Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes on Syria last week The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of Sweida The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2025
Trump bans Wall Street Journal from Scotland trip press pool over Epstein report As president sues paper over alleged letter, Karoline Leavitt cites ‘fake and defamatory conduct’ for kicking out reporter The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2025
Judge Presses Trump Admin On Harvard Funding Cuts A federal judge on Monday challenged the Trump administration's reasons for slashing billions of dollars in federal funding to Harvard University, triggering a furious response from the president. International Business Times · Jul 22, 2025
Texas Democrats vow to use delay tactics to drag out GOP redistricting effort With few options to prevent the Republican majority from passing a new congressional map, Democrats threatened to filibuster, delay hearings and even break quorum. The Texas Tribune · Jul 22, 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. FBI Records Released By Trump Administration: Al Sharpton Says, 'Desperate Attempt' To Distract People From Epstein Firestorm On Monday, the Trump administration made public over 240,000 pages of FBI surveillance records on Martin Luther King Jr., a move that has sparked controversy among King’s family and the civil rights organization he co-founded. Benzinga · Jul 22, 2025
White House Restricts WSJ Access To Trump Over Epstein Story The White House on Monday barred The Wall Street Journal from traveling with US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. International Business Times · Jul 22, 2025
Police officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid sentenced to almost three years in prison The Trump administration had requested a nominal one-day sentence for the former officer, a punishment the judge overseeing the sentencing called ‘incongruous and inappropriate’ The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Florida man arrested for threatening to ‘kill everyone’ on so-called Epstein client list ‘MY LIFE MEANS NOTHING... IF I COULD SEE YOU DEAD,’ 31-year-old Terell Deshawn Bailey-Corsey allegedly wrote on Elon Musk’s social network X The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Venezuela Says Migrants Were Tortured In Salvadoran Prison Venezuela announced a probe Monday into torture claims by 252 migrants the United States had sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison where they said they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food. International Business Times · Jul 21, 2025
Trump Tower Gift Shop Displays Epstein Postcards in 'Hilarious' Prank The gift shop in Trump Tower was stocked with some unexpected merchandise: postcards featuring a photo of Trump with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Latin Times · Jul 21, 2025
Stephen Miller’s legal group asks DoJ to look into ‘illegal DEI practices’ at Johns Hopkins Trump adviser and white nationalist’s America First Legal requests enforcement actions against medical school The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025
New Cap on Gambling Loss Deductions Begins Soon: What to Know Now A gambling losses tax deduction cap in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is causing an uproar. Here’s what you need to know. Kiplinger · Jul 21, 2025
US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting. Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025
Hunter Biden curses out George Clooney for pushing dad Joe out of race: ‘Not a f---ing actor’ ‘F*** you. What do you have to do with f***ing anything?’ rails Hunter, whom Biden allies say derailed his father’s campaign even before he dropped out The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Benzinga · Jul 21, 2025 Dave Portnoy Says 'I Want To Cry' After Selling XRP Token Before New 7-Year Highs Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is known for his opinions on sports. In recent years, he also became well known for his opinions about the cryptocurrency sector. He recently sold his stake in XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and missed out on millions of dollars.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 Trump administration releases details of FBI investigation into MLK Jr’s killing as his family insists James Earl Ray was not the shooter The King family remains convinced someone else killed the civil rights leader and say they’ll look at the newly released files for ‘additional insights’
The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025 Emil Bove’s appeals court nomination echoes earlier controversies, but with a key difference President Donald Trump’s nomination of his former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, has been mired in controversy.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 Two Tesla court cases raise the question: Can Elon Musk be trusted? The billionaire is fighting cases in both Florida and California
The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025 Trump’s border czar to target sanctuary cities in US: ‘We’re gonna flood the zone’ Homan vows to escalate Ice operations after off-duty officer allegedly shot by undocumented person in New York City
Latin Times · Jul 21, 2025 'Anything But Epstein': Trump Admin Releases Thousands of MLK Jr. Assassination Files Sparking Internet Fury The White House released classified files related to the assassination of MLK in a move criticized as an attempt to distract from undisclosed Epstein files.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 Fox News tosses softballs at Karoline Leavitt - right after Press Secretary bans sister outlet Wall Street Journal over Epstein bombshell Moments after Karoline Leavitt banned the Wall Street Journal from the travel press pool over its Trump-Epstein blockbuster, which prompted the president to sue Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, Martha MacCallum decided to question Leavitt about Hunter Biden’s profane podcast appearance.
Benzinga · Jul 21, 2025 Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Set To Board Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Spaceship After $28 Million Record Bid Crypto billionaire and Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) founder Justin Sun will soon be headed to space, taking his place on an upcoming Blue Origin spaceflight after his winning bid in 2021.
Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025 US to deport Haitian legal permanent residents with alleged gang ties Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti’s Viv Ansanm gang a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 21, 2025 GOP Army veteran announces challenge to Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in South Texas congressional district The prospect of Eric Flores’ candidacy has excited Republicans in Texas and Washington, due in part to his military and law enforcement credentials.