Across the country; in NC, lawmakers passed House Bill 307 (“Iryna’s Law”) restricting cashless bail, mandating electronic monitoring, and seeking to reinstate the death penalty. In TX, a sniper opened fire at a Dallas ICE field office as IL and OR see riots at ICE facilities. In LA, a statewide 911 outage left emergency services disrupted. In OR, President Trump announced the deployment of U.S. troops and federal agents to Portland. In VA, Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered all U.S. generals and admirals to gather at Quantico. In NY, the Secret Service dismantled a clandestine telecom network near the U.N. Assembly. On a national level, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after remarks about the Charlie Kirk assassination, with Sinclair and Nexstar initially refusing to air his show after apparent political pressure by Trump Admin. Google said it will reinstate YouTube accounts banned under COVID and election rules after admitting to prior Biden administration pressure. YouTube agreed to a $24.5M settlement with Trump, following earlier settlements with Meta and X. Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for false statements and obstruction tied to the Russia Hoax. The FBI acknowledged 274 agents at the January 6th riot, with new reports citing confusion, lack of training, and political bias claims. The House Oversight Committee released 8,000 documents from the Epstein estate, naming prominent individuals. President Trump announced a 100% tariff on branded pharmaceuticals starting October 1st. Attorney General Bondi ordered the deployment of DOJ and federal agents to defend federal buildings nationwide.
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