"The number of people crossing the southern border illegally has dropped to levels not seen in decades, a sign that President Trump's message of deterrence and his hard-line immigration policies are working." — The New York Times, July 4, 2025 "A federal judge (July 11) found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable cause and ordered the department to stop detaining individuals based solely on race, spoken language or occupation." — CNN, July 12, 2025 "Six months into the Trump administration's efforts to carry out the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, a new poll shows that the American public is once again warming to immigration," The New York Times reported July 14. Those "wanting to see immigration decrease now totaling 30 percent, compared to 55 percent in 2024." James Gunn, director of "Superman," has characterized the reboot as the story of America and immigrants which "quickly raised hackles from conservative figures who are wary of Hollywood, which they have long accused of trying to impose liberal values on moviegoers." — The New York Times, July 12, 2025 … Meanwhile, the film "soared past expectations … for a stellar $122 million open," the best opening take in three years. — Entertainment, July 13, 2025 "Rebekah Del Rio, the virtuosic singer best known for her forlorn Spanish-language rendition of Roy Orbison's 'Crying' in David Lynch's 2001 film 'Mulholland Drive,' died." She was 57. — The New York Times, July 12, 2025 "President Trump announced (July 12) that he would place a 30 percent tariff on goods from the European Union and Mexico, upending months of careful negotiations and threatening a trade war with two of America's biggest economic partners." — The New York Times, July 13, 2025. Trump said he "planned to impose a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian imports, partly in retaliation for what he sees as a 'witch hunt' against his political ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing trial for attempting a coup." — The New York Times, July 10, 2025