Republican Praises Protest Hecklers, Including 1 Who Made Monkey Noises At Black Woman  —  A clip from the University of Mississippi shows a white counter-protester making the noises and gestures amid students' pro-Palestinian protest on campus.  —  LOADING

Utah trolled with 4,000 hoax reports of trans bathroom ban violations within days of reporting form launch  —  HB257, which took full effect Wednesday, requires the Utah auditor's office to receive and investigate complaints when government entities don't comply with the law.

Senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’  —  WASHINGTON — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory.

Germany denounces rising political violence after MEP seriously hurt  —  German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Saturday vowed to fight a surge in violence against politicians after a German member of the European Parliament had to be taken to hospital after being attacked while campaigning for re-election.

Republican Firebrand Ted Cruz Now Courts Democrats to Win Re-Election  —  Texas senator faces competitive contest against Colin Allred this fall  —  CYPRESS, Texas—There are two sides to Ted Cruz, the Republican senator says.  —  The self-described conservative warrior has opposed most big compromise legislation.

Truth Social keeps shrinking despite the Trump trial and looming election  —  New York CNN —  Former President Donald Trump hit the jackpot this spring when his social media company finally went public.  —  Even though Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) generates very little revenue …

Politics Without Trump?  His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.  —  Democrats call Donald J. Trump dangerous.  Republicans see him as revolutionary.  For young Trump voters, he is just normal.  —  When Donald J. Trump held a rally in Rome, Ga., in March, his audience included …

Japan disappointed by Biden's “xenophobic” comments  —  Japan has told the United States that President Joe Biden's recent remarks describing the Asian nation as “xenophobic” were disappointing, a source close to the matter said Friday.  —  The Japanese government told the U.S. side that Biden's comments …

Democrats bracing for massive protests at party's August convention  —  As demonstrations over Gaza erupt at campuses across the country, Biden team faces prospect of chaotic scenes in Chicago.  —  As protests over the Israel-Gaza war sweep college campuses, pro-Palestinian activists …

“More credible”: Legal experts say Hope Hicks' testimony “ties everything more closely to Trump”  —  “The DA's office is going to argue that all of these puzzle pieces add up to a crime,” law professor says  —  Former Trump campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks testified …

Statement From Attorney General Ken Paxton After Austin City Council Threatens Noncompliance with Texas Law Prohibiting “Gender Transition” Treatments For Children  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement reminding the City of Austin of the obligations Texas municipalities …

Biden faces new Democratic pressure to rein in Israel … - Among the assurances is that the country will “facilitate and not arbitrarily deny, restrict, or otherwise impede” aid into Gaza, or else U.S. weapons transfers would be halted. … - They pointed to allegations …

Hope Hicks gets teary testifying at Trump's hush money trial  —  After a week of tabloid-focused testimony, the former aide led the jury through the whirlwind of the 2016 campaign and directly to the Oval Office.  —  NEW YORK — Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump …

U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar and His Wife Charged with Bribery, Unlawful Foreign Influence, and Money Laundering Schemes  —  For Immediate Release  —  Congressman Allegedly Accepted $600,000 in Bribes from Two Foreign Entities in Exchange for Official Acts as a Member of Congress

US diplomat who quit over Biden administration's Gaza policy speaks out  —  Hala Rharrit never expected that she would choose to leave her career as a US diplomat.  —  She had spent her “entire adult life” at the State Department having joined the foreign service in 2006 …

Liberals Must Resist the New McCarthyism Over Israel Criticism  —  The hysteria over Palestine protests on campus that is being ginned up to protect US support for Israel's war is the beginning of a new Red Scare.  Liberals must resist it, because it will come for them, too.