Axios reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and one of his top deputies are urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “substantially” increase the amount of money give to House offices for security. The plea comes as a growing number of House Democrats are revealed to have been named in documents allegedly belonging to Vance Boelter, the suspect in the …

Semafor reports: Want a MAGA rice cooker or a snow globe with a small version of President Donald Trump raising his fist? Major home-goods companies are there for you, with at least three firms developing special collections that feature Trump. One of the companies, Instant Pot Brands, noted that “a portion of the profits from” its forthcoming collection “will be …

“I have not reached out to Iran for ‘Peace Talks’ in any way, shape, or form. This is just more HIGHLY FABRICATED, FAKE NEWS! If they want to talk, they know how to reach me. They should have taken the deal that was on the table – Would have saved a lot of lives!!! “Publicity seeking President Emmanuel Macron, of …

“I watched some of it, there’s only so much I can take, but one thing that is clear is the left in America has absolutely, positively lost it. And you can see the attacks on John Fetterman just get louder and louder and louder, and ‘How dare that he take on the radicals in his own party?’ So, you have …

Variety reports: Matthew Perry‘s doctor, Salvador Plasencia, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to the “Friends” star, who died of an overdose in October 2023. Plasencia acknowledges in the plea agreement that he repeatedly provided ketamine without a legitimate medical purpose in the weeks leading up to Perry’s death. The agreement anticipates a prison sentence …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, was awarded $2.3 million in damages. He had sued after Lindell called him a traitor …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump on Monday posted on his social media site an ominous message calling for the immediate evacuation of the Iranian capital of Tehran while he’s in Canada attending the G7 summit. Trump had said more than once during the day that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. He emphasized that again in his social …

The Wall Street Journal reports: When the Trump Organization said it would launch a mobile-phone service, it also said it would sell a $499 T1 Phone beginning in August with some specs that beat the current top iPhone. A press release said the gold Android phone would be “proudly designed and built in the United States.” The question is: how? In …

CNN reports: The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration Monday, saying the president’s aggressive crackdown on large law firms aligned against him has chilled lawyers’ ability to litigate cases, especially pro bono legal work on hot-button issues like immigration. The lawsuit, filed in Washington, DC, by the ABA, which has members who are attorneys in firms that cut a …

The New York Times reports: Elon Musk stood before a giant American flag at a Wisconsin political rally in March and rolled out an eye-popping allegation of rampant fraud at the Social Security Administration. Scammers, he said, were making 40 percent of all calls to the agency’s customer service line. Social Security employees knew the billionaire’s claim had no basis in …

ABC News reports: President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his goal to conduct mass deportations in some of the country’s biggest cities, specifically those run by Democrats. As he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit in Alberta on Monday, Trump said Immigration and Customs Enforcement should turn its attention to New York and …

The Guardian reports: Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump. The new rules, obtained by the Guardian, also apply to psychologists, dentists and a host of other occupations. They have already gone into effect in at least some …

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Michael Monheit, 31, tried to enter the Wilton Manors event at the east security checkpoint about 8 p.m., the police department said in a news release Monday, about the same time the glow-in-the-dark nighttime parade was scheduled to start. Metal detectors were at all entrances into the festival this year, the department said. An alarm …

Axios reports: A federal judge on Monday extended her block on the Trump administration’s targeting of Harvard’s international students, multiple outlets reported. Why it matters: International students are authorized to study in the U.S. until U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs files a decision next week. Driving the news: As part of its battle with the Ivy League school, the Trump …

Mother Jones reports: Among the details about the suspect beginning to emerge is that he reportedly attended a bible college that is a stronghold of the New Apostolic Reformation, the charismatic movement that teaches that Christians are called to take over the US government. Founded in 1970, Christ for the Nations Institute, located in Dallas, Texas, boasts having graduated more …

Via email from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar, a case from a licensed mental health counselor challenging Colorado’s 2019 counseling ban that violates the free speech of licensed counselors who help minors deal with unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or gender confusion. Regarding Chiles v. Salazar, …

The Hill reports: Eric Trump credited his father on Monday with toppling the GOP establishment and changing both political parties for generations while celebrating the 10th anniversary of President Trump’s “golden escalator” launch of his first successful White House campaign. “He has killed every RINO there was in Washington, D.C.,” Eric Trump said in an interview on Fox Business Network’s …

The New York Times reports: A man accused of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another will face federal murder charges, which could allow for the death penalty, federal officials announced Monday. The state is also expected to charge the suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, with first-degree murder, which would require a grand jury indictment and carry a mandatory sentence …

“Minnesota suspected assassin, Vance Boelter, was captured alive after intense manhunt. But there’s so many mysteries about this dark event in Minnesota, and there is a lot of disinformation out there. We’re gonna go through the facts on the program. What the hell’s happening here? Is it a massive false flag? Nothing made — nothing seems to make sense. “Everything …

Courthouse News reports: A former Dominion Voting Systems director asked eight Colorado jurors on Friday to find MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell guilty of defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil conspiracy for spreading debunked claims that put him at the center of 2020 election fraud narratives. “Dr. Coomer was a good man, in a good job, with a good …