Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m. planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, and opened several schools up for summer classes… Crime is down 62%. Imagine that.

On NY1, Zohran Kwame Mamdani tells Errol Louis (@errollouis.bsky.social) he got a congratulatory call from Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 on primary night. He says she’s someone he’s long admired.

I spoke to Zohran Kwame Mamdani's field director Tascha van Auken about how the campaign managed tens of thousands of volunteers and built an unprecedented canvassing operation that knocked on doors more than 1.6 million times: cityandstateny.com/personality/20…

A father self-deports before dawn. A retired postman helps a 13-yr old through an immigration hearing. A woman signs paperwork to protect her children, lest she get picked up. There are the stories of the Massachusetts families impacted by ICE. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/met…

A 9-year-old girl in Texas has died after she was intentionally left alone in a hot car while her mom was at work, according to officials. abcnews.link/HyKHvG0

Legendary former CBS News anchor Dan Rather expressed disappointment at Paramount Global‘s decision to pay $16 million to the Trump administration and settle its lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” report: “It’s a sad day for journalism. It’s a sad day for ’60 Minutes’ and CBS News. I

BREAKING: Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza, including 38 people while waiting to get aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said. apnews.com/article/israel…

CEOs are no longer dodging the question of whether AI takes jobs. Now they are giving predictions of how deep those cuts could go. on.wsj.com/44fz8DH

New: Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins, however, is more of a mystery. propub.li/3TpwdSy

A huge congratulations to Beyoncé for shattering touring records! It's a testament to how passion, combined with immense talent and unwavering work ethic, truly equals greatness. She's an inspiration, showing us all what's possible with dedication and hard work.

NEW: Elon Musk's lobbyists spent more than $46,000 to wine and dine Texas politicians just this year. Want to know who was on the receiving end? Too bad. Texas law shields the identities of most lawmakers who get freebies from lobbyists. Here's my latest with ProPublica

The Justice Department argued Edward Kelley created a 'kill list' of FBI agents and others who investigated his role in the Jan. 6 siege. Now Kelley will spend life in prison, despite his Jan 6 pardon ====> cbsnews.com/news/edward-ke…

Michigan officials announced they have finished replacing most lead water pipes in Flint, but the work isn't entirely complete whatimreading.net/p/flint-finish…

Congressman Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District has deleted this tweet.

Exclusive breaking news: Alina Habba has quietly been under investigation by New Jersey's professional regulators for more than a year — putting her license to practice law at risk. NOTUS: notus.org/donald-trump/a…

There are so many people who don’t even realize their insurance is Medicaid because it goes by a different name in their State 🥴🥴🥴

I have been briefed on the severe thunderstorm and heavy winds that hit Central Jersey this evening and resulted in fatalities. The towns of Plainfield, North Plainfield, Bound Brook, and Dunellen sustained damage, among others. If you’re in the area, please stay inside and

LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike “There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line” nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/…

Another denial Judge Tanya Chutkan rejects another Jan 6 defendant's request for reimbursement of court-ordered restitution to taxpayers Chutkan: "A pardon cannot authorize reimbursement once money has been paid to a party" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

What our ancestors were doing on 4th of July 1776.