act through reconciliation, exposing GOP fractures
“American citizens—and only American citizens—should decide American elections,”Whitehouse.gov (official White House framing), quoted by Truthdig · the administration's stated rationale for the bill, which the article then rebuts with noncitizen-voting data
The socialist left frames the SAVE Act as a measure that "would all but eliminate mail-in voting" and "fall hardest on rural voters and conservative women," casting it as voter suppression dressed as security. [71]
“The president cares about Congress doing one thing and one thing only. That's passing his SAVE America Act.”Eric McDaniel, NPR Congress reporter · frames the SAVE Act as Trump's overriding priority driving the reconciliation-style attachment strategy
“Republican and Democratic election officials all around the country say that's just not true.”Eric McDaniel, NPR Congress reporter · rebuts Trump's underlying claim of rampant election fraud used to justify the bill
NPR treats the effort as legislative arithmetic and a race against recess, noting that election officials "all around the country say that's just not true" about Trump's fraud claims, and that the bill "won't work" in the Senate without 60 votes. Forbes airs the House floor fight over pairing the stock-trading ban with voter ID.
The mainstream camp reads the bill as revealing priorities, quoting Rep. Tom Cole's "when did you ever pay for a war" line to argue the GOP funds conflict but not the poor.
“the only reason you wouldn't do it is you want to cheat because your policies are so bad, and your candidates are so pathetic, that you…can't get elected any other way.”Donald Trump, President, quoted by Reason · Trump casts Democratic opposition to the SAVE Act's ID mandate as an admission they can only win by cheating
“Contrary to that gloss, critics of voter ID laws offer plausible objections that do not hinge on a desire to facilitate illegal voting.”Reason · outlet rejects Trump's framing that ID law opponents merely want to enable fraud
Reason breaks from both camps, reviewing studies to conclude voter-ID laws "do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats," undercutting Trump's fraud narrative and the left's disenfranchisement warnings alike. [336]
“At least 278,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in federal elections, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)”Department of Homeland Security (DHS), quoted by The Federalist · cited as DHS's own count of noncitizens on the rolls, the stat used to justify the SAVE Act's citizenship-proof requirement
“Congress must pass it now. Failure to act is a failure of the republic.”The Federalist · outlet frames delaying the SAVE Act as an existential failure of self-government
The populist right runs Trump's declassification claims about Chinese voter-data theft and noncitizen registrations as proof the SAVE Act is urgent, and Fox frames Johnson's reconciliation gambit as a way to bypass Democrats' blockade. [457][391][409][393]
Anti-ICE Army veteran sets fire outside NYC federal building
One man with a machete and a cart of fireworks turns a lower-Manhattan protest hub into a terror investigation.
This photo provided by Robert Sullivan shows black smoke and flames in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan, Monday, July 20, 2026, in New York. (Robert Sullivan via AP)Photo: Associated Press
A man set a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza, injuring three people, and was taken into custody. [223][120]
The split the FBI calls him an "anti-American, anti-government extremist" [227]; Mamdani calls the attack "deeply disturbing" [120].
Unexpected alignmentevery covering lens accepts the same core facts and the FBI's "extremist" characterization; the difference is emphasis, with MSNBC alone flagging a possible mental-health factor. Absent: any account of the suspect's history or motive beyond the on-scene statements.
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The facts9 points
01Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Poughkeepsie, New York, was taken into custody Monday, July 20, 2026, after an incident outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan (CBS New York)
02Around 8:20 a.m., Arrabaca poured gasoline on the ground and ignited it with a lighter and a large firework, then fired an airsoft rifle five to seven times toward the building (CBS New York)
03Three people suffered minor injuries: one grazed by fireworks, a security officer hurt tackling the suspect, and one additional government employee (CBS New York)
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04Arrabaca was carrying two axes, a machete, three knives, two airsoft guns and commercial-grade fireworks, along with a cart bearing the slogan "ICE off our streets" (CBS New York)
05The FBI's New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, with NYPD, is investigating the incident (CBS New York)
0626 Federal Plaza houses immigration enforcement offices, including ICE (NBC New York)
07According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, Arrabaca served in the regular Army from July 2001 to July 2004 and the Army National Guard-New York from July 2004 to July 2005, reaching the rank of specialist with no deployments, working as a Patriot missile system mechanic (Military.com)
08FBI Assistant Director James Barnacle said Arrabaca "came armed with bad intentions ... looking to injure people and harm people" (CBS New York)
09No charges had been publicly announced as of the reporting cited above (CBS New York)
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LiberalReports the attack, flags investigators weighing political motive against mental illness1 source
“he was okay if he hurt or killed people going in and out of the building, whether they were federal employees or civilians.”Andrew Arrabaca, suspect, as relayed by FBI's James Barnacle, quoted by MSNBC · postarrest statement showing indifference to killing bystanders, not just employees
“Mr. Arrabaca was looking to injure people and harm people.”James Barnacle, FBI assistant director in charge, quoted by Associated Press · asserts intent to harm despite no terrorism classification yet
The wire tier reports the sequence and the FBI's account that Arrabaca made "anti-government and anti-American statements" and told investigators he "didn't care if he killed people." BBC notes 26 Federal Plaza "has become a flashpoint for protests against President Donald Trump's immigration policies." [223][227]
“At approximately 8:20 AM, an anti-ICE rioter launched fireworks outside of 26 Federal Plaza, grazing a bystander and poured what is believed to be gasoline on the stairs of the entrance of the building and set it on fire,”Department of Homeland Security, quoted by The Daily Wire · DHS's own charged term for the suspect, calling him a rioter rather than a protester
“Officers quickly recovered the individual’s bag, which contained what appeared to be two pellet guns and a manifesto,”Department of Homeland Security, quoted by The Daily Wire · raises premeditation by disclosing a manifesto not mentioned in other outlets' accounts
The populist right leads with DHS's label and the "ICE Off Our Streets" sign, tying the attack to the broader anti-ICE movement and emphasizing the weapons cache and the "anti-American, anti-government extremist" framing. [450][421][377]
Day 13Senators demand ICE answers as the FBI reportedly pulls backsince Jul 9Full timeline ›
Senators demand ICE answers as the FBI reportedly pulls back
Blood is seen on the pavement near the scene of a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Monday, July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Photo: Associated Press
Today · Jul 21
After two fatal ICE shootings, the question sharpens: who investigates the officers when the FBI steps aside?
Unexpected alignmentthe socialist WSWS and the mainstream MSNBC both treat the administration's denials with open skepticism, though WSWS extends the distrust to the Democrats too.
Missing from most of the 94 sources we read todaywhat an independent investigation of the shootings would actually require.
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The facts8 points
01Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) led a letter signed by 38 Democratic senators to DHS demanding ICE body cameras and vetting transparency after two fatal shootings (PBS News)
02The letter asks whether ICE reviews family-court domestic-violence records when vetting recruits and calls for ICE officers to wear clearly marked "ICE" identification (PBS News)
03The New York Times reported federal agents were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with ICE agents (CNBC)
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04The Department of Justice and DHS both denied any change in FBI-ICE investigative policy, saying the FBI will continue investigating in accordance with agency policy (CBS News)
05Border czar Tom Homan said all ICE arrest teams will have at least one officer wearing a body camera during vehicle stops, with cameras already purchased and nationwide deployment to remaining regional offices within 60 days (CBS News)
06On July 7, 2026, an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, in Houston during a "targeted enforcement operation"; ICE's acting director said Salgado Araujo "was not a target" (Houston Public Media)
07On July 13, 2026, ICE officer David Brouillette shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, a Colombian national with a valid work permit, in Biddeford, Maine (WBUR)
08Family court records show two of Brouillette's ex-wives sought protection from abuse or documented allegations of domestic violence against him; a Maine criminal-records check showed no criminal charges or convictions (WBUR)
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Far Left“The letters appeal to the officials overseeing the raids and killings to investigate themselves.”1 source
“The letters appeal to the officials overseeing the raids and killings to investigate themselves.”World Socialist Web Site · argues the senators' demands leave ICE and DHS to police their own killings
“My dad could have been Lorenzo, because I grew up on that side, with family and friends living in that neighborhood.”unnamed 55-year-old hospital administrator at Sunday's Houston rally, quoted by World Socialist Web Site · personalizes the stakes for immigrant families living under the raids
WSWS frames the killings as part of "Trump's ongoing conspiracy to establish a dictatorship" and dismisses the Democrats' letters as appeals "to the very officials responsible for the raids and killings." [28]
“The fox is guarding the hen house,”Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, American Immigration Council senior fellow, quoted by Truthout · argues letting ICE's own unit investigate agent violence removes independent oversight
“pure impunity for ICE to do horrible things”Sam Stein, journalist, quoted by Truthout · warns the guidance change removes accountability for agents' use of force
Truthout centers the reported FBI pullback and the concern that it grants "pure impunity for ICE to do horrible things," noting agents would then investigate their own violent encounters. [76]
“Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the F.B.I. would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security agents implicated in violent encounters, according to people briefed on the decision.”The New York Times, reporting, quoted by MSNBC · describes the internal FBI policy shift that would end scrutiny of ICE agents in deadly incidents
“The trouble is, Trump administration officials have spent a year and a half denying all sorts of reports, many of which were accurate, making it difficult to accept the departments’ denials at face value.”MSNBC (MS NOW), outlet framing · arguing DHS and DOJ's denial of the FBI pullback report shouldn't be trusted given past false denials
The mainstream camp reports the Times story and the denial side by side, noting that "Trump administration officials have spent a year and a half denying all sorts of reports, many of which were accurate." The Guardian centers the grieving Magnolia Park neighborhood. [135][161]
“a persistent pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, fear, and control”Lucinda Brouillette, second ex-wife of the ICE officer who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, quoted by Associated Press · alleges the officer had a documented abuse history despite being armed and deployed by ICE
“By no stretch could either of the victims in Texas and Maine be characterized as ‘the worst of the worst,’ making these tragic deaths even more egregious”38 Democratic senators and Sen. Angus King, in their letter to DHS, quoted by Associated Press · argues the two men killed were not the dangerous criminals ICE claims to target
The wire tier reports the bipartisan letter and the AP's own finding that the Maine officer had "a history of violent behavior toward family members." PBS quotes a former acting ICE director saying the pattern, not any single shooting, "is what's disturbing." [218][244]
The populist right frames body cameras as vindication, quoting Homan that footage "exonerate[s] more law enforcement than they convict," and presents vehicle stops as "a necessary tool" for deporting "the worst of the worst." [408]
A New York mayor and a US president turn an ICC warrant into a domestic showdown neither one minds having.
Unexpected alignmentCNN and Secular Talk agree from opposite valences that an arrest is legally hollow and mostly symbolic. Absent: a plain account of what New York law actually permits a mayor to do.
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The facts8 points
01The ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on November 21, 2024, alleging war crimes including starvation as a method of warfare and crimes against humanity including murder and persecution (ICC).
02The alleged conduct covers the period from at least October 8, 2023 until at least May 20, 2024 (UN News).
03The United States is not a member of the ICC and is not obligated to enforce its warrants, unlike the Court's 125 member states (UN News).
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04Mamdani said his office is in "an active conversation" with the New York City Law Department about whether the city could act on the warrant if Netanyahu visits (NY1).
05Mamdani said of the ICC warrant, "If someone is charged with a warrant from the International Criminal Court for these types of crimes, that's something I believe should be honored" (NY1).
06Trump wrote on Truth Social: "Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America" (CNBC).
07Legal scholar Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo School of Law said Netanyahu holds head-of-government state immunity that shields him from criminal jurisdiction, including protections tied to UN-related travel (NY1).
08Netanyahu is expected to travel to New York in September 2026 to attend the UN General Assembly (Washington Post).
ContextThe 2023 precedent: facing an ICC warrant, Vladimir Putin skipped South Africa's 2023 BRICS summit rather than risk arrest as an ICC member state, avoiding a confrontation the US, a non-member, is not bound to force (PBS NewsHour).
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Democratic Socialist“he is like modern-day Hitler. Let's be serious. Trump and Netanyahu are like modern-day Adolf Hitler.”3 sources
“He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the international criminal court, and what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these past many years.”Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayor, quoted by Novara Media · justifying his refusal to drop the pledge to arrest Netanyahu on ICC grounds
“the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts”International Criminal Court, arrest warrant text, quoted by Novara Media · specifies the legal charges underlying the warrant Mamdani is assessing enforcing
The mainstream-left outlet reports Mamdani's ICC framing straight, quoting his line that Netanyahu "belongs in the Hague" and that "he's a war criminal who has been charged by the international criminal court." [64]
“he is like modern-day Hitler. Let's be serious. Trump and Netanyahu are like modern-day Adolf Hitler.”Secular Talk host · comparing Netanyahu and Trump to Hitler while praising Mamdani for even discussing arresting him
“They killed that guy on purpose. Israel murdered that guy on purpose because he dared to try to bring a little bit of joy into Gaza.”Secular Talk host · citing the killing of an Egyptian aid worker who organized World Cup watch parties in Gaza as proof of Israeli intent
Kyle Kulinski celebrates the stance while conceding its limits, saying an actual arrest "would just be a stunt because they would basically release him right away anyway." The Young Turks frame it as Mamdani being on the right side of an ICC warrant. [88][91]
“I want my tax dollars spent here in Michigan to provide schools in Michigan, to build health care in Michigan, to invest in Michigan rather than to be sent abroad to kill Palestinian people due to genocides and apartheid”Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, quoted by CNN · shows Democrats tying Israel policy to domestic affordability arguments ahead of the midterms
CNN frames the clash as mutually useful theater, noting that "having the fight is more important than winning it," and lays out why enforcement is doubtful since "the US has not ratified the Rome Statute." [108]
“Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,”Donald Trump, US President, quoted by The Algemeiner · rejecting Mamdani's exploration of detaining Netanyahu on the ICC warrant
“I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,”Zohran Mamdani, NYC Mayor, quoted by The Algemeiner · justifying pursuit of Netanyahu's arrest by citing the ICC war crimes charges
Judge pauses the $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Twelve state attorneys general win a two-week freeze on a deal that would put CBS, CNN, and HBO under one roof.
Se observa la torre de agua de Paramount Pictures en Los Ángeles, el 18 de diciembre de 2025, con el letrero de Hollywood al fondo. (Foto AP/Jae C. Hong, archivo)Photo: Associated Press
A federal judge issued a 14-day restraining order pausing the merger, with a preliminary-injunction hearing set for Aug. 3. [217][121]
The split The states call the combined firm a "media behemoth" [217]; Bonta calls the order "a critical first win" [121]; The Daily Wire emphasizes that "a pre-existing merger-agreement provision mandates Paramount pay WBD shareholders if the deal isn't closed by September 30," framing financial pressure on the pause. [442].
Unexpected alignmentacross the political and tech lenses, coverage converges on the same antitrust framing and the September deadline, with little ideological divergence. Absent: sustained attention to the political questions around CBS and CNN coming under Trump-aligned ownership.
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The facts7 points
01U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California issued a temporary restraining order barring Paramount Skydance from closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, effective for 14 days (NBC News).
02Twelve state attorneys general, led by California's Rob Bonta, sued in the Northern District of California to block the $110 billion deal, joined by Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington (California DOJ; Deadline).
03The states allege the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Antitrust Act by combining two of Hollywood's five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable channel owners (Deadline).
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04Judge Martínez-Olguín scheduled an Aug. 3 hearing on the states' request for a preliminary injunction, which could freeze the merger for months if granted (NBC News).
05The lawsuit was filed despite the merger having already received clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice (CNBC).
06The combined company would control networks including CBS, CNN and HBO/HBO Max under Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison (NBC News).
07The states argue the merger would give the combined firm control of more than 30% of big-budget wide-release theatrical distribution (Deadline).
ContextThe deal's Sept. 30 outside date matters because Paramount agreed to pay Warner Bros. shareholders escalating "ticking fee" penalties if closing slips past that date, a structure confirmed in the companies' original merger agreement disclosures (Deadline).
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Liberal“under the purview of the Trump-aligned Ellison family, who are billionaires”1 source
“under the purview of the Trump-aligned Ellison family, who are billionaires”MSNBC · frames the merger's stakes as concentrating CBS and CNN under a politically aligned billionaire family
“is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day,”Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, quoted by MSNBC · casts the pause as the first step toward permanently blocking the merger
MSNBC centers the antitrust stakes and the fact that the combined firm would fall under "the purview of the Trump-aligned Ellison family," quoting Bonta that the order is "a critical first win." [121]
“This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day,”Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, quoted by Associated Press · casts the restraining order as the opening victory in a fight to kill the merger outright
“History tells the tale of what happens when a few people have great power over markets that are central to Americans’ lives: fewer opportunities for more people, worse products and services for all people.”Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, quoted by Associated Press · argues concentrated media ownership itself harms consumers and workers, the core of the states' case
The wire tier reports the order and the states' claim that the deal would "extinguish competition" and create a "media behemoth" controlling roughly a third of theatrical distribution and basic cable, alongside Paramount's response that the arguments are "without merit." [217][234]
“Paramount’s unlawful merger with Warner Bros. would mean more expensive theater tickets, higher cable bills, fewer opportunities for workers, and fewer original stories shared with audiences across the country,”Letitia James, New York Attorney General, quoted by The Daily Wire · lists the concrete consumer and worker harms the states say the merger would cause
“This is a critical first win in our case to ensure this megamerger never sees the light of day”Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, quoted by TechCrunch · states the coalition's goal is not just delay but permanently killing the merger
“We are confident the evidence will demonstrate that the State AGs’ antitrust arguments are without merit as their alleged markets and claims of anticompetitive effects are without any basis in modern market realities”Paramount spokesperson, quoted by TechCrunch · Paramount's rebuttal that the states' antitrust market definitions are baseless
The tech press frames the deal through market consolidation and Paramount's ambition to become "a major competitor to companies like Netflix," noting the pause "has the potential to derail" that plan. [652][666]
Day 7Darline Graham runs for her late brother's Senate seatsince Jul 12Full timeline ›
Darline Graham runs for her late brother's Senate seat
Newly appointed U.S. interim Senator, Darline Graham Nordone speaks to members of the press after being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Senator Lindsey…Photo: Associated Press
Today · Jul 21
Trump's chosen successor to Lindsey Graham says yes, reshaping a scramble her governor swears was never meant to happen.
Unexpected alignmentevery covering lens treats the contest primarily through Trump's endorsement power rather than policy. Absent: any serious look at Democrat Annie Andrews or the general-election math.
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The facts8 points
01Sen. Lindsey Graham died on July 11, 2026 of cardiac arrest during his reelection bid (Newsweek)
02Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, to fill the seat, and she was sworn in July 14, 2026 (SC Governor's Office)
03A person familiar with McMaster's thinking said the governor had not contemplated that Darline Graham would run for a full term when he appointed her (Roll Call)
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04Darline Graham told Fox News' Sean Hannity "I'm in," announcing she will run for a full six-year term (NBC News)
05President Trump said Graham has his "Complete and Total Endorsement" in the special election, posting "RUN, DARLINE, RUN!" (Breitbart)
06The special GOP primary is scheduled for Aug. 11, 2026, with candidate filing open July 21-28; a runoff, if needed, would be held Aug. 25 (SC Election Commission)
07Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman also entered the Republican primary (Roll Call)
08Pediatrician Annie Andrews won the Democratic nomination for the seat in June 2026 and will face the Republican primary winner in the Nov. 3 general election (Ballotpedia)
ContextIf elected in November, Darline Graham would become the first woman to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate (SC Governor's Office).
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Where each side stood today
LiberalProfiles her personal devotion story alongside fast GOP establishment consolidation4 sources
“Why not her?”Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., quoted by USA Today · shows quick consolidation of establishment Republican support behind her candidacy
The mainstream camp foregrounds the Trump endorsement as the trigger, quoting his "RUN, DARLINE, RUN!" and framing the race as a rushed succession she entered after "praying a lot." [173][140][156]
“spend an unlimited amount in coordination with Darline's campaign”Bradley A. Smith, former FEC chairman, quoted by Associated Press · explains the NRSC could funnel unlimited coordinated money to her bid despite transfer caps on her brother's account
“RUN, DARLINE, RUN!”President Donald Trump, quoted by Associated Press · shows Trump publicly pushing her into the race before she had committed
The wire tier centers her biography and deliberation, quoting her "praying a lot" and noting the governor's advisers say he "had never contemplated that she would run for the seat herself." PBS frames her disability-rights civil-service background. [209][248][99]
“But also talk about what matters to the average person, the price of groceries, the price of gas, healthcare, insurance. Those are the kinds of things that I’m worried about.”Darline Graham Nordone, quoted by Washington Examiner · signals she'll shift emphasis away from her brother's national-security focus toward domestic economic concerns
Graham’s death comes as the Republican Party has embraced an “America First” foreign policy that is skeptical of military intervention and foreign aid, raising questions about whether another Republican will emerge with the political influence to carry forward his interventionist approach.Washington Examiner · frames her succession as a test of whether GOP hawkish internationalism survives Lindsey Graham's death
The anti-populist right reads a policy shift, quoting her that she wants to focus on "the price of groceries, the price of gas, healthcare" rather than her brother's constant "national security," while insisting he "wanted peace." [292]
“I feel like I can do it, I feel an inner peace about it”Sen. Darline Graham, quoted by Fox News · her response to the pressure to take over her late brother's seat and run
“I'm in”Sen. Darline Graham, quoted by Fox News · her definitive answer to Hannity on whether she would run for the seat
The populist right runs the endorsement and the field-clearing, with Fox detailing how Mace and Norman turned their fire on Fry over running for "two offices at once." [404][417][451]
Day 36Troy Jackson locks up the Maine Democratic Senate nominationsince Jun 7Full timeline ›
Troy Jackson locks up the Maine Democratic Senate nomination
U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson takes part in a debate at the WCSH-6 television studio, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Photo: Associated Press
Today · Jul 21
A fifth-generation logger clears the field to face Susan Collins, carrying Graham Platner's platform without his baggage.
Unexpected alignmentthe wire tier and The Blaze agree that Jackson's platform is well to the left; they diverge only on whether that is an asset or a liability. Absent: polling on how Jackson actually matches up against Collins.
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The facts8 points
01Maine Democrats will hold a special nominating convention on July 25, 2026, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to pick a new U.S. Senate nominee (Maine Public)
02The convention totals 601 delegates: 500 elected at county caucuses on July 18, 2026, plus 101 automatic Democratic State Committee members (Maine Public)
03Troy Jackson's campaign says it won the large majority of the 500 elected delegates, with news outlets reporting figures of 478 and 481 out of 500 (CNN; Boston Globe)
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04Rivals Nirav Shah, Jordan Wood and Dan Kleban dropped out July 19-20, 2026, and endorsed Jackson; Secretary of State Shenna Bellows also dropped out July 19 without endorsing him (Maine Morning Star; NBC News)
05Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash and former Maine Senate president, is seeking the nomination vacated after primary winner Graham Platner withdrew (Press Herald)
06Platner suspended his campaign July 8 and officially withdrew July 10, 2026, following a sexual assault allegation from a former partner, which he denies (NPR)
07Jackson's platform includes support for Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, raising taxes on billionaires, and ending U.S. military aid to Israel over its assault on Gaza (Press Herald)
08The Democratic nominee will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking a sixth term and is unopposed in her own primary, in the November 3, 2026 general election (Bangor Daily News)
ContextJackson's nomination fills the vacancy created when primary winner Graham Platner suspended his campaign on July 8 and formally exited July 10, 2026, after a woman told Politico he sexually assaulted her in 2021, an allegation he denies (NPR).
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Where each side stood today
LiberalSays Democrats dodged disaster but untested Jackson still carries vetting risk3 sources
“There’s a huge relief that we’re not stuck with such a damaged candidate who has some severe personal failings and would have put a very important seat definitely in the Republican column,”unnamed national Democratic strategist, quoted by NBC News · explaining why the party rushed to consolidate behind Jackson instead of risking Platner's continued candidacy
“Eyes on the prize here. We want to beat Susan Collins,”unnamed national Democratic strategist, quoted by NBC News · arguing Jackson, despite being untested nationally, is the more electable option than Platner was
The mainstream camp frames relief tinged with caution, quoting a strategist on "eyes on the prize" against Collins and warning of a candidate who has "never faced the bright lights of a national stage." [144][101]
“Positions that are pretty far to the left of the median voter.”Nicholas Jacobs, political scientist at Colby College, quoted by Associated Press · questioning whether Jackson's Medicare for All and abolish-ICE stances hurt him in a general election against Collins
“Maine voters have had their voices stolen by party insiders,”Kristen Cianci, RNC spokesperson, quoted by Associated Press · attacking the expedited delegate process that replaced Platner as illegitimate
The wire tier centers his logger biography and the delegate math, noting a political scientist's line that Jackson holds "positions that are pretty far to the left of the median voter" but that his "old Maine" roots will help. [220][249][148]
The Free Press reads the moment through the operatives who recruited both Platner and Nebraska's Dan Osborn, quoting Osborn distancing himself: "I don't share the same values as Graham Platner." [356]
MAGACasts Jackson as Platner's ideological twin, no real moderation1 source
The BlazeJul 21
“He's just not going to win, and he's going to leave us with another six years of income tax cuts for billionaires and no health insurance”Troy Jackson, Maine Senate candidate, quoted by The Blaze · explaining why he pushed Platner to quit, framing electability as the real issue
Same politics. The Blaze frames Jackson as continuity of the same radicalism, cataloging his Medicare for All, ICE abolition, and Israel-aid positions and the RNC's "socialist" label.
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Power & Interests
Photo: MSNBCThe defense-industrial base and Pentagon war operations gain from a proposed $73 billion defense and intelligence reconciliation instruction inside House Republicans' FY2027 budget resolution, H.Con.Res. 113, introduced July 18, 2026 and reported out of committee on a party-line vote with no offsetting cuts, sustaining Iran-war munitions demand (govinfo.gov bill status, govinfo.gov bill text). Who pays: taxpayers, as the national debt reached roughly $39.5 trillion in July 2026 (Joint Economic Committee.pdf)). Who decided: House Budget Committee Republicans, with Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump pressuring members to pass it through reconciliation, which needs only a simple Senate majority. How we know, and the connection: no named contractor ties to the bill, but Lockheed Martin spent $15.7 million lobbying in 2025 and the Defense Aerospace industry spent $69.8 million overall, with defense appropriations among its top issues (OpenSecrets, Lockheed, OpenSecrets, industry). [138][406][146][25]›
Photo: FuturismTaylor Farms gains from an FDA delay to new produce traceability recordkeeping. Who pays: consumers and public health, as a multistate cyclospora outbreak tied to its lettuce sickened thousands. How: the FDA announced March 20, 2025 that it intended to extend the Food Traceability Rule's compliance date by 30 months, to July 20, 2028, then formalized it as a proposed rule that August (FDA, Federal Register). Six days after the announcement, Taylor Fresh Foods Inc. gave $1 million to the Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc on March 26, 2025, a contribution confirmed in FEC records (FEC). Who decided: the FDA and the Trump administration, which later had Congress write the delay into a continuing-appropriations law. The connection is on-record as a documented payment and timeline; no lobbying filing or other primary record ties the donation to the rule decision, so causation beyond timing is not proven. [632][208]
A UAW official posted an AI-generated image depicting the socialist presidential challenger bound and at gunpoint; only the far left treats the union's internal violence as a story. [24]
A left institute launches a "sousveillance" tracker of private-jet emissions timed to the World Cup, a class-conflict framing no other lens picks up. [10]
Research shows Google purging thousands of Google Maps reviews of ICE jails, a tech-and-carceral accountability angle unique to the socialist left. [67]
Reason argues socialism requires criminalizing more economic activity, so its abolitionism is self-defeating, a critique unique to the libertarian lens. [333]
“the only reason you wouldn't do it is you want to cheat because your policies are so bad, and your candidates are so pathetic, that you…can't get elected any other way.”
“Mr. Arrabaca was looking to injure people and harm people.”
JJames BarnacleFBI assistant director in chargein Associated PressSenators demand ICE answers as the FBI reportedly pulls back
“a persistent pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, fear, and control”
LLucinda Brouillettesecond ex-wife of the ICE officer who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerreroin Associated PressMamdani weighs arresting Netanyahu; Trump says it won't happen
“He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the international criminal court, and what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these past many years.”
“History tells the tale of what happens when a few people have great power over markets that are central to Americans’ lives: fewer opportunities for more people, worse products and services for all people.”
“But also talk about what matters to the average person, the price of groceries, the price of gas, healthcare, insurance. Those are the kinds of things that I’m worried about.”
DDarline Graham Nordonein Washington ExaminerTroy Jackson locks up the Maine Democratic Senate nomination
“Positions that are pretty far to the left of the median voter.”
NNicholas Jacobspolitical scientist at Colby Collegein Associated PressUS strikes Iran a 10th night as the American death toll reaches 17
“It really doesn’t have a coherent and consistent strategy as to how to extricate itself from this quagmire.”
AAlan Eyreformer U.S. diplomat and Middle East Institute fellowin Associated Press