DHS Sec. Mayorkas on troubling viral videos of Border Patrol being aggressive with Haitian migrants:
"One cannot weaponize a horse to aggressively attack a child. That is unacceptable. That is not what our policies and our training require ... We will not tolerate mistreatment."
WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki says Biden found viral videos of Border Patrol being aggressive with Haitian migrants “horrific.”
“This is not who we are," Psaki says. "That’s not who the Biden-Harris administration is."
Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) defends Border Patrol agents caught on camera using reins on migrants:
“It’s a very desperate situation and they’re doing God’s work, fighting everything they can.”
VP Kamala Harris calls videos of Border Patrol agents using reins on Haitian migrants “horrible” and says she supports a “thorough investigation.”
“I’m deeply troubled about it.”
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) on Border Patrol agents using reins on Haitian migrants:
“Border Patrol has had those horse brigades for a while ... What are they supposed to do, just stand there and let everybody come in?”
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Just minutes after the full jury was selected in Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial, someone appears to have set themself on fire outside the courthouse, per CNN's @thelauracoates.
CNN's @thelauracoates describes the emotions of seeing the apparent immolation:
The first 2024 debate is here: The GOP field's set to meet tonight (without Trump). But why do we do debates? Do they even matter? Sometimes, yes...a lot.
Here are 5 moments from recent primary debates that actually changed the trajectory of the nominating contest — and history.
2008: Hillary Clinton struggles to take a clear stance on giving driver's licenses to “illegal immigrants.”
Her attempt at nuance reinforced a central criticism of her candidacy — that she was overly cautious and poll-tested — helping fuel Barack Obama's ultimate victory.
2011: Rick Perry forgets the third federal department he was promising to eliminate.
Perry had already dropped steeply in polls after prior poor debate performances. The “oops” moment seemed to prove he lacked preparation and is regarded as his campaign's death knell.
Is Biden poised for a breakthrough on the economy?
Today, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points after a brief pause in June.
But by virtually any metric, inflation — and the economy as a whole — is in a very different place than when it met in July 2022.
The Fed has steadily raised interest rates since March 2022, playing catchup as inflation soared to 40-year highs. After its June pause, that campaign resumed today — with yet another rate hike.
Amid the Fed’s effort to drive down inflation, concerns have risen that the dramatic rise in interest rates could slow growth enough to tip the U.S. into recession.
But job growth has remained steady — raising hopes for what economists call a “soft landing.”
Donald Trump arraignment today:
• Court appearance takes place at 3 pm ET in Miami
• Expected to plead not guilty to 37 counts
• Will voluntarily turn himself in before that
• Will be fingerprinted digitally
• Mugshot will likely not made public
• Will not be handcuffed
THREAD: There was backlash to the backlash at a heated school board hearing in Florida’s deep-red Hernando County on Tuesday.
You should see what teachers, students, and parents said about right-wing culture wars and anti-LGBTQ policies that are driving some educators to quit.
“I have never seen such fear from my colleagues as I’ve seen in the last two months.”
— Social studies teacher Victoria Hunt says “the culture that has been created” in Hernando County, Florida, is driving teachers to leave “the county, the state, or the profession altogether.”
Parent at the Hernando County, Florida, school board hearing Tuesday: “I’m appalled by how many gay people are here.”