Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported men in El Salvador President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety. Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2025
Writers’ union urges investigation into Paramount move to cancel Colbert show Writers Guild of America requests New York attorney general investigate ‘potential wrongdoing’ after shock cancellation The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2025
Las Vegas is feeling the impact of Trump’s anti-immigration agenda ‘This industry cannot function without immigrant workers,’ warned one Sin City union leader The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025
Mike Johnson Insists Trump's Approval Rating Is Highest of Any President Ever Despite Record Low Numbers House Speaker Mike Johnson misrepresented a poll in claiming that President Trump holds the highest approval rating in history. Latin Times · Jul 18, 2025
White House knew about the Trump letter story for days - and were on a ‘f***ing warpath’ to stop it Stopping the story became a “priority” for the administration, according to reports The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025
Trump’s $9B clawback against PBS and NPR may have bought him a post-summer government shutdown President has circumvented the government appropriations process and that may heap pain on him come fall The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025
Stocks Finish Slightly Lower on Mixed Earnings Results The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -0.01%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.05%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) fell -0.08%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25... Barchart · Jul 18, 2025
The EV Winners And Losers In 2025's Rollercoaster First Half Tesla is sagging. General Motors is crushing it. And every other automaker is a mixed bag on electric vehicle sales as the industry stares InsideEVs · Jul 18, 2025
Wow, Trump’s new order gives him free pass to fire employees who don’t bow down Hiring people who are going to be loyal, no matter what. We Got This Covered · Jul 18, 2025
Crypto market soars past $4 trillion and Coinbase notches all-time high—but traditional stocks dip After Congress passed landmark crypto legislation Thursday, shares of crypto-related companies skyrocketed, but the larger market dipped on Trump tariff news. Fortune · Jul 18, 2025
9 Tax Credits That’ll Get Bigger — or Smaller — With Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ President Trump's bill reshapes more than just tax brackets. Several tax credits are changing in ways that could boost your refund or shrink your benefits. GOBankingRates · Jul 18, 2025
Opinion | It’s time to invoke the U.S. Defense Production Act to support a new battery technology revolution "Drone dominance" for the U.S. military means relying on China’s supply chains—but there’s an alternative. Fortune · Jul 18, 2025
Stock Market Today: Stocks Step Back From New Highs Investors, traders and speculators continue the low-volume summer grind against now-familiar uncertainties. Kiplinger · Jul 18, 2025
Prominent Democratic Sen. Says AG Bondi 'Pressured' 1,000 FBI Agents To Go Through Epstein Files And Flag Mentions Of Trump Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said Attorney General Pam Bondi "pressured" some 1,000 FBI personnel to go through Epstein Files and flag mentions of Trump Latin Times · Jul 18, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US Venezuela has released 10 jailed Americans in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
Reason · Jul 18, 2025 No Special Counsel for the Epstein Suicide Investigation It would be a terrible idea to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein suicide and scandal.
The Mary Sue · Jul 18, 2025 ‘I’ll go backstage before’: As Epstein’s letters resurface, remember Donald Trump openly boasted about sneaking into teen dressing rooms? Donald Trump has never been one to shy away from bragging — even about things most people would never dream of admitting.
The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2025 Trump worked to kill a story about his friendship with Epstein. Now we know why The president is reportedly ‘on a warpath’ over a story in the Wall Street Journal – controlled by Trump’s top media ally
Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2025 Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel? Many across the world are rounding on Israel’s war on Gaza, with states in the ‘Global South’ leading the way.
We Got This Covered · Jul 18, 2025 Trump’s latest slap to judicial system gives rejected prosecutor ‘special’ title to keep him in power Trump doesn't need the proper channels apparently.
Barchart · Jul 18, 2025 Dollar Weakens as a Fed Official Calls for Rate Cuts The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.24%. The dollar came under pressure today following comments from Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday evening, who stated that he supports a Fed interest rate cut at the July 29-30 FOMC meeting. Also, an easing of inflation expectations in today's University...
Latin Times · Jul 18, 2025 Florida Democrats Seek To Shut Down 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Shut Down This Atrocity' Florida Democrats have introduced legislation to shut down the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"
Latin Times · Jul 18, 2025 Gavin Newsom: Alcatraz Will Reopen the 'Same Day' the Epstein Files Are Released California Governor Gavin Newsom is not holding his breath for the Trump administration to follow through on reopening Alcatraz Island as a federal prison.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Venezuelans deported by Trump to brutal El Salvador prison are transferred to Caracas in exchange for Americans Dozens of newly released Venezuelans could expose conditions inside notorious prison after months-long legal battles
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Trump’s pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs and uncertainty U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs