(2025-07-03). Trump rages as rebel House Republicans baulk at backing Big Beautiful Bill. aljazeera.com Efforts to win over holdout House Republicans extend into early hours as Trump's tax and spending bill hits hurdles.
(2025-07-03). Trump's DHS council targets Democratic mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani. wsws.org The day after President Trump called for Mamdani's arrest and deportation, DHS Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared the agency had "authorities it has never utilized before."
(2025-07-03). How Many People Have to Die to Keep a 79-Year-Old Man Suffering from Dementia Happy? counterpunch.org 
That's the question Republicans in Congress will be debating as they struggle to put Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill (BBB)" in final form to pass and send to his desk. The essence of the bill should be well known at this point. It extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts past their scheduled expiration date at the
(2025-07-03). Israel intensifies genocide in Gaza as Trump floats 60-day truce plan. presstv.ir More than 30 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Wednesday in Israeli strikes as Trump claims to push for truce.
(2025-07-03). Which Way Forward For The Resistance? counterpunch.org 
Five months into his misrule, President Trump is swinging a wrecking ball through the domestic and international order. Faced with obstacles to his program, splits within his coalition, and popular opposition, he has only escalated his attacks with raids against migrant workers and a war on Iran. His unrelenting offensive has inflamed ever greater popular
(2025-07-03). Trump halts $7 billion in funds to public schools triggering mass cuts. wsws.org As the Trump administration's illegal funding freeze triggers a nationwide cuts to public schools, the Democrats and union leaders reiterate dead-end appeals to Congress.
(2025-07-03). Trump says Powell should resign 'immediately' in latest attack on Fed chair. aljazeera.com The US president has repeatedly called on the top central banker to step down amid disagreement over interest rates.
(2025-07-03). House Republicans struggle to unite on Trump's tax-cut bill. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025. — ReutersLatest vote stalls as Republican defectors oppose Trump's bill.Bill could add $3.4 trillion to national debt over…
(2025-07-03). 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.
(2025-07-03). Trump's tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much. grist.org 
When the U.S. House of Representatives passed Then, leading up to Tuesday's vote, Iowa Sen…
(2025-07-03). America For Sale! Everything Must Go! popularresistance.org The U.S. government has fallen into the hands of people who lack proper metaphors; all they know is business. The nation should be "run like a business" according to these unimaginative suits among the GOP, who haven't read or studied enough to consider how the government might be run like anything else. The problem with this thinking is it will, by inevitably following the profit motive, lead to a terminal phase. With the House passage of President Donald Trump's budget legislation "One Big Beautiful Bill," the United States has reached the private equity looting stage o…
(2025-07-03). '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.
(2025-07-03). As the end of the "pause" approaches, where to for Trump's tariff war? wsws.org Trump announced the pause on the imposition of "reciprocal tariffs" on April 9 because of the major reaction in the bond market, which indicated a financial crisis could be in the making.
(2025-07-03). "US policy is to maintain chaos" : Haitian intellectuals criticize OAS international mission in country. peoplesdispatch.org The Trump regime says Haiti is "sinking into chaos", but announces end of protection for Haitians because country "had already improved".
(2025-07-03). Senate Advances Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill', Includes $150 Billion For Military. popularresistance.org The Senate on Tuesday advanced a massive spending package, dubbed the "Big Beautiful Bill" by President Trump, that includes $150 billion in extra military spending. | The bill passed in a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, as three Republicans — Senators Rand Paul (KY), Susan Collins (ME), and Thom Tillis (NC) — joined Democrats in voting against the sprawling piece of legislation. | House GOP leaders have scheduled a vote for the bill on Wednesday and are hoping to get it to President Trump's desk by this Friday, though uncertainty remains about how fast it wi…
(2025-07-03). Paramount/CBS caves in to Trump, to pay $16 million in "60 Minutes" lawsuit. wsws.org The network's billionaire owner is seeking Trump administration approval for a lucrative corporate merger.
(2025-07-03). Fight against Trump's "Alligator Alcatraz" unites immigrant rights, environmental, and Indigenous movements. peoplesdispatch.org The first arrivals to Trump's new controversial ICE detention facility, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by Republican politicians for its location in the Florida wilderness, were set to arrive late on Wednesday, July 2. | Since Trump came into office for the second time in January, his administration has been scrambling to meet the necessary benchmarks to fulfill Trump's campaign promise to
(2025-07-03). Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Declaration of Independence has been made a dead letter by the Trump regime as we celebrate the 249th anniversary ofthe United States of America. Those immortal words penned by an Enlightenment gentleman, Thomas Jefferson, still ring out powerfully today: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men …
(2025-07-03). Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill Is Naked Class War. progressivehub.net HAMILTON NOLAN | IN THESE TIMES…
(2025-07-03). Trump urges Hamas to accept truce deal. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Palestinian militant group Hamas to agree to his final proposal of a ceasefire that "Israel has agreed to" ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington next week.
(2025-07-03). Judge blocks Trump's ban on asylum at the southern US border. aljazeera.com The court ruled that Trump's presidential powers did not authorise him to set up an 'alternative immigration system'.
(2025-07-03). Byanyima warns of dire consequences of HIV/AIDS funding cuts. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima has warned of the dire consequences of aid cuts to HIV/AIDS by President Donald Trump. She says a pandemic that has been on decline could re surge. "The consensus behind the old model of development financing is dying. Developing countries aren't just waiting for disaster …
(2025-07-03). Hamas mulls truce proposal after Trump Gaza ceasefire push. newarab.com 
Hamas said on Wednesday it was discussing proposals for a Gaza ceasefire received from mediators, after Nearly 21 months of war have created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations against Hamas militants. | The civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 33 people on Wednesday. | Trump on Tuesda…
(2025-07-03). Everything we know about the Trump-backed Gaza truce proposal. newarab.com 
The proposal, finalised after months of behind-the-scenes talks led by
(2025-07-03). Israel reportedly accepts US proposal for 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Netanyahu is set to visit Washington early next week to further discuss the proposal with Trump, which Hamas is currently reviewing to "bridge the gaps".
(2025-07-03). NYC Mayor Mamdani claps back at Trump over deportation threat. newarab.com 
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party's At a press conference in Ochopee, Florida near the new migrant detention centre dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz", Trump responded to Mamdani's support for resisting
(2025-07-03). Inalienable Rights in an Age of Tyranny: The Government Is Playing God. counterpunch.org 
We are now struggling to emerge from the wreckage of a constitutional republic, transformed into a kleptocracy (government by thieves), collapsing into kakistocracy (government by the worst), and enforced by a police state algogracy (rule by algorithm). This week alone, the Trump administration is reportedly erecting protest barricades around the White House, Congress is advancing
(2025-07-03). Trump, Leakers and Journalists: The Assange Precedent and Revisiting the Espionage Act. counterpunch.org 
When campaigning in 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump was delighted by leaked, hacked or disclosed material that wound its way to the digital treasure troves of WikiLeaks. The online publisher of government secrets had become an invaluable resource for Trump's battering of the Democratic establishment hopeful, Hillary Clinton, with her nonchalant attitude to the security
(2025-07-03). What July 5th Taught Me That July 4th Never Did. popularresistance.org Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I've always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two celebrations. Two flags. Two very different ideas of what it means to be free. | In the U.S., the Fourth of July comes with fireworks, parades, and an almost unquestioned belief in the righteousness of the revolution it commemorates. But in Venezuela, July 5th conjures up different thoughts. It is not just a break from colonial rule but the beginning of a long, unfinished struggle to define freedom on our own terms. It's not something we inherited. It's something we're sti…
(2025-07-03). China to unveil cultural events marking 80th anniversary of victory against Japanese aggression, fascism. ecns.cn China will hold an evening gala on Sept. 3 in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, according to China's State Council Information Office on Thursday.