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Massive Mexico-California border busts uncover eye-popping amount of drugs: ‘Remain vigilant’

Agents at San Ysidro and Calexico East ports of entry found drugs hidden in a car’s firewall and flooring

2026-06-05T05:00:03-04:00 / Fox News

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Published June 5, 2026 5:00am EDT | Updated June 5, 2026 5:09am EDT

Black Hawk intercepts drug-laden ship off the coast of Puerto Rico

U.S. border agents take Dominican nationals into custody along with 178 kg of cocaine. (Credit: Ozzy Trevino/U.S. Customs and Border Protection – May 14)

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Customs and Border Protection stopped two separate vehicles and confiscated over $300,000 worth of narcotics over the span of a day.

The apprehensions continue to demonstrate the high volume of narcotics that smugglers are attempting to bring across the southern U.S. border, even as immigration numbers have plummeted in recent months.

On Sunday, May 17, agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry referred a 2013 Honda Civic for secondary inspection. After an imaging system detected anomalies in the car’s firewall, they discovered six packages of white fentanyl powder worth roughly $113,600 along with 8.4 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $161,600.

CBP OFFICERS SEIZE OVER $14M OF ALLEGED METHAMPHETAMINE AT SOUTHERN BORDER

Two shipments of narcotics were apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sunday, May 17, 2026.(Customs and Border Protection)

That same day at the Calexico East Port of Entry, about 100 miles away, a 2011 Nissan Cube was also sent for secondary inspection. Agents there discovered 63 packets of methamphetamine after a scan of that vehicle detected anomalies in its flooring.

Officials praised both detections.

“Sunday may be a day of rest for many, but criminals don’t take days off, and neither do our CBP officers,” San Diego Director of Field Operations Sidney Aki said.

“Our officers remain vigilant around the clock, and these significant seizures are a direct result of their commitment to keeping dangerous drugs like these from entering our country.”

SOUTHERN BORDER APPREHENSIONS PLUNGE MORE THAN 90% FROM YEAR AGO IN APRIL, CBP SAYS

CBP officers escort a wanted person at a U.S. port of entry.(Customs and Border Protection)

The agency believes its operations are a continuation of efforts laid out by President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, even as immigration border crossings have come down.

Since the end of 2024, border crossings have plummeted, going from over 144,000 encounters in December 2024 to just 10,000 in April.

Even so, CBP has reported several high-profile smuggling attempts that have sought to bring weapons, narcotics and humans across the U.S. border.

ARREST OF GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF MURDER PUTS DEM STATE’S SANCTUARY POLICIES ON BLAST

A U.S. Border Patrol pickup is parked next to a wall under construction at the U.S.-Mexico border in Santa Teresa, N.M., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on Jan. 14, 2026.(Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images)

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Recently, CBP has released reports on how it had prevented a car carrying a rocket-propelled grenade launcher from crossing the border, detected dozens of immigrants crammed into a semi-truck and even detained a boat off the coast of the Dominican Republic with the help of a Black Hawk helicopter.

“CBP officers along the southwest border stop illegal activity, including the smuggling of drugs and humans, and facilitate lawful entry for millions of legitimate travelers into the United States,” CBP said in a statement.

Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.

Republicans face ticking midterm clock as Iran fallout keeps pressure on gas prices

2026-06-05 06:45:19 EDT / Fox News

Moody’s Analytics estimates the conflict has cost American households roughly $750 each over three months

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Published June 5, 2026 6:45am EDT

Gen Jack Keane: The Iranians are playing games, want to stretch conflict to midterms

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As the Trump administration weighs diplomacy and military pressure against Iran, a political clock is ticking at home.

Even if the Strait of Hormuz — the global oil choke point largely shuttered since the conflict with Iran due to Iranian attacks — reopened immediately, it could take months for oil flows to return due to logistical bottlenecks involving trapped tankers, swollen inventories and damaged oil infrastructure, according to Kpler oil analyst Matt Smith, pushing normalization of global energy markets closer to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

“It’s then going to take until the fourth quarter of the year for things to return to normal,” Smith said.

The question facing Republicans is whether the economic consequences of the conflict will outlast the conflict itself. While the White House continues to pursue a diplomatic resolution with Iran, strategists and energy analysts say disruptions to global energy markets could linger long after any agreement is reached, leaving voters with months of elevated costs heading into the midterms.

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The economic effects are already visible.

The national average price of regular gasoline stood at $4.241 per gallon Thursday, according to AAA, up from $3.144 a year earlier — an increase of nearly 35%.

Moody’s Analytics estimates the conflict has cost American households roughly $100 billion throughout the past three months, or about $750 per household, through higher fuel, transportation and related costs.

To some, the conflict already has gone on long enough to create lasting political consequences.

“There is a timeline and we’ve already passed it,” GOP strategist Doug Heye told Fox News Digital.

The White House rejected the notion that the conflict could become a long-term political liability, arguing that any economic disruption would be temporary.

“President Trump remains laser-focused on keeping the American people safe, lowering costs for working families, and making our country greater than ever before,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital. “The President and his energy team anticipated short-term market disruptions, communicated them openly to the American people, and implemented an aggressive plan to mitigate any impacts.”

Rogers said Trump “will never allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon” and argued that “when the President forces this conflict to a successful end, gas prices will drop back to multi-year lows and global energy markets will be much more stable in the long term.”

Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened immediately, it could take months for oil flows to return due to logistical bottlenecks.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

“We were promised that this would be a short operation, and repeatedly told it would all be over in 24–48 hours,” he went on. “This is no longer a blip.”

Others see a narrow window remaining.

“I think that it really needs to be resolved by July Fourth,” Republican strategist John Feehery told Fox News Digital. “If it’s not resolved by July Fourth, I don’t think the economy is going to have time to really kind of get going on all levels.”

Feehery’s July 4 benchmark coincides with a period in which the White House hopes to shift public attention toward the kickoff of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

The administration has alternated between signaling that a deal is near and warning that military action remains possible. More recently, Trump has expressed frustration with the pace of negotiations, saying they had become “very boring” and that he “couldn’t care less” if the talks collapsed because Iran was taking too long, while also predicting that oil prices would “be dropping like a rock” in the near future and maintaining that a deal remains possible.

But regardless of how the negotiations conclude, strategists argue that economic relief must arrive soon if Republicans hope to avoid carrying the conflict’s fallout into the midterms.

Republicans enter the midterms defending a narrow House majority that many analysts view as vulnerable to the traditional midterm backlash against a president’s party. The Senate landscape is more favorable to Republicans, though several races in states such as North Carolina, Maine, Ohio and Texas are expected to be closely watched.

Feehery argued that the political impact of the conflict ultimately will have less to do with uranium stockpiles, enrichment levels or the details of any final agreement than with whether voters feel economically secure.

According to AAA, the national average price of regular gasoline stood at $4.241 per gallon Thursday, up from $3.144 a year earlier — an increase of nearly 35%.(Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“They don’t care about that,” Feehery said when asked about the substance of a potential deal. “From the voters’ minds, they’re not worried about far-flung issues. They’re worried about the economy at home.”

TRUMP THREATENED TO ‘BLOW UP’ OMAN — WHY THE TINY GULF KINGDOM IS CAUGHT BETWEEN DC AND IRAN

“George H. W. Bush kicked Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait and his approval ratings were around 91%, and he lost the next election,” Feehery said.

Even if a diplomatic breakthrough comes in the coming weeks, Americans may not see immediate relief at the pump.

Smith said the U.S. has been insulated from the worst supply disruptions because of its own domestic production, but the country is increasingly serving as an energy supplier to regions cut off from Middle Eastern flows.

More recently, Trump has expressed frustration with the pace of negotiations, saying they had become “very boring” and that he “couldn’t care less” if the talks collapsed because Iran was taking too long, while also predicting that oil prices would “be dropping like a rock” in the near future and maintaining that a deal remains possible.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

“We’re likely going to be seeing higher prices coming through in the U.S. because of that because, you know, we’re getting to a scarcity issue,” Smith said.

As Asian countries replace lost Middle Eastern crude and Europe seeks alternative sources of jet fuel, overseas buyers are increasingly competing for American energy exports, he said.

“Countries outside of the U.S. are bidding up U.S. prices,” Smith said.

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For Republicans, the concern is that the economic fallout could outlast the conflict itself.

“Even if this were all over tomorrow, prices won’t immediately come back to normal and if or when they do, voters don’t get a refund from the high bills they’ve already paid,” Heye said.

韩国选举委员会主席因选票短缺辞职

2026年6月5日 16:09 / 联合早报

韩国选举委员会主席因选票短缺辞职

6月5日，首尔地方选举一个计票站的选举官员整理选票。 （法新社）

韩国国家选举委员会主席宣布辞职，以承担地方选举中部分选区选票短缺的责任。

路透社报道，选举委员会主席星期五（6月5日）宣布辞职前，由于选票短缺导致投票中断，引发公众强烈抗议。

韩国首尔一处投票站因选票短缺问题被示威者封堵35小时，选举工作人员也被迫滞留在投票站内直到星期五上午、防暴警察驱离投票站外的示威者后才能离开。警方把堵住投票站入口的示威者强行带离，一些抗议者高喊口号并试图抗拒被捕。

由于未能预估投票人数，首尔14个投票站星期三出现选票短缺的前所未有失误。一些投票站被迫延长开放至周三晚上10点，以便让选民完成投票，但这一措施未能平息外界对选举管理的批评。一些示威者主张，在选票短缺导致投票暂停的情况下，为公正起见，不得对投票站的选票进行计票，并试图阻挠将票箱搬出投票站，站内两个票箱直到星期五才成功搬出投票站。

俄军6月5日清晨对基辅郊区的一家食品生产设施发动无人机突袭，造成至少七人死亡。（法新社）

俄罗斯星期四（6月4日）深夜至星期五凌晨向乌克兰发动大规模无人机袭击，造成至少七人死亡，并摧毁一家生产婴幼儿乳制品的工厂。

法新社报道，乌克兰国家紧急情况局发布的照片显示，当地乳制品品牌“Yagotynske for Kids”工厂严重受损，建筑外墙部分坍塌，楼内仍可见火光。

基辅州长卡拉什尼克（Mykola Kalashnyk）在社媒发文说：“敌人袭击了一家和平运作的民用食品企业。”

乌克兰中部第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州也遭袭，当地州长汉扎说，两人在袭击中丧生。南部扎波罗热州则有一名妇女死于无人机袭击。

乌克兰空军说，俄军从星期四深夜至星期五凌晨共发射至少216架无人机和两枚导弹。

随着美国主导的停战斡旋因中东局势陷入停滞，俄乌双方近几个月持续加大无人机攻势。

泽连斯基星期四晚向普京发出公开信，提议举行领导人会晤。他说，只有两国领导人才能解决“关键问题”。

克里姆林宫回应称，俄方已知悉这封公开信，但普京尚未审阅。普京此前曾表明，在最终协议达成前不会与泽连斯基会面，并质疑泽连斯基的合法性。

为满足电力需求 日本拟在2050年代前重建14座老旧核反应堆

2026年6月5日 16:48 / 联合早报

为满足电力需求 日本拟在2050年代前重建14座老旧核反应堆

今年1月，东京电力公司重启位于新潟县的柏崎刈羽核电站6号机组。图为5月1日，东电邀请媒体参观该核电站反应堆厂房内的运作情况。 （路透社档案照）

（东京综合电）日本经济产业部周五提出的政策提案指出，为确保稳定的电力供应，日本需要在2040年代重建二到五座老旧核反应堆，并在2050年代重建多达11到14座。

共同社报道指，这是日本政府首次提出具体的反应堆重建目标。这显示，日本正转向更加依赖核能，以满足日益增长的电力需求，同时减少昂贵的燃料进口。

经济产业部星期五（6月5日）指出，这14座重建的核电站将拥有约16吉瓦（GW）的发电能力。

日本在2011年福岛核灾难后因公众对核工业安全标准感到担忧，关闭了54座正在运行的核反应堆。在仍可运行的33座机组中，已有15座重启。

日本去年修订了基本能源政策，旨在最大限度地利用核能。然而，许多反应堆的运行寿命已接近或超过60年，即使闲置核电站继续重启，未来核电装机容量仍可能下降，这引发了人们的担忧。

周五的提案指出，政府希望通过设定具体的重建目标，提高电力公司的可预测性。此外，受人工智能（AI）数据中心需求的推动，电力需求预计将大幅增长。

经济产业部指出，随着地缘政治风险，包括中东局势的加剧，能源安全日益受到重视，稳定的能源供应也显得尤为重要。

根据现行能源计划，日本的目标是到2040财年将核电在其电力结构中的占比提高一倍左右，达到20%。日本首相高市早苗是核电的坚定支持者，她希望减轻对进口煤炭、天然气和石油的依赖，这些能源占日本发电量的60%至70%。

然而，由于安全隐患和近期发生的争议事件，包括中部电力公司伪造其滨冈核电站地震风险评估报告，日本民众对核能的信任尚未完全恢复。

The key strategy red states are using to lower housing costs revealed

June 5, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News

Housing industry leaders say states prioritizing new construction are better positioned to accommodate population growth

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Jim Tobin of the National Association of Home Builders says states across the South are driving America’s housing growth by prioritizing development, jobs and infrastructure.

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Texas, Florida and other booming red states aren’t just winning the migration race because of lower taxes and warmer weather — they’ve also embraced an anti-regulation housing strategy that many high-cost states have resisted.

As Americans and businesses continue pouring into southern states, the influx is testing whether fast-growing regions can add enough homes and infrastructure to keep pace. And southern states are keeping up by decreasing regulations that put roadblocks up for faster construction of new builds.

Housing industry leaders say southern states that have prioritized new construction have been better positioned to accommodate growth, while markets burdened by restrictive zoning rules, lengthy permitting processes and other regulatory hurdles have struggled to add supply and keep home prices in check.

ONE SOUTHERN CITY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF IS GROWING FASTER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN AMERICA

Housing industry leaders say states that have prioritized homebuilding have been better positioned to accommodate population growth and economic expansion.(Joshua Lott/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

That willingness to build has become a competitive advantage, according to Jim Tobin, president and CEO of the National Association of Home Builders.

“Those economies are wide open. They are inviting more businesses, they’re generally low-tax states and they’ve made housing a priority,” Tobin told Fox News Digital. “They’ve got the land and the will and courage to let builders build in those areas to meet the housing demand for those new jobs.”

The strategy is becoming increasingly important as Americans continue relocating from high-cost coastal markets to lower-tax states.

While rapid population growth can strain roads, utilities and public services, housing experts say states that pair infrastructure investments with homebuilding efforts are better equipped to accommodate newcomers without worsening housing shortages.

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But rapid growth comes with its own challenges, particularly when infrastructure fails to keep pace with new development.

“One of the main complaints is that infrastructure does not keep up with that influx of population or housing growth,” Tobin said. “States that find themselves ahead of the curve are planning those two critical components, infrastructure and housing, together and are going to be better prepared for growth in the future.”

Even states that have prioritized homebuilding continue to face cost pressures that can drive up home prices. According to the National Association of Home Builders, government regulations account for roughly 24% of the cost of a typical single-family home, adding nearly $95,000 to the average price of a new house.

For multifamily housing, the burden is even higher. Tobin said regulations account for roughly 41% of the cost of a typical apartment or multifamily unit, underscoring the role government rules can play in shaping housing affordability.

AMERICA’S NEXT ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE MAY BE RISING IN RED-STATE TERRITORY

Newly built homes line a residential development in a fast-growing Sun Belt market. Housing supply and infrastructure have become key issues as more Americans relocate to the region.(Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images)

The costs have drawn renewed attention from policymakers in Washington searching for ways to increase housing supply and improve pricing.

Tobin pointed to a bipartisan housing package moving through Congress that aims to encourage local governments to reduce regulatory barriers to development and adopt policies that make it easier to build new housing.

The legislation comes as housing affordability remains a top concern for many Americans, with elevated mortgage rates and limited inventory continuing to put homeownership out of reach for many first-time buyers.

NAHB estimates government regulations add nearly $95,000 to the price of a typical new home.(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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The issue has also taken on greater political significance ahead of the midterm elections, as voters continue to rank the cost of living among their top economic concerns.

“The answer to the housing crisis in the country is more supply,” Tobin said. “This bill will absolutely help us build more supply affordably.”

Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.

Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower says

June 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT / The Washington Post

A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.

Jeremiah Schofield, a former Social Security Administration executive, described a Trump administration plan to falsely mark 2.7 million people as dead. (Angelina Katsanis/For The Washington Post)

By Meryl Kornfield

The Trump administration had plans to classify 2.7 million living people — including some U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents — as dead as part of its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a former senior Social Security executive.

A surging liberal gives Democrats anxiety over Senate chances

June 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT / The Washington Post

Abdul El-Sayed, who is leading in many polls, is unapologetically progressive. Democratic leaders fear he could cost the party in November.

U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a former local health official. (Evan Cobb/For The Washington Post)

By Dan Merica and Erin Cox

Democrats focused on taking back the Senate in November are growing increasingly worried that a surging liberal candidate in Michigan’s contentious Democratic Senate primary could imperil their slim shot at being in the majority next year.

SpaceX据报不让陆港投资者认购IPO

2026年6月5日 19:39 / 联合早报

SpaceX据报不让陆港投资者认购IPO

SpaceX据报不让陆港投资者认购IPO。 （路透社档案照）

知情人士透露，负责美国富商马斯克旗下太空探索技术公司SpaceX首次公开招股（IPO）计划的承销商，已被告知不要接受中国大陆和香港投资者的订单，理由是美国对关键技术出口设限。

彭博社星期五（6月5日）引述匿名知情者报道，因应相关监管与合规风险，负责这次交易的主承销银行已通知承销团中的其他银行，不得允许香港和中国大陆客户，包括私人银行客户参与认购这次IPO。

部分知情者称，银行被告知，这项决定是由与美国《国际武器贸易条例》相关的内部指导意见所驱动的，该条例管辖国防相关技术和技术数据的出口。

报道称，SpaceX网站在香港和上海均无法访问，尝试访问时会显示一条错误信息，称这些地区的互联网地址已被禁止访问公司网站。

根据SpaceX星期三（3日）提交给美国证券交易委员会（SEC）的文件，马斯克旗下这家公司已将这次IPO的发行价定为每股135美元（173新元），计划发行5亿5550股，占流通股的4.2%，预计集资750亿美元。这不仅坐实了之前的市场传闻，也意味着公司估值将达到1.77万亿美元。

见Faker吃烤肉谈AI 黄仁勋访韩预告“有惊喜”

2026年6月5日 17:26 / 联合早报

英伟达（Nvidia）首席执行长黄仁勋于6月5日在韩国首尔一家网吧外为粉丝签名。 （路透社）

美国晶片巨头黄仁勋星期五（6月5日）抵达韩国，并预告为韩国带来了“一些惊喜”。同时，他也认为机器人产业将成为韩国下一个重要增长领域。

法新社报道，这是黄仁勋约七个月来再次访问韩国。去年访韩期间，他承诺向韩国政府以及三星电子，SK集团和Naver等企业提供约26万枚用于实体人工智能（AI）和代理式人工智能的高端晶片。

黄仁勋抵达首尔金浦国际机场后说：“我为韩国带来了很多生意，也带来一些惊喜。”不过，他拒绝进一步透露详情，笑称 “如果说出来，就不是惊喜了”。

他认为，机器人将成为韩国下一个重要产业。韩国在制造业、机电整合技术和人工智能方面拥有强大实力，而这些技术结合后，正是发展机器人产业的理想基础。

与此同时，黄仁勋还前往韩国电竞战队T1经营的电竞馆，与被誉为《英雄联盟》游戏史上最伟大选手之一的李相赫（Faker）会面。

黄仁勋指出，韩国是电竞发展的理想市场。他说，韩国玩家为了取胜选择最优秀的图形处理器，而这些产品也是英伟达制造。

当天大批电竞迷和科技爱好者聚集在现场，用手机拍摄黄仁勋与Faker互动的画面。

在全球人工智能热潮带动下，韩国晶片产业持续受惠。作为英伟达高频宽记忆体（HBM）主要供应商的SK海力士，上个月市值首次突破1万亿美元。随着AI需求激增，晶片股持续走高。

黄仁勋此行预计将与现代汽车集团、LG 集团、SK集团和Naver高层会面，讨论AI晶片、机器人、实体人工智能及数据中心基础设施等议题。据法新社报道，双方还将一边品尝韩式烤五花肉和烧酒，一边交流合作计划。

除了商务活动，黄仁勋预计还将为一场棒球比赛开球，并登上韩国热门电视节目。

去年访韩时，他曾与三星电子会长李在镕及现代汽车集团会长郑义宣一起品尝韩式炸鸡与啤酒，引发外界广泛关注。