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ABC News reports: During remarks to reporters ahead of a White House dinner on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Netanyahu, who expressed appreciation and admiration for the president’s “pursuit of peace and security,” presented Trump with the letter he submitted to the Nobel Peace Prize committee, nominating Trump …

Variety reports: After he leaves Oz, “Wicked” filmmaker Jon M. Chu is putting the pedal to the metal. He is set to direct a live-action “Hot Wheels” movie for Warner Bros. Based on the Mattel toy, the high-octane action film will showcase “some of the world’s hottest and sleekest vehicles,” according to a press release. Plot details haven’t been revealed. …

The Hill reports: The Department of Justice (DOJ) released surveillance footage Monday to back up its determination that disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a New York City prison in 2019. The nearly 11-hour video was filmed outside Epstein’s prison cell during the final hours of his life while he was awaiting trial on additional …

Axios reports: Former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is considering challenging Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in NY-17, according to people familiar with the matter. Maloney’s entrance into the race would give Democrats a proven fundraiser and a political operative in what would likely be one of the most expensive races in the country. For Maloney, a former chair of the Democratic …

The Washington Post reports: The Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday that it will no longer be forced to conduct a large reduction in workforce, unlike several other federal agencies that were forced to make mass layoffs because of the Trump administration’s U.S. DOGE Service. In a news release, VA said that it was on pace to reduce its total …

CBS News reports: President Trump on Monday said the U.S will impose 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan by August 1, while also threatening to hit a dozen other nations with steep import duties by next month. Trump on Monday afternoon also announced separate tariffs on an additional 12 trade partners. Myanmar and Laos face a 40% …

The New York Times reports: The death toll from a devastating flood in Central Texas topped 100 on Monday evening, as the chance of finding more survivors faded on the fourth day of searching. The death toll includes at least 27 campers and staff members from a single summer camp, where 11 people were still missing. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick …

Media Matters has the transcript: President Donald Trump was talking about potentially doing a bipartisan compromise deal for illegals that have stolen Social Security numbers, that are illegally domiciling themselves here in the country, that are all felons. Every single one of them are felons. They’re just not yet indicted felons. But if they’re here illegally, you’re a felon. It’s …

Mediaite reports: MAGA influencers launched a movement to boycott the new Superman movie in response to director James Gunn proclaiming the story is inherently political. “I mean, Superman is the story of America,” Gunn says. “An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is …

Politico reports: Two independent candidates in the New York City mayoral election — incumbent Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo — have been trying to get each other to drop their campaigns in the hopes of beating Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. So far, neither is budging. Adams said Monday that Cuomo is the number one obstacle standing in the way of …