Joe Jervis

First Inmates Arrive At Florida Concentration Camp

The Miami Herald reports: The first detainees arrived at Alligator Alcatraz late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades has already faced some operational issues with security and water intrusion. On Wednesday evening, the gates of the facility were bustling with traffic. Three white vans escorted by sedans drove into the compound. The vans looked …

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Garbage Piles Up As Philly City Workers Continue Strike

CBS News reports: Philadelphia’s largest city workers’ union went on strike for the first time in nearly 40 years on Tuesday after a deal couldn’t be reached with the city. AFSCME District Council 33, which represents thousands of city workers, including trash collectors, has walked off the job after negotiations didn’t end in a deal. The union last went on …

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Trump Official To Congress: Investigate Jerome Powell

Politico reports: Washington’s top housing regulator is escalating his fight against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling on Congress to investigate the central banking chief. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who has increasingly complained that high borrowing costs are damaging the housing market, pressed lawmakers on Wednesday to probe Powell’s alleged “political bias” as well as his recent …

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SCOTUS To Hear Cases On Transgender Athletes Bans

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday waded into the legal fight over state laws that ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s school and college sports, taking up cases from West Virginia and Idaho. The court will hear cases involving two transgender students, Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, who challenged state bans in West Virginia and …

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Jeffries’ Marathon Megabill Speech Enters Fifth Hour

The Hill reports: As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-N.Y.) speech enters its fifth hour, five Republicans and more than three dozen Democrats are in the chamber watching. Lawmakers have been shuffling in and out throughout the so-called magic minute, which allows Jeffries to speak as long as he wants. At around the four-hour mark, Jeffries invoked a line he’s …

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Fox Guest: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia Killed Americans”

“I don’t remember voting for Thomas Massie with this. I remember voting Donald Trump to get this bill passed, and I feel like a lot of Americans who voted for Donald Trump feel the same way, especially not only with Thomas Massie, but a lot the other Republicans who are kind of leaning towards no. They didn’t vote for these …

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Labor Dept: Employers Added 147,000 Jobs In June

The Washington Post reports: Employers created 147,000 jobs in June, close to the pace of job creation in May, despite economic uncertainty that has strained the labor market. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent, according to a jobs report released Thursday by the Labor Department. Businesses have been adding jobs at a slower pace this year compared to …

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Denmark Moves To Suspend Hungary’s EU Voting Rights

Politico Europe reports: Denmark wants Europe to deploy its full legal arsenal against Hungary over violations of the bloc’s fundamental rights, including by pursuing the Article 7 so-called nuclear option against Budapest. “We are still seeing a violation on fundamental values,” Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre told reporters in Aarhus, where the European Commission is on a visit as …

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Kilmar Garcia Recounts Torture In El Salvador Prison

The Associated Press reports: Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday. He said he was kicked and hit so often after arrival that by the following day, he had visible bruises and …

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Raskin Claps Back After Trump’s “Ugly Face” Attack: “The Real Sin Is Having An Ugly Bill And An Ugly Soul”

“I suppose I don’t mind being called a loser several times by Donald Trump, given that he’s our only president who has lost the popular vote for president in two different elections. It upset him so much that he incited an insurrection against the Constitution, against his own vice president, and against the Congress of the United States. “I suppose …

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Fox Host Mocks Dems “Triggered By Gator Gitmo”

“President Trump just announced June border crossings are the lowest recorded numbers in American history. Forty-seven says zero illegals were released into the country. And there’s more help on the way. Tonight, the ICE gators are officially on patrol. Alligator Alcatraz is open for detention and the first batch of bad hombres are checking into their swamp suites. Democrats, they’re …

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NOTUS: Trump Didn’t Know Megabill Guts Medicaid

NOTUS reports: Trump hosted a meeting with some moderates and some members of the Main Street Caucus on Wednesday, where he listened to concerns and touted the wins in the legislation, two sources told NOTUS. But Trump still doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp about what his signature legislative achievement does. According to three sources with direct knowledge of …

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Dr. Phil’s “Anti-Woke” Network Declares Bankruptcy

CNN reports: Dr. Phil’s TV network, Merit Street Media, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and sued Christian television giants Trinity Broadcasting Network and TCT Ministries for allegedly harming its business and contributing to its financial woes. The lawsuit, filed by Fort Worth-based Merit Street with the US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas, claims that TBN, the network’s …

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Canned Foods Giant Del Monte Declares Bankruptcy

The New York Times reports: Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company known for its wide array of canned vegetables and fruits, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after struggling with rising borrowing costs, pandemic missteps and a changing global economy. The California-based company, facing secured debt of more than $1.2 billion, said it had agreed to a restructuring agreement …

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Trump Attacks “Ugly Face Total Loser” Jamie Raskin

“Rep. Jamie Raskin, a third rate Democrat politician, has no idea what is in our fantastic Tax Cut Bill, nor would he understand it if he did. This DOPE has been consistently losing to me for YEARS, and I love watching his ugly face as he is forced to consistently concede DEFEAT TO TRUMP — And tonight should be another …

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Voldemort Group Sues Los Angeles Dodgers Over DEI

Axios reports: A group backed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has filed a federal complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the team’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The Dodgers are one of the most popular MLB teams among Asian, Black and Mexican American fans and recently committed $1 million to help immigrants affected by …

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Jeffries Launches Marathon Anti-Megabill Speech

Newsweek reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ “magic minute” speech is still going after an hour as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act before a self-imposed July 4 deadline. While other members of the House of Representatives have time limits on the length of time they can speak during debates, party leaders receive a …

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House Advances Trump Megabill In 219-213 Vote

ABC News reports: Up all night, House Republicans voted pre-dawn Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, recouping after GOP leaders worked almost around the clock trying to persuade skeptical holdouts as they race to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline. A roll call that started late Wednesday finally closed …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Travis Kelce had some trouble behind the scenes when hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2023. During a recent interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the pre-show table read because he “can’t really read that well.” “The writers’ rooms were fun because …

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AP: US Contractors Are Firing On Gaza Food Sites

The Associated Press reports: American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press. Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because …

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