REDSTATE (Becky Noble) - Rep. Tim Burchett Has a Great Alternative Lineup for the 'Freedom 250' Concert That I Would be All in For
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Trump plans to drop "weaponization" fund
The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two senior administration officials told Axios. - "It's dead for now," one of the sources said. Why it matters: Bashed as a political slush fund that could be tapped by those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, Trump's proposal has drawn bipartisan pushback in the GOP-led House and Senate. This is breaking news; this story will be updated.
THEFEDERALIST (Hannah Bates) - Half Of The Nation Joins Federal Initiative To Welcome Christians Back To Foster Parenting
The Trump administration is reversing Biden-era rules that tossed Christian families from foster care, reducing homes available to desperate children.
ABCNEWS - Court blocks removal of transgender troops, but allows restrictions on recruits
An appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision blocking the Department of Defense from removing current transgender servicemembers.
NYTIMES (Rebecca F. Elliott and Joe Rennison) - Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Build
Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.
DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - Trump Tries To Restrain Israel, Hezbollah After Bibi Orders Strikes On Beirut
'I had a very good call with Hezbollah.'
DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Graham Platner Bails On Interview With Friendly Media Outlet Amid Sexting Scandal
'Explicit messages'
JUSTTHENEWS (Christina Park) - Hundreds protest in Kenya over Ebola quarantine center for U.S. citizens in their country
Hundreds of youth are protesting the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center in Kenya, to treat U.S. citizens exposed to the virus spreading from northeastern Congo
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Federal court blocks War Department from booting trans troops, allows ban on new recruits
The D.C. court wrote that the administration had failed to show that a temporary injunction against removing transgender personnel would harm national security.