AMERICANTHINKER - Chavez's fatal legacy
Shoddy Chavista construction results in the deaths of tens of thousands of Venezuelans.
NPR (Ximena Bustillo) - Inside the coordinated strategy to radically reshape U.S. immigration
As the Supreme Court today weighs the Trump administration's effort to revoke birthright citizenship, NPR looks at what else the White House has done to curb illegal and legal migration.
NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Venezuelans deported from the U.S. were killed hours later in powerful quakes
146 Venezuelans were deported from Texas to Caracas on June 24. Hours later, while the deportees were in a guarded hotel, powerful twin earthquakes struck.
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - The AI boom's historical warning
Data: BIS ; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios Today's AI buildout resembles earlier technological revolutions and capital booms that ended in painful busts. - That's the new warning from the Bank for International Settlements, a top forum known as the "central bank for central banks." Why it matters: The technological revolutions that transform the economy have a long history of attracting more investment than what near-term returns justify. - The risk is that AI follows the same pattern at a moment when the global economy is unusually reliant on a single investment boom to keep the expansion on track. Flashback: Some of the world's greatest technological breakthroughs — canals, railroads, the internet — sparked enormous investment…
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Trump's "Swiss Army" tools on Iran: Vance and Rubio
As he tries to hammer out a peace deal with Iran, President Trump has a dovish adviser in Vice President Vance perched on one figurative shoulder — and a hawkish Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the other. Why it matters: The success of the talks — and therefore the health of global oil markets — greatly depends on how well Trump deploys each man to balance competing interests in Iran, Israel and Lebanon. - "Think of Marco and JD as aspects of the president's personality and policy," a top Trump adviser told Axios. "There's a more pro-Israel aspect of it, and that's Rubio. And there's a more Israel-skeptic aspect. That's JD." Zoom in: Vance and Rubio differed during internal administration deliberations about the landmark June 17…
NYTIMES (Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick) - Chris Rufo, MAGA’s Top Activist on the Right, Has a Conspiracy Problem
One of MAGA’s leading activists discusses how he views the second Trump administration, as well as various factions of the right.
NYTIMES (Kate Shaw) - Congress Cleaned Up After Nixon. After Trump, It’ll Be a Bigger Job.
The Supreme Court has eviscerated the separation of powers.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Morning Greatness: SCOTUS to Release Birthright Citizenship, Transgender Athlete Ban Decisions
Good Tuesday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 3:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Inmates Take Control of North Carolina Jail, Hold Officers Hostage Before Law Enforcement Retakes Facility
Authorities were able to regain control of the jail this afternoon.(SBI) Published June 30, 2026 BERTIE COUNTY, North Carolina — A tense hostage situation unfolded at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center after inmates overpowered correctional [...]
NPR (Michel Martin) - Morning news brief
The U.S. and Iran will resume peace talks Tuesday, SCOTUS expected to make a decision on birthright citizenship, Colorado voters head to the polls.