Record ICE Arrests, Epstein Associate Found Dead, Tropical Storm Threatens LA and TX: AM Update 7/23

President Trump rallies Georgia Republicans, honors a fallen soldier’s family, and urges the Senate to eliminate the filibuster ahead of November’s midterm elections. ICE arrests surge to record levels in June as administration officials credit restored DHS funding and a lower-profile enforcement strategy. French authorities investigate the death of modeling scout Daniel Siad, whose years of communications and financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein had drawn recent prosecutorial scrutiny. Tropical Storm Bertha moves west along the Gulf Coast, threatening Louisiana and Texas with heavy rain, storm surge and flash flooding.