(2025-07-28). 'Freeze Qatar's Assets': Hostage Families Turn to President Trump as Confidence in Israeli Government Collapses. themedialine.org 
The heavy humidity and suffocating Mediterranean heat of …
(2025-07-28). Columbia Limits Speech and Erodes Safety by Adopting IHRA Antisemitism Framework. truthout.org Columbia University announced on July 23 that it had accepted an unprecedented "deal" with the federal government to settle claims brought by the Trump administration that it had discriminated against Jewish students. While the settlement did not include an admission of wrongdoing by the university, Columbia has agreed to meet a wide range of demands, which include paying more than $200 million to… |
(2025-07-28). Will Trump Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell? Reporter Vicky Ward on Jeffrey Epstein, Maxwell & Their Victims. democracynow.org 
As controversy over President Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein continues to dog his administration, we speak with investigative journalist Vicky Ward, who has spent decades reporting on the deceased sexual predator, his rich and powerful associates, and the impact of his crimes. Much of Trump's political base is in an uproar after federal officials declined to release government files about Epstein and his serial sexual abuse of women and girls, with Trump himself reportedly named in the documents. | "They were friends. They hung out with each other," Ward says of Trump and Epstein.
(2025-07-28). 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?
(2025-07-28). Summer of the 'isolationist' smear: Colby and restraint in crosshairs. responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2025-07-28). The best disaster possible: Germany appreciated Von der Leyen's agreement with Trump. eadaily.com The agreement between the European Union and the United States on new customs rules can cause great damage to the economies of European countries. This was stated by German economists, according to Bild in Russian*.
(2025-07-28). Trump "steamroller" imposes tariff and trade deal on European Union. wsws.org The EU has agreed to a 15 percent tariff hit and to buy hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of energy products and military hardware from the US.
(2025-07-28). Pacific Islands military veterans hope for US action over benefits. asiapacificreport.nz By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent United States military veterans in the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau received increased attention during the Biden Administration after years of neglect by the US Veterans Administration. That progress came to a halt with the incoming Trump Administration in Washington in January, when…
(2025-07-28). Trump Shows Strong Support for Israel as Palestinians in Gaza Starve to Death. news.antiwar.com
(2025-07-28). By confrontation with Russia, Trump pays Europe for capitulation — McGregor. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump went to confrontation with Russia in order to conclude a profitable trade deal with Europe, which puts Washington on a collision course with Moscow. This was stated on the social network by former Pentagon adviser retired Colonel Douglas MacGregor.
(2025-07-28). Trump's tariffs against Brazil over Bolsonaro will backfire, on us. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Various members of the Brazilian government have been trying unsuccessfully to reach their counterparts in Washington ahead of August 1. That is the date Donald Trump has set for the imposition of 50% tariffs on all Brazilian exports unless the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finds a way to meet two very controversial conditions set by the U.S. president.Those conditions include dropping charges against Lula's far-right predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who faces a possible prison sentence for his role in an alleged conspiracy to undermine the 2022 election and adopting a more lenient stance towards U.
(2025-07-28). Seven Fridays for 50 days: Trump puts pressure on Russia, continuing to arm Kiev — Niemeyer. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Russia, demanding a cease-fire, while the States themselves continue to supply the Kiev regime with weapons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by the head of the German Council for Constitution and Sovereignty…
(2025-07-28). Columbia's $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government's will. |
(2025-07-28). Trump at the inner barrier of capital. indybay.org What does Donald Trump want?… The economic uncertainty caused by Trump's protectionism is considered by economists to be an important factor that could contribute to an economic slowdown or even recession in the US. Companies and corporations cannot make reliable calculations, trade between the US and China has largely come to a standstill, and supply bottlenecks are almost inevitable.
(2025-07-28). Columbia's New Policy Deems Any Protest of Israel to Be Inherently Antisemitic. truthout.org Columbia University announced on July 23 that it had accepted an unprecedented "deal" with the federal government to settle claims brought by the Trump administration that it had discriminated against Jewish students. While the settlement did not include an admission of wrongdoing by the university, Columbia has agreed to meet a wide range of demands, which include paying more than $200 million to… |
(2025-07-28). Trump Targets Latino Migrants. dissidentvoice.org By escalating deportations, ending humanitarian protections, and cutting remittances, Trump's immigration policy threatens to destabilize Latin American economies and exacerbate humanitarian crises. Ironically, this might trigger a new wave of migration. The importance of Latinos living and working in the US is enormous: if they were in a separate country, it would be the world's …
(2025-07-28). Paying to Play: Europe's Costly Concessions in Trump's New Trade War. bylinetimes.com No one at any point during those years could have imagined that when the EU-US trade deal came, it would look like the humiliating surrender agreed by Ursula von der Leyen in an awkward meeting with Donald Trump in Scotland on Sunday. The Commission president agreed to a deal under which most EU exports would be taxed at 15 percent when they entered the US, up from around 2 percent pre-Trump. This is an outcome that would have been unthinkable just three weeks ago, when Brussels thought it had a deal for a 10 percent deal, let alone three months ago, when von der Leyen was hoping to negotiate a zero-for-zero t…
(2025-07-28). Democrats Set To Deploy Tens Of Thousands Of Advocates To Push Against Redistricting In Texas. latintimes.com The Democratic National Committee is set to deploy some 30,000 volunteers to call "persuadable Republicans" to advocate against a redistricting initiative by the Greg Abbott and Donald Trump administrations…
(2025-07-28). Trump warns of 'real starvation' in Gaza. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation", as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli "tactical pause" of some military operations to rush in food aid. | Speaking in Scotland after meeting Britain's leader, Trump contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had earlier dismissed fears of famine in Gaza as Hamas propaganda. | Trump said the United States and its partners would help set up food centres to feed the more than two million Palestinians in Gaza facing what UN aid agencies have warned is a deadly wave of starvation and malnu…
(2025-07-28). Trump, Starmer to hold talks on trade, Gaza starvation. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump will host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his golf resort in western Scotland on Monday for talks expected to range from their recent bilateral trade deal to the worsening hunger crisis in Gaza, the two governments said. | Trump, riding high after announcing a huge trade agreement with the European Union late on Sunday, said he expected Starmer would also be pleased. | "The prime minister of the UK, while he's not involved in this, will be very happy because you know, there's a certain unity that's been brought there, too," Trump said. "He's going to be very happy to see what w…
(2025-07-28). Key elements of EU-US trade deal agreed on Sunday. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. —Reuters
(2025-07-28). Third Ceasefire: Does Trump Truly Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? thinktank.pk The world watches with bated breath as U.S. President Donald Trump edges closer to a third ceasefire, this time brokering a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia, ending a decades-long border skirmish. With prior ceasefires between India and Pakistan, and Israel and Iran under his belt, the buzz around Trump's Nobel Peace Prize nomination—backed by …
(2025-07-28). New COVID-19 variants surge as Kennedy escalates war on science. wsws.org The Trump administration is slashing health agency budgets and firing vaccine experts as highly transmissible variants threaten to double daily infections within a month.
(2025-07-28). 'Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Act Is a Ticking Time Bomb for Elder Homelessness'. bylinetimes.com
(2025-07-28). Top Justice Department official meets for 9 hours with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. wsws.org Trump did not deny he might pardon the convicted sex trafficker, likely in return for statements protecting him and damaging to his political opponents.
(2025-07-28). Bruselas pacta con Washington aranceles de 15 por ciento para sus productos y altos montos en compras europeas de energía. cubadebate.cu La UE pactó con Estados Unidos aranceles aduaneros de 15% para los productos europeos, además de masivos montos en compras de energía e inversiones en EE.UU., según un acuerdo calificado de promesa de "unidad y amistad" por Donald Trump y de "bueno" por la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, que generó críticas en Europa.
(2025-07-28). Rajnath rejects Trump's claim of brokering ceasefire with Pakistan. tribune.com.pk 
NEW DELHI | India's defence minister said on Monday that New Delhi had ended its military conflict with Pakistan in May as it had met all its objectives and had not responded to pressure, rejecting US President Donald Trump's claim that he brokered the truce. | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was speaking at the opening of a discussion in parliament on the April 22 attack on Hindu tourists in IIOJK in which 26 men were killed. The attack led to a fierce, four-day military conflict with Pakistan in May, the worst between the nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly three decades. | "India halted its operation because…
(2025-07-28). DOJ Memo Lays Out New Ways to Attack DEI, Trans Care, Palestine, and Immigrants. truthout.org The Department of Justice Civil Division issued an internal memorandum in June that got coverage in Fox News and very little attention elsewhere. The memo empowers the Civil Division — which had come under new leadership as of the week of the memo — to proactively advance several of Donald Trump's right-wing priorities. The memo encourages the division to investigate "illegal private-sector DEI,"… |
(2025-07-28). Headlines for July 28, 2025. democracynow.org 147 Palestinians Starve to Death; Netanyahu Denies Starvation in Gaza, Israeli Forces Raid Handala Aid Ship to Gaza, Pentagon Kills Senior Islamic State Leader in Syria, U.S. and EU Announce Trade Deal; U.S. to Impose 15% Tariff on EU Imports, Anti-Trump Protests Held in Scotland During Trump's Visit, Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Chicago over Sanctuary Policies, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Holds Second Day of Meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell, Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire, Doctors Without Borders: 652 Children Have Died of Malnutrition in Nigeria, Islamic State R…
(2025-07-28). 'Full transparency': Pennsylvania members of Congress field questions over the Epstein files in telephone town halls. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? The battle over the Epstein files has become a topic at recent telephone town halls hosted by Pennsylvania Republicans last week. U.S. Reps. Scott Perry and Ryan Mackenzie both fielded questions about their positions. | A participant on Mackenzie's call asked the congressman if he thinks "Trump is in the Epstein client list and should it be released?" | Mackenzie, who represents a swing district that includes Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, said he wants the Departm…
(2025-07-28). Trump Hasn't Fired Bondi, Patel Over Epstein Files Because He Doesn't 'Want to Create a Bigger Spectacle': Report. latintimes.com Donald Trump has reportedly not fired Pam Bondi or Kash Patel over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files because he does not "want to create a bigger spectacle."
(2025-07-28). Trump's power play with Penn, other universities. whyy.org After major concessions from schools like Virginia, Columbia, and Penn, it seems the Trump administration's efforts to reshape higher ed are making inroads.
(2025-07-28). EasyJet Passenger Who Pledged to Bomb Plane He Was On While Chanting 'Death to Trump' Tackled By Fellow Passenger. latintimes.com
(2025-07-28). Ultimatum game with Russia may cost Trump dearly — Medvedev. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is playing a game of ultimatums with Russia, which could cost him dearly. This was stated in the social network by the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
(2025-07-28). Trump's push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with 'guest worker' visas. |
(2025-07-28). How The Trump Administration Has Turned The Southern Border Into a Militarized Zone. latintimes.com Six months after President Trump declared a state of emergency in the southern border, apprehensions are low, but military presence remains high.
(2025-07-28). MAGA dead set on dismantling Reconstruction gains. cpusa.org 
The following report from the CPUSA African American Equality Commission was given to the party's National Committee on July 13, 2025. | African Americans in the United States continue to face a deep assault on their fundamental rights from the Trump administration and from far right actors of the MAGA movement. Rollbacks of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies have led to both the cultural erasure of Black historical figures, such as the removal of government web pages honoring Jackie Robinson, and the erasure of workplace protections for Black people in the rescinding of Executive Order 11246, whi…
(2025-07-28). Why do MAGA faithful support Trump if his 'big beautiful bill' will likely hurt many of them? |
(2025-07-28). Trump sets new Ukraine deadline. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 3-1/2-year-old conflict. | Trump has threatened both sanctions on Russia and buyers of its exports unless progress is made. The fresh deadline suggests the US president is prepared to move forward on those threats after previous hesitation to do so. | Speaking in Scotland, where he is holding meetings with European leaders and playing golf, Trump said he was disappointed in Putin and shor…
(2025-07-28). Trump staged a theater: Russia will not stop the war until NATO stops expanding. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump is posing as a disappointed mediator, although it is obvious that in order to resolve the Ukrainian conflict it is necessary to eliminate its causes. This was stated in the social network X by Glenn Diesen…
(2025-07-28). Trump Made 'Mistake of Historic Proportions' on Ukraine Says His Former Ambassador. bylinetimes.com American diplomat, Bridget Brink, resigned in April from her position as US Ambassador to Ukraine, after she concluded she could no longer conduct the Trump administration's policy towards that country in good conscience. Since then, she has decided to run for public office, as a Democrat Party candidate for the US House of Representatives, representing her home state of Michigan. | I've known Bridget for over 12 years, since we were both posted to the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus in the mid-2010s. We became good friends due to our shared professional and personal interests (she is married to a Brit, I…
(2025-07-28). Trump delivers a new ultimatum to Putin. eadaily.com US President Donald Trump has admitted the possibility of a deal with Moscow on Ukraine, threatening secondary sanctions and duties if the conflict cannot be resolved in the near future. He said this at a press conference following a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry (Scotland).
(2025-07-28). Monday 7/28: Protest Against the Trump Regime. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-07-28). Donald Trump Jr.'s Drone Ventures Could Make a Killing — Thanks to Dad's Big Beautiful Budget. theintercept.com 
Last November, shortly after Donald Trump was reelected president, his son Donald Trump Jr. Securities filings showed Trump Jr. owned 331,580 shares in the company, with only two top executives holding more. | After he joined the board, the stock doubled to about $10 a s…
(2025-07-28). Caution in the C-suite: How business leaders are navigating Trump 2.0. |
(2025-07-28). EXCLUSIVE: Internal Documents Detail Hamas Proposals That Preceded Trump's Belligerent Rant. dropsitenews.com
(2025-07-28). Teachers & Workers Join STOP AI Protest Against Techno Fascist Sam Open AI. indybay.org
(2025-07-28). Israel has starved to death dozens of Palestinian children. wsws.org Reports and images from Gaza prove that the fascist Israeli government of Netanyahu is systematically using starvation of children as a weapon of war in its campaign to ethnically cleanse the strip of Palestinians.
(2025-07-27). Trump wades into ceasefire options. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was talking with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand in a bid to end their border conflict that has left at least 33 people dead. | "Just spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the War with Thailand," Trump, who is on a visit to Scotland, said in a post on his Truth Social network. "I have just spoken to the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand, and it was a very good conversation," he said soon after in a new post. | "Thailand, like Cambodia, wants to have an immediate Ceasefire, and PEACE," he added. | "I am now going to relay that message back t…
(2025-07-27). Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers. tomdispatch.com When, in his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the unwarranted influence wielded by a partnership between the military and a growing cohort of U.S. weapons contractors and came up with the ominous term "military-industrial complex," he could never have imagined quite how large and powerful that complex would become. In fact, in recent years, one firm — Lockheed Martin — has normally gotten more Pentagon funding than the entire U.S. State Department. And mind you, that was before the Trump administration moved to sharply slash spending on diplomacy and jack…
(2025-07-27). Trump's blatant attacks on international law are nothing new for the US. They're bipartisan. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Donald Trump is withdrawing the US from UN bodies, tearing up climate change treaties, and attacking multilateral orgs ⚪ just like the presidents before him. Imperialism is bipartisan in Washington.
(2025-07-27). Has the US cancelled free speech? aljazeera.com Why are US professors suing to challenge the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestine activism?>
(2025-07-27). Climate Activists Outraged at President Trump's AI Push. wattsupwiththat.com Are greens market testing a pivot from climate activism to anti-AI activism?>
(2025-07-27). Marco Rubio Mocked For 'Lecturing' Hong Kong About Arresting Activists: 'Start Fixing Your Own Backyard'. latintimes.com The Trump official faced backlash for condemning Hong Kong while his administration continues arresting numerous activists.
(2025-07-27). His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. popularresistance.org On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it had awarded a massive new contract to build the nation's largest migrant detention camp on the Fort Bliss military base, a facility that will play a key role in the Trump administration's deportation plans. | Unmentioned was that one of the subcontractors slated to work on the project, Disaster Management Group, is owned by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty in 2019 to a scheme to hire undocumented workers and conceal them from immigration authorities. Albers is a big-time Republican donor who has spent time at Mar-a-Lago.
(2025-07-27). Trump's Middle East blundering presents an opportunity for Europe. strategic-culture.su
(2025-07-27). Trump Superimposes Himself and 'Fat' JD Vance Over Police Chasing Obama in OJ Simpson's Car in Bizarre Meme Post. latintimes.com President Donald Trump shared a viral meme on Saturday that shows him and the vice president chasing Barack Obama in a police car, just days after accusing the former president of treason.
(2025-07-27). Are we globalising ourselves out of community? scmp.com Does globalisation have a future, given US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies and the rise of the far-right in Europe? | According to US economist and political analyst Jeffrey Sachs, globalisation did not occur only in recent decades, but began as early as when humans started migrating out of Africa tens of thousands of years ago.
(2025-07-27). US-EU trade talks: Will Ursula von der Leyen clinch a deal with Trump? aljazeera.com The US president is to meet the EU chief in Scotland as Brussels strives for a deal before Trump's Friday deadline.
(2025-07-27). Trump Claims Democrats Admit To 'Probably Illegally' Paying for Endorsements From Beyoncé, Oprah, and Al Sharpton. latintimes.com President Donald Trump again called for an investigation into whether Kamala Harris's campaign paid millions to secure endorsements from entertainers during the 2024 campaign, allegations he previously made in May.
(2025-07-27). United States Pulls Out Of Gaza Ceasefire Talks. popularresistance.org The U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said on Monday that the U.S. will consider "alternative options" to negotiating with Hamas following the breakdown of ceasefire talks between Israel and the resistance group. Witkoff's statements came as part of his announcement of Washington's withdrawal from the talks in Qatar, only a day after Hamas presented its response to the latest Witkoff proposal. | Witkoff's statement that the U.S. would find another way of securing "stability" in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages in the Strip was later backed with a similar statement from President Trump, who sai…
(2025-07-27). Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa. cadtm.org
(2025-07-27). US and EU agree on 15 percent tariffs, averting transatlantic trade war. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce sweeping deal in Scotland.
(2025-07-27). White House Forces Hegseth to Stop Polygraphing Employees He Suspects of Media Leaks: Report. latintimes.com Pete Hegseth was forced to stop polygraph testing his staff after the White House intervened on behalf of an irate Defense Department employee allied with President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller.
(2025-07-27). How Trump facilitated Gaza starvation policy – and failed to bring the hostages home. haaretz.com Instead of holding Netanyahu to the terms of the January ceasefire deal, Trump and Witkoff allowed the Israeli prime minister to resume the war, strangle Gaza's aid supply and trigger a humanitarian catastrophe. All of which failed to bring the hostages home…
(2025-07-27). shift on Gaza absolve Israel of the humanitarian disaster. haaretz.com Israel has mobilized the humanitarian aid as a weapon, even though it could pursue the war and also provide aid through UN agencies and non-profits that did so before the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation…
(2025-07-27). Trump, Netanyahu indicate talks failed while mediators Egypt, Qatar signal otherwise. haaretz.com Netanyahu said Witkoff 'understood correctly' and that Israel is considering 'alternative ways to free the hostages and ending Hamas' terror regime'…