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CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale reports: In April, President Donald Trump claimed gas prices in “a couple” unspecified states had just fallen to $1.98 per gallon. That wasn’t even close to true. But the next day he said it was “three states” that had just hit $1.98 per gallon, which also wasn’t remotely accurate. Trump used the “three” figure on multiple …

The Daily Beast reports: Florida’s much-hyped ICE detention center cannot even keep the rain out. Videos from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz, which President Donald Trump visited on Tuesday to mark its opening, show that the center had standing water on its first day of operation. Florida officials claim the facility, situated in the middle of the muggy, naturally flooded Everglades, …

Reuters reports: A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Trump exceeded his authority when he issued a proclamation declaring illegal immigration an emergency and setting aside existing legal processes. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said in a 128-page opinion that Trump’s January 20 proclamation blocking all migrants “engaged in the invasion …

The New York Times reports: The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official rejected broad uses of two Covid vaccines, citing unknown risks or injuries despite assurances of safety from dozens of staff experts, newly released documents show. The decisions by the official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the agency’s new chief medical and scientific officer, stunned agency veterans. Records show that …

Law & Crime reports: Michael Flynn, the first national security advisor for President Donald Trump who twice pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI about his conversations with a Russian agent, is once again suing the federal government claiming he was wrongfully prosecuted. The case was initially filed in July 2023 and dismissed by a federal judge in …

Ars Technica reports: Scientists at several federal agencies are losing access to scientific literature published by Springer Nature, which produces the prestigious journal Nature among many other high-profile titles. That’s according to a report Monday by Nature’s news team, which is also published by Springer Nature, but is editorially independent. According to the news outlet, spokespeople for NASA and the …

Media Matters has the transcript: CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): And so, Benny, kinda taking a step back here and covering socialism for quite some time, what is the driving force of Mamdani and how do we defeat him? BENNY JOHNSON (GUEST): Yeah. Well, Trump told me yesterday he’s just gonna put him in jail. So there’s that. But that’s because Mamdani …

Roll Call reports: Just five months ago, Michigan Democrat Gary Peters was the only senator to have decided against reelection next year. Now there are seven open Senate seats, above the average for an election cycle, with potentially more departures to come. North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis was the latest to join the ranks of retiring senators, with his recent …

Military.com reports: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ousted his entire slate of civilian advisers in a sweeping move aimed at clearing space for voices from the tech world, as the service doubles down on its push to modernize with a Silicon Valley-style lens. On Friday, Driscoll notified the 115 members of the Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army …

The New York Times reports: Tesla’s global car sales fell sharply in the second quarter, continuing a decline that began last year, as the company puts a greater emphasis on autonomous driving instead of new models aimed at attracting car buyers. The company said it delivered 384,000 vehicles from April through June, down from 444,000 a year earlier. Tesla’s limited …