(2025-08-07). Tougher transshipment penalties on US imports not immediate: Report. aljazeera.com Trump's tariffs on imports have kicked-in but there is no clarification on rules for transshipment as yet, Reuters said.
(2025-08-07). CDC reports ultraprocessed foods comprise more than half of the US diet. aljazeera.com The findings come as Robert F Kennedy Jr advances plans to 'Make America Healthy Again' under President Donald Trump.
(2025-08-07). From Italy to Brazil, Trump's new tariffs stir uncertainty. aljazeera.com President Trump's sweeping tariffs are spreading economic anxiety.
(2025-08-07). Putin and Trump will meet in coming days UPDATE. moderndiplomacy.eu MOSCOW, Aug 7 (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday, in what would be the first summit between leaders of the two countries since 2021. The announcement came a day after Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, held talks with …
(2025-08-07). Israel's Biggest US Donor Now Owns CBS. mintpressnews.com After reaching an agreement with President Trump, David Ellison—the son of the second-richest man in the world, Larry Ellison—has acquired Paramount Global, the media giant that owns CBS News. Larry Ellison, the largest private funder of the Israel Defense Forces, is deeply tied to the Israeli national security state and counts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
(2025-08-07). Lula Explodes On Cam: Trump Wants A Trade War, Brazil Gives Him A Geopolitical Reality Check. hindustantimes.com Brazil's President Lula da Silva fiercely rejected direct talks with President Trump amid an escalating tariff war, insisting he won't "humiliate" himself or allow the US to dictate terms over Brazil's sovereignty. Trump's 50% tariff on Brazilian exports was met not with retaliation, but with Lula's announcement of a new national minerals policy requiring local value addition before exports. Calling US intervention "unacceptable" and the White House's approach "authoritarian," Lula vowed Brazil will avoid isolation and lead on energy transition.
(2025-08-07). Trump's Christian Nationalists' Apocalyptic Dreams, Are America's Nightmares. dissidentvoice.org 
Apocalyptic visions are no longer confined to conferences of far-right organizations, End Times novels, small fringe obscure churches, and on movie theater and television screens. These days they are finding a home embedded in the War Room at Donald Trump's White House. The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 "calls for establishing a government that would be …
(2025-08-07). Russia confirms preparations for Trump-Putin summit as Zelensky urges direct talks. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening that a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to take place "very soon," despite ongoing tensions between Washington and Moscow over Russia's war in Ukraine.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump stated, "The possibility of meeting with Putin is strong. We haven't decided on the location yet, our path is long, but a meeting may happen very soon." He reiterated his administration's commitment to ending the Russia-Ukraine war as quickly as possible.BREAKING: President Trump Set To Meet with Putin 'As Soon As Next Week' per F…
(2025-08-07). Trump-Putin meeting agreed for 'coming days', venue set. newarab.com 
(2025-08-07). Global stocks rise, dollar soft on Fed easing bets. moderndiplomacy.eu LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) — Global equities rose on Thursday, with Japanese shares hitting a record high, as tech-led gains on Wall Street, upbeat earnings, growing hopes for a ceasefire in Ukraine and expectations for U.S. rate cuts boosted sentiment. Markets largely shook off U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff volleys, including an additional 25% …
(2025-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2025. democracynow.org 4 More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza as Israeli Settlers Attack Aid Convoys from Jordan, "This Is Orchestrated Killing": MSF Calls for Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Aid Sites to Be Shut Down, Netanyahu Convenes Security Cabinet to Consider Plans for Israeli Military Takeover of Gaza, Israeli Authorities Release Body of Odeh Hadalin as the Israeli Army Blocks People from Attending His Funeral, Report: Microsoft Is Storing Vast Trove of Israeli Intelligence Used to Attack Palestinians, U.S. Tariffs on Dozens of Countries Take Effect Today, Trump and Putin Could Meet in the Coming Days to Discuss U…
(2025-08-07). Kuwait oil minister says OPEC monitoring market, Trump remarks on Russian oil. moderndiplomacy.eu KUWAIT, Aug 7 (Reuters) — Kuwait's Oil Minister Tariq Al-Roumi said on Thursday that OPEC is closely monitoring global oil supply, demand trends, and U.S. President Donald Trump's recent remarks on Russian oil. "Through OPEC, we are monitoring the market in terms of supply and demand, and we are monitoring the U.S. President's statements," Al-Roumi …
(2025-08-07). Some Philly-area scientists get previously terminated research funding back, but say lasting damage remains. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Some Philadelphia-area scientists have gotten federal research funding back, after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration could not give any reason for taking away their grants in the first place. | A few months ago, hundreds of researchers around the country learned that the National Institutes of Health had cancelled their already approved research grants. | Delaware, New Jersey and 14 other states joined professional organizations like the American Public Hea…
(2025-08-07). The fading mirage of 'Made in America' : U.S. products losing luster. ecns.cn Economists warn that thousands of American businesses, big and small, would face inventory shortages due to the Trump administration's tariff policies.
(2025-08-07). Trump's FCC Considers Supercharging Corporate TV Consolidation. truthout.org Critics say Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr is ignoring legal precedent as the FCC moves to eliminate rules that effectively limit the number of local TV stations that corporate media conglomerates can own and operate. The FCC controls local TV and radio licenses, and while the telecom regulator is independent and overseen by Congress, advocates say Carr… |
(2025-08-07). Anti-immigrant agenda means 'unprecedented growth opportunities' for GEO Group. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Truthout on Aug. 06, 2025. It is shared here with permission. On GEO Group's second quarterly earnings call, the private prison company's executive chairman, George Zoley, told participants that the company was pursuing "unprecedented growth opportunities" as President Donald Trump rapidly expands the U.S.'s detention and deportation apparatus. As with their previous …
(2025-08-07). WHO says US ending mRNA vaccine contracts a 'significant blow'. aljazeera.com Trump's administration halts mRNA vaccine development, sparking WHO fears for emerging pandemic preparedness.
(2025-08-07). The Trumpist Panopticon of Deportation: How ICE Tracks Migrants on 200 Websites. orinocotribune.com By Bruno Sgarzini — Aug 4, 2025 | In the shadows of the US immigration apparatus operates a surveillance machinery that turns every social media post, every message, and every digital interaction into a tool of persecution. To track, map, and deport migrants, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses the services of the private contractor Shadow Dragon, responsible for the SocialNet software dedicated to monitoring over 200 websites, ranging from BlueSky, Discord, Telegram, and Paypal to TikTok. | SocialNet effectively functions as a people tracker, since ICE agents can input an email address, an…
(2025-08-07). AIPAC slams Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene over Gaza genocide remark. aljazeera.com Pro-Israel lobby group says the Republican congresswoman's criticism of Israel is 'a betrayal of American values'.
(2025-08-07). Trump threatens to make India the most-tariffed country if Russian oil purchases continue. infobrics.org India will act in its own interests despite US pressure.
(2025-08-07). In Trump's Competition with China, China is Winning. cepr.net
(2025-08-07). Trump to Impose 100% Tariff on Chip Imports, Exemptions Granted to Select Firms. moderndiplomacy.eu WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a tariff of about 100% on imports of semiconductors but offered up a big exemption — it will not apply to companies that are manufacturing in the U.S. or have committed to do so. The move is part of Trump's efforts …
(2025-08-07). Clintons subpoenaed over Epstein files case after Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer. hindustantimes.com
(2025-08-07). Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops. whyy.org Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. | Less than five years after urging rioters to "kill" police at the Capitol, a former Jan. 6 defendant is working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice, which has been dramatically remade under the second Trump administration. | NPR has obtained police bodycam footage from multiple angles of the former defendant and current administration official, Jared Wise, berating officers and calling them "Nazi" and "Gestapo." NPR located t…
(2025-08-07). As Columbia Capitulates To Trump Over Palestine, Student Activists Regroup. popularresistance.org Over the past two years, Columbia University has become a case study in the growing battle between grassroots movements in the U.S. and the institutions determined to silence them. What began as a student-led call for divestment from Israel escalated into a high-stakes confrontation between students, university leadership, and, eventually, the U.S. president. | That battle now appears to have reached a grim turning point. In trading student rights to free speech and protest for federal funding, Columbia, once known as the "activist Ivy," has signaled the end of an era of American higher education nurtured politic…
(2025-08-07). Can Trump and the GOP Avoid the Midterm Curse? counterpunch.org 
Incumbent presidents are notoriously vulnerable to losing control of whatever House and Senate majorities they might come to power with. It's one of those near-iron laws of American politics from which few chief executives have managed to escape. Remember Barack Obama in 2010? He wowed the entire electorate in 2008, handily defeating maverick Republican John
(2025-08-07). Trump to sign order requiring universities to disclose admissions data. aljazeera.com The US president has led a purge of diversity programming and called for greater transparency in university admissions.
(2025-08-07). 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?
(2025-08-07). Trump hails progress in Russia talks but new sanctions planned. newarab.com 
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his special envoy Steve Witkoff had made "great progress" in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Washington continued its preparations to impose secondary sanctions on Friday. | Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he had briefed some European allies about Witkoff's meeting with Putin, which was focused on ending the three-and-a-half-year war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. | "Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come," Trump added, without p…
(2025-08-07). Concerns grow over sacking of BLS commissioner. wsws.org In a move that forms part of his drive to establish a presidential dictatorship, Trump justified the sacking with bogus claims that the numbers had been "rigged" to make him and the Republicans look bad.
(2025-08-07). Are Trump tariffs on South Africa linked to Palestine support. newarab.com 
The The punitive tariffs will begin to bite on 7 August 2025. Many observers contend the tariffs have much to do with politics and less so with economic imperatives. | Trump's governing coalition includes white…
(2025-08-07). India's Modi, Brazil's Lula speak amid Trump tariff blitz. aljazeera.com India is signaling it may seek to rebalance its global partnerships after Trump's salvo of tariffs on Indian goods.
(2025-08-07). HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cuts funding for mRNA vaccine grants. wsws.org The massive cuts by the Trump administration's point man for destroying public health would dismantle a lifesaving technology and undermine pandemic preparedness.
(2025-08-07). Trump says undocumented immigrants will not be counted in new US Census. aljazeera.com US president says he directed the Commerce Department to immediately work on a 'new and highly accurate' survey.
(2025-08-07). United States expects monthly tariff revenue to rise to $50bn. aljazeera.com US Commerce Secretary Lutnick forecasts the increase as Donald Trump announces levies on pharma and semiconductor chips.
(2025-08-07). How Columbia's Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump's Image. theintercept.com 
(2025-08-07). The Recession Door Opens. counterpunch.org 
This past week was punctuated by a perfect storm of negative US economic reports and events. Together they mean the door to recession in the US has now opened—quite contrary to all of Trump's hype that the US economy is doing great. The reports in question are the July jobs report lasts Friday and the
(2025-08-07). Trump Kicks Trade War Into High Gear as New Tariffs Take Effect. truthout.org Huge tariffs on more than 90 countries took effect shortly after midnight on Thursday. President Trump slapped one of the highest tariff rates of 50% on India — set to go into effect on August 27 — unless India stops buying Russian oil. Democracy Now! speaks with Jayati Ghosh, economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, on the hypocrisy of the tariffs. "There's so many double… |
(2025-08-07). What Can India Do in Its Tariff Dispute with the US — and What's at Stake? moderndiplomacy.eu NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (Reuters) — India is likely to be among the countries worst hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade offensive, with tariffs on Indian imports set to surge to 50% if a deal is not struck in three weeks. Below are various options for India to deal with the crisis. NEGOTIATE FURTHER …
(2025-08-07). Scandal-Plagued Prison Company Celebrates "Pivotal Opportunity" Under Trump. truthout.org On CoreCivic's second quarterly earnings call, the private prison company's CEO told participants that they're in an "unprecedented environment" due to the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. "Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment," said CoreCivic CEO Damon T. Hininger. "We are in an unprecedented environment with rapid increases in federal detention… |
(2025-08-07). How the U.S. Exploits the Fentanyl Crisis to Justify Tariffs Against India and Attack the India-Russia Partnership. globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump has reignited trade and diplomatic tensions with India by stating that he plans to raise tariffs on Indian goods — a move allegedly tied to New Delhi's ongoing energy cooperation with Russia. To …
(2025-08-07). Toyota expects to lose billions as Trump tariffs weigh on auto sector. aljazeera.com The world's top-selling carmaker joins a growing list of companies reporting profit hits because of US tariffs.
(2025-08-07). Cabinet reaffirms commitment to engagements with US amid new tariffs. sanews.gov.za Cabinet reaffirms commitment to engagements with US amid new tariffs | Cabinet has reaffirmed government's commitment to finding constructive and sustainable solutions through ongoing engagements with the United States, including at a Presidential level. | This follows the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to impose a 30% tariff on South African imports, effective 7 August 2025. | The tariffs are expected to affect a number of key sectors, especially the automotive and agriculture. | Briefing the media on Thursday in Pretoria, following Wednesday's Cabinet meeting in Cape Town, Minister in The Presiden…
(2025-08-07). Trump won't block Israeli offensive to seize all of Gaza: report. newarab.com 
US President Trump is not expected to intervene if Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net…
(2025-08-07). Impending federal overhaul means Trump will soon have de facto political army to attack Palestine activism. mondoweiss.net 
By September 30, the White House plans to reclassify 50,000 federal workers and assign allies to key roles. This widespread expansion of Trump's de facto political army will have brutal effects on the crackdown against Palestine in higher education.
(2025-08-07). Veterans Force NY County Sheriff to Take Down Israeli Flag. dissidentvoice.org 
The flag of Israel represents the greatest human rights disaster in modern history, yet has flown proudly at the Broome County Correctional Facility by order of Sheriff Akshar. His dedication to Trump's unconstitutional actions has also made Broome County one of the leading penal camps for immigrants in New York State. For over 600 days the Israeli flag …
(2025-08-07). Siccing the FBI On State Lawmakers Who Oppose Trump's Agenda Sets Dangerous Authoritarian Precedent. commondreams.org Today, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced that the FBI has agreed to track down Texas state lawmakers who left the state to resist state Republicans' efforts to ram through new gerrymandered electoral maps at President Trump's demand. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response: "When politicians deploy federal law enforcement …
(2025-08-07). Lula takes Trump's tariffs to World Trade Organization. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, August 6, the Brazilian government filed a request for consultation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against tariffs imposed by the United States on Brazilian products. The decision was made on the same day that the tariff announced by US President Donald Trump came into effect, raising taxes on a series of imports from Brazil to 50%. | In a statement, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said that the request is the first step before opening a panel at the WTO — the organization's judgment tool. The consultation questions the measures and says that the US "flagrantly violates central commitm…
(2025-08-07). Trump Doesn't Like Jobs Numbers, Fires Head of Labor Stats. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-07). Cambodia nominates Trump for Nobel Prize after Thai border truce. aljazeera.com Cambodia credits Trump for brokering Thai border truce, nominates him for Nobel Peace Prize for 'visionary diplomacy'.
(2025-08-07). Trump's War on Big Law Means It's Harder to Challenge the Administration. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-07). Texas Governor Asks Court Filled With His Appointees to Remove Democratic Leader. truthout.org Texas Democrats had been out of state for less than 48 hours when Gov. Greg Abbott moved to have their seats declared vacant. The emergency legal filing represents an unprecedented escalation of Abbott's effort to pass a new congressional map that adds additional GOP seats, as demanded by President Donald Trump. It flies in the face of Texas' own founding documents… |
(2025-08-07). Corporations and the government are turning the USA into one giant 'sacrifice zone'. therealnews.com 
The Real News Network is honored to be one of the 2025 recipients of the prestigious Izzy Award for our on-the-ground documentary report, "Trainwreck in 'Trump Country': Partisan politics hasn't helped East Palestine, OH." "While corporate media covered the catastrophe in East Palestine, Ohio, with aerial views of ruined train cars and plumes of smoke likening the …
(2025-08-07). Selected Articles: US Trade War on China Traps Pentagon in Rare Earths Elements Paradox. globalresearch.ca 
By The Trump administration's aggressive approach with skyrocketing tariffs (threatening to go up to 100% on some goods) is not …
(2025-08-07). Chevron Valero in Negotiations to Resume Venezuelan Crude Supply to US Refineries. orinocotribune.com Chevron and Valero Energy are in negotiations to resume the supply of Venezuelan crude oil to Valero's refineries in the United States. This comes after the Trump administration issued a new license allowing Chevron to operate and trade oil with Venezuela. | According to sources, the first oil shipments are expected to begin this month but in a reduced volume. They also reported that both US companies are finalizing the logistical details of the agreement, including a "ship-to-ship" operation near the island of Aruba. | Moreover, this agreement is crucial for Chevron's joint venture with PDVSA, Petroboscán, locat…
(2025-08-07). Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign US-brokered peace deal on Friday. newarab.com 
The leaders of Trump said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President
(2025-08-07). Trump to nominate 'loyalist' Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board. aljazeera.com Miran, who currently sits on the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, would fill the seat through January.
(2025-08-07). Top US Firm Modeled Economic Scenario for Relocating Palestinians From Gaza. truthout.org A top U.S. consulting firm provided modelling for a plan to forcibly relocate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to Somalia and Somaliland, new reporting reveals, as President Donald Trump was promoting his plan to build the "Riviera of the Middle East" on the ruins of Israel's genocide. Financial Times reports that Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the most prestigious… |
(2025-08-07). Putin Welcomes Malaysian King After Trump's Thailand-Cambodia Ceasefire Push Fails to Impress ASEAN. hindustantimes.com In a major diplomatic twist, Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow just days after brokering a Thai-Cambodia ceasefire, an achievement that US President Trump had earlier tried to claim credit for. The visit comes amid an ASEAN pushback against Trump's narrative, leaving the US embarrassed as Malaysia openly praises Putin as a "true statesman."
(2025-08-07). In Contempt Repression Against Anti-ICE Protesters Ramps Up, Hunger Strike Kicks off at Alligator Alcatraz. itsgoingdown.org 
In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Arrests Following Anti-ICE Protests in Texas Lead to Targeted State Repression From the DFW Support Committee: …
(2025-08-07). Woman killed by neighbor before responding state troopers were ambushed by gunfire, police say. whyy.org A 61-year-old man fatally shot a neighbor in rural Pennsylvania Thursday and then ambushed responding state troopers, wounding two while firing dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon, police said. | Lori Wasko's boyfriend called 911 after 11 a.m. from their home near Thompson to report shots fired, state police Col. Christopher Paris told reporters. Wasko, 57, was shot and killed outside her home near her vehicle, police said. Police provided no information about a motive in the shooting. | A man identified as Carmine Faino, 61, shot Wasko and then shot troopers Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins as the…
(2025-08-07). Commemorative event in Canada marks 80th anniversary of victory against fascism. ecns.cn More than 300 Canadian political, academic, cultural, and community leaders gathered in Toronto in late July for a commemorative event organized by Canadian-Chinese groups 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.
(2025-08-06). Trump's War on the Truth: Robert Reich on Firing of BLS Head & Push to Replace Fed Chair. democracynow.org 
We speak to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about how President Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after the agency released a weaker-than-expected jobs report, undermines a key agency. Trump claimed, without offering any evidence, that the numbers were "rigged" in order to make him look bad. The BLS report showed just 73,000 jobs were added in July and that far fewer jobs had been created in May and June than previously estimated. Trump's dismissal of Erika McEntarfer is another sign of growing authoritarianism in the United States, says Reich, who ser…
(2025-08-06). "Coming Up Short" : Robert Reich on His Memoir, Rising U.S. Inequality & Fighting Against Bullies. democracynow.org 
We speak with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about his new memoir, Coming Up Short, which tells his life story alongside the growth of inequality in America. Reich was born in 1946 as part of the baby-boom generation that enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity and social mobility in the decades after World War II. But he says those conditions were squandered as wealth concentration grew worse, labor unions were gutted and wages stagnated — helping to give rise to Donald Trump's brand of authoritarianism. "We allowed big money to take over," says Reich. "We, the baby boomers,…
(2025-08-06). Headlines for August 6, 2025. democracynow.org 5 More Palestinians Die of Starvation in Gaza as Israel Continues Deadly Attacks on Aid Seekers, Texas Governor Seeks to Remove Democratic Caucus Chair Amid Lawmakers' Exodus to Block GOP Maps, Rwanda Agrees to Receive "Third Country" Immigrants Deported from the U.S., Cuban Immigrant on Hunger Strike for Over 14 Days to Protest His Detention at ICE Jails, Senate Investigation Finds Hundreds of Human Rights Violations at Immigration Jails, Advocates Launch Protest Camp Outside New York City Immigration Offices, Trump Administration Pilot Program Will Require Some Visa Applicants to Pay $15,000 B…