Axios reports: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that he is seeking a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The MAGA revolt over the Trump administration’s recent handling of the case — which Hill Democrats have gladly seized on — has seen Attorney General Pam Bondi become a key target of their discontent. The president, who amid mounting …

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and in …

Newsweek reports: The White House said President Donald Trump has decided to pull the U.S. from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after a review of American participation in the agency, citing “woke” activity. It is not Trump’s first withdrawal from UNESCO, having pulled the U.S. out during his first term, only for his successor, President Joe …

The Daily Beast reports: Team MAGA is going all-in on trying to make Tulsi Gabbard’s half-baked Obama conspiracy stick. As Trump was facing his own supporters’ fury over the administration’s failure to provide new evidence in the Jeffrey Epstein case, Gabbard announced last week she had uncovered a “treasonous conspiracy” involving Obama. House Speaker Mike Johnson said during an interview …

Variety reports: Stephen Colbert had a succinct message to President Trump, one that involved an anatomical impossibility. In his monologue opening Monday’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Colbert referred to Trump’s celebrating CBS‘s sudden decision to axe the show. With mock outrage, Colbert said, “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical …

CNN reports: The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday. Ken Pagurek’s departure comes less than three weeks after a delayed FEMA response to catastrophic flooding in central Texas caused by bureaucratic hurdles put in place by the Department …

The Huffington Post reports: Donald Trump’s senior White House aide Stephen Miller pushed a bonkers, racist claim on Monday after he suggested that he could spot someone’s immigration status just by looking at a picture of them. “If you look at photos of the Empire State Building being constructed — in record time, by the way — you know what …

Ars Technica reports: The Federal Communications Commission is ditching Biden-era standards for measuring progress toward the goal of universal broadband deployment. The changes will make it easier for the FCC to give the broadband industry a passing grade in an annual progress report. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s proposal would give the industry a thumbs-up even if it falls short of …

Politico reports: House Republicans will scrap several floor votes this week as internal party drama over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files derailed the work of the Rules Committee. The panel came to a standstill Monday night as GOP leaders struggled to contain rank-and-file Republicans and their Democratic allies clamoring for a floor vote to compel the publication of materials …

Fox Business reports: Conservative pro-Trump law group America First Legal (AFL) filed complaints Monday with the Tennessee Attorney General and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC), alleging Cracker Barrel is maintaining discriminatory employment practices stemming from its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. The complaints point to public documents, internal reports, and Cracker Barrel’s own language to allege the company …

Fox News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a special request for New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo after the former Democratic governor joked that he would move to the Sunshine State if he loses to socialist Zohran Mamdani. DeSantis, a Republican, was among those expressing concern in response to an article about Cuomo considering a change of scenery …

ABC News reports: In a social media post on Monday evening, President Donald Trump quoted Iran’s foreign minister about the destruction of Iranian nuclear sites, asserting that the sites are destroyed, but added that the U.S. would attack “again, if necessary!” The president’s comments came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that Tehran cannot give up on …

CBS News reports: Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media company owned by President Trump, said it has bought about $2 billion in bitcoin and related securities as it remodels itself as an investment firm. Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, announced in May that it planned to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, with the goal …

Variety reports: Anne Hathaway is officially back as Andy Sachs in a first-look photo the Oscar winner and 20th Century Studios posted to social media amid filming “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2006 comedy-drama. Hathaway is returning alongside original co-stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, plus director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline …

NBC News reports: Facing backlash from MAGA supporters about the handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump and his administration have released a flood of information on old grievances and issues popular with the base. “Saying Trump posts random stuff to distract is like saying the sun rises to mess with your sleep schedule,” a former Trump …

Mississippi Today reports: A federal judge has temporarily paused enforcement of the state law that prohibits diversity, equity and inclusion programs from Mississippi public schools and universities. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators. The American Civil …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Monday sentenced an ex-Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a Justice Department recommendation that he be given no prison time. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but didn’t hit anyone, was the only officer …

Kansas City’s Fox affiliate reports: A former staff member at a church in Peculiar, Missouri, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography. Andrew Lovisone, 30, of Greenwood, was sentenced on Monday morning in Cass County court to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He pleaded guilty on May 6 to two counts of promoting child pornography. …

The Telegraph reports: A Texan father who moved his family to Russia to escape “woke” America has been sent to the front line. Derek Huffman, 46, relocated to the small town of Istra, around 25 miles from Moscow, with his wife, their three daughters and their husky earlier this year. They did this through Russia’s “shared values” visa scheme, aimed …

“I think that all of these people that are involved, starting with Obama on down, they all ought to have their passports revoked, and people need to be checking private airplanes and private airfields for anybody trying to abscond the country and get the heck out of dodge here. So, that’s number one. I do think that just as was …