2025-07-25: Trump Roundup

So far today: 2025-07-26 01:27am GMT

Ta'Kyla Bates (2025-07-25). Red States Are About to Go Hungry Thanks to Trump. counterpunch.org What do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common? For one thing, they're red states. For another, they're poor states. Each has among the top 10 highest percentages of residents on SNAP, or food stamps. And finally, every one of their Republican lawmakers voted for President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" — which will

Belkis Wille (2025-07-25). We're Locking Up Innocent People and Calling It "Justice" counterpunch.org In the name of "law and order," the Trump administration has locked up countless immigrants — many of whom have no criminal convictions, and many of whom were here lawfully. The result is a sprawling detention system that punishes the innocent, tears families apart, and violates the very principles of justice it claims to uphold.

eadaily (2025-07-25). A real supporter of MAGA: Trump reacted to the death of Hulk Hogan. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump has expressed his condolences over the death of legendary wrestler and actor Hulk Hogan. He published the corresponding post in the telegram channel.

Staff (2025-07-25). Ben Crump on Breonna Taylor, William McNeil, Saniyah Cheatham & Demand to Release Malcolm X Files. democracynow.org We speak to civil rights lawyer Ben Crump about the ongoing epidemic of anti-Black police violence and impunity for law enforcement in the United States. Crump first comments on the sentencing of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer who fired 10 bullets into Breonna Taylor's home in 2020 during a botched raid, to 33 months in prison for use of excessive force. Although Hankison's actions were "a violation of [Taylor's] Fourth Amendment rights," the Trump Justice Department had recommended only one day in prison for his sentencing. In court, "there was nobody advoc…

Roger D. Harris, John Perry (2025-07-25). Trump's Latin American Policies Go South. counterpunch.org With the Trump imperium passing the half-year mark,…

en.mehrnews (2025-07-25). Erdoƒüan plans talks with Trump and Putin this week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan said, "This week, we will make efforts to hold talks with Putin and Trump and try to bring these leaders together in Istanbul."

Ayurella Horn-Muller (2025-07-25). Seaweed brought fishers, farmers, and scientists together. Trump tore them apart. grist.org The motley crew of scientists, conservationists, and agricultural producers set out to begin in earnest. Spring was well underway in Hood Canal, Washington when the team assembled on the shores of Baywater Shellfish Farm, armed with buckets. Before them, floating mats of seaweed were strewn about, bright green clumps suffocating clams, geoducks, and other intertidal creatures while swallowing the gear laid out to harvest them. | Excess seaweed is a seasonal nuisance along the bays and inlets that twine throughout Puget Sound. But the issue has magnified as excess nutrient runoff has fueled sprawling blooms. It…

Staff (2025-07-25). Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Gaza Siege, American Killed by Israeli Settlers & Epstein's Financial Network. democracynow.org Democratic Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, responds to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla's latest attempt to break the Israeli siege on Gaza, the lethal beating of a U.S. citizen by Israeli civilians in the occupied West Bank and the Trump administration's attempt to conceal information related to the federal criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein. | On the killings of Palestinian American Sayfollah "Saif" Musallet and Palestinian Mohammad Razek Hussein Al-Shalabi by settlers, Tlaib excoriates both the U.S. government, for "doing abs…

editor (2025-07-25). How not to reform a university: Trump's Harvard obsession. onlineopinion.com.au Freedom of thought and speech are pillars of a functioning democracy — and they're now at the heart of Harvard's fight with the Trump administration.

Staff (2025-07-25). Headlines for July 25, 2025. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Kill 62 Palestinians Across Gaza as Malnutrition Cases Soar, U.N.: Over 1,000 Palestinians Killed Trying to Access Food, France to Formally Recognize Palestine as a State, Cambodia Claims Thailand Is Committing War Crimes in Border Clashes, Venezuelan Immigrant Sent to CECOT Sues U.S. for $1.3M, WaPo: ICE Directs Agents to Increase Use of GPS Ankle Monitors, CBP Says Immigrants Should Carry Green Cards and Proof of Immigration Status, Senate Advances Nomination of Emil Bove to Lifetime Appointment on Federal Court, Trump Signs Rescission Bill Clawing Back $9B for Foreign Aid and Public Broadcastin…

Jeff Sher (2025-07-25). The Return of Rape, Ruin and Run to the National Forests. counterpunch.org The Trump Administration recently promised to bring "common sense management of our natural resources" to 58 million acres of roadless public lands mostly in the West. Translation: we're going to build more roads and cut down a lot of trees in many of the most remote and beautiful places left in the country, wreaking havoc

Hayley Brown (2025-07-25). Trump's Deregulatory Bonanza Leaves Workers Unsafe on the Job. counterpunch.org Earlier this month, the Trump Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a sweeping deregulation plan targeting a range of labor protections, including key workplace safety rules. Officials framed the effort as "a push to put the American worker first," an Orwellian spin on policies that make it easier for employers to endanger their employees and harder

Donald Campbell (2025-07-25). 'Keir Starmer's Government is Sleepwalking Britain Into the Grip of Trump-Supporting Big Tech'. bylinetimes.com

Rebecca Egan McCarthy (2025-07-25). Will new Interior Department rules shackle wind and solar? Insiders are divided. grist.org The massive budget bill that President Trump signed into law earlier this month took aim at a robust system of tax credits that have aided the explosion of U.S. wind and solar energy in recent years. While the move was primarily intended to help enable the law's extension of tax breaks for high-earning Americans, some Republicans felt the law did not go far enough in

Press Trust of India (2025-07-25). Australia to reduce US beef import restrictions denounced by Trump as ban. kashmirreader.com MELBOURNE: Australia announced it will reduce restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move U.S. President Donald Trump's administration claimed as a major victory over "non-scientific trade barriers." Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said Thursday that relaxing the restrictions designed to keep Australia free of mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE, would …

matthew (2025-07-25). Toady Speaker Johnson: Closing Down the House to Cover for Trump's Scandal. nader.org By Ralph Nader July 25, 2025 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson—probably the worst Speaker in American history—shut down the House early this week before its five-week vacation. He wants to avoid holding votes on releasing the Epstein files that reportedly include, among other notables, Donald J. Trump. This is the latest…

Roger McKenzie (2025-07-25). The US has ignored attempts to negotiate on trade tariffs, Brazil's Lula says. morningstaronline.co.uk The US has ignored attempts to negotiate on trade tariffs, Brazil's Lula says | Roger McKenzie | | BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that his government had not been successful in trying to negotiate the 50 per cent tariff on Brazilian imports that United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose.Washington has ignored Brazil's attempts to negotiate ahead of the measure's expected implementation on August 1, the Brazilian leader said."Brazil is used to negotiati…

Juan Cole (2025-07-25). No Kings and No Sheikhs Either. counterpunch.org The United States has focused on the Middle East since World War II, seeking its oil, gas, and other mineral resources and coveting control of its strategic waterways. The old colonial powers and the superpowers of the Cold War era most often backed dictatorial regimes there, because they were easier to control than democracies, and

George Katsiaficas (2025-07-25). Donald Trump and the New Aristocracy. counterpunch.org No matter who occupies the White House with their fingers on the nuclear trigger, the problem is not the individual human in charge, but the system which empowers them. Both the best and the worst US presidents reveal the essential problem that the vast economic and military power of the United States of America is

By Jon Hurdle (2025-07-25). Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin. insideclimatenews.org Fears that the Trump administration is looking for ways to lift a longstanding ban on fracking for natural gas in the densely populated Delaware River Basin—which includes part of Pennsylvania—have prompted environmentalists to seek public support for a commitment to defend the regulation. Activists are promoting a "Pledge of Resistance and Protection" of the watershed …

eadaily (2025-07-25). Dangerous: parade on the occasion of Navy Day in There will be no St. Petersburg. eadaily.com The main naval parade of the Navy in St. Petersburg, which has been held since 2017, will not take place. This was announced today, July 25, by the City Transport Committee.

bianet (2025-07-25). Armenian folk group barred from festival in Dersim. bianet.org Authorities have barred three music groups from participating in the 23rd Munzur Culture and Nature Festival, held annually in the Kurdish-Alevi populated city of Dersim, officially known as Tunceli. | The Tunceli Governor's Office prohibited the Armenian group Veradardz Folk Ensemble from performing at the festival. Although not included in this year's program, two leftist protest music groups, Grup Yorum and Grup ƒ∞syan Ate≈üi, were also issued bans. | The governor's office claimed that Veradardz Folk Ensemble had "deviated from the purpose of the event" in past years by displaying the Arm…

Staff (2025-07-24). Headlines for July 24, 2025. democracynow.org WHO Warns Gaza Is Suffering Man-Made Mass Starvation, Israel's Knesset Approves Motion to Annex Occupied West Bank, World Court Rules States Have Obligation to Cut Emissions, Trump Administration to Strip EPA of Power to Combat Climate Crisis, WSJ: DOJ Informed Trump His Name Appears in Epstein Files, Columbia Agrees to Pay $221M in Settlements to Trump Administration, Education Department to Probe Universities That Gave Scholarships to DACA Recipients, Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump's Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship Is Unconstitutional, Venezuela to Probe Salvadoran Officials over Mistreatme…

Brandon Tensley (2025-07-24). Black Borrowers Face Uncertain Future With Student Loan Repayments. capitalbnews.org The U.S. Supreme Court this month gave the Trump administration permission to continue with its plans for mass firings at the U.S. Department of Education, as the agency also announced that, on Aug. 1, interest would start accruing again for the roughly 8 million borrowers on the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. These …

Tom Engelhardt (2025-07-24). Tomgram: Juan Cole, No Kings and No Sheikhs Either. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In its Big Beautiful Bill, the Trump administration is proudly cutting funds for "woke programs" ranging from the U.S. Program for International Development to the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Program, which it's labeled "a slush fund for …

Chris Walker (2025-07-24). Appeals Court Rules Trump Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship Unconstitutional. truthout.org A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a lower court's ruling that President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to redefine birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The executive order, signed by Trump in his first week in office, is "invalid," the majority opinion of the court explained in its ruling, "because it contradicts the plain language… |

Grist staff (2025-07-24). They lost their jobs and funding under Trump. What did communities lose? grist.org In the first six months of the second Trump administration, President Donald Trump has explicitly targeted climate- and justice-related programs and funding, but the resulting cuts have gone deep into services communities rely on to survive, like food aid in rural area…

Sharon Zhang (2025-07-24). 29 Senators Demand Investigation Into Israeli Killing of American in West Bank. truthout.org Over two dozen Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration lead an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinian American Sayfollah Musallet by Israeli settlers earlier this month, calling out the U.S. government's historic failure to act on other Israeli killings of Americans like Shireen Abu Akleh and Ay»ôenur Ezgi Eygi. In a letter sent to Secretary of State… |

Abayomi Azikiwe (2025-07-24). Trump White House Further Exposes Its Racism and Ignorance During Visit by Five West African Leaders. globalresearch.ca Five heads-of-state from West African countries were invited to the White House to meet with United States President Donald Trump. | These leaders were Presidents Joseph Boakai of Liberia; Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania; Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal; Brice …

Chris Walker (2025-07-24). Bombshell Report Raises Questions on Whether Trump Knew He Was in Epstein Files. truthout.org A new report suggests that President Donald Trump was aware in May that his name was included in the Epstein files, contradicting his claims this month that he hadn't spoken with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials about the issue. The Wall Street Journal, citing multiple sources with knowledge of Trump's conversations with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd… |

Sasha Abramsky (2025-07-24). Experts See Echoes of the 1930s Amid Trump's Tariff Tantrums. truthout.org Earlier this month, Donald Trump announced (via social media, of course) that the European Union (EU) had an nonreciprocal relationship with the U.S. and that he was, in consequence, going to impose 30 percent tariffs on the bloc come August 1. Imperious as always, he continued that, should the Europeans respond in kind, he would simply ratchet up the tariffs still further. |

Brad Reed (2025-07-24). Trump official 'irate' after grand juries refuse to indict LA anti-ICE protesters: report. therealnews.com

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2025-07-24). High Crimes And Misdemeanors; Not By Trump But Obama And Democrats. popularresistance.org Increasing evidence emerges that confirms what ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern suggests was a classic off-the-shelve intelligence operation initiated during the last year of Obama's presidency against the Trump campaign by employees of, and others associated with, the CIA, FBI, and the NS. Yet the public is being counseled to ignore possible proof of state misconduct. | The historic and unprecedented timing of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of twelve Russia military intelligence officers on the eve of Trump's meeting with Putin, was clearly meant to undercut Trump's authority.

The Beautiful Idea (2025-07-24). Big Beautiful Social War: Six Months Into Trump 2.0. itsgoingdown.org On this episode of The Beautiful Idea, we speak with several authors and organizers, marking six months into the second Trump administration coming to power. During our multiple discussions, we look at the recent deployment of the military into Los Angeles, CA, the ramping up of ICE raids and arrests across the US, and the passing of…

Editor (2025-07-24). 'Bowing Down to Authoritarianism,' Columbia Agrees to Pay $200 Million in Deal With Trump. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-07-24). Why Do MAGA Faithful Support Trump If His 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Likely Hurt Many Of Them? menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | President Donald Trump signed the wide-ranging One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025. It focuses on cutting taxes, mainly for households that earn …

By Arcelia Martin (2025-07-24). Trump's AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers. insideclimatenews.org Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump's inauguration in January were reserved for the leaders of Big Tech companies like Meta, Amazon and Google. While the mega-rich have long had an outsized role in U.S. national politics, many saw the inaugural display as a tell-tale sign of the influence the tech industry …

Sean Callebs (2025-07-24). The Heat: U.S. Education Controversy. america.cgtn.com Education in the United States, from kindergarten to higher education, is facing various forms of challenges. Public schools are dealing with declining enrollment and government cuts in funding and resources. | There are concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and the influence of political agendas on what's being taught. | President Donald Trump says much of his attack on higher education is in response to anti-Semitism on campuses. In the end, it's a system in turmoil marked by a host of pressures and a growing crisis of confidence. | Joining the discussion: | Brandon Brice is a columnist an…

contact (2025-07-24). 10 die of starvation, Gaza doctors 'becoming too weak to treat patients' — War on Gaza Day 656. israelpalestinenews.org Israeli forces kill at least 90 Palestinians, including at least 25 aid seekers; 10 Palestinians die of starvation; 100+ NGOs warn Israel's forced 'mass starvation' stalks all Gaza; UN agency warns of 'catastrophic birth outcomes'; ceasefire update; Israeli forces kill three Palestinian teens in West Bank; Columbia U bows to Trump…

krish-rad_ind (2025-07-24). Trump's Police-State America. theduran.com

Basit Mahmood (2025-07-24). Trump's Scotland visit will cost the UK taxpayer £14 million. leftfootforward.org The US president is expected to arrive for a five-day private visit to his luxury golf resorts at Turnberry in Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire.

Wyatt Reed (2025-07-24). FBI surveilled 2018 'Russia Wikileaks' panel featuring The Grayzone, files show. thegrayzone.com Russiagate hysteria led the FBI to spy on a panel featuring The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil. As Blumenthal warned during the discussion, the bogus Trump-Russia collusion narrative was exploited to target a wide range of anti-establishment figures. "Russiagate, one of the principal reasons that I oppose it — and why I called it out from the beginning — is that while it seems to be directed at Trump, it's going to go beyond Trump and it will be …

SKWAWKBOX (2025-07-24). Video: State Dept spokeswoman attacks journalist for quoting Israeli minister re Trump and ethnic cleansing. skwawkbox.org Far-right Israel fanatic Tammy Bruce's 'don't believe your lying ears' assault on Said Arikat for asking about Smotrich comments Far-right State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce has bizarrely attacked Palestinian journalist Said Arikat as a conspiracy theorist for quoting and asking about comments by Israel's self-described fascist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich that Donald Trump has given …

Chris Walker (2025-07-24). Abrego Garcia Wins Bail, Can't Be Detained Again Without Notice, Judge Orders. truthout.org A judge has ordered the release of Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal custody after he was unlawfully deported by the Trump administration to an infamous megaprison in his native El Salvador. After the White House baselessly alleged for months that Abrego Garcia was a dangerous MS-13 gang member — with President Donald Trump going so far as to present a clearly doctored… |

Editor (2025-07-24). Patrick Lawrence: Washington Takes on the BRICS. scheerpost.com President Donald Trump in the White House on July 18. (White House/Daniel Torok) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Patrick Lawrence / Well, it took long enough for the White House and the policy cliques to…

Dan M. Ford (2025-07-24). Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect. responsiblestatecraft.org Despite a number of foreign actors, including the United States, using kinetic military

____ (2025-07-24). I Never Bought The Argument … smoothiex12.blogspot.com that "if Obama and Biden wanted to neutralize Trump they would have released Epstein files long time ago". Nope, that is not a valid argument.
For starters, we know about Bill Clinton, and assuming (justifiably) that huge segments of the political top have been there and raped children, it leads to an inevitable conclusion of, indeed, mutually assured destruction, because exposing Trump would mean, inevitably, exposing others as well. Landslide.

Editor (2025-07-24). Russia-Ukraine Talks: Both Sides Play For Time And Wait For Donald Trump's 50 Days To Run Out. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low . Two previous rounds have …

newleftreview (2025-07-24). Zhang Yongle: Reconfiguring Hegemony. newleftreview.org A view from China of the battle for America's ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?

bwitanek (2025-07-24). COSECHA: Union County Won't Collab w/ ICE Detentions! fightbackbetter.com Editor's Note: Great news and congrats to COSECHA and the other front line organizations that made this happen. This is the true anti-Trump struggle — while NJ legislative democrats come out of summer recess to bring fascist IHRA repressive legislation while ignoring the badly needed Immigrant Trust Act — grassroots defeats local political attempt to profit off the fascism for a local municipality. This campaign showed the collaboration can be stopped — lets make NJ ICE Concentration Camp Free — lots of work ahead — congrats! FightBackBetter is branching out from coverage of pro-Palest…

Global Research News (2025-07-24). Selected Articles: Who Were the "Shadow Men" ? Conspiracy against Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca By President Donald Trump has accused former President Barack Obama of "treason" for his part in allegedly ordering US national security officials to diametrically …

Jake Johnson (2025-07-24). Critics Slam Columbia's Capitulation to Trump in $200M Deal to Restore Grants. truthout.org Columbia University has agreed to pay a $200 million fine and make other significant concessions to the Trump administration in a deal to restore federal grants canceled earlier this year as part of the president's assault on institutions of higher education. Under the terms of the settlement, which was released Wednesday, Columbia agreed to "conduct a thorough review" of its educational… |

Maryam Jameela (2025-07-24). American media close in on Trump's relationship with Epstein. thecanary.co The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), The New York Times (NYT), and CNN have broken stories in recent days concerning the relationship of Donald Trump with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The news comes after weeks of speculation over Trump's decades-long association with Epstein. The Independent reported that: Sources from the Trump administration told The Wall Street Journal that Attorney […] | By

bwitanek (2025-07-24). NJ Cong Dem Gottheimer Co-Sponsors Bill Imposing $5M Fine for Social Media Israel Criticism. fightbackbetter.com NJ Legislative Democrats have called a summer emergency session to ram through IHRA fascist bill in the NJ Assembly and…

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