Deadline Hollywood reports: More than 30 years after road-tripping in wigs across the Outback together, Guy Pearce is paying tribute to the late Terence Stamp. The Oscar nominee remembered his Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) co-star as “a true inspiration” after Deadline reported that Stamp died at age 87 on Sunday, sharing a statement with a nod to his …

The Associated Press reports: The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to continue serving their country. The memo dated Tuesday says military separation boards cannot independently decide whether to keep or discharge …

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports: D.C. restaurants saw a more than 25% drop in diners in the days following President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department, according to a WUSA9 analysis of reservation numbers. On Monday, the day Trump announced he would invoke the D.C. Home Rule Act and federalize the city’s police department for the first time …

The New York Times reports: Late last year, after Mr. Trump tapped Kash Patel, a podcaster with scant law enforcement experience, to be F.B.I. director, his aides approached Ms. Pirro about becoming his deputy. She told them she had no interest working for Mr. Patel, according to two people familiar with the exchange. Her tough talk on crime does not …

MARIA BARTIROMO: “It has really, truly been a decade of dirty tricks, and that’s being kind about it, against Donald Trump, beginning with the Russia hoax, to the impeachments, to the indictments, to the Hunter Biden laptop. What have you leaned about January 6?” ED MARTIN: “The federal government, the DOJ, targeted these citizens. The FBI and others were putting …

Politico reports: A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation, and it’s spoofing reputable organizations — including news outlets, nonprofits and government agencies — to do so. According to misinformation tracker NewsGuard, the campaign takes advantage of high-profile events to pump out fabricated content from various publications, including ABC News, BBC and most recently …

The Guardian reports: Palestinians were gripped by fear and anxiety on Sunday after the Israeli military said it was preparing for the forcible displacement of one million people from Gaza City. The announcement came days after Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to seize control of the territory’s largest urban centre, in a plan that raised international …

The Hill reports: U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to “robust” security guarantees, including “effectively” offering Ukraine Article Five-like protection, during their historic Friday meeting. Witkoff said other agreements included “legislative enshrinement within the Russian Federation not to go after any other territory when the peace deal is codified,” …

“It’s incredible how the Fake News violently distorts the TRUTH when it comes to me. There is NOTHING I can say or do that would lead them to write or report honestly about me. I had a great meeting in Alaska on Biden’s stupid War, a war that should have never happened!!! If I got Russia to give up Moscow …

“You can’t have a peace agreement unless both sides give and get. You can’t a peace agreements unless both sides make concessions. That’s a fact. That’s true in virtually any negotiation. If not, it’s just called surrender. And neither side is going to surrender. So both sides are going to have to make concessions. So of course concessions were asked. …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Erik Prince, who is back in the good graces of the White House, believes his mercenaries can pick up the slack for international security jobs the Trump administration would prefer not to pay for. He says he wants to turn a profit in countries desperate for U.S. assistance. Prince’s host in Lima, former presidential candidate …

Reuters reports: Terence Stamp liked to recall how he was on the verge of becoming a tantric sex teacher at an ashram in India when, in 1977, he received a telegram from his London agent with news that he was being considered for the “Superman” film. “I was on the night flight the next day,” Stamp said in an interview …

Via press release from Rep. Mary Miller: Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) reintroduced the Parents Opt-In Protection Act to protect parental rights and combat Illinois’ new mandate for student mental health screenings. Congresswoman Miller’s bill requires prior written consent from a parent or the student (if an adult or emancipated minor) before any school survey on sensitive personal information can …

“The saddest thing about this is, Gavin and his team of beta males who sit down to pee actually think they’re trolling the president and actually think this is making Gavin look like a bad ass. You got a feel for those California boys, I don’t know if it’s the weed or the gender neutral bathrooms, but something is wrong …

“The mayor of Los Angeles and the governor of California run the largest sanctuary city and sanctuary state in America. They refuse to turn over tens of thousands of serial criminal illegal aliens to ICE who then go on to commit crimes like assault, armed robbery, home invasion and murder. The most unimaginable grievous crimes you can think of. All …

The Hill reports: “It’s hilarious that NPR is publishing a multi-page lunch menu and calling it a ‘security breach,’” White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly [photo] said in a Saturday statement, “This type of self-proclaimed ‘investigative journalism’ is why no one takes them seriously and they are no longer taxpayer-funded thanks to President Trump.” NPR reported that the eight …

The Los Angeles Times reports: For the past several months, volunteers and community members arriving at the Mi SELA youth center in the city of Bell have encountered a putrid smell. The source? Bags of discarded dog feces. The center is a partnership between the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Latino Equity Alliance and provides youth clubs, community-building workshops, …

NPR reports: Across the country, electricity prices have jumped more than twice as fast as the overall cost of living in the last year. That’s especially painful during the dog days of summer, when air conditioners are working overtime. Power-hungry data centers have been popping up all over, to serve the boom in artificial intelligence. The Energy Department projects data …

The Washington Post reports: European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets with President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on Monday, presenting a united front to help Zelensky navigate what Ukrainians anticipate could be a high-stakes and potentially emotional meeting on which Ukraine’s future could hinge. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der …

Fortune reports: Across the board, companies like Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, and Palantir all increased protection budgets by more than 10% year over year, driven by heightened threats and a worsening security environment for public-facing business leaders. But Meta’s security allocation for Zuckerberg reached more than $27 million in 2024, up from $24 million the previous year. This dwarfs the amounts …