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What Happened Today – July 1, 2026

Rep. Jamie Raskin speaking at a microphone on the House floor

Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, spoke on the House floor as his party pressed for full release of the Epstein files. (House Democrats photo)

ICE agents took a nun’s rosary and handcuffed her while she walked to Sunday Mass. Sister Letty Ugboaja is a 56-year-old nurse who has served South Texas for a decade. She spent the day in a detention cell until members of Congress from both parties called the Homeland Security secretary to demand her release. Her … Read more

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