Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin Aug. 1, rattling major US trading partners  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade partners.

Trump threatens to revoke US citizenship of longtime critic Rosie O'Donnell … The White House declined to comment on whether Trump was serious about the threat, or how he would revoke the American actor's citizenship — a move for which there is no clear legal precedent.

Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI  —  The investor in a private group chat also criticized Stanford and said colleges are biased against Trump voters: “My people are furious.”  —  Influential tech investor and Trump adviser Marc Andreessen recently …

ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds … Thousands of new deportation agents deployed into American cities.  A doubling of detention space to hold tens of thousands of immigrants before they are expelled.  Miles of new border wall, along with surveillance towers equipped with artificial intelligence.

Inside Dan Bongino's tense meeting with White House officials over Jeffrey Epstein fallout  —  Deputy Director Bongino reportedly lashed out at top Trump officials after DOJ and FBI were criticized for closing Epstein inquiry  —  FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was outraged this week during …

Bondi fires 20 DOJ employees from Jan. 6, Trump documents cases  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired more than 20 Justice Department employees who worked on cases involving the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, sources told Axios.

Grok Chatbot Mirrored X Users' ‘Extremist Views’ in Antisemitic Posts, xAI Says  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said its Grok chatbot had also undergone a code update that caused it to share antisemitic messages this week.  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company …

Contrarians to the Rescue on Birthright Citizenship!  —  Publisher's Roundup 26  —  A couple of weeks ago, when the Roberts Court struck down some nationwide injunctions protecting birthright citizenship in the Casa case, we here at The Contrarian told you not to panic.

Senate GOP faces ‘gut check time’ on axing global HIV program  —  Senate Republicans remain wary of eliminating the popular and successful global HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR, as they face down a July 18 deadline to vote on President Trump's first tranche of rescissions requests.

Texas Court Seals Records in Ken Paxton's Divorce Case  —  The order meant details in the case, which involves allegations of adultery, would not be public as the Texas attorney general challenges Senator John Cornyn in the 2026 primary.  —  A state court on Friday ordered records in the divorce …

Lights Out: U.S. Withdraws Support for Global Media  —  Foreign aid cuts to USAID, other outlets, cast a long shadow over journalism around the world  —  In the 12 years since Radio Rozana's first broadcast, founder Lina Chawaf has worked tirelessly to expand the outlet's coverage of her native Syria.

Gavin Newsom Rages At ‘Fascist Cuck’ Stephen Miller Through Over Trump-Blocking Court Order In Late-Night Victory Dance  —  Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) raged through a spokesperson at White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller over a new ruling blocking Trump deportation forces …