Two U.S. Forest Service employees were released after being held at gunpoint in a trailer near Gumboot Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Authorities said Joseph Henrichsen and his adult son, Phoenix Henrichsen, will face charges of kidnapping a federal employee.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires brought unhealthy air to more than 100 million people across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Officials urged residents to stay indoors, limit outdoor activity and use N95 or similar masks when necessary.
Aurora police arrested Brandon Booth, a GEO Group employee, after they said he fired at two women outside the Aurora ICE Processing Center, wounding one. The company said Booth has been placed on unpaid administrative leave and that it will cooperate with law enforcement.
Relatives of ICE officer David Brouillette say he had a history of violent behavior and mental health struggles before he fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine. The case is intensifying scrutiny of ICE hiring and oversight during a rapid expansion of the agency’s ranks.
President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham and urged her to run for a full term after she was appointed to fill the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. South Carolina will hold a special Republican primary on Aug. 11.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said states could face penalties if they do not cooperate with DHS checks of voter rolls for noncitizens. Election experts and state officials questioned the administration’s figures and warned the database at issue can produce errors.
The U.S. expanded its air campaign in southern Iran, striking bridges, port facilities and power infrastructure, while Iran launched retaliatory attacks toward U.S. bases and allies in the Gulf and beyond. The fighting has sharply reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed oil prices higher.
President Trump released declassified election security documents and repeated disputed claims about China, voter rolls and voting machines. Election experts and Democrats said the material did not show that any election outcome was altered.