(2025-07-19). Trump's New Tax Law Could Create Insurmountable Hurdles for LGBTQ Health Care. truthout.org Millions of Americans are expected to lose health care coverage through President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful" tax and spending law — and LGBTQ+ Americans, who rely heavily on social services due to high rates of poverty and disability, are among those who will be most impacted. Experts say that widespread loss of health care, coupled with rising discrimination and fewer workplace… |
(2025-07-19). Why Trump's New Tariffs Went Easy on Indonesia. moderndiplomacy.eu As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term, his signature approach to foreign economic policy—tariff diplomacy—is once again remapping the global trade landscape. Yet amid sweeping new duties imposed on countries like China, Vietnam, and Mexico, one Southeast Asian nation stands out as an exception: Indonesia. Despite being a large exporter …
(2025-07-19). Public Health Experts Sound the Alarm as Trump EPA Eliminates Research Arm. truthout.org The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision Friday to eliminate its scientific research arm drew horrified responses from public health experts and climate advocates, who warned that the Trump administration is targeting the foundation of the department's work to shield Americans from hazardous chemicals, toxic pollution, and drinking water contaminants. "This is grim news… |
(2025-07-19). Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Report. truthout.org President Donald on Friday made good on his pledge to sue The Wall Street Journal over its reporting that he wrote a "bawdy" letter for a leather-bound album that Ghislaine Maxwell prepared for the 50th birthday of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender who allegedly killed himself in jail while facing federal sex trafficking charges. Maxwell, who is now serving a 20… |
(2025-07-19). Trump's name on 2003 birthday letter to Epstein, WSJ reports. newarab.com 
The Journal reported that the letter was one of several included in a leather-bound album meant to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday, about three years before sex-abuse allegations emerged against the financier.
(2025-07-19). World Report] Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under new law. thelancet.com President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the largest cuts to Medicaid since its creation, with doctors warning that patients will suffer. Susan Jaffe reports.
(2025-07-19). Trump's War on Iran Killed Any Shot at Dialogue With North Korea. truthout.org The smoke over Iran may have cleared, but the aftershocks of the U.S. and Israel's unprovoked attack are still reverberating. In one fell swoop, Washington conclusively demonstrated its total unreliability as a diplomatic partner. The lessons of this moment are being metabolized by heads of state across the world, including on the Korean Peninsula, where Donald Trump's overtures for renewed… |
(2025-07-19). Chris Hedges Report: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump And Sexual Blackmail Networks. popularresistance.org Perhaps the biggest elephant in the room of American politics is the existence of a pedophilic blackmail network that involves some of the most powerful people in the country and the world. Despite efforts to get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein case, which saw the trafficking and sexual exploitation of thousands of children, justice continues to be evaded and the cabal associated with Epstein — President Donald Trump notwithstanding — continues its conspiracy. | Nick Bryant is a journalist and author who first published Epstein's infamous "black book" in 2015 as well as Epstein's flight logs.
(2025-07-19). Trump's Concentration Camps Are Not New To The United States. popularresistance.org Donald Trump is perhaps unique among modern presidents in his determination to fulfill his very retrograde vision for the United States. He goes beyond the cajoling and arm twisting that other presidents were known for, and dispenses with precedent, the Congress and the law itself in order to realize a key part of his vision, getting as many Global South immigrants out of the U.S. as he possibly can. | He was quite serious about enacting a mass deportation policy. Immigrants attempting to follow the law and legalize their status are set upon in courtrooms by masked agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I…
(2025-07-19). NYT Obscured Worst Harms of Trump's Budget. scheerpost.com
(2025-07-19). ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantánamo 'terror' base. asiapacificreport.nz By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent United States immigration and deportation enforcement continues to ramp up, impacting on Marshallese and Micronesians in new and unprecedented ways. The Trump administration's directive to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and deport massive numbers of potentially illegal aliens, including those with convictions from decades…
(2025-07-19). Trump, Tariffs, BRICS and ASEAN: Much Ado About What? moderndiplomacy.eu Authors: William J. Jones, Asia Brand*, Pattarakorn Songwarat** Since taking office again, President Donald Trump has been busy reshuffling relationships with American partners. The latest and most dramatic were his 'liberation day' tariffs, which looked set to undermine decades of trade relationships. He has also been commenting prolifically about BRICS and the 'threat' that BRICS …
(2025-07-19). Former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke talks about Democratic failures, Gaza and youth vote at Philly event. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke visited Philadelphia Friday evening, the latest out-of-state Democrat to hold a town hall-style event ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. More than 300 people attended the event where O'Rourke criticized the Trump administration and discussed pressing issues such as voting rights, health care and the war in Gaza. | O'Rourke presented himself as a progressive, applauding leaders such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sand…
(2025-07-19). Trump says more captives to be released from Gaza 'shortly'. newarab.com 
Another 10 captives will be released from Gaza shortly, U.S. President Trump made the comment during a dinner with lawmakers at the White House, lauding the efforts of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. | Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of
(2025-07-19). 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?
(2025-07-19). Even Mike Huckabee is fed up with Israel. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Mike Huckabee is many things. A former Republican presidential candidate. The former governor of Arkansas. Father of the current governor of Arkansas. A Baptist minister.He is also the current U.S. Ambassador to Israel. President Donald Trump said he
(2025-07-19). Trump Admin to Restrict Waivers That Let States Help Kids Stay on Medicaid. truthout.org The Trump administration on Thursday said it will restrict waivers that have allowed states to keep kids enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program beyond the 12-month period of continuous coverage required under federal law. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), led by Mehmet Oz, announced the move on Thursday, saying that it has informed states of a… |