Trump News for Tuesday, July 29, 2025

After ‘The Late Show’s Cancellation, Late-Night Writers Vow to Bring the Fight to the Trump Administration

Tara Ariano, Cracked.com

By Tara Ariano Published: July 29th, 2025

New poll shows plunging US public support for Israel’s war on Gaza

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Only 32 percent of survey respondents said they approve of Israel's conduct in Gaza, down 10 points from last year.

Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ young women staff from his Mar-a-Lago resort

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Trump says he cut off his relationship with Epstein because the sex offender poached workers from his Florida resort.

The EPA gives up on climate change

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: President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agen…

In a first, the Senate confirms a new CDC director

Pien Huang, NPR

Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.

CISA caves to Wyden, agrees to release US telco insecurity report - but won’t say when

Jessica Lyons, Theregister.com

The security nerds' equivalent of the Epstein files saga The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Tuesday finally agreed to make public an unclassified report from 2022 about American telecommunications networks' poor security practices.…

Right-Wing Content Creator Exposed for Stealing John Mulaney’s Slur Routine

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Conservatives can’t even make an original joke about the n-word

Los Angeles County seeks ordinance preventing law enforcement from concealing their identities

CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Yahoo Entertainment

Los Angeles County leaders want to prohibit law enforcement officers from concealing their identities while on duty, a response to recent immigration raids...

Two Michigan Men Hated Comcast. So They Built Their Own Broadband Alternative.

Karl Bode, Techdirt

We’ve noted repeatedly how the U.S. is dominated by regional telecom monopolies like AT&T and Comcast that have spent decades working tirelessly to crush regional broadband competition, and have also spent millions of dollars to crush state and federal regula…

The Next Episode of ‘South Park’ Will Bring Back Trump and Tackle ICE Raids

JM McNab, Cracked.com

The president and Satan are still an item it seems

Calls for US to sanction Israeli settlers after Palestinian activist killed

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Trump rolled back sanctions against Israeli settlers, including Yinon Levi, the alleged killer of Awdah Hathaleen.

The spin master in charge of feeding Gaza

Avishay Artsy, Sean Rameswaram, Vox

The desperate plight of starving Gazans has captured the world’s attention. Children are dying of malnutrition. Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while attempting to receive aid. The United Nations World Food Program has found that one-third of Gaza’s …

A new executive order tackles causes of homelessness. Why are some advocates worried?

NPR

President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a new executive order he signed last week. <br><br>It calls for changes that would make it easier for states and cities to move people living on the street into …

Trump says Israel will ‘preside over’ US aid distribution in Gaza

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US president says Israel would do a 'good job' of aid delivery in Gaza despite the mounting death toll at GHF sites.

The Pentagon Against the Think Tanks

Tom Nichols, The Atlantic

Pete Hegseth finds a new enemy.

Bessent warns China on Russian oil purchases that could bring 100% tariffs

David Lawder, Yahoo Entertainment

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he warned Chinese officials that continued purchases of sanctioned Russian oil...

Trump approval rating sinks to 40%, the lowest of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Nicole Jeanine Johnson, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating dropped one percentage point to 40%, the lowest level of his second term in office, as...

Treasury Secretary Bessent says it's 'not the end of the world' if Trump's snapback tariffs go into effect on Friday

Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider

Time is running out for countries to reach an agreement to avoid Donald Trump's delayed tariffs.

Don't believe the hype about tariff rebate checks just yet

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

GOP senators dismissed the idea of sending tariff revenue checks to Americans, with one saying it's "the dumbest idea I've ever heard."

Photos show 'Golf Force One,' the Secret Service golf cart that accompanied Trump around his Scotland resort

Talia Lakritz, Business Insider

Nicknamed "Golf Force One," the golf cart is one of many vehicles the Secret Service uses to protect the commander in chief.

Extraordinarily Renditioned Migrants Report Back From El Salvador’s Maximum Security Hellhole

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

President Trump wanted a war on Latin Americans and found an obliging partner in El Salvador, currently headed by President Nayib Bukele. Bukele has managed to bring down El Salvador’s homicide rate since he became president, but it’s more due to routine righ…

juergen teller’s emotionally charged images to inaugurate ‘onassis ready’ art space in athens

thomai tsimpou I designboom, Designboom

the artist’s most comprehensive solo presentation in greece is set to run from october 19th to december 30th, 2025. The post juergen teller’s emotionally charged images to inaugurate ‘onassis ready’ art space in athens appeared first on designboom | architect…

Trump says his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein was over spa workers at Mar-a-Lago

Franco Ordoñez, NPR

Trump has said he kicked Epstein out of his club for hiring workers away from Mar-a-Lago. When asked Tuesday if the workers included young women, Trump responded, "the answer is yes, they were."

Judge weighs challenge to Trump mandates as domestic violence groups warn of shutdown risk

Katie Mulvaney, Providence Journal, The Providence Journal

Lawyers said the domestic violence organizations need to know “on the ground” whether their actions are legal.

WATCH: 'Freakier Friday' cast share its dream Friday

ABC News

Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more break down their ideal pre-weekend plans.

WATCH: Chad Michael Murray's son uses a hilarious pickup line

ABC News

If you want a photo with Chad Michael Murray, you'll have to go through his unofficial PR rep -- his son.

WATCH: Pilot surprises grandmother with sweetest surprise

ABC News

Grandma Carolyn was in for a big surprise when she saw her pilot grandson, Justin Shurtz, make a special announcement on her flight to Chicago.

IMF nudges up 2025 growth forecast but says tariff risks still dog outlook

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Future tariff increases are not reflected in the IMF numbers, and could raise effective tariff rates further, it warned.

No India tariff deal means Apple will face iPhone import fees eight times higher than before

Malcolm Owen, AppleInsider

The decade-long effort to shift U.S. iPhone manufacture out of China to India is going to become more expensive for Apple, just in time for iPhone 17 season.Tariffs already affect iPhone imports into the U.S., and they're set to get even higher.The Trump-inst…

Apple Is Opening a Manufacturing Academy in Detroit

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The move comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly asked the tech company to build iPhones in the U.S.

Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress on Epstein if she is pardoned

Aaron Katersky, ABC News

Maxwell's overt pitch for clemency came in a letter to the House Oversight Committee which subpoenaed Maxwell for testimony and records.

Will the US-EU Tariff Worsen the Luxury Slowdown?

info@hypebeast.com (Hypebeast), HYPEBEAST

SummaryA new US-EU trade deal imposes a 15% tariff on European goods, further straining the luxury fashion industry already facing a significant global slowdown and disappointing earnings reports from major groups like LVMH and Kering.Luxury brands, including…

Voters See Dems as More Corrupt Than Republicans Despite Trump’s Grifting

Tessa Suart, Rolling Stone

Even in an era of Trump meme coins and library fund shakedowns, voters in key congressional districts see Dems as the corrupt ones, a new poll finds.

The U.S. May Change Strategy in Its Battle With China for AI Dominance

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

China’s AI messaging is starting to sound like “AI for all,” but the United States is split on its own tactic.

Joe Rogan Accuses Donald Trump of Gaslighting Him

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

The host of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ thinks Trump might be lying to him

Here Are the Worst Times Jay Leno Participated in ‘Alienating’ Political Comedy

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Leno claimed he never took sides in politics like today’s late-night hosts, but we kept the receipts

When Supporting Your Boss Becomes a Federal Crime: Trump DOJ Investigates Faculty for Backing Their President

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

The Trump administration’s war on higher education has reached new levels of authoritarian absurdity. Not content with merely investigating George Mason University and its president Gregory Washington for his diversity efforts, the Department of Justice has n…

Demands major conditions for testimony, including immunity...

Kaitlan Collins, CNN

Demands major conditions for testimony, including immunity... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:TINA BROWN: Ghislaine's Secrets... Her Life May Be at Risk... UPDATE: FBI Has Secret Prison Tape With No 'Missing Minute'... …

WATCH: 'Worst-case scenario of famine' unfolding in Gaza, IPC says

ABC News

More food is now reaching Gaza, according to ABC News’ Chief International Correspondent James Longman, but it is not nearly enough, per the U.N.

DOJ Has a Copy of the Epstein Jail Video With the ‘Missing Minute’: Report

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Pam Bondi previously said every video from that jail is missing a minute but didn't provide proof.

Union Pacific to buy Norfolk Southern for $85bn

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The deal, which would build first coast-to-coast freight rail, could take up to two years to complete amid scrutiny.

Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene decries ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Right-wing congresswoman condemns the 'starvation happening in Gaza' as she criticises pro-Israel colleague Randy Fine.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 Could Be the Best Laptop to Replace Your Desktop Yet

Kyle Barr, Gizmodo.com

As much as the silly AniMe lights draw the most attention, it's what's happening underneath this massive gaming laptop that matters most.

Procter and Gamble to raise prices to offset tariff costs

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The world’s largest consumer goods maker said it will have to raise prices on a quarter of its products starting August.

Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film shot dead by Israeli settler, director says

BBC News

Odeh Hathaleen, who was killed, helped film the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.

All the Canonical Donald Trumps on ‘South Park’

JM McNab, Cracked.com

Not all ‘South Park’ Trumps were created equally

Canalys: India is now the leading smartphone exporter to the US

Michail, GSMArena.com

India has overtaken China as the leading manufacturing hub for smartphones sold in the US. The latest Canalys report shows that 44% of all US smartphone imports for the April–June period (Q2) were made in India. This is a remarkable rise compared to last year…

WATCH: Netanyahu considers plan to annex territories in Gaza if no ceasefire: Sources

ABC News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to annex territories in Gaza, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Comedians Says Colbert Cancelation Will Mean More Trump Jokes, Not Less

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

By Matt Solomon Published: July 29th, 2025

Trump May Be Winning On Main, But His Local Prosecutors Can’t Even Get Grand Jury Indictments

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

I know it often seems like it’s bad news all the time on the Techdirt channel. And I’m sorry it’s that way. I wish we weren’t dealing with a daily deluge of new awfulness from the current president and his enablers. But that’s what’s happening so that’s how i…

Trump’s EPA Targets ‘Endangerment Finding’ Underlying Climate Change Policy for Reducing Carbon

Andrea Thompson, Scientific American

The Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing rationale and legal imperative for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act

WATCH: Manhattan shooting suspect claimed to have CTE, mentioned the NFL in a note

ABC News

Shane Tamura, the suspect in the deadly shooting in Midtown Manhattan, carried a note in his pocket claiming he suffered from CTE and also made references to the NFL, police sources told ABC News.

11 Women Who Changed Journalism

Colin Scanlon, Mental Floss

From landmark reporters to modern media moguls, these women transformed journalism as we know it.

Brace for the Most Expensive Coffee Yet, as Trump’s Tariffs Mix With the Climate Crisis

Frida Garza, Grist, Gizmodo.com

From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.

The IPCC: Can it regain its credibility?

Jonathon Porritt, Meer.com

A critical examination of climate science risk assessments and the growing challenge from global actuaries

Trump Used Your Tax Dollars to Open His New Scottish Golf Course

Nikkimccannramirez, Rolling Stone

Donald Trump inaugurated a new, private golf course in Scotland during an official state trip funded by taxpayers.

Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation

MATTHEW DALY, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate...

How Spanish olive exporters survived Trump tariffs since 2017

Reuters Videos, Yahoo Entertainment

STORY: Spain's black olive exporters were slapped with harsh tariffs in U.S. President Donald Trump's first term.Only four major players remain among the 25 ...

Cargo surge amid tariff turmoil drives the Port of Savannah to its 2nd busiest year

RUSS BYNUM, Yahoo Entertainment

Retailers scrambling to stock up ahead of anticipated stiff tariffs on imports boosted the Port of Savannah, one of the top U.S. container ports, to its...

WATCH: What we know about midtown Manhattan shooting suspect

ABC News

Shane Devon Tamura has been identified as the man who allegedly shot and killed four people at a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday.

WATCH: Fighter jet in 'close call' with flock of birds

ABC News

A Spanish air force pilot performed a maneuver to avoid a flock of birds during the International Air Festival in Gijon.

Apple Manufacturing Academy opening in Detroit to support US businesses

Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac

A new Apple Manufacturing Academy has been announced by the company, launching in Detroit on August 19. The iPhone maker says it will offer free training in “smart manufacturing” for small and medium businesses from across the country. The initiative is wo…

Bondi Takes Revenge on Judge Trump Absolutely Hates...

Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic

Bondi Takes Revenge on Judge Trump Absolutely Hates... (First column, 6th story, link)

Elon Musk Keeps Suggesting War Is a Good Thing for Society

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

“When you have an extended period of prosperity with no existential war, there’s no cleansing function..."

Josh Hawley Wants to Send Out Rebate Checks So Americans Can ‘Benefit’ From Trump’s Tariffs

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

A laptop will cost you more today, but maybe one day you'll get a check in the mail.

Taxman picks up $140M tab after Cadence fined for China export violations

Dan Robinson, Theregister.com

Changes enacted in Trump's budget cover cost of penalty Electronic design biz Cadence has agreed to plead guilty and pay more than $140 million in fines over charges that it unlawfully sold semiconductor design tools to a university linked with the Chinese mi…

FCC To Install A ‘Bias Monitor’ At New CBS To Ensure Network Kisses Trump’s Ass

Karl Bode, Techdirt

Last week Trump’s FCC lackey, Brendan Carr, quickly set about rubber stamping approval for the $8 billion CBS Skyance merger, now that CBS execs paid their $16 million bribe to the king. One of the key merger conditions to net approval was the installation of…

Trump coveted Canada as 51st state. Most Canadians differ with him on religion's role in public life

Yahoo Entertainment

Are prices going up because of tariffs? Here's what we know

Alina Selyukh, NPR

Prices have risen a tad on some items especially affected by tariffs. But for the most part, companies are finding ways to delay price increases — for now.

Defunding SNAP Is a Thoroughly Stupid Move

Danielle Han, Jezebel

The decision is economically ruinous, and the fallout will be disastrous

Umpires No More

David Cole, The New York Review of Books

At his confirmation hearings in 2005, Chief Justice John Roberts famously compared judges to umpires. “It’s my job to call balls and strikes,” he said. “Umpires don’t make the rules, they apply them.” It’s not clear that anyone ever really bought the analogy,…

Anthropic Faces Potentially "Business-Ending" Copyright Lawsuit

Garrison Lovely, Obsolete.pub

A class action over pirated books exposes the 'responsible' AI company to penalties that could bankrupt it — and reshape the entire industry

Automakers are starting to reveal how much Trump's tariffs are costing them

Tom Carter, Business Insider

Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis became the latest automaker to forecast a heavy hit from Trump's tariffs on imported vehicles on Tuesday.

Now that countries have capitulated on tariffs, Trump will be back for more

Nick Dearden, Melanie Foley, Al Jazeera English

Governments should stop handing Trump unnecessary victories and stand up to him. This is the only way to defeat him.

Trump Has Found the One Late-Night Host He Likes: Bill Maher

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

The kind of endorsement no one should desire these days

Inmates, pregnant woman among 22 killed in Russia’s attacks on Ukraine

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Ukrainian drone attacks kill at least one person in Russia's southern Rostov region.

After firing chaplains for speaking out, Ohio hospital CEO warns others to keep quiet

Marty Schladen, Ohiocapitaljournal.com

In the middle of a national firestorm, the top executive of a venerable Ohio hospital last Thursday told employees that “misinformation and lack of context...

Was disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein a spy? There's nothing about that in the Epstein files, sources say.

Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider

People who've seen the Epstein files say nothing in them backs up one of the biggest conspiracy theories about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Seth Meyers Says Future of ‘Late Night’ Is ‘Outside of My Control’

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

Seth Meyers reflected on the future of his show 'Late Night' during an interview on podcast 'Armchair Expert.'

Jon Stewart Takes Aim at Trump’s Epstein Defense: ‘He Fled the Country’

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

Jon Stewart discussed Donald Trump's recent visit to Scotland and his many defenses around the Epstein files on 'The Daily Show.'

US stopover by Taiwan’s president cancelled; Trump mulls China trip: Report

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a stopover in New York by Taiwan's president, says considers China trip.

Trump denies seeking summit with Xi, says he ‘may’ visit China

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US president says he will visit China only at the invitation of Chinese leader.

Shooter opens fire outside Reno casino, killing 3 and injuring several others

The Associated Press, NPR

A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and wounding three others before police shot the suspect and arrested him, officials said.

WATCH: 'We're not shielding anything,' Vance says of Epstein files

ABC News

Vice President JD Vance was asked about the Epstein files Monday and took the opportunity to defend President Trump and his handling of the ongoing saga.

Jessica Williams Says Urkel Didn’t Do 9/11 in Her Return to ‘The Daily Show’

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

Trump’s attempts to throw prominent Black Americans under the boast won’t fly with the former correspondent

Jon Stewart Is Rightfully Including Bill Clinton in the Epstein Jokes

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

Because there are actually two American presidents involved in one of the largest scandals in U.S. history

US has no plans to assist Jordan with Gaza aid airdrops, officials say

Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News

Jordan plans to launch a three-week airdrop operation in early August.

North Korea says Trump must accept its status as a nuclear weapons state

John Power, Al Jazeera English

North Korean leader’s powerful sister says talks aimed at denuclearisation would be interpreted as a 'mockery'.

Immigrants in the US illegally fight the Trump administration's new no-bail policy

Tovia Smith, NPR

Under the new policy, all immigrants will be treated the same. But advocates warn this new approach is a misinterpretation of existing law.

Exclusive-Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand, sources say

Liam Mo, Brenda Goh and Karen Freifeld, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIJING/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Nvidia placed orders for 300,000 H20 chipsets with contract manufacturer TSMC last week, two sources said, with one of...

DHS Repurposes Johnny Cash, WWII Film, And The Bible Itself To Pretend God Hates Migrants

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

(To all readers: the use of “God” in this post refers to the generically Christian ideal of God, and not any particular god or gods referenced/respected by other religions. The capitalization is there to make a point to the kind of people who insist on capita…

Explainer-What's at stake for Japan's fragile bond market this week

Kevin Buckland, Yahoo Entertainment

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's bond market faces stern tests this week, from domestic political ructions and a possible hawkish shift at the central bank to global...

The Trump administration attack dog you should pay attention to

Andrew Prokop, Vox

The Trump administration’s loudest attack dog of late holds an unlikely position: director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.  The FHFA’s 37-year old director, Bill Pulte, has been pounding the drums to get Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell fired. He’s …

London to celebrate Lionesses with open-top bus parade

BBC News

The event in London will begin along The Mall and end with a ceremony in front of Buckingham Palace.

As Trump’s August 1 deadline looms, tariffs are here to say, experts say

Megha Bahree, Al Jazeera English

Trump's protectionist moves likely to keep pushing countries to lessen their reliance on the US, analysts say.

Why it matters that top Republicans are deferring to Trump on a possible Maxwell pardon

Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN, CNN

Plenty of Republicans are walking a tricky line right now on the Jeffrey Epstein files. But few have walked one as tricky as congressional leadership in...

Chris Mason: Trump visit provides Starmer with invaluable access

BBC News

The PM's time with the president helped burnish a relationship as solid as it is improbable.

Oklahoma authorities investigate reports of explicit images on state education chief's TV

JAMIE STENGLE and JOHN HANNA, Yahoo Entertainment

An Oklahoma sheriff’s office Monday opened an investigation over reports that images of nude women were displayed on the state’s school superintendent office...

Schumer blasts Trump’s EU deal: ‘It’s fake!’

Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted the trade deal negotiated between the United States and the European Union over the weekend, calling it...