Trump News for Friday, July 4, 2025

The US Supreme Court has twice upheld Donald Trump's ability to deport foreign nationals to countries outside their own.

The bill extends tax cuts, slices welfare programmes and surges immigration funds in a victory for Trump's agenda.

Donald Trump has signed the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” which will cut taxes for the rich at the expense of Medicaid, into law.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill," now enacted, directs that space shuttle Discovery be removed from the Smithsonian and placed on display at Space Center Houston by January 2027.

A judge Friday paused the removal of eight migrants currently detained in Djibouti, setting off a race against time before they were scheduled to be sent to South Sudan.

Experts say Mamdani, a mayoral candidate, has attracted criticism on the Hindu right for his faith and outspoken views.

The bill passed the House 218-214 Thursday, with two Republicans joining Democrats voting against the bill.

Palestinian group's reply boosts chances of 60-day Gaza ceasefire, but Israel hasn't responded publicly to the proposal.

Changes to the Affordable Care Act Marketplace will result in premiums increasing by an avg of almost $1,300 annually.

Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.

The Trump administration is withholding $715 million for adult funding nationwide. This has left programs that serve over a million students a year scrambling for answers.

Advocates say the bill would deliver an infusion of cash to deportation efforts, as communities struggle with arrests.

The deal comes more than 20 months into the conflict -- and more than three months after a previous deal ended.

President Donald Trump will be celebrating the Fourth of July by signing his massive spending bill that narrowly passed in Congress this week.

The CBO says it would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.

The billionaire teases "fireworks"as Trump prepares to sign his signature bill.

Shira Perlmutter lost her job after her office published report on generative AI and fair use limits The former head of the US Copyright Office has pushed back against arguments from President Donald Trump's team that her dismissal was lawful.…

He's mad about adding to the debt but seems fine with kicking people off of healthcare.

Trade Minister Piyush Goyal’s remarks come before the deadline set by the White House for July 9 for trade deals.

President Trump has announced that an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout will be held on the grounds of the White House next year, one of many events to be held to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

The Justice Department has issued new guidelines directing attorneys to aggressively pursue stripping citizenship from naturalized Americans who concealed...

The US president used a term some consider a slur while speaking at a rally in Iowa for his America250 celebration.

Analysts said the move strayed from the agency’s typically apolitical nature.

Critics blasted Trump for invoking a Jewish stereotype while promoting a White House UFC event for America’s 250th

Trump said that about “10 or 12” tariff letters would go out Friday, with additional letters coming “over the next few days.”

Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what — if anything — still brings…

Donald Trump said he will spare undocumented farm workers from deportation if their bosses can vouch for them.

Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties.

Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight attack, the largest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the war began more than three years ago.

Immigration agents are raiding known hubs for Latino workers: day laborer gathering spots, street vendor corners and car washes. Legal advocacy groups say their tactics are unconstitutional.

A signing ceremony at the White House on Friday afternoon will kick off celebrations for 4 July.

Jewish advocacy groups slammed President Donald Trump after he used an antisemitic trope to praise the passage of his spending bill.

US and Ukrainian leaders discuss defence capabilities on call after Trump 'disappointed' by conversation with Putin.

Under fire of 100 drones a night, there's little talk of a ceasefire in the front-line city of Sumy.

The tiniest player in this death game is a symbol of a woman's value in a capitalist system run amok.

Anti-Trump news website The Bulwark has rapidly grown since the 2024 election. Top editor Jonathan V. Last shared what's next.

The billionaire Tesla founder has clashed with President Donald Trump over the bill's increase to the US deficit.

Three years after the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the service is seeing increased call, chat and text volume and reductions in specialized offerings.

Russia launched a record 539 drones against Ukraine just hours after a call between the US and Russian presidents.

The bill is projected to strip health insurance from 17 million people.

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed air defences in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, and...

Trump and his aides have repeatedly shifted their stance on tariffs in the weeks since the president’s “Liberation Day” announcement.

Tony Tan, a Google shareholder, has obtained and published a set of letters the Trump administration sent to multiple tech companies, essentially saying: don’t worry about the law, the president has your back, keep TikTok online. However, Mr. Tan disagrees…

Nasser Hospital in Gaza is operating as "one massive trauma ward" due to an influx of patients wounded at non-United Nations food distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Bombshell Claim About Hegseth's Excuse for Slashing Aid... (Third column, 4th story, link) Related stories:Putin pounds Ukraine with record war blitz moments after Trump call... Plots Summer of Relentless Attacks... KGB-linked oil tyco…

America Killing Its Chance to Find Alien Life... (First column, 10th story, link)

Republicans see a lot to celebrate, but Democrats are hoping to build momentum leading into the 2026 midterms.

In trying to shut us out, Trump may be doing what African leaders have long failed to do: Push us to stand on our own.

The officials from the UN nuclear watchdog had remained in the capital throughout the recent 12 days of fighting.

DONALD TRUMP has revealed sensational plans to host a UFC event at the White House next year. Trump, 79, has been a regular attendee of events staged by mixed martial arts’ premier promotion …

KGB-linked oil tycoon mysteriously plunges 180ft to death... (Third column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Putin pounds Ukraine with record war blitz moments after Trump call... Plots Summer of Relentless Attacks...

Putin pounds Ukraine with record war blitz moments after Trump call... (Third column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Plots Summer of Relentless Attacks... KGB-linked oil tycoon mysteriously plunges 180ft to death...

Law used to kick out Nazis could be used to strip citizenship... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Video captures ICE agents urinating on school grounds in broad daylight... Champion boxer arrested -- after Jake Paul fight…

As Congress considers legislation that would strip federal funding from public media, filmmaker Ken Burns is speaking out on the prospect, calling it “foolhardy” and telling CBS News’ John Dickerson, “I couldn’t do any of the films I’ve done without them bein…

Donald Trump’s bill will raise top-tier wealth, erode healthcare for poor people and raise the deficit by $3 trillion.

Tim Cook has constantly been criticized, most recently over Apple Intelligence, but always for just not being Steve Jobs — yet the fact that he isn't Jobs is what has made Apple the technological and financial juggernaut it is today.Tim Cook (left) with Steve…

Marc Andreesen called for massive investment in "alien dreadnought" factories, a term Elon Musk has repeatedly used in reference to Tesla's robots.

A huge line of severe weather passed through on Thursday night, killing one person in New Jersey and complicating travel for millions on the move for the Fourth of July weekend.

The Dutch and German secret services say there is strong evidence that Moscow is using the choking agent chloropicrin.

Uncle Sam, long a symbol of the U.S. government, was inspired by a real person — Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy, New York, born in 1766.

The University of Pennsylvania decided to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports.

President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn't take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of...

Why Trump’s shameless shakedown of American media is so successful

It's not just Mexico's federal government that is calling for economic diversification away from the US but also its biggest business lobby

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia closely follows all of Donald Trump's statements after the U.S. president said he was "very...

Iranian immigrants to the U.S. already faced higher scrutiny. After the U.S. waded into Israel’s war on Iran, ICE seems to be targeting them. The post “Are We At Risk?” Wave of ICE Arrests Strikes Fear in Iranian Communities appeared first on The Intercept.

Earlier this year, in an unexpected divergence from the long-prevailing foreign policy rhetoric of presidents from both parties, Donald Trump gave a speech in Riyadh criticizing interventionists, neoconservatives, and America’s habit of bombing Middle Eastern…

Kim, an aircraft mechanic, joined the military in 2019, at age 18. She and her mother had struggled to survive, even living in their car at times. She didn’t think she could afford college, so she didn’t apply. Like so many young Americans in that situation, …

US President Donald Trump says he plans to host a UFC event at the White House next year as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations.

President Donald Trump declared his hatred for his political opponents during a supposedly bipartisan celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s...

How the hedge fund industry is navigating choppy markets, geopolitical tensions, and artificial intelligence trends.

With Elon Musk on the political outskirts, Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck told BI customers value his company's simple focus on rockets and satellites.

A source close to Hamas said the group seeks guarantees that the proposal will lead to an end to the war in Gaza.

The US president says he expects to know soon whether Hamas has agreed to a proposal for a 60-day truce.

The U.S. dollar had its worst start this year in more than half a century. Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff says President Trump is accelerating the decline.

CA Rudramurthy BV advises buying on dips in Nifty until it stays above 25,000, with 25,200 as strong support. He suggests similar strategy for Bank Nifty above 56,000, anticipating positive Q1 results to drive market highs. Top sector picks include Defence (B…

Police are increasing security in the air, on the streets and waterways.

As millions travel for the July 4th weekend, severe storms are moving across the Northeast, threatening to delay or cancel flights. Heavy rain, damaging winds, hail and lightning are possible.

From fireworks for parades to beef for cookouts, higher prices are making July 4 parties a little more expensive.

The unarmed man was found in the central-west border section before being led to safety by South Korean troops.

Here are the key events on day 1,226 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.

Richard Harris of Port Shelter Investment suggests tariffs could negatively impact trade and growth, offsetting the benefits of the 'big beautiful bill'. Markets initially overlooked tariff concerns, focusing on positive rollbacks. However, tariffs remain hig…

Controlling the future by controlling the past, here by censorship of narrative-busting photos.

Ursula von der Leyen said it was "impossible" to cut a detailed trade deal by July 9 because of the sheer volume of trade between the EU and the US.

Jen Psaki shares details of a New York Times report that shows Donald Trump's precarious financial situation before his second term, and how he's leveraging ...

A storm chaser captured the moment a huge tornado touched down near the town of Clear Lake, South Dakota.

From the massive handout to already-wealthy Americans to the likely fatal cuts to Medicaid, there’s plenty to be disgusted by in the GOP Budget bill approved by Congress today. But there’s also a lot of little gifts in there to corporations that will likely f…

A FOIA request revealed the letters sent to Apple and big tech over the TikTok ban, and they claim the law wouldn't be enforced due to it interfering with the President's management of foreign affairs.Lack of TikTok ban enforcement due to Article II interpret…

The dollar strengthened following President Trump's tax cut bill approval and growing pressure for U.S. trade deals. A robust U.S. jobs report diminished expectations of imminent Federal Reserve rate cuts, boosting the greenback from previous lows against the…

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is willing to let migrant laborers stay in the United States if the farmers they ...

The number of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions nearly doubled in the last month — a significant increase compared to detainees who have been convicted of crimes.