Trump is melting down over Epstein-gate: What’s going on with my “boys” and, in some cases, “gals?” They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and “selfish people” are trying to hurt it, …

From Mike Johnson’s lengthy X post today: Amid all the other big news this week, a landmark development in a federal court in Texas drew less attention than expected. On Monday, the IRS agreed to a consent judgment that will restore the First Amendment rights of churches and religious non-profit organizations to speak freely without losing their tax-exempt status. The …

Fox News reports: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was outraged this week during a closed-door White House meeting about the Department of Justice’s review of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case files, according to multiple sources. Bongino raised his voice during a discussion with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before storming out of the meeting, according to two sources …

The Hill reports: Senate Republicans remain wary of eliminating the popular and successful global HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR, as they face down a July 18 deadline to vote on President Trump’s first tranche of rescissions requests. In his rescissions request to Congress last month, Trump asked that $900 million budgeted for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) be cancelled. …

The Huffington Post reports: Several months after the National Park Service removed several references to transgender people from its website for the Stonewall National Monument, mentions of bisexuality were next on the chopping block. Multiple references to bisexuality had been deleted from the home page and “history and culture” section for the monument, which commemorates the 1969 Stonewall uprising in …

“President Trump has mentioned it, that there may be a carve out coming for agriculture. I think this demonstrates how dangerous, frankly, this would be, Senator, because first of all, it’s all big agra that wants this or these corrupt farms that love to run on this stuff. “But, the second you open the door, just a crack for amnesty …

The Hill reports: Former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested Friday that the GOP could lose dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterms over the Trump administration’s handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “You’re going to lose 10 percent of the MAGA movement. If we lose 10 percent of the MAGA movement right now, we ain’t …

The Washington Post reports: Someone using an outdated cellphone number belonging to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas) contacted at least one current and one former member of Congress seeking help with a purported project related to first lady Melania Trump. The impostor contacted Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Missouri) and disgraced New York GOP congressman George Santos via the popular …

“I think the real answer is Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf of intel services, probably not American. And we have every right to ask, on whose behalf was he working? How does a guy go from being a math teacher at the Dalton School in the late 70s with no college degree to having multiple airplanes, a private island, …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Donald Trump posted on Saturday that he is giving “serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship. The president posted on Truth Social, “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. She is a Threat to Humanity, and should …

Newsweek reports: A growing number of influential podcasters in the so-called manosphere are breaking with Trump, citing frustration over his immigration policies, broken promises, and the administration’s handling of the Epstein revelations. Joe Rogan, arguably the most prominent among them, and whose endorsement some credit with boosting Trump’s re-election, has repeatedly slammed Trump’s ICE agenda. He called the administration’s ICE …

Axios reports: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired more than 20 Justice Department employees who worked on cases involving the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, sources told Axios. The firings are part of a massive purge aimed at clearing DOJ of attorneys and support staff who took part in Special Counsel Jack …

“I went through a lot. It was a crazy time, very surreal, actually, if you want to know the truth. I have got this massive crowd of people, and all of a sudden you hear and you feel something that’s very unusual. And I got down quickly. People were screaming, get down, get down. The whole thing was just crazy. …

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1 after weeks of negotiations with the key trading allies failed to reach a more comprehensive trade deal. The fresh tariffs were announced in separate letters posted on Truth Social on Saturday. Earlier this week, Trump issued new …

USA Today reports: President Donald Trump referred to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War on a TruthSocial post Friday. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on FoxNews this morning. Talking about modern weapons and warfare,” Trump posted after Fox News aired a clip of the Pentagon chief talking about a new drone strategy. This is not …

The Associated Press reports: Navy Federal Credit Union will no longer have to refund $80 million to servicemen and women for illegally charging them overdraft fees on their accounts, after the President Donald Trump-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved to dismiss the case. It’s the latest example of how the Trump-led CFPB is undoing much of the work it did …

From yesterday’s report: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced sweeping changes to the way the Pentagon buys and fields uncrewed air systems, or UAS, with a goal of establishing “UAS domain dominance” by 2027. Hegseth announced the policy changes in a video recorded on the Pentagon’s front lawn. With Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” playing in the background, a quadcopter delivered a …

The New York Times reports: Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. The lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers, according to a person …

“I am on my way back from Texas, and watched in disbelief as THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks at ICE Officers while they were moving down a roadway in their car and/or official vehicle. Tremendous damage was done to these brand new vehicles. I know for a fact that these Officers are having a hard time with allowing …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: A Los Angeles federal judge issued a pair of temporary restraining orders today limiting the ability of U.S. immigration-enforcement agents to detain people absent reasonable suspicion beyond merely their race, ethnicity or occupation, while also requiring that detainees be given access to legal counsel. The orders stem from a lawsuit filed by Public Counsel and …