Extra, Extra

Pulling Out: “The Trump administration will withdraw 700 federal immigration agents from Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. The move comes weeks after agents killed two U.S. citizens, sparking protests across the country.” (A drawdown is good, but there will still be more than 2,000 agents left in a city with 600 police officers. And this move follows two killings captured on video…)

+ Secrets and Nationalize: “President Trump doubled down on his extraordinary call for the Republican Party to ‘nationalize’ voting in the United States, even as the White House tried to walk it back and members of his own party criticized the idea.” (Are we really gonna have another friggin debate about whether or not this guy will try to steal an election?)

+ Immigrant Pop: “For each year from 1994 to 2023, the US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government. Over that period, immigrants created a cumulative fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion in real 2024 US dollars, including $3.9 trillion in savings on interest on the debt.” Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets.

+ Eviction Notice: “The former Prince Andrew has moved out of his longtime home on crown-owned land near Windsor Castle earlier than expected after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation of Jeffrey Epstein revived questions about his friendship with the convicted sex offender.” (In the UK, an Epstein connection gets you evicted. In America, it gets you a ballroom addition.)

+ District Adherence: Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map. “‘Donald Trump said he was ‘entitled’ to five more congressional seats in Texas,’ Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said in a statement on Wednesday. ‘He started this redistricting war. He lost, and he’ll lose again in November.'”

+ Abducted? “The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show cohost Savannah Guthrie, is being investigated as an abduction, as authorities in Arizona say they are probing a possible ransom note sent to a local TV station.”

+ It’s Not All Downhill From Here: “‘No doctor could endorse a normal person to go skiing, let alone competitively so,’ said Dr. Yair David Kissin, an orthopedic surgeon and knee specialist at Hackensack University Medical Center (N.J.). But Vonn is not a normal person — or even a normal competitive athlete.” Why doctors say Lindsey Vonn has ‘a great chance to perform well’ despite ACL tear.

+ Photo Finish: Here are some scenes from the 150th Westminster Dog Show, and some of the entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year.