Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself ‘MechaHitler’  —  The billionaire has long complained about the xAI model undermining right-wing narratives and recently said it would be “updated” … It also proclaimed that Adolf Hitler would “spot the pattern” of Jews' “anti-white hate” and “handle it decisively.”

GOP Senators Had No Idea They Voted For Controversial Gambling Tax  —  How the sausage is made in Washington: In the dark and behind closed doors.  —  WASHINGTON - The massive tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last week contains a provision limiting tax deductions …

Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies  —  The Trump administration had asked the justices to block a lower court's ruling that paused the largest phase of the president's efforts to downsize the government.  —  The Trump administration can move forward with plans …

Trump Delayed Reciprocal Tariffs After Bessent Wanted More Time on Deals  —  President also decided to send out letters as a way to keep the pressure up  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump decided to delay the implementation of his so-called reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1 after advisers including …

Two Kevins Battle to Be Next Fed Chair in Trump's Apprentice-Style Contest  —  Kevin Hassett emerges as contender to succeed Jerome Powell, posing possible threat to Kevin Warsh  —  WASHINGTON—Two Republicans named Kevin are vying to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter …

FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources  —  CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan for criminal investigation to the FBI, sources told Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey …

Copper now costs way more in the U.S. than elsewhere.  This could hit its economy hard … The cost of copper for U.S. buyers has rocketed after President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50% tariff on imports of the metal.  —  It means that already elevated prices are now even higher …

JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others  —  VP tries to redefine citizenship in speech to friendly think tank.  —  The day after President Trump signed a bill that throws unprecedented amounts of money at ICE, extends tax cuts for the wealthy, and slashes health-care …

Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show  —  Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” …

Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine as Kremlin says its “quite calm” about Trump's mounting criticism  —  Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine in a single day since the war began more than three years ago when, the Ukrainian Air Force said Wednesday.

Conspiracy Theories About the Texas Floods Lead to Death Threats  —  Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers—and leading to real-world consequences.  —  On Sunday afternoon …

‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts  —  Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan.  —  Few lifesaving tools are as effective as ready-to-use therapeutic foods, known as RUTFs …

Ellison's Late-Night Limbo … Jon Stewart opened Monday's episode of “The Daily Show” not mincing words, calling Paramount's settlement with Donald Trump “shameful.” … “Did they?  Son of a bitch!”  Stewart exclaimed, playing along with the bit—yet nodding to a deeper fear …

'Essential isn't a strong enough word': Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy … “Essential isn't a strong enough word,” said Matt Teagarden, head of the Kansas Livestock Association.  —  “It is some version of an immigrant, maybe not first generation, but second or third generation, that are just critical to that work.”

As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent  —  When a reporter demanded to know why the summer camps along the Guadalupe River weren't evacuated before its waters reached their deadly peak on July 4, Rob Kelly, the highest-ranking local official, had a simple answer: “No one knew this kind of flood was coming.”

Dueling U.S. Efforts Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans Held in El Salvador for Americans  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.  —  The Trump administration's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …

US used car prices surge as tariffs drive market volatility  —  A gauge of U.S. used vehicle prices sold at wholesale auctions that proved predictive ahead of the inflation surge following the COVID pandemic is climbing again, last month notching its largest annual increase in nearly three years.

Zohran Mamdani leads general election poll for NYC mayor … The multimodal survey of 1,036 registered New York City voters was conducted between July 2-6 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.  —  It comes as Cuomo weighs whether to mount a serious campaign on his independent …

Planned Parenthood Gets Cut Off  —  The defunding of the abortion giant is the most beautiful thing in the GOP megabill.  —  Democrats know how to put lipstick on a pig.  In 2022 they tarted up the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it a necessary makeover for the pandemic-scarred economy.

Pentagon policy chief's rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administration … He prompted last week's decision, first reported by POLITICO, to halt shipments of some air defense missiles to Ukraine, which caught many Trump allies and lawmakers off guard.

With Broken Promise on Epstein, Pam Bondi Draws the Ire of Trump's Supporters  —  MAGA influencers are calling for attorney general's resignation after she failed to produce ‘truckload’ of documents about the sex offender  —  Pam Bondi's tendency to exaggerate is catching up to her.

Los Angeles joins federal immigration case against Trump administration … Feldstein-Soto said that June 6 — when federal officers began ramped-up enforcement in the region, sparking protests — marked the beginning of a “completely frightening and new reality” for Angelenos.

Ten Individuals Charged with Attempted Murder of Federal Officers and Firearms Offenses in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas  —  Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting …

The Fight Between Musk Acolytes and the White House for Control of DOGE  —  Elon Musk's allies are fighting for influence at DOGE as the White House moves to neuter the office  —  Elon Musk has left the government, but his clout at DOGE lives on.  —  Weeks after the billionaire left …

Former D.C. U.S. prosecutors oppose Emil Bove appeals court nomination  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote soon on Bove, a former Trump lawyer and senior Justice Department official.  —  A group of former federal prosecutors for the District of Columbia urged the Senate …

President Trump Floats Federal Takeover of D.C.: ‘Crime Would Be Down’  —  President Donald Trump floated the idea of the federal government taking over Washington, D.C., saying that crime would go way down.  —  During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump was asked how he wanted Republican voters …

In Cabinet meeting, Trump takes a golden opportunity to talk interior decor  —  At the end of a Cabinet meeting that had already stretched for some 90 minutes with talk of wars and disasters, Trump spent 15 more going through the aesthetic changes he has made to the White House Cabinet Room.