Axios reports: President Trump’s Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a “client list” or was murdered, according to a memo detailing the findings obtained by Axios. The administration is releasing a video — in both raw and “enhanced” versions — that it says …

“I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks. He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States – The System seems not designed for them. “The one thing Third Parties are good for is …

Variety reports: James Gunn is opening up about what “Superman” is really about. In his Sunday profile with The Times of London, the DC Studios head went deep on the themes and ideas that drive his highly anticipated “Superman.” He explained that the superhero epic encompasses “the story of America,” and at a basic level, is about a man searching …

“Prayer works. Thanks to everybody across the country and across the globe who have prayed for the people of Texas during this very challenging time. So many of those prayers have been answered. As the Bible teaches, pray with thanksgiving to God.” – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, posting to X this afternoon as the death toll from deadly floods rose …

The Hill reports: Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) said he’ll consider a 2028 White House bid in an article published while seething over the “big, beautiful bill” backed by Republicans in Congress. “Two years ago, I wouldn’t have considered [running for president]. But if I’m somebody who could maybe heal and bring the country back together, I’ll think about it after …

Reuters reports: A day after Elon Musk escalated his feud with Donald Trump and announced the formation of a new U.S. political party, the Republican president’s Treasury secretary said Musk should stick to running his companies. In addition, investment firm Azoria Partners, which had planned to launch a fund tied to Musk’s electric automaker Tesla said it was delaying the …

The New York Times reports: For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the meeting with President Trump scheduled for Monday will serve as a kind of victory lap after the joint Israeli-U.S. assault last month on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The White House visit — the prime minister’s third since Mr. Trump returned to office — is likely to add luster …

The Washington Examiner reports: House Speaker Michael Johnson said Sunday he is praying for the victims and families affected by flash flooding in Central Texas. Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican, said that “every available resource has been deployed” to the area and that Congress likely, over time, will take up a supplemental spending request. “At a moment like this, we feel …

“I just signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, Texas, to ensure that our Brave First Responders immediately have the resources they need. These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives lost, and many still missing. The Trump Administration continues to work closely with State and Local Leaders. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was on the …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Interest groups believe Trump’s support can single-handedly make their priorities sink or swim in Washington, so much so that they are now targeting the president through a novel strategy often referred to as the “audience of one”: airing, since the inauguration, roughly $2 million of TV ads in West Palm Beach that reach many viewers …

Fortune reports: US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. The rates will “boomerang back” to the sometimes very high levels which President Donald Trump had announced on April 2 — before he suspended the levies to allow for …

ABC News reports: More than 175 Democratic members of Congress have filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education. “The law couldn’t be clearer: the president does not have the authority to unilaterally abolish the Department of Education,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote in a statement first obtained by ABC News, adding, “Donald Trump …

Politico reports: Food banks say they are wholly unprepared to feed millions of Americans when Republicans’ cuts to traditional federal safety net programs take effect. The GOP’s megabill slashes more than $1 trillion from the nation’s largest food aid program and Medicaid, with some of the cuts taking effect as early as this year. Low-income people grappling with higher costs …

AlterNet reports: Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) is facing criticism and fact-checks over his recent remarks where he appeared to use religion to defend the Trump administration’s policies and claimed that there were no windmills in China. Speaking to Fox News about President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act Saturday, Burchett defended the use of coal by saying, “God …

“In classic Washington, D.C. fashion, everybody wants to politicize everything. Look, there’s going to be time to go review what can be done differently. You have camps near the river because it’s a beautiful and wonderful place to be. Maybe there were Democrats that were involved but not doing something. Maybe there were Republicans involved and not doing something. Or …

Axios reports: The MAGA movement is reveling in the creativity, severity and accelerating force of President Trump’s historic immigration crackdown. Once-fringe tactics — an alligator-moated detention camp, deportations to war zones, denaturalization of immigrant citizens — are now being proudly embraced at the highest levels of the U.S. government. It’s an extraordinary shift from Trump’s first term, when nationwide backlash …

The Associated Press reports: Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood. The flooding in Kerr County killed at least 43 …

NBC News reports: Tesla launched its Austin service on June 22. People who’ve gotten an invitation, a group that appears to be composed largely of influencers adjacent to and acolytes of CEO Elon Musk, use an app to call for a ride, similar to ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft. Each ride costs $4.20, a cannabis-associated number that Musk frequently uses. …

Via press release from the Texas government: Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, July 6, 2025, as a Day of Prayer in Texas in response to the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas and the Hill Country over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. “Texans are known for their faith, strength, and resilience,” said Governor Abbott. …

USA Today reports: Elon Musk announced the formation of a new political party amid his strident criticism of President Donald Trump’s signature legislation. “When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X on July 5. “Today, the America Party is formed …