California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Texas Sheriff Javier Salazar have written a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting a federal investigation into the actions of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has been accused of luring and transporting migrants from Massachusetts to California and other states. The letter states that DeSantis has been using people as "political props" and that a federal investigation is necessary to ensure that the migrants' rights are being respected. Newsom, Bonta, and Salazar are urging Garland to take action and are hopeful that their request will be taken seriously.
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On Thursday evening, a collision between a double-decker tour bus and an MTA bus in Manhattan left 18 people injured. 27 were hospitalized, including the tour bus driver, and 50 were examined at the scene. Fire and EMS officials had to use ladders and ropes to get some people out of the bus due to the crash damage. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment and the MTA is working with the NYPD to investigate the incident.
On Sunday, a small bag of cocaine was discovered near a lobby in the White House West Wing, prompting a brief evacuation. Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, has sent a letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle requesting more information about the incident and a staff-level briefing. The discovery of the cocaine has raised questions about the security of the White House and the effectiveness of the Secret Service, prompting a congressional investigation into the security practices at the White House.
The Texas Center for the Missing announced last week that 25-year-old Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, who had been reported missing in 2015, had been living with his mother under false names for the past eight years. Pauline Sanchez, Farias’ aunt, saw her nephew for the first time in eight years and said he was "doing well" but no longer wanted to live with his mother. The Texas Center for the Missing is still investigating the circumstances of Farias' disappearance and is asking anyone with information to come forward.
A couple from Florida has been arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child after their 18-month-old daughter was left in their car overnight. The parents, Joel and Jazmine Rondon, had attended a Fourth of July party with their three children and allegedly left the 18-month-old in the car when they got home. Sheriff Grady Judd said the incident was particularly tragic due to the extreme heat. The Rondons are currently being held in the Polk County Jail and the investigation is ongoing.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) confirmed that a vote was taken to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from the House Freedom Caucus, an ultraconservative Republican group. Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., has not directly notified Greene of the decision, but has had multiple conversations with her since the June 23 Freedom Caucus meeting. Greene has been the subject of controversy due to her past comments and social media posts, and the vote is the latest development in the ongoing saga.
On July 2, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the deaths of all five passengers aboard the Titan submersible, which had gone missing four days prior. In response, a Subway restaurant in Georgia posted a roadside sign reading “Our subs don’t implode”, sparking backlash and criticism from the public. Subway has since removed the sign and issued an apology, expressing their condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy and taking steps to ensure that such insensitivity does not happen again.
Last week, Taylor Taranto, 37, was arrested near the home of former President Barack Obama with two guns and 400 rounds of ammunition in his van. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui expressed concern about Taranto's behavior, but is considering whether he is a flight risk in determining whether to hold him pre-trial. The incident has raised questions about the potential connection between Trump's post and Taranto's arrest, but federal prosecutors have not made any comments on the matter.