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Supreme Court justices are asking Congress for millions more in security funding, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett sharing on Tuesday how threats against her have affected her family. Barrett said that after the draft Dobbs opinion leaked in 2022 — a ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion — threats against her became so severe that she had to explain to her 12-year-old child why she was wearing a bulletproof vest. Barrett, the mother of seven kids, also revealed that her home was targeted in May in a swatting attempt, when people called in a false report. In 2022, a California man traveled to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home armed with guns and other weapons in a plot to kill the justice. The person, who now identifies as Sophie Roske, was sentenced last year to just over eight years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Justices are requesting nearly $921 million for security, a 10% increase from last year that includes an additional $15 million to better protect them and their families. The request comes as threats against the judiciary continue to rise. Security incidents involving judges that the U.S. Marshals Service classified as being of “significant concern” increased 57% in 2025. Barrett was joined by Justice Elena Kagan, marking the first time since 2019 that sitting Supreme Court justices appeared before Congress. “For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialize,” Kagan told House lawmakers. “All members of the court continue to do their jobs as they believe legally right, adjudicating cases without fear or favor.”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were told to immediately end most vehicle stops nationwide, after two fatal shootings in the past week. Two drivers in Texas and Maine, who were not the intended targets of enforcement operations, were shot and killed by ICE agents. A senior ICE source told @foxnews the major policy shift is temporary, until the agency provides additional training on vehicle-stop tactics. Stops involving serious criminal suspects will continue. Earlier this year, the agency announced it would restore its full 72-day training program for new deportation officers, beginning on July 1, after months of implementing an accelerated 42-day course during a hiring surge. ICE more than doubled its deportation officer workforce to roughly 22,000 over the last year. It has not been reported how much training the officers involved in the recent shootings had. The two latest incidents are among at least 29 shootings involving federal immigration officials since President Trump’s second term began in January 2025, according to journalists and researchers at the Gun Violence Data Hub data. Eight of those shootings have been fatal, including at least three American citizens. On Monday, 26-year-old Colombian national Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was shot in Biddeford, Maine, after agents attempted to stop his vehicle while conducting surveillance on another individual. DHS said an officer fired after Guerrero allegedly attempted to flee, fearing for public safety. Six days earlier, Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot in Houston after ICE officers mistakenly stopped his van while looking for someone else. DHS says Salgado ignored commands and attempted to ram an officer, who they claim fired in self-defense. Salgado's family has rejected that account. Agents were not wearing body cameras in either of the two recent ICE-involved shootings.

Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday recalled late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s humor and support during her 2010 Supreme Court confirmation. "Not many Republicans vote for the nominees of somebody selected by a Democratic president, and not many Democrats do the same for someone selected by a Republican president," she opened her testimony Tuesday at the Capitol about enhanced security. "Yet Senator Graham voted for me." She shared how his famous “Christmas Day” question—and her quip, “Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant"-- helped seal her confirmation. Kagan was confirmed by a 63–37 Senate vote in 2010. Graham was one of five Republican yes votes. He died suddenly Saturday night from a tear in his aorta, officials say.

Lettuce or salad greens are the leading suspects in a cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened more than 3,300 people in Michigan, state health officials say. No specific type, grower, or supplier has been identified, and officials say other foods can’t be ruled out. Previous outbreaks have been linked to contaminated berries, herbs, and other vegetables. “Early information has shown lettuce as a common product that regularly comes up during the investigation,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan’s chief medical executive, said in a statement Monday, which was based on interviews with more than 1,000 patients. More than 30 states have reported cases to the CDC. Investigators are not sure if they’re all connected or due to clusters from different sources. Investigators are also looking into whether Taco Bell restaurants played a role, the Washington Post reports. Some Taco Bell locations have temporarily stopped serving lettuce, cilantro, onions, pico de gallo, and guacamole out of caution. In 2018, McDonald’s pulled salads in 14 states during a Cyclospora outbreak. In 2013, contaminated lettuce from Mexico sickened 400 people. Cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal illness that spreads through food or water that has been contaminated with feces. It can take a week+ for symptoms to appear. Michigan officials said Monday there’s “currently no evidence linking recreational water activities to this outbreak," which is another way Cyclospora sheds.

More than 3,000 people across 31 U.S. states have become sick from cyclospora, a parasite that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea. Health officials are still trying to determine the source, though past outbreaks have been linked to fresh produce like lettuce, cilantro, basil and raspberries. Cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal illness that spreads through food or water that has been contaminated with feces. It can take over a week for symptoms to appear. Symptoms include watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. Most people recover with antibiotics, but severe dehydration can require hospitalization. To reduce your risk, public health officials recommend thoroughly washing all produce, your hands, and kitchen utensils. Michigan officials recommend buying whole heads of lettuce instead of bagged salad mixes when possible. Heating food to at least 158°F kills cyclospora. Public health officials also say to avoid swallowing water in public pools, where cyclospora can spread. Some Taco Bell locations have temporarily removed ingredients like lettuce, cilantro, onions, pico de gallo, and guacamole out of caution, though health officials have not linked the outbreak to the chain or identified a specific food source.

Protesters stormed Sen. Susan Collins's (R-ME) office in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday after a man was killed by ICE officers in the city earlier that day. He was not the target of the warrant officers were executing, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said Homeland Security Secretary Mullin told him Monday. Maine Attorney General said the man was attempting to flee in a vehicle “in the direction of the officer” before he was shot. The shooting comes less than a week after a similar fatal ICE shooting in Texas, where Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was also not the target of the immigration enforcement operation. Two local immigrant rights organizations said the person who died in Monday's shooting is a 26-year-old Colombian man. One claimed the man was authorized to work in the U.S. and had been issued a Social Security number. Footage from TikTok user @ashleys_path shows protesters gathering on the street outside Collins’s office with homemade signs, including “ICE Out!” and “F*ck Trump.” Other footage from local news organization @biddefordbuzz shows protesters chanting “Vote her out!” in the entrance outside of Collins’s office. Collins – who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and is running for re-election in a competitive race this November – voted in April to advance a Republican-backed plan providing $70 billion in new funding for immigration enforcement agencies over three years. “The shooting in Biddeford requires a full and impartial investigation of what happened,” Collins said in a statement Monday. Maine State Police and the FBI are investigating. A March 2026 Maine People's Resource Center survey found 55% of Maine residents disapproved of the way ICE was doing its job. Video: @storyfullive Sources: @biddefordbuzz, @mainebeacon, @mainemorningstar

The Trump administration is taking aim at the International Criminal Court, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing Monday a campaign to dismantle the tribunal, accusing it of threatening U.S. sovereignty and targeting America and its allies. The Trump administration has had issues with the court for years, but the latest move comes weeks after three ICC judges sued the Trump administration over sanctions imposed on them. At issue are ICC cases involving alleged war crimes by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Israeli officials in Gaza. The ICC was created in 2002 to prosecute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so. About 125 countries belong to the court. Some of the world's most powerful/influential nations are not ICC members, including the U.S., China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Even so, the court claims jurisdiction over crimes committed on the territory of member states, even if the accused comes from a non-member country. The U.S. has long had a complicated relationship with the ICC. While it has never joined the court, Democratic administrations have at times cooperated with its investigations, including the Obama administration's support for its Kenya probe and the Biden administration's sharing of intelligence that aided the ICC's case against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republican administrations have generally taken a far more confrontational approach. Rubio said the administration is considering additional sanctions, travel bans, visa restrictions, diplomatic pressure, and other measures to weaken the court, adding that "no diplomatic option will be off-limits." A U.N. spokesperson defended the ICC, saying it plays a vital role in holding perpetrators of atrocities accountable.

Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference that Nordone would serve the remaining five months on Graham’s current term, which expires in January. She will be the first woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. “It is such an honor,” Nordone said. “Lindsey has always been there for me. And now, I will be there for him.” Graham died over the weekend at age 71. He never married or had a family of his own, but Nordone was often by her brother’s side during his career. After their parents died at a young age, Graham was left to raise his sister, for whom he later became legal guardian. A special election will be held next month to pick a new Republican nominee in the general election for Graham’s seat. He had been running for a fifth term this year.

San Francisco has been one of the toughest, most expensive housing markets in the country for decades, but the AI boom is creating a new class of wealth. It's making housing more expensive and changing the way homes are being bought/sold. Cash is no longer king as some home sellers are now asking for pre-IPO shares in AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic. In one recent $3 million listing, the listing explicitly said that “Anthropic or OpenAI stock would be considered as payment.” The home is located in the city’s Duboce Triangle neighborhood, less than three miles from the OpenAI and Anthropic offices, where many employees hold company stock expected to be worth millions, or in some cases billions, when the companies go public, potentially later this year. We've seen this kind of wealth transformation before. SpaceX went public last month at a $1.77 trillion valuation, creating thousands of new millionaires. The AI boom is also driving up San Francisco’s already expensive housing market. In June, 44 homes sold for at least $1 million over the asking price, compared to just eight in the first half of 2025. It's also driving up rent. San Francisco now trails New York as the nation's most expensive rental market, with the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment surpassing $4,000 a month for the first time. That’s a 22% increase from a year ago. As for that $3 million listing, it's already under contract after the seller’s agent reported overwhelming interest in the property. The seller told the @nytimes he received two offers from OpenAI employees using company shares, including one that was $1 million over asking. Ultimately, he accepted another offer from a tech worker. The final sale price has not yet been made public. Sources: @nytimes @ktvu2 @realtordotcom

Rapper Jay-Z apologized to fans Monday after his Sunday night Yankee Stadium concert was delayed more than four hours following a security breach that prompted police to temporarily lock down the stadium. Hundreds of people stormed multiple entrances of the stadium and, in some cases, breached security, according to the Yankees and Live Nation. It led to a full lockdown of the stadium. For a while, no one was allowed in or out. “It was like 10,000 people outside, and we closed all the doors, and somebody rushed the door,” Jay-Z said when the show finally started after midnight. “They closed the door for you guys’ safety and everyone’s safety outside.” The show was the last of Jay-Z’s three sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium, celebrating the 25th and 30th anniversaries of his albums “The Blueprint” and “Reasonable Doubt,” respectively. The show was initially set to begin at 8PM ET on Sunday, with the doors opening at 6 PM. But after the delays, Jay-Z went on stage around 12:20 AM Monday, and the concert only finished at 2:45 AM. Roc Nation and Yankee Stadium released a joint statement after the show, thanking the New York Police Department for their assistance in managing the crowds. The final show featured special performances from Rihanna, Beyoncé, Usher, and Pharrell Williams. Sources: @nytimes, @hollywoodreporter, @abc7ny, @variety

A man was killed Monday morning in an ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, state House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said. The shooting comes days after an ICE officer shot and killed a Mexican man in Houston. Authorities have released few details about his legal status, but eyewitnesses say they saw federal agents confront a driver before shots were fired. The Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition and Presente! Maine said the person who died in the shooting is a 26-year-old Colombian man. Presente! claims the man was authorized to work in the U.S. and had been issued a Social Security number. Video posted to a Reddit page and verified by @reuters shows the scene after the shooting. Ring camera footage from Jessica Anne captures the sounds of gunshots from her Biddeford home, which is located just around the corner from the reported location of the shooting. Biddeford, a city of over 21,000 people, is located 15 miles south of Portland and 90 miles north of Boston. Maine State Police and the FBI are investigating. At least six people have been shot and killed, including three U.S. citizens, by federal immigration agents since Trump took office for a second term.

President Trump on Monday proposed imposing a 20% fee on all cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz and announced the US would reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports. The move comes after Iran repeatedly violated a ceasefire agreement by again attacking commercial ships and disrupting one of the world's busiest trade routes. The renewed attacks have rattled global markets, pushed oil prices higher and once again reduced tanker traffic through the critical waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply traditionally passes. Trump previewed the policy earlier Monday on Fox News, saying the U.S. would "probably run" the strait and should be compensated for protecting it. "We're going to guard it, we're going to get paid for guarding it," Trump said. Later, on Truth Social, Trump said the United States would become the "guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz and that the 20% cargo fee would reimburse America "for any and all costs necessary" to provide security in the volatile region. Other countries have said they won't help secure the strait until all attacks have ceased. Before the war erupted earlier this year, the strait had remained open to international shipping without transit tolls for decades. Trump said the new policy would ensure the waterway remains open despite Iran's repeated attacks while shifting the costs of securing the route to the commercial cargo passing through it.

Following the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham this weekend, many are revisiting memorable moments from his decades in public life. Among them: his now-famous response after Donald Trump publicly shared Graham’s cellphone number during the 2016 Republican presidential campaign, when the two men were political rivals. After Trump publicly shared Graham’s personal cellphone number at a campaign rally in July 2015, Graham’s phone was inundated with calls. The nonstop ringing became so relentless that his own staff could no longer reliably reach him. Graham leaned into the moment with his trademark sense of humor. In a tongue-in-cheek video produced by conservative news site IJ Review, he destroyed the flip phone with a meat cleaver, blender, golf club and lighter fluid, joking: “Or, if all else fails, you can always give your number to the Donald.” The video quickly went viral and became one of the defining moments of the campaign. Within a few years, the relationship between the two men had transformed, with Graham becoming one of Trump’s closest allies and advisers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the influential South Carolina Republican who transformed from one of Donald Trump’s sharpest critics into one of his closest allies, has died at age 71 after what his office described as a “brief and sudden illness.” A spokesperson said Graham died Saturday, shortly after returning from a trip to Ukraine. Emergency responders were dispatched to his Washington, D.C., home Friday evening after reports of someone suffering chest pains. Audio from emergency dispatches indicates CPR was underway before he was pronounced dead. His office did not release additional details about the cause of death. First elected to the Senate in 2002, Graham became one of the Republican Party’s most recognizable voices on national security and foreign policy. A longtime advocate of robust U.S. military engagement abroad, he pushed for intervention in Iraq and Iran and was among Congress’ strongest supporters of Israel and Ukraine. His political career was closely tied to two defining relationships: first with his longtime friend and mentor, the late Sen. John McCain, and later with President Trump. After initially opposing Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Graham became one of the president’s most loyal defenders and trusted advisers, helping shape the administration’s foreign policy agenda while remaining an outspoken advocate for an assertive American role overseas. His family requested privacy as they mourn his death. In a social media post, President Trump praised Graham as a “true American Patriot” and said details on funeral arrangements would follow. Iranian state TV announced the death by stating, “I congratulate the great nation of Iran on the fact that Lindsey Graham—the warmongering, anti-Iran U.S. senator—has gone straight to hell.”

The parents of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old college football player found dead after disappearing during a Fourth of July trip off the Mississippi coast, spoke publicly for the first time Friday, saying they don’t believe investigators’ initial conclusion that he drowned. Wells disappeared during a Fourth of July celebration with friends on Horn Island, an undeveloped barrier island near Ocean Springs. A friend called the Coast Guard around 11 p.m. that night, and his mother contacted the sheriff’s office roughly an hour later. His body was recovered two days later on July 6. His parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, told @goodmorningamerica that their son knew how to swim and always stayed with his group, so they cannot explain why he would have been left behind. Their attorney, Ben Crump, also pointed to what he described as inconsistencies in the account of Wells’ final hours: A young woman says Wells told her he was heading back to the boat with his friends, while the friends say he told them he was staying behind with her. Adding to the family’s suspicions, his mother said messages appeared to have been deleted from her son’s phone by the time she retrieved it. She said she accessed his Snapchat accounts and found no saved photos or videos, despite believing content from that night should still have been available. Crump said the family, with help from former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, flew Wells’ body to Washington, D.C., for an independent autopsy. The family says they lack confidence in the local investigation. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said investigators have found no evidence of foul play so far, but stressed the investigation remains ongoing. Wells’ phone has not yet been turned over to investigators. Video: @abc Source: @abc

Passengers aboard an LGBTQ-themed cruise are speaking out after the ship was turned away by two Muslim-majority countries with restrictive LGBTQ laws while sailing through the Mediterranean. The Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady, carrying nearly 2,000 guests on an Atlantis Events charter, departed Athens on a 10-night voyage. The ship was first denied entry by Turkey before Egypt also refused to allow it to dock in Alexandria on Thursday, forcing organizers to find another port. Turkish government officials said the cruise had been chartered by “groups known for behaviors that do not align with the structure of our society and our moral values.” Egypt hasn't released an official statement. Turkey has barred Pride marches and most public LGBTQ events for more than a decade. Egypt does not explicitly outlaw same-sex relationships, but authorities have repeatedly arrested and prosecuted LGBTQ people under morality and public decency laws. In a letter to guests, Atlantis Events President Rich Campbell said Egypt's decision came as a surprise because the company had successfully operated the same itinerary in 2025. “We successfully sailed a similar itinerary last year without issue, so we were surprised by this unfortunate decision,” Campbell wrote. Broadway star Patti LuPone, who is performing aboard the ship, accused Turkey of rejecting the cruise “simply because of who is on board.” Israel remains the only country in the Middle East with broad legal protections and open, public recognition for LGBTQ people.

A passenger is recovering after being partially sucked out of a broken plane window up to his shoulders during a Ryanair flight over Greece on Friday. The incident happened when the window of the Boeing 737 dislodged shortly after takeoff on a flight headed to Germany from Thessaloniki, Greece. Greek media is reporting a piece of engine broke off and smashed a window, causing the cabin to decompress and suck the passenger out. The passenger, a 61 year old man from Serbia, was hospitalized with friction burns and head and shoulder injuries, but is said to be in good condition. Witnesses say nearby passengers helped pull the man back inside the plane before the aircraft made an emergency landing back in Thessaloniki. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. In 2018, a woman died after being partially sucked out the window of a Southwest Airlines flight after the engine failed and damaged the plane. Because the latest incident involved a U.S.-made Boeing aircraft, the FAA said it will be supporting local authorities and the NTSB in the investigation. Aviation safety experts recommend keeping your seatbelt fastened during an entire flight due to unexpected incidents and turbulence. Sources: @cbsnews @cnn @reuters Video: @snapstreamlive *Mo News uses Snapstream to monitor live video feeds and channels for quick clipping. If your business needs access to digital TV /video feeds, see link in bio*

The Mexican national shot and killed by ICE officers at a Houston traffic stop on Tuesday had been the target of the immigration enforcement operation, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) said Thursday. She said acting ICE Director David Venturella told her the agency has confirmed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was in the U.S. illegally, "was not a target." ICE was investigating two people and mistakenly believed one of them was inside a white van driven by Araujo, according to sources that spoke with @nytimes. Hundreds of protesters gathered Wednesday in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, chanting “ICE out of everywhere” and “Immigrants are welcome here” as they demanded accountability. Araujo, a homebuilder and father of three, had been living in the U.S. illegally for 35 years. He was in the process of obtaining a work permit, his family said, and was going to work the day of the shooting. ICE said Araujo ignored commands and attempted to ram an agent with his vehicle before the agent opened fire. Officers were not wearing body cameras. Araujo’s family disputes DHS’s account. Araujo was shot in the abdomen and died in the hospital hours later. The Harris County District Attorney's office said it would investigate the shooting. Immigration enforcement officials have shot at least 21 individuals since President Trump took office for his second term in January 2025. Five people, including three U.S. citizens, have been killed in these encounters. Video: @storyfullive Sources: @apnews, @nytimes, @houstonpubmedia

Taylor Swift paid New York City $160,000 to cover the cost of city resources tied to her wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on July 2 and 3, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a Friday press conference. The payment covered the event permit and the city’s response, including street closures and traffic management around MSG. The permit was finalized in the days leading up to the wedding. Large private events that require street closures or additional city services, such as police officers, are generally required to obtain permits and reimburse the city for those costs. The NYPD deployed dozens of officers for the event, which was attended by hundreds of celebrities, athletes, and the couple's close friends and family. The wedding came as New York City hosts a series of major events this summer, including the Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years, FIFA World Cup matches, and celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Federal law makes it illegal for foreign individuals to influence U.S. elections. But corporations and unions aren’t held to the same standards as people. That makes it easy for foreign-owned corporations and other groups to spend large sums of money on influencing U.S. politics. Jeff Clements, the attorney behind the nonprofit American Promise @usapromise, explained how that loophole has compromised our politics in the past. Hydro-Québec, a government-owned Canadian utility, spent more than $22 million through a U.S. subsidiary to oppose a 2021 Maine referendum on a transmission line project. Central Maine Power and its affiliates spent nearly $73 million on the same effort. CMP is owned by Avangrid, a subsidiary of Spain-based energy giant Iberdrola, which in turn has shareholders from Qatar and Norway. Maine decided CMP qualified as a Maine-based company, so the state didn’t consider its spending to be foreign interference, Clements told Mo News. “The court has created all these mechanisms where it doesn't take a genius to figure out how you run millions of dollars into an election from anywhere in the world if you wanted to,” Clements said. American Promise’s proposed constitutional amendment would restore lawmakers’ authority to set limits on campaign spending -- making it easier for states to pass laws that regulate foreign spending. Want to listen to the full interview? Comment "MO NEWS POD" on this post to get links to our podcast feed, including weekly interviews and a daily news roundup. We break down how unchecked rules on election spending are influencing U.S. politics, and we discuss Jeff’s solutions to prevent the problem from spiraling.