2025-05-30: Trump Roundup

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presstv.ir (2025-05-30). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

presstv.ir (2025-05-30). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.

presstv.ir (2025-05-30). China blasts 'discriminatory' US plan to revoke visas for Chinese students. presstv.ir China has slammed Trump's decision to revoke visas of Chinese students, saying such a "politically motivated and discriminatory" practice exposes the hypocrisy behind the long-celebrated US claims of freedom and openness.

presstv.ir (2025-05-30). Report: Persian Gulf states told Trump they oppose US strike on Iran. presstv.ir Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have recently told US President Donald Trump that they oppose any US military strike on Iran, a report says.

presstv.ir (2025-05-30). EU sanctions Syria's HTS over 'killings', US consortium inks $7bn deal. presstv.ir President Donald Trump recently ordered the lifting of sanctions against Syria's self-proclaimed president Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.

presstv.ir (2025-05-30). Iran plays down 'imminent' US deal reports, rejects Israeli 'fake news'. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is committed to dialogue with the US, slamming media disinformation aimed at derailing the diplomacy.

Amos Harel (2025-05-30). Iran and the Gaza cease-fire expose deep rifts between Trump, Netanyahu and the IDF. haaretz.com Netanyahu is busy with trying to create distractions that will divert the conversation away from his failures, and Trump is tired of the antics…

Chaim Levinson (2025-05-30). The Gaza deal Israel agreed to: Trump to guarantee there will be talks to end the war. haaretz.com According to the cease-fire agreement — a copy of which has been obtained by Haaretz — Hamas will provide full information about the condition of the remaining hostages after releasing 10 of the living hostages and 18 bodies ‚ñ Israel has backed down from its demand to start negotiations to end the war only after the release of all the hostages…

Yossi Verter (2025-05-30). Trouble in Trumpland: From Gaza and Iran to a court date, dark clouds hover over Netanyahu. haaretz.com On every possible front, the Americans make have made it clear to Netanyahu that they have had enough of his foot-dragging ‚ñ According to our prime minister, Israel recorded zero achievement from the War of Independence to the Six-Day War ‚ñ The opposition has an alternative scenario for a transitional government…

newarab (2025-05-30). Trump expected to announce Gaza truce under Witkoff plan. newarab.com Details have emerged of the amended ceasefire proposal forwarded by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, after he announced on Wednesday his intention of securing a "long term solution" in Gaza. | The proposal states that On the first day of the deal coming into force, five…

newarab (2025-05-30). Inside Donald Trump's attempt to deport US migrants to Libya. newarab.com On 6 May, news broke that the That centre is operated by a private company —

newarab (2025-05-30). US court blocks tariffs in major setback for Trump. newarab.com

editor (2025-05-30). Trump's budget cuts: a gamble that will sow global chaos. onlineopinion.com.au Trump's heartlessness could not have been more naked and may well irreversibly damage America's global standing and moral commitments.

WSWS (2025-05-30). Detroit Opera production of The Central Park Five takes aim at Trump. wsws.org Davis's music, an eclectic blend of jazz, blues, classical and hip hop, serves as a background to the story, reinforcing moods of anguish and tension as the young men and their families go through their ordeal.

WSWS (2025-05-30). Trump administration launches witch-hunt of Chinese international students. wsws.org The plan to "aggressively revoke visas" draws from the filthiest corners of the history of anti-Chinese chauvinism and seeks to prepare public opinion for war with China.

WSWS (2025-05-30). Appeals court orders a stay on ruling against Trump's tariff war. wsws.org A three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade based in Manhattan found that executive orders issued by Trump on April 2 "are declared to be invalid as contrary to law."

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-05-30). Senators Schiff and Padilla Go AWOL as Code Pink Tries to Deliver Petitions. indybay.org Schiff delivers Senate lecture on Trump's lawlessness and corruption as he funds bombs for genocide…

Staff (2025-05-30). Inside Trump's New Gaza "Ceasefire" Proposal. defenddemocracy.press Jeremy Scahill, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, and Jawa Ahmad May 29, 2025 Drop Site obtained the "term sheet," circulated by Steve Witkoff. It would allow Israel to resume war after 60 days. A new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire spearheaded by Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, includes a 60-day initial truce, a "redeployment" of some …

UMMID (2025-05-30). Apple, Samsung or … Phones made outside U.S. will be taxed: Trump. ummid.com A day after warning Apple that iPhones if manufactured elsewhere and imported to the United States will be taxed, Donald Trump said the condition applies to all phone manufacturers be it Samsung or anyone.

André Frappier, Bernard Rioux (2025-05-30). Lessons from the last federal elections: Towards the renewal of the status quo ante or the desperate search for an agreement with Trumpism. internationalviewpoint.org While various polls for 2024 predicted a landslide victory for the Conservative Party of Canada, the last federal election gave the Liberal Party of Canada a fourth term. The election campaign was dominated by widespread public apprehension over the trade war and Donald Trump's threats of annexation of Canada. These fears weighed heavily on voting intentions. | – | / |

Dan La Botz (2025-05-30). Trump: Shamelessly Making U.S.A. More Unequal and Government More Corrupt. internationalviewpoint.org The House of Representatives, dominated by the Republican Party, last week passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," as he calls it, by a vote of 215 to 214, giving tax cuts to the rich and more money to the military while reducing a variety of social programs for working-class and poor people. | – | / |

Editor (2025-05-30). Is Trump More Rational Than We Think? scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-05-30). Is Trump's Axis of the Plutocrats Marginalizing Israel? scheerpost.com

Michael Roberts (2025-05-30). Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill. cadtm.org

Daniel Warner (2025-05-30). Pope Leo XIV and a Possible Moral Balance of Power. counterpunch.org The world of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and similar believers in transactional reality has created a moral vacuum. There is an urgent need to find some moral authority to re-establish a balance. To that end, what can the new Pope do? What moral power can the new Pope use when "popes now have no more

John W. Whitehead — Nisha Whitehead (2025-05-30). The Algocracy Agenda: How AI and the Deep State Are Digitizing Tyranny. counterpunch.org The Deep State is not going away. It's just being replaced. As we stand on the brink of a new technological order, the machinery of power is quietly shifting into the hands of algorithms. Under Donald Trump's watch, that shift is being locked in for at least a generation. Trump's latest legislative initiative—a 10-year ban

Horace G. Campbell (2025-05-30). Trump's White House Ambush of Cyril Ramaphosa. counterpunch.org Introduction: How Far the U.S. Has Fallen Leaders of countries from all parts of the world have sought to have an audience with President Donald Trump after he unveiled expansive new tariffs in a major escalation of his trade war. He referred to the tariffs as a "declaration of economic independence."[1] On April 9, 2025, using

Algernon Austin (2025-05-30). The Senate Voted to Make Trump Richer and the Financial System Weaker and More Corrupt. counterpunch.org Congress may be planting the seeds for the next financial crisis if it passes the GENIUS Act. The act, which is progressing through the Senate, is marketed as regulating a class of cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins — but it is more about creating conditions for cryptocurrencies to penetrate more deeply into the mainstream financial system.

Eileen Appelbaum (2025-05-30). How Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Everyone. counterpunch.org On May 22, the House passed President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill Act" by a vote of 215 to 214. By now you have probably heard that the Medicaid cuts are expected to cause 8.6 million people to lose their health insurance, with the total program funding cuts estimated to be at least $700 billion over

geo.tv (2025-05-30). Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay. geo.tv US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. — ReutersA federal appeals court temporarily reinstated President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs on Thursday, a day after a United States trade…

Linda Pentz Gunter (2025-05-30). Donald Trump's Fool's Gold. counterpunch.org Alright, as it turns out, the golden toilet was just a myth. Donald Trump doesn't have one. But not to fret. President Trump's private Boeing 757 jet (not the even more lavish one he may shortly be gifted by Qatar) reportedly has gold-plated seat belts. His Trump Tower apartment features a 24-carat gold front door. Inside, there are gold ceilings, golden plant pots and even a gold elevator!

John Feffer (2025-05-30). Trump Dreams of Minerals. counterpunch.org The clean energy transition that the Biden administration touted as the focus of its industrial policy required large amounts of mineral inputs. Batteries for electric vehicles depend on lithium, solar panels contain gallium and molybdenum, and powerful magnets in wind turbines can't be built without rare earth elements. Biden's landmark legislation, such as the 2022

Refuse Fascism Nor-Cal (2025-05-30). Saturday 6/14: Trump Must Go Now Rally & Feeder March. indybay.org 24th St and Mission St, San Francisco, CA…

geo.tv (2025-05-30). Court blocks Trump bid to bar international students from Harvard. geo.tv Graduating students react during the 374th Commencement exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 29, 2025. — ReutersCAMBRIDGE: A US court has stopped President Donald Trump's attempt to stop Harvard University from accepting international…

aljazeera (2025-05-30). Exploring Trump's murky relationship with crypto. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump's move to relax laws around cryptocurrency while promoting his own coins has been criticised.

aljazeera (2025-05-30). Trump's plan to tax US college endowments: Who will that hurt and how much? aljazeera.com Republicans say their new bill holds 'woke' universities and tax-exempt entities accountable.

greenleft.org.au (2025-05-30). Students protest ties with Trump's US. greenleft.org.au

newleftreview (2025-05-30). Ross Douthat: Condition of America. newleftreview.org Nick Burns quizzes the New York Times columnist on the contradictory ideological forces and factions driving the second Trump Administration, the strengths and weaknesses of American liberalism and the state of the country that he's described as sinking into economic and cultural stagnation.

George Beebe (2025-05-30). Why Trump must not walk away from Ukraine War talks. responsiblestatecraft.org If the Trump administration truly makes good on its threats to walk away from its efforts to settle the war in Ukraine, the situation is very likely to get worse for all parties to the conflict, including for the United States. Potentially far worse. This would most obviously be true for Ukraine if President Donald Trump's diplomatic disengagement were paired with a cutoff of military and intelligence assistance. Ukraine is highly dependent o…

Stavroula Pabst (2025-05-30). Russia, Ukraine take spat to media ahead of new talks. responsiblestatecraft.org

Ed Newman (2025-05-29). U.S. immigration judges dismiss more than a dozen cases involving men expelled to Salvadoran prison. radiohc.cu Washington, May 30 (RHC) ⚪ NBC News is reporting immigration judges have moved to dismiss at least 14 cases involving immigrants who were expelled without due process to an El Salvador mega-prison under the Alien Enemies Act, despite ongoing legal challenges over Trump's invocation of the 1798 wartime law.

Ed Newman (2025-05-29). Trump administration to aggressively revoke visas of Chinese students. radiohc.cu Washington, May 30 (RHC) ⚪ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the government will start "aggressively" revoking the visas of Chinese students, one day after the Trump administration announced it is halting the processing of visas for foreign students.

Wasim Qadri (2025-05-29). Can a single court ruling reshape America's trade landscape? thinktank.pk the US Court of International Trade in New York blocked sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). By declaring the president overstepped his authority, the court halted the April 2 "Liberation Day" tariffs and levies targeting Canada, Mexico, and China over fentanyl issues. But what does this …

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