A new NBC News/Telemundo poll shows Trump’s immigration crackdown has affected Latino voters. U.S. military officials have discussed the resumption of large-scale operations in Iran. And Christa Pike’s lawyer details her condition after her botched execution.
Here’s what to know today.
Poll: Latino voters are deeply unhappy with Trump
Deportations and other major immigration crackdowns have been a key part of President Donald Trump’s agenda in his second term. But sizable numbers of Latino voters are unhappy, especially those personally fearful about ICE or those who know someone who has been deported or detained.
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The latest NBC News/Telemundo poll shows 65% of Latino voters have negative views of ICE, compared to 28% who have positive views. When it comes to Customs and Border Protection, 46% view the agency negatively, compared to 34% who view it positively.
The survey also shows:
→ 69% of Latino voters disapprove of Trump’s approach to immigration, and two-thirds say his enforcement operations have gone too far.
→ An overwhelming 83% said they do support deporting undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes, but 60% oppose deportations of all undocumented immigrants currently in the country.
→ Notably, 18% of Latino voters say they or someone close to them has strongly considered leaving the country.
Read more top takeaways from the poll.
More politics news:
- In Iowa, Trump was the main character in a Senate debate between Democrat Josh Turek, a state representative, and Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration over taxpayer-funded ads that portrayed the president favorably, arguing the ads put Democrats at an electoral disadvantage.
- For subscribers: The race for governor in Wisconsin between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany is neck and neck, but some Democrats are feeling nervous.
- For subscribers: Trump has repeatedly said he’s pulled in $21 trillion for the U.S. economy because of his policies and deal-making. But even his own website says it’s only half that.
- For subscribers: A CIA probe into an agent’s disclosure of secret intelligence to a foreign official led to the discovery of nearly 300 gold bars, luxury watches and cash in his home.
U.S. military prepares new Iran war options ahead of midterms
Trump and his national security team have discussed possibly resuming large-scale military operations in Iran in the coming weeks, including the option of launching strikes before the midterm elections, according to a U.S. official and another person with knowledge of the decisions. The discussions covered the U.S. strategy on Iran and the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The military afterward prepared new options for operations in Iran for Trump to consider. No decisions have been made, the sources said.
While the White House insists the U.S. “is in a very strong position,” Trump has sent mixed messages about the war in recent days. At a campaign rally in Nebraska, Trump suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego. He sought to recast those remarks yesterday during a rally in San Antonio.
A renewed military campaign would also put the unpopular war at the center of the political debate as voters begin or prepare to vote in the November elections. It also could send the price of gas and other goods even higher.
Where things stand in the Iran war.
Christa Pike went from brain-dead to awake to talking
Christa Pike was brain-dead on Monday night, according to her lawyer, Randy Spivey. Life support was supposed to be removed on Tuesday. Instead, “to the shock of everyone, including me, including her team, and including her medical team,” Pike woke up, Spivey said.
Now, Pike — the first person to survive two doses of a lethal injection after her failed execution last week in Tennessee — faces a “long road to recovery,” Spivey said, with medical issues including no function in her arms, pneumonia and the inability to swallow.
While Spivey said he was not in the room when Pike woke up, he said the first thing she said was, “Where am I and who are you?”
Still, “she is very aware that the state tried to execute her,” Spivey said.
Spivey’s remarks yesterday followed a status hearing in Tennessee court, during which Chancellor I’Ashea L. Myles ruled that the state must preserve any relevant evidence in connection with the incident. During the hearing, the state “made no promises” that Pike wouldn’t be subjected to a future execution, another lawyer said.
Staff Pick: A smiling beaver and a lot of anger in small-town Colorado
Palmer Lake, Colorado is a town without stoplights, boasting mountain views, hiking and plenty of potlucks.
So, when Buc-ee’s, a Texas-based gas station chain embracing the state’s “everything is bigger” ethos, came knocking, not everyone was eager to roll out the red carpet.
For over a year, residents in Palmer Lake have feuded with each other over whether the store has a place in their community. Town officials have resigned, one on the advice of his cardiologist. Neighbors have flipped the bird. Social gatherings were canceled. But folks on both sides are tired of the town being a poster child for America’s divide.
I traveled to Palmer Lake to see what it looks like to try to get Mayberry back. — Bracey Harris, national reporter
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- A bomb killed at least 30 people in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, a regional official said, amid intensifying Russian attacks throughout the country.
- Isaias strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season as it barrels toward the Gulf Coast.
- The USS Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to dock in San Diego today, after two extensions of service amounting to more than 300 days at sea.
- A new study pushes back on the notion that sleeping with a dog in your bed can lead to poorer sleep.
- The 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime home in Spain last month sparked nationwide protests has died.
- For subscribers: Limited information from Russian authorities and local officials in a small Siberian town has fueled speculation that a worker at an anti-plague lab died of the pneumonic plague.
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