☕ Daily Brief: The Migrant Census Problem
Also, Biden's doctor pleads the Fifth
Editorial Team
July 10, 2025
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
👨⚕️ Biden's doctor pleaded the Fifth during a deposition. Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Joe Biden's longtime physician, invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination during a congressional deposition when asked if he lied about Biden's health or believed the president was unfit for office. House Oversight Chairman James Comer called the response "unprecedented," stating it confirms "there was a cover-up" of Biden's declining mental acuity.
🏳️⚧️ DOJ subpoenas transgender clinics treating children. The Justice Department (DOJ) issued nearly 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics performing sex change procedures on minors. DOJ official Chad Mizelle announced the investigation during an FTC workshop on the "Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care For Minors," imploring victims to step forward with their experiences. The probe targets healthcare fraud and false statements, marking a direct enforcement of Trump's executive orders to protect children.
🕊️ Gaza ceasefire advances in secret talks. A previously undisclosed White House meeting between US, Israeli, and Qatari officials broke the deadlock on IDF withdrawal parameters for a Gaza ceasefire. White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Qatari officials rejected Israel's initial narrow withdrawal proposal as a "nonstarter." Israel then presented a new map with expanded withdrawal zones, reportedly increasing the likelihood of an agreement.
🇺🇳 Trump admin. sanctions UN Palestinian envoy. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her "illegitimate and shameful" campaign pressuring companies to cut ties with Israel. Albanese, who blamed Israel for Hamas's October 7 attack and compared Benjamin Netanyahu to Hitler, sent threatening letters to major American corporations warning of "potential criminal liability."
INSIDER RADAR
Susie Wiles on Elon Musk’s “fixation”
Insiders behind the paywall: Susie Wiles, Elon Musk, John Ratcliffe, John Brennan, John Thune, and Tricia McLaughlin.
QUICK AND IMPORTANT
Socialist Zohran Mamdani jumped to a 10-point lead in the NYC mayoral race with 35 percent support.
A US district judge allowed the DOJ to claw back nearly $800 million in crime prevention grants, despite describing the action as “shameful.”
Four anti-ICE activists were arrested for allegedly planting homemade tire deflation devices around vehicles belonging to federal agents conducting immigration operations in LA.
President Trump announced a massive 50 percent tariff on goods imported from Brazil.
DEEP DIVE
What can Zohran Mamdani do to America?
There’s a lot of talk about Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old, Ugandan-born Muslim socialist from a wealthy, cosmopolitan family. He beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral primary election and is now the most likely to become the mayor of arguably the most important city in the world…
THE MAIN STORY
Illegal migration is stifling red states’ electoral advantage
WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Recent census data have revealed that illegal migration is significantly altering the expected redistribution of congressional seats and Electoral College votes following the 2030 census.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, left-leaning states saw a mass exodus of their populations to red states. As a result, states like Florida and Texas are on track to gain multiple new Electoral College delegates and seats in the House of Representatives.
However, former President Joe Biden’s influx of millions of illegal migrants is softening the blow to blue states.
_THE FACTS_
The US Census determines the distribution of 435 House seats and Electoral College votes every 10 years.
The initial Electoral College projections for 2030 showed that the GOP would win a majority of the electoral vote without needing to win any of the “blue wall” states.
President Donald Trump’s 2020 executive order to exclude illegal migrants from the census was reversed by Biden.
From 2023-2024, New York City saw a net loss of native-born residents. However, its population increased by 87,000 due to an influx of illegal migrants.
New York and Michigan are now projected to lose fewer seats, or none at all, than they otherwise would have if not for significant population boosts from illegals.
California has an estimated 2 million illegal migrants and may have retained up to a total of 10 extra House seats since 1980 because of them.
Originally projected to lose five Electoral College seats, California is now only slated to lose four.
Red states like Georgia and Tennessee are likely to be shortchanged despite population growth because they receive fewer illegal migrants.
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is reintroducing the Equal Representation Act, which would require a citizenship question on the census and exclude noncitizens from apportionment.
Senate Democrats have blocked the bill multiple times.
_JOIN THE DISCUSSION_
Illegal migrants have always been included in the US census. Should this continue to be the case?
Comments are open for everyone.
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame Biden’s doctor pleading the Fifth
Mentioned behind the paywall: CNN, CBS News, The Washington Free Beacon, and The New York Post.
THE DAILY DEBATE
📊 Do you think illegal migrants should be counted in the US census? (Also comment under the article!)Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter |
POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Which do you think was the most important win for Trump yesterday?
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 🇨🇳 China farmland ban (470)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇺🇦 Weapons to Ukraine (27)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇮🇱 Netanyahu meeting (51)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✅ Mass layoffs greenlight (514)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (33)
🇨🇳 China farmland ban: “It is very naïve to think foreign-owned farmland around military installations poses no threat to national security.” — SPT
🇮🇱 Netanyahu meeting: “Anything to improve the prospects for peace in the Middle East is of the utmost importance throughout the world.” — David
✅ Mass layoffs greenlight: “The man was elected to shrink the government, and this is the way to do it.” — Marc
POP QUIZ
What did a US district judge just allow the DOJ to do? |
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