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Perhaps affluent liberals will begin to recognize the danger now that it has reached their own communities. Then again, that would require them to open their eyes, stop treating women like currency in a game of identity politics and start putting real American women first. According to WTTG-TV in Washington,...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated an injunction that ordered Texas to remove floating barriers deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal immigrants from entering the country. “The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in Texas’s favor, finding that the federal district court abused its discretion when it ordered Texas to remove the buoys floating in the Rio Grande that prevent aliens from attempting a dangerous river crossing to enter America illegally,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. “The buoys can remain in the river. I will continue to defend Texas’s right to protect its border from illegal immigration!” he added. BREAKING: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in Texas's favor, finding that the federal district court abused its discretion when it ordered Texas to remove the buoys floating in the Rio Grande that prevent aliens from attempting a dangerous river crossing to enter… — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) July 31, 2024 Per Ken Paxton: In 2023, Texas deployed the buoys to address the historic levels of aliens attempting illegal, dangerous—and in some cases, deadly—river crossings. The Biden Administration then sued and demanded Texas remove the buoys and reopen the border. A federal district court granted the Biden Administration a preliminary injunction and ordered the buoys to be removed and a Fifth Circuit panel issued a split decision upholding the order. However, in January 2024, Attorney General Paxton secured an en banc rehearing before the Fifth Circuit. The full court has now ruled that the district court’s flawed preliminary injunction misapplied the law and was an abuse of the lower court’s authority. The buoy barrier can remain in the river while proceedings continue at the district court level. WATCH: CRISIS AT THE BORDER: The floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay in place. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the injunction in the case of the Texas border buoys, just over a year after they were installed. https://t.co/ENeD88BlFS pic.twitter.com/K2tcUG6RgG — FOX SA (@KABBFOX29) July 31, 2024 The Texas Tribune reports: The lawsuit will soon be argued in district court, which will rule on the merits of the federal government’s claims. Texas began deploying chains of specially designed buoys down the middle of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to deter migrants from crossing illegally in June 2023, sparking protests from migrant activists and from the Mexican government. The barrier was rolled out as part of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion dollar effort to counter illegal immigration along the 1,200-mile southern border. Texas spent $850,000 on the barrier, which is made up of a 1,000-foot-long string of buoys separated by saw blades supporting a submerged mesh net. In July 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued Texas in an Austin federal court, arguing that the barrier was a safety hazard that violates international treaties, harms relations with Mexico and was installed without necessary authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which regulates activities in waterways and wetlands under federal law. Because Texas installed the barrier “without seeking the Corps’ authorization, the Corps and other relevant federal agencies were deprived of the opportunity to evaluate risks the barrier poses to public safety and the environment, mitigate those risks as necessary through the permitting process, and otherwise evaluate whether the project is in the public interest,” the federal government’s lawsuit said. “The Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just ruled that Texas can KEEP these buoys in the water securing our border. Biden tried to remove them. I fought to keep them in the water. That is exactly where they will stay,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott commented. The Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just ruled that Texas can KEEP these buoys in the water securing our border. Biden tried to remove them. I fought to keep them in the water. That is exactly where they will stay. JUSTICE!!!! https://t.co/IlzttmnOVr — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) July 31, 2024

Denali Smith, a college football player for Graceland University in Iowa, passed away after collapsing during a workout. He was 20. “He was a true leader, he had a heart of gold, and never had a bad day,” Latoya Mills, his mother, said. “He was the definition of positive,” she added. Smith was practicing at Wellington High School’s football field when he collapsed. R.I.P Denali Smith Denali Smith, the 20-year-old college football player passed away after collapsing during a workout. His mother said her son was practicing at Wellington High School’s football field when he collapsed. Died: Age 20 (July 23, 2024 – USA) pic.twitter.com/nxbyjRZWEY — “Sudden And Unexpected” (@toobaffled) July 30, 2024 WLBT reports: After trying everything they could to save him, Smith didn’t make it. His cause of death has not yet been determined, according to the coroner. Mills said her son attended Wellington High before joining the football team at Graceland University in Iowa. According to Mills, her son’s 21st birthday would have been Thursday. “I would like to thank him for choosing me to be his mom. That’s what I would like to say to him. I’m honored. It’s just an absolute honor. He’s the best human being I know,” Mills said. College football player dies after collapsing on field days before his 21st birthday, family says.https://t.co/ZrVOq0McZr — WBRC FOX6 News (@WBRCnews) July 28, 2024 Wellington community members are holding a vigil tonight for Denali Smith of Wellington, who collapsed while practicing on Monday. Smith was a senior college student and football player for Graceland University in Iowa. pic.twitter.com/sB2bFINsWj — Zitlali Solache (@zitlalisolache) July 25, 2024 Per KSLA: Loved ones took to the podium to give their respects to the young man, saying Smith was full of joy and light. “Nobody else could get you motivated, ready to play like Denali did,” Josh Miloch, one of Smith’s friends, said. “He was a blessing. A big blessing in my life.” Smith’s mother said her son left this world doing what he loved. The family has also started a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

United States Secret Service (USSS) agents assigned to Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, arrested a man causing damage to two of her protective detail’s vehicles in New York City.