BORDER CONTROLLED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) had its lowest number of illegal border encounters in agency history at 25,243 encounters. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem tweeted that the department under her leadership has “delivered the most secure border in American history” and that the “world is hearing our message: the border is closed to law breakers.”
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) will be signing the One, Big Beautiful Bill on behalf of the Senate. His signature comes as House Republicans get the bill across the finish line and onto President Donald Trump’s desk.
BIZARRE BEHAVIOR: Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, is accusing a Washington Post reporter of “actively harassing ODNI staff.” According to Gabbard, “instead of reaching out to my press office, [Ellen Nakashima] is calling high level Intelligence Officers from a burner phone, refusing to identify herself, lying about the fact that she works for the Washington Post, and then demanding they share sensitive information.”
CAR POWER: American auto manufactures scored a huge win thanks to Sen. Bernie Moreno (R., Ohio) and Reps. Mike Kelly (R., Pa.) and Dave Taylor (R., Ohio), among others. The USA CAR Act made it into the final reconciliation bill. Taylor told the Reporter that this measure “will create tax cuts for interest on the purchase of American-made cars.”
BAD NEWS DEMS: The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NRDC), the vehicle by which Democrats gerrymander House districts across America, just released its predictions for the next round of reapportionment — and it’s a disaster for potential 2028 Democratic candidates like Govs. Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) JB Pritzker (D., Ill.), Josh Shapiro (D., Pa.), and Tim Walz (D., Minn.), all of whose states are currently projected to lose House seats, and therefore electoral votes.
CALL YOUR OFFICE: Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Ct.) is under fire from Jews in Connecticut for his recent anti-Israel heel turn, with many wondering “what happened” to him.
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