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ICE vehicle runs through protesters
CNN affiliate KGO reports that an ICE vehicle ran through protesters attempting to stop an alleged deportation outside the San Francisco Federal Immigration Court.
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Journalist offers new account of Trump assassination attempt
The Secret Service has issued suspensions for several agents involved in securing the Pennsylvania rally last year where Donald Trump was shot in the ear and a rally goer was killed by the would-be assassin, according to multiple sources. Journalist Salena Zito, who witnessed the assassination attempt, joined Jake Tapper to discuss why she believes "it's about time" suspensions are doled out.
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How the first 48 hours of the Texas floods unfolded
The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes on the morning of July 4th, leading to devastation and more than 100 deaths across Central Texas. CNN recounts what happened in the first 48 hours of the flood.
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Analysis: Do Trump's words affect Putin's actions?
President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin out for throwing "bullsh*t" on peace talks with Ukraine - hours later, Russia launched its largest ever drone attack on Ukraine. CNN's Matthew Chance analyzes whether the US leader's comments have an impact on Russia's military operations.
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Federal agents face off with protesters at California farm
The Ventura County Fire Department said they responded to calls of people having breathing problems at a farm in Ventura County, California, after federal agents appeared to deploy tear gas canisters into the crowd. A DHS spokesperson told CNN that they were "executing criminal warrants at a marijuana facility." It is unclear if any arrests were made.
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Birkin bag smashes auction records at $10 million
Scuffed, scratched and stained, this black leather Hermès Birkin bag just sold for €8.6 million ($10 million), with fees, becoming the most expensive handbag to ever sell at auction. After a dramatic bidding war, the hammer fell at a winning bid of €7 million ($8.2 million). Known as 'The Original Birkin,' the rarefied handbag is the first version of this timeless luxury staple, inspired by its owner — '60s 'It-girl' Jane Birkin.
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Moo Deng turns one
The Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand celebrated the first birthday of Moo Deng – a pygmy hippo who rose to fame last year after heartwarming and mischievous videos of her went viral. CNN spoke to Moo Deng fans who flew from around the world to celebrate her special day.
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Father was on the phone with son before he was swept away by Texas floods
CNN's Kaitlan Collins interviews Thad Heartfield, a father searching for his 22-year-old son Aiden, who is missing after the flash floods that devastated central Texas.
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Video: Bodycam footage shows Olympic gold medal gymnast arrested for DUI
The City of Fairmont Police Department released bodycam videos showing iconic Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton struggling to take a field sobriety test during a May traffic stop in West Virginia. Retton was arrested and paid a fine after a court hearing, after which she released a statement apologizing.
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Video shows 31 workers rescued after tunnel collapse
31 workers were craned out of an industrial site after part of a tunnel for a municipal wastewater project collapsed in Los Angeles. No injuries or missing persons have been reported.
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Doctors in Gaza struggle to keep babies alive
CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on the situation in Gaza as doctors try to keep preterm babies alive in a warzone where formula, medicine and fuel are in short supply.
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GOP senator reveals details of conversations with Trump over bill vote
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) joins CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss his private conversation with President Donald Trump after voting against the president's agenda — just before announcing he would retire from Congress instead of seeking reelection next November.
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Brothers recount being rescued during flood
CNN's Pam Brown speaks to two brothers, 7-year-old Brock and 9-year-old Braeden Davis, who were at Camp La Junta when catastrophic flooding swept central Texas.
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Trump praises Liberian leader's English. It's his native language
During a White House meeting with leaders of African nations, President Donald Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English pronunciation, even though English is Boakai's native language.
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Trump's FTC chairman is becoming MAGA's answer to Lina Khan
(Bloomberg) — To American business leaders who hoped that Donald Trump's return to the White House would immediately usher in an era of unfettered deal-making, Andrew Ferguson seemed like a cold shower. Singer Akon's Failed Futuristic City in Senegal Ends Up a $1 Billion Resort Why Did Cars Get So Hard to See Out Of? Can Americans Just Stop Building New Highways? How German Cities Are Rethinking Women's Safety — With Taxis Philadelphia Trash Piles Up as Garbage Workers' Strike Drags On In early meetings with CEOs, congressional testimony and public statements, Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission echoed the tough-cop messaging of his controversial predecessor Lina Khan: If corporate conduct or a proposed merger would hurt Americans, he would say, 'I'm taking you to court.' The 39-year-old stood behind new Biden-era merger guidelines. He's kept aggressive cases against Meta Platforms Inc. and Inc. and continued the previous administration's investigation of Microsoft Corp. Yet nearly six months in, a more nuanced picture is emerging. Ferguson's FTC reached settlements in several multibillion dollar megadeals and dismissed one Biden-era lawsuit altogether. He has acknowledged harm from mergers, but eschews the language of a traditional trustbuster, saying dealmaking can be 'fuel for the fires of innovation.' What Ferguson does share with Khan is an expansive – and relatively novel – approach to the agency's authority to police what it deems anti-competitive behavior. Like Khan, he believes that high prices aren't the only evidence of harm to consumers, a framework that gives Ferguson a lot of latitude to use the agency's enforcement arm to support Trump's broader agenda. To that end, he opened an investigation into allegations that conservative speech has been suppressed online and called out 'collusion or unlawful coordination on DEI employment metrics' as a target of a task force on labor market harms. On July 9, the agency held a policy workshop to 'explore unfair or deceptive practices' by doctors performing gender affirming care. 'Andrew is exactly the right person for this role at this time,' said James Burnham, a prominent conservative attorney who recently stepped down as the general counsel of the Department of Government Efficiency, and a close friend of Ferguson. 'He has a strong grounding in classical conservative thought—both in general and about antitrust specifically—but isn't a reflexive adherent of the old way.' To critics, Ferguson is playing politics, bending the authority of his agency to Trump's agendas. 'I agree with a fair amount of what he says about antitrust, but very little of what he has done,' said Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, a Democratic commissioner at the agency from 2018 until Trump fired her in March. 'He had a real opportunity to build on the bipartisan effort to reign in corporate power, but instead he's greenlighting multi-billion dollar deals, fighting culture wars, and hollowing out the agency.' Ferguson declined multiple requests for an interview. Bloomberg spoke with more than two dozen government officials, outside lawyers and other people who know the chairman for this story, and both friends and professional adversaries described him as a brilliant lawyer and a savvy political operator with far-reaching ambition. His resume has the hallmarks of a candidate for a judicial appointment. Ferguson has mused privately that he could be qualified for a seat on the federal bench and possibly even the Supreme Court someday, according to people who heard the remarks and asked not to be identified because the conversations were private. FTC spokesperson Joe Simonson said Ferguson is focused on his work at the FTC. 'The only thing he hopes is that he can help deliver President Trump's agenda, which includes a fair marketplace, lower prices, and justice for wronged American consumers,' he said. Ferguson has seized a wide range of opportunities to align himself with the president. In a late 2024 statement supporting the FTC's judgement on an online shoe retailer's return policies, Ferguson included a litany of complaints about censorship of topics like the the 2020 election results, the safety of Covid-19 vaccines and other issues. More recently, he said Trump was within his rights to fire Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, the other Democratic commissioner at the agency. They have filed suit challenging their removal, and their case is working its way through the federal courts. Now the traditional five-member bipartisan panel is down to three Republicans, including Melissa Holyoak, who is expected to be nominated to be US Attorney for Utah. That would would leave Ferguson and Mark Meador alone on the commission. Historically, antitrust enforcers at the FTC and at the Department of Justice have viewed themselves akin to umpires, apolitically calling balls and strikes on mergers and other corporate conduct. That began to shift at the DOJ during the first Trump administration, then gained steam at the FTC under Khan, with both agencies using their powers to further presidential priorities. Ferguson has criticized Khan for overreaching. At the same time, he's continuing her focus on the tech industry and on labor market abuses that, he agrees, hurt workers. He has also distanced himself from prior Republican administrations. A muscular FTC is here to stay, he reportedly said at a closed-door meeting with corporate executives this spring: 'I want to be really clear about something: This isn't the Bush administration." Raised in rural Virginia, Ferguson majored in history, then got his law degree, at the University of Virginia. In 2016, he went to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a stint that he has said cemented his relationship with one of the country's most stalwart conservatives. It also persuaded Ferguson, who is firmly pro-life and in 2022 converted to Catholicism, that the best way to overturn Roe vs. Wade was to put more like-minded judges on the federal bench. It also funneled him quickly into roles on Capitol Hill, first with the Senate Judiciary Committee then as a top aide to former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He led work that focused the body's attention on confirming Trump-picked judges, and in 2021, McConnell praised his 'stunningly outsized imprint' on the judiciary. Ferguson, he said, had been 'indispensable' to the Supreme Court confirmations of Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, as well as dozens of lower-court appointees. Once Trump left office, Ferguson volunteered for Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. When Youngkin won, he made Ferguson solicitor general, a post that created an opportunity to collaborate with the Biden administration on the one area where they shared common ground: antitrust. Ferguson was highly involved in the investigation and eventual lawsuit by the Justice Department and state attorneys general over the advertising business of Alphabet Inc.'s Google, which was filed in Virginia federal court. When the tech giant moved to transfer the case to New York, Ferguson personally argued in court for Virginia and the other states—and won. Around that time, Senate leaders turned to Ferguson to join the FTC as one of its Republican commissioners. He initially hesitated to join 'one of the alphabet soup agencies,' he said in a podcast with Burnham. But ultimately, he went on, he was persuaded by the agency's growing profile and the 'importance of doing real consumer protection work.' In the minority on the commission, he found common cause with the Khan's progressive majority on policing big tech and healthcare. At the same time he also wrote more than 400 pages of dissents, often in opposition to Khan's views of expansive agency power. That includes his criticism of a popular regulation to ban non-compete agreements in employment contracts, agreeing that the provisions are a problem for the labor market but saying that Khan exceeded the FTC's scope of authority. The rule was challenged by business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce and overturned by a federal judge late last year. The FTC has until September 8 to decide whether to continue to defend the rule. After a tepid start to the year, deals are ticking up. Corporate leaders seem less fazed by shifting trade policies, and Ferguson's 'see you in court' rhetoric has been tempered by his willingness to make deals. He has criticized the prior administration for its refusal to negotiate settlements, saying that if his agency can resolve its issues with a proposed merger, it will 'get the hell out of the way.' His concerns, too, may also be resolved with more novel compromises. In May Ferguson launched an investigation into ad agencies, alleging that they colluded in politically motivated ad boycotts, a bugbear of conservative media and owner Elon Musk in particular. Shortly after, the FTC signed off on Omnicom Group's $13.5 billion buyout of rival Interpublic, a tie-up that would create the world's biggest ad agency. To secure the regulator's approval, the two groups promised they wouldn't engage in any such boycotts in the future, but made no economic concessions. That deal may prove to be a template for the FTC under Ferguson. By focusing attention on the alleged ad boycotts and leaving the underlying businesses untouched, the terms appealed to the MAGA faithful and corporate interests. The Omnicom settlement however also engendered criticism from some government officials, including Republicans, who have privately cast the settlement as a shakedown and as a violation of the First Amendment, according to people who asked not to be identified in order to speak candidly. Simonson, the FTC spokesperson, strongly rejected both claims, saying that the agency 'works for the American people' and pointing to Ferguson's statement at the time which cited a Republican congressional investigation into coordinated conduct in the advertising industry. Thriving in the Trump administration can be precarious business. Ferguson has on multiple occasions compared the attention of the White House to the 'Eye of Sauron'— the powerful all-seeing antagonist in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, according to people who have heard him use the phrase and asked not to be identified because the conversations were private. Simonson denies that Ferguson ever made that comment. 'The Chairman enjoys a productive and positive relationship with the White House and is honored to work for President Trump,' Simonson said. White House spokesman Kush Desai said Ferguson 'continues to be a champion for President Trump's agenda of protecting American consumers, standing up for free speech against censorship, and unleashing economic growth.' In internal agency communications, Ferguson tends to avoid the political and cultural tropes he deploys publicly, according to people who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about agency matters. Staff say he is hard-working and engaged on cases, and both critics and supporters say he is generally concerned about getting it right. But some staff do have concerns about Ferguson's interest in using the agency to pursue what they see as social policy. Almost 150 employees joined an anonymous statement opposing the growing body of work against gender affirming care, saying 'this is not the FTC's lane.' At a July 9 workshop titled 'The Dangers of 'Gender-Affirming Care' for Minors,' Ferguson said that probing doctors for misleading claims about gender care is no different than many other cases the FTC has brought in the past. 'Time and time again we have enforced the FTC Act against businesses and individuals who have made claims about their health products and services that were not backed by scientific evidence,' he said. Chad Mizelle, chief of staff at the Justice Department attended the event; later in the day, the DOJ announced subpoenas of more than 20 doctors and clinics who provide gender-related medical care for children. Dealmaking is continuing to rise. Data compiled by Bloomberg show that M&A advisers are now on course for their best year since 2022, feeling confident about more ambitious merger activity through the rest of 2025 and into next. The agency is navigating the uptick with a shrinking staff. In keeping with the Trump administration's drive to reduce the government workforce, Ferguson told Congress in May that he wants to shrink the agency's headcount to around 1,100, down 15% from the start of the year. Simonson said the cuts would return the FTC to 2021 staffing levels. Ferguson's remaining plans for the FTC will likely continue to mix traditional agency enforcement actions and culture war missives. How long he will head the FTC is unclear, with supporters and critics expecting him to be nominated for a judgeship before Trump's term is up. 'Could I see him being a federal judge? Yes,' said Garrett Ventry, a Republican lobbyist and former senate staffer who worked on the Hill alongside Ferguson and considers him a close, personal friend. 'Same for a big job at DOJ. He's extremely smart and well connected. He backs the president's agenda. This is not performative.' Alvaro Bedoya, one of the fired Democratic FTC commissioners and a key Ferguson foil agrees – to a point. 'He has a singular intellect and could be a brilliant law enforcer,' Bedoya said. That's undermined by fealty to the administration, he said: 'You can't be a trustbuster and a culture warrior at the same time.' —With assistance from Leah Nylen, Fareed Sahloul and Zoe Tillman. 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Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base over the Epstein files
TAMPA, Fla. — On the weekend President Donald Trump decided to pick his biggest political fight to date with the MAGA base he created in his own image, thousands of his adherents were gathered together. And all they wanted to talk about here at the Student Action Summit hosted by the conservative activist group Turning Point USA was the "Epstein files." 'I think that these people — and I don't know, for whatever reason, there could be reasons — but I don't think they're telling us the truth about Epstein,' podcaster Brandon Tatum told the assembled crowd at the Tampa Convention Center. 'I think that that that guy was involved in something nefarious that implicates a whole lot of people. And my guess is that the whole lot of people may have, may happen to be some of our allies and some people that we don't want to have a bad relationship with.' Trump pulled the rug out from his base Saturday evening when he released a lengthy social media post that completely dismissed the importance of the issue that has consumed the right for the past week — and longer. 'For years, it's Epstein, over and over again,' Trump posted on Truth Social, blaming the files on Democrats. 'Why are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden administration.' Trump's supporters have gone along with him through every scandal and policy shift. When he made a decision, his base backed him. But the Epstein issue is challenging this alliance like never before. This week, the Justice Department said it would not release any additional files related to the case of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died in 2019 while in custody, and a medical examiner ruled his death a suicide. He was facing sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a two-page memo saying that the department's review turned up no 'client list' of powerful men who allegedly participated in Epstein's schemes, and there was no 'credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.' The memo enraged Trump supporters, who quickly turned on Bondi, a sentiment clearly felt at the Student Action Summit. For years, some top figures in the Trump administration had pushed unfounded theories about the Epstein files, and Bondi herself told Fox News in February that the Epstein client was "sitting on my desk right now." Trump also repeatedly said he would release the Epstein files. And in February, Bondi kept the issue alive by bringing right-wing influencers to the White House and giving them Epstein documents. But even that release wasn't enough, as the influencers — and even Bondi herself — insisted that the FBI had more documents that it wasn't sharing. There was no escaping the topic of the Epstein files this weekend in Tampa, with many attendees and speakers calling for Bondi to be fired — even as Trump sent the clear message that he wants his supporters to move on. 'It's not even about Pam Bondi to me. It's like, look, Trump, we elected you because you were supposed to be different,' said Sharon Allen, a 24-year-old attendee. 'So you have to prove to us you're different….you can fire her [Bondi], do whatever, but at the end of the day, Trump, you are president. We trusted you to get rid of these people and expose these people.' Former Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, who was among Trump's biggest supporters when in the state Legislature and was in attendance at the event, called Trump's Truth Social post "out of touch." "Trump is losing his touch," Sabatini said. "Bad personnel are undermining him left and right. We need a full reset." Trump's message on Truth Social also defended Bondi. Summit attendees almost universally sided with FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, both of whom, NBC News and other outlets reported, were frustrated with Bondi's handling of the Epstein documents. Bongino and Patel used their considerable conservative media platforms prior to joining the Trump administration to amplify the idea that the Epstein case was part of a government-orchestrated cover-up to protect powerful political players. "What's going on with my 'boys' and, in some cases, 'gals?'" Trump wrote Saturday evening. "They are all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!" But it's not clear that Trump's post will be enough to quell the furor. On the main stage Friday night at the Student Action Summit Megyn Kelly, a high-profile conservative commentator and Trump supporter, asked crowd a simple question: Bondi or Bongino? 'Bongino!' the crowd screamed in unison Friday night. 'It's 7,000 to 0,' responded Charlie Kirk, prominent conservative activist and head of Turning Points USA, who was the master of ceremonies for the weekend. Trump's post came after a day of attempts by the White House to tamp down simmering rage from the base. Patel posted Saturday on X that rumors of him considering resignation were 'conspiracy theories.' The White House also issued a statement Friday saying all the players involved continue to have Trump's support. 'President Trump has assembled a highly qualified and experienced law and order team dedicated to protecting Americans, holding criminals accountable, and delivering justice to victims,' White House spokesman Harrison Fields said. 'This work is being carried out seamlessly and with unity. Any attempt to sow division within this team is baseless and distracts from the real progress being made in restoring public safety and pursuing justice for all.' These attempts did little to lower the temperature in Tampa. 'Epstein is a key that picks the lock on so many things, not just individuals, but also institutions, intelligence institutions, foreign governments, and who's work and who was working with him on our intelligence apparatus and in our government,' Steve Bannon, a vocal Trump supporter told a crowd at the summit. Bannon said he is advocating for the Trump administration to appoint a special counsel to handle the matter. "I support Pam as AG but think a Special Counsel has to be named to take the Epstein case over; however audience sentiment during our live shows at the conference are running 100% against Bondi remaining as AG — never seen anything like it," he told NBC News in a statement. Other prominent MAGA World influencers also continued to hammer the issue Saturday afternoon, even as the White House was trying to project unity. 'I will not rest until we go full Jan. 6 committee on the Epstein Files. Every single client involved should have an FBI agent at their door going after them the same way they went after the Jan. 6ers,' Jack Psobiec, a vocal Trump online supporter, told the conference Saturday afternoon. 'That's how we should go after everyone on the Epstein client list.' This article was originally published on
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''Bringing the fun to them': Families R Us group hosts block party in Prospect neighborhood
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Prospect youth were playing musical chairs while a pop song played Saturday. Flood City Youth Fitness Academy's Dazzling Divas were dancing in lockstep – and Ramel Malphurs, 9, was getting a Batman mask hand-painted on his face. "This is about bringing the fun to them," said Kim Murray, one of the Families R Us co-organizers. Saturday's event brought the party to the Prospect Housing Community – and it's just one in a series of neighborhood block parties planned across the city. The grassroots Families R Us group formed after the event's previous lead organizer, Hope 4 Johnstown, was charged by the state Attorney Generals Office on to an unrelated, alleged sporting event ticket scam. Families R Us organizers partnered with a list of city organizations, including the YMCA, the 1889 Foundation, Vision Together and the Greater Johnstown School District to ensure five scheduled youth events remained on track. "We know these neighborhoods depend on these events every summer," Murray said, noting its become tradition in communities such as Prospect. Malika Malphurs of Johnstown praised the event Saturday. "This gives the kids something to do and it brings communities together," she said. Nearby, Queen-Poetri Dozier was painting a super hero design on her stepson Ramel's face, while her daughter Myraclelove, 3, waited for her turn. Ramel showed off his new mask before turning his attention to a twin set of bounce houses. Arabella Cooper, 9, was climbing on a swing set nearby while Vision Together Executive Director Rob Forcey was flipping a sizzling griddle full of hamburgers. "There's no community without 'U' and 'I,' " said Dozier, an event volunteer. Murray said that certainly applied Saturday. Greater Johnstown School District officials and Vision Together donated cases of burgers and hot dogs, while 1889 Foundation donated buns, she said. Nearby, Outreach Specialist Senda Harvey of The Backpack Project was with a bowl full of apples – but she was also offering families help throughout the school year. The local nonprofit coordinates with Cambria County schools to ensure kids don't go hungry – but Harvey said the group recognizes some families can slip through the cracks. The block parties serve as a perfect opportunity to reach them in their own neighborhoods, she said. "We want to make sure kids are fed because you can't learn in school if you are hungry," Harvey said. Organizers plan each event to host local organizations like theirs at each block party. "This is our chance to let the community know we can help, regardless of their income level," Senda said. Murray said blocl party volunteers knocked on doors Saturday morning to remind families about the event. "Some of these kids don't have the same opportunities (for vacations or trips to amusement parks)," Murray said. "So something like this, they look forward to it." The group's next event is planned for July 26 at Johnstown Housing Authority's Oakhurst basketball court from noon to 4 p.m.
