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President Trump on Monday urged Congress to approve federal tax incentives aimed at reviving American film and television productions. LA Times
Federal officials said the targeted schools were connected to more than 5,000 drivers who had failed English proficiency tests. LA Times
Nine years ago, Qantas challenged Airbus and Boeing to create an aircraft capable of flying from Australia’s East Coast to anywhere in the world, nonstop. Airbus responded by building the A350-1000ULR, outfitted with a fifth fuel tank to enable long-distance flying of up to 22 hours nonstop. New York Post
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On Friday, President Trump announced plans to lift tariffs on beef imports for 90 days to ease consumer wallet pains and fix supply shortages. New York Post
California Democrats are giving an 11th hour reprieve to utility companies responsible for deadly wildfires across the state. New York Post
U.S. Central Command did not say precisely what it was trying to destroy in Iran, but it said the attacks were aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. New York Times
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The Treasury secretary is also facing pushback on the Trump administration’s trade policies at the global gathering. New York Times
Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms. New York Times
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. New York Times
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The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. Russia said Germany had provided no evidence. New York Times
Judge Tony Graf has denied accused killer Tyler Robinson’s request to restrict public and media access in the courtroom during his upcoming trial. OANN
President Donald Trump warned Iran not to retaliate against Washington's Monday strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. OANN
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President Donald Trump warned that Chicago "will die" without federal help after a violent weekend that included the city's largest mass shooting this year. OANN
VOA VIEW: Chicago would be wise to listen.
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The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial was directed to continue deliberating after jurors told the judge they could not come to a unanimous decision on their fourth day of deliberations. OANN
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A man refusing to eat food while jailed on charges he shot two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, can be fed against his will under a judge's emergency order. Washington Times
Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker told President Trump to take his federal law enforcement and shove it after Mr. Trump criticized a violent shooting incident in Chicago and offered help. Washington Times
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, responding to a growing backlash over Flock cameras, has ordered the pole-mounted license plate readers to be removed from all state roads. Washington Times
A federal judge has ruled that J.M. Smucker can proceed with a lawsuit against Trader Joe's over frozen sandwiches that Smucker claims are too similar to its Uncrustables. Washington Times
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The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line laid over terrain so rugged helicopters are often required to make basic fixes. Washington Times
The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Edouard. CBS
Tech companies pour trillions of dollars into new data centers, the backbone of the AI boom. But many communities across the U.S. are rejecting them. CBS
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The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue. CBS
The White House said the agreements will reduce costs to treat Parkinson's disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, liver disease and other illnesses. CBS
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards. CBS
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Trump argued rapid growth should not prompt Fed rate hikes, even as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% target. CNBC
Eligible children with Trump Accounts will start receiving the $250 Dell gift this week, according to the Dell Foundation. CNBC
To help fund Trump Accounts, American Airlines said it will match the federal $1,000 contribution for employees' children. CNBC
Raytheon is developing a new 1,500-pound long-range missile, the AIM-424 LRAAM, to extend the reach and survivability of Navy and Marine aviators. FOX News
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer David Taylor was going door-to-door to evacuate Oklahoma families when he made his last contact with dispatch. FOX News
Police in two U.S. cities are searching for answers after separate shootings left 26 people shot overnight, including three who were killed. FOX News
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation Monday to the Trump administration after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. UPI
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations met Monday in Asheville, N.C., at a summit in which U.S. leaders intended to focus on growth and Iran. UPI
The Cuban government has formally authorized private businesses to operate retail and restaurant chains across the country. UPI
Mexican authorities arrested three people and seized 210 firearms smuggled from Texas during a highway operation in Nuevo Leon state. UPI
Israel has announced the signing of a multi-billion export deal to supply and build another country a comprehensive air defense umbrella. UPI
Oil prices surged as hostilities resumed in the U.S.-Iran conflict for the first time in almost month after American forces hit Larak Island. UPI
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The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), David Venturella, accused the Associated Press of mischaracterization and sensationalism in its article on the agency’s body-worn camera (BWC) policy. AP should be fined.
In a statement posted to X, Venturella said the news outlet conflated the broader agency policy on release of footage with expedited release in certain circumstances. “It’s disappointing, though not surprising, to see yet another misleading and sensationalized Associated Press report about ICE operations and policy,” he said. “The AP fundamentally mischaracterized ICE’s body-worn camera policy by conflating the expedited release of footage following a serious bodily injury or death in custody with ICE’s broader authority to release body-worn camera footage,” he continued.
In its article, the AP referenced the February 2025 ICE directive on BWCs, which gave parameters for the expedited release of footage in the event of serious bodily injury or death in custody. “If it is determined that it is in the best interests of the agency to publicly release the BWC footage, ICE will, as soon as practicable, expedite the public release of such footage,” the directive stated, noting this should occur within 72 hours or when feasible. “If there are specific and compelling circumstances justifying an objection to public release that cannot be resolved by redaction or other means, when determined by the ICE Director or his or her designee, ICE may withhold or indefinitely delay the release of the BWC footage,” the document continued.
The AP framed the policy as giving the agency broad ability to protect its image while sacrificing transparency. “That gives its director discretion to release recordings that reflect well on the agency’s image while working to keep others secret, experts on body camera policies said,” wrote Ryan Foley, the article’s author. Foley quoted a professor at Brandon University in Canada, Christopher Schneider, who co-authored the book “Police Body-Worn Cameras: Media and the New Discourse of Police Reform.” “In some ways, ICE is saying the quiet part out loud,” Schneider said. “Body-worn cameras are being used as contemporary image-work tools to present the police to the public in the most favorable way possible.” Foley further wrote that ICE did not respond to a question from the outlet regarding the “specific and compelling circumstances” referenced in the directive.
However, Venturella in his statement elaborated on the policy over the expedited release of footage. “ICE policy permits expedited release when appropriate–and clarifies that it’s not appropriate to release footage when doing so could compromise investigations or privacy,” he said. He also asserted that this practice remains consistent with the operations of other federal agencies. “This approach mirrors other federal law enforcement agencies’ policies and is fully consistent with the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act,” he said. Foley’s sources noted that selective release of footage is common for some law enforcement agencies, but they emphasized its purported explicit inclusion in policy. “It’s not unheard of for agencies to delay or withhold or selectively edit footage at all, but to say that explicitly just really gives the game away,” said Katherine Hawkins, the senior legal analyst at the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight.
Following two recent fatal shootings by ICE agents, it was announced that ICE will be requiring officers to wear at least one body camera during vehicle stops. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said while appearing on Fox & Friends that the cameras “exonerate more law enforcement than they convict.” “I want officers to wear body cameras because I want the American people to see what the officers saw when they took that action,” he said. Venturella said that the issuance of cameras to the agency’s officers was ahead of schedule. “At the same time, we’re committed to transparency and accountability, and we’re on track to equip every officer and agent in the field with body-worn cameras by the end of August, ahead of our original timeline,” he concluded.
