In a news wrap on Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for migrants. The justices will consider whether the government can legally deny bond hearings to immigrants who have been living in the U.S. after crossing the border illegally. The court's new term will commence next week.
Separately, the family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, is suing the U.S. government. At a press conference, Good's loved ones, including her partner, Becca, expressed their desire for accountability and change. Becca Good stated, "What happened to us should never happen to any family. No child should grow up without a parent. No one should lose their sister or their daughter. No one should have to live without their soul mate."
Brent Ganger, Renee Good's brother, added, "Since Renee's death, no meaningful change has occurred. The deaths of innocent Americans by taxpayer-funded government agents should not be a partisan issue, and it should alarm every American."
The lawsuits also name former and current Trump immigration officials, as well as the agent involved. Renee Good was killed in January amid significant protests against the Trump administration's immigration policies in Minneapolis.
President Trump is traveling to Texas and Oklahoma as part of a campaign effort for the midterm elections. However, broadcast outlets have chosen not to air footage of his travels after the White House removed CNN from its press pool duties for the trip. Just days earlier, CNN was also barred from flying on Air Force One for a visit to Tennessee.
Last week, a judge blocked the administration's ban on CNN and two other media organizations from covering Trump, but only on White House grounds. A lawyer representing the outlets stated, "The White House is persisting in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing the president's unconstitutional ban on the free press."
In weather news, storms across the central U.S. broke daily rainfall records, leading to flash floods that prompted water rescues and evacuations. The remnants of Hurricane Polo combined with a large storm system moving east, affecting areas from Colorado to Iowa. Approximately 40 million people were under flood alerts, including in Texas.
In Abilene, floodwaters submerged cars, and at least one person was rescued. In Nebraska, a tractor trailer jackknifed in heavy rain, with some areas, like Omaha, receiving over five inches of rain in 24 hours. Forecasters predict that the flood threat will continue through tomorrow.
In the U.K., police arrested a British-Iranian citizen on suspicion of planning a terror attack following a security incident at an air base. The 27-year-old was taken into custody in Central London, while another British national was questioned but not arrested. Five men detained near RAF Fairford earlier were released on bail. The air base has been used by American bombers in operations against Iran.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham indicated that there are "strong indications" of Iran's involvement in the incident, although Tehran has denied any connection.
In Ukraine, a Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv as the city faced another day of aerial attacks. Footage captured the moment the drone hit the building, causing damage, but no injuries were reported as students and staff were sheltering in a bunker. The school's principal remarked that this was the second time the building had been damaged in such an attack.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video on social media showing the first combat use of a domestically made ballistic missile and mentioned that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ship in the Black Sea. Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin renewed threats to use "all weapons in our country's arsenal" if European nations attack Kaliningrad, Russia's exclave between Lithuania and Poland, following earlier warnings about potential nuclear weapon deployment.
On Wall Street, stocks remained steady amid fluctuations in the bond market, with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining 20 points, the Nasdaq ending little changed, and the S&P 500 breaking a three-day losing streak.
In Florida, SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station, with their Falcon 9 rocket taking off for an estimated eight-hour journey. The crew includes two Americans, a Canadian, and a Russian cosmonaut, led by Commander Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to command a crew to orbit. Their six-month mission will focus on human health and performance in space.