The Associated Press reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.” He is speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem and defending a planned military offensive. He asserts that “our goal is not to occupy Gaza, our goal is to free Gaza.” He is also pushing back …

Politico reports: After bringing longtime Trump adviser Jason Miller on board in April, India has nonetheless been walloped by Trump over the past two weeks. Tariffs for India are now set to rise to 50 percent, after the country failed to secure a trade agreement and Trump decided to jack up tariffs in response to its purchase of Russian oil. …

Politico reports: Trump on Saturday announced that he was nominating State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce to serve as deputy representative to the United Nations. Bruce has been one of the State Department’s most public figures in the first six months of Trump’s second term, helming regular press briefings on the administration’s foreign policy. Her nomination comes at a time when …

“I think a lot of people are seeing higher prices. Our family’s in the construction business, and we get a lot of our timber from Canada and other countries. Yes, it’s higher. Steel prices are up, but it’s for the good of the country. Should we expect high prices for a short time? Yes. But overall, we couldn’t keep going …

Axios reports: Democratic and Republican lawmakers are urging Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to shut down Instagram’s new map feature, calling it a risk to child safety. Lawmakers in both parties have stepped up pressure on social media companies over child safety, warning that location-sharing tools can expose minors to predators. Instagram lets users share their location on the platform and open …

The Associated Press reports: A Georgia man who opened fire on the CDC headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex and killing a police officer, had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The suspect’s father contacted police and identified his son as the possible …

“Fox News host Mark Levin is a raging psychopath. He is attacking me, lying about me, and EVEN WORSE in comments in his own post calling Christian’s ‘bigots’ and says I should go to prison!!! “All because I am UNAPOLOGETICALLY AMERICA FIRST and UNAPOLOGETICALLY FIGHTING FOR MY CHILDREN’S GENERATION!!! “Ever since I called for a recorded vote on my amendments …

The Times Of Israel reports: Israel’s plan to “take control” of Gaza City as approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet touched off a wave of criticism Friday from both inside and outside the country. Nations around the world condemned the plan, saying it would only worsen the conflict and lead to more bloodshed. The United Nations Security Council …

The Washington Post reports: Far-right political activist Laura Loomer has opened an extraordinary new line of attack on the Pentagon, sharply criticizing Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for allowing the service to acknowledge the battlefield valor of Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg, who suffered catastrophic injuries saving the lives of fellow soldiers targeted by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Loomer, …

“Crooked Nancy Pelosi, and her very ‘interesting’ husband, beat every Hedge Fund in 2024. In other words, these two very average ‘minds’ beat ALL of the Super Geniuses on Wall Street, thousands of them. It’s all INSIDE iNFORMATION! Is anybody looking into this??? She is a disgusting degenerate, who Impeached me twice, on NO GROUNDS, and LOST! How are you …

Deadline reports: John Leguizamo is not mincing words in addressing Dean Cain‘s recent decision to join ICE. The Bob Trevino Likes It star, who has been a vocal critic of ICE‘s increasingly militant behavior toward immigrants, took to his Instagram Friday to share his thoughts. “What kind of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer?” Leguizamo said in a brief …

Mediaite reports: A video shared online of Trump speaking with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev soon went viral after the major peace deal, with MAGA pundit and former Trump official Steve Bannon highlighting the clip for an “I told you so.” The clip shows Trump and Aliyev admiring “Make America Great Again” hats, along with others bearing messages such as “Gulf …

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at CDC’s Atlanta campus that took the life of officer David Rose. We stand with his wife and three children and the entire CDC family. We know how shaken our public health colleagues feel today. No one should face violence while working to protect the health of others. We are actively supporting CDC …

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a major proponent of increased sanctions on Moscow and its allies, signaled Saturday that he supported President Trump’s decision to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Invoking former President Ronald Reagan’s summit with former Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev before the end of the Cold War and subsequent fall of the Soviet Union, Graham …

Miami’s CBS affiliate reports: Brandon Clint Russell, the leader of a neo-Nazi group, had nothing to say before a judge handed down the maximum 20-year sentence for his role in a white supremacist plot to destroy Maryland’s power grid. Baltimore District Court Judge James K. Bredar also ordered lifetime supervision for Russell once he is released. Bredar called the Florida …

“I would just say to the president, spend your time where it’s needed more, on geopolitical interests that affect all Americans. This election in New York City does not affect all Americans. Let’s face it. Cuomo’s been talking to Trump for years. They grew up together, side by side. “Fred, the patriarch of the Trump family, supported Mario Cuomo. I …

The Meidas Touch reports: Rep. Eric Burlison, a Missouri Republican serving on the House Oversight Committee, appeared on BlazeTV’s Prime Time with Alex Stein, where he discussed his belief that giants once existed. Burlison told Stein he was scheduled to be at “NephCon 2025,” a conference focused on fringe topics including the biblical Nephilim —figures in Genesis that some interpret …

Houston Public Media reports: As Democrats and Republicans in Texas spar about the prospect of redrawing the state’s congressional districts ahead of the midterm election next year, a state senator from the Houston area is being accused of racism over a social media post about a fellow lawmaker who fled the state. State Rep. Gene Wu of Houston, chair of …

The Washington Post reports: Texas GOP leaders hailed the FBI’s apparent willingness to help them track down the more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who have left the state amid a messy redistricting fight, calling it a necessary step to end a standoff that has ground state politics to a halt. But a day after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said that …

ABC News reports: As Texas Republicans try to muscle a rare mid-decade redistricting bill through the Legislature to help Republicans gain seats in Congress — at President Donald Trump’s request — residents in Austin, the state capital, could find themselves sharing a district with rural Texans more than 300 miles away. The proposed map chops up Central Texas’ 37th Congressional …