7 Things to Know This Week
7. Hunter Biden, the son of ex-President Joe Biden, recently made headlines for comparing immigration policies to tactics used by the KKK, while also expressing frustration over President Trump’s harsh language. This has stirred quite a bit of controversy.
6. The Alabama Securities Commission and Secretary of State Wes Allen are looking into political donations linked to a $140 million Ponzi scheme headed by Edwin Blunt Frost IV, urging those who received funds to return them.
5. Tennessee Representative Mark Green has stepped down from his position in the House to focus on business opportunities outside of politics.
4. U.S. Senator Katie Britt from Montgomery is receiving praise for supporting cuts to NPR and PBS in President Trump’s recent funding bill, claiming it’s a response to perceived left-leaning agendas infiltrating American culture.
3. After a recent shooting involving CBP officers, New York Mayor Eric Adams responded to the call from former immigration chief Tom Homan to increase ICE presence in the city, expressing that assistance in addressing crime would be welcomed.
2. According to Senator Tommy Tuberville from Alabama, he estimates the annual financial burden of illegal immigration at around $70,000 per individual, advocating for their deportation back to their home countries.
1. House Speaker Mike Johnson has stated there will be no vote on the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein before the August recess, citing the DOJ’s preference to handle the situation as political pressures mount.
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