(2025-08-01). Democrats and court watchers express concern for controversial new member of consequential 3rd Circuit Court. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? With the confirmation of controversial judicial nominee Emil Bove, President Donald Trump has shifted the political alignment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which holds jurisdiction over the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. | Bove was confirmed in a fiercely divided 50-49 vote Tuesday. Two Republican senators — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joined all Democrats in opposing Bove for the remaining Pennsylva…
(2025-08-01). Healthcare Not Prisons! On 60th Anniversary of Medicare, Rally at Alcatraz Tours Against Prison. indybay.org On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Medicare, a press conference was held at Alcatraz Tours on Pier 33 to oppose the building of a new prison on Alcatraz and for the implementation of national single payer so all people in the United States can get heatlhcare. Speakers from unions and community groups spoke out against Trump's ICE raids and privatization of the prison industry to make more profits.
(2025-08-01). We Can't Arrest Our Way Out of Homelessness. counterpunch.org 
Punishing people for being poor doesn't make them less poor. And jailing someone who's homeless doesn't make them housed. But that's exactly what President Trump's new executive order does: it makes criminals out of people trying to survive our nation's housing crisis. Only affordable housing and accessible healthcare will get people off the streets so they
(2025-08-01). Trump's evil myrmidon Emil Bove is a major threat to the Constitution. indybay.org Convicted Felon President Trump's Emil Bove Has A Face So Evil That Is The Type That Only A Mother Can Love.
(2025-08-01). Donald Trump's $TRUMP Meme Coin Black-Tie Dinner Sparks Ethics Debate. moguldom.com Donald Trump's exclusive black-tie dinner for top investors in his personal $TRUMP meme coin has sparked a firestorm of ethical and legal concerns in Washington. The May 22, 2025, event at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, attracted 220 wealthy cryptocurrency enthusiasts from around the globe, raising serious questions about the intersection of presidential …
(2025-08-01). Karoline Leavitt Demands Nobel For Trump As World Rolls Eyes, Then Makes Stunning Gaza Announcement. hindustantimes.com White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt again on July 31 called for Donald Trump to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking during a press briefing, Leavitt echoed conservative opinion pieces and emphasised recent endorsements. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also endorsed Trump for the award. The repeated push comes as Trump's handling of international crises, from Iran to his proposal for postwar Gaza, remains highly controversial and divisive. Watch for details.
(2025-08-01). Protesters demonstrate against Trump's steep tariffs in Brazil. aljazeera.com Trump has slapped Brazil with 50 percent tariffs in reaction to the prosecution of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally.
(2025-08-01). Keep Immigration Raids Out of Schools. counterpunch.org 
Only a few years after the pandemic, young kids in this country are seeing a whole new disruption to their learning: immigration raids. One of the Trump administration's first actions after assuming office was to rescind the Biden administration's guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which limited enforcement activity in "sensitive locations" like schools and churches.
(2025-08-01). Il "mito" Trump è finito? Il movimento MAGA si sente tradito? strategic-culture.su Il caso Epstein sta assumendo proporzioni sempre più vaste e sta diventando un punto di riferimento per il profondo malcontento popolare nei confronti di alcuni strati della classe dirigente | Segue nostro Il caso Epstein sta assumendo proporzioni sempre più vaste e sta diventando un punto di riferimento per il profondo malcontento popolare nei confronti di alcuni strati della classe dirigente. Il pubblico si è rassegnato a malincuore a…
(2025-08-01). Armenia's Trail of Tears. counterpunch.org This is the twenty-sixth and last part in a series about riding night trains across Europe, Turkey, and the Near East to Georgia and Armenia—to spend time in worlds beyond the pathological obsessions of Donald Trump. Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, now the center of the Armenian nation (in the Caucasus), which until the 1915
(2025-08-01). Federal court allows class action over Trump refugee suspension. newarab.com 
A class action lawsuit against This week, a federal court in Seattle ruled that the legal challenge to the administration's decision could move forward as a class-action "Our lawsuit is seekin…
(2025-08-01). 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?
(2025-08-01). How grassroots union activists fight Trump, Republican callousness. nationofchange.org One man is battling the callousness of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, who have the power to help but prefer to inflict additional hardships on the people they ostensibly represent.
(2025-08-01). Detroit Opera cancels season opener as the impact of Trump's cuts impacts cultural life across Michigan. wsws.org The Detroit Opera, like arts organizations across Michigan and nationally, is being staggered by the elimination of federal support for the arts and cultural organizations.
(2025-08-01). Trump may back terror label on Muslim Brotherhood. newarab.com 
US President The renewed push follows a bipartisan proposal introduced in mid-July by Republican Representative Mario Díaz-Canel and Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz. | Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a long-time suppor…
(2025-08-01). The "D" in Donald is for "Decline" — of America. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Once upon a time, nothing in this world could have convinced me that I would be living through this moment in this America on this planet. As a start, once upon an increasingly distant time, Donald J. Trump as president of the United States would have been inconceivable. Literally beyond conception, …
(2025-08-01). Pakistan secures 'landmark' tariff deal as US attitude shifts. dawn.com 
• No official word from US; PM Shehbaz thanks Trump
| • Islamabad says agreement includes reduction of tariffs; diplomatic circles believe US will charge 15-20pc on Pakistani goods
| • Trump rails against India, Russia; many countries still in a lurch as tariff deadline expires | WASHINGTON: A day after signing an
(2025-08-01). No Peace at the U.S. Institute of Peace. counterpunch.org 
Just when you think you've won against Donald Trump, just when you think the courts are on your side, he finds ways to place incompetent cronies in important positions. The battle surrounding the congressionally mandated U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) has been going on since mid-March. We thought justice won when a court ruled in
(2025-08-01). Hypocrisy Thy Name Is Trump. His Cult of Personality Grows Even as His Popularly Declines. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca In some ways it is refreshing to have a president who is so profoundly ignorant that one's expectations regarding what good policies might actually come out of the federal government are really, really low. It took Donald Trump six months …
(2025-08-01). Roaming Charges: Something's Gone Wrong Again. counterpunch.org 
This was the week the worms turned. Some of them, anyway: A super majority of Americans now oppose Israel's genocide in Gaza; Bari Weiss and Donald Trump admitted Palestinians are starving (if not that they are being starved or pointing the finger at who is starving them); France, the UK and Canada announced they are ready to endorse Palestinian statehood next month at the UN; a majority of Senate Democrats voted to halt (offensive) weapons shipments to Israel; Israel's two leading human rights groups, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, finally concluded that Israel is committing genocide; Zohran Mamdani i…
(2025-08-01). How are countries and markets reacting to Trump tariffs? aljazeera.com Nearly 70 countries face export duties from the US that are coming into effect this month.
(2025-08-01). Stocks slide as Trump's new tariff sweep offsets earnings. newarab.com 
With hours to go before Trump's 1 August deadline for governments to make toll-averting deals, the president unveiled a list of sweeping levies.
(2025-08-01). Disembody and Soul: From "Feels So Good" to the Lighthouse. counterpunch.org 
In Christian art across the centuries, angels have been depicted playing musical instruments: harps, trumpets, and organs. But how is it possible for immaterial beings to hold objects of wood, metal, string and wire? Theologians and music theorists debated at great length the nature of angelic instruments, many arguing that heavenly musical tools must, like
(2025-08-01). Trump envoy to inspect Gaza aid amid Israeli massacre. newarab.com 
(2025-08-01). Trump is right about Indian economy, says Rahul Gandhi. dawn.com • US president criticises India for doing business with Russia, describing both economies as 'dead'
| • Medvedev brushes aside Trump's attack | NEW DELHI: By declaring the Indian economy as dead in the water on Thursday, President Donald Trump has put Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party in a bind. Until recently, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was canvassing support for the US president's election. Its supporters were holding special prayers and muttering mystical chants for Trump's victory. There was at least one temple created where a sculptured image of Trump…
(2025-08-01). Trump envoy to visit Gaza aid sites as Israel accused of starvation policy. aljazeera.com US to assess 'dire situation' in Gaza as Human Rights Watch calls Israeli killings of people seeking aid a 'war crime'.
(2025-08-01). Switzerland says 'disappointed' by Trump tariffs, will try to negotiate. aljazeera.com European nation faces 39-percent tariff rate as Trump administration unveils new duties on dozens of trade partners.
(2025-08-01). Putin Takes Revenge, Outplays Trump in Laos Chessboard? Moscow Pounces Amid US-Russia Trade Strains. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin was presented with a stunning "jumbo" gift by the President of Laos during a high-profile state visit to Moscow, underscoring deepening ties between the two countries. The lavish ceremony, marked by displays of praise and diplomatic pageantry, comes as Laos faces mounting pressure from the United States. Former President Donald Trump is poised to impose a sweeping 40% tariff on Laotian imports if a trade agreement is not reached by Friday. Watch for more…
(2025-08-01). Another country to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025. — ReutersCambodia will nominate United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, its deputy prime minister said on Friday, following his direct…
(2025-08-01). Lukashenko criticizes Trump's deadlines, urges more cautious approach. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the deadlines set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Russia to end the military conflict in Ukraine.
(2025-08-01). In the wake of new tariffs, how are US-China trade talks going? aljazeera.com Amid Trump's trade war blitz, any tariff pause extension between the US and China will need the US president's approval.
(2025-08-01). Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects. whyy.org The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. | More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas, the offshore locations deemed most suitable for wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is now rescinding all designated wind energy areas in federal waters, announcing on Wednesday an end to setting aside large areas for "speculative wind development." | Offshore wind lease sales were anticipated off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Maine, New Yor…
(2025-08-01). Tulsi Gabbard's Report on Obama's "Treasonous Conspiracy" to Undermine the First Trump Presidency. Paul Dragu. globalresearch.ca In the summer of 2016, months before the public was hit with a barrage of headlines about Donald Trump's supposed electoral collusion with the Russians, American intelligence agencies had already learned of a plan by Hillary Clinton to plant that …
(2025-08-01). U.S. slaps sanctions on Palestinian leaders for seeking justice. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a move widely condemned as an act of blatant bias and hypocrisy, the United States announced sanctions against officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing them of violating peace commitments by "internationalizing the conflict with Israel."According to a statement issued Thursday by the U.S. State Department under the administration of former President Donald Trump, the sanctions will include visa restrictions on members of both the PA and PLO. The U.S. accused the Palestinian leadership of "supporting terrorism" and "undermining prospects for…
(2025-08-01). The New Gulag: Mental Health Detentions and the Criminalization of Dissent. globalresearch.ca The government's war on homelessness—much like its war on terrorism, its war on drugs, its war on illegal immigration, and its war on COVID-19—is yet another Trojan Horse. | First, President Trump issues an
(2025-08-01). Japanese prime minister under pressure to resign. wsws.org Ishiba's removal will not resolve the crisis facing the Japanese ruling establishment as it faces demands from the Trump regime in Washington and developing anger in the working class over declining living conditions.
(2025-08-01). Trump's envoy arrives in Israel as Gaza criticism mounts. newarab.com 
US President
(2025-08-01). Tariff Trade War Against Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lula, Palestine & the Working Class. indybay.org The fascist Trump government has declared tariff trade war on Brazil demanding that charges against Bolsonaro for organizing an insurrection and the assassination of Lula and other people be dropped. Sà£o Paulo transit worker and a member of Conlutas Fabio Bosco reports on this and also the struggle against the genocide in Palestine and BRICS…
(2025-08-01). Russia Responds with Hypersonics to Trump's '10 Days' Threat Theatrics. America's Insatiable Hunger for Neocolonies Worldwide. Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca As American President Donald Trump continues to live in a fantasy land of "tariffs that can defeat Russia", the latter is sending a very clear message — multiple hypersonic strikes obliterating the NATO-backed Ukraine Neo-Nazi junta forces. Namely,
(2025-08-01). Trump's Craziness on the Fed. counterpunch.org The second quarter GDP report came in roughly in line with expectations. The surge in imports from the first quarter was reversed, which meant that imports were a large positive in the GDP accounts. That led to a 3.0 percent growth rate for the quarter. Averaged with the 0.5 percent decline from the first quarter,
(2025-08-01). Medicaid Cuts Will Be a Jobs Killer. counterpunch.org There has been substantial reporting and commentary on the impacts of the Medicaid cuts in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA). The Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that those cuts will total $911 billion, and that about 10 million people would lose their insurance coverage through a combination of factors. It stands to reason
(2025-08-01). Pakistani goods face reduced 19pc US tariff as Trump hits dozens of countries with steep duties. dawn.com United States President Donald Trump has introduced tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, including a 19 per cent tariff on Pakistani goods — revised from the previous 29pc — a day after the two countries Late on Wednesday night, a Pakistani
(2025-08-01). Trump's economic warfare targets virtually entire BRICS. infobrics.org The US-led political West is a threat to every remotely sovereign nation on the planet. No matter how many concessions a country makes, it'll never be enough, as the most aggressive power pole in human history wants nothing but blind obedience. According to Washington DC's geopolitical logic, if this means that countries (or entire groups of countries, as evidenced by the EU/NATO) need to sacrifice their most basic national interests to satisfy the US, then "so be it".
(2025-08-01). 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…
(2025-08-01). US stocks close lower ahead of Trump's tariff deadline. ecns.cn US stocks ended lower on Thursday, as investors eyed the approaching deadline for US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
(2025-08-01). UCLA agrees to $6 million settlement with Zionist plaintiffs as repression intensifies against pro-Palestinian students. wsws.org In line with Columbia and other universities, UCLA has capitulated to Trump's fascistic demands to crush anti-genocide protests.
(2025-08-01). Trump calls on Fed board to take control from Powell over interest rates. aljazeera.com The US president has hurled insults at Jerome Powell, renewing calls for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates.
(2025-08-01). "Progressive Pronatalism" is an Oxymoron: How Arguments Buying Into the Low-Fertility Panic Fail Women. counterpunch.org It's ironic that the U.S. federal budget was signed on the cusp of World Population Day, which is meant to raise awareness of population growth and reproductive rights. The budget reflects Trump administration priorities, including its aggressive pronatalism agenda, which attempts to cajole or coerce women into having more babies—catnip for the GOP conservative base. As a
(2025-08-01). Trump sets 15% tariff for South Korea goods. ecns.cn The United States has agreed to impose 15 percent tariffs on imports from South Korea under a trade deal announced on Wednesday, easing earlier concerns over a potential 25 percent rate.
(2025-08-01). Canada to recognise Palestinian state next month. dawn.com 
GAZA: Palestinians rush towards aid packages being airdropped over the besieged enclave.—Reuters | • Portugal to also weigh recognition
| • Trump's envoy meets Netanyahu, will head to Gaza today
| • US imposes sanctions on Palestinian Authority, PLO officials | OTTAWA: Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday, a major policy shift that drew an angry response from US President Donald Trump and was rejected by Israel. | Meanwhile, Portugal will als…
(2025-08-01). Trump sets new tariffs on dozens of countries' exports. aljazeera.com Trump imposed tariffs on dozens of countries in advance of his August 1 deadline to strike trade deals.
(2025-08-01). Columbia University's Capitulation To Trump Endangers Students. progressivehub.net ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL | PRISM…
(2025-08-01). Campaign's Interactive Tool Tracks How Much Trump and GOP Are Raising the Cost of Living. scheerpost.com Dean Hochman from Overland Park, Kansas, U.S., CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. By …
(2025-08-01). Democracy Now! 2025-08-01 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 01, 2025; EPA Seeks to Revoke "Endangerment Finding" to Further Gut Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; "Hard to Breathe": Mother-and-Daughter Activists from "Cancer Alley" Call for Fossil Fuel Divestment; "Plan to Rig the 2026 Midterms": Ari Berman on Trump's Push to Redraw Texas Congressional Map | Headlines for August 01, 2025; EPA Seeks to Revoke "Endangerment Finding" to Further Gut Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; "Hard to Breathe": Mother-and-Daughter Activists from "Cancer Alley" Call fo…
(2025-08-01). Latest Trump Moves on China Are Not Concessions. fpif.org A
(2025-08-01). China's defense minister reiterates PLA's readiness for national reunification. ecns.cn The Ministry of National Defense hosts a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 31, 2025.On September 3, China will hold a military paradein Beijing's Tiananmen Square to celebrate the anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-08-01). IT ministry faces grilling over 'selective' AI collaboration. dawn.com • Senators ask why LLM development initiative was not open to other stakeholders from industry, academia
| • Committee discusses bill to establish legal, ethical framework for AI regulation | ISLAMABAD: A Senate standing committee on on Thursday questioned the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication over its apparent collaboration with a mobile service provider and a public sector university in a project that aims to develop an indigenous Large Language Model (LLM). | LLMs are trained on immense amount of data to make them capable of generating responses…
(2025-08-01). Charges Dropped Against Anti-ICE Protester Alejandro Orellana. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, CA — On July 29, the federal government announced the conspiracy charges against Chicano activist Alejandro Orellana were dropped — a victory for Centro CSO and all freedom fighters in the immigrant rights movement fighting against ICE terror! | On June 12, the FBI, National Guard, and the East LA Sheriff station raided Orellana's home. They arrested Orellana, destroyed his family home, and locked him up at the Metropolitan Detention Center that has been the site of many anti-deportation protests. The Justice Department charged him with conspiracy to commit civil disorder and aiding and a…
(2025-08-01). Fascists on the CPD: Why Is It So Hard to Fire Proud Boy Cops in Chicago? counterpunch.org 
Screenshot from YouTube For many years, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has harbored at least two dozen members of the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and other white supremacist and fascist groups. The scandal, well-documented in the local media and official city investigations, has come and gone from the public view. Two mayors, two police superintendents,
(2025-08-01). No To Fascist Austerity! No Pride In Genocide! popularresistance.org Over 1,500 demonstrators rallied outside Boston City Hall on July 23 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A coalition of Massachusetts disability rights organizations and labor unions, including Boston Center for Independent Living, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts and Service Employees International Union 1199, along with dozens of others sponsored the commemoration. | Decades of protests, sit-ins and shutdowns by disabled activists and their allies forced Congress to pass the ADA in 1990.
(2025-08-01). Full text: World Youth Peace Initiative. ecns.cn BEIJING – The World Youth Conference for Peace was held in Beijing on Tuesday.This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations.
(2025-08-01). Trump signs order imposing 15 percent tariff on Israeli imports. haaretz.com The new tariffs will apply to 68 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union…