Trump News for Friday, August 1, 2025

For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its...

Jeffrey Epstein's right-hand woman, incarcerated for 20 years and teeming with knowledge about the late financier, met with a Department of Justice liaison...

(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday lifted a judge's order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from stripping hundreds of...

The current political environment and currency market disruption are disturbingly similar.

Trump's history of criticizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report has surfaced in the wake of his decision to fire commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: August 01st, 2025

A coalition of 16 states and D.C. argue in the lawsuit that the Trump administration is trying to effectuate a national ban on gender-affirming care for youth by intimidating hospitals and doctors.

The administration disagreed with the jobs count released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so the administration is firing the commissioner. For NPR, Scott Horsley reports: U.S. employers added j…

For the second time this week, Barack Obama has been called out by Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Pearl's feud with Obama started earlier this week...

President Donald Trump has ordered two nuclear submarines to move into the “appropriate regions” in response to what he called Russia’s “highly provocative statements.”

The US economy is bending — but not yet breaking — beneath the weight of President Donald Trump’s nationalist agenda. That is the story told by an avalanche of economic data released last week.  According to those new figures, employers are pulling back on hi…

A firm that represents Pete Hegseth and once represented Donald Trump now employs the co-executor of the disgraced financier’s estate.

The president is rattling a nuclear saber as a distraction.

MAGA notches another win in its battle against anything good in America.

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: The Trump administration got some ugly jobs numbers to…

Musk seems to still want to be in Trump's good graces, even after accusing the President of being in the Epstein files.

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has quietly joined the parade of tech giants rolling back basic protections for transgender users, removing explicit prohibitions against deadnaming and misgendering from its hate speech policies this week. The change, first spotted b…

The closure of Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a loss for jokes

Crashes the multibillion-dollar DoD party alongside Boeing, Lockheed, and Raytheon There are no official criteria for what constitutes membership in the upper echelon of the US military industrial complex, but a $10 billion deal that consolidates dozens of co…

Turns out it wasn’t actually that strong.

Stocks tumbled on Friday in response to the sweeping new levies.

The Russian president says Moscow's initial tough demands must be met, despite a looming US sanctions deadline.

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.

"A future and updated exhibit will include all impeachments," according to a statement from the Smithsonian.

To reflect democratic principles, AI must be built in the open. If the U.S. wants to lead the AI race, it must lead the open-source AI race.

Apple and other tech giants reported their quarterly earnings this week

Four months after President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes threw the global economy into chaos, we got a sequel — but there appears to be at least somewhat more of a method to Trump’s tariff madness this time around. Trump is using the threat of…

Just about every piece of hardware that Nintendo sells is getting a little more expensive in the US - with the exception of the Switch 2. That includes all models of the original Switch, a bunch of accessories, and even a motion-activated alarm clock. The cha…

Trump said Friday he will fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following a disappointing jobs report.

Trump's buddy in Central America may become a dictator for life.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Supreme Court’s recent practice of handing victories to President Donald Trump without explaining those decisions, while speaking at a judicial conference on Thursday. For most of its history, the Supreme Court was very ca…

Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.

The push to rehire retired workers comes as the administration has also sought to downsize large swaths of the federal government through mass layoffs and other changes.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and NATO are working on a novel approach to supply Ukraine with weapons using funds from NATO countries to pay for the...

Maxwell is at the centre of controversy over the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case.

President Trump on Friday said he planned to fire the commissioner of the BLS, which publishes the monthly jobs report.

The US president hit back at Medvedev's "highly provocative statements" referencing nuclear capabilities. "Words are very important," Trump said.

The federal government is expected to start a 5-year-long experiment that will provide some limited coverage of obesity medications.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing. On…

By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: August 01st, 2025

Barf Bag: “They've always wanted to have it," per our Big Dumb president. Is this kind of like how, in his telling, the people yearned for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade?

Almost as soon as Trump returned to the White House, the Justice Department began lying to federal courts in an effort to conceal its flagrant lawbreaking.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration is actively discussing with Azerbaijan the possibility of bringing that nation and some Central...

"We are North Korea now," one user said.

Four flight attendants who were onboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, where the door plug blew out in January 2024, are now suing Boeing.

The American-Japanese-Russian crew of four rocketed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. They’ll replace colleagues who launched to the space station in March as fill-ins for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

The Smithsonian says a reference to President Trump's impeachments that was removed last month will be restored once the exhibit is updated.

OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian team working on a trade deal with the United States could walk away from talks in the wake of a U.S. decision to impose a 35% ...

A whole lot of bad faith arguing continues [and is amplified!] now that Donald Trump has somehow regained his position as The Person Most Likely To Abuse His Power While Serving As The Most Powerful Man In The World. [Cut to yearbook photo of an 18-year-old D…

The Bureau of Prisons has moved former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell from a federal prison in Florida to a federal prison camp in Texas.

Our NewsNation coverage from Ukraine will continue through next week.

The original Switch is also getting more expensive due to “market conditions.”

The original iteration of the test was implemented by President Dwight Eisenhower.

Bail? Not for Diddy, the feds say, turning the rap mogul's "just a John" argument on its head by dredging up the drugs and violence of freak offs.

Apple has spent nearly $1 billion paying tariffs already, and expects to pay even more next quarter, primarily to China. [Read More]

The InfoWars host says he's been asked "what do you want?"

"September is a lock for a rate cut and it might even be a 50-basis point move to make up the lost time."

"This behavior will surge and become a major point in the culture wars."

Trump signed an executive order late Thursday slapping tariffs on 70 countries.

U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee inspected an aid distribution center operated by the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Rafah.

Stocks slumped after Trump announced tariffs on a wide range of countries. A weaker-than-expected jobs report magnified the concerns about how these import taxes would impact the economy.

The extremely popular entertainer has received backlash for her criticism of Israeli policies.

Milorad Dodik was responding to a ruling by Bosnia's appeals court upholding a sentence handed down to him for defying the orders of the international peace ...

PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) -L'Oreal and a growing number of European fashion and cosmetics companies are exploring use of an obscure, decades-old U.S. customs...

There’s $42.5 billion in broadband grants are headed to the states thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill most Republicans voted against (yet routinely try to take credit for among their constituents). But Republicans, despite a supposed feud between Trump an…

In a new interview, Burr says Shapiro ‘doesn’t even know what woke is’

Trump escalated pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell in a Truth Social post on Friday, urging the Fed's board to intervene and slash interest rates.

Trump signed executive orders setting updated tariff rates on more than 65 countries. And, more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders signed a public letter decrying starvation in Gaza.

Happy August! My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Almost Every Corner of Emerging Markets Is Surging as Dollar Sinks: After more than a decade as an afterthought in investing circles, developing assets are having a moment as Trump roils the dollar. (Blo…

This week, Tyra Banks joined Jenna Bush Hager as the guest co-host for the fourth hour of the Today show, and we've learned...a lot.

America’s retreat and its threat to democracy

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday slapped a 25% tariff on Indian goods after prolonged talks that got bogged down over access to India's labour...

The Justice Department introduced a new policy that takes some risk off the table for reporting employees potentially commiting crimes.

On July 24, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing homelessness and crime on U.S. streets. How will it help Erie County?

Chinese military records show attempts to buy banned Nvidia chips for its AI projects. Find out more about what they reveal.

President Donald Trump has fired off another warning shot at one of his regular GOP critics—Maine Senator Susan Collins. Trump warned Republicans that they...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Shares of European drugmakers slipped on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to major pharmaceutical firms to cut drug...

More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians across the country retreat each night to bomb shelters and metro stations in a nightly ritual.

SummaryEffective August 7, U.S. imposes 39% tariff on Swiss importsSwiss watchmakers could face significant price hikes or absorb costs, boosting pre-owned demandPart of Trump’s tiered overhaul: 10% baseline, 15% for pacts, Canada’s tariff now 35%The White Ho…

Interest charges for student-loan borrowers on Biden's SAVE plan will resume. The Trump administration recommends they switch to a new repayment plan.

Her family's statement is the latest development involving Epstein, who took his own life in a New York jail in 2019 while facing federal sex trafficking charges, and the Republican president.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: July 31st, 2025

Malaysia's attitude of 'This could be worse and our neighbours are copping it too' is a typical response World War Fee US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new tariff rates that reduce the import duties on goods from several major tech-producing na…

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently talked about. During the episode, Cramer called the company’s recent quarter ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday, slapping tariffs on most of America's trading partners set to take effect next week.

The Trump administration has said the conditions in the three countries have improved, therefore the immigrants can return back to their homelands. But federal Judge Trina Thompson suggested Trump's motives are discriminatory.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged that the recent flurry of short, unexplained rulings in the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has caused a rift among...