“Just completed my two hour call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War. The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that …

“I think wokeness and DEI and cancel culture is starting to exit the building, and we can thank President Trump for leading that charge once again. I call him the dragon slayer in that regard, ‘cuz he just came and slit the throat of DEI and wokeness. “There’s always gonna be cancel culture at some level, somebody getting butt sore …

From the Justice Department: A former youth pastor was sentenced today for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Chaz Chinsethagid, 34, of Jenks, to serve 168 months imprisonment, followed by lifetime supervised release. Upon his release, Chinsethagid will also be required …

The Washington Post reports: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to cancel temporary protections that have allowed nearly 350,000 Venezuelans to remain in the United States for humanitarian reasons. Trump officials had asked the justices to lift a lower-court order that barred the administration from ending the temporary protected status while litigation over the matter continues. The …

CNN’s MANU RAJU: “Trump has taken a lot of controversial actions, some of which you may support. Some of which maybe you don’t support. You talk about speaking candidly to the American public. Which one of what he has done has caused you the most concern?” SEN. JOHN CURTIS: “If we’re not careful, we’ll destroy small businesses with tariffs. And …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Netflix is stepping in to save Sesame Street. The streaming giant has inked a deal with Sesame Workshop for new episodes of the long-running children’s show, just months after Warner Bros. Discovery opted not to renew its output deal for the program in a strategic shift at its streaming service Max (which will soon return to …

The Associated Press reports: The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press. DHS asked for the troops to help carry out President Donald Trump’s “mandate from the American people to arrest and …

CBS NEWS: “Over the weekend, as you know, the president posted that Walmart ‘should eat the tariffs and not charge the value customer anything. I’ll be watching and so will your customers.’ So does he acknowledge that if companies don’t absorb the full cost, Americans will have to pay?” KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Well, first of all, the CEO of Walmart made …

CNBC reports: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced it will acquire “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets for $256 million. The drugmaker participated in a bankruptcy auction for 23andMe, a once high-flying genetic testing company that filed for for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March. Regeneron is buying 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service, Total Health and Research Services business lines, according to a …

The New York Times reports: CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon, abruptly said that she would exit her post, the latest development in an ongoing showdown between the news division and President Trump. Ms. McMahon, whose full title was president of CBS News and Stations, said in a memo that “it’s become clear the …

NBC News reports: It’s “eat the tariffs” vs. “everyday low prices.” Walmart has indicated that consumers will soon start seeing higher costs as Trump’s tariffs have begun to take effect. And retailers broadly have tried to warn consumers about impending price hikes. But the president has sought to aggressively counter those warnings, instead putting the blame for cost increases on …

FOX NEWS: “What does President Trump mean when he says that Taylor Swift is no longer hot?” KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Look, he is speaking about Taylor Swift’s political views and how perhaps it has impacted the support of the American public for her work. And I will leave it at that.” DOOCY: What does President Trump mean when he says Taylor …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) accused the Biden White House of a “political cover up” following former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis while also offering best wishes to the former president on Monday. The take came after Biden’s team announced Sunday that he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had already metastasized to the bone, …

The Guardian reports: Joe Exotic – star of the 2020 Netflix true crime documentary Tiger King – is publicly pleading for Donald Trump to pardon him from federal prison after his husband was deported to Mexico. “It’s really past time to have one of your people watch Tiger King Season 2, where they all admitted to perjury and a plot …

Reuters reports: The Trump Organization and a local partner are exploring plans to build a skyscraper in Vietnam’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, with Eric Trump expected to visit this week, a Vietnamese government document seen by Reuters shows. The visit by the son of U.S. President Donald Trump comes just after Vietnam gave his family business the …

CBS News reports: Former President Joe Biden expressed his gratitude Monday for an outpouring of support after his office announced he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer a day earlier. “Cancer touches us all,” Biden said in a social media post. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump is set to speak Monday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in what the U.S. president said is an attempt to stop the “bloodbath” of the war in Ukraine. Trump said the call would be taking place at 10 a.m. — although he did not specify whether this was on eastern daylight time or …

The Washington Post reports: There’s a long way to go yet in Poland’s presidential election but Sunday’s first round was a good day for candidates on the political right and far right, and it flashed a big red warning signal for the moderate government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Tusk’s candidate, liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, and a conservative opponent …

Politico reports: Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the main characters on the Internet and across Washington day after day. Then the world’s richest man started to fade away. On Truth Social, where Trump is known for sharing his unfiltered thoughts, the president used to mention Musk every few days but now has not posted about him in more than …

Axios reports: Vice President JD Vance considered traveling to Israel on Tuesday but decided against it due to the expansion of Israel’s military operation in Gaza, a senior U.S. official told Axios. The U.S. official said Vance made the decision because he didn’t want his trip to suggest the Trump administration endorsed the Israeli decision to launch a massive operation …