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From immigration enforcement to inflation, from billion-dollar White House construction plans to a football helmet hiding a venomous snake, today’s stories cover politics, policy and one unbelievable moment from the practice field. Here’s your Morning Sixpack.
ICE is preparing to spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves for agents. Supporters say the devices reduce injuries by ending confrontations faster, while critics argue they create another opportunity for excessive force with limited accountability. The debate over immigration enforcement just found another flashpoint.
Inflation cooled again in July, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve. Consumer prices rose just 0.1%, helping calm fears of an immediate interest-rate hike. Americans are still paying more than they’d like, but the pace of price increases is finally moving in the right direction.
Mike Lindell is refusing to concede Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary. Despite trailing by roughly 45,000 votes, the MyPillow founder says he’ll wait until every ballot is counted. His loss came despite a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, while his opponent is already focused on November.
The Trump administration’s White House renovation plans now carry a price tag approaching $1 billion. Court documents show taxpayers would fund much of the project, while a federal appeals court says Congress—not the White House—must approve major structural changes. That constitutional fight now appears destined for the Supreme Court.
New court filings are raising fresh ethics questions surrounding FEMA and a contractor tied to a DOGE operative. The allegations center on whether a senior adviser continued influencing agency operations while being paid through a contractor with government ties. No court has found wrongdoing, but the legal and political scrutiny is only growing.
An Arkansas high school football player unknowingly practiced for nearly an hour with a live cottonmouth snake inside his helmet. The venomous snake was eventually removed without anyone being bitten, making this one of the strangest sports stories you’ll hear all year—and one equipment managers won’t soon forget.
That’s your Morning Sixpack. Thanks for listening. We’ll be back tomorrow with the stories everyone will be talking about—and probably one you never saw coming.
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