From the editorial board of the Tulsa World: State Superintendent Ryan Walters insulted Oklahomans when he recently lied at a press conference and then attempted to plant a conspiracy theory about it. This is just the latest in nearly five years of controversies. Rather than confirm, deny or explain possibilities of what might have happened, a spokesman for the Oklahoma …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are helping to launch a SPAC targeting American manufacturers, adding to the array of companies the president’s sons are involved in beyond their family’s real-estate empire. New America Acquisition I Corp. on Monday filed paperwork for what it hopes will be a $300 million public offering on the New …

ABC News reports: A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill passed last month will create $718 billion in additional debt-service costs, bringing the law’s overall debt projection to $4.1 trillion over 10 years. “As a result, and net of any changes in borrowing for federal credit programs, the …

Reuters reports: A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and now chief executive of Trump Media and Technology Group, against NBCUniversal over a comment by Rachel Maddow about his dealings with a suspected Russian agent. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan ruled that no reasonable jury could find Maddow demonstrated actual malice …

The Times of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told ministers in the past day that he will seek cabinet backing for a plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, despite objections from within the IDF, Hebrew media reports. Several ministers reportedly said Netanyahu used the term “occupation of the Strip” in private conversations describing his vision for the …

The New York Times reports: Democratic state legislators from Texas who fled their state Sunday to try to block the passage of gerrymandered U.S. House maps stood on Monday with Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York with a message: Any notion of fair political mapmaking has ended. “If Republicans are willing to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, …

“First of all, young men don’t like to take orders from women. They definitely don’t want to take orders from women like that. That’s, like, supremely unattractive to men. At the core of the Democrat Party is a coalition of resentment, envy, and hate. None of this is racist [lie]. In fact, this actually expands representation to Hispanics [lie]. The …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Brian Burch, a fierce critic of the late Pope Francis and longtime leader of a group that spent millions of dollars to put President Donald Trump back in the White House, was confirmed Saturday as U.S. to the Vatican on a party-line 49-44 vote in the Senate. Burch is the former head of …

The Washington Post reports: Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health under a proposed rule from the Trump administration that would revoke a Biden-era policy expanding abortion access. Months after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an …

Al Jazeera reports: The United States could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks. The Department of State notice released on Monday said the effort aims to deter those who overstay their visas. The 12-month pilot program, which will begin on August 20, will target those seeking B-1 …

Politico reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his promise to expel Texas Democrats from the legislature if they do not return to the state for its ongoing special session, where Republicans are working to push through a new congressional map that gives the GOP five more favorable seats ahead of the midterms. “These Democrats have absconded from their …

“So much going on. There’s a Federal Reserve governorship seat available, of course we think the great Judy Shelton, an audience favorite, should take that seat. We’ve deconstructed – we’re in the process of deconstructing the administrative state, let’s now deconstruct the Federal Reserve before we shut it down. That’s what Judy will mean as Fed Federal Reserve Governor. E.J. …

Axios reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government unanimously voted Monday to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who is currently prosecuting him for corruption. This is the first time an Israeli government has ever voted to fire an attorney general. The move sparked immediate accusations Netanyahu was seeking to protect himself and his aides. In addition to prosecuting Netanyahu in …

The New York Post reports: The New York Post is going Hollywood. The nation’s most popular tabloid will launch The California Post early next year — delivering its brand of fearless, common-sense journalism and legendary headlines at a critical juncture for the Golden State. “Los Angeles and California surely need a daily dose of The Post as an antidote to …

CBS News reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says “Alligator Alcatraz” will serve as a model for state-run migrant detention centers, and she told CBS News in an interview that she hopes to launch a handful of similar detention centers in multiple airports and jails across the country, in the coming months. Potential sites are already under consideration in Arizona, …

“Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there. It’s for American Eagle, and the jeans are ‘flying off the shelves.’ Go get ‘em Sydney! On the other side of the ledger, Jaguar did a stupid, and seriously WOKE advertisement, THAT IS A TOTAL DISASTER! The CEO just resigned in disgrace, and the company is in absolute turmoil. …

“Last weeks Job’s Report was RIGGED, just like the numbers prior to the Presidential Election were Rigged. That’s why, in both cases, there was massive, record setting revisions, in favor of the Radical Left Democrats. Those big adjustments were made to cover up, and level out, the FAKE political numbers that were CONCOCTED in order to make a great Republican …

Roll Call reports: Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday launched a campaign for Senate in Georgia, joining a crowded Republican field. Dooley, who is from Athens, Ga., and whose father, Vince Dooley, was head coach at the University of Georgia, joins the primary field of potential challengers to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of the …

The BBC reports: Gonorrhoea vaccines will be widely available from Monday in sexual health clinics across the UK, in a bid to tackle record-breaking levels of infections. The jabs will first be offered to those at highest risk – mostly gay and bisexual men who have a history of multiple sexual partners or sexually transmitted infections. NHS England say the …

The New York Times reports: The Democratic Party’s group that works on state legislative races on Monday called on Democratic-led legislatures across the country to begin their own redistricting efforts, a step that could escalate a national battle after Republican efforts to redraw the congressional maps in Texas. “The D.L.C.C. isn’t going to sit back and allow Republicans to cheat …