Sotomayor breaks with Jackson in decision over Trump cuts to federal workforce

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in a Supreme Court order handed down on Tuesday stood out enough that it prompted one of her liberal colleagues to voice disagreement with her.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said in a brief concurrence that the high court’s 8-1 order clearing the way for President Donald Trump to continue downsizing the government was the right decision.

“I agree with Justice Jackson that the President cannot restructure federal agencies in a manner inconsistent with congressional mandates,” Sotomayor wrote. “Here, however, the relevant Executive Order directs agencies to plan reorganizations and reductions in force ‘consistent with applicable law’ … and the resulting joint memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management reiterates as much.”

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Sotomayor’s remarks were included as part of a short two-page order from the Supreme Court saying the executive order Trump signed in February directing federal agencies to plan for “large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), consistent with applicable law” was likely lawful.

The Supreme Court said it had no opinion at this stage on the legality of any actual job cuts and that that question was not before the high court.

But Jackson felt differently, according to her 15-page dissent affixed to the order.

Jackson, the most junior justice and an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said a lower court judge was right to pause any further reductions to the federal workforce. Jackson lectured her colleagues for thinking otherwise.

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“That temporary, practical, harm-reducing preservation of the status quo was no match for this Court’s demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President’s legally dubious actions in an emergency posture,” Jackson said.

Any future government downsizing would come on top of thousands of government employees already losing their jobs or opting to accept buy-out plans as part of Trump’s stated goals to scale down the federal government and make it run more efficiently.

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The Supreme Court’s order arose from a lawsuit brought by labor organizations and nonprofits, who alleged that the president’s decision to dramatically slash the federal workforce infringed on Congress’s authority over approving and funding government jobs.

The order was issued on an emergency basis and is only temporary. It will remain in place while the Trump administration appeals the lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Susie Wiles laments ‘troublesome ending’ to Musk-Trump relationship after exit

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles lamented in a new interview that Elon Musk‘s relationship with President Donald Trump and the administration came to a “troublesome ending.” 

“It seemed almost as if he had a sort of fatherly fixation with Donald Trump that I guess inevitably was going to blow up at some point. How did you see that relationship?” New York Post columnist Miranda Devine asked Wiles after they both agreed there was a “hiccup” with the former head of DOGE.

Wiles sat for a conversation on Devine’s “Pod Force One” podcast, which was released on Wednesday. Musk exited his role with the Trump administration in May.

“Similar, the president was very, very kind to him. And Elon had so much to offer us. He knew things we didn’t know, he knew people and technologies that we didn’t know. It was a great thing when it was a great thing, and then it had a very troublesome ending,” Wiles said. 

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Musk and Trump have traded barbs over the Trump-backed “Big, Beautiful Bill” as the former DOGE chief has since launched another political party — the “America Party.”

The new party, according to Musk’s posts, will target a few key seats in Congress. The goal is to create a swing bloc powerful enough to hold the balance of power and stop what Musk sees as the worst excesses of both Republicans and Democrats.

Musk called the bill a “disgusting abomination.”

“I don’t understand it. I don’t know,” Wiles told Devine of the pair’s fallout. “I enjoyed working with Elon. I think he’s a fascinating person and sees the world differently. And I think that’s probably what the president saw, too, just a little bit different than the average Joe, but certainly, came to not a good ending.”

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The president reacted to Musk’s third-party announcement on Monday.

“I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Bedminster, N.J. “We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party. The Democrats have lost their way, but it’s always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion.”

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“It really seems to have been developed for two parties,” the president continued. “Third parties have never worked. So, he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous.”

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Unearthed college Mamdani college writings show true thoughts on race and Israel

FIRST ON FOX: College newspaper articles written by New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani shed light on the surging candidate’s early views on a variety of topics, including his promotion of an anti-Israel boycott and concerns about “white privilege,” a Fox News Digital review found.

Mamdani wrote 32 articles for the Bowdoin Orient during his four years studying at Maine’s prestigious Bowdoin College from 2010 to 2014, including an article his senior year promoting an academic boycott of Israel.

“This academic and cultural boycott aims to bring under scrutiny the actions of the Israeli government and to put pressure on Israeli institutions to end the oppressive occupation and racist policies within both Israel and occupied Palestine,” wrote Mamdani, who co-founded his college’s Students for Justice in Palestine organization.

Students for Justice in Palestine has become one of the biggest drivers of anti-Israel protests on college campuses since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, with some going so far as to celebrate the attack. 

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Mamdani was taking issue in his article with Bowdoin College’s president, Barry Mills, opposing the boycott. 

“Lastly, Mills regrettably makes no mention of Palestinians or Palestine,” Mamdani wrote. “The call for the boycott comes in response to more than 60 years of Israeli colonial occupation of Palestine. When Mills speaks of the ‘free exchange of knowledge, ideas, and research, and open discourse’ in academia, he does so while privileging partnerships with Israeli institutions over basic freedoms for Palestinians, including the rights to food, water, shelter and education, which many Palestinians are denied under Israeli rule.”

In a 2013 op-ed, Mamdani responded to a White student who took issue with criticism of the school’s editorial page being too White by accusing him of holding “white privilege.”

“White males are privileged in their near-to-exclusive featuring as figures of authority in print, on television and around us in our daily realities,” Mamdani wrote. “We, the consumers of these media, internalize this and so believe in the innate authority of a white male’s argument and the need for its publication. So, white privilege is both a structural and an individual phenomenon, the former propelling the latter. Therefore, even when the individual is silent, the structures continue to exist and frame our society through their existence.”

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Mamdani said the “pervasive male whiteness” of the school’s opinion pages “builds on the sadly still-present white male monopolization of both discourse and understanding.”

Mamdani explained, “While whiteness is not homogenous, white privilege is. This privilege is clear in not having to face institutional racism in access to housing subsidies, college grants, financial institutions, or civil rights. It allows a white person to universalize his own experiences. It restricts society’s ability to understand its flaws, and projects a false image of meritocracy upon a nation built on institutional racism.”

In another post, titled “Bearded in Cairo,” Mamdani discussed his time studying abroad in Egypt as the Muslim Brotherhood was violently toppling President Morsi’s regime. He explained that before arriving he had grown a beard “mostly as a symbolic middle finger” to the stereotype that “pervades America” that brown individuals with beards are a “terrorist.”

Mamdani discussed privilege again, saying that he had “arrived in a society where privilege was a different color.”

“Gone was the image of the white Christian male that I had grown accustomed to, and in its place was a darker, more familiar picture – ­­­one that, for the first time, I fit: brown skin, black hair, and a Muslim name,” Mamdani wrote. “With the right clothing, some took me for an Egyptian and most thought I was Syrian – either identity allowed me unrestricted access to exploring Cairo.”

In a 2014 article titled “On the 50th anniversary of MLK’s visit to campus, let’s acknowledge what we still need to achieve,” Mamdani lamented that his school, which doubled its diversity student population over the previous 13 years, was still behind where it should be. He wrote that the school had prematurely achieved a “satisfaction with the level of diversity.”

“I have been forced to personally grapple with these inconsistencies during my time here,” Mamdani wrote.

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“I sit in class not knowing whether to correct everyone’s mispronunciation of an Indian woman’s name. I usually do, but today I’m tired. I’m tired of being one of a few non-white students in a classroom, if not the only one. I bring up race in discussions only to see the thought flicker in my peers eyes and on their tongues. They sigh without a sound. I’ve brought up race again. I’ve sidetracked the discussion. I’ve chosen to make an issue out of it.”

In the same post, Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents, outlined his struggles feeling uncomfortable being a non-white student.

“I grow a beard only to be called a terrorist,” Mamdani wrote. “I pronounce the ‘h’ in my name only to hear muffled laughs. Clothing becomes exotic once it clads my body. Cotton shirts are called dashikis and sandals ethnic.”

Mamdani continued, “While I am now comfortable in my own skin, I can remember wishing for whiteness my first year when I thought certain types of girls were impossible to talk to due to my skin being more kiwi than peach. Months later, I remember thinking that attraction might only be possible when a girl had ‘a thing for brown guys.’”

Mamdani explained that he has found “solidarity” with some students on campus but that “still, too few people acknowledge that race is an issue on our campus, or that it has ever been one.”

“But if people say they are color blind, do they even see me?” Mamdani wrote.

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s campaign for comment.

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Mamdani burst onto the national political scene last month when he won a surprising victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary despite facing criticism for his far-left policies, which included city-run grocery stores, defunding police, safe injection sites and raising the minimum wage to $30.

Mamdani’s victory has sparked a civil war of sorts within the Democratic Party between those pushing to moderate since VP Kamala Harris’s defeat in November and those embracing a progressive shift toward the mold of Rep. Alexandria-Cortez, D-N.Y., who endorsed Mamdani.

Mamdani, thanks to his primary victory, is the clear frontrunner in the general election in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a roughly six-to-one margin.

Supreme Court blocks Florida’s immigration crackdown, citing federal authority

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Florida’s emergency bid to let it enforce a controversial immigration law that would ban illegal immigrants from entering the state — leaving in place a lower court’s pause on immediately enforcing the measure.

Justices on the 6-3 conservative majority Supreme Courtdid not explain their decision, and there were no noted dissents.

At issue was Florida’s Senate Bill 4C, which would make it a crime for undocumented migrants to enter the state if they had been previously deported or previously denied entry into the U.S., regardless of their history, and even if they had since gained lawful status in the country.

Re-entering the state after being deported would be considered a felony under S.B. 4C, and individuals suspected of violating the law would be jailed, without bond, until their cases could be heard in court.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the high court late last month to intervene and block a preliminary injunction handed down in April by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit declined to take up the case.

Uthmeier argued in his appeal that, barring intervention from the high court, Florida and its citizens will “remain disabled from combatting the serious harms of illegal immigration for years as this litigation proceeds through the lower courts.”

Uthmeier was ultimately joined by 17 states n backing the state’s position to the Supreme Court. 

The Justice Department, for its part, also filed a 33-page brief of its own supporting Florida’s enforcement of the law.

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Lawyers for the Trump administration said Monday that S.B. 4C “complements existing federal immigration law by punishing those within, or that come within, Florida’s regulatory reach who previously entered or reentered the country in violation of U.S. immigration law.”

“Florida’s law is in harmony, not conflict, with federal law.”

Biden doctor takes the Fifth in closed-door House committee interview

Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor’s closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee ended after less than an hour on Wednesday morning, with the doctor giving investigators virtually no new insights.

O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment to multiple questions about his time with former President Joe Biden during his sit-down. It resulted in a hasty end to what could have been an hours-long deposition.

“I’m going to read the first two questions that were asked. ‘Were you ever told to lie about the president’s health?’ He pleaded the Fifth Amendment. He would not answer that question. The second question, ‘Did you ever believe President Biden was unfit to execute his duty?'” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters after the meeting.

“Again, President Biden’s White House physician pled the fifth. This is unprecedented, and I think that this adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up.”

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The doctor’s lawyers said O’Connor’s refusal to answer questions on Fifth Amendment grounds was not an admission of guilt, but rather a response to what they saw as an unprecedented investigatory scope that could have violated the bounds of patient-physician privilege.

“This Committee has indicated to Dr. O’Connor and his attorneys that it does not intend to honor one of the most well-known privileges in our law – the physician patient privilege. Instead, the Committee has indicated that it will demand that Dr. O’Connor reveal, without any limitations, confidential information regarding his medical examinations, treatment, and care of President Biden,” the attorney statement said.

“Revealing confidential patient information would violate the most fundamental ethical duty of a physician, could result in revocation of Dr. O’Connor’s medical license, and would subject Dr. O’Connor to potential civil liability. Dr. O’Connor will not violate his oath of confidentiality to any of his patients, including President Biden.”

The House Oversight Committee has been investigating whether Biden’s former top aides covered up evidence of his mental and physical decline while in office. Biden’s allies have denied such allegations.

But Comer suggested to reporters that O’Connor’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment could have been evidence to the contrary.

“Most people invoke the fifth when they have criminal liability. And so that’s what would appear on the surface here,” he said. “We’re going to continue to move forward. Obviously, I think his actions today speak loud and clear.”

But O’Connor’s lawyers wrote in their statement, “We want to emphasize that asserting the Fifth Amendment privilege does not imply that Dr. O’Connor has committed any crime. In fact, to the contrary, as our Supreme Court has emphasized: ‘One of the Fifth Amendment’s basic functions is to protect
innocent men who otherwise might be ensnared by ambiguous circumstances.'”

Meanwhile, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who made a surprise appearance at the interview and was the only lawmaker there, save for Comer, defended O’Connor’s use of the Fifth Amendment.

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“As someone who has served as a criminal defense attorney and actually been in courtrooms, it’s kind of astounding to hear someone say, if you invoke the Fifth Amendment, that is only because you are guilty,” Crockett said. 

She pointed out that the Trump administration had launched a contemporaneous criminal probe.

“We have a constitutional right that anyone who may be under fire can invoke. And unfortunately, with this rogue DOJ, it has decided that it wants to run a contemporaneous investigation, criminal investigation, involving the doctor – I think he did what any good lawyer would advise him to do,” Crockett said.

O’Connor’s lawyers have asked the committee to pause its investigation while the Department of Justice (DOJ) probe is underway.

He and his legal team appeared to catch reporters by surprise with their hasty exit on Wednesday morning, roughly thirty minutes after entering.

One of O’Connor’s lawyers said they would be making “no comments to press” in response to a shouted question by Fox News Digital.

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Comer, for his part, insisted the investigation would go on.

“This is something I think every American is concerned about. I think that the American people want to know the truth. We’re going to continue this investigation. We’ll move forward,” Comer said. “We have several other witnesses that are going to come in for depositions and transcribed interviews. We will do everything in our ability to be transparent with the media and be transparent with the American people.”

The committee previously interviewed former Biden staff secretary Neera Tanden. Comer has summoned several other ex-White House aides to appear.

Cuomo erupts at Democrat senator for ‘cheap shot’ over Texas flood tragedy

NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo blasted Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on Tuesday for his “cheap shot” suggestion that President Donald Trump‘s cuts to federal funding played a role in the devastating Texas Floods earlier this week.

Cuomo accused the senator of taking a “cheap shot [against] dead kids” to score political points against Trump, and informed his audience that he no longer wants Murphy on the program as a guest.

“Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, I’ve been trying to get him on the show, now I don’t want him,” the ex-CNN host said.

Murphy’s X post read: “Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters. There are consequences to Trump’s brainless attacks on public workers, like meteorologists.”

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Cuomo noted that the union for the National Weather Service (NWS), which has been critical of Trump’s cuts in the past, put out a statement confirming that the NWS was fully staffed at the time of the floods, contradicting Murphy’s assertion.

“Meteorologists are not faulting the National Weather Service. They’re noting that they began to escalate the flood warnings as much as 12 hours in advance of the floods — so shut up Murphy!” Cuomo exclaimed.

Furthering his point on politicians using the floods in Texas to score points, Cuomo argued that the politicization of tragedies is “killing us.”

“We have to see that the interests of the many are being held hostage by the obsessions of the few — on both sides,” he said. “They are killing us!”

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Earlier in the show, Cuomo condemned the “disgusting” widespread politicization of the disaster on social media, making him question if we’re even “a country anymore.”

“What brings us together? What is our common concern?” he questioned. “We’re just dueling factions of fanatics.”

Murphy wasn’t the only person Cuomo called out for their political rhetoric surrounding the floods.

Cuomo also denounced Houston pediatrician Dr. Christina Propst for her now-deleted Facebook post wishing all “non-MAGA voters” to be “safe and dry,” while hoping that Trump voters “get what they voted for.” Propst was fired for her remarks.

Murphy’s office declined to comment.  

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Federal court demands answers after El Salvador reveals truth about deported migrants

The government of El Salvador told the United Nations that more than 100 Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to its maximum-security prison, CECOT, in March remain under the sole custody of the U.S. government — appearing to undercut months of assertions by senior Trump officials, who have repeatedly claimed they have no power to compel the return of these individuals.

The U.N. report was included Monday in a court filing submitted by lawyers for the ACLU and other migrant groups representing more than 100 detainees at CECOT who are challenging their removal from the U.S. to the maximum-security Salvadorian prison.

The filing included a copy of statements made by the Salvadorian government to a U.N. human rights office in April, as part of an investigation brought on behalf of four families.

At the time, El Salvador officials told the U.N. that the “jurisdiction and legal responsibility” for detainees sent by the U.S. to CECOT in March lies “exclusively” with the U.S., citing a $6 million agreement it struck with the U.S. in March to host roughly 300 migrant prisoners.

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That assertion came roughly one month after the Trump administration in March invoked a 1798 wartime immigration law to more quickly deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang. 

Prior to March, the U.S. invoked the law just three times, including most recently during World War II.

Lawyers representing the migrants argued Monday that the statement included in the U.N. report should be grounds for plaintiffs to seek additional discovery in the case, which had been overseen by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg beginning in March.

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“Since March, the Trump-Vance administration has sought to operate in the shadows without public transparency as it removes people from the country under false pretenses or without any process at all,” Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, which is representing the CECOT detainees alongside the ACLU, said in a statement this week.

“This is a threat to every single American, and is a threat to our democracy as a whole,” Perryman added.

It could also breathe new life into a flurry of stalled immigration cases nationwide.

As of this writing, the revelation has already had a knock-down effect on at least one case involving a CECOT migrant ordered back to the U.S. by a federal judge.

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U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, ordered the administration on Wednesday to explain its position to the court in light of the new revelations.

“Defendants have repeatedly skirted this Court’s directive to provide information regarding the steps they have taken and will take to facilitate the return of [‘Cristian’] to the United States,” the judge wrote in an order Wednesday evening, referring to a man deported to El Salvador in March.

She noted that the defendants “have repeatedly made oblique references to their request of ‘assistance’ from the U.S. Department of State, which has ‘entered into negotiations to facilitate Cristian’s return’ and ‘assumed responsibility on behalf of the U.S. Government for … diplomatic discussions with El Salvador.'”

Gallagher ruled in April that the government violated a 2024 settlement between DHS and a group of young asylum seekers in deporting him before his case was fully heard in court.

As of this writing, however, he has not been returned to the country. 

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The revelation could also come to the fore in another major hearing this week.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will hear from Trump administration officials and lawyers for Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia as she weighs a request from Abrego’s attorneys to transfer him back to U.S. custody in Maryland.

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Abrego is currently in the custody of U.S. Marshals in Tennesee but could be released as early as next week. Plaintiffs have cited deep concerns that the Trump administration would immediately seek to take him into ICE custody upon release and deport him to a third country— a notion the administration did not dispute.

 Xinis, for her part, has taken umbrage with the Trump administration’s evasiveness and slow-walking of information, which she likened earlier this week to “trying to nail Jell-O to a wall.”

Livvy Dunne says she was ‘denied’ from buying Babe Ruth’s old apartment

Livvy Dunne was en route to making her “first real estate purchase,” but at the 11th hour, she was “denied” from doing so.

In a recent TikTok video, Dunne and her boyfriend, MLB pitching phenom Paul Skenes, were interested in an apartment in New York City.

“But the gag was, it was Babe Ruth’s apartment,” Dunne revealed.

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“So naturally, like, I’m telling everybody. I’m excited. I was gonna buy it. I was gonna pay with cash,” Dunne continued. “Like, I wanted this apartment bad. It got to the point where the relator was so confident, Paul and I went, I got an interior designer because I didn’t want to bring my college furniture to Babe Ruth’s apartment. That would be, like, criminal.”

However, she was thrown a curveball.

“Then, the week that I’m supposed to get my keys to my brand new apartment, I get a call – the co-op board denied me. So pretty much, the people in the [board] voted to not have me live there… Maybe they didn’t want a public figure living there. But I was literally supposed to get the keys, and that week, they denied me. It was just iconic. It was so cool that it was Babe Ruth’s apartment.”

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The three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom apartment is located at 345 W. 88th Street in Manhattan and was last purchased in 2016 for $1.58 million and hit the market back in March.

Ruth lived there for several years, beginning in 1929, while playing for the Yankees, before moving near the West Side Highway.

The MLB legend hit 714 home runs in his illustrious career and still holds the MLB records for slugging percentage (.690) and OPS (1.164). He began his career as mostly a pitcher before transferring to the outfield and becoming the Sultan of Swat.

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Dunne recently finished her gymnastics career at LSU.

Amazon Prime Day tech deals from Apple Watches to Wi-Fi upgrades

It’s day 2 of Amazon’s Prime Day, and if you’ve been waiting to upgrade your laptop, headphones, home security or gaming setup, we’ve found the best Amazon Prime Day tech deals.

Apple fans can scroll down to find Apple products like AirPods and Apple Watches at big discounts. There are Beats and Sony headphones, TV deals and a host of Prime Day laptop deals, laptop and phone accessories and smart tech. 

You can also find more information from our guides on Prime Day Apple deals, TV deals and appliances. 

Make sure you’re an Amazon Prime member to secure the best deals. You can join or start a 30-day free trial today.

Latest deals in tech

Sony WF-1000XM5 Noise Canceling Earbuds: on sale for $198 (34% off), originally $299.99
Beats Studio Buds +: on sale for $89.95 (47% off), originally $169.95
Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-canceling overhead headphones (black): on sale for $193 (45% off), originally $349.99
Sonos Beam Gen 2 Soundbar: on sale for $369.00 (26% off), originally $499.99
Bose TV Speaker: on sale for $199 (29% off), originally $279.99
Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet: on sale for $69.99 (50% off), originally $139.99
APC 1500VA Battery Backup and Surge Protector: on sale for $136.79 (28% off), originally $189.99
TP-Link indoor security camera: on sale for $19.98 (20% off), originally $24.99

Apple product deals

Apple Watch Series 10: on sale for $309 (28% off), originally $399
Apple AirTag 4 pack: on sale for $64.99 (34% off), originally $99
Apple Watch Ultra 2: on sale for $649.99 (19% off), originally $799
Apple iPad 10: on sale for $279.99 (20% off), originally $349
Apple AirPods Pro 2: on sale for $149 (40% off), originally $249
Apple AirPods Max wireless over-ear headphones: on sale for $399 (27% off), originally $549.00

Apple AirPods 4: on sale for $89 (31% off)

Original price: $129

Apple AirPods 4 are long-lasting wireless earbuds that seamlessly connect to Apple devices and most other Bluetooth-enabled devices. They last up to 30 hours off one charge and come with a fast-charging case. The AirPods 4 have improved sound quality that provides a more immersive sound experience. 

Apple Watch SE: on sale for $169 (32% off)

Original price: $249

The Apple Watch SE is the perfect fitness partner, with insights into your health and fitness. You’ll get notifications if you have an irregular heart rate, and the watch is water-resistant, so you can wear it while swimming. Connect to the Workout app and get even more ways to train. 

Find even more Apple products on sale for Amazon Prime Day in our best Apple deals piece here. 

Music deals

Sony WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-canceling overhead headphones (blue): on sale for $183 (48% off), originally $349.99
Beats Solo 4 headphones: on sale for $97.99 (51% off), original price $199.95
Soundcore P30i by Anker noise-canceling earbuds: on sale for $23.74 (53% off), originally $49.99
Soundcore Select 4 Go Bluetooth shower speaker: on sale for $18.99 (46% off), originally $34.99

JBL PartyBox Stage: on sale for $499.95 (17% off) 

Original price: $599.95

JBL’s PartyBox Stage speaker is designed to bring high-energy sound and immersive visuals to get the party started. This party powerhouse features a replaceable battery that delivers up to 18 hours of playtime. It’s splashproof and can connect up to two microphones.  

Beats Studio Pro headphones: on sale for $169.95 (51% off)

Original price: $349.99

Do you prefer over-the-ear headphones? These Beats Studio Pro headphones offer a high-end sound. When you still want to hear the outside world, you can activate the Ambient Noise feature so you can be more aware. The one-touch pairing feature allows you to seamlessly connect your headphones to your Apple or Android devices. 

JBL Xtreme 4 portable Bluetooth speaker: on sale for $249.95 (34% off)

Original price: $379.95

The JBL Xtreme 4 speaker provides next-level sound. It has two woofers, two drivers and an incredible bass that pair together to create an immersive listening experience. On a full charge, you get up to 24 hours of playtime. It also has a Playtime Boost that prolongs playtime by up to six hours. The convenient shoulder strap also makes the speaker easy to bring with you anywhere. 

TV deals

Roku Select Series 40-inch Smart TV: on sale for $179.99 (22% off), originally $229.99
Samsung Q-Series soundbar: on sale for $997.99 (29% off), originally $1,397.99
Sony BRAVIA theater system: on sale for $568 (26% off), originally $769.99
TCL 98-Inch QM8K Series Smart TV: on sale for $2,997.99 (40% off), originally $4,999.99

Amazon Fire TV 32″: on sale for $109.99 (27% off)

Original price: $149.99

An Amazon Fire TV has everything you want in a smart TV and is extremely affordable. You can easily access all your favorite streaming platforms, and you can use Alexa for voice control. Dolby Digital Audio gives you great sound, while the 32-inch screen makes this a perfect TV for a bedroom.

Hisense 55″ Google Smart TV: on sale for $878 (41% off)

Original price: $1,499.99

This Hisense U8 4K TV is one of the best-reviewed streaming TVs out there. It’s got Google TV software built in, so you can easily find all your favorite streaming services. The best thing about the U8 is its incredibly sharp and bright picture, which is why it has won so many awards.

Find even more TVs on sale for Amazon Prime Day in our best TV deals piece here. 

Soundbar deals

Sonos Beam Gen 2 Soundbar: on sale for $369.00 (26% off), originally $499.99
Bose TV Speaker: on sale for $199.99 (29% off), originally $279.99
 

Computer and laptop deals

Apple 2024 MacBook Pro laptop: on sale for $1,429 (11% off), originally $1,599
HP 14 laptop: on sale for $177.15 (23% off), originally $229.99
Microsoft Surface laptop: on sale for $1,124.99 (30% off), originally $1,599.99

Apple 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch laptop: on sale for $849 (15% off)

Original price: $999

The 2025 version of the MacBook Air has Apple’s new M4 chip that offers a speed boost compared to previous models. The upgraded FaceTime camera will follow you around the room when you’re on calls, and you get an impressive 18 hours of battery life. The newest MacBook Air also has improved sound, with three mics and four speakers built in. 

HP Chromebook Plus: on sale for $326.40 (46% off)

Original price: $599.99

This HP Chromebook Plus runs Google’s Chromebook software, making it really simple to use. It has a touchscreen which you can flip over to turn this into a tablet or a TV-style screen. It’s more than fast enough for most users, and you’ll get regular software updates from Google, along with a host of AI features built in.

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Tablet and e-book deals

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft: on sale for $179.99 (36% off), originally $279.99
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Tablet 11: on sale for $132.99 (40% off), originally $219.99

Apple iPad: on sale for $279.99 (20% off)

Original price: $349

The latest version of Apple’s hugely successful iPad is on rare sale. It’s the best affordable tablet out there, perfect for email, social media and watching all your favorite TV shows and movies. The retina 11-inch display is sharp, bright and can even adjust depending on the light in the room you’re in. There are several versions with different storage capacity, although the base 128 GB will be enough for most people. 

An artist’s dream, the iPad has a compatible Apple Pencil that makes drawing ultra-realistic, and it can even recognize your handwriting. The magic keyboard folio turns your iPad into a fully functioning laptop and detaches and attaches with a simple click.

To protect your iPad, a hard cover iPad case (that comes in nearly any color) and a screen protector are a must. They’ll prevent cracks and scratches from everyday wear and tear.

Smartphone deals

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE: on sale for $529.99 (25% off), originally $799.99
Google Pixel 9: on sale for $549 (31% off), originally $799.99
Samsung Galaxy A16: on sale for $142.49 (29%), originally $199.99
Samsung Galaxy S25: on sale for $584.99 (27% off), originally $799.99

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: on sale for $934.99 (28% off)

Original price: $1,299.99

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a durable design with a titanium frame and tough glass screen built for daily use. An AI camera with audio eraser allows you to capture video in low-light environments. The advanced portrait features balance skin tones and preserve natural textures, giving every photograph a professional finish. This Samsung stands out for its advanced quad-camera system and it includes the integrated S Pen. 

Laptop and phone accessories

Portable monitor tablet: on sale for $59.97 (33% off), originally $89.98
12″ ring light with tripod: on sale for $29.99 (9% off), originally $32.99
Anker Prime power bank: on sale for $69.99 (22% off), originally $89.99
Belkin 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station: on sale for $85.99 (28% off), originally $119.99
Belkin Portable Charger Power Bank 10000 mAh: on sale for $39.99 (20% off), originally $49.99

14″ laptop screen extender: on sale for $109.98 (31% off)

Original price: $159.99

Make your laptop more functional with a 14-inch laptop screen extender. With the extender, you can have meetings while you work, watch TV and effortlessly switch between documents on each screen. The screen rotates 180 degrees, so you can place it in a way that’s most productive for you. 

Amazon Basics laptop and tablet bag case: on sale for $93.59 (25% off)

Original price: $124.12

Get a high-end laptop and tablet bag that’s the perfect travel companion. Featuring an adjustable and removable shoulder strap, you can pack the bag in your suitcase or carry it. The case has multiple pockets, both for your electronics and chargers. Plus, the smaller front pocket gives you a place to store your smaller belongings. 

Network and Wi-Fi

TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router: on sale for $54.99 (45% off), originally $99.99
Netgear whole home Wi-Fi 6 network system: on sale for $159.99 (54% off), originally $349.99

Amazon eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi system: on sale for $349.99 (36% off)

Original price: $549.99

Amazon’s eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi system supports the latest Wi-Fi technology, providing faster internet speeds than ever before. You can get wired-like speeds without needing actual wires, making this setup perfect for gaming, working and streaming all at once. The system can handle network speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps and wired speeds. 

Home security deals

TP-Link indoor security camera: on sale for $19.98 (20% off), originally $24.99
Ring battery doorbell with Ring indoor cam: on sale for $69.99 (50% off), originally 139.99

Ring Alarm 14-piece kit: on sale for $198.99 (40% off)

Original price: $329.99

Set up your whole home with a Ring alarm kit. You’ll get a base station, two keypads, eight contact sensors for doors and windows, two motion detectors and one range extender. The whole system can be set up quickly and controlled from the Ring app on your smartphone. 

Blink Outdoor 4 wireless smart security cameras: on sale for $99.99 (62% off)

Original price: $259.99

Blink is an easy-to-use system that helps you protect your home and view the cameras right from your smartphone. With a two-year battery life and quick setup, you can feel more secure in just a few minutes. The cameras detect motion and will send you an alert if a person is detected. Connect it to your Alexa and you have even more control over your cameras. 

Camera deals

Ruko drone with 6K camera: on sale for $319.99 (44% off), originally $569.99

GoPro HERO13: on sale for $329 (23% off)

Original price: $429.99

The GoPro HERO13 is the upgraded GoPro with a longer battery life and better lighting capabilities to make your videos even better. It also has the capability to connect to Bluetooth audio for use with your wireless mic. Its legendary durability means you can use your new GoPro just about anywhere.

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Gaming deals

55-inch gaming desk with LED lights: on sale for $79.99 (20% off), originally $99.99

Razer BlackShark gaming headset: on sale for $36.08 (40% off)

Original price: $59.99

When you’re playing games for hours, you need a comfortable headset that provides superior sound. Razer BlackShark headsets come in a variety of colors and have noise-canceling capabilities that help you feel more immersed in the games you’re playing. 

Gaming chair with speakers: on sale for $152.99 (10% off)

Original price: $169.99

The GTRACING gaming chair comes with dual Bluetooth speakers that connect to any Bluetooth device and provide an immersive sound experience. The chair itself has an ergonomic design that supports your back and neck while you’re gaming. You can also recline and adjust the height for added comfort. 

Smart tech deals

Oura Ring 4: on sale for $296.65 (15% off)

Original price: $349

The Oura Ring 4 is a sleek and screen-free way to track your health. It’s designed for comfortable, all-day and night wear and focuses on delivering personalized insights into sleep, recovery, stress, and activity.

iRobot Roomba robot vacuum and mop combo: on sale for $139.99 (49% off)

Original price: $274.99

An iRobot Roomba senses when your floors need to be cleaned and gets to work. It won’t fall down the stairs, and has both a vacuum and mop included. Roombas have gotten a lot smarter, and this one can suggest a cleaning schedule and spot clean if you spill or drop something. On a full charge, the Roomba will clean for 120 minutes.