Newsweek reports: U.S. layoffs surged in July to their highest level since the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, there were 62,075 job cuts announced, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That’s a 29 percent jump from June and 140 percent higher than the 25,885 announced in July 2024. The July figure is …

Mediaite reports: Vice President JD Vance’s vacation in the English Cotswolds was protested by residents on Tuesday, who carried altered images of the vice president’s face and signs that read, “GO AWAY.” At a demonstration organized by the “Stop Trump Coalition,” protesters could be seen carrying signs that read, “GO AWAY,” “SOD OFF!” “WAR CRIMINAL,” “JD Vance Claps When the …

The Associated Press reports: A random shooting outside a Target store in Texas began when a gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter, sparking a chaotic hour of stolen cars and crashes that ended with him arrested naked holding a Bible, police said Tuesday. Ethan Nieneker, 32, is charged with two counts of …

Government Executive reports: The independence of federal statistical agencies is “nonsense,” the head of the Commerce Department and one of President Trump’s chief economic emissaries told employees on Tuesday, who said they need to focus only on obtaining “the right answer.” The comments, coming on the heels of President Trump firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after …

Time Magazine reports: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold the first-ever professional mixed-martial arts fight at the White House during America’s 250th birthday celebration next year. UFC CEO Dana White confirmed on Tuesday that the fight would take place on July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. “It is definitely going to …

“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to wind down its mRNA vaccine development activities marks a necessary pivot in how we steward public health innovations in vaccines. The right path requires us to consider the inherent strengths and weaknesses of a technology as well as any alternatives, along with public attitudes and experience with the technology. “The …

The Daily Beast reports: A rebel Republican congressman has invited multiple victims of Jeffrey Epstein to a press conference at the U.S. Capitol as part of a bipartisan push to force the release of legal files linked to the late pedophile. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a thorn in Donald Trump’s side for his frequent objections to the president’s spending …

“I think what’s scary to the Dems is not the military. It’s the fact that they know this is going to work, and that it’s already working. Just like deportation, what are they going to do? And if it works there, think about all the other cities — Chicago, Baltimore, D.C. — all of a sudden you could see a …

Deadline reports Jimmy Kimmel has revealed he has obtained Italian citizenship amid the chaotic presidency of Donald Trump. Kimmel could potentially join high-profile celebrities leaving the United States as Trump’s power continues to go unchecked in his second term at the White House. While making an appearance on The Sarah Silverman Podcast, the show’s host said, “A lot of people …

NPR reports: President Trump’s announcement on Truth Social that the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors recipients would be announced tomorrow caught Kennedy Center staff off guard, according to a person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity because they fear professional repercussions for speaking out. They told NPR the staff is often “out of the loop” and “worried they won’t …

Gothamist reports: A former aide to Mayor Eric Adams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a Manhattan federal courtroom Tuesday. Mohamed Bahi, 41, admitted in court to organizing a fundraising event for Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign in which employees of a construction company were asked to donate, with the expectation that they would be reimbursed. Prosecutors accused …

Austin’s ABC affiliate reports: ABC13 has confirmed with multiple sources that House Democrats will return to Texas. Eyewitness News has not confirmed the date, but we do know that Democrats believe they’ve accomplished their mission by killing the first special session and by raising national awareness about the mid-decade redistricting effort. It is unclear which day they will be in …

NBC News reports: A Minnesota teen filed a charge of discrimination against a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant on Tuesday after she alleged that a server followed her into the women’s restroom and demanded she “prove” she was a girl. Gerika Mudra, 18, went to dinner in April with a friend in Owatonna. When she went to the restroom, a server …

“Social Security is rapidly becoming insolvent because it was basically set up as a Ponzi scheme, so it can’t go on forever. You’re going to have to transition to a system where people are paying in money and it is kept in a private account for just them. You know, that’s how a lot of people think Social Security works …

REPORTER: “This move [in Washington DC] is about ‘protecting law enforcement, enabling law enforcement, helping them do their job.’ There are some members of law enforcement who see that today as a little bit hypocritical, given the president’s sweeping pardons of individuals who not just assaulted police officers, but injured them on day one. How is this not a mixed …

The Daily Beast reports: An ex-DOGE staffer known as “Big Balls” could end up receiving the highest civilian honor in the United States, placing him in the company of luminaries such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa. Two weeks after 19-year-old Edward Coristine was viciously assaulted during a carjacking in Washington D.C., the White House says …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration on Tuesday released human rights reports for countries worldwide, which eliminate mentions of discrimination faced by LGBTQ people, reduce a previous focus on reproductive rights and criticize restrictions on political speech by U.S. allies in Europe that American officials believe target right-wing politicians. The reports also offer a glimpse into the administration’s view …

The Associated Press reports: YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of videos that they have been watching. The tests initially will only affect a sliver of YouTube’s audience in the U.S., but it will likely become more pervasive …

The Los Angeles Times reports: For two months, several Democratic members of Congress have been unable to enter a downtown L.A. processing center run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, prompting widespread complaints and a federal lawsuit. On Monday, the Congress members got their first look at the basement facility known as B-18. But Reps. Brad Sherman, Judy Chu and …

“If you are a proud patriot and you love this country and you wish for it to be reflected honorably to the peoples of Earth, then Washington, DC must be swept clean. I believe entire neighborhoods, probably, need to be emptied, need to be bulldozed. I believe that there are places that are so crime-ridden and so infested that you …