Justice at last for slain tourist Ethan Williams — but New York is still in his debt

New York Post

As Jason Williams told his son’s killer before the judge Thursday, “You entered the story and violated our family, and you introduced an evil into our lives.”

With uncertainty around H-1B visa fee, U.S. businesses unsure how to move forward

CBS News

Earlier this week, a federal judge invalidated the White House's $100,000 H-1B fee policy in response to a lawsuit brought by 20 states.

Mexican trade group leader fired after racist gesture during World Cup match

New York Post

Local Mexican government trade association leader Ulises Bernal will be fired after being caught on video making a racist slanted-eye gesture at South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin during a World Cup match in Jalisco.

Frisco to choose first new mayor in nine years

Dallas News

Voters will choose between retired construction business owner Rod Vilhauer and former Frisco ISD board trustee Mark Hill.

CBP, Coast Guard intercept migrant vessel heading for Puerto Rico; 40 apprehended including Uzbek national

Fox News

CBP agents intercepted a 30-foot boat carrying 40 migrants from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Uzbekistan near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico.

Major discipline and internal affairs investigations of N.J. police officers hit a milestone, new report shows

Yahoo! News

New Jersey reported 817 major discipline actions against 654 officers and over 16,000 internal affairs cases in 2025.

What Texas Republicans want next

Dallas News

The party's platform calls for stricter election laws and lays out conservative goals on a range of social issues.

Longshot California gov candidate with presidential name launches bid for White House

New York Post

The candidate was one of 61 names on the California governor's ballot.

As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, Philadelphians revisit the ‘Sin Colonias’ bicentennial march

Whyy

Organizers are marking the 50th anniversary of the 1976 demonstration as a reminder that the nation's founding has long inspired celebration and protest.

Tens of thousands march at Pride events in Romania and Bulgaria to demand equality

PBS

Romania and Bulgaria do not recognize same-sex marriage or civil partnerships, despite the bloc prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Top Puerto Rican NYPD chief reflects on climbing to the highest levels of the department

New York Post

NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera’s connections to Puerto Rico are evident in his 13th floor office at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan.

NYC police watchdog launches internal review of alleged anti-police bias

New York Post

New York City's police watchdog is probing allegations by the NYPD's biggest union that its investigators are anti-cop radicals, The Post has learned.

Tens of Thousands Rally in Europe Over Migration Debate

Newsweek

Pro- and anti-immigration demonstrators took to the streets across Europe on Saturday amid growing tensions.

NYC Councilwoman failed to disclose free rent on luxe Queens pad, records show: ‘Raises conflict of interest concerns’

New York Post

An NYC councilwoman running for Congress could be skirting city conflict-of-interest laws by failing to disclose that a political consultant provided her a free, long-term apartment at a swanky Queens condo complex, government watchdogs told The Post.

Iranians reportedly booby-trapped tunnels leading to enriched uranium at main nuclear site

New York Post

The move was an effort to thwart the US from launching a raid to retrieve Tehran’s 440-pound stockpile of 60% highly enriched uranium believed to be buried there.

Joe Rogan Rattles Off List of Grievances With Trump: ‘We’re All Pissed’

The Daily Beast

Nathan Howard / REUTERS Joe Rogan said he had expected something vastly different from the man he helped elect as president. “We’re all pissed,” Rogan said Friday in a conversation with author and bowhunter Cameron Hanes on The Joe Rogan Experience. The podcaster, who endorsed Donald Trump, 79, on the eve of the 2024 presidential election, listed a series of grievances, including the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files, questions over the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and the war in Iran. Read more at The Daily Beast.

‘A global rupture’: Carney calls for Canada-EU unity before G7 summit

Al Jazeera

Canada's prime minister has warned that the 'rules-based' global order is 'breaking down' amid superpower dominance.

Ukrainian drone attack kills 1, injures 3 in southern Russia

CBS News

Ukraine's General Staff said that its forces had hit an oil preparation and pumping station overnight in Russia's Volgograd region.

Trump Blocks Foreigners From Using Anthropic’s Latest AI Tech

Mother Jones

On Friday night, the AI giant Anthropic said that the US government had ordered it to suspend foreign nationals, including employees, from all use of its most advanced products. To comply with the Friday directive, the company announced that it disabled access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5, the latest models of Claude, for all [...]

Dems’ dirty donation platform shows they don’t give a damn about clean elections

New York Post

Specifically, the House Administration Committee shined a spotlight on the Dems’ major fund-raising platform, ActBlue, and its apparent efforts to end-run the federal laws that Dems insist are all about “clean campaigns.”

Washington isn't broken — it's transactional

The Hill

Companies that understand the high-stakes legislative negotiations in Washington and build coalitions with diverse economic classes are positioning themselves ahead of the next wave of policy-driven opportunity.

ICE Digs Into Voter Files Ahead of Midterms

The Daily Beast

Caitlin Ochs / REUTERS ICE has requested and obtained local voter data from election officials in Texas and North Carolina as part of a probe into alleged voter fraud. ICE’s investigative arm requested the individual voter files this May and in November 2025, and has made similar requests since, Axios reports. The move appears to be the latest evidence of President Donald Trump’s long-running crusade against an exceedingly rare form of voter fraud turning into a multi-agency effort. Emails shared with Axios by Democracy Forward, a legal organization that investigates potential abuses of government power, show that records on specific voters were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations from Webb County in Texas and Forsyth County in North Carolina. Read more at The Daily Beast.

DAVID MARCUS: How abolish-ICE Democrats are plotting to abandon trafficked kids

Fox News

DHS says 146,000 missing migrant children found since Trump took office, while Democrats call to abolish ICE, the agency helping locate trafficked kids.

Blue-Collar White Americans Are ‘Seriously Doubting’ Trump On This Issue: NYT

Huffpost

Trump has "lost the faith of his most loyal supporters on the year’s most pressing issue," a political correspondent for the New York Times wrote.

My Husband Brought Illegal Contraband Into Our Home. He’s Saying I’m the Villain for What Happened Next.

Slate

Top Texas Republican Says James Talarico Will 'Go to Hell'

Newsweek

"It’s James Talarico who decided to bring the Bible into this election," Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick reportedly said.

Anthropic Pulls Its Most Powerful AI Models After U.S. Bars Foreign Access

Time

The U.S. government’s decision to block access to AI models for foreign nationals shows it increasingly views the technology as a national security asset.

Mayor Bowser institutes another 15-day emergency curfew

The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order Friday reestablishing the citywide juvenile curfew and letting the Metropolitan Police Department declare curfew zones.

Federal judge rejects fired biologist’s free speech lawsuit over Yosemite trans flag demonstration

Los Angeles Times

A National Park Service biologist flew a Trans flag in the park while off-duty. Then, they were fired.

Rogan vents frustration with Trump agenda: ‘What the f--- we doing?’

The Hill

Podcaster Joe Rogan voiced fresh frustration with President Trump on Friday, questioning whether his administration is delivering on the promises that helped fuel Trump’s return to the White House. During the most recent episode of his show, Rogan and author Cameron Hanes discussed expectations for the president's second term and concerns around the Justice Department's...

Social Security Update: Ex-Trustee Explains How To Fix Their Big ‘Fail’

Newsweek

"The solution is obvious," former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said in a video that has been viewed more than 100,000 times.

American Democracy, 250 Years Later

The Atlantic

Panelists joined a special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic to discuss the state of democracy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence.