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A general view shows shipping containers at the port in Keelung on Aug. 1 I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images President Trump has issued updated tariff rates, listing more than 65 countries plus the European Union. Some of the rates reflect what was shared in earlier “letters” posted by the president earlier this month. Others reflect recent trade deals that the administration has announced. While the administration has for weeks said Aug. 1 would be the new date to implement tariffs, most countries won’t see these rates take effect for at least…

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“The tide is turning,” says Bernie Sanders. “The American people do not want to spend billions to starve children in Gaza.” Ad Policy Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT makes his way to a vote at the US Capitol on July 17, 2025.(Francis Chung / Politico via AP Images) In the summer of 2024, Democratic Party leaders refused to let even a single Palestinian American speaker address their presidential convention about Israel’s horrific assault on Gaza. But almost exactly a year later, a solid majority of Democratic members of the US Senate has voted to block arms shipments to Israel in response…

The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, expressed shock after President Trump said Giuffre was one of the employees Epstein “stole” from the spa at the president’s Mar-a-Lago club. Giuffre, who had accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by Epstein, has been a central figure in conspiracy theories tied to the case. She died by suicide this year.”It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been ‘stolen’ from Mar-a-Lago,” the family’s statement said.Mr.…

Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended how the Supreme Court is handling an unprecedented number of emergency appeals from the Trump administration, saying that as presidents push the limits of their power, courts will have to respond.Speaking before a group of lawyers and judges Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, Kavanaugh said presidents in both parties, stymied by inaction in Congress, have relied more on executive orders “to get things done.” That’s led to more legal challenges, Kavanaugh said, which inevitably draw in the Supreme Court to determine whether the new regulation can take effect, at least temporarily, while the legal challenges play…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up photos of the planned new White House ballroom during a press briefing at the White House on July 31. According to the White House, the new White House ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet and cost about $200 million. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP The renderings are complete, the architects and contractors have been hired. After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. According to the White House, the work will begin this September, with a price…

Washington — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri joined Democrats Wednesday to advance legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying, selling or owning individual stocks. In an 8-7 vote, Hawley and Senate Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted the legislation out of committee, with all other Republicans on the committee voting against it. It’s not yet clear if the legislation, which Hawley introduced, will receive a floor vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.”I practice what I preach,” Hawley said in an awkward exchange with fellow Republicans on the panel. “I don’t have individual…

July 31, 2025 The pathological U.S. support for dictatorships in the Middle East is blowing back across the Atlantic Ocean. Ad Policy Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. The United States has focused on the Middle East since World War II, seeking its oil, gas, and other mineral resources and coveting control of its…

Passenger describes turbulence that led to injuries, emergency landing at MSP Airport Passenger describes turbulence that led to injuries, emergency landing at MSP Airport 04:31 A plane made an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday after dozens of passengers were injured by “significant” in-flight turbulence, according to the airline.The airport says Delta Air Lines Flight 56 en route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam diverted to MSP, landing safely around 7:45 p.m.The MSP Airport Fire Department and several paramedics responded at the gate, providing initial medical attention to passengers in need. Delta says 25 passengers were transported…

President Trump announced Wednesday he has struck a trade deal with South Korea.Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that South Korean goods will face a 15% tariff — lower than the 25% he threatened earlier this month — while U.S. imports to South Korea will not face tariffs. He said South Korea will be “OPEN TO TRADE” and will accept U.S. automobiles.South Korea is the latest key U.S. trading partner to reach an agreement with the Trump administration, ahead of a Friday deadline when Mr. Trump says he’ll impose hefty tariffs on dozens of countries.South Korean President Lee Jae-myung confirmed his country had reached…