Former MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested that First Lady Melania Trump could be deported under a new Department of Justice memo allowing U.S. Attorneys discretion in pursuing denaturalization cases. Reid made the claim during an appearance on The Joy Reid Show while speaking with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), asserting that the policy gives presidents unchecked authority to revoke citizenship.
President Trump proposed a new immigration initiative Thursday, suggesting that migrant labor in agriculture—and possibly hospitality—could stay in the U.S. if farmers vouch for them. The remarks came during a public address at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, launching Independence Day celebrations.
Oregon State Hospital, the state’s highest-security psychiatric facility, has distributed dozens of sex toys to patients using taxpayer dollars. In 2024 alone, 65 sex toys were provided at a total cost of $2,900. In the prior year, 42 similar items were handed out. The hospital houses patients deemed unfit to stand trial or found guilty except for insanity, including individuals charged with violent and sexual crimes.
Radical demonstrators stormed Washington Square Park in New York City on July 4, setting fire to the American flag in an orchestrated display of anti-American sentiment. Chanting “F*ck the Fourth” and “We need a new flag,” the crowd left scorched remnants of the red, white, and blue strewn across the pavement.
President Donald Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law Friday, July 4, during a celebratory Independence Day event at the White House. The signature ceremony occurred one day after the House approval, meeting a Republican-set deadline and underscoring the administration’s commitment to swift legislative action.
Ukrainian forces struck a key Russian air base on Saturday as Moscow ramped up its drone bombardment campaign, signaling a renewed intensity in the conflict now entering its fourth year. Ukraine’s military said it targeted the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region, home to advanced Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM fighter jets.
A synagogue in downtown Melbourne was set ablaze on Friday evening in what authorities have labeled a politically motivated and potentially antisemitic attack. Around 8 p.m., a man ignited the double doors of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation while approximately 20 worshippers were gathered inside for a Shabbat meal.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed plans to launch a new political party, a move that could further destabilize Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s struggling Labour government. Corbyn, expelled from Labour over his handling of antisemitism allegations, is now positioning himself to split the leftist vote with a new far-left platform.
A deadly flood struck Kerr County, Texas, on Independence Day, leaving at least 24 people dead and 23 girls missing from a Christian summer camp near Hunt. The flood, triggered by torrential rain along the Guadalupe River, turned deadly in the early morning hours as waters rose over 26 feet in just three hours.
