WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

🙅‍♂️ Trump wants “something better than a ceasefire” with Iran. After leaving the G7 summit early, President Trump said he’s not interested in a ceasefire between Israel and Iran — he wants a “real end.” He warned Iran not to target US forces, dismissed reports of peace talks as “fake news,” and urged an immediate evacuation of Tehran. The president is taking a hardline stance, signaling his readiness to escalate rather than negotiate from a position of restraint.

🌍 Trump wants Russia back in the G7. During the G7 summit in Canada, President Donald Trump called Russia's 2014 expulsion from the group a "big mistake" that contributed to the current Ukraine war. Trump claimed President Vladimir Putin "speaks to me but doesn't speak to anybody else because he was insulted" when Russia was removed. His remarks undercut the unified Western stance against Russia's territorial aggression while suggesting a potential Putin rapprochement.

💰 The MS-13 “Maryland man” made $100K trafficking migrants. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the MS-13 gang member arrested by ICE, made around $100,000 per year from human smuggling operations, according to testimony from a Homeland Security Investigations special agent. Abrego Garcia's operation involved picking up migrants in Texas and transporting them throughout the United States. Abrego Garcia continues to be portrayed by left-leaning media and politicians as a victim of unjust deportation.

✝️ Jihadists kill 200 Christians in Nigeria. Jihadist herdsmen attacked a predominantly Catholic farming community in Nigeria's Benue State last weekend, killing approximately 200 Christians while shouting "Allahu Akbar." Pope Leo addressed the "terrible massacre," noting most victims were internally displaced persons sheltered by the local Catholic mission. The bloodshed marks Nigeria's deadliest anti-Christian attack in recent years.

INSIDER RADAR

Marjorie Taylor Greene on “fake” MAGA supporters

Insiders behind the paywall: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dave Smith, Mike Johnson, and John Thune.

HOAX TRACKER

“Senator Padilla was brutalized and arrested just for asking a question”

QUICK AND IMPORTANT

• The Trump administration told Middle Eastern allies it won't get actively involved in the Israel-Iran war unless Iran targets Americans.

• Iran is now reportedly seeking renewed negotiations, with President Trump confirming "they'd like to talk.”

• Israeli forces bombed Iranian state TV while it was live on air.

• Tehran urged Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to press President Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to a ceasefire in return for Iranian flexibility in nuclear negotiations.

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed additional deployments to the Middle East “to enhance our defensive posture in the region.”

INSIDER EXCLUSIVE

Israel’s strikes fracture MAGA

Israel’s recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have splintered President Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition.

Traditional pro-Israel Republicans now find themselves at odds with the “America First” non-interventionists who make up a large portion of Trump’s base…

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THE MAIN STORY

Trump's mass deportation flip-flop

WHAT’S HAPPENING_

In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump conceded that "very good, long time workers" are being removed through his deportation efforts, with their jobs being "almost impossible to replace."

Following Trump's statement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials received guidance to pause worksite enforcement operations targeting agriculture, restaurants, and hotels.

However, a day later, the administration reversed course, removing the exemptions.

This flip-flopping reflects how the Trump White House lacks one coherent message on immigration as it balances the wishes of business owners to retain their illegal workers, versus hardliners committed to mass deportations.

_THE FACTS_

• ICE initially ordered a halt to enforcement at farms, restaurants, and hotels.

• Agriculture Department data shows illegal workers comprise nearly half of America's 850,000 crop laborers.

• Illegal migrants make up 4.6 percent of the US workforce, totaling 7.5 million people.

• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins had warned Trump that farm groups feared losing reliable workers to raids.

• Monday morning, the Department of Homeland Security reversed the order.

• White House Adviser Stephen Miller reportedly disagreed with Rollins and pushed Trump not to make exemptions.

• Miller wants ICE making 3,000 arrests a day. Border czar Tom Homan says it’s currently around 2,000.

• Trump reportedly faced pressure from agriculture and hospitality executives, urging him to ease up on mass deportations that were costing them migrant workers.

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_MORE FROM US _

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• 📖 Israel Devastates Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER

How left and right outlets frame Trump leaving the G7 summit early

Mentioned behind the paywall: The New York Times, NPR, The European Conservative, and RedState.

THE DAILY DEBATE

POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY

Should the US keep holding grand military parades?

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