<p>President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to resume weapons shipments to Ukraine as Russia continues to pound the country with airstrikes and drone attacks.</p>
<p>Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-told-zelensky-he-wasnt-responsible-for-weapons-holdup-f684444b?mod=hp_lead_pos4">told</a> The Wall Street Journal that per Trump&#8217;s orders, &#8220;the Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to secure a lasting peace and ensure the killing stops.&#8221;</p>
<p>“We have to, they have to be able to defend themselves,” Trump said. “They are getting hit very hard. &#8230; We’re gonna have to send more weapons.”</p>
<p>“I’m disappointed, frankly, that President Putin hasn’t stopped,” Trump added on Monday night.</p>
<p>Last week, it was reported that weapons shipments to Ukraine had been paused, surprising the administration in Kyiv, as well as officials in the State Department. Asked on Tuesday who ordered the pause in weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, Trump replied, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. Why don&#8217;t you tell me?&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kaitlancollins</a> on Ukraine weapon shipments: &#8220;So, who ordered the pause last week?&#8221;</p>
<p>President Trump: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. Why don&#8217;t you tell me?&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/k2YKFkbCK7">pic.twitter.com/k2YKFkbCK7</a></p>
<p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1942632501538705496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Trump, who vowed to end the war between Russia and Ukraine on his first day back in office, added that he wants to send Ukraine defensive weapons &#8220;because Putin is not treating human beings right. He&#8217;s killing too many people.&#8221;</p>
<p>Trump&#8217;s move to restart weapons shipments to Ukraine comes after months of negotiations with Ukraine and Russia in hopes of reaching a peace agreement, but to no avail. After publicly berating Zelensky in the Oval Office in February, Trump has appeared to become more friendly with the Ukrainian president while ramping up his criticism of Putin. Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ukraines-zelensky-says-latest-call-with-trump-was-most-productive-yet">conversation</a> that Zelensky called &#8220;the most productive&#8221; talks he has had with Trump.</p>
<p>“We discussed air defense issues, and I’m grateful for the willingness to help. The Patriot system is precisely the key to protection against ballistic threats,&#8221; Zelensky said.</p>
<p>Trump also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone last Thursday and pushed him to end the war with Ukraine, a request that Putin refused, according to the Kremlin, the WSJ reported. Trump said he was &#8220;very disappointed&#8221; after the call and said they &#8220;didn&#8217;t make any progress&#8221; on a peace deal.</p>
<p>Shortly after the phone call between Trump and Putin, Russia launched its largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine since the start of the war.</p>

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<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott provided another tragic update on the catastrophic floods on Tuesday, saying that 161 people remain missing in Kerr County, Texas, while another 12 people are still missing in other parts of the state.</p>
<p>Earlier on Tuesday, <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1942691818065580061">reports</a> had the number of those missing at 40, but the governor&#8217;s latest update reveals an even grimmer situation after the state was devastated by the floods that hit over the July Fourth holiday. The death toll from the flooding across the state reached 109 on Monday, including dozens of children.</p>
<p>“To put this into perspective &#8230; there are far more fatalities than there were in Hurricane Harvey. That’s how catastrophic this is,” Abbott <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/07/08/texas-gov-greg-abbott-provides-latest-numbers-regarding-fatalities-missing-people-in-hill-country-floods/">said</a>, giving an <a href="https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1942682122839376065">update</a> from Hunt, Texas, in Kerr County.</p>
<p>&#8220;Know this: We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/texas-floods-live-updates-death-passes-100-rcna217415/rcrd84625?canonicalCard=true">added</a>. &#8220;Know this also: There very likely could be more added to that list.&#8221;</p>
<p>Five young girls and one counselor remain missing from Camp Mystic, the Christian girls&#8217; camp that took the brunt of the flooding when the Guadalupe River in Central Texas rose more than 30 feet in under an hour in some spots. Camp Mystic said on Monday that the death toll of campers and counselors had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unimaginable-tragedy-camp-mystic-says-27-campers-and-counselors-killed-in-sudden-flash-floods?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Unimaginable+Tragedy%E2%80%99%3A+Camp+Mystic+Says+27+Campers+And+Counselors+Killed+In+Sudden+Flash+Floods">risen</a> to 27.</p>
<p>Emergency responders have rescued at least 850 people. One United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, Scott Ruskan, is credited with saving 165 people, most of them children, alone.</p>
<p>As more days go by in the rescue operation, however, hope for finding anyone alive fades into dread that any bodies found will only add to the already-large death toll.</p>
<p>“The primary job right now continues to be locating everybody who was affected by this flood,” Abbott said.</p>
<p>Flood victims include children such as 8-year-olds, Renee Smajstrla and Eloise Peck, who were attending Camp Mystic, and 64-year-old Sherry Richardson, whose cabin in Liberty Hill, Texas, was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/08/us/texas-floods/d4fb0256-df9f-5328-a32a-8b77c20670c0?smid=url-share">swept away</a> on Saturday morning. The bodies of sisters Blaire and Brooke Harber were <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/sisters-found-hands-locked-together-following-20630269.php">found</a> 15 miles from where the flood waters washed them away from a cabin near the river, according to the Houston Chronicle. Blair and Brooke, ages 11 and 13, were found clinging to each other while holding rosaries, their aunt said.</p>

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<p>President Donald Trump blasted a reporter on Tuesday for asking a question about child rapist Jeffrey Epstein after the Department of Justice concluded that there was no evidence to prove that Epstein had a client list, had blackmailed powerful people, or was murdered.</p>
<p>During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump responded when Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked about the DOJ&#8217;s findings in the Epstein case.</p>
<p>&#8220;Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?&#8221; Trump asked. &#8220;This guy has been talked about for years. &#8230; We have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things — are people still talking about this guy, this creep?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;That is unbelievable. &#8230; I mean I can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this when we&#8217;re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It just seems like a desecration.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 BREAKING: President Trump GOES OFF on reporter for asking about Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi says the child p*rn Epstein files can NOT be released, ever.</p>
<p>TRUMP: &#8220;Are you still talking about &#8211; Jeffrey EPSTEIN? &#8230; We have Texas, this, all of the things&#8230;are people still talking… <a href="https://t.co/SsNWZHkd4Y">pic.twitter.com/SsNWZHkd4Y</a></p>
<p>— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1942621459878199741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Earlier this week, the DOJ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-drops-11-hour-video-of-jeffrey-epsteins-prison-cell-on-night-he-died">released</a> an 11-hour video showing the hallway near the cell where Epstein was found dead in August 2019. The DOJ concluded that Epstein committed suicide, saying that the footage, which was previously reviewed by the FBI, confirmed that no one entered Epstein&#8217;s cell in the hours before he was found dead. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have also maintained that the evidence proves that Epstein killed himself.</p>
<p>The DOJ and FBI, however, were criticized after people noticed that the footage of the cell hallway released by the Justice Department doesn&#8217;t include a view of Epstein&#8217;s cell door and skips ahead in one portion, leaving out roughly a minute of footage. Bondi addressed the missing video during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, telling reporters they are investigating whether the prison&#8217;s surveillance system routinely cuts off at that time each night or if it only failed on the night of Epstein&#8217;s death.</p>
<p>Bondi, who said in February that she had Epstein&#8217;s client list on her desk for review, was slammed after the DOJ concluded that there is no Epstein client list. The AG also addressed those criticisms, clarifying that her previous remarks referred to the Epstein files in general, not a specific client list.</p>
<p>&#8220;In February, I did an interview on Fox, and it&#8217;s been getting a lot of attention because &#8230; I was asked a question about the &#8216;client list&#8217; and my response was, &#8216;It&#8217;s sitting on my desk to be reviewed, meaning the file, along with the JFK, MLK files as well,&#8221; Bondi said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what I meant by that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Many people remain skeptical of the DOJ&#8217;s findings on Epstein. Lisa Bryant, the director and executive producer of Netflix documentaries &#8220;Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich&#8221; and &#8220;Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich,&#8221; told &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhKcB0yY_p4">Morning Wire</a>&#8221; on Tuesday that she calls &#8220;BS&#8221; on the DOJ&#8217;s conclusions that there is no evidence that Epstein blackmailed powerful people who allegedly had sex with minors on his infamous island. She also blasted the DOJ for releasing a video that doesn&#8217;t even include Epstein&#8217;s cell door.</p>
<p>Prominent conservative radio host Glenn Beck <a href="https://x.com/glennbeck/status/1942623712471036164">called</a> for Bondi to resign on Tuesday, &#8220;not because of a cover-up, but for incompetence.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Not only is there a minute missing from the Epstein cell video, BUT IT WASN&#8217;T EVEN THE RIGHT CAMERA ANGLE,&#8221; Beck added. &#8220;What the DOJ gave us was a partial view of the facility, which JUST MISSES Epstein&#8217;s cell. We&#8217;ve known for years there wasn&#8217;t a working camera on his cell, so WHY RELEASE THIS VIDEO? And why not tell us there&#8217;s a video glitch in advance of the release?! This isn&#8217;t about whether Epstein killed himself or not. What matters more is REAL transparency and justice. But instead what we got was absolute INCOMPETENCE in the Attorney General&#8217;s office.&#8221;</p>

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<p>The IRS made clear its stance on churches endorsing political candidates in front of their congregations, saying in a court filing on Monday that houses of worship are free to push political candidates from the pulpit without fear of losing their tax-exempt status.</p>
<p>The IRS clarification came in a lawsuit court filing after two Texas churches and an association of Christian broadcasters sued, seeking an exemption from the ban on churches endorsing political candidates, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/politics/irs-churches-politics-endorse-candidates.html">reported</a>. While the plaintiffs sought a carve-out for all nonprofits, the IRS agreed in a court filing to allow churches to endorse candidates without penalty.</p>
<p>According to the IRS, the Johnson Amendment — which has been part of the U.S. tax code since 1954 — does not prohibit a church from communicating with its congregants about its preferred political candidates, comparing such endorsements to “a family discussion concerning candidates.”</p>
<p>“Thus, communications from a house of worship to its congregation in connection with religious services through its usual channels of communication on matters of faith do not run afoul of the Johnson Amendment as properly interpreted,” the agency wrote in the <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txed.232590/gov.uscourts.txed.232590.35.0.pdf">court filing</a>.</p>
<p>The IRS added that it has long refrained from enforcing the Johnson Amendment against churches &#8220;for speech concerning electoral politics in the context of worship services.&#8221; For several years, pastors from around the country organized to test the tax code during &#8220;Pulpit Freedom Sunday,&#8221; The Washington Post reported. The IRS only launched one investigation stemming from &#8220;Pulpit Freedom Sunday,&#8221; and the agency did not punish any churches.</p>
<p>The IRS statement will be celebrated by many conservative Christians who have long viewed the prohibition on political endorsements as infringing upon their free speech.</p>
<p>During his first term, President Donald Trump stated that he wanted to &#8220;totally destroy&#8221; the Johnson Amendment, which was introduced by then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX) in 1954.</p>
<p>“I will get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution,” Trump <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vows-to-totally-destroy-restrictions-on-churches-support-of-candidates/2017/02/02/fed9bad2-e981-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html">told</a> Christians at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2017. “I will do that, remember.”</p>
<p>For the Johnson Amendment to be repealed, Congress would have to take action.</p>
<p>Proponents of the Johnson Amendment argue that the tax code is essential for guarding campaign finance laws. If the Johnson Amendment were repealed, some worry that political contributions could be funneled through tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations, and the contributions could remain undisclosed and tax-deductible.</p>

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<p>President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States would impose 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea, following his extension of the &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariff deadline, initially scheduled for April.</p>
<p>On Truth Social, Trump posted letters addressed to the leaders of both countries informing them of the new tariffs. The 25% blanket tariffs will be in addition to sector-specific tariffs already in place. The tariffs on Japan and South Korea will go into effect on August 1.</p>
<p>&#8220;Please understand that the 25% number is far less than what is needed to eliminate the Trade Deficit disparity we have with your Country,&#8221; Trump wrote to both Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korea&#8217;s new president, Lee Jae-myung. Trump added that Japanese and South Korean companies can avoid the tariffs if they manufacture their products in the United States.</p>
<p>Trump then warned the countries against retaliating against the United States with reciprocal tariffs, stating that he would respond by increasing tariffs on them, in addition to the 25% blanket tariffs.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you wish to open your heretofore closed Trading Markets to the United States and eliminate your Tariff, and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter,&#8221; Trump wrote to both nations. &#8220;These tariffs may be modified, upward or downward, depending on our relationship with your Country. You will never be disappointed with the United States of America.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Trump posted the letters shortly after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bessent-promises-several-trade-announcements-over-the-next-48-hours">told</a> CNBC on Monday morning that &#8220;several&#8221; trade announcements would come &#8220;in the next 48 hours.&#8221; Trump hinted last week that he would soon send letters to countries outlining their new tariff rates. Japanese economy minister Ryosei Akazawa has <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-06-30-2025/card/trump-says-japan-will-get-letter-outlining-new-tariff-rate-11aR4lQ9f3AsmCBVtOq8?mod=article_inline">traveled</a> to Washington, D.C., seven times in recent weeks for ongoing trade talks with the Trump administration, but so far, the talks have yielded no results.</p>
<p>Last week, Trump said that there likely wouldn&#8217;t be a trade deal with Japan, calling the country &#8220;spoiled,&#8221; The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5381161-trump-japan-trade-deal-tariffs-rice/">reported</a>.</p>
<p>“We dealt with Japan. I’m not sure if we’re going to make a deal. I doubt it with Japan — they’re very tough. You have to understand, they’re spoiled. I love Japan. I really like the new prime minister, too,&#8221; he said, adding, “But they and others are so spoiled from having ripped us off for 30, 40 years that it’s really hard for them to make a deal. You know, it’s very hard. As an example, with Japan, they won’t take rice, and yet they desperately need rice,” he said. “They won’t take any cars, but they’ll sell millions. So, we told them, ‘Sorry you can’t do that.’”</p>
<p>South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in D.C. over the weekend, where he called on the United States to eliminate or reduce tariffs on steel and vehicles, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-06/south-korea-seeks-us-trade-deadline-extension-as-tariffs-loom">reported</a>. Yeo&#8217;s meeting with Greer marked his second trip to D.C. since the new administration took over in South Korea.</p>

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<p>Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp for young girls at the center of the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas, said on Monday that the death toll of campers and counselors has risen to 27.</p>
<p>The camp posted an <a href="https://www.campmystic.com/">update</a> on its website Monday morning, revealing the current death toll and adding, &#8220;Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We have been in communication with local and state authorities who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls,&#8221; Camp Mystic added. &#8220;We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from community, first responders, and officials at every level.&#8221;</p>
<p>The record-breaking torrent from the Guadalupe River reaped <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/search-for-missing-texas-flood-victims-intensifies-as-death-toll-rises?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Search+For+Missing+Texas+Flood+Victims+Intensifies+As+Death+Toll+Rises">destruction</a> over the July Fourth weekend, with Camp Mystic and the surrounding area of Kerrville facing the brunt of the devastation. People in the camp had little time to flee as the river rose more than 30 feet in an hour in some spots during the middle of the night.</p>
<p>Throughout Central Texas, at least 82 people have been killed in the flooding. In Kerr County alone, where the camp is located, 68 people have been confirmed dead, 28 of whom were children. It&#8217;s unclear if Camp Mystic&#8217;s update adds to the total death toll or if the 27 campers and counselors were already included. It&#8217;s also unclear if any campers are still missing.</p>
<p>Some of the young girls who were killed in the flooding have been identified, including 8-year-old Renee Smajstrla, 9-year-old Lila Bonner, 8-year-old Eloise Peck, 9-year-old Janie Hunt, and Sarah Marsh, who was about to start third grade.</p>
<p>The camp&#8217;s director, Richard &#8220;Dick&#8221; Eastland, died while trying to rescue campers from the floodwaters.</p>
<p>&#8220;He died doing what he’d done for 50 years—protecting the girls of Camp Mystic,&#8221; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ryanwolftvnews/posts/1260843148735770?ref=embed_post">wrote</a> FOX San Antonio anchor Ryan Wolf. &#8220;Richard &#8216;Dick&#8217; Eastland, beloved camp director and co-owner, was swept away in the Hill Country floods while trying to reach campers in danger. His final act was one of courage, devotion, and love.&#8221;</p>
<p>Counselor Chloe Childress, who had just graduated from high school, was also identified as a victim who &#8220;lost her life upholding this selfless and fierce commitment to others.&#8221;</p>
<p>“Chloe Childress lived a beautiful life that saturated those around her with contagious joy, unending grace, and abiding faith. Returning as a counselor to the place she loved so dearly, Chloe was looking forward to dedicating her summer days to loving and mentoring young girls at Camp Mystic,” the Childress family said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmandaHTV/posts/%EF%B8%8Frest-in-peace-chloe-childress%EF%B8%8F-the-camp-mystic-counselor-is-being-honored-by-he/1151242190156476/">statement</a>. “Our family was shocked to hear of the horrific tragic flooding in the hill country, and we were devastated to learn that our precious Chloe was among the victims. While we know that her joy is now eternal and her faith has become sight, our hearts are shattered by this loss and the similar heartbreak of other families like ours.”</p>

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