"We may be a little rusty, so bear with us. This week, Donald Trump fantasized about which Western Hemisphere landmasses he can conquer next. Tim Walz can't catch a break ever since he inserted himself into national politics. A solution for expired health care subsidies remains mired in the limbo of a dreaded Senate working group. And while we were hoping to lead with a "fun one" in this return edition, that wasn't in the cards."
"An agent approached her and demanded she get out of the car. As that officer began trying to open her door, another approached from the other side. Good tried to drive away, turning her wheels right to avoid the officer who had approached from the other side. As the officer tried to get out of the way, he fired multiple shots from feet away and killed Good."
"This administration, though, can't afford you believing the naked eye. It has a lot riding on ICE. Anti-immigrant zealot Stephen Miller, who runs White House policy-or, really, just runs the White House-pushed with all of his might to secure a mammoth expansion of ICE capacity and personnel in last summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. A supersized ICE is Miller's tool to implement mass deportations."
The week featured several sharp political developments. Donald Trump publicly fantasized about conquering Western Hemisphere landmasses. Minnesota saw an ICE operation that resulted in the shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good after she attempted to drive away; visual evidence suggests an overuse of force though legal outcomes remain uncertain. The White House, led by Stephen Miller, is pursuing a large expansion of ICE capacity and personnel through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The expansion is framed as enabling mass deportations and creates political incentives to defend ICE despite scandals and potential loss of public support.
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