Axios reports: A group backed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has filed a federal complaint against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the team’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The Dodgers are one of the most popular MLB teams among Asian, Black and Mexican American fans and recently committed $1 million to help immigrants affected by …

Newsweek reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ “magic minute” speech is still going after an hour as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act before a self-imposed July 4 deadline. While other members of the House of Representatives have time limits on the length of time they can speak during debates, party leaders receive a …

ABC News reports: Up all night, House Republicans voted pre-dawn Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, recouping after GOP leaders worked almost around the clock trying to persuade skeptical holdouts as they race to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline. A roll call that started late Wednesday finally closed …

Variety reports: Travis Kelce had some trouble behind the scenes when hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2023. During a recent interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the pre-show table read because he “can’t really read that well.” “The writers’ rooms were fun because …

The Associated Press reports: American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press. Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because …

Politico reports: Andrew Cuomo is scrambling to shore up backing for a general election run, even as pillars of support for his New York City mayoral campaign crumble. The former governor and his advisers have courted Democratic elected officials, business leaders and labor chiefs who endorsed his failed primary bid in an attempt to keep them in his fold for …

“I think the biggest case here is for impeding federal law enforcement. Because everything that ICE agents are in the course of doing is their official acts. I think obstructing law enforcement — that’s usually, or obstructing justice, is usually sort of more procedural. But go ahead and try. At the end of the day, I think it’s important to …

“With this record settlement, President Donald J. Trump delivers another win for the American people as he, once again, holds the Fake News media accountable for their wrongdoing and deceit. CBS and Paramount Global realized the strength of this historic case and had no choice but to settle. President Trump will always ensure that no one gets away with lying …

The New York Times reports: Senior Justice Department officials are exploring whether they can bring criminal charges against state or local election officials if the Trump administration determines they have not sufficiently safeguarded their computer systems, according to people familiar with the discussions. The department’s effort, which is still in its early stages, is not based on new evidence, data …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was roasted on social media over a series of videos where she traveled to Washington, D.C. to vote on President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. In the various videos, Mace traveled in her pajamas to D.C. and made pit stops at Waffle House and a Wawa to stock up on Red Bull. AC/DC’s “Highway …

NBC News reports: Judge Subramanian ruled that Combs should remain in custody while awaiting sentencing. Combs was convicted on two counts of Mann Act violations for transporting male escorts and former girlfriends Ventura and “Jane” for sex. But he was acquitted of a pair of sex trafficking counts and one of racketeering conspiracy. Subramanian noted that the prosecution appropriately cited …

Raw Story reports: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) pushed back hard Wednesday on the notion that Republicans always caved to President Donald Trump’s demands amid mounting pressure from the White House for House Republicans to fall in line in supporting the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” “The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment,” Van Orden said …

Fresno’s ABC affiliate reports: Amid claims of sexual abuse, the Diocese of Fresno is officially filing for bankruptcy. Bishop Joseph Brennan signed a form claiming the diocese needs to restructure, as it fends off more than 100 claims of wrongdoing, some represented by Rick Simons. “They’re not in poor financial health,” said Simons. Court documents reveal the diocese’s assets are …

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale reports: In April, President Donald Trump claimed gas prices in “a couple” unspecified states had just fallen to $1.98 per gallon. That wasn’t even close to true. But the next day he said it was “three states” that had just hit $1.98 per gallon, which also wasn’t remotely accurate. Trump used the “three” figure on multiple …

The Daily Beast reports: Florida’s much-hyped ICE detention center cannot even keep the rain out. Videos from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz, which President Donald Trump visited on Tuesday to mark its opening, show that the center had standing water on its first day of operation. Florida officials claim the facility, situated in the middle of the muggy, naturally flooded Everglades, …

Reuters reports: A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Trump exceeded his authority when he issued a proclamation declaring illegal immigration an emergency and setting aside existing legal processes. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said in a 128-page opinion that Trump’s January 20 proclamation blocking all migrants “engaged in the invasion …

The New York Times reports: The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official rejected broad uses of two Covid vaccines, citing unknown risks or injuries despite assurances of safety from dozens of staff experts, newly released documents show. The decisions by the official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the agency’s new chief medical and scientific officer, stunned agency veterans. Records show that …

Law & Crime reports: Michael Flynn, the first national security advisor for President Donald Trump who twice pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI about his conversations with a Russian agent, is once again suing the federal government claiming he was wrongfully prosecuted. The case was initially filed in July 2023 and dismissed by a federal judge in …

Ars Technica reports: Scientists at several federal agencies are losing access to scientific literature published by Springer Nature, which produces the prestigious journal Nature among many other high-profile titles. That’s according to a report Monday by Nature’s news team, which is also published by Springer Nature, but is editorially independent. According to the news outlet, spokespeople for NASA and the …

Media Matters has the transcript: CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): And so, Benny, kinda taking a step back here and covering socialism for quite some time, what is the driving force of Mamdani and how do we defeat him? BENNY JOHNSON (GUEST): Yeah. Well, Trump told me yesterday he’s just gonna put him in jail. So there’s that. But that’s because Mamdani …