Hope everyone enjoyed the 4th and has a great weekend.

Here’s this week’s reading list.

Associated Press: At least 32 people are dead in Texas floods

Reuters: Trump says he signed tariff letters to 12 countries

Associated Press: Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July Fourth picnic

NPR: DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes

The Economist: Israel’s weird war clock: 12 days for Iran, 21 months in Gaza

Associated Press: Two U.S. contractors describe chaos and gunfire as Palestinians seek food in Gaza

Reuters: Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk

The Spokesman-Review: ‘It’s beyond my imagination’: Coeur d’Alene residents grapple with targeting of firefighters

Associated Press: Newsom files suit against Fox News over Trump call reporting

NPR: National Climate Assessment website goes dark

Route Fifty: Kids are making deepfakes of each other, and laws aren’t keeping up

L.A. Times: Trump administration sues Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. City Council over sanctuary policy

The Economist: Putin’s radioactive chokehold on the world

Reuters: Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine ‘widespread’, Dutch defence minister says

Reuters: U.S. Supreme Court tosses rulings that favored transgender people

The Economist: Trumponomics 2.0 will erode the foundations of America’s prosperity

Associated Press: Carney says trade talks with US resume after Canada rescinded tech tax

Reuters: Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Foreign Affairs: How to survive the new nuclear age

NPR: Defense department cuts weather satellite data

ProPublica: A new Trump plan gives DHS and the White House greater influence in the fight against organized crime

CyberScoop: Top FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks

The Washington Post: A town tried to heal racial divides by removing a statue. It revived Confederate support instead.

The New York Times: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to life in assassination plot

The Washington Post: FBI supervisor hired prostitutes while on assignment, watchdog says

The New York Times: Trump withholds nearly $7 billion for schools, with little explanation

Route Fifty: Major broadband subsidy survives Supreme Court challenge

The New York Times: ICE arrests have sharply risen in every state since Trump took office

DefenseScoop: DOD creating joint interagency counter-drone task force

Foreign Affairs: Trump is breaking American intelligence

Route Fifty: Birmingham, Ala. ‘steadfast’ in Tech Hub commitment

NPR: What if your empty wine bottle could restore a coastline?

The New York Times: Jell-O with natural dyes? It’s not easy becoming green.

The New Yorker: How to save a dog

The Economist: The world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese culture

The Washington Post: At adoption event, shelter dog alerts man he is about to have seizure