The Trump administration has selected a veteran Border Patrol official with more than 26 years of service to lead the agency following the resignation of former Chief Mike Banks.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Monday that Rosario “Pete” Vasquez will serve as the next chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, overseeing nearly 20,000 agents and professional staff operating across the country.

Vasquez most recently led the Border Patrol’s Blaine Sector in Washington state, overseeing operations along the U.S.-Canada border and coordinating with federal, state, local, tribal and international partners.

CBP Commissioner Rodney S. Scott praised the appointment, calling Vasquez “a Border Patrol agent’s agent.”

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Rosario “Pete” Vasquez has been appointed chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, where he will oversee nearly 20,000 agents and professional staff nationwide. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

“He has spent more than two decades leading from the front, earning the respect of the workforce, and delivering results in some of the most challenging operational environments in the country,” Scott said in a statement. “He understands what this mission demands because he has lived it. There is no one better suited to lead the United States Border Patrol into its next chapter.”

Vasquez succeeds former Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, who announced his retirement in May after leading the agency during President Donald Trump’s second administration.

Banks told Fox News last month that he was stepping down after helping oversee what he described as a dramatic turnaround in border security.

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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks speaks during an event. (Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)

“I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure, disastrous, chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen,” Banks told Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin at the time. “Time to pass the reins, 37 years, it’s time to enjoy the family and life.”

As chief, Vasquez will be responsible for leading Border Patrol operations across nearly 7,000 miles of international land borders and approximately 2,000 miles of coastal waters.

According to CBP, Vasquez has served in a variety of operational and leadership roles throughout his career, including assignments along the southwest and northern borders, at CBP headquarters and in international postings.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2026. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)

His résumé includes service with the Border Patrol’s Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit, the agency’s Special Operations Group and CBP’s Office of Anti-Terrorism. He also served as director of the Alliance to Combat Transnational Threats, assistant attaché for CBP in Canada and acting executive director within CBP’s Office of Trade.

The appointment comes as Border Patrol officials continue focusing on efforts to combat transnational criminal organizations, disrupt human smuggling and narcotics trafficking networks and strengthen border security operations.

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“It is the honor of a lifetime to serve as chief of the United States Border Patrol, and I’m grateful for the trust placed in me by President Trump, Secretary Mullin, and Commissioner Scott,” Vasquez said. “Our agents have never backed down from a challenge, and neither will I. As chief, my focus is clear: support our agents, strengthen our operational capabilities, and ensure the U.S. Border Patrol remains the most effective border security force in the world.”

Established in 1924, the U.S. Border Patrol is one of the nation’s largest federal law enforcement organizations and serves as the primary agency responsible for securing America’s land borders.

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and newly-appointed “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton made multiple overtures to the show’s veteran correspondent Scott Pelley before the tense showdown he had with the incoming boss, Fox News Digital has learned.

Weiss sent shockwaves across the media landscape on Thursday with the ousting of “60 Minutes” correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega as well as executive producer Tanya Simon among others, marking an editorial shift in the long-running newsmagazine program with Weiss handpicking an outsider to lead its path forward.

Prior to Monday’s staff meeting, where Pelley had a contentious exchange with Bilton about the dismissals, both Weiss and Bilton had reached out to Pelley expressing their desire to have him remain a “60 Minutes” correspondent and that he hadn’t engaged with them before the war of words unfolded, according to a source familiar with CBS News leadership.

However, it is unclear whether Weiss and Bilton still hold that sentiment towards Pelley, particularly after he lashed out at his bosses in front of the staff.

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A source tells Fox News Digital that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton told longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley to remain on the program before he lashed out at his bosses at a staff meeting. (Michele Crowe/CBS News ©2025; Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

Fox News Digital reached out to Pelley and CBS News for comment.

Pelley has had a history of being vocally critical of CBS leadership. In April 2025, he took aim at the network’s parent company, Paramount, following the resignation of “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, who claimed he had no longer had editorial independence as the company was engaged in mediation talks with President Donald Trump’s legal team to settle a lawsuit he filed in 2024.

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“Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger,” Pelley told viewers at the time. “The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories have been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism required.”

“No one here is happy about it, but in resigning, Bill proved one thing. He was the right person to lead ’60 Minutes’ all along,” he added.

The merger was in reference to Paramount’s $8 billion takeover by Skydance Media, run by David Ellison, Paramount’s new CEO, who appointed Weiss as CBS News’ editor-in-chief last fall.

“60 Minutes” correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega as well as “60 Minutes executive producer Tanya Simon were fired last week as part of a major overhaul of the CBS News program. (Michele Crowe/CBS News©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved)

Weeks later, he slammed Trump for filing lawsuits against journalists and their companies “for nothing” during a commencement address at Wake Forest University. Trump accused CBS News of election interference over how the network handled its “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. Paramount made an eight-figure settlement to Trump days before his FCC approved of the Paramount-Skydance merger.

“Our previous owners at CBS faced political pressure and crumbled‚” Pelley reportedly said in March.

Back in January, the “60 Minutes” veteran swiped Weiss, reportedly telling colleagues, “She needs to take her job a little bit more seriously.” That comment came after Weiss clashed with Alfonsi, who accused her of having political motives when she pulled a segment about the infamous El Salvador prison CECOT moments before it was set to air in December. It ultimately aired a month later.

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“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley lashed out at his bosses during a tense staff meeting over the firing of his colleagues last week. (David M. Russell/CBS via Getty Images)

Bilton met with staff on Monday in a pre-planned meeting to discuss the show’s future, but Pelley used the gathering to unload on Weiss, who was not present at the meeting, after Bilton said Weiss loved “60 Minutes,” one of the news business’ most revered programs. 

“She’s murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it and is doing exactly that,” Pelley said. The quote was first reported by The Guardian and confirmed by Fox News Digital.

Pelley also told the group that Weiss has “no qualifications for her job” and bluntly informed Bilton, who has no linear television experience, that he has “slender qualifications” for his new role. Before joining “60 Minutes,” Bilton was a documentary filmmaker and a technology journalist for The New York Times and Vanity Fair.

“So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?” Pelley asked.

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Bickering ensued, according to audio of the meeting obtained by the Status media newsletter, and Pelley began peppering Bilton with questions about why particular “60 Minutes” staffers were terminated and CBS News managing editor Charles Forelle eventually suggested Pelley was being rude.

“I’m not being rude… you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness,” Pelley shot back, referring to the firings. 

“This is a conversation,” Pelley added. “That is rude, and you were part of that.”

Nick Bilton, a documentary filmmaker and a former tech journalist for The New York Times and Vanity Fair, was tapped as the new “60 Minutes” executive producer. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

As the infighting continued, Bilton suggested that Pelley speak directly with Weiss. 

“What I would like to do right now is talk about what happens next,” Bilton said, but “60 Minutes” staffers continued to argue.

“You have no idea what my plans are, so I will present those plans to you. I will present them when the time is right,” Bilton said. 

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Pelley didn’t let up, asking his new boss if he knew how the firings were going to play out. 

“I am not intimidated by — I have been a journalist for 25 years, Scott. I have sat and talked with incredibly powerful people like you have,” Bilton shot back. “None of it intimidates me, OK? So you are not going to intimidate me in front of this group of people.”

Remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents include Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim. Anderson Cooper previously announced his departure from “60 Minutes” as a correspondent in February after nearly two decades. 

Jaxson Dart continues to show what offseason leadership looks like ahead of his second season in the NFL. The New York Giants quarterback set the tone early in the offseason with a fishing trip with his bikini-clad girlfriend Marissa Ayers back in January.

It’s the perfect way to hit the reset button after a tough season. The couple then showed up ready for action at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby a few months after the fishing trip. That’s an event made for a franchise quarterback. So is Miami Swim Week.

Marissa Ayers attends the White Fox Presents: La Tropica Runway Show during Miami Swim Week at The Setai Miami Beach on May 29, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for White Fox)

You may have heard that Dart’s been the focus of some controversy recently. He’s not not letting that affect the locker room and he’s not letting it affect any of his planned public appearances either.

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On Friday, after addressing that controversy with reporters at the Giants training facility, Dart was in the front row at Miami Swim Week, according to the NY Post.

This was a personal, not a strictly professional appearance for the young Giants quarterback. His ring girl and influencer girlfriend was making her runway debut.

Marissa Ayers walks the runway for the White Fox Presents: La Tropica Runway Show during Miami Swim Week at The Setai Miami Beach on May 29, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for White Fox)

Ayers slipped into a string bikini for the White Fox Boutique swim show, titled La Tropica Runway Show, which The Post reports was held at The Setai Miami Beach. It was, as the 23-year-old said, “a dream come true” and a moment that Dart wasn’t going to miss.

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It just goes to show that bikini events like Miami Swim Week still get plenty of attention.

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They still make headline, whether you’re new to the league or have already been through the grind of multiple NFL seasons and are on the other side of it.

It’s a setting perfect for letting loose and dominating or making your runway dreams come true in a bikini. The haters are going to have to try much harder to trip up Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers. These two mean business.

A nationwide FBI operation to combat gang-related threats resulted in the seizure of hundreds of weapons and drugs, as well as 615 criminal indictments, as authorities prepare for the summer season, when some violent and property crimes have historically shown seasonal increases.

Operation Spring Cleaning was a three-month law enforcement surge conducted by federal and local agencies. It targeted violent offenders, drug traffickers, armed felons, and fugitives accused of spreading deadly drugs, driving gun violence, and increasing crime across district and state lines, the Justice Department said Monday.

“Operation Spring Cleaning is the latest success story in this FBI’s full-throttle mission to surge resources all across the country, crushing violent crime and saving American lives,” FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital. “Whether it’s Summer Heat, Viper, Grayskull, Spring Cleaning, or others, these are the ops that have delivered the most prolific run of crime reduction in United States history.”

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Authorities seized numerous weapons and drugs during Operation Spring Cleaning, a nationwide law enforcement initiative conducted over three months. (Justice Department)

“These surges truly save lives, and I couldn’t be prouder of our agents and partners who executed them,” he added.

Overall, the operation netted 1,139 arrests, 984 firearm seizures, and 615 criminal indictments, according to an FBI document reviewed by Fox News Digital. The FBI document also said the operation included 1,474 joint operations and 586 search warrants. Law enforcement also confiscated, 509 kilograms of cocaine, 48 kilograms of fentanyl, according to the document. Authorities also seized 698 pounds of methamphetamine, 567 pounds of marijuana, 7.4 kilograms of crack cocaine, 38 kilograms of heroin and 13,260 MDMA pills, widely known as “ecstasy” or “molly,” the Justice Department said.

The operation also supports the Justice Department’s broader efforts under Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative to repel illegal immigration and eliminate drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), authorities said.

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FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday applauded the arrests seizure of drugs and weapons during Operation Spring Clenaing. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“The FBI’s Operation Spring Cleaning is yet another example of our commitment to rooting out crime and delivering results the American public deserves,” said FBI Deputy Director Chris Raia. “Along with our partners, we’re protecting our communities, reducing crime stats nationwide, and producing record numbers of arrests and seizures. We remain focused on carrying out our mission to crush violent crime and defend the homeland, and we’ve only just begun.”

Operations were conducted across the country, including in Charlotte, N.C.; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Philadelphia; and Sacramento, Calif. In Dallas, authorities seized $20,000 worth of jewelry and a Mercedes-Benz, in addition to drugs and guns.

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“People willing to commit violent crimes don’t care about city and county lines,” said Reid Davis, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Charlotte office.

Monday’s announcement came days after the FBI announced the results of Operation Soteria Shield, a sweeping joint takedown between the FBI and Texas authorities. That recent operation resulted in more than 276 arrests for suspected child exploitation and the rescue of 89 children, authorities said Friday.

Frances Tiafoe was the last American standing at the French Open.

And after leading two sets to one and 5-4 in the fourth set, he was one service hold away from a trip to the quarterfinals. Then he let it slip away.

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Tiafoe, the No. 19 seed, lost to Matteo Arnaldi in five sets at Roland Garros, ending the United States’ singles run in Paris in brutal fashion.

Arnaldi beat Tiafoe, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals.

Frances Tiafoe blew a 4-1 lead in the fourth set and lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the fourth round at the 2026 French Open. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

This wasn’t just a loss.

It was a complete collapse.

Tiafoe was up two sets to one. He was up 4-1 in the fourth set. He had a double-break lead and a spot in the final eight sitting right there in front of him.

Then it all came apart.

Tiafoe dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, then spent the next two sets wrestling control away from the unseeded Italian. He took the second set, pulled away in the third and appeared to have the match in his hands when he broke Arnaldi twice in the fourth.

That should have been enough.

It wasn’t.

Arnaldi broke back once. Tiafoe still had an opportunity to serve for the match, up 5-4. But Arnaldi broke him again. Then the Italian fought off a break point in the ensuing game, forced a fourth-set tiebreaker and eventually stole the set, turning what looked like a Tiafoe escape into a full-blown fifth-set fight.

By then, the match felt different.

Frances Tiafoe lost to Matteo Arnaldi in the fourth round of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Both players looked exhausted in the fifth set, but it was Arnaldi who was able to summon the extra energy to outlast Tiafoe in a battle of attrition.

And now, American tennis has nobody left in singles.

The United States started Roland Garros with legitimate hopes on both sides of the singles draw. Coco Gauff was the defending women’s champion. Madison Keys was still alive into the second week. Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Learner Tien, Zachary Svajda and others gave American men’s tennis plenty of chances to make noise.

Then it was only Tiafoe.

Until it wasn’t.

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The loss stings even more because Tiafoe is comfortable in these moments. He has made deep runs at majors before, most notably reaching the semifinals at the U.S. Open in 2022 and earning a quarterfinal berth in last year’s French Open.

He also had to fight just to get here, surviving Hubert Hurkacz in five sets earlier in the tournament and rallying from two sets down against Jaime Faria in the third round. He had never faced three consecutive five-set matches during a major tournament until Monday.

So, no, this was never a clean ride.

But it was still right there.

Arnaldi’s reward is a quarterfinal matchup against Matteo Berrettini, who beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo in straight sets earlier on Monday. Cerundolo had stunned top-seeded Jannik Sinner earlier in the tournament.

Matteo Arnaldi upset Frances Tiafoe during the fourth round of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Berrettini certainly isn’t a pushover. He’s a former Wimbledon finalist and, when healthy, has enough power to make anyone uncomfortable.

But this is also what makes Tiafoe’s loss so hard to absorb.

Carlos Alcaraz isn’t in the tournament after withdrawing because of a wrist injury. Sinner was knocked out. Novak Djokovic was upset by 19-year-old Joao Fonseca.

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The men’s draw is wide open by Roland Garros standards, and Tiafoe had a real chance to make the deepest French Open run of his career. He was also trying to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2003, and the first American man to win the French Open since Michael Chang in 1989.

American tennis needed somebody to stick around.

Tiafoe nearly did.

Instead, after leading 4-1 in the fourth set with a double-break advantage, he became the last American singles player to exit Paris.

The House Judiciary Committee on Monday requested NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testify at a hearing that will examine whether the Sports Broadcast Act of 1961 has been used by sports leagues “to harm consumers,” according to a letter obtained by Fox News and OutKick.

The letter, from Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R, Ohio), requests Goodell testify on June 10.

This is not a subpoena , so Goodell can opt to testify or not. He is instructed to let the Committee know his intentions by June 3.

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An NFL spokesman did not immediately respond to an email seeking confirmation as to the commissioner’s intentions.

“We respectfully request your testimony at a hearing titled “Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act” on June 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building,” the letter to Goodell reads.

“This hearing will examine the Sports Broadcasting Act (SBA) of 1961 and its effect on the modern broadcast market for major sports leagues. In particular, this hearing will examine the ways in which the distribution of professional sports has evolved since the SBA was first enacted 65 years ago.

“It will also examine the extent to which the antitrust exemption created by the SBA has been used by the professional sports leagues to harm consumers and whether potential legislative remedies may be needed to address that harm.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is pictured speaking in an image provided by Imagn Images.

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That sounds ominous and should be for the NFL because its business model hinges on the antitrust exemption within the Sports Broadcasting Act.

The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 grants professional sports leagues, including the NFL, a limited antitrust exemption that allows teams to pool their television rights and sell them collectively as a league package rather than having each team negotiate its own broadcasting contracts.

So, the NFL is able to negotiate television contracts as one entity on behalf of its 32 teams. That has been a boon to the league.

The NFL’s current media-rights agreements, which run through the 2033 season, are reportedly worth more than $110 billion overall. The annual values for the four major broadcast partners are:

• ABC/ESPN (Disney): approximately $2.7 billion per year.
• FOX: approximately $2.2 billion per year.
• CBS (Paramount): approximately $2.1 billion per year.

NBC (Comcast): approximately $2 billion per year.

Netflix and NFL signage advertises the NFL’s two Christmas Day marquee games streaming live on Netflix in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images)

If Congress, the Department of Justice or the FCC — all of which are conducting probes into how professional sports leagues may be violating the Sports Broadcasting Act by funneling games to pay streaming sites such as Amazon, Netflix, Peacock and others — decide a change is necessary, it could rock the NFL to its foundation.

So, as the letter from Jordan to Goodell states, the commissioner should be “prepared to summarize your testimony with a five-minute opening statement and answer questions posed by Subcommittee members,” some of whom might not be treating the commissioner as a friendly witness.

The NFL has previously made a presentation before the FCC to convince that body that the league’s business model is good for consumers as 87 percent of its games are on so-called “free” television.

But consumers have complained that the advent of Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, which require consumers pay a subscription fee, has affected their wallet as the NFL has siphoned multiple games to the services in recent years.

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This coming season, Amazon Prime holds exclusive national rights to the NFL’s annual Black Friday game in addition to 15 Thursday Night Football games, while Netflix will carry two Christmas Day games and Peacock streams an exclusive regular-season matchup.

The cost for consumers of adding all those services to have access to the games is at the root of their complaints.

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