Deadline reports: “I’m voting for Stephen,” reads the billboard. Surprisingly, this is Jimmy Kimmel’s message of support his late-night peer Stephen Colbert, whose Late Show was unceremoniously canceled by CBS days after he was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Talk Series category. The tagline currently adorns one billboard in West Hollywood above a liquor store, but it’s clear …

The Associated Press reports: The National Restaurant Association, which represents more than 1 million U.S. eateries and food service providers, said Friday that tariffs could increase the cost of popular menu items like coffee and hamburgers as well as ingredients like spices. Michelle Korsmo, the president and CEO of the association, said restaurants operate on such tight margins that the …

Just in via press release: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) released a Minority staff report today unveiling that Elon Musk’s brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has generated at least $21.7 billion in waste across the federal government between January 20, 2025, and July 18, 2025. The report, “The $21.7 Billion …

Mediaite reports: The official GOP social media accounts posted an image Thursday evening of President Donald Trump standing in front of a car with a caption saying “Making Automobiles Great Again” — drawing swift mockery because the automobile pictured was not only not American, it was a Russian Lada. Ladas were first manufactured in the Soviet Union in 1970 and …

Florida Politics reports: Alachua County School Board’s Chair generated outrage after disparaging late wrestler Hulk Hogan. Now, Florida’s Department of Education has threatened her professional credentials and could withhold salaries for the entire board. Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas sent a letter to School Board Chair Sarah Rockwell calling out her “unprofessional conduct.” Rockwell on her Facebook page posted “Good. One …

Chattanooga’s NBC affiliate reports: James Neil Gill, 83, former director of the Sumner County Food Bank and senior pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony theft and patronizing prostitution, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says. Assistant DAs Thomas B. Dean and Christopher V. Boiano secured felony convictions after …

First, a reminder about this church: An Indianapolis church is calling for members of the LGBTQ+ community to be put to death or to kill themselves. The call was made during a recent sermon titled “Pray the Gay Away” inside Sure Foundation Baptist Church on the northwest side of the city. “There’s nothing good to be proud about being a …

The Associated Press reports: U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations. The government told the organizations on Thursday via email that their experts are being disinvited from the workgroups that have been the backbone of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The organizations …

Politico reports: “What does a bad leader do when they get bad news? Shoot the messenger,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech moments after Trump’s post. “That’s just what happened with the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” “Instead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs …

“In my opinion, today’s Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad — Just like when they had three great days around the 2024 Presidential Election, and then, those numbers were “taken away” on November 15, 2024, right after the Election, when the Jobs Numbers were massively revised DOWNWARD, making a correction of over …

Helena’s NBC affiliate reports: A shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda has resulted in multiple fatalities, according to law enforcement officials. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Michael Brown of Anaconda and remains at large. Authorities said Brown was last seen driving a 2007 white Ford F-150 pickup with Montana plates DTY493. The vehicle was spotted heading west of Anaconda …

The Washington Post reports: Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler is unexpectedly stepping down early from the central bank’s powerful board of governors, creating an early vacancy that will give President Donald Trump an early opportunity to shape the Fed’s leadership. Kugler, a labor economist, was nominated by President Biden and confirmed in 2023. Her resignation will open a slot that …

CBS News reports: Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been transferred from a federal correctional facility in Tallahassee, Florida, to a facility in Bryan, Texas, CBS News has learned. No reason was given for the move. Minimum security facilities, including the Bryan Federal Prison Camp, have dormitory housing for inmates, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, …

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: The Ohio legislature may have finished its work on the state operating budget, but when it returns from summer break, another significant piece of work lies ahead of them. The congressional map that establishes voting districts for Ohio’s U.S. House representatives must be redrawn before the end of the year. State lawmakers’ first deadline is …

Pittsburgh’s PBS affiliate reports: Rep. Rob Bresnahan said House ethics rules have so far thwarted his try at putting his stocks and other investments into a blind trust that will block him from controlling or knowing about trades. Bresnahan, who as a candidate last year called for banning members of Congress from trading stocks, has faced sharp criticism from a …

“I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory. “This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump is quietly discussing plans to host the 2026 G20 summit, a forum of the world’s largest economies, at his Doral golf club in the Miami area, a White House official told CNN. The idea has been discussed for weeks, the official said. CNN previously spotted an aide carrying a “G20 Miami 2026” sign into the …

The Washington Post reports: A jury found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, and slapped the company with $200 million in punitive damages, a stunning rebuke for CEO Elon Musk’s company, which for years has avoided responsibility when its technology is involved in a crash. After less than a day of deliberation, the eight-person …

CNBC reports: Palantir has inked a contract with the U.S. Army worth up to $10 billion to meet growing warfare demands over the next decade. As part of the deal, Palantir will help the military streamline efficiencies while preparing for threats, consolidating 75 total contracts into one enterprise deal, the release states. The agreement creates a “comprehensive framework for the Army’s …

Just in via press release: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the …