A Quiet Surge in ICE Arrests, and Trump’s First Flight on Plane Given by Qatar

Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.”

Here’s what we’re covering:

Live Updates: Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks (nytimes.com/live/2026/07/02/world/ukraine-kyiv…), by The New York Times

Mass Mournings, 6 Days and 2 Countries: Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader (nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/middleeast/iran-f…), by Yeganeh Torbati

Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down (nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/ice-immigra…), by Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Takes First Flight on New Air Force One (nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/trump-air-f…), by Karoun Demirjian

Live Updates: Brutal Heat Wave Broils Eastern U.S. (nytimes.com/live/2026/07/02/weather/heat-wave), by The New York Times

Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74 (nytimes.com/2026/07/01/arts/music/victor-willi…), by Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai

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