Trump Says Max Miller Is A 'Very Good Person,’ Declines To Step In On Abuse AccusationsAfter saying Sunday that he would “look at” the disturbing abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), President Donald Trump spoke highly of Miller’s character when a reporter followed up on Monday.“Well, it’s a very sad thing. I know Max is a, is a good person. I mean, I’ve always thought he’s a very good person,” Trump said from the Oval Office.“I’m going to let the families figure that out. Those families — I know they’re working on it. It’s a very sad thing. Especially when you know somebody so well, to be going through that. But it’s accusations and I’m going to let them figure that out,” he concluded. Miller’s ex-wife alleges that he was physically violent with her and the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, charges Miller denies. His ex-wife’s father, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), stated over the weekend that Miller should not be serving in Congress and needs to seek psychological help. Both Miller and Moreno have been strong supporters of Trump and his agenda.Latest Live UpdatesTodd Blanche Tells Faith Leaders Dobbs Decision Will Be ‘Permanent’ In All States SoonActing Attorney General Todd Blanche assured faith leaders last week that the Justice Department is planning to continue to suppress abortion access in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade.“We don’t have complete victory yet, but we will have victory, and victory will be soon, and it will be permanent,” Blanche said, according to a recording of the call posted online Thursday by Intercessors for America, a Christian ministry, and reported by Politico on Monday.Blanche, who is on track to be confirmed as attorney general, also said that the administration was working on “putting practices and policies in place” to curb the shipments of abortion pills.HuffPost reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.House Democrats Weigh Potential Push For Max Miller’s Expulsion: AxiosHouse Democrats are weighing a potential push for Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) expulsion amid growing uproar over domestic abuse allegations he faces, according to an Axios report. Miller has fielded increasing calls to step down in the wake of the allegations, which he’s denied. “I feel confident there will be action on this,” one anonymous Democrat told the publication regarding more possible disciplinary steps. Read more from Axios: Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges Against 3 Others In Reflecting Pool CaseProsecutors in D.C. dropped charges against three more people accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool, marking the latest blow to President Donald Trump’s assertion that vandals were responsible for the pool’s broken liner. Misdemeanor charges filed in D.C.’s Superior Court were dismissed against Justin Carreno, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Cameron Thiers, all of whom were accused of destroying government property less than $1,000. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro issued a notice of nolle prosequi in each case, signaling the administration’s voluntary decision to not pursue the charges. Earlier Monday, Trump slammed Pirro for dropping a felony case against former Olympian David Hearn, whom she accused of maliciously causing severe damage to the pool’s liner. Pirro walked back her accusations in a filing last week, stating damage to pool liner was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor,” not vandalism. Washington Wildfires Leave Residents Devastated: 'There's Nothing To Save'Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing.The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among the most destructive in state history. About 700 buildings had been destroyed — a number that was expected to climb — and some 67,000 people were under evacuation orders. The cause was under investigation.Read more from The Associated Press:Trump’s Massive Arch Would Adversely Affect 37 Other Historic Sites, NPS FindsA legally required assessment by the National Park Service has determined that President Donald Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch would adversely affect dozens of other historic sites around the capital.The document identified 37 specific sites, deemed historic by the National Historic Preservation Act, most of which would have their views and vistas obstructed. Trump’s proposal calls for an arch that’s 250 feet tall, more than double the height of the Lincoln Memorial.At least one complaint filed with the Park Service argued that’s the point.“These adverse effects are intentional and inherent in the design of the arch; it is intended to dominate the surrounding landscape,” Roger W. Kirchen, Virginia’s state historic preservation officer, wrote the agency in June.Here’s the full list of historic sites that would be negatively impacted by Trump’s arch, per The New York Times:1. Memorial Avenue Corridor Cultural Landscape2. Arlington Memorial Bridge and Associated Features3. Lady Bird Johnson Park Cultural Landscape4. Arlington National Cemetery Historic District5. Arlington House Historic District6. Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial)7. Arlington House Cultural Landscape8. Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove9. Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Historic District10. Lincoln Memorial Cultural Landscape11. Lincoln Memorial12. National Mall Site and National Mall Historic District13. The Mall Cultural Landscape14. Washington Monument15. Washington Monument and Grounds Historic District16. Washington Monument and Grounds Cultural Landscape17. Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District18. East and West Potomac Park Historic District19. L’Enfant Plan of the City of Washington, District of Columbia20. Arlington Ridge Park21. Pentagon22. Fort Myer National Historic Landmark District23. George Mason Memorial24. Thomas Jefferson Memorial25. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Cultural Landscape26. United States Capitol27. Georgetown Historic District28. Old Naval Observatory29. Observatory Hill Historic District30. Alban Towers Apartment Building31. American Institute of Pharmacy Building32. George Washington Memorial Parkway33. Halcyon House34. Francis Scott Key Bridge35. The National Cathedral36. National War College37. Vigilant FirehouseVoters Prefer Democrats Over Republicans On Economy For First Time In A Decade: PollAmericans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump’s performance falling to 35%.The finding, in a poll conducted Wednesday through Monday, showed how Trump’s handling of the economy, including rising energy prices resulting from the Iran war, could weigh on his party’s chances in the November midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.Read more from Reuters:Texas Gov. Orders Audit Of Majority Of State's Data CentersTexas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has ordered an audit of all data centers to ensure they meet certain requirements before allowing them to connect to the state’s electric grid, bolstering his efforts to constrain the booming industry.Abbott said the agency responsible for managing a majority of the state’s electric grid, which is an independent entity that does not have federal oversight, has received more than 474 gigawatts of requests to connect to the grid, 90% of which have been from data centers.“Our top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life,” Abbott said in a statement. “Any project that fails to comply with the requirements set forth by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and by state law, must be denied connection to the Texas grid. Simply put, Texans must come first.”Outgoing Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said Abbott’s order is “vague” and has called for a special session so lawmakers can establish formal protections for the state’s water, electric grid and taxpayers.“Without legislative action, this directive is all hat and no cattle—empty political rhetoric wrapped in meaningless fluff,” Miller said in a statement. “Texans need laws with teeth, not another press release designed to make it look like something is being done while hyperscale projects continue moving forward.”25 States Sue Over Trump's New Tariffs, Arguing SCOTUS Smackdown AppliesTwenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by forced labor. The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on temporary tariffs President Donald Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court defeat.Read more here:Pete Buttigieg Is Weighing Another Presidential Bid: ‘I’m More Inclined Than Not’Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he’s leaning towards running for president again in the 2028 election. “I think I’m more inclined than not, but there’s so much we don’t know,” Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020, told Steven Bartlett on a Monday episode of “The Diary of a CEO.” Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, provided insight into what he normally considers before running for office: “Looking at everything that the office seems like it needs, not just generally but in that moment, and then looking at what I bring to the table.”“Am I bringing something that’s different enough from what others are bringing?” he added.Buttigieg also mentioned that being a father this time around will factor into his decision. He and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, adopted twins in 2021.“That’s changed all of my equations. It’s just something that you really sit with and take seriously, which you should,” Buttigieg said.Trump Fumes Over Jeanine Pirro’s Reflecting Pool Case: ‘She Choked’A visibly angry President Donald Trump told reporters Monday he thought Jeanine Pirro “choked,” in light of her decision to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian she accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.“Frankly I think she choked,” Trump said, also blaming the judge in the case. “I don’t know what the hell happened.”The president lashed out when a second reporter asked if he’s reconsidering her role as the US attorney for the District of Columbia.“Don’t ever talk again,” Trump snapped. “You’re fake news, one of the worst in the business. Fortunately nobody watches you.”(Sources told CNN he is indeed “furious” with Pirro and it’s “highly likely she’s removed from her job.)Trump returned to Pirro moments later, remarking she “folded like an umbrella.”See All Updates