As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed July 4, 2025, the Trump administration has introduced a mandatory $250 Visa Integrity Fee on nearly all new non-immigrant U.S. visa applications. This includes categories such as tourist (B‑1/B‑2), student (F/M), work (H‑1B), and exchange (J‑1) visas, but excludes diplomatic visas (A/G) and travelers under […]
On July 15, 2025, the Trump administration finalized an arrangement granting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to personal data from approximately 79 million Medicaid recipients. Under an agreement between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE will be able to access sensitive demographic and identifying […]
On July 17, 2025, CNN revealed that CBS plans to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after its current season, ending the iconic David Letterman–Colbert franchise in May 2026 The New Republic. Stephen Colbert, still leading late-night ratings, received the news on July 16 and shared it with a visibly stunned studio audience People.com. […]
On July 17, 2025, LBC reported that newly released FBI surveillance footage from around Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell appears to have nearly three minutes missing, intensifying longstanding questions over the circumstances of his 2019 death The Independent. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI previously described the approximately 11 hours of video as “full raw” footage […]
On July 15, 2025, Reuters reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, halving the federal military presence in response to widespread protests triggered by immigration raids Reuters . The troops were initially deployed in June by President Trump—despite opposing views from California Governor Gavin […]
On July 14, 2025, The Guardian reported that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi abruptly dismissed Joseph Tirrell, the Department of Justice’s top ethics adviser, without offering any public explanation The Guardian+10The Guardian+10Facebook+10. Tirrell, appointed in 2023, led a 30-person team responsible for overseeing ethics compliance, including financial disclosures and conflict-of-interest matters for senior DOJ officials […]
A significant exodus is occurring within the Justice Department’s Federal Programs Branch, which is responsible for defending Trump administration policies in court. According to a Reuters analysis, 69 out of approximately 110 attorneys in the unit have either resigned or announced their intent to leave since Donald Trump’s re-election in November 2024 Reuters+10Reuters+10Just The News+10. […]
Central Texas, especially Kerr County, has been devastated by sudden flash flooding over the July Fourth weekend. Emergency crews reported that the Guadalupe River surged as much as 26 feet in 45 minutes, far exceeding flood stage and overwhelming homes, campgrounds, and infrastructure The Times+13KCRA+13Reddit+13AP News+3Wikipedia+3KCRA+3. In the wake of the floods, at least 120 […]
On July 11, 2025, CBS News Los Angeles reported that U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi‑Mensah Frimpong, an appointee of President Biden, temporarily halted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles and nearby counties. The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several immigrant rights groups, alleging that […]
Nvidia has officially become the first U.S.-listed company to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, marking a historic milestone driven largely by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology. This surge in valuation is directly tied to Nvidia’s dominant position in the AI hardware market, particularly in the development and supply of graphics processing units […]