Trump News for Monday, July 21, 2025

David Letterman Backs Colbert Amid ‘Late Show’ Cancellation: ‘Can’t Spell CBS Without BS’

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone

David Letterman shared a montage slamming CBS after 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' was canceled: 'You can’t spell CBS without BS,' he wrote.

Nissan Plans to Shutter Mexican Factories in Cost-Cutting Move

James Ochoa, Autoblog

According to a new report from Automotive News, Japanese automotive powerhouse Nissan is planning to reduce its manufacturing capacity in Mexico next year by...

A Federal Trial Reveals the Sprawling Plan Behind Trump’s Attacks on Pro-Palestinian Students

Cristian Farias, The New Yorker

In Boston, a Reagan appointee is on pace to get to the bottom of the campaign against Mahmoud Khalil and others the Administration wants to deport over their activism.

Here’s What Trump Told Howard Stern in 2006 When Asked About His Minimum Sexual Age Limit

Yahoo Entertainment

US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.

Donald Trump Just Got A Brutal New Nickname Courtesy Of Jasmine Crockett, And The Internet Can't Stop Talking About It

Lee Moran, Buzzfeed

Yes, it has to do with the Epstein files.

Trump and Netanyahu weren’t on the same page for long

Joshua Keating, Vox

One month ago, while announcing US airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program, President Donald Trump said that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had worked together as a team “like perhaps no team has ever worked before.” This was notable bec…

The Pettiness of the President

Tom Nichols, The Atlantic

Donald Trump seems to have no theory of governance beyond personal gain and retribution.

Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants

Ximena Bustillo, NPR

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.

US to deport Haitian legal permanent residents with alleged gang ties

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti's Viv Ansanm gang a 'foreign terrorist organisation'.

White House pulls The Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Trump-Epstein story

Kelsey Vlamis,Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

The White House said The Wall Street Journal would not be in the press pool traveling with Trump to Scotland due to its report on the Epstein letter.

Is Emil Bove the face of a new MAGA judiciary?

NPR

President Trump helped reshape the federal courts during his first term in office. And he relied heavily on the Federalist Society in that effort, which helped him zero in on judges with a conservative, originalist interpretation of the constitution.<br><br>N…

Sen. Wyden Wants Answers From The DHS About Its Crime Database Full Of Migrant Children’s DNA

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

To be sure, the DHS is just going to blow off Senator Wyden’s demands for answers, just as it has blown off congressional oversight, court orders, and pretty much the entirety of the US Constitution. (We’re all just waiting to be told we’re obligated to house…

Trump administration declassifies Martin Luther King Jr assassination files

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The release of hundreds of thousands of pages related to the civil rights leader comes despite his family's opposition.

Harvard University and the Trump administration battle in court

Cheyenne McNeill, Salon

After months of attacks, attorneys for Harvard and the Trump administration met in a Massachusetts courtroom.

A new Supreme Court case is an existential threat to the Voting Rights Act

Ian Millhiser, Vox

In mid-May, two Republicans on a federal appeals court declared that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — the landmark law that a Senate report once described as “the most successful civil rights statute in the history of the Nation” — is effectively null and void…

IMF says Gita Gopinath leaving at end of August to return to Harvard

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The move gives the US Treasury a chance to recommend a replacement at a time Trump is reshaping global economy.

Tesla’s long-delayed 1950s-inspired diner and charging location is finally opening

Jay Peters, The Verge

Tesla’s long-in-the-works 1950s-inspired diner and drive-in Supercharger station in Los Angeles is expected to officially open today – and the company may build more of them down the line. The Tesla Diner lets people grab comfort food like burgers and fries (…

Will Zohran Mamdani help or hurt New York’s economy?

Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English

Free buses, rent freezes and city-run grocery stores won over Democratic voters as investor class pushes back.

Community bail funds face backlash from GOP lawmakers after a 2020 surge in popularity

Meg Anderson, NPR

Bail Funds — where community members donate money to help others post bail — exploded in popularity after the 2020 protests against police brutality. Since then, they've faced political blowback, and a wave of legislation working to restrict them.

As Trump’s tariff deadline looms, economists see calm before the storm

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Trump's tariffs have had a limited impact on the global economy so far, but analysts fear the worst is yet to come.

5 Years After Breonna Taylor Was Killed, Justice Still Falls Short

Danielle Han, Jezebel

On Monday, one of the cops responsible for Taylor’s death was sentenced to prison. It wasn’t the “one day” the Justice Department recommended, but it was still far from the maximum sentence.

Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.

Afeef Nessouli, Steven W. Thrasher, The Intercept

The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The post Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making. appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump’s $10 Billion WSJ Lawsuit Over Epstein Article Reveals His Lawyers Can’t Read Good

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

We’ve seen some pretty ridiculous lawsuits here at Techdirt, but the one that Donald Trump filed on Friday against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over the article about the birthday card he was alleged to have given Epstein is so legally incompete…

Trump White House Pulls Wall Street Journal Reporter From Upcoming Press Travel Pool Because Of Jeffrey Epstein Story

Ted Johnson, Deadline

A reporter from The Wall Street Journal was removed from the press pool for Donald Trump’s trip to Scotland this weekend because of the publication’s recent story on the president’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt …

Polymarket Says Its Coming Back to the U.S.

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

The betting site is on the rebound amid relaxed scrutiny from the Trump administration.

Lawmakers typically get a month off for 'August recess.' Trump wants to cancel it this year.

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

Congress is typically out of session for the whole month of August. Now, Trump wants them to abandon those plans and stay in DC.

Fake Trump-Epstein Letters Spread Online After Bombshell Report

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

At least five fake versions of the letter are circulating on platforms like Facebook, X, and Bluesky.

ICE Detention Centers Are Worse Than Bad

Danielle Han, Jezebel

In a new report from Human Rights Watch, detainees in Florida share harrowing stories and say they're being treated like animals.

Here Comes the Pain From Trump’s Tariffs

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

Jeep maker Stellantis says it's expecting a $2.7 billion loss.

Breonna Taylor’s family “heartbroken” over 1-day sentence

Cheyenne McNeill, Salon

Attorneys for Taylor’s family described the Trump administration's actions as a "blatant betrayal"

Why Nate Silver turned down a 'Daily Show' appearance

Peter Kafka, Business Insider

Nate Silver turned down a chance to appear on "The Daily Show" last fall. He was doing a book tour. That shows how far late-night TV has fallen.

Humongous parachute for European Mars landing mission tested successfully

Richard Speed, Theregister.com

As US lawmakers wrangle over NASA’s stake in ExoMars, at least the chutes work video The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted a successful parachute test for the ExoMars Mars landing rover earlier this month, even as uncertainty looms over US involvement in …

What the Cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” Means

Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker

Vinson Cunningham on CBS’s decision to end the series, announced days after Paramount, its parent company, settled a lawsuit over “60 Minutes” with President Donald Trump and completed a sale to Skydance Media.

HRW Report Documents Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025

John Gruber, Human Rights Watch

The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome), Broward Transitional Center (BTC), a…

ICE Lawyers Are Trying To Remain Anonymous In Court Like The Cowards They Are

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

No matter what the DHS and ICE say about the justification of ICE officers remaining masked during raids, it’s all about avoiding public accountability. DHS boss Kristi Noem says alarmist things about ICE officers being “targeted” or “doxxed,” but it’s all ab…

Lawyers ask that Kilmar Abrego Garcia stay in jail to avoid US deportation

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Despite being wrongly deported and returned to the US, lawyers say Abrego Garcia again faces expulsion.

Hearing begins in Harvard’s case against the Trump administration

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The university is suing for the restoration of more than $2bn in grants cut for hundreds of research projects.

Judge Warns Trump Is Turning Into Henry II With His Dangerous Rants

Yahoo Entertainment

Donald Trump Had No Idea ‘Drunk Uncle’ Was Roasting Him on ‘SNL’

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

By Matt Solomon Published: July 21st, 2025

Philippines’ Marcos to meet Trump seeking trade deal

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Leaders expected to hold talks on bilateral trade days before US tariffs on Philippine goods set to take effect.

Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future

JOSHUA A. BICKEL, ISABELLA O'MALLEY, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Phys.Org

Sweat covers Isaac Barnes's face under his beekeeper's veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It's a workout in what feels like a sauna as the late-morning June temperatures rise.

The US Environmental Protection Agency's retreat from science endangers the health of people and the planet

Scott Glaberman, H. Christopher Frey, Tamara Tal, Phys.Org

Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has driven many of the biggest …

Brazil's President's Message To The American People Is Definitely Going To ENRAGE Donald Trump

Matt Stopera, Buzzfeed

"We're a joke to the rest of the planet."View Entire Post ›

UK Backing Down on Apple Encryption Backdoor After Pressure From US

msmash, Slashdot.org

Sir Keir Starmer's government is seeking a way out of a clash with the Trump administration over the UK's demand that Apple provide it with access to secure customer data, Financial Times reported Monday, citing two officials. From the report: The officials b…

Charter Communications Will Match New Federal Savings Accounts For Children Of Employees

jillg366, Deadline

Charter Communications, which has a big merger pending before the FCC, announced today that it will match a new federal program giving $1,000 dollars to newborns for children of its employees The “Trump Accounts” are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act the…

‘Less than human’: Report details Trump immigration detention centre abuses

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Detainees at three Florida detention centres report being denied medical care while subjected to degrading conditions.

Tulsi Gabbard Uses The Twitter Files Playbook To Mislead Gullible MAGA Fools

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

I’ve been warning people since the beginning of the year to expect the Trump regime to use the Twitter Files playbook on the US government and now we’re seeing exactly that play out. Trump is facing a bunch of pushback over the Jeffrey Epstein nonsense, so he…

Video from 1991 shows Trump at teen modeling competition

Garrett Owen, Salon

A resurfaced video from a 1991 modeling competition shows the president judging its young contestants

WATCH: Caitlin Clark discusses fan reception during 2025 season

ABC News

The Indiana Fever player told "GMA" what her fans mean to her during WNBA All-Star Weekend.

Meet the young Republicans who want to deport Zohran Mamdani

Russell Payne, Salon

NYC's Young Republican club cosplays as a deadly political weapon, but may be less ferocious than it appears

WATCH: WNBA players share their dream 1-on-1 matchups

ABC News

Paige Bueckers, Napheesa Collier and more shared their ideal matchup with "GMA."

WATCH: Sterling K. Brown talks 'Paradise' season 2

ABC News

The actor revealed what's next for Agent Xavier Collins on the hit Hulu show.

WATCH: Adam Sandler reveals 'Happy Gilmore 2' celebrity cameos

ABC News

The actor spilled on who viewers can expect to see in the upcoming sequel -- including his own family.

WATCH: Bia shares her 'Summer Hot Takes' with 'GMA'

ABC News

The singer shared her picks as part of the "GMA" Summer Concert Series.

WATCH: G-Eazy plays 'Take 5' with 'GMA'

ABC News

The rapper shared his five favorite foods, vacation spots and more.

Mercedes-Benz’s Latest Decision Signals Trouble Ahead for EVs

Luc Olinga, Gizmodo.com

The luxury carmaker is hitting the brakes on its EQ line, a move that could be seen as the beginning of the industry's troubles as federal tax breaks are set to expire.

5 Things to Know About Powerful New U.S.-India Satellite, NISAR

Anthony Greicius, NASA

Data from NISAR will map changes to Earth’s surface, helping improve crop management, natural hazard monitoring, and tracking of sea ice and glaciers. A new U.S.-India satellite called NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) will provide high-resolution da…

Marc Maron Picked A Bad Time to Revisit His Beef With Jon Stewart

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

As Paramount silences comedic critics of the President, Maron describes Stewart as his greatest nemesis

Republican tax law leaves experts searching for words

Brian Faler, Politico

"OB3"? "OB-cubed"? A pithy nickname for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is proving to be elusive.

A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk

Ronnie Cohen, NPR

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

Treasury Secretary Bessent bashes Fed 'fear mongering' over tariffs and says central bank should be reviewed

jsor@businessinsider.com (Jennifer Sor), Business Insider

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the latest Fed drama, pointing to the "fear-mongering" around tariffs and the potential for higher inflation.

This ‘violently racist’ hacker claims to be the source of The New York Times’ Mamdani scoop

Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge

The ultimate source for The New York Times' story about Zohran Mamdani's college application is an open secret. It's an anime-loving neo-Nazi whose hobbies include furry drawings, posting fan art of a video game character, and hacking universities. On X, the …

Why tech billionaires want a ‘corporate dictatorship’

Jon Fortt, The Verge

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist, cohost of Closing Bell: Overtime, and creator of the Fortt Knox streaming series on LinkedIn. I’m guest-hosting for a couple more episodes of Decoder this summer while Nilay is out on parental…

Trump Administration Sued Over Medicaid Funding Ban (Again)

Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel

A second reproductive health organization has filed a lawsuit against Trump’s so-called "big, beautiful bill," aiming to protect thousands of Mainers from losing access to basic health care.

Transcript: Neil Dutta, RenMac

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Neil Dutta, Economics Chief at Renaissance Macro Research, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Bloomberg. All of our earlier …

Trump 2.0 Support For Lina Khan Style Antitrust Reform Wound Up Being An Unsurprising Lie

Karl Bode, Techdirt

In a lead up to the last Presidential Election, one of the lies circulated by the Trump camp to befuddle plebs and rubes was that Trump 2.0 was going to be “serious about antitrust reform.” You didn’t have to look far for some baseless claims in the press (or…

WATCH: Inside Ukraine's drone school for kids

ABC News

ABC News meets the Ukrainian students learning drone piloting skills that soldiers are using on the battlefield.

Apple's iPhone production in India soars as sales increase

Malcolm Owen, AppleInsider

Apple's production in India reportedly surged in the early stages of 2025, with up to 17% of global iPhone production stemming from the country.Tim Cook in a previous visit to India. Image Credit: AppleApple has been gradually expanding its manufacturing oper…

Putin says FSB approval will be needed for foreign vessels entering Russian ports

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Foreign vessels will require the approval of Russia's FSB security service to access the country's ports, according to a decree signed by...

BOE's new fight with Samsung Display could affect the iPhone Fold

William Gallagher, AppleInsider

BOE filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Display, seeking a US ban on completed smartphones, which theoretically may include the iPhone Fold.Render of a possible iPhone Fold - Source AppleInsiderWhile news of the suit has only now been reve…

Meta snubs the EU’s voluntary AI guidelines

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge

Meta says it won’t sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice agreement, warning that “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.” The code published by the EU on July 10th is a voluntary set of guidelines to help companies follow th…

Harvard and Trump admin. face off in court. And, Texas seeks new congressional map

Brittney Melton, NPR

Harvard and the Trump administration are facing off in federal court today over the freezing of over $2 billion in grants and contracts. And, Texas lawmakers are seeking a new congressional makeup.

Republicans can't stop talking about Joe Biden. That may be a problem

BILL BARROW and MATT BROWN, Yahoo Entertainment

It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. The House has launched investigations asserting that Biden’s closest advisers covered up a...

Trump’s Personal Lawyer Turned U.S. Attorney Has Prosecutors Running for the Exit

Janna Brancolini, Daily Beast

Federal prosecutors in New Jersey are reportedly desperate to be free of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and partisan sidekick, Alina Habba...

MAGA’s tantrum over “woke” Superman is nastier than their usual whining

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Lying about the character's legacy is part of the larger right-wing project to rewrite history

UK will back down over its demands on Apple for an encryption backdoor

William Gallagher, AppleInsider

Faced with US pressure, the UK is reportedly looking for a way out of its own demands for an iOS backdoor, without also limiting its future ambitions.UK Parliament — image credit: UK GovernmentIn 2024, the UK changed its own laws so that it could demand Apple…

As US wildfires rage, firefighters clean toilets after Trump staff cuts, critics say

Andrew Hay, Yahoo Entertainment

(Reuters) -The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have...

How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the silence on Epstein files matters

Art Jipson, Salon

The "Epstein files" furor is fallout from the legitimization of crank beliefs.

How Trump Killed Cancer Research

Elisa Muyl, Anthony Lydgate, Wired

Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.

New York establishment Democrats mull over Mamdani charm offensive

Amie Parnes, The Hill

New York Democrats cool to their party’s Big Apple mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani are weighing their options as the 33-year-old progressive makes his own...

“Yes, And” for Downsized Federal Workers

Sadie Dingfelder, The New Yorker

A Washington, D.C., improv theatre invited recently laid-off civil servants to a free workshop, Sadie Dingfelder writes. The goals: stay adaptable, and maybe even laugh.

The First Time America Went Beard Crazy

Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker

Margaret Talbot reviews “Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America,” by Sarah Gold McBride.

Moscow and Kyiv rocked by drone strikes as leaders position for fresh talks

David Brennan, ABC News

Russia and Ukraine again exchanged a series of major overnight drone strikes as the two sides maneuvered ahead of a possible resumption of ceasefire talks.

Trump officials to visit Fed amid renovation probe, Semafor reports

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is in talks to attend the visit as well, the report added, citing a person familiar with the plans. Trump has raised the...

Trump Shares AI Video of Obama Getting Arrested

Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has shared an AI-generated video of former President Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office by FBI agents. [Read More]

Analysis-Trump's renewed interest in Pakistan has India recalibrating China ties

Shivam Patel and Aftab Ahmed, Yahoo Entertainment

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's lunch meeting with Pakistan's military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning...

Ellen DeGeneres Says She Moved to the U.K. Because of Trump: ‘Everything Here Is Just Better’

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

"I wish that we lived in a society where everybody could accept other people and their differences," the comedian acknowledged at an event on Sunday

In South Korea, Trump’s tariff threats place US love affair under strain

David D. Lee, Al Jazeera English

South Koreans' perceptions of the US have taken a dive amid Trump's 'America First' foreign policy and trade agenda.

Bank of America Securities Maintained a Buy Rating on Pony AI (PONY)

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

Pony AI Inc. (NASDAQ:PONY) is one of the Most Promising New Technology Stocks According to Wall Street Analysts. On May 20, Ming-Hsun Lee from Bank of...

Valens (VLN) Powers First MIPI A-PHY Embedded Vision System

Ali Ahmed, Yahoo Entertainment

Valens Semiconductor Ltd. (NYSE:VLN) is one of the 11 Best Semiconductor Penny Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On July 15, Valens Semiconductor Ltd. ...

Nestlé Waters proves with its Lion-winning ‘Sopranos’ ad that TikTok trends and AI stunts aren’t necessary to make an impact

Sara Jerde, Digiday

By withholding generative AI from the creative process, Nestlé Waters helped establish a "playground" for 'Sopranos' stars in its Lion-winning campaign.

Influencer marketing survival playbook: How the creator economy is shaping up in the back half of 2025

Kimeko McCoy, Digiday

As brands tighten budgets and pull back from DEI, mid-tier and multicultural creators are feeling the squeeze. In the second half of 2025, the creator economy is shifting—from chasing virality to building long-term survival.

Apple (AAPL) iPhone Production Soars as India Gains Prominence Amid Slowing U.S. Demand

Sanmit Amin, Yahoo Entertainment

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most profitable consumer stocks to buy now. Apple significantly ramped up iPhone production in the first half of 2025,...

5 reasons Wall Street is in chill mode

htan@insider.com (Huileng Tan), Business Insider

Key US indexes have been hitting record highs on a winning streak post "Liberation Day."

Ronda Rousey Refuses To Apologize For Where She Stands Politically

Andrew Holleran, The Spun

Ronda Rousey remains one of the most iconic fighters in the history of the UFC. Rousey, now 38, has gotten involved in several different areas of...

Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

Poorest nations set to lose out as Western countries redirect development funding to defence and domestic spending.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,243

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Here are the key events on day 1,243 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.