Stop the flow: In an exclusive new video for The Daily Signal, rancher Martin Wall describes the horrifying impact of the Biden border policy on his Texas ranch—and the relief that came within the first days of Trump’s presidency.

• Wall bought the ranch in May 2021: “That night, my wife and I were lying in bed and…there were some illegals in the kitchen. We called the Border Patrol, and they told us we were on our own,” Wall tells The Daily Signal.
• Now, with President Trump in office, the flow of illegals onto Wall’s ranch has stopped completely.

Watch The Daily Signal video here.

Security: The current immigration visa system is riddled with fraud and inadequate vetting processes, as Simon Hankinson, senior research fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center, told lawmakers last week.

• “A visa is a privilege, not a right,” Hankinson told the House Judiciary Committee. Commonsense reforms would minimize visa abuses.

Watch a clip on X, and the entire hearing on YouTube.

Pro-America: The America First human rights focus is primarily based on protecting freedom of speech, religion, thought and conscience, and freedom of expression, "as well as respect for democratic elections and property rights,” writes Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom.

• International aid should, he says, "be given only to those nations that share America’s principles.”

Read more here.

ICE is the government agency tasked with securing America’s borders and deporting the illegal aliens who have invaded our country. 

• The liberal media are spinning vicious lies about these brave ICE agents.  
• In the face of these attacks, we want to know what you think about ICE’s immigration-law enforcement. 

Please complete The Heritage Foundation’s ICE Survey to make your voice heard. Just click here. 

SCOTUS: The Supreme Court wrapped up its most recent session with a flurry of decisions on major cases:

• The hits: curbing nationwide injunction abuse; upholding parents’ right to opt out of sex and gender-ideology lessons for their children; upholding Texas law that protects children from pornography; allowing states to close a loophole that enabled the funneling of taxpayer dollars to the abortion industry; and upholding Tennessee law that protects minors from gender transition surgery and drugs.
• The miss: letting Congress continue to delegate its taxing power to an executive branch agency.

To see more, check out Heritage’s press page.

Fraud: Recent guilty pleas by a U.S. Agency for International Development contracting officer and three corporate executives show what happens when contract awards are based on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” standards instead of merit, writes Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky.

• “This bribery and fraud scheme would not have happened if the federal government required all contracts to be awarded on a competitive basis and did not play favorites,” he writes.

Read his op-ed in the The Washington Times.

Proud patriots: As America approaches her 250th birthday, Heritage is celebrating in style, with America's 250th Innovation Prizes and a new online book celebrating our founding fathers, American Founders: Leaders at the Creation of the Republic.

• “At this pivotal moment in American history," says Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts. "The conservative movement is not just celebrating [the] founding—we’re reclaiming our future,” 

Read more here and here.

Big lies: Journalists are now trained to blame “climate change” for every extreme weather event. But they are parroting a false narrative, says Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment.

• The claim that climate change is causing more and stronger tornadoes and hurricanes in the U.S. “is unsupported by the relevant trend data,” she writes in an op-ed co-authored by Young Leaders Program member Ryan Strasser.

Read more here.

Washington’s reckless spending is out of control and has burdened you with skyrocketing debt and higher taxes.

• Enough is enough!
• It’s time for tax-paying Americans to take a stand. Join thousands of Americans in demanding lower taxes, reduced spending, and a government that lives within its means!

Sign the Declaration for Restoring Fiscal Sanity here. 

Conservatism’s Next Chapter: The Virtue of Nationalism and the Permanent Things

Join Dr. Yoram Hazony and Dr. Kevin Roberts for a dynamic discussion on the future of the conservative movement as the nation heads into its 250th year. Hazony and Roberts will explore the roots of conservatism, the challenges posed by leftist ideologies, and the path for a renewed national vision grounded in faith, family, and tradition.

July 1, 4 p.m. Register here. 

• How to Thaw America’s Frozen Housing Market—E.J. Antoni, Ph.D.
• Tech Is Advancing. Your Standard of Living Isn’t—Thanks to Government—Alexander Frei
• Trump’s Culture War Offensive Is Working—Mike Gonzalez
• Texas Lawmakers Have Failed Their Constituents on Immigration Enforcement—Brandy Perez
• The States Leading America’s Drive Toward Secure Elections—Jack Fitzhenry
• Forget the Battle of the Sexes, This Generation Wants a Battle-Mate—Emma Waters
• How to Keep the U.S. Maritime Revival Afloat—Brent Sadler
• Why the U.S. Should Give Australia Its Old B-2 Fleet—Robert Peters and Parker Goodrich
• Report: Time to Double the Production Rate of the B-21—Shawn Barnes and Robert Peters
• Countering China’s Economic Warfare—Anna Gustafson and Ellyn Chatham

Robert Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security, appeared on Fox Business to discuss President Trump’s negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Iran. He notes that, after the U.S. bombing, Iran now has no place to hide its enriched uranium that can’t be targeted by Israel. Watch the clip on X.