Mediaite reports: Trump loyalist Laura Loomer hit back at Tucker Carlson after he derided her as the “world’s creepiest human,” mocking him for his past claim he was “attacked in his bed by a demon” with “scars” to prove it. Carlson, speaking on The After Party podcast with conservative host Emily Jashinsky, aimed his fire at both Loomer and Fox …

Politico reports: Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics in the Senate GOP, said in a podcast on Monday that there are certain situations in which she’d consider becoming an independent and caucusing with Democrats. “There may be that possibility,” she told Galen Druke in an interview excerpt of his GD Politics podcast, scheduled to …

Gothamist reports: Grab a Gatorade and get ready to cast your ballot. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday for New York City’s primary election. The forecast heading into Election Day called for a high of 102 degrees. Registered Democrats in the five boroughs will be voting to nominate their candidates for mayor, city comptroller, public advocate, …

Axios reports: President Trump’s team huddled Monday to discuss a victory tour for shortly after July 4, following what they hope will be passage and signing of his Big Beautiful Bill, a White House source with direct knowledge tells Axios. A top Trump aide pointed out that this will likely be seen as Trump’s first big move of the 2026 …

“President Trump is going to win the Nobel Peace Prize, no doubt! You look at what he’s done with the Congo and Rwanda. You look where he is with Pakistan and India and what he has done there. And then you look at this — what everyone talked about but no one thought was possible. He has brought peace to …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump says Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms with attacks following an early Tuesday deadline to cease hostilities. Trump in comments to reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit at The Hague expressed disappointment about the continued attacks. “They violated it but Israel violated it too,” Trump said. He added, …

“I hate this word ceasefire. The president hated it a few days ago too. What’s needed now is this, in my humble opinion. Iran should be forced to sign a surrender document. Unconditional surrender. “They lost their nukes, they’ve lost their air force, they have no ground-to-air protection. China didn’t step in, Russia didn’t step in, not a single Arab …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center chief fumed at the brains behind Hamilton over an event staged Monday at the iconic arts institution, highlighting tensions between “woke” performers and new MAGA leadership. Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist, unleashed a lengthy rant against Hamilton’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and lead producer Jeffrey Seller, who produced a Pride …

The New York Times reports: President Trump abruptly announced a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Iran after speaking to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Iranian officials, with Qatar helping to mediate, a senior White House official said Monday. The official, who was granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the negotiations publicly, said Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad …

The Hill reports: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called for the delay of this week’s meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, citing concerns about members’ lack of experience and potential bias towards vaccines. “Wednesday’s meeting should not proceed with a relatively small panel, and no CDC Director in place …

CBS News reports: Israel and Iran both indicated on Tuesday morning that they were complying with a ceasefire agreement announced by President Trump. But the apparent agreement — which Iranian officials had yet to formally confirm they would respect — appeared to falter within just a couple hours. The Israeli military ordered people into bomb shelters yet again and said …

Variety reports: Barbra Streisand hasn’t stopped working since launching her professional singing career 65 years ago in New York City. The first performer to earn EGOT status, Streisand’s legacy spans music, theater, film and television. Now 83, Streisand is releasing “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two,” a collection of duets with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Laufey, Hozier, Sam Smith, …

“Nobody knows what it means to accomplish peace through strength better than President Trump. He is the one who came up with that motto and that foreign policy doctrine and he successfully implemented it in his first term. And this is one many of steps he is taking to successfully implement peace in his second term. “The president wants to …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the attack. The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay …

“If you are a Christian or a Jew and you live in a city with a large Muslim population, you need to be armed. If you are an assimilated Muslim who embraces the US and you are proudly American and against the Islamic regime, you also need to protect yourself. Jihadists will try to harm anyone who they view as …

“CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED! “Officially, Iran will start the …

Politico Europe reports: Scrambling to reduce Canada’s dependence on the Donald Trump-led U.S., the country’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday signed a security and defense partnership with the European Union. The aim is to shift Canada’s defense and security relationship away from the U.S. in the wake of Trump’s threats to annex America’s northern neighbor. A key issue is …

The New York Times reports: The remote facility, comprised of large tents, and other planned facilities will cost the state around $450 million a year to run, but Florida can request some reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, a Trump ally who has …

The Latin Times reports: In celebration of Pride Week, more than five thousand LGBTQ+ activists converged on Mexico City’s Zócalo to form the world’s largest human LGBT flag. Under a shower of rain and brandishing vibrant umbrellas, the colorful formation draped the historic Plaza de la Constitución, capturing global attention and shattering previous records. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada joined …

“Too many of these folks will compromise, they’ll remain neutral. They’ll avoid you when you get in trouble. I got some senators who burned my phone up wanting me to come to their fundraisers. If they’re listening to this, they know who they are. “And some of them are in deep red counties. Deep red counties! Wouldn’t have lost a …