Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump went on a rollercoaster re-posting spree on his Truth Social platform Wednesday during which he shared a number of off-the-wall memes — including several alluding to the imprisonment of his political enemies. The president began re-posting shortly before 7 a.m. ET Wednesday — in all sharing 30 memes and other posts from his followers. The …

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale writes: President Donald Trump told a story on Monday about how he “made a correct prediction” about the outcome of the United Kingdom’s 2016 Brexit referendum while he was visiting his golf course in Scotland “the day before the vote.” “You remember?” he asked reporters. They couldn’t have remembered. It didn’t happen. Trump actually visited Scotland …

“Last night, I was surprised to see President Trump on Truth Social go after me and Senate Republicans over what we call the ‘blue slip.’ Now, to people in the Real America – not here in Washington, D.C., an island surrounded by reality – the people in Real America don’t care about what the ‘blue slip’ is, but, in fact, …

Orlando’s Fox affiliate reports: The Florida heatwave continues as a massive so-called “heat dome” brings dangerously hot temperatures to Orlando and Central Florida, and the rest of the Sunshine state. An extreme heat warning has been issued for Volusia, Lake, Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties, indicating heat index values between 108 and 112. How often does Orlando hit 100 degrees? …

The BBC reports: A woman who died after refusing chemotherapy was having “five coffee enemas a day” under her mother’s care, her brother told an inquest. Paloma Shemirani, who had declined chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, suffered a fatal heart attack caused by her tumour at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on 24 July last year. Her mother, Kate Shemirani [photo], …

Politico reports: Texas Republicans would create five House seats that President Donald Trump carried by 10 or more points in November through a redrawn Congressional map to be released Wednesday. Four of the GOP’s pickup opportunities reside in majority-Hispanic districts. The new map — created at Trump’s urging — stands to upend the midterms next year and give Republicans an …

Deadline reports: Donald Trump is heavily weighing giving Sean “Diddy” Combs a full presidential pardon ahead of the convicted Bad Boy Records founder’s sentencing later this year. Nearly two months after Trump publicly entertained the notion of a Diddy pardon in an Oval Office gaggle, a comprehensive get out of jail card for Combs is being “seriously considered,” an administration …

Michael Lavers reports at the Washington Blade: The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has declared provisions of the St. Lucia penal code that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations unconstitutional. Saint Lucia, along with Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat fall under the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s …

From the Family Research Council’s website: This commonsense guidance ignited an immediate furor from the mainstream media. “Trump administration urges federal employees to talk religion at work,” read The Washington Post headline. “Trump memo allows federal workers to persuade coworkers their religion is ‘correct,’” hyperventilated The Hill headline, apparently outraged at any religion making such an absolute claim. In their …

Florida Politics reports: Moms For Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice has joined Heritage Action, the political arm of The Heritage Foundation, as Executive Vice President. Kevin Roberts, President of Heritage Action and The Heritage Foundation, praised the education activist’s work on issues in Florida and across the country. “Tiffany Justice is exactly the kind of bold, fearless leader we need to …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that India will pay a tariff of 25% beginning Aug. 1, in addition to a “penalty” for what he views as unfair trade policies and for India’s purchase of military equipment and energy from Russia. “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because …

Politico reports: Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate — a massive cash boost the former North Carolina governor will need for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in U.S. history. National and North Carolina strategists from both parties said the race — likely between Cooper and Republican …

Oklahoma City’s NPR reports: Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters denied allegations that nude images were on a TV in his office at a press conference on Tuesday. Walters accused State Board of Education members of lying about the alleged incident, calling the reports a “coordinated attack.” “These board members have a lot to answer for, and so …

“Chuck Grassley, who I got re-elected to the U.S. Senate when he was down, by a lot, in the Great State of Iowa, could solve the ‘Blue Slip’ problem we are having with respect to the appointment of Highly Qualified Judges and U.S. Attorneys, with a mere flick of the pen. Democrats like Schumer, Warner, Kaine, Booker, Schiff, and others, …

“If you wanna stop violent crime, the way you do it is you support law enforcement. And I gotta say, every time I hear Democrats posturing after there is a mass murder, their immediate answer is not to go after the criminals, not to stop the violent murderers, but instead, to disarm law-abiding citizens. “And the position of today’s Democrat …

New York Magazine reports: Zohran Mamdani is set to return from his post-primary vacation in Uganda on Wednesday, and his campaign is bracing for a possible confrontation at John F. Kennedy airport upon his arrival.  The Mamdani campaign has been in regular contact with both Governor Kathy Hochul’s office and the office of Attorney General Letitia James, who have pledged …

Axios reports: Elon Musk’s new political party is so far a no-go on the launch pad. A Musk-backed “America Party” could disrupt the midterms and escalate his feud with President Trump. But “Musk has read the room,” said Dan Ives, a Wedbush Securities analyst who’s followed him for decades. The rockets-to-robotaxis billionaire hasn’t taken visible steps to make formal filings …

The New York Daily News reports: The politically influential Transport Workers Union is threatening to sue Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa over “defamatory and false” comments he recently made about the labor group. In a letter sent to Sliwa on Monday, John Samuelsen, the TWU’s international president, wrote that the mayoral hopeful engaged in the remarks during a rally at …

The New York Times reports: The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine and gene therapy official resigned on Tuesday after a public campaign against him led by the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer, according to people familiar with the matter. Over the past week, Ms. Loomer had taken to social media to attack the official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, for a series …

NBC News reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it. If Hegseth were to follow through on the discussions, it would amount to a major leadership shake-up at the department that oversees the American military and millions …