White House Pulls the Nomination President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew his nominee for ICE director on Thursday. Fox News reported that the White House notified the Senate it was pulling Schroyer’s nomination after the pick stalled. The move ends the latest attempt to fill a job that has lacked a Senate-confirmed director for 11 years. Schroyer had been expected to replace Acting ICE Director Dave Venturella. The basic Washington lesson is familiar: even a nomination tied to a major public-safety agency can spend more time navigating the Senate than moving toward a vote. Trump’s Case for Schroyer Trump announced in June that he had nominated Lance Schroyer. The nominee is a former Oklahoma State Trooper and United States Marine. He also previously served on Senator Markwayne Mullin’s security detail. In announcing the pick, Trump said Schroyer had more than 29 years of law-enforcement experience in Oklahoma and had helped spearhead 287(g) law-enforcement partnerships with ICE. Trump presented that background as evidence of real operational experience and support for the agency’s personnel. He also said Schroyer had what it took to detain and deport illegal alien criminals, including murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers. Senate Questions the Pick Republican Senator Rand Paul…

A Holdout Juror’s Account Michael Marcel of Fugitive TV interviewed the juror described by the article as the lone holdout in the Lindsay Clancy case. The source says the panel was prepared to let Clancy walk, while the juror stood against that position. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three children, including a baby. Because this is a tragedy involving children, the legal and human stakes are grave. The account presents the interview as the main source for the juror’s description of what happened. https://rumble.com/embed/v7ddt3w/ Political Identity Becomes the Focus The juror reportedly believes he may be targeted because he is a Republican, specifically a Black Republican, and holds conservative views. Marcel also said the juror believes media members and reporters may be treating him differently because they have left-leaning views. The source says he served on a panel with people who belonged to the Democratic Party. That is the juror’s interpretation of events, and the supplied account does not offer independent proof that his political identity caused anyone to target him. Still, it is the central claim driving the story: a juror says his politics may have shaped how he was treated after taking a position that differed…