Axios reports: President Trump on Tuesday insisted the August 1 tariff deadline set this week in letters to U.S. trading partners is firm and won’t change. Why it matters: It’s the opposite of what he said Monday night. “There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change. In other words, all money will be due …

The Times of Malta reports: A top “Maltese” aide to US President Donald Trump was actually born in the Soviet Union, documents show. Questions have been swirling in Washington D.C about the true origins of Sergio Gor, after US media reported his reluctance to reveal his place of birth to journalists, other than to say it was “not Russia”. Property …

From the Family Research Council’s website: The debate over the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has unduly thrust one name into the spotlight: Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Tillis, one of three Republicans to vote against the bill in the Senate, has earned such epithets as “traitor” and “RINO betrayer.” But those who know Tillis’s record should hardly have been surprised since …

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones entered the race for governor on Tuesday with a campaign modeled after President Donald Trump’s agenda, complete with promises to slash taxes, combat illegal immigration and fight Democratic priorities. The long-expected announcement was paired with a sunny campaign video emphasizing Jones’ record as Georgia’s No. 2 politician and his long-standing ties …

The New Republic reports: Donald Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine to combat Russia—making a lot of MAGA world livid. “I did not vote for this,” wrote January 6er and Trump pardonee Derrick Evans. Natalie Danelishen, who works for a foundation that seeks to build upon Trump’s idea of “freedom cities,” echoed the sentiment, …

The Associated Press reports: The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state to institute a ban on conversion therapy. The court ruled that a Republican-controlled legislative committee’s rejection of a state agency rule that would ban the practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people was unconstitutional. The 4-3 ruling from the liberal-controlled court comes amid the national …

The New York Post reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brushed aside Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s threat to arrest him as “silly” and teased plans to swing through New York City in defiance of the socialist’s warning. “I’m not concerned about that,” Netanyahu told reporters in the Blue Room of the White House on Monday. “There’s enough craziness in …

Reuters reports: Within hours of taking office in January, President Donald Trump boasted about attracting $3 trillion in new corporate investments to the United States. Since then, Trump has said the investments have swelled to $14 trillion, or roughly half of the nation’s annual gross domestic product. The White House calls it “The Trump Effect” and features a rolling list …

The New York Times reports: Private drones have been interfering with already challenging search efforts after the deadly July 4 floods, officials in Texas said. On Monday, a helicopter involved in search efforts in Kerr County was forced to make an emergency landing after crashing into a private drone in restricted airspace, county officials said, in what they called an …

The Hill reports: The Defense Department is expected to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine, a reversal from the Trump administration’s decision last week to halt shipments of some missiles and munitions to Kyiv. The update comes after President Trump, while meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the U.S. must send more weapons to Ukraine so the war-torn …

Politico Europe reports: World football governing body FIFA has boosted its ties with U.S. President Donald Trump by opening an office in New York’s Trump Tower. The move comes a year ahead of the men’s World Cup — which is being hosted across North America — and a year after FIFA opened an office in Miami. FIFA boss Gianni Infantino …

Axios reports: Federal immigration agents would be banned from wearing most face coverings but be required to wear visible ID during public enforcement operations, according to a proposal from Democratic U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). The long-shot proposal comes following images of masked, heavily armed immigration agents snatching people off the streets and taking them away …

The Washington Post reports: An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress by sending them voice and text messages that mimic Rubio’s voice and writing style using artificial intelligence-powered software, according to a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable obtained by The Washington Post. U.S. …

The Guardian reports: Ted Cruz has had quite a week. On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting. Cruz inserted language into the Republicans’ “big beautiful” reconciliation …

“Why is it that Democrats are so insistent that unlimited numbers of illegals from countries that are incapable of managing their own affairs come here? What has it done to our schools? What has it done to our hospitals? What has it done to just traffic in our cities? “Every issue that affects our quality of life, Jesse — public …

The Associated Press reports: Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday praised a company that makes $7-a-pop meals that are delivered directly to the homes of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees. He even thanked Mom’s Meals for sending taxpayer-funded meals “without additives” to the homes of sick or elderly Americans. The spreads include chicken bacon ranch pasta for dinner and …

The Wall Street Journal reports: After nearly 20 years of passengers having to take off their shoes while going through airport security, they might soon get a break. The Transportation Security Administration is rolling out new procedures to allow passengers to keep shoes on while passing through standard airport screening checkpoints, according to people familiar with the matter. “TSA and …

NBC News reports: Independent Dan Osborn launched another run for the Senate in Nebraska on Tuesday after having waged a surprisingly competitive, though ultimately unsuccessful, campaign last year. And Osborn said the biggest difference between last year and next year will be his Republican opponent. “Everything that I talk about, I think Pete Ricketts embodies,” Osborn said in an interview, …

Media Matters has the transcript: JESSICA TARLOV (CO-HOST): Is Superman super woke? James Gunn, the director of the latest reboot movie said, “Superman is the story of America. An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country. But for me it’s mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost.” …

“Even otherwise, reasonable people, if they’re led to believe by trusted news and political sources that Trump is truly evil and that he is truly a fascist, fascist country, then isn’t armed rebellion the only answer? That deranged individual wearing full tactical gear who tried to ambush the border patrol today in McAllen, Texas, yeah, apparently thought so. Now, this …