(2025-08-16). Continuing Biden's policy, Trump Labor Department rejects Will Lehman's UAW election complaint. wsws.org The decision comes amid a major crisis within the UAW bureaucracy, with union president Shawn Fain being drawn up on charges by another section of the apparatus.
(2025-08-16). Trump vs. Goldman Sachs: Could presidential attacks silence wall street analysts. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Investors and professors are worried that Wall Street experts may start lowering their reports because U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Goldman Sachs' economic research on tariff risks. This could mean that markets don't get correct and independent information.Big banks like Goldman Sachs do a lot of research that helps institutional investors like hedge funds and asset managers decide how to put their money to work. But Trump said that Goldman Sachs, its economic team, and CEO David Solomon were giving "false forecasts," which started an argument about what this meant for the ethics of…
(2025-08-16). Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump had placed Washington's police department under federal control earlier this week.
(2025-08-16). Trump and Putin make no meaningful announcements at Alaska summit. wsws.org US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska Friday, in the first visit by the Russian leader to the United States since 2015.
(2025-08-16). Melania Trump sends letter to Putin about abducted children. geo.tv 
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with US first lady Melania Trump during a meeting on the sidelines.— Reuers/File US President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter to Russian President…
(2025-08-16). The Heat: Trump-Putin Summit. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes summit in Alaska. Engaging face-to-face for the first time in six years, the leaders met for nearly three hours. | Can they make progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine and work towards an eventual end to the conflict? | Joining the discussion: | Anton Fedyashin is a professor of history at American University. | William Lawrence is…
(2025-08-16). Trump signals he may walk out of Alaska summit with Putin. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – On Friday, a U.S. source told CNN that President Donald Trump is ready to back out of his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska if he thinks Putin is not serious about coming to a deal. The source made it clear that "all options are still on the table," which means that Trump could leave the meeting early.In comments to reporters on Thursday, Trump himself tipped his hat to the idea, saying that he would quickly figure out how the talks were going. He said, "I'll know in the first two, three, four, or five minutes whether the meeting is good or bad." "It will end very quickly…
(2025-08-16). Deal reached after US capital sues Trump over police takeover. geo.tv 
An US Capitol Police office enters his car parked on the side walk near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025. — AFPThe Justice Department reached an agreement on Friday with Washington authorities over control of the US capital's police department after President…
(2025-08-16). Ukraine targets Russian oil refinery ahead of Putin-Trump summit. newarab.com 
(2025-08-16). ICE raids intensify in San Diego as Democrats, trade unions do nothing. wsws.org With its standing as one of the nation's prominent urban military hubs and its close proximity to the Mexican border, the coastal city of San Diego in California has been a target of particular significance in the Trump administration's nationwide deportation campaign.
(2025-08-16). Why is South Africa's army chief under fire for backing Iran? aljazeera.com General Rudzani Maphwanya's comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump.
(2025-08-16). Federal Workers Protest Social Security Cutbacks – Privatization. indybay.org In recognition of the 90th birthday of the Social Security Act, on August 14, workers who administrate benefits that 70 million Americans receive through the Act, gathered at the US Federal Building to protest the DOGE staff cuts and Trump administration's move towards privatization. The workers said that staff cuts have resulted in their having to serve more people than ever while "experiencing one of the lowest staffing levels in 60 years." In addition, beneficiaries are experiencing degraded services "combined with chaotic and confusing policy changes."
(2025-08-16). Social Security is under a brutal assault on 90th anniversary. indybay.org Tomorrow at 1-2pm on Saturday August 16, at the Social Security office at 2045 Allston Way, in Berkeley, there will be a "Protect Our Checks Rally" to help save Social Security from the convicted felon President Trump, DOGE, and the greedy Wall Street billionaires!
(2025-08-16). Trump says he had "very productive meeting" with Putin, but no deal reached. independent.co.ug 
ANCHORAGE, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he had a "very productive meeting" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, but the summit ended without a deal on the Ukraine crisis. The two presidents held a joint press conference after concluding their talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in …
(2025-08-16). Community unites for Trinity River clean-up as flows are threatened by Trump biological opinion. indybay.org The event centered Indigenous leadership and stewardship, bringing youth and families together to care for the river while educating participants on the deep cultural and ecological significance of the Trinity River, along with current threats to the river's flows from the Trump administration, according to SCS.
(2025-08-16). Two wounded in shooting near mosque in Sweden. newarab.com 
Two people were wounded Friday in a shooting near a mosque in the Local media quoted witnesses as saying at least one person was shot as he left the Police provided no details about the circumstances of the shooti…
(2025-08-15). DC Takes Trump to Court For Unlawful Takeover of Police. commondreams.org This morning, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against President Trump over the president taking control of the city's police department, in what the Washington Post describes as "one of the most extraordinary exertions of federal power in the city's half-century of home rule." | In response, Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement:…
(2025-08-15). Putin's Trump Summit Briefing. counterpunch.org 
Exclusive to CounterPunch The fragment below was taken from the transcript of an intercepted phone call, no doubt intended for the "ears only" of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the eve of his Anchorage summit with President Donald Trump. "Vladimir Vladimirovich. How are you, my friend? I know you have met Trump many times before.
(2025-08-15). US Economy Tariffs, Deficit Spending and Debt. Helena Glass. globalresearch.ca Two US chip makers, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, have made a deal with President Trump; for every authorized advanced AI chip they sell to China, the US government gets 15% of the revenue. | Effectively nationalizing public corporations while opening …
(2025-08-15). Black Lives Matter DC: No Safety Without Self-Determination. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C.- Trump's alleged "takeover" of D.C. is a con. It is not about public safety; it is political theater. It is designed to make people think something new is happening when Black and other marginalized D.C. residents know we already live in the most heavily policed city in the United States. Our city, with a population over 700,000, is patrolled by 32 independent police agencies, eight university departments, and five local agencies that have cooperative agreements with the DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under the Police Coordination Act (PCA). These agencies share the same immunity and pow…
(2025-08-15). Federal agents face protests after Trump orders unprecedented takeover of DC police. nationofchange.org Residents denounce checkpoints and expanded federal presence as civil liberties advocates warn of authoritarian overreach.
(2025-08-15). Trump-Putin Summit In Alaska Is Underway (Updated). twz.com 
(2025-08-15). Selected Articles: Will the Trump-Putin Meeting be Held in Alaska at a U.S. Military Base? Or in the "Neutral Zone" of the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait? globalresearch.ca 
By The White House has confirmed that …
(2025-08-15). Trump's Takeover of DC Police Department Faces New Lawsuit amid Crackdown. globalresearch.ca The United States capital, Washington, DC, has challenged President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court, hours after his administration
(2025-08-15). Putin, Trump begin summit with one-on-one talks in U.S. president's limo. eng.belta.by After a photo shoot on the tarmac of the U.S. military base Elmendorf-Richardson Donald Trump invited Vladimir Putin to travel to the negotiation venue in his armored limousine Cadillac One. This is how the leaders started confidential talks even on the way to the negotiation venue.
(2025-08-15). The Trump administration's assault on science feels eerily Soviet. grist.org 
(2025-08-15). Free DC Models Effective Resistance To Trump's Takeover. popularresistance.org On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital — a move Princeton University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad described as "a slide towards fascism" and "textbook" authoritarianism. Claiming emergency powers from the D.C. Home Rule Act, Trump also announced a takeover of the Metropolitan Police. | As is typical with authoritarians, the pretense for these orders was an invented crime emergency. But pretense is just that. We should all remember Washington, D.C.'s most violent day in recent years — Jan. 6, 2021 — was sparked by Trump himself. What's more…
(2025-08-15). What Lies Behind Trump's Attacks Against Venezuela? dissidentvoice.org 
As if President Trump intended to meet professional US mercenary Erik Prince halfway, US Attorney General Pam Bondi increased the existing US bounty on President Maduro—originally set at $15 million—from $25 million to $50 million for anyone providing "information leading to his arrest or conviction." In late 2024, Prince, a professional mercenary, alongside Venezuela's far …
(2025-08-15). Trump says no summit deal with Putin over Ukraine war, talks were 'very productive'. geo.tv 
Trump and Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. — Reuters
(2025-08-15). Lukashenko talks to Trump over phone. eng.belta.by The leaders of the two countries discussed matters on the bilateral agenda, regional affairs, and the situation in hot spots, including Ukraine.
(2025-08-15). Trump and Putin to spar Ukraine peace and arms control at Alaska summit. geo.tv 
(2025-08-15). The fight against D.C. occupation is the fight for our futures. cpusa.org 
D.C.'s fight for self-determination has entered a new stage with Trump's use of the national guard to militarily occupy the city. But the struggle for D.C.'s autonomy is not new. D.C.'s lack of statehood has long relegated the District to a semi-colonial position in relation to the United States government. D.C. residents are taxed and exploited in service of the national government to which their city is home, but reap few of the benefits of the democracy their labor sustains. D.C. is without federal representation, unable to shape the politics of the Capitol down the street, while those in that same Capitol…
(2025-08-15). Belarus government contacts with White House, U.S. Department of State in spotlight. eng.belta.by After talking to the Belarus president the U.S. president made a post on the social network Truth Social. Among other things Donald Trump wrote that "we are also discussing the release of 1,300 additional prisoners". Valentin Rybakov was asked to explain the manner of the conversation about the matter.
(2025-08-15). Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold? nationofchange.org If he repeats his past performances at summits with Putin and appears to back the Russian leader over his country's closest allies, it is likely to cause a dangerous rift in the western alliance.
(2025-08-15). Toward Community Power: Federalism and the Left. counterpunch.org 
When a president so openly and unapologetically embraces fascism and white supremacy, it can be easy to get distracted, to focus on the man rather than the edifices of power. It can be tempting to mistake age-old features of the state's personality for attributes unique to certain rulers. One of the dangers of the Trump
(2025-08-15). Trump orders Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels. wsws.org A US invasion of Mexico would rupture relations between the two countries, blow apart the USMCA trade agreement, and lead to another forever war.
(2025-08-15). In run-up to Trump-Putin talks, Russian offensive encircles Ukrainian units in Pokrovsk. wsws.org Despite the talks, there will be no lasting diplomatic resolution of the NATO-Russia conflict, which can only be ended on a progressive basis by an anti-war movement of the working class.
(2025-08-15). Trump sees Putin ready for peace in Ukraine. geo.tv 
US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands inside the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of a ceremony to mark its re-opening following the 2019 fire, in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. — Reuters
(2025-08-15). Putin, Trump meet on runway in Anchorage. eng.belta.by Donald Trump greeted the guest right on a runway of the U.S. joint military base Elmendorf-Richardson. The American leader was clapping hands as he welcomed his guest, who was walking along a red carpet strip. The politicians had a firm handshake.
(2025-08-15). Trump looks forward to meeting with Lukashenko. eng.belta.by "I had a wonderful talk with the highly respected President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko. The purpose of the call was to thank him for the release of 16 prisoners," Donald Trump wrote.
(2025-08-15). Lukashenko invites Trump and family to visit Belarus. eng.belta.by An agreement was reached to continue contacts. The Belarus president invited Donald Trump and his family to visit Minsk. The invitation was accepted, the press service of the Belarusian head of state said.
(2025-08-15). Afghans In US Face Uncertainty After The Cancellation Of Their Humanitarian Relief. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Thousands of Afghans living in the United States face an uncertain future after a federal appeals court ruled on July 21, 2025, that the Trump administration can end a …
(2025-08-15). Eismont explains how Lukashenko, Trump discussed release of prisoners. eng.belta.by Natalya Eismont explained: "As for the prisoners. The conversation was limited to the U.S. president thanking the Belarusian head of state for the decisions made with regard to 16 people. In response our president said that we don't stop, we have been working in this direction, and continue working."
(2025-08-15). America First Is America Alone. counterpunch.org 
The totalitarian playbook that Donald Trump seems to follow lacks a chapter. Power-crazed the president may be, but he fails to grasp soft power. Wise military and diplomatic minds understand it well. George C. Marshall, the nation's top general through World War II and later secretary of state and secretary of defense, lent his name and his
(2025-08-15). Trump's Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. counterpunch.org 
The new tax law President Trump and congressional Republicans passed this summer drastically reduces taxes on the wealthiest, slashes essential spending, and adds over $4 trillion to the deficit over a decade. The law weakens health care and food assistance more than any legislation in history. Combined with tax cuts that give a whopping $1 trillion to the richest
(2025-08-15). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Tells Trump to Stay Out; Decries Authoritarianism, War on Poor People. democracynow.org 
President Trump says his takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., will serve as an example of policies he hopes to enact in other major U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. All the cities on his target list are led by Black mayors, and most have "sanctuary" policies limiting local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. | Responding to Trump's threats, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tells Democracy Now! that his city will not "cower or bend or be intimidated by these attempts to divide and conquer our communities." He says that unlike Trump's mili…
(2025-08-15). Putin-Trump talks begin in three-on-three format. eng.belta.by The meeting is taking place in a room at premises of the U.S. military base Elmendorf-Richardson. The room is decorated with a Russian flag and a U.S. flag.
(2025-08-15). Trump's Shadow War in Somalia is a War on Tribal Democracy. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump's frequent attempts to dress himself in the drag of a peace candidate have always been a cabaret made possible by the Democrats' open-mouthed embrace of humanitarian colonialism. It's real easy to score the role of Charles Lindberg in the school play when the other side insists on dragging the Cheney's to the Sady
(2025-08-15). Who initiated phone call between Lukashenko, Trump? Rybakov explains. eng.belta.by When asked who initiated the conversation between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Donald Trump, Valentin Rybakov said: "U.S. President Donald Trump called President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko."
(2025-08-15). Trump Wants to Take Your Social Security to Give Even More Money to Wall Street. counterpunch.org 
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, let the cat out of the bag when he said that their new "Trump Accounts" are intended as a backdoor way to privatize Social Security. Their idea is to get people to put money in these accounts beyond the $1,000 the government will give each newborn, so that they
(2025-08-15). Lukashenko congratulates Trump on good work to secure peace deal in Caucasus. eng.belta.by According to Natalya Eismont, during the phone call the leaders of the two countries also discussed the topic of Iran and the Middle East. The Belarusian head of state is convinced that progress would be secured on these matters, she added.
(2025-08-15). No Country is an Island: Trump's Destruction of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior. juancole.com By William deBuys ( Tomdispatch.com ) — The totalitarian playbook that Donald Trump seems to follow lacks a chapter. Power-crazed the president may be, but he fails to grasp soft power. Wise military and diplomatic minds understand it well. George C. Marshall, the nation's top general through World War II and later secretary of state …
(2025-08-15). 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?
(2025-08-15). Alaska Summit: Between Expectation and Illusion. counterpunch.org It is entirely understandable that, after such a long and bloody conflict—not to mention the ongoing genocide now entering its 'final phase'—the hastily arranged Trump—Putin summit in Alaska has caught many off guard. Public opinion in nearly every country in the world (except, tragically, Israel) is overwhelmingly anti-war. Yet the power to prolong the bloodshed
(2025-08-15). Putin's aircraft lands in Anchorage. eng.belta.by It is the first meeting of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump after the Republican president returned to the White House in January 2025. Apart from that, it is the first visit of a Russian leader to Alaska ever, including the time of the Russian Empire and the USSR.
(2025-08-15). End The Colonial Occupation Of Washington D.C. popularresistance.org President Donald Trump's recent announcement to deploy the National Guard to Washington, DC, framed as a crackdown on crime, marks a dangerous escalation in the federal government's militarization of one of the spaces of the Black/African internal colony. On August 11, Trump declared, "We're taking our capital back," while signaling an unprecedented federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. This move, under the pretext of public safety, follows his March 2025 executive order establishing the "Safe and Beautiful" task force, led by Stephen Miller, an architect of white nationalist immigration policie…
(2025-08-15). Sanctuary Cities In The US Were Born In The 1980S As Central American Refugees Fled Civil Wars. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement , have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump during both of …
(2025-08-15). Trump and RFK Jr. sneak attack underway to kill Obamacare. peoplesworld.org 
BALTIMORE—Faced with yet another looming GOP threat to trash the Affordable Care Act, the cities of Chicago, Baltimore, and Columbus, Ohio, marched into U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Aug. 14 to save the ACA—and health care for millions of people. Their lawsuit says right-wing Republicans, led by President Donald Trump and his Health and …
(2025-08-15). Lukashenko talks to U.S. president's representative John Coale over phone. eng.belta.by The phone call took place in continuation of the head of state's conversation with President of the United States of America Donald Trump. Upon Donald Trump's instructions John Coale called the Belarusian leader.
(2025-08-15). Trump in Anchorage to meet with Putin. eng.belta.by The White House press pool clarified that the aircraft landed at 10: 20 local time (21: 20 Minsk time).
(2025-08-15). Trump's tariffs: A war against the working class. wsws.org A central aim of Trump's tariffs is to provide revenue to the administration to pay for the handouts to the ultra-wealthy and the corporations.
(2025-08-15). IAM bureaucracy appeals to fascist Senator Hawley to intervene in Boeing strike. wsws.org Boeing machinists should set up rank-and-file committees to mobilize other sections of workers behind them, their real allies in this fight, and prepare for a break with the IAM apparatus and political struggle against both big business parties.