The push to shut down ICE facilities in blue states has potential to backfire for immigration activists, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. He explores why the keep-ICE-out approach has downsides that Democrats rarely acknowledge:

The Problem With Shutting Down ICE in Blue States

Trump officials are happy to ship immigrants elsewhere.

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Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump’s improbable choice to lead DHS, was brought in to restore normalcy to the president’s immigration enforcement—but Mullin is quickly learning that normalcy isn’t what Trump’s base wants, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

Bull Rider

How Markwayne Mullin went from Indian Country to Trump’s immigration enforcer

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A luxury development planned by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump on an Albanian island has spurred an international anti-Trump uprising, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/qKeOrp4V

Mullin swears that he and Trump are “on the same page” on ICE. “But for a secretary whose views on the department he leads are still vague, the phrasing posed a question: What page are they on, exactly?” Essential reporting from @nickmiroff.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The Secretary of Homeland

How Markwayne Mullin went from Indian Country to Trump’s immigration enforcer

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Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump’s improbable choice to lead DHS, was brought in to restore normalcy to the president’s immigration enforcement—but Mullin is quickly learning that normalcy isn’t what Trump’s base wants, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

Bull Rider

How Markwayne Mullin went from Indian Country to Trump’s immigration enforcer

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NEW: our deep dive @theatlantic.com on Markwayne Mullin’s improbable journey from rural Cherokee Country to the top of MAGA world and Trump’s mass deportation campaign www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Bull Rider

How Markwayne Mullin went from Indian Country to Trump’s immigration enforcer

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Donald Trump overruled ICE’s memo telling officers to suspend vehicle stops after pushback from the MAGA base left the president worried about looking weak, officials told @jonlemire.bsky.social and @nickmiroff.bsky.social.

Inside Trump’s Reversal on ICE

Attacks from immigration hard-liners had the president worried about looking weak.

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The ICE officer involved in the fatal shooting of a man in Maine was hired by the agency this year and has worked in law enforcement since 2017, a senior official tells @nickmiroff.bsky.social.

The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit

The agency’s second killing in as many weeks prompted an abrupt policy change on vehicle stops.

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NEW Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed amid a shift in ICE “targeted enforcement” tactics that has officers doing more vehicle stops—and shooting. ICE’s ERO division lacks a vehicle pursuit policy & veteran officials told me officers need more training www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Another Fatal ICE Shooting

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston is the latest person to be killed by officers shooting into cars.

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is the latest person to be killed by ICE agents shooting into cars. @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports on the incident in Houston and on immigration officials’ increased targeting of people in vehicles:

Another Fatal ICE Shooting

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo of Houston is the latest person to be killed by officers shooting into cars.

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Americans were once members of a proudly literate society, but today, reading has declined across age groups, gender, and education levels. For The Atlantic’s August issue, @rosehorowitch.bsky.social explores the reading collapse—and its effects on civilization: theatln.tc/Q0QJpF8U

This year’s July 4 fireworks show on the National Mall will have the kind of security usually reserved for presidential inaugurations and Super Bowls, @nickmiroff.bsky.social, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Shane Harris report.

Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress For the Fourth

Trump’s Independence Day blowout will bring a security blitz.

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Before President Trump insisted on changing the color of the Reflecting Pool, he was fixated on another paint job, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports:

Trump’s Other Paint Job

Before he botched the Reflecting Pool, the president wanted the border wall black.

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Before President Trump insisted on changing the color of the Reflecting Pool, he was fixated on another paint job, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports:

Trump’s Other Paint Job

Before he botched the Reflecting Pool, the president wanted the border wall black.

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Before President Trump insisted on changing the color of the Reflecting Pool, he was fixated on another paint job, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports:

Trump’s Other Paint Job

Before he botched the Reflecting Pool, the president wanted the border wall black.

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America’s interest in talking about climate change is at an ebb, Joshua Partlow reports. He visited one Oregon town to learn more of the country’s ambivalence:

Is It Warm Out There?

America doesn’t seem to care.

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At the Enhanced Games, where athletes were encouraged to dope, the sports seemed less like the main event and more like a Trojan horse for a broader business—selling supplements to the masses, @elcush.bsky.social reports from Las Vegas:

The Olympics These Were Not

Athletes at the Enhanced Games were bigger—but not exactly better.

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Today, a judge dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In 2025, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reported on how the Trump administration tried to build its case by cutting deals with felons and driving out federal prosecutors, rather than admitting it had made a mistake.

Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case

The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.

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SCOOP: Markwayne Mullin met with airline and travel executives at DHS last week and told them he's serious about plan to pressure sanctuary cities by cutting CBP screening at intl airports after World Cup. Execs have warned economic impact would be "devastating" www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Homeland Security’s Plan to Strong-Arm ‘Sanctuary’ Cities

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told travel executives he may target airports in cities that don’t help ICE.

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The Secretary of Homeland Security has likened the World Cup security challenge to protecting “78 Super Bowls.” And the U.S., he made clear, isn’t entirely ready for any of them, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

78 Super Bowls

The World Cup will bring millions of visitors to the U.S. amid an “extremely high” threat level.

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The Secretary of Homeland Security has likened the World Cup security challenge to protecting “78 Super Bowls.” And the U.S., he made clear, isn’t entirely ready for any of them, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

78 Super Bowls

The World Cup will bring millions of visitors to the U.S. amid an “extremely high” threat level.

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NEW: Trump is tired of the Iran war, but Iran is not, @jonlemire.bsky.social reports:

Trump Is ‘Bored’ With the War He Started

He wants out, but Iran could likely keep going for months.

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For Adam Silver, who leads a business valued at roughly $200 billion, media engagements are rare. Tim Alberta convinced the bubble-wrapped NBA commissioner to sit down with him as the league entered a moment of institutional crisis:

Adam Silver Goes to War

The mild-mannered NBA commissioner has overseen a time of peace and prosperity for his league. Until now.

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In an Ohio Republican primary, former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan’s candidacy will test how much the mass-deportation message can still drive GOP voters to the polls when Trump’s name isn’t on the ballot, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

The Candidate From ICE

A GOP primary in Ohio will test Trump’s mass-deportation push.

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NEW Security at the correspondents’ dinner was largely successful—but the attack revealed vulnerabilities that can no longer be ignored, @shaneharris.bsky.social argues: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Security Success

But it’s time to rethink security at an event that is clearly so vulnerable.

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Thomas Massie is unafraid of Donald Trump, and the Kentucky Republican thinks he can embolden more people in his party to stand up to the president—if he can get reelected, @russellberman.bsky.social reports.

Can Thomas Massie Survive the Trump Barrage?

The president’s loudest GOP critic is trying to stay in Congress.

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Montana Democrats thought an independent could help them take back the Senate—then their own party started fighting back, @michaelscherer.bsky.social reports.

In Big Sky Country, Big Political Intrigue

Montana Democrats thought they found a novel way to win control of the U.S. Senate—until the party faithful started fighting back.

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This is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job

The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

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Viktor Orbán has been ousted—and efforts by Washington and Moscow to prop the autocratic leader up give his defeat implications that extend far beyond Hungary, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports from Budapest.

Hungary Has Ousted an Autocrat

Viktor Orbán had support from Moscow and Washington, but not from his own people.

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Last month, the Department of Homeland Security snapped up an empty warehouse on the outskirts of Salt Lake City for $145.4 million—paying nearly 50 percent more than the property’s 2025 assessed value. @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports on ICE's spending spree:

The $97 Million Utah Warehouse ICE Bought for $145 Million

Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.

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