New 30 Percent Tariff Threats Plus: Clemency revelations, climate change law affects New York housing prices, Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship, and more... Reason · Jul 14, 2025
Biden denies White House aides granted clemency without his knowledge ‘I made every single one of those,’ former president insists after claims by Trump over his use of autopen The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2025
Texas Judge Blocks Biden-Era Rule Meant To Erase $49 Billion In Medical Debt From Credit Reports A federal judge on Friday vacated a Biden-era rule that would have stripped medical debt from consumer credit reports, siding with credit-industry and Trump-administration arguments that regulators overreached. Benzinga · Jul 14, 2025
US manufacturers are stuck in a rut despite subsidies from Biden and protection from Trump Democratic President Joe Biden handed out subsidies to chipmakers and electric vehicle manufacturers The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025
The Trump administration’s latest immigration target: Kids aged 11 and under IMMIGRATION: Exclusive: Immigration judges broke records with the number of young children they have ordered removed from the US in April —with lawyers accusing Trump of “pumping up deportation numbers on the backs of kids, data correspondent Alicja Hagopian reports The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
There was a deal to fix this Alabama community’s raw sewage crisis. Trump tore it up over DEI Residents of Alabama’s Lowndes county are still fighting for basic sanitation after Trump’s DoJ canceled a landmark Biden-era agreement The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2025
Blood and bravado: the Trump shooting upended an election and shook the US A year ago the image of Trump’s raised fist became a political touchstone, helping force Joe Biden from the race and fuelling a presidency like no other The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2025
The U.S. debt outlook is so dire it now resembles the student loan crisis, former White House economic adviser says "I, like many other longtime doves, am joining the hawks, because our nation’s budget math just got a lot more dangerous." Fortune · Jul 12, 2025
2025 Volvo EX30 Review: Not What We Wanted When the Volvo EX30 was supposed to start around $35,000, I was going to buy one. Now, here's why I'm glad I didn't. InsideEVs · Jul 12, 2025
Texas Lt. Gov. Says 'Faith' Will Get People Through Grieving Following Catastrophic Flooding: 'We're Here For a Short Time' Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said "it's faith that will get us through this" when discussing the aftermath of the catastrophic floodings in the state, where over 100 people have died Latin Times · Jul 12, 2025
Trump Targets Student Loan Forgiveness: Here’s How Taxes and Repayment Could Soon Change The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill and the Trump administration’s executive action are making the future of student loan forgiveness and its tax consequences uncertain. Kiplinger · Jul 12, 2025
Death of man in Indiana jail highlights cruelty of solitary confinement: ‘A national disgrace’ Adam Bryant, 29, died on Christmas while confined in a solitary jail cell. Advocates say significant reforms are needed The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025
2024 book review: the what-ifs of an election that took US closer to autocracy Deeply sourced narrative charts the delusions of the main players and the disastrous debate that reset the campaign The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025
Trump defends Texas flood handling as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema Since disaster that has killed at least 120 people, US president has remained quiet about promises to axe relief agency The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2025
International Business Times · Jul 11, 2025 US State Department Begins Mass Layoffs More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government -- but which critics predict will hamstring US influence around the world.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Voters label Democrats ‘out of touch’ and ‘weak’ in latest troubling poll ahead of 2026 midterms In the wake of Democrats’ 2024 election losses, the party has faced several criticisms, including accusations that it has abandoned working-class voters
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Court overturns ex-state attorney's mortgage fraud conviction but upholds perjury convictions A federal appeals court has upheld the perjury convictions of former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, but the court overturned a mortgage fraud conviction and the resulting forfeiture of a Florida property
Euronews · Jul 11, 2025 US appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of 11 September terror attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and widely regarded as the architect of the 9/11 attacks, was captured on 1 March, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and transferred to the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Fortune · Jul 11, 2025 Jamie Dimon breaks with 'idiots' in Democratic Party, saying they 'have big hearts and little brains' "They do not understand how the real world works," said the JPMorgan Chase CEO. "Almost every single policy rolled out failed."
Latin Times · Jul 11, 2025 Flooded Texas County Turned Down Funds for Warning System From Biden Admin in 2021: 'We Don't Want to Be Bought' Kerr County officials rejected federal aid in 2021 that could have funded flood sirens, citing political objections.
Latin Times · Jul 11, 2025 Border Czar Declares 'Physical Appearance' Is Enough for ICE to Detain and Question: 'They Don't Need Probable Cause' The Trump administration border czar has denied that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents need probable cause to detain individuals, stating that physical appearance provides enough impetus for officials to make arrests.
Reason · Jul 11, 2025 When Does a Regulation Become Final? The D.C. Circuit resolves a dispute over which set of visa regulations bind the public.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks A divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal that would have spared him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks
We Got This Covered · Jul 11, 2025 Stunning hypocrisy exposed as Trump deploys what he once called a dangerous threat to the republic Apparently, as long as he is not the target, he is okay with it.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 White House mercilessly mocked for posting pic of Trump as Superman ‘He’s literally Lex Luthor,’ jokes California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia