Variety reports: Anne Hathaway is officially back as Andy Sachs in a first-look photo the Oscar winner and 20th Century Studios posted to social media amid filming “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2006 comedy-drama. Hathaway is returning alongside original co-stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, plus director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline …

NBC News reports: Facing backlash from MAGA supporters about the handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump and his administration have released a flood of information on old grievances and issues popular with the base. “Saying Trump posts random stuff to distract is like saying the sun rises to mess with your sleep schedule,” a former Trump …

Mississippi Today reports: A federal judge has temporarily paused enforcement of the state law that prohibits diversity, equity and inclusion programs from Mississippi public schools and universities. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators. The American Civil …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a Justice Department recommendation that he be given no prison time. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but didn’t hit anyone, was the only officer …

Kansas City’s Fox affiliate reports: A former staff member at a church in Peculiar, Missouri, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography. Andrew Lovisone, 30, of Greenwood, was sentenced on Monday morning in Cass County court to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He pleaded guilty on May 6 to two counts of promoting child pornography. …

The Telegraph reports: A Texan father who moved his family to Russia to escape “woke” America has been sent to the front line. Derek Huffman, 46, relocated to the small town of Istra, around 25 miles from Moscow, with his wife, their three daughters and their husky earlier this year. They did this through Russia’s “shared values” visa scheme, aimed …

“I think that all of these people that are involved, starting with Obama on down, they all ought to have their passports revoked, and people need to be checking private airplanes and private airfields for anybody trying to abscond the country and get the heck out of dodge here. So, that’s number one. I do think that just as was …

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Monday that he is open to President Trump’s call to cancel the August recess as part of the GOP’s push to quickly confirm his nominees. “We’re thinking about it. We want to get as many [nominations] through the pipeline as we can,” Thune said at the Capitol, adding that …

“Right now President Trump is, you know, making a bunch of posts on Truth Social depicting Obama officials in orange jumpsuits. Tulsa Gabbard is doing hits on Fox News and and posting these threads on Twitter. They’re sounding notes of indignation and outrage. All that is fine, but none of that matters if they fail to actually go and make …

“Under President Trump, all job gains have gone to Americans. Looking at labor force data, we believe there has already been a million self-deportations. If we stay the course, Jesse, and if illegal aliens understand the consequences of staying versus the opportunities of leaving, we’re going to see millions and millions more self-deportations. If you choose to self-deport, you can …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of blue urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision. Texas lawmakers in 2023 passed House Bill 2127, dubbed the “Death Star” bill by opponents, which aims to overturn cities’ progressive policies and prevent them from enacting …

The Florida Phoenix reports: U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins met with agriculture leaders in Florida Monday and announced that her agency has signed a $675 million block grant agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide recovery assistance for Florida farmers following the last two hurricane seasons. “I want to thank President Trump, Secretary …

The New York Times reports: Pentagon officials will begin withdrawing 700 active-duty Marines who were sent to Los Angeles last month, the latest scaling back of the Trump administration’s contentious military deployment in Southern California. The withdrawal of the Marines follows the departure of nearly 2,000 California National Guard soldiers and a smaller contingent of about 150 specialized Guard firefighters. …

CBS News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson said there will not be a vote before Congress’ August recess on a resolution that calls on the Trump administration to release more files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “My belief is we need the administration to have the space to do what it is doing, and if further congressional action …

The Huffington Post reports: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says that The Wall Street Journal has been removed from the press pool covering Trump’s Scotland trip because of the paper’s story about a sexually suggestive birthday letter Trump allegedly gave Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. “Due to the Wall Street Journal’s fake and defamatory conduct, they will not be one …

Andy McCarthy writes for the National Review: Do Trump intelligence officials speak with each other? Does Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, read the reports generated by the Central Intelligence Agency? There is good reason to wonder. Last Friday, DNI Gabbard breathlessly released a slew of email communications between intelligence officials that showed what we have already known for …

The Miami Herald reports: Last month, Jordin Castillo was arrested for habitually driving without a license, court records show. He was taken to Alligator Alcatraz on July 3. Six days later, Castillo said, he was handcuffed and left outdoors in the sun as a punishment for attempting to go on a hunger strike inside the detention center, he said in …

“The Harvard case was just tried in Massachusetts before an Obama appointed Judge. She is a TOTAL DISASTER, which I say even before hearing her Ruling. She has systematically taken over the various Harvard cases, and is an automatic ‘loss’ for the People of our Country! “Harvard has $52 Billion Dollars sitting in the Bank, and yet they are anti-Semitic, …

Axios reports: Key to the marketing ploy underpinning Florida’s detention camp in the Everglades is the alligator, portrayed by Republican leaders as a blood-thirsty prison guard ready to attack anyone who escapes. Nothing about the portrayal is accurate, experts in alligator biology and history tell Axios. What’s more, the idea of the alligator lusting for human flesh is rooted in racism, …

The Daily Mail reports: President Donald Trump called for an end to cashless bail, a bold move that could overhaul the way the American prison system works. Trump claims the financial-based bail system results in a rise in crime, and he called for it to come to an end. Crime, in fact, is not on the rise in most American …