The BBC reports: A woman who died after refusing chemotherapy was having “five coffee enemas a day” under her mother’s care, her brother told an inquest. Paloma Shemirani, who had declined chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, suffered a fatal heart attack caused by her tumour at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on 24 July last year. Her mother, Kate Shemirani [photo], …

Politico reports: Texas Republicans would create five House seats that President Donald Trump carried by 10 or more points in November through a redrawn Congressional map to be released Wednesday. Four of the GOP’s pickup opportunities reside in majority-Hispanic districts. The new map — created at Trump’s urging — stands to upend the midterms next year and give Republicans an …

Deadline reports: Donald Trump is heavily weighing giving Sean “Diddy” Combs a full presidential pardon ahead of the convicted Bad Boy Records founder’s sentencing later this year. Nearly two months after Trump publicly entertained the notion of a Diddy pardon in an Oval Office gaggle, a comprehensive get out of jail card for Combs is being “seriously considered,” an administration …

Michael Lavers reports at the Washington Blade: The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has declared provisions of the St. Lucia penal code that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations unconstitutional. Saint Lucia, along with Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Montserrat fall under the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s …

From the Family Research Council’s website: This commonsense guidance ignited an immediate furor from the mainstream media. “Trump administration urges federal employees to talk religion at work,” read The Washington Post headline. “Trump memo allows federal workers to persuade coworkers their religion is ‘correct,’” hyperventilated The Hill headline, apparently outraged at any religion making such an absolute claim. In their …

Florida Politics reports: Moms For Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice has joined Heritage Action, the political arm of The Heritage Foundation, as Executive Vice President. Kevin Roberts, President of Heritage Action and The Heritage Foundation, praised the education activist’s work on issues in Florida and across the country. “Tiffany Justice is exactly the kind of bold, fearless leader we need to …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that India will pay a tariff of 25% beginning Aug. 1, in addition to a “penalty” for what he views as unfair trade policies and for India’s purchase of military equipment and energy from Russia. “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because …

Politico reports: Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate — a massive cash boost the former North Carolina governor will need for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in U.S. history. National and North Carolina strategists from both parties said the race — likely between Cooper and Republican …

Oklahoma City’s NPR reports: Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters denied allegations that nude images were on a TV in his office at a press conference on Tuesday. Walters accused State Board of Education members of lying about the alleged incident, calling the reports a “coordinated attack.” “These board members have a lot to answer for, and so …

“Chuck Grassley, who I got re-elected to the U.S. Senate when he was down, by a lot, in the Great State of Iowa, could solve the ‘Blue Slip’ problem we are having with respect to the appointment of Highly Qualified Judges and U.S. Attorneys, with a mere flick of the pen. Democrats like Schumer, Warner, Kaine, Booker, Schiff, and others, …

“If you wanna stop violent crime, the way you do it is you support law enforcement. And I gotta say, every time I hear Democrats posturing after there is a mass murder, their immediate answer is not to go after the criminals, not to stop the violent murderers, but instead, to disarm law-abiding citizens. “And the position of today’s Democrat …

New York Magazine reports: Zohran Mamdani is set to return from his post-primary vacation in Uganda on Wednesday, and his campaign is bracing for a possible confrontation at John F. Kennedy airport upon his arrival.  The Mamdani campaign has been in regular contact with both Governor Kathy Hochul’s office and the office of Attorney General Letitia James, who have pledged …

Axios reports: Elon Musk’s new political party is so far a no-go on the launch pad. A Musk-backed “America Party” could disrupt the midterms and escalate his feud with President Trump. But “Musk has read the room,” said Dan Ives, a Wedbush Securities analyst who’s followed him for decades. The rockets-to-robotaxis billionaire hasn’t taken visible steps to make formal filings …

The New York Daily News reports: The politically influential Transport Workers Union is threatening to sue Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa over “defamatory and false” comments he recently made about the labor group. In a letter sent to Sliwa on Monday, John Samuelsen, the TWU’s international president, wrote that the mayoral hopeful engaged in the remarks during a rally at …

The New York Times reports: The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine and gene therapy official resigned on Tuesday after a public campaign against him led by the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer, according to people familiar with the matter. Over the past week, Ms. Loomer had taken to social media to attack the official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, for a series …

NBC News reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it. If Hegseth were to follow through on the discussions, it would amount to a major leadership shake-up at the department that oversees the American military and millions …

“I say this with brutal honesty, Jessica. The American people don’t care that much how we’re treating these people before we ship them out of the country back home. [Jessica Tarlov: ‘That’s not true.’] We want them treated humanely, don’t get me wrong. But this is not high on our list of priorities, how some criminal illegal rapist, trafficker, or …

The Associated Press reports: The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump’s legal team during his New York hush money trial …

The New York Times reports: An 8.8-magnitude earthquake that experts said could be the sixth largest on record struck in the North Pacific off Russia early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations in Hawaii, Alaska, California and Japan and leaving millions anxiously awaiting waves that forecasters said could approach 10 feet in places. Tsunami waves reached the West Coast of …

Variety reports: “South Park” will not be airing a new episode on Comedy Central this week, but that doesn’t mean creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking a break from targeting President Trump. In a new trailer for Season 27 Episode 2, the show’s version of Trump is seen groping Satan’s leg under a table during a public dinner …