WASHINGTON: President Trump slams Fed Chair Powell as “unbelievable” and says he “must now lower rates”, minutes after the ADP report showed just 37,000 jobs were added last month, the weakest growth in over two years and far below the 110,000 forecast.

ROME: A massive fire broke out at the University of Tuscia in Italy. The flames caused the roof of the Faculty of Agriculture building to collapse. Students and lecturers were evacuated from the scene, and no injuries were reported.

WASHINGTON: White House confirmed President Trump will attend the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, as the President seeks to rally the alliance’s members to step up defense spending.

ISRAEL: POLITICAL CRISIS: The UTJ, with 7 seats, threatens to quit the coalition over the stalled draft exemption for yeshiva students, leaving PM Netanyahu with a narrow 61-seat majority. All eyes now on Shas ahead of next Wednesday’s key vote to dissolve the Knesset.

WASHINGTON: President Trump said he spoke with Russian President Putin for 75 minutes and Putin said "very strongly" that he "will respond" to Ukraine's attack on Sunday.

ISRAEL: KANN: Israel will block a ship carrying Greta Thunberg and pro-Palestinian activists from nearing Gaza, citing fears of setting a precedent. DM Katz to meet with IDF to weigh options, including either leaving the vessel at sea or escorting it to Ashdod for arrests.

NEW YORK: The NYC mayoral race heats up tonight with the first Democratic primary debate. Nine candidates - including Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander and Scott Stringer - will take the stage. It airs Live 7–9pm on WNBC/Telemundo.

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk is all out against Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill, demanding Congress “KILL the BILL.”

WASHINGTON: Meanwhile... President Trump posted this to Truth Social at about 2pm.

WASHINGYON: Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has left the Democratic Party and becoming an independent as she gets set to release her new book in October.

NEW YORK: CNBC: Summer rentals in the Hamptons are reportedly down 30% compared to the same time in previous years. Brokers who focus on ultra-high-end rentals are seeing an even bigger drop and say their rental business is down between 50% and 75% (!)

ISRAEL: An Israeli airstrike hit two terrorists transporting explosives in Gaza. The strike triggered what appear to be secondary blasts following the impact.

WASHINGTON: WSJ: President Trump is losing patience with Elon Musk after his latest outbursts over the Republican megabill. Musk wants GOP lawmakers to make deeper spending cuts in the president’s tax megabill.

NEW YORK: The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, permanent Gaza ceasefire, saying it lacked key conditions - no hostage-release demand, no Hamas disarmament or withdrawal, and no condemnation of the Oct. 7 attack. The vote was 14–1.

WASHINGTON: BREAKING: Trump signs travel ban blocking entry from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Congo, Eq. Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen. Partial restrictions on 7 more: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela.

WASHINGTON: BREAKING: President Trump orders AG Pam Bondi to launch a full investigation into the Biden autopen scandal, as well as any cover-ups related to the former president’s health.

NEW JERSEY: NJ residents will no longer be able to say “fill it up, regular” when purchasing gas at Wawa. You’ll need to prepay whether you’re paying cash or credit.

COLORADO: A federal judge in Colorado temporarily blocked immigration officials from removing the wife and five children of the man charged in Sunday's attack in Boulder from the country or the state.

WASHINGTON: Rep. James Comer, Chair of House Oversight Committee announces he has subpoenaed Joe Biden’s doctor to testify before Congress.

NEW YORK: A 32-year-old man was arrested overnight at JFK Airport, accused of helping build the bomb used in the May 17 fertility clinic attack in Palm Springs, California. He's being linked to Guy Edward Bartkus, the bomber who died in the blast that injured 4.