The Christian Post reports: Christian reality TV star Chip Gaines has defended his newest television series, which features a same-sex couple, saying it is consistent with the Christian commandment to “love one another.” “Back to the Frontier,” a new series from executive producers Chip and Joanna Gaines, which premiered on Thursday on the couple’s Magnolia Network, features a gay couple …

The Hill reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday the Trump administration should release all of the files related to the disgraced late-financier Jeffrey Epstein, and Congress should intervene to force that release if the administration doesn’t act on its own. Jeffries said there’s no good reason for the Justice Department to keep those details under wraps unless …

Politico Europe reports: The European Union is looking at targeting €72 billion in U.S. goods in a second round of trade countermeasures, including aircraft, cars and car parts, according to a list seen by POLITICO on Monday. The bulk of those exports targeted are industrial goods, totaling €65.7 billion, while €6.4 billion in agricultural products would also be hit if …

The Washington Post reports: A federal jury was selected Monday in a civil trial against Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company, which faces allegations that its driver-assistance technology was to blame for a fatal 2019 crash. Naibel Benavides Leon, 20, was killed in the crash in Key Largo, Florida, and her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, was gravely injured. Benavides Leon’s family …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Department of Defense has withdrawn the scheduled appearances of about a dozen military leaders expected to speak this week at the Aspen Security Forum. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed the decision not to have senior military leaders attend the forum on Monday. Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson told Just The News the decision was …

The New York Post reports: Conor McGregor was trending all over social media for the wrong reasons on his birthday. Several explicit pictures of the former UFC two-division champion were shared on social media by rapper Azealia Banks after she accused the Irishman of sexual harassment. The post on X, which was taken down by the platform for violating their …

USA Today reports: An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers from the Education Department and continue other efforts to dismantle the agency. The court’s three liberal justices opposed the order, the latest win for President Donald Trump at the high court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority handed Trump the …

“We built the populist movement not just here, but worldwide, that all these great people are getting elected on. And that’s why the globalists are having to try to ban political parties and arrest political opposition, because freedom is popular, tyranny is not popular. “So, the attempts by some of Trumpworld surrogates to reach out to talk show hosts and …

First, a reminder about Rep. Cory Mills: The House Ethics Committee has released a report detailing allegations against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills. That report recommends that further investigation will occur. The Office of Congressional Ethics prepared the report, which revealed specific allegations that Mills, a former defense contractor, “may have entered into, held, or enjoyed contracts with federal agencies while …

ProPublica reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t want to reveal months of communications with Elon Musk or representatives from the tech mogul’s companies, arguing in part that they are of a private nature, not of public interest and potentially embarrassing. Musk had an eventful legislative session in Texas this year. In addition to his lobbyists successfully advocating for several new …

The Daily Beast reports: President Trump has revealed that the champions of the Club World Cup won’t be getting the original trophy, because he’s keeping it. English club Chelsea easily dispatched France’s Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the tournament in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Sunday, with Trump joining the players for the trophy lift—much to their confusion. It …

Via press release from the Justice Department: Today, the Department of Justice released Guidance to ensure compliance with President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14224, which establishes English as the official language of the United States of America. Consistent with the Executive Order, the Department of Justice will lead a coordinated effort across federal agencies to minimize non-essential multilingual services, redirect …

“Plenty was said this last weekend at our event about Epstein. Honestly, I’m done talking about Epstein for the time being. I’m gonna trust my friends in the administration, I’m gonna trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done, solve it, ball’s in their hands. “I’ve said plenty this last weekend. So if you guys …

The Huffington Post reports: “That’s right! Alligator Alcatraz is officially open, and we are excited about it!!” reads a Monday fundraising email from the NRCC, which helps elect Republicans to Congress. “So excited that we have decided to release a T-SHIRT!” it reads. The email features an image of a T-shirt with an alligator wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap …

CNN reports: Several of President Donald Trump’s top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up today? The deputy FBI director did not go into the office Friday and largely excommunicated himself from most of his colleagues after a major fallout with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Jeffrey …

The Associated Press reports: More than 20 states have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school and summer programs and other programs. Congress set aside money for the programs to provide academic support, enrichment and child care to mostly low-income families, but President Donald Trump’s administration recently froze the funding. On Monday afternoon, …

The Independent reports: The Department of Defense said it would begin using Grok, the artificial intelligence bot created by Elon Musk, after awarding the tech billionaire’s AI company a $200 million contract. In an announcement, Musk’s company xAI said it was releasing “Grok for Government,” a form of the AI bot that allows federal, state, and local governments to utilize …

From the Family Research Council’s website: PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, was the brainchild of the 43rd president at a time when the disease was ravaging the African population. The idea was a good one 20-plus years ago, especially since the continent had no plan to educate or treat people affected by the out-of-control spread, which was …

CNBC reports: White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett speculated Monday that new tariff policies are not yet sparking widespread price inflation because President Donald Trump has convinced more people to buy American. “There’s, I think, a lot of patriotism in the data,” Hassett said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when he was asked to explain why Trump’s protectionist policies have not …

NBC News reports: Immigrants being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in at least seven states are complaining of hunger, food shortages and spoiled food, detainees and immigration advocates say. They say some detainees have gotten sick; others say they have lost weight. In one facility, an incident involving detainees reportedly broke out in part because of food. …