Reuters reports: The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBTQ rights expert, a move welcomed by advocates amid the absence of the United States, a former key supporter that is now rolling back such protections. Western diplomats had previously voiced concerns about the renewal of the mandate of South African scholar Graeme Reid …

The Meidas Touch reports: Homeland Security Secretary and former Republican Governor Kristi Noem spent the day pushing her department’s assistance in rescue operations in Texas following severe flooding resulting in several deaths. Noem took to Instagram to ask her followers which portrait should become her official Governor’s portrait to hang in the South Dakota State Capitol. She posted three images, …

Fox News reports: Turning Point USA founder and conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk says democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is “stoppable” from winning the New York City mayoral race, but only if the opposition coalesces around a strong alternative against the Democratic nominee. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kirk said that Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels crime-prevention …

The Christian Post reports: As rescue crews in Texas continued to search for 41 people still missing, including 10 girls and a counselor from a Christian camp, after catastrophic floods left at least 82 dead across Central Texas, the White House Faith Office released a statement late Sunday calling on Americans to pray, quoting Psalm 34:18. In a statement sent …

CNN reports: Camp Mystic has confirmed that at least 27 campers and counselors died in the devastating floods that hit the Texas camp over the weekend. “Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,” the camp wrote in a statement on their website. The camp’s director and longtime owner, …

The Washington Post reports: The United States has reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, hitting at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength. About 92 percent of measles cases in 2025 …

“Today, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers showed why he was forced to step down as president of Harvard: a lack of humanity and judgment. In a shockingly callous interview on ABC, Professor Summers proclaimed that the One Big, Beautiful Bill will cause ‘…2,000 days of death like we’ve seen in Texas this weekend.’ “Using the horrifying situation in Texas for …

Dallas’s Fox affiliate reports: President Trump says he will “probably” visit Texas later this week as the state deals with devastating deadly flooding. While in New Jersey, the president told reporters that what is happening in Texas is “horrible.” On Sunday, President Trump was asked if he planned to visit Texas. He responded by saying “probably on Friday.” “I would …

From a lengthy DHS thread on X: The mainstream media is deliberately lying about the events leading up to the catastrophic flooding in Texas. The National Weather Service executed timely, precise forecasting and warnings, despite unprecedented rainfall overwhelming the region. Here is the timeline of NWS’s proactive response: Morning, July 3rd: NWS Austin/San Antonio conducts forecast briefings for emergency management, …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump has unleashed on former MAGA mate Elon Musk, accusing him of being a “train wreck” and “off the rails” in a searing Truth Social post. Musk appeared to troll the president on rival platform X after the comments. He replied to a post of Trump’s screed, “What’s Truth Social? Never heard of it.” When …

CNBC reports: Tesla shares fell in premarket trade on Monday after CEO Elon Musk announced plans to form a new political party. The stock was down 7.13% by 4:27 a.m. E.T. Musk said over the weekend that the party would be called the “America Party” and could focus “on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House …

The Hill reports: President Trump threatened to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on countries “aligning” themselves with the BRICS bloc of developing nations. “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote in …

“What your people have been describing is the biggest cut in the American safety net in history. The Yale Budget Lab estimates that it will kill, over 10 years, 100,000 people. That is 2,000 days of death like we’ve seen in Texas this weekend. In my 70 years, I’ve never been as embarrassed for my country on July 4th. “These …

The Texas Tribune reports: The measure, House Bill 13, would have created a new government council to establish the emergency response plan and administer the grant program, both of which would have been aimed at facilitating better communication between first responders. The bill also called for the plan to include “the use of outdoor warning sirens,” like those used in …

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 …