Biden’s immigration relief breaks pattern of enforcement-heavy rhetoric

“Since the beginning of the Trump era, there has been a feeling that things are only going to go backward, and this is a significant — a really significant announcement, and proof that we can actually move forward in a way that’s actually good for these families,” said Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas).

The Hill

‘The other Ellis Island’: the US border area that sees the whole of global migration

While political leaders hundreds of miles away clash over the border ‘crisis’, the El Paso sector has served more than 200,000 people since October

The Guardian

New Mexico governor salutes Biden’s ‘balanced approach’ to immigration

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says it’s important the president is “not separating families.”

Politico

Warren pushes congressional Republicans for deal on immigration

“Right now, Joe Biden is using the tools available to him to try to do as much as he can. But keep in mind there was a deal that had been hammered out. In my view, it only had part of what was necessary, but it was a bipartisan deal. And we were just two days short of voting on it when Donald Trump said no, and the Republicans walked away,” Warren told “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz.

ABC News

LGBTQ+ advocates urge Biden, Democrats to push back more strongly on anti-trans rhetoric

National polls showed that while many Americans favoredprotectionsfor transgender people against discrimination, support for policies that allowed people to use bathrooms and participate on sports teams that matched their gender identity were mixed, even among Democrats.

USA Today

“Alarm bells about Obergefell”: Sotomayor pens blistering dissent on SCOTUS marriage attack

Sotomayor warned gay marriage could be next as her colleagues gutted a U.S. citizen’s right to marry a non-citizen

Salon

‘We were here before Fort Worth’: A struggle to preserve historic Black settlements

Historic Black settlements across North Texas are disappearing. Garden of Eden, a small neighborhood straddling Fort Worth and Haltom City, dates back before the Army established Fort Worth in 1849.

Fort Worth Star Telegram

‘Everything is at stake’ for abortion rights in 2024, Harris says as Biden-Trump debate nears

Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November’s election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the positions taken by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump on the issue before their debate this week.

The Grio

Billionaires vs. millionaires: America’s wealthy are more eager than Janet Yellen to tax the super-wealthy

A YouGov poll of Americans with assets of more than $1 million, excluding their homes, found that almost 60% are in favor of hiking marginal taxes on income above $100 million beyond the current rate of 37%, according to the Financial Times.

Fortune

Biden sees older voters emerge as bright spot

“Seniors are up for grabs,” said Bob Ward, a pollster at the Republican firm Fabrizio Ward. “It’s in their best interest to focus on senior voters just as I think it’s in the Trump campaign’s best interest to focus on senior voters.”

The Hill

Trump freewheels towards debate as Biden rehearses at Camp David

Presidential political surrogates fanned out across the Sunday talkshows to prepare the ground for next week’s televised debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which could help the Democratic incumbent and his Republican predecessor focus the minds of undecided or unengaged voters on November’s election.

The Guardian

Group chants ‘no dead babies’ as Donald Trump addresses abortion restrictions, exceptions

A group of conservative Christian voters chanted “no dead babies” as former President Donald Trump called for states to set their own abortion policies and for restrictions on the procedure to have exceptions.

USA Today

“They want the votes”: Ted Cruz says Democrats are pro-Palestine just for show

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had a tall order of complaints Sunday morning when he blasted President Biden and Democrats as a whole, accusing them of supporting pro-Palestinian protestors for political gain. 

Salon

Trump Says He Has Picked His Vice President, But He Has One Key Move Left to Make

Former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump has stated that he has already decided upon his pick for Vice President in the 2024 election, but there’s still one more thing that he needs to do: tell them.

Time

Buffalo Soldier Identified Nearly 80 Years After Disappearing In Battle

The remains of a Buffalo soldier have finally been identified after decades missing. Pfc. Lemuel Dent Jr. was part of the African-American 92nd Infantry Division for World War II when he died in battle.

Black Enterprise

Olaf Scholz welcomes Argentina’s president Javier Milei to Germany

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has welcomed Argentina’s populist president, Javier Milei, for a controversial and unusually short meeting in Berlin after the divisive leader accepted an award from a German foundation with links to the far right.

The Guardian

Scholz ‘worried’ about the outcome of the election in France

He hoped “that parties that are not Le Pen” would be successful, he explained, referring to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party, but he emphasized: “The French will decide that.”

dpa International

Over 1,000 Muslims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage

Temperatures climbed above 50 degrees celsius in Mecca as tourists from over 20 countries flocked to make the holy pilgrimage.

Euronews

Gaza peace talks at ‘dead end’ as Israel rejects permanent ceasefire: report

Israel has apparently abandoned the idea of negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza and captive exchange deal, according to an Israeli media report.

The New Arab

Priest, 8 security personnel killed in attacks on synagogue, church in Russia’s Dagestan

Nine people, including a priest, seven police officers and a security guard, died in an attack on two Orthodox churches and a synagogue in Russia’s majority Muslim Republic of Dagestan, the national counterterrorism agency and police said Sunday.

UPI

Marcos struggles with message as Beijing ramps up the pressure

Manila’s restraint in South China Sea not tempering Chinese aggression

The Washington Times

Pressure on Rishi Sunak as election betting scandal grows

Senior Tories call for suspension of those being investigated and Labour demands to know names in gambling circle

The Guardian

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in fighting Israel

Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed factions and analysts say.

Politico

Seven dead, dozens missing after attack in northern Nigeria

Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and started shooting sporadically.

AlJazeera

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention

Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader of the pro-independence party known as The Field Action Coordination Unit, was flown to mainland France overnight Saturday, along with six other activists, prosecutor Yves Dupas said in a statement.

AP News

Mayor found murdered in back of van days after politician assassinated in same region of Mexico

The murder of Acacio Flores, who represents Malinaltepec, comes days after the killing of Salvador Villalba Flores, another mayor from Guerrero state elected in June 2 polls.

CBS News

Belarus opposition leader warns Poland over borders

“Keeping Belarusians connected to Europe is crucial,” she said in a post on X, adding that people could not be left “behind a new iron curtain”.

BBC