Trump News for Thursday, July 17, 2025

‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Ending in 2026 — Et Tu, Skydance?

Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire

CBS's statement says, "This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."

US House sends crypto ‘GENIUS Act’ to Trump, in win for industry advocates

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Advocates hope House bills will bring decentralised currency into US mainstream as Trump pushes 'crypto week'.

Key Home Energy Tax Credits End This Year. Act Quickly if You're Considering Solar Panels, Experts Say

Jon Reed, CNET

Incentives for heat pumps and other home energy and efficiency investments are also expiring early after changes made by Congress and President Trump.

The US House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the stablecoin bill to Trump for his signature, and advances two other crypto bills to the Senate for consideration (Reuters)

Techmeme.com

Reuters: The US House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the stablecoin bill to Trump for his signature, and advances two other crypto bills to the Senate for consideration  —  The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to create a regulatory fra…

A federal judge reinstates FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, months after President Trump sought to fire her and Democratic colleague Alvaro Bedoya (Bloomberg Law)

Techmeme.com

Bloomberg Law: A federal judge reinstates FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, months after President Trump sought to fire her and Democratic colleague Alvaro Bedoya  —  A federal judge reinstated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in a Thursday ru…

The crypto industry got what it paid for

Lauren Feiner, The Verge

The crypto industry is beginning to see a return on one of its most prescient investments: Donald Trump. On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed three bills that industry supporters believe will bring more legitimacy and predictability to the digital…

What is chronic venous insufficiency? Everything to know about Trump's diagnosis

Mary Kekatos, ABC News

President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House announced on Thursday. Here's what to know about the condition.

DOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: In a major reversal from the Biden administration, the…

Hey Donald Trump: Netflix says it loves making TV shows and movies in America.

Peter Kafka, Business Insider

Donald Trump has complained about media companies making movies outside the US. Netflix just emphasized how much of its production happens in the US.

Wi-Fi Experts Reveal How Trump’s Budget Bill Could Slow Down Your Wi-Fi

Joe Supan, CNET

The Federal Communications Commission will be required to auction off public airwaves on the 6GHz band used by the latest Wi-Fi routers.

The Power of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket

Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic

A conversation with Quinta Jurecic on why the justices aren’t explaining their rulings

Israel regrets deadly strike on Catholic Church in Gaza

BBC News

PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Thursday's strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza City was a "mistake".

"You Are Single-Handedly Causing The MAGA Base To Fracture" — Yeahhhhh, Trump Supporters Are Not Happy With Him Saying He Doesn't Want Their Support

Alexa Lisitza, Buzzfeed

"Elon literally turned on you, and you still gave him respect and wished him well. Yet you tell the people who have supported you for the past 10 years to basically fuck off and stop supporting you."View Entire Post ›

Anti-Semitism Gets the DEI Treatment

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic

University leaders may be implementing reforms that aren’t proven to work, or are proven not to work.

Prosecutors recommend one day of prison for officer in Breonna Taylor death

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Under President Donald Trump, the Justice Department has asked a judge to consider a significantly lighter sentencing.

What Is Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Trump’s Blood Vessel Condition?

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American

After photographs showed President Donald Trump with swollen ankles and bruised hands, the White House revealed he has chronic venous insufficiency—a blood vessel disease that affects circulation in the legs

Trump diagnosed with ‘chronic venous insufficiency’ after leg swelling

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

White House says Trump’s exam revealed a ‘benign and common condition’, no serious underlying issues found.

Sources: Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would open up 401(k) plans to cryptocurrency and other alternative investments (Financial Times)

Techmeme.com

Financial Times: Sources: Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would open up 401(k) plans to cryptocurrency and other alternative investments  —  President preparing executive order to allow 401k plans to tap broad pool of al…

The IRS Is Building A Vast System To Share Millions Of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data. ProPublica has obta…

'It's a cover up': Musk floods X with posts attacking Trump over Epstein

Will Steakin, ABC News

Elon Musk, who recently stepped down as the head of DOGE, has been flooding his X feed with criticism of President Trump over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

A 'Crypto Week' win: Congress passes 1st major crypto legislation in the U.S.

Rafael Nam, NPR

It was a remarkable win for the crypto industry — and for President Trump, who campaigned on making the country "the crypto capital of the planet."

Trump Jr.’s ‘Amazon for Guns’ Business Is Firing Blanks

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

The 'Amazon of guns' went public and immediately tanked.

Trump is making Americans like immigrants again

Christian Paz, Vox

For the past two years, Donald Trump and the Republican Party could reasonably claim to have broad support for their anti-immigrant agenda. The public wanted less immigration, Trump promised to provide it, and much of the public trusted him to act. But things…

Your health insurance premiums could soon go up 15 percent — or more

Dylan Scott, Vox

We just got a preview of the likely consequences of the “big, beautiful bill” passed by Republicans in Congress and signed by President Donald Trump: Premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces are on track to increase 15 percent on av…

The House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the first-ever regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins to President Trump for his signature (Axios)

Techmeme.com

Axios: The House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the first-ever regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins to President Trump for his signature  —  The House passed legislation Thursday establishing the first-ever regulatory framework for issuers of stabl…

Brazil’s Lula slams Trump, says there is no ‘logic’ to US tariff threat

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Brazilian president says that Donald Trump was elected to lead the US, not to be 'the emperor of the world'.

Joby Aviation (JOBY) Extends Gains on 3rd Day Ahead of Q2; Investors Cheer Expansion Plans

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Stocks Exploding Higher: Bitcoin Miners Dominate the List. Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) is one of Wednesday’s top performers...

Video: US Attorney General tours Alcatraz prison with eye toward reopening

Al Jazeera English

US Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the infamous Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay.

RFK Jr. Begs Canada to Pardon 400 Ostriches So That We Can ‘Understand’ Them

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

The birds could provide important scientific insights, according to Kennedy.

Americans With Undocumented Loved Ones, Tell Us What You've Witnessed Living In The Trump Era

Michaela Bramwell, Buzzfeed

Share your experience, anonymously.View Entire Post ›

DHS Abandons Fighting Actual Crime To Focus All Of Its Attention On Undocumented Migrants

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Even during the (relatively more sane) first Trump administration, it was clear there just weren’t enough dangerous criminals residing in this country illegally to back up Trump’s bloated, fact-free “invasion” claims. Statistics continually show migrants comm…

Coca-Cola Won’t Confirm Trump’s Claim That It’s Switching to Sugar Cane

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The soda company released a statement defending high-fructose corn syrup.

‘Tool of a tyrant’: Former FBI head James Comey’s daughter fired by Trump

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Following her termination as a federal prosecutor, Maurene Comey called on her colleagues to condemn 'abuses of power'.

More Signs RFK Jr. Wants to Be Your President in 2028

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

RFK Jr.'s super PAC could be laying the groundwork for MAHA in the White House, a recent report suggests.

Trump comes clean after questions raised about his swollen ankles and bruised hand

Yahoo Entertainment

What are hundreds of Marines still doing in LA? Not much.

Kelsey Baker, Business Insider

With half of the 4,000 National Guard troops departing, 700 Marines appear set to stay in LA. Here's what they are doing.

Ex-pilot who tried shutting off engines says he "had no intention of crashing" plane

Kris Van Cleave, CBS News

Former airline captain Joseph Emerson, indicted for trying to shut off a plane's engines mid-flight in 2023, speaks to "CBS Mornings" about the incident.

UK and Germany sign first bilateral treaty since WWII, focusing on defence

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

UK's Starmer says plan in place in event of ceasefire in Ukraine once Russia's Putin agrees to 'unconditional' truce.

Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, press secretary says

Yahoo Entertainment

Fred Hechinger and Sebiye Behtiyar Are a Vet and an Immigrant in Love in ‘Minding the Gap’ Director Bing Liu’s ‘Preparation for the Next Life’ — First Look

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

Exclusive: The Oscar-nominated docmaker follows in the footsteps of RaMell Ross: Adapting a novel as his first narrative feature for Plan B, Orion Pictures, and Amazon/MGM Studios.

Trump had vascular testing because of leg swelling: White House

Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News

The testing showed results in the normal limit, Leavitt said.

Watch: Why is Donald Trump asking Coca-Cola to change its recipe?

BBC News

The US president says it's better to make the fizzy drink with cane sugar, but why might that be?

Fascism For First Time Founders

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and…

An F-35 stealth fighter has been stuck in a country not cleared to access the tech for over a month

Sinéad Baker, Business Insider

One of the advanced jets has been stranded in India following an emergency landing, highlighting a risk of deploying top tech overseas.

Trump’s tariffs are turning into a ‘mosaic’ that will be ‘idiosyncratic,’ Morgan Stanley says, projecting a $2.7 trillion haul over 10 years

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune Intelligence, Yahoo Entertainment

The average effective tariff rate has been around 16%, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management calculates, 5 times higher than the past average of 3%.

A Former ICE Official Is Worried That the Agency Is About to Go on a Hiring Spree of Proud Boys

Shirin Ali, Slate Magazine

“What self-respecting person who wants a meaningful career in law enforcement would go to work" at ICE "right now, knowing the way [it] comports itself?"

What Big Tech got out of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Lauren Feiner, The Verge

The massive budget bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on Independence Day didn't include everything on Big Tech's wishlist, but the industry's largest players stand to gain significantly from several provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. T…

What The U.S. Can Learn From The U.K. About IVF Access

Danielle Han, Jezebel

A new study has revealed three-person IVF treatments can prevent parents from passing genetic problems onto their babies.

Trump, facing MAGA uproar over Epstein files, tries to shift blame elsewhere

Michelle Stoddart, Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News

Facing uproar among his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump is trying to deflect blame to others.

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

KIMBERLY KINDY and AMANDA SEITZ, Yahoo Entertainment

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home...

T-Mobile Proud To Be More Racist In Exchange For Trump Merger(s) Approval

Karl Bode, Techdirt

T-Mobile has long kissed the ass of the Trump regime. You might recall when the company wanted its competition-eroding merger with Sprint approved, it spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at Trump hotel properties. It hired Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski n…

Trump judicial nominee Bove clears Senate panel despite Democratic protest

Andrew Goudsward, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced the nomination of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer to be a federal appeals court judge...

Human Rights Defenders Are Fleeing El Salvador as Bukele Cracks Down

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to flee the nation.

Trump Moves to Kill California’s Dreams of High-Speed Rail

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

“Trump wants to hand China the future and abandon the Central Valley," Governor Newsom said.

Shane Gillis’ Trump-Epstein Joke at the ESPYs Was Actually Quite Solid

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Gillis’ burn of the President deserved better from the athletic audience

Ex-Trump Employee Drops Massive Bombshell About Epstein Relationship

Yahoo Entertainment

Who are the MAGA influencers calling for Pam Bondi’s head over Epstein?

Sarah Shamim, Alex Kozul-Wright, Al Jazeera English

Tesla, Pizzagate and diet supplements: welcome to the world of Epstein conspiracy theorists.

Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta executives settle $8 billion privacy lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica, ending trial

Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider

Meta shareholders demanded that Mark Zuckerberg and other executives pay them $8 billion for mishandling the privacy of Facebook users.

A new mural in France shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in a swipe at Trump

Yahoo Entertainment

Struggling Shane Gillis Tells ESPYs Crowd to Lighten Up After Getting Booed

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

By Matt Solomon Published: July 17th, 2025

TSMC US chip production may soon only be three years behind Taiwan

Malcolm Owen, AppleInsider

TSMC is working to build two plants in Arizona faster, a move that could bring more Apple chip production to Arizona quicker — but don't expect the newest chips.A worker passing a TSMC signThe TSMC facility in Phoenix, known as Fab 21, is the chip foundry's f…

Trump’s Promise on Coke Recipe Fizzles Out Immediately as Coca-Cola Blanks Him

Jack Silvers, Cameron Adams, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump’s seeming attempt to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein debacle by claiming he had single-handedly changed the recipe of Coca-Cola has ...

Truth Social Needs Its Own Grok. Trump Has the Trademarks

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

A MAGA-bot could be on the way.

Musk Goes Nuclear on Trump’s Epstein Crisis With All-Night Posting Meltdown

Leigh Kimmins, Daily Beast

Elon Musk launched into an all-night X posting spree about Donald Trump’s handling of the so-called Epstein files, as the president makes desperate attempts ...

‘Very Dangerous Moment’ for Trump Now That MAGA Sees He’s Taking Them for ‘Fools’

Janna Brancolini, The Daily Beast Podcast, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump has forgotten amid the Jeffrey Epstein maelstrom that his base owns him and not the other way around, according to legendary...

Camera Operator’s Zoomed in Shot of Trump’s Hand Goes Viral

Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel

Camera operators and photographers keep getting attracted to President Trump's right hand. On Tuesday, a C-SPAN videographer spotted concealer on Trump's hand and zoomed in on it; the subsequent footage has been shared widely. [Read More]

The Download: three-person babies, and tracking “AI readiness” in the US

Rhiannon Williams, MIT Technology Review

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Researchers announce babies born from a trial of three-person IVF Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a techn…

Alvarado, Kentucky's first Hispanic state legislator, echoes Trump in launching a congressional bid

BRUCE SCHREINER, Yahoo Entertainment

Republican Ralph Alvarado, who made history as Kentucky's first Hispanic state legislator but then left to become Tennessee's top public health leader...

Nancy Pelosi Reveals The Cold Truth About Why Republicans Won't Cross Trump

Yahoo Entertainment

How to Tell If Someone Is a Criminal (According to the DHS)

Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic

“Except for the tiny, tiny, minuscule quibble that we have no evidence they’ve done any crimes, these people deserve to be locked up.”

Russia, Ukraine exchange more bodies of war dead, Kremlin says

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

About 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers have been exchanged for the bodies of 19 Russian soldiers.

Student-loan borrowers are at high risk if Trump dismantles the Department of Education, 11 organizations told Elizabeth Warren

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Education organizations told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that Trump's plans to dismantle the Department of Education will harm student-loan borrowers.

The Wheels are Falling Off Netanyahu’s Government

Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic

The Israeli leader has been alienating his allies and is spiraling toward early elections.

The Court’s Liberals Are Trying to Tell Americans Something

Aziz Huq, The Atlantic

Justices Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor aren’t merely disagreeing with the majority’s technical readings of the law.

US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The package, passed in a 51-48 vote, takes back $8bn in already approved foreign aid spending.

Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body (2024)

Anthony Cuthbertson, The-independent.com

Biohybrid machine ushers new era of robotics, scientists say

American students are applying for British universities in record numbers after Trump's college crackdown

Thibault Spirlet, Business Insider

A record 7,930 US students applied to UK universities for the fall, as President Donald Trump targets elite American colleges.

Can you be too self-aware for your own good?

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Fast Company

The upside of being moderately deluded. Few traits are more celebrated than self-awareness, broadly defined as the ability to know or understand yourself.

WATCH: Mysterious Pride flag-wearing robot spotted in Hollywood

ABC News

Some California motorists were shocked to see a cowboy hat-wearing robot draped in Pride flags running through West Hollywood.

WATCH: Stealthy squirrel steals chicken snack from stroller at EPCOT

ABC News

"Good for you, bud," one impressed onlooker could be heard saying as the crafty critter made its getaway.

Europe assumes financial burden of Ukraine war, angering Russia

John T Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera English

Trump casts European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine as a victory as UN warns civilians being killed at record rate.

Trump’s Meme Coin Empire Is About to Explode With Millions of New Tokens

Luc Olinga, Gizmodo.com

Entities linked to the president can now sell up to nearly $1 billion worth of $TRUMP. The question is: will they?

Ukraine targets Moscow as Russia reports shooting down more than 100 drones

David Brennan, ABC News

Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces downed at least 126 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning, with at least three craft intercepted over Moscow region.

For Decades, a Treaty Contained the Threat of Nuclear Weapons. Now That’s All at Risk.

Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine

Trump did not create this situation, but he has accelerated its centrifugal forces.

Travel is big business for the US. Trump's policies are making it more costly and less appealing, just before the FIFA World Cup.

Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider

Trump's policies are making it more expensive and less appealing for some international travelers to visit the US right before the FIFA World Cup.

Trump says India and US very close to finalising trade deal

Nikita Yadav - BBC News, Delhi, BBC News

India and the US have been locked in intense trade negotiations, aiming to reach an agreement before steep tariffs kick in.

Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs

Scott Neuman, NPR

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.

Trump hosts Qatar’s PM for private dinner, meets Bahrain crown prince

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US president has focused attention on the Gulf, visiting the region in first foreign policy trip of his second term.

Trump administration pulls $4bn in funds for high-speed rail in California

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US president blasts long-delayed project to link Los Angeles and San Francisco as 'boondoggle' and 'train to nowhere'.

UK Eyes Breakthrough in US Steel Tariff Talks

Bloomberg, Yahoo Entertainment

UK officials are optimistic that the Trump administration will soon agree to modify the domestic-production requirements that are holding up a trade...

US losing ground to China due to Trump’s policies, Democrats warn

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

Sentiment towards the US is deteriorating even among Washington's closest allies, according to Pew survey data.

Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems

Joe Hernandez, NPR

Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.

Major analyst revamps Nvidia stock price target after China surprise

Moz Farooque, TheStreet

The AI arms race just took a monumental turn.

Trump Doubles Down and Points the Finger in Bizarre Epstein Excuse Rant

Josephine Harvey, Daily Beast

Donald Trump intensified efforts to shift blame for the Epstein files controversy in a long-winded rant to a right-wing talk show. The president dialed in to...

Some businesses have held off on hiking prices, but this might not last for long

Katherine Li,Dominick Reuter, Business Insider

Businesses across the board told the Federal Reserve that tariffs have increased their costs either modestly or pronouncedly.

‘It’s just better!’ Trump says he’s convinced Coca-Cola to use cane sugar

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Beverage giant declines to either confirm or deny change to ingredients in its signature soft drink.

Prosecutor in Diddy and Epstein cases fired by justice department

BBC News

It is not clear why Maurene Comey was removed from her job at the elite justice department office in Manhattan.

The Man Who Called Every Crypto Cycle Since 2017 Just Revealed His Blueprint for the $250K Bitcoin Run—And Why This Time Is Different

nickthomas2@benzinga.com, Yahoo Entertainment

After building and selling a media empire for over $150 million, Ran Neer didn’t need to chase the next big thing. Yet since 2016, he’s been all-in on crypto...

‘The love he gave’: Family vows to keep Sayfollah Musallet’s memory alive

Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English

Musallet, a US citizen who ran an ice cream shop in Florida, was killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Thousands of veterans get help from Congress to save their homes from foreclosure

Chris Arnold, NPR

A bipartisan Congress has come to the rescue of vets at risk of losing their homes, after administrations from both parties tore up VA safety nets for homeowners.