How Trump's big beautiful bill aims to 'supercharge' immigration enforcement The bill includes a major federal investment for President Trump's mass deportation plans, while also limiting eligibility for some safety net programs based on immigration status. Juliana Kim
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - INDEPENDENCE DAY EDITION From fireworks to postcard writing & baseball to burlesque, we've got a handful of fun events for you to fill your thee day weekend with on this week's WEEKEND WARMUP! Jason Burrows
Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March, says he was brutally beaten and subjected to psychological torture while held in one of El Salvador's most notorious prisons. Scott Neuman
Pope Leo's scandal-plagued hometown sees a bright future in buying his childhood home Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction. Rachel Treisman
House Republicans pass Trump's mega bill, sending the package to his desk to be signed The Republican leaders overcame objections from within their own party, marking a victory in their quest to fulfill President Trump's campaign promises. Deirdre Walsh
NASA spots a new comet flying in from a distant star system The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it about galaxies far, far away. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Ghost guns may make a comeback, despite a Supreme Court ruling The Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on the kit guns in March, but gun rights groups hope the Trump administration -- or the courts -- will still roll them back. Martin Kaste
One Afghan family's struggle to reunite in the U.S. In 2021, as the Taliban reasserted control of Afghanistan, a man who helped the U.S. military narrowly escaped with his family. In a wrenching choice, he left several of his sons at the airport.
The U.S. labor market remains solid, with employers adding 147,000 jobs last month U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%. Job gains were concentrated in health care and state and local government. Scott Horsley
What the new Microsoft layoffs mean for tech workers Microsoft says it will cut 9,000 employees from its workforce, about 4% of its staff. Layoffs are nothing new at the company – it shed 10,000 jobs just two years ago – but this latest reduction brings the year's total to roughly 15,000 workers. Patricia Murphy