LA Times

• A year after ICE swept L.A., fewer raids but harsher rules squeeze immigrants nationwide

  Along with focusing on deportations, the administration is deploying other tactics to deter legal, as well as illegal, immigration.

• House Democrats ask new ICE director to roll back policy limiting oversight visits

  Democrats wrote a letter in response to a policy that requires lawmakers to identify detainees at least two business days before a visit and provide a signed consent form from each detainee.

• Amid travel bans, ICE fears and political turmoil, wary fans try to find World Cup joy

  The most ambitious FIFA World Cup in history is underway, but geopolitical rifts, travel bans and high ticket prices threaten to smother the excitement.

• After uncertainty, a positive sign for L.A. Olympics transportation funding

  The funding requires passage in Congress, but its approval in committee last week is a crucial signal of investment from Washington after weeks of uncertainty.

• Fed up with the price of the pump, L.A. drivers are finding ways to adjust

  Californians are facing high gas prices that are cutting into their summer spending plans. Some are cutting back on other expenses or exploring side hustles.

• California sues Trump administration over planned ICE facility near Gilroy

  The lawsuit alleges that the leased land is zoned exclusively for agricultural use and that the federal government violated laws requiring state and county notification, as well as procedural steps required before beginning construction.

• FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleas for patience, urges people to relax amid backlash

  While he runs the most popular global sporting event, FIFA President Gianni Infantino insists he is no king and must try to broker peace as best he can.

• Fresh strikes, surging inflation signal new phase of Iran war

  The prospect of a renewed U.S. air campaign cast fresh doubt on the viability of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran that has largely held since April.

• The FBI serves a search warrant at the Garden Grove chemical plant

  The FBI serves a search warrant at the Garden Grove chemical plant

• World Cup referee, denied entry to U.S. because of suspected ties to terrorists, hailed in return to Somalia

  Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House Task Force on World Cup 2026, indicated referee Omar Artan was suspected of having ties to a Somali militant group.