Kamala Harris announces she will not run for governor of California Decision leaves race wide open, with candidates including Xavier Becerra, Antonio Villaraigosa and Katie Porter The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025
Brazil slams ‘unacceptable’ US sanctions on judge overseeing Bolsonaro case The US froze Judge de Moraes’s assets, citing his role in arbitrary detentions, censorship and cases against Bolsonaro. Al Jazeera · Jul 30, 2025
Gavin Newsom Taunts JD Vance As Clash Over Texas Gerrymandering Escalates: 'Try Again, Dumb Dumb' California Gov. Gavin Newsom taunted Vice Preisdent JD Vance as he takes a leading role in Democrats' criticism of Republicans' attempt to redraw congressional districts in Texas Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025
Arizona Democrat challenges Trump after denied entry to Ice facility: ‘We can’t look the other way’ Greg Stanton was turned away from facility when attempting to check on a restaurant owner, despite being allowed to by law The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025
White House Reportedly Believes Anger From MAGA Base Over Jeffrey Epstein Is Calming Down The White House is looking for ways to take control of the Epstein case narrative as MAGA anger seemingly calms down, WaPo reports. Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025
Gov. Newsom Warns California Will Retaliate If Texas Eliminates Dem Seats In Redistricting: 'The 2026 Election Is Being Rigged' California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned his administration will retaliate if Texas moves forward with a redistricting proposal that eliminates 5 Democratic seats Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025
Texas Republicans unveil congressional map that could gift them five seats Aggressive maneuver comes as the Republicans try to stave off losses in next year’s midterm elections The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025
Mexican Economy Secretary Says Country 'Did All It Had' To Avoid Trump's Tariffs Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said he is confident the country is confident about reaching a deal to avoid tariffs from going into effect on August 1 Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025
Trump, 'Inflation President' Of The Free World—Investors Run For Cover Peter Schiff just crowned President Donald Trump the "Inflation President"—and love him or hate him, Wall Street might be starting to agree. Benzinga · Jul 30, 2025
Tariff Stimulus Checks Coming? New Proposal Seeks Tax Rebates for U.S. Workers A new GOP bill proposes to send $600 in tariff rebate checks to eligible taxpayers. Is there a catch? Kiplinger · Jul 30, 2025
Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas. The Texas Tribune · Jul 30, 2025
Family of Mexican Brothers Released From Alligator Alcatraz To Sue For Abuses In Detention Family members of the Mexican brothers held at the center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" are set to file a lawsuit over alleged abuses while in detention Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025
Hegseth Reportedly Eyeing a Run For Office In Tennessee, a Move That Would Require Him To Resign Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly considering running for political office in Tennessee next year, a move that would require him to resign from his post Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025
US Economy Roars Back With 3% Growth, Handing Trump A Timely Victory After the sharpest quarterly contraction in three years, the U.S. economy roared back robustly in the second quarter, with gross domestic product rebounding well above expectations—offering President Donald Trump a timely economic victory to celebrate. Benzinga · Jul 30, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2025 'Feeling was mutual, Donnie': Nicola Sturgeon responds to Donald Trump NICOLA Sturgeon has responded to Donald Trump after he made an unprompted shot at the former first minister as he left Scotland
Kiplinger · Jul 30, 2025 Big Changes Are Ahead for Higher Ed A major reform of higher ed is underway. Colleges are bracing for abrupt change, financial headwinds and uncertainty.
Latin Times · Jul 30, 2025 Trump's No-Bail Detention Policy Against Immigrants Faces Legal Blowback: 'They Flipped the Statute on Its Head' A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration's abrupt policy shift that mandates immigrants arrested by ICE remain in detention while fighting deportation.
The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025 Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 – and face historic cuts decades in the making Republicans enacted the largest cuts to healthcare in US history, and fulfilled decades of conservative rhetoric
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025 Donald Trump launches fresh attack on 'stupid' Sadiq Khan — and says people agree with his criticism US president tells reporters on Air Force One that Sir Sadiq is a ‘horrible mayor’ and a ‘stupid guy’
The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025 Senate votes against resolutions to block arms sales to Israel even as it continues to starve Gaza – as it happened This liveblog is now closed
The Texas Tribune · Jul 30, 2025 From racism claims to a $725,000 settlement, a UNT professor's lawsuit mirrors Texas' shifting views on free speech Professor Timothy Jackson was accused of making racist remarks at the height of the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd's murder. His free speech suit against the university comes to an end in the era of DEI bans.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 Military veteran reunited with his wife weeks after ICE detention The military veteran had to look after his two-year-old son and three-month-old daughter while his Mexican wife was in ICE custody
Benzinga · Jul 30, 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene Says If She Was Running For Georgia Governor 'The Entire World Would Know' And She'd 'Clear The Field' Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday she will not run for Georgia governor next year, closing the door on a statewide campaign after she had already passed on a U.S. Senate race earlier this year.
The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025 US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump International non-profit Civicus says ‘sustained attacks on civic freedoms’ put US on par with El Salvador and Kenya
The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025 Trump news at a glance: president wades back into Epstein debate with comments about Virginia Giuffre Trump suggests Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from his Florida club; DoJ asks California to give details of non-citizens on voter rolls. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 29 July at a glance