(2025-07-31). Trump loyalist Emil Bove III confirmed by Senate to lifetime appointment on US circuit court. wsws.org Bove, a criminal credibly accused of flouting court orders to carry out Trump's illegal mass deportation operation, was confirmed in a party-line vote by the Senate Tuesday night.
(2025-07-31). DAILY MEMO: Agents Follow a Woman Driving Before Taking Her and More. lataco.com ICE and Border Patrol ramped up raids across Southern California from July 25—30, including the arrest of popular tattoo artist Downtown Mac in L.A. Agents were seen operating in multiple neighborhoods. Meanwhile, LA County is moving to ban masked agents, though legal questions remain. LAPD continues to share data that helps ICE target immigrants. The federal government is pressuring DACA recipients to self-deport, while offering six-figure salaries to recruit 10,000 new ICE agents under Trump's $165B deportation plan.
(2025-07-31). Flase Flag, Genocide and The Money Mania World: An Israeli and Trump Real Estate Exposition. Helena Glass. globalresearch.ca October 2023, one week after the false flag operation at the Negev festival, Netanyahu and Trump devised a Plan. | The end objective was more money than any elite one-percenter could ever dream of in this Money Mania World. Gaza was …
(2025-07-31). Trump's Tariffs Unlikely to Derail Apple's India Manufacturing Ambitions. devdiscourse.com In the face of President Donald Trump's imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods, analysts suggest Apple's manufacturing footprint in India is unlikely to contract.
(2025-07-31). Transgender Citizens: The Non-existent Existential Threat to America. counterpunch.org 
Trump's executive order regarding sex and gender identifies "gender ideology" as an existential threat to America, or as it says, "The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact … on the validity of the entire American system." To combat the threat, the executive order required that "gender ideology", defined as a belief system
(2025-07-31). Trump burning a diplomatic bridge to Malaysia. asiatimes.com 
President Donald Trump's pick to be the United States' next ambassador to Malaysia has raised more than a few eyebrows in the Southeast Asian nation. Right-wing influencer Nick Adams, a naturalized American born and raised in Australia, is, by his own account, a weightlifting, Bible-reading, "wildly successful" and "extremely charismatic" fan of Hooters and rare …
(2025-07-31). Trump announces trade deal with South Korea, setting tariff at 15 percent. aljazeera.com South Korean leader says agreement eliminates 'uncertainties' in trade environment.
(2025-07-31). 60 years after LBJ signed Medicaid Medicare, GOP cuts threaten lifeline for millions. nationofchange.org Ai-jen Poo highlights the role of immigrants, who make up a third of the caregiving sector, and says Trump's crackdown on immigration hastens the dwindling of care available to the aging and elderly.
(2025-07-31). A Rational View of Capitalism vs. Socialism in America and History. counterpunch.org 
President Donald Trump declared that America will never be socialist. He's beating up a strawman, since there has never been a fully socialist country. That's because, throughout history, every country, whether it considers itself socialist or capitalist, engages in capitalism to some degree, which is essentially the existence of a marketplace, where goods, services, information,
(2025-07-31). Groups Sue to Compel Trump Admin to Release Info on Detention of Immigrants at Guantánamo. indybay.org Hundreds denied due process and held in abusive conditions as administration plans to send thousands more to infamous prison site…
(2025-07-31). The USDA announced the cancellation of $148 million in 'woke' grants. Then it went dark. grist.org 
The Department of Agriculture under President Donald Trump has charted a new course — the full-scale reduction of federal funding and staffing throughout the agency. A set of the president's early executive orders targeted climate action, environmental justice, and diversity, equity, and inclusion; the USDA has since complied with those by eliminating DEI-focused programs and grants and revoking
(2025-07-31). The Peril of Spectacle, Especially Jeffrey Epstein's. counterpunch.org 
We are so hooked, people, on the Jeffrey Epstein spectacle that Donald Trump might win, to become America's first lifetime president. Thank God he's old and creaky, but that's what he's after. How could Trump win? He is winning, folks, he's winning. That's why we've been in the streets protesting. But we are so transfixed
(2025-07-31). The Trump administration attack dog you should pay attention to. gnnhd.tv 
The Trump administration's loudest attack dog of late holds an unlikely position: director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The FHFA's 37-year old director, Bill Pulte, has been pounding the drums to get Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell fired. He's …
(2025-07-31). Trump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, small-value imports. channelnewsasia.com Separately, Trump on Wednesday (Jul 30) also announced a 25 per cent tariff on goods from India, as well as a 15 per cent levy on imports from South Korea.
(2025-07-31). 'Maybe they'll sell to India': Trump strikes oil deal with Pak, slaps tariffs on India amid negotiations. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Hours after imposing 25 % tariffs on India along with additional penalties on Indian imports, Donald Trump struck a new trade agreement with Pakistan to jointly develop the country's vast oil reserves ⚪ a move he says could eventually lead to Pakistan exporting oil to New Delhi. | "We have just concluded a Deal with the Country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive Oil Reserves," Trump said in a bold statement. "Who knows, maybe they'll be selling Oil to India some day!"Trump stated that the administration is in the process of choosing…
(2025-07-31). What Is the Real Status of the American Economy? The EU-US Deal Bravado. Helena Glass. globalresearch.ca Von der Leyen gave President Trump a 'pledge' to buy US energy totaling $750 billion over three years and to invest $600 billion into the US economy over the same time frame.
(2025-07-31). Trump agrees to keep US tariffs on Mexico steady for 90-day period. aljazeera.com The deal was reached after a call between the US president and his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum.
(2025-07-31). Trump Warns Russian Official Who Said U.S. Is Taking a 'Step Toward War': 'Entering Very Dangerous Territory!'. latintimes.com Donald Trump issued a warning to former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev after saying the reduced deadline to take steps toward ending the war with Ukraine made a conflict with the U.S. more likely…
(2025-07-31). US senator plans trip to Taiwan as Trump's interest in island cools: Report. aljazeera.com Report says US Senator Roger Wicker may visit Taiwan after President William Lai Ching-te cancelled Latin America trip.
(2025-07-31). US appeals court hears arguments about legality of Trump tariffs. aljazeera.com Proceedings in the case, brought by five small businesses, come a day before tariffs are set to take effect.
(2025-07-31). What won't Trump blame on California? gnnhd.tv 
President Donald Trump's second term has been very good to large meat companies, which raise and slaughter some 10 billion animals each year. But his administration just gave the industry perhaps its biggest gift yet — in the form of a lawsuit against Califor…
(2025-07-31). Trump's new EU trade deal, briefly explained. gnnhd.tv 
(2025-07-31). The cost of Europe's great capitulation to Trump. asiatimes.com 
The most epic reverse colonization in history happened with a handshake. At the Scotland Summit (July 27), European leaders queued up to sign away their continent's economic sovereignty while cameras flashed and everybody smiled. The irony would be breathtaking if it weren't so tragic: the heirs of empires that once carved up Asia and Africa …
(2025-07-31). Fort Dix to Hold Thousands as Trump Militarizes Detention System. aclu.org
(2025-07-31). Lukashenko: return to White House opens a window of opportunity for better ties. eng.belta.by Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency has opened a window of opportunity for improving relations, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with heads of Belarusian diplomatic missions.
(2025-07-31). What legal tests are Donald Trump's tariffs facing? aljazeera.com US courts assessing Trump's tariff authority and reliance on 1977 emergencies act amid constitutional power debate.
(2025-07-31). EU-US trade deal ultimately not in America's interests. asiatimes.com 
European complaints about the trade agreement they just signed with the United States are almost universal. But will the tariffs America has imposed on half the world be effective? The issue is highly controversial, and the consensus is that they possibly won't be. Clearly, they are a US gamble to fix its economy and signal …
(2025-07-31). News Guild President Schleuss pitches for public broadcasting. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—News Guild President Jon Schleuss, whose members have come under fire and threats from anti-worker and anti-media President Donald Trump, is making a strong pitch for the public to support, with voluntarily donated dollars, the Public Broadcasting System and National Public Radio. Trump's "recessions" law, which the GOP congressional majority gleefully passed, yanks $1.1 billion …
(2025-07-31). Trump's tariffs spark inflation concerns. america.cgtn.com 
Black Friday in the U.S. is typically a discount sales bonanza after the Thanksgiving holiday. But the term could take on new meaning this Friday, Aug. 1., for some major U.S. trade partners. They're facing hefty tariffs on the goods they sell the U.S. unless they can cut a deal with Donald Trump. CGTN's reporter Owen Fairclough has more.
(2025-07-31). Pam Bondi: Who is Trump's attorney general handling the Epstein files? aljazeera.com The former Florida top cop has embraced loyalty to Trump, but faces fallout from the MAGA base over Epstein files.
(2025-07-31). Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs, Penalty on India. ummid.com US President Donald Trump Wednesday imposed a 25% tariffs along with additional penalties of unknown amount on all imports from India effective August 1, 2025.
(2025-07-31). Trump Attacks Science-Based Regs, Higher Education & US Workers; AI Threatens Teachers. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy Covers Trump Attacks Science-Based Regs, Higher Education & US Workers; AI Threatens Teachers…
(2025-07-31). Hegseth raids nuke safety funds to refurbish Trump plane. peoplesworld.org 
Anti-communism is, for the ruling class, a gift that never stops giving, but for the rest of us, a danger that never stops growing. The form it took in the 1960s was anti-Sovietism, which was used to justify deployment of deadly nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles in silos across much of the United States, but concentrated …
(2025-07-31). Texas labor and allies battle GOP gerrymandering scheme. peoplesworld.org 
ARLINGTON, Texas—On Monday, July 28, the Texas AFL-CIO, the Texas Organizing Project, and the Black Voters Matter Fund were among those rallying here the University of Texas campus right before a state hearing to discuss the Trump/Governor Abbott/Republican Party plan to gerrymander Texas U.S.House seats. The Republican lawmakers want to pick their voters to increase …
(2025-07-31). Family speaks out after Trump said Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre. aljazeera.com Giuffre's relatives call on the US president's administration to release further information about the Epstein case.
(2025-07-31). US, China broker uneasy Thai-Cambodian ceasefire. wsws.org With the announcement of a ceasefire, Trump quickly claimed credit, absurdly declaring on social media, "I am proud to be the President of PEACE!"
(2025-07-31). America first, Europe last. asiatimes.com Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Trump trade deal marks Europe's capitulation Diego Faàünacht argues that the new EU-US trade agreement, hailed by Brussels as a path to stability, actually codifies Europe's economic subordination to Washington, outsourcing its defense, energy, and …
(2025-07-31). US State Department sanctions Palestinian Authority for 'undermining peace'. aljazeera.com The Trump administration has accused the PA of seeking to 'internationalise' its conflict with Israel in court.
(2025-07-31). Fed rejects Trump's demand for rate cut. wsws.org Yesterday's meeting, which saw two dissenting votes from the hold decision, was preceded by further demands from Trump officials for "dramatically lower" rates.
(2025-07-31). Trump says US, India still negotiating after 25% US tariff threat. channelnewsasia.com Trump had announced earlier on Wednesday (Jul 30) that the US would impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from India starting on Friday.
(2025-07-31). "Cruel, Disgraceful, and Needless Waste of Taxpayer Dollars" : No One Is Happy After Learning the Trump Admin Is Burning Nearly $10 Million Worth of Contraceptives. globalresearch.ca If you recall, back in January, Trump and his (former) DOGE head, billionaire Elon Musk,
(2025-07-31). 'Can take their dead economies down': Trump lambasts India, Russia over trade. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: A day after slapping sweeping tariffs on India coupled with trade penalties US President Donald Trump unleashed scathing attack over New Delhi's trade with Moscow, deeming both nations as 'dead economies' and brazenly declaring he "does not care" what India does with Russia. | Trump on his social media platform accused India of levying 'among the highest tariffs in the world' while blaming New Delhi for what he claimed was "very little business" between the two nations. He also reiterated its grip over Indian's unfair trade practices. | The US President's remarks come a day after he announced 25 p…
(2025-07-31). Trump's tax bill sparks fears of long-term education inequality. america.cgtn.com 
The recently signed tax law, dubbed the "Big Beautiful Bill" by U.S. President Donald Trump, is raising alarm over its implications for the education system. The legislation redirects public funding toward private school vouchers and imposes stricter limits on student loan access. Critics argue these changes could deepen educational inequality for generations. Ediz Tiyansan reports.
(2025-07-31). U.S. budget cuts could lead to food insecurity. america.cgtn.com 
Food insecurity is rising across the United States, and experts warn that a new tax cut and spending law signed by President Donald Trump could worsen the situation. Critics say the legislation threatens funding for key programs, potentially reducing benefits for millions of vulnerable Americans. CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.
(2025-07-31). Trump administration to eliminate key climate-related environmental regulation. wsws.org The scientific record of the impact of capitalist industrial activity on Earth's warming climate is clear and well established.
(2025-07-31). Brazil seeks dialogue, but Trump administration "does not want to talk" to negotiate tariffs, says Lula. peoplesdispatch.org According to Brazil's president, his administration has made at least 10 attempts to meet with US officials, with no response.
(2025-07-31). What a Black fascist can teach us about liberalism. gnnhd.tv 
It was 1935, and Lawrence Dennis was sure that fascism was coming to America. He couldn't wait. Dennis, a diplomat turned public intellectual, had just published an article in a leading political science journal titled "Fascism for America." In his mind, the …
(2025-07-31). Israeli settler shoots dead Palestinian who worked for Oscar winning film. ummid.com An Israeli fascist-settler shot and killed Palestinian activist Odeh Hathalin (aka Awdah Hathaleen), who worked on the award-winning documentary film No Other Land in cold blood and in broad daylight.
(2025-07-31). The AI Nuclear War Dead Hand. projectcensored.org In August 2019, an influential inside-the-Beltway platform called War on the Rocks published a proposal to automate fighting nuclear wars with artificial intelligence, America Needs a "Dead Hand". Two nuclear war strategy experts with significant academic and military credentials argued that the modernization of the nation's nuclear-armed triad of missiles, bombers, and submarines must include a command, communication, and control system (NC3) operated by artificial intelligence.
(2025-07-30). Trump Tariffs and Brazilian Coffee: What to Expect After August 1. counterpunch.org 
Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer. It has been important to its national economy since the 1700s, and today it is Brazil's largest agricultural export to the United States. Even though it provides around one-third of all coffee drunk in the US, there are reasons to believe that the Trump administration has an inflated
(2025-07-30). Trump's tariffs forge 'feeling of big betrayal' in Canada's manufacturing. aljazeera.com The White House's August 1 deadline has 'set off some panic' among both workers and employers, experts say.
(2025-07-30). SATIRE: Trump Examined By Doctor After Acknowledging Existence Of Suffering. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Following reports that the president was "troubled" and "disturbed" by images coming out of Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Donald Trump was examined by a doctor after he acknowledged the existence of suffering earlier this week. "It's possible that his statement recognizing starving children in Gaza was just a case …
(2025-07-30). What makes charisma? Religion historian tries to understand the mysterious force. anabaptistworld.org What drives people to follow a leader and place their faith in that person's story? That question is at the heart of religion historian and journalist Molly Worthen's latest book, Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump. Worthen, a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, …
(2025-07-30). Senate GOP Ignores Whistleblowers, Appoints Trump Lawyer to Lifetime Court Seat. truthout.org Nearly every Senate Republican on Tuesday voted in favor of confirming Trump loyalist Emil Bove to a lifetime federal court seat, brushing aside whistleblowers who alleged that the Justice Department official expressed support for defying court orders and lied during his sworn judiciary committee testimony. The final Senate vote on Bove's confirmation to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for… |
(2025-07-30). The Palantir Panopticon Trump's New Big Tech-Led "Private Health Tracking System" w/ 7Sees. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth investigatory show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/30/25). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the
(2025-07-30). Thai-Cambodia ceasefire wobbles as fiery new accusations fly. asiatimes.com 
BANGKOK — A morning of cross-border rocket attacks by US-armed Thailand and China-assisted Cambodia "violated" an agreed ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thai and Cambodian army commanders met for lunch on Tuesday (July 29) and initially appeared to put a halt to their six …
(2025-07-30). Trump's August 1 tariff deadline threatens global trade shock. peoplesdispatch.org The Trump administration's sweeping The United States' largest trading partner, the European Union, struck a deal with the Trump administration days before the deadline in order to decrease the t…
(2025-07-30). Spellbound: the power and paradox of charisma. whyy.org Charisma is not necessarily about being attractive or articulate. It's not just about charm, popularity or celebrity. Instead, the ability to inspire a crowd involves the ability to tell a compelling story that speaks to people's deep anxieties, grievances and hopes. | That's what Molly Worthen writes in her new book, Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump. | She says it's human to attach ourselves to someone who can explain the confusions and disappointments in life. There's also an essential paradox at the root of this relationship,"the desire to feel free and importa…
(2025-07-30). Trump's EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change. grist.org 
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency declared that the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
(2025-07-30). Black Neighborhoods At Risk As US Pushes to Cancel Important Climate Protection. capitalbnews.org 
As nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population sweltered under extreme heat advisories on Tuesday, news echoed through Black neighborhoods already scorched by the effects of climate change: the Trump administration was moving to tear the heart out of America's climate protections. In a decision that environmental activists say is one of the most severe blows …
(2025-07-30). 60 Years After LBJ Signed Medicaid & Medicare, GOP Cuts Threaten Lifeline for Millions. democracynow.org 
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of Medicare and Medicaid — and nearly one month since President Trump's federal budget slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid to extend tax cuts for the rich. The cuts could lead to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths every year. "Medicaid has been a lifeline. And without it, people will die," says Ai-jen Poo, co-founder of Caring Across Generations and the Domestic Workers Alliance, which helped organize a 60-hour vigil last week ahead of the anniversary as part of a broader campaign to fight back against Trump's cuts. She highl…
(2025-07-30). Disabled People "Will Die" as GOP Medicaid Cuts Go into Effect, Warns Disability Rights Leader. democracynow.org 
People with disabilities are among those most heavily impacted by Trump's cuts to Medicaid. "I know so many people like me, disabled adults living and thriving now, who were able to get to adulthood because Medicaid existed," says Maria Town, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities. We feature additional testimonies from disabled members of the advocacy group Caring Across Generations, and speak to Town, who says she fears "so many kids [will] not get a chance to make it to adulthood," while countless adults "will not be able to live into old a…
(2025-07-30). AFT's Weingarten: Public schools key to democracy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The nation's public schools, and their teachers and staffers, are defending democracy in America against an autocratic president, Donald Trump, said Teachers/AFT President Randi Weingarten in a keynote address to her union's 1,000 delegates at its semi-annual TEACH conference here. She said in her speech and told People's World afterward that Trump's program (massive cuts …
(2025-07-30). 'Judging Freedom,' 30 July: EU Capitulates to Trump. gilbertdoctorow.com ' Today's session with Judge Andrew Napolitano centered on the von der Leyen — Trump agreement in Scotland on a 15% tariff for European exports to the USA, which was in effect a humiliating defeat for the EU. Bad as that sounds, the far worse point agreed was for the EU to greatly expand its …
(2025-07-30). Seattle Organizations Unite To Say 'No!' To Billionaire Bailout Bill. popularresistance.org Seattle, WA — On July 26, a crowd of over 100 gathered at Seattle Central College for a rally and community action fair organized by the south Seattle-based grassroots organization Seattle Against War (SAW). | They were united by the need to stand up against the attacks on the working class and oppressed peoples embodied in Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" — from stripping necessary social services to an unprecedented $170 billion budget increase to ICE and border patrol. | The majority of the crowd were concerned Seattleites and new activists looking for ways to get involved, who, through the g…
(2025-07-30). Headlines for July 30, 2025. democracynow.org Gaza's Hunger-Related Death Toll Reaches 154; 89 Children Among the Dead, Keir Starmer Says U.K. Will Recognize Palestine Unless Israel Stops Starving Gaza, New Report Finds Canada Continued to Arm Israel Despite Pledging to Halt Arms Shipments, 44 Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Stop Funding Shadowy Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Over Two Dozen Rabbis Arrested on Capitol Hill Protesting Israeli Blockade of Gaza, 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia's Far East, Sending Tsunami Waves Across Pacific, Senate Confirms Trump's Former Lawyer Emil Bove as a Federal Appellate Judge, Justice Department…
(2025-07-30). Are Trump's Crypto Grifting and Crypto Cheerleading Connected? Nah! commondreams.org The White House is expected to release a report today with recommendations for promoting cryptocurrency markets. Bartlett Naylor, financial policy advocate for Public Citizen, released the following statement: "In a bold move that clearly must be unrelated to Donald Trump's sprawling crypto grifting, the White House is releasing a report that celebrates what is widely understood as the biggest Ponzi scheme in history."Trump is well known for scrupulously honoring anti-discrimination laws, his contracts, his debts, his marriages, and the Constitution, so we can rest assured that his most lucrative source of inco…
(2025-07-30). Tariffs as high as 25 %: Trump's bombshell on India trade ahead of August 1 deadline. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Ahead of the August 1 deadline of US-India trade, US President has dropped a bombshell citing that the deal has not been finalised yet and threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs. Trump said discussions are ongoing and hinted that India could face import duties as high as 25% if talks do not reach agreement. | "(They will pay) 25%," said the US president, who spent the last few days in Scotland, where he played golf and held working meetings. | "India trade deal not been finalised." When asked about the possibility of tariffs ranging from 20% to 25%, Trump responded, "Yeah, I think so. India is my…
(2025-07-30). Trump administration to burn $10 million in contraceptives meant for global aid. nationofchange.org Despite offers to deliver them at no cost, the Trump administration is incinerating nearly $10 million in contraceptives—enough to cover years of reproductive health needs in low-income countries—as part of a broader rollback of U.S. foreign aid programs.
(2025-07-30). Russian air strikes kill 19 in Ukraine. tribune.com.pk 
Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people overnight, officials said on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would shorten a deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace. | Sixteen people were killed and dozens wounded when Russia bombed a prison in the front-line Zaporizhzhia region in an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was "deliberate". | "The Russians could not have been unaware that they were targeting civilians in that facility," he wrote on X. "And this was done after a completely clear position was voiced by the United State…
(2025-07-30). Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa. cadtm.org
(2025-07-30). Trump's tariff threat shows US-India aren't really allies. asiatimes.com 
For years, India has proudly touted its "comprehensive global strategic partnership" with the United States as a cornerstone of its foreign policy. New Delhi's diplomats, defense chiefs, and prime ministers have invoked the US alliance as a sign of India's rise — a symbol that it has stepped out of…
(2025-07-30). Eye on rare earths, Trump handing Myanmar to China. asiatimes.com 
The US Treasury Department's decision to lift sanctions on allies of Myanmar's military junta last Friday (July 25) marks a stark reversal of decades-long American foreign policy. These sanctions, imposed by the Biden administration on the anniversary of the 2021 coup, were a gesture of solidarity with Myanmar's pro-democracy movement and a country that has …
(2025-07-30). The EPA's Repeal of Core Greenhouse Gas Rules. counterpunch.org 
"Trump's EPA to repeal core of greenhouse gas rules," was the Reuters headline this week as Lee Zeldin, chosen by Donald Trump to be administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced what Reuters said "will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission standards for vehicles,
(2025-07-30). Capitulation at Columbia: The Democrats enable Trump's assault on free speech. wsws.org The university's prostration before Trump is a warning that no section of the ruling class is capable of defending democratic rights.
(2025-07-30). How "Tariff Man" is Bringing Back the Gilded Age. counterpunch.org 
Count on one thing: if Mark Twain, the famed American author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, were alive today, he would certainly have written a novel about Donald Trump. After all, his 1873 novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, distinctly caught a nineteenth-century version of our Trumpian moment, tariffs and all. "They want me to go in
(2025-07-30). Is Trump a madman or a typical rich kid ecstatic about his perversions? unitedworldint.com A close look at the family history. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein To Frantz Fanon, on the centenary of his birth, for showing us the way. The widespread belief that what's happening in the United States and around the world stems from the fact that "Trump is crazy" is simplistic and banal. On the contrary, I …
(2025-07-30). New US sanctions will have little to no effect on Russia. asiatimes.com 
One way or other, it looks like Russia could soon be slapped with a fresh round of U.S. sanctions. On July 23, 2025, a bipartisan push to impose a 500% levy on imports from Russia or any country buying Russian oil was put on hold — but only to allow President Donald Trump's separate threat …
(2025-07-30). Trump says US to impose 25% tariff on India from Aug 1. tribune.com.pk 
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 per cent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified "penalty" over New Delhi's purchases of Russian weapons and energy. | The measures will kick in on Friday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding to a bevy of other tariff hikes ⚪ some up to 50 per cent ⚪ set to take effect the same day. | In a separate post, Trump said the August 1 deadline "stands strong, and will not be extended." | truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/1149421… | He had previously issued multiple delays to his so-called "reciprocal"
(2025-07-30). How 'Making America Great Again' backfired. nationofchange.org From Europe to China, Trump's unilateral policies have often produced the opposite of their intended effects.
(2025-07-30). US-EU trade pact — like Japan's — a Potemkin illusion. asiatimes.com 
TOKYO — Donald Trump's European shakedown, err "trade deal," has leaders across the globe reappraising their options as the August 1 drop-dead date for the US tariffs looms. Because, on paper, the 15% tariff that Europe accepted from the Trump 2.0 White House is lower than the feared 30%, Brussels is claiming victory. After the …
(2025-07-30). 60 Years After Creation of Medicaid, GOP Cuts Threaten the Lifeline for Millions. truthout.org Today marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of Medicare and Medicaid — and nearly one month since President Trump's federal budget slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid to extend tax cuts for the rich. The cuts could lead to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths every year. "Medicaid has been a lifeline. And without it, people will die," says Ai-jen Poo, co-founder of Caring Across… |
(2025-07-30). Lawsuit Says ICE Arrests on Church Property Are Unconstitutional. truthout.org More than a dozen faith-based groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over the agency's policy to conduct immigration raids in "sensitive locations," including houses of worship. In January, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era federal policy that barred immigration raids at or around "sensitive locations." Since then… |
(2025-07-30). Big Corporations Are Using Trump Trade Chaos To Jack Up Prices. popularresistance.org The effects of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are winding their way through the American economy, and a new piece of analysis claims that corporate America is using them as "cover" to further jack up prices. | Progressive advocacy group Groundwork Collaborative issued a new report on Tuesday that uses corporate executives' own words to show how many firms are taking advantage of the tariff situation by using it as an all-purpose justification for price increases. The report found many of these executives' admissions through quarterly earnings calls in which they discussed plans to increase costs even if th…
(2025-07-30). Corporations exploit Trump's tariff chaos to raise prices as global economic uncertainty deepens. nationofchange.org As new tariffs drive up costs for food, steel, and manufacturing inputs, corporations are using the trade war as cover to inflate prices and profit margins while working families foot the bill.
(2025-07-30). ICE Looks to Lure Retirees to Ramp-Up Immigration Crackdown With $50k Signing Bonuses. latintimes.com ICE is actively recruiting retired immigration enforcement officers to return to duty as part of the Trump administration's broader plan to expand deportation operations across the United States.
(2025-07-30). Trump's environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here's how. grist.org Over the last six months, Americans have been inundated with a near-constant stream of announcements from the federal government — programs shuttered, funding cut, jobs eliminated, and regulations gutted. President Donald Trump and his administration are executing a systematic dismantling of the environmental, economic, and scientific systems that underpin our society. The onslaught can feel overwhelming, opaque, or sometimes even distant, but these policies will have real effects on Americans' daily lives. | In this new guide, Grist examines the impact these changes could have, and are already having, o…
(2025-07-30). US to overturn climate ruling. tribune.com.pk 
President Donald Trump's administration will on Tuesday move to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change, Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin announced. | Appearing on the right-wing podcast "Fearless," Zeldin said: "Later today, we're going to be making a big announcement in Indiana" about the so-called Endangerment Finding of 2009, which concluded that greenhouse trapping gases from motor vehicles were a threat to public health and welfare. | Zeldin accused the Environmental Protection Agency under former president Barack O…
(2025-07-30). Sanders moves to block Trump's arms sales to Israel amid Gaza atrocities. nationofchange.org Citing mass civilian deaths, famine, and potential violations of U.S. law, Senator Bernie Sanders is forcing Senate votes to halt billions in bombs and rifles destined for Israel's military.
(2025-07-30). Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure. aljazeera.com Trump has withheld hundreds of millions in federal funds from top universities in effort to reshape US higher education.
(2025-07-30). Trump cuts to National Institutes of Health took more than $100M out of Pa. economy, according to local researcher. whyy.org
(2025-07-30). Complainant held for accepting bribe. tribune.com.pk 
Police have arrested a man who allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs200,000 from robbery suspects in exchange for not participating in their identification parade. | According to the police report, the case relates to FIR No. 1066/25 filed at Chak Jhumra police station. The suspects involved in the robbery were sent to jail for an official identification parade. However, the complainant, Azmat Ali, failed to appear for the procedure. | Subsequent investigations revealed that Azmat Ali had allegedly struck a deal with the accused and accepted a bribe of Rs200,000 to deliberately avoid the identification process.
(2025-07-30). Charges dropped against anti-ICE protester Alejandro Orellana. wibailoutpeople.org Los Angeles, CA — On July 29, 2025, the federal government announced the conspiracy charges against Chicano activist Alejandro Orellana were dropped — a victory for all freedom fighters in the immigrant rights movement and unions fighting against ICE terror!
(2025-07-30). fake How images of hungry children finally got attention. haaretz.com CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond notes that 'the power of images can sometimes move President Trump in an unexpected way' — a dynamic now playing out in his break with Netanyahu's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza: 'I see it, and you can't fake that'…