(2025-08-23). US Justice Dept releases Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts. newarab.com 
The Justice Department released a transcript on Friday of an interview with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting underage girls for Epstein, was interviewed last month by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer. | The Justice Department released hundreds of pages of transcripts and audio recordings of th…
(2025-08-23). Trump says he'll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline. newarab.com 
President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns Congress approved a U.S. ban on TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold its controlling stake. | But Trump has so far extended the deadline three times during his second term — with the next one coming up on Sept. 17. | "We're gonna watch the secur…
(2025-08-23). Trump-Putin summit exposes Mélenchon's New Popular Front. wsws.org Mélenchon's nationalist calls for France get more of the "cards of power" show that the NFP and the union bureaucracies will not seriously fight social cuts to fund French militarism.
(2025-08-23). A summer of sellouts: UFCW pushes through three grocery contracts in one week amid growing rank-and-file resistance. wsws.org Grocery workers face not only poverty wages, corporate domination and intensifying attacks on democratic rights under the Trump administration, but a campaign of sabotage by union bureaucurats.
(2025-08-23). Pentagon authorizes DC Guard contingent to carry weapons of war as Trump threatens martial law in Chicago, San Francisco, New York. wsws.org The arming of over 2,200 National Guard soldiers in the capital city is a major step towards martial law.
(2025-08-23). FBI raids home and office of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. wsws.org The crackdown and intimidation of political opponents is a critical aspect of Trump's erection of a presidential dictatorship and police state.
(2025-08-23). Trump may 'do nothing' if Putin, Zelensky fail to meet. newarab.com 
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he was "not happy" about a Russian strike Thursday that hit a US-owned factory in Ukraine "and I'm not happy about anything having to do with that war." | But he said he wanted to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky would meet fi…
(2025-08-22). Trump administration to begin continuous police-state surveillance of 55 million US visa holders. wsws.org The State Department said the government will begin reviewing all visa holders' social media accounts for posts or messages that evince support for "terrorism."
(2025-08-22). How NYT's bad reporting helped justify Trump's tariffs on Brazil. nationofchange.org Unlike most other countries—where Trump cited trade deficits to justify these so-called emergencies—the U.S. had maintained a trade surplus with Brazil for years.
(2025-08-22). Apache Stronghold Responds to Trump: Federal Court Injunction Blocks Land Exchange. indybay.org OAK FLAT: Apache Stronghold: Protecting the Sacred: A response to Trump lashing out over federal court order halting land exchange to foreign corporation. It would turn Apache Ceremonial Place of Oak Flat into massive open pit copper mine, a crater, in Arizona.
(2025-08-22). Apple to produce all iPhone 17 models in India. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Bloomberg unveiled that Apple will be making all its iPhone 17 models in India a month before the release of the new iPhone version.The American company, for the first time in its history, will be making all four iPhone 17 models in India.The move comes amid production expansion across five factories in New Delhi, considering that two more factories were opened in the Asian country.Apple's iPhone. (Shutterstock)Following tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese exports, Apple started working on decreasing the products made in China and shifted the production to India.The iPhone 17 lineup…
(2025-08-22). The Trump-Putin Summit-Regime Change Has Failed. indybay.org The expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe was always to militarily encircle Russia, which was a continuation of the United States' Cold War "containment" towards the Soviet Union.
(2025-08-22). South Korea President Lee aims to avoid further clashes with Trump. responsiblestatecraft.org On August 25, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will be
(2025-08-22). US, European military chiefs discuss security guarantees for 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
(2025-08-22). Headlines for August 22, 2025. democracynow.org U.N. Declares a Famine in Gaza, Where Over 500,000 Face "Starvation, Destitution and Death", Netanyahu Says He'll Restart Ceasefire Talks While Proceeding with Gaza City Invasion, California to Hold Special Election for Redrawn Maps to Counter Texas GOP Gerrymander, Trump Praises Troops and Officers over Federal Takeover of D.C. Law Enforcement, ICE Agents in D.C. Coordinate with Police to Target Immigrants in Moped Traffic Stops, Federal Judge Halts Expansion of "Alligator Alcatraz" over Environmental Violations, State Department Is Vetting 55 Million U.S. Visa Holders for "De…
(2025-08-22). Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine hits key oil pipeline again. tehrantimes.com Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry.
(2025-08-22). Black Tourists Defend History as Trump Targets the Smithsonian. capitalbnews.org 
WASHINGTON — When Ronnie Underwood heard President Donald Trump's claim this week that the Smithsonian Institution is "out of control" and focuses on "how horrible our country is," he grew angry, he said. The way Underwood, 65, sees it, if we don't know our past, how can we learn from it? He's from Bessemer, Alabama, and …
(2025-08-22). Selected Articles: More Ghastly Decisions by the Trump Administration? globalresearch.ca 
By It must be Good News Week judging by the stories generated by the Trump regime and its supporting cast of neocons, with good …
(2025-08-22). Trump has won as Europe strives to cling to its last vestige of glory. moderndiplomacy.eu The Alaska Summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin took place on August 15, 2025. The outcome of the meeting was announced in a "vague" manner, yet it was clear regarding the fate of Ukraine in particular and Europe as a whole. Following the encounter between the Russian and American …
(2025-08-22). From Washington to Kyiv: Who really blew up Nord Stream pipelines. infobrics.org The arrest of a Ukrainian suspect in Rome has revived debate over the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage, long viewed as a US-led operation. Spiegel's "Ukrainian diver" narrative complicates Seymour Hersh's reporting, which pointed directly to Washington. With Trump now meeting Putin and Zelensky, the Nord Stream affair could redefine Europe's energy map and strain NATO unity in a post-war world.
(2025-08-22). Trump admin to vet immigration applicants for 'anti-Americanism'. newarab.com 
(2025-08-22). Sharp tensions lodged within Jackson Hole central bankers' conclave. wsws.org The Trump administration has exploded a bomb under the Fed with the demand that one of its board of seven governors, Lisa Cook, resign over alleged false information she gave in applying for a housing mortgage.
(2025-08-22). Why Japanese American Memories Of US Internment During The Second World War Are Stirring Up Protests In 2025. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The recent opening of an immigration centre in El Paso, Texas, has reignited protests of the Trump administration's tough immigration plans from Japanese Americans. The …
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko comments on chances of Trump winning Nobel Peace Prize. eng.belta.by The president expressed confidence that Donald Trump would win this prize: "Barack Obama before him… He had just become president, hadn't done anything yet and he got the Nobel Prize." /more to come/…
(2025-08-22). Trump sets 2-week deadline to assess Russia-Ukraine peace talks. jagonews24.com Donald Trump on Thursday set a two-week time frame for assessing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as the US president ramps up his efforts to negotiate an end to the war.
(2025-08-22). Trump Vulnerable to Progressive Populism. dissidentvoice.org Democrats are politically flummoxed by the flurry of regressive proposals and policies daily manufactured by the Trump administration. Party leadership has been reduced to a reactionary political presence, simply reacting to Trump's initiatives. Weakened and disoriented, the party seems incapable of effectively challenging Trump's disingenuous populism. It does not forcefully attack his many vulnerabilities. Democratic …
(2025-08-22). Trump's DOJ escalates lawfare with FBI raid on John Bolton's home. tehrantimes.com FBI agents conducted court‚Äëauthorized searches at former National Security Adviser John Bolton's Maryland home and Washington office on Friday, reigniting a dormant investigation into alleged mishandling of classified information from his 2020 memoir, The Room Where It Happened.
(2025-08-22). U.S. military budget tops $1 trillion. strategic-culture.su By Jeremy KUZMAROV | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on the first-ever trillion-dollar m…
(2025-08-22). EXCLUSIVE: Fired State Dept. Official Speaks Out, Suggested Condolences for Killed Gaza Journalists. democracynow.org 
Shahed Ghoreishi was fired from his position as a press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs at the U.S. State Department earlier this week. While no official explanation was given, Ghoreishi was involved in multiple departmental disputes over how to characterize U.S. positions on Israel's forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the killings of Palestinian journalists. In a TV broadcast exclusive, Ghoreishi speaks to Democracy Now! about his firing and what it may tell us about the Trump administration's future policy in Israel and Palestine.
(2025-08-22). Map shown at White House was powerful message to Ukraine and Russia>. infobrics.org Trump blames Obama for "giving away" Crimea.
(2025-08-22). Trump's Epstein Problem Is Real: New Poll Shows Many In His Base Disapprove Of His Handling Of The Files, And Some Supporters Are Having Second Thoughts About Electing Him. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Has President Donald Trump survived the latest and most serious firestorm of controversy over the Epstein scandal? Or has the Trump administration's handling of the …
(2025-08-22). Resistance to convicted felon Trump's efforts to whitewashing our nation's history. indybay.org The Cruelties Of Slavery!
(2025-08-22). 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?
(2025-08-22). Massachusetts: 326,000 could lose health insurance in the next decade with passage of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. wsws.org Trump's cuts to MassHealth will impact all workers, who are reliant on a healthcare system put under enormous strain by hundreds of thousands of people losing their insurance.
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko describes Trump as sensible person, seeking peace. eng.belta.by Media portrayal of U.S. President Donald‚ÄØTrump is incorrect, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he answered journalists' questions in Minsk on 22‚ÄØAugust.
(2025-08-22). How Texas flood relief got caught in a high-stakes political battle. grist.org 
In early July, flash floods along the Guadalupe River killed 138 people and caused an estimated As floodwaters receded and communities struggled to recover, President Donald Trump publi…
(2025-08-22). øQué sucedió realmente en Alaska? strategic-culture.su Pepe ESCOBAR | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | La reunión entre Putin y Trump ha desvelado algunos secretos importantes. Ha revelado que Washingto…
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko: Trump excelled as a mediator during Alaska talks. eng.belta.by U.S. President Donald Trump excelled in his role as a mediator between two conflicting parties during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told journalists on 22 August, BelTA has learned.
(2025-08-22). The 'Security Guarantee' Paradox: Too Weak And It Won't Protect Ukraine Too Robust And Russia Won't Accept It. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Back-to-back summits in Alaska and Washington with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, respectively, have done little to clarify how U.S. President Donald Trump intends to …
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko reveals new details of conversation with Trump. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko unveiled new details of his telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald‚ÄØTrump as he answered journalists' questions in Minsk on 22‚ÄØAugust.
(2025-08-22). 'Let No One Believe the Lie That Zelensky Could Have Avoided War by Spurning NATO'. bylinetimes.com 
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine caused
(2025-08-22). The Trump Administration's Partisan Global Human Rights Report Will Have 'Devastating Consequences'. bylinetimes.com Such is the case with the latest annual global human rights report issued by the Previous iterations of this report, mandated by Congress since 1978, aimed to provide an objective assessment of a country's performance against the benchmark of standards in the main international human rights conventions. | T…
(2025-08-22). Kangaroo Court-Trumpite Purge In Pacifica Alex Steinberg Former Pacifica Chair. indybay.org The KPFA Local Station Board cabal are purging out any critical voices at Pacifica. Their shenanigans are playing into the hands of the fascist Trump regime by destroying Pacifica. Alex Steinberg is a former chair of Pacifica…
(2025-08-22). Repeal of EPA's Endangerment Finding a deadly threat. peoplesworld.org 
The Trump administration's rollbacks to environmental regulations, including the proposed repeal of the EPA's Endangerment Finding, the undermining of science, and the reversal of climate actions, are translating into more people dying. People, especially the nation's youth, are rising up to put a stop to the destruction of life on the planet. The struggle was …
(2025-08-22). Lukashenko shares insights on Ukraine peace plan discussed with Trump. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko shared insights on a peace plan for Ukraine, which he had discussed in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, as he talked to the media in Minsk on 22 August.
(2025-08-22). UNIFIL faces troop cuts as UN Security Council vote looms. newarab.com 
The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says it has prepared a plan to operate with fewer troops ahead of a crucial UN Security Council vote later this month that will determine its future. | The United States has also been drawn into the centre of negotiations, with reports suggesting the Trump administration leans closer to Israel's p…
(2025-08-22). "Commander-in-Cheat" : After Texas, Trump's Redistricting Push Goes National. democracynow.org 
Democrats and Republicans are locked in a historic battle over congressional representation as Texas Republicans gerrymander the state's district maps to flip five Democratic seats, at the request of President Trump. California Governor Gavin Newsom says he is fighting "fire with fire," signing legislation to hold special elections for the public to approve a new gerrymandered map of their own. David Daley, a voting rights expert and the author of Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections, calls this a "gerrymandering Armageddon" that thr…
(2025-08-22). Prabowo's Welfare Push Raises Questions for Indonesia's Infrastructure Sector. moderndiplomacy.eu Tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on Southeast Asian nations—effective August 7, 2025—are likely to have a significant impact on the economies of the region. The second-quarter growth figures of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam would have brought some relief for all these countries. For long, ASEAN countries have benefited immensely from globalization and reasonable global …
(2025-08-22). Preparations for upcoming V-parade in Beijing in full swing. ecns.cn Participants are busy preparing for the upcoming V-Day military parade scheduled on Sept. 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-08-22). Bromley to come out once more against the fascist far right. thecanary.co Bromley Stand Up to Racism has called a counter-demo against another anti-migrant protest the far right is planning outside a local hotel. Bromley to stand against far right anti-migrant protests — again Far right Great British National Protest has called a protest outside TLK Apartment Hotels in Orpington for Friday 22 August. This will be […] | By
(2025-08-22). The political lessons of Netanyahu's fascistic tirades against Australian Prime Minister Albanese. wsws.org The Israeli leader is on a rampage because of the scale of the crimes his regime is implementing and the mass global opposition they are provoking.
(2025-08-22). US deploys Marines, landing craft in escalating threat to Venezuela. wsws.org The deployment of a US amphibious intervention force with 2,200 Marines aboard shatters Washington's flimsy claims that it was engaged in counter-narcotics activity.