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 strip Rosie O'Donnell of U.S. citizenship.  —  President Trump said he was weighing using the power of the government against one of his longtime entertainment world nemeses, the comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell, threatening to revoke her citizenship.

ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens  —  The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of people being sent to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.  —  Federal immigration officers may deport immigrants …

Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry  —  In a long social media post, President Trump said that Attorney General Pam Bondi was doing a “FANTASTIC JOB,” and told his followers to “not waste Time and Energy” on the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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 …

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 …

Justice Department purge continues, firings include Trump classified document case investigators and Jan. 6 prosecutors  —  The ongoing purge of Justice Department officials who investigated President Trump and his allies continued this week, with the Justice Department firing more than 20 employees …

Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses  —  The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards.

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.

UnitedHealth's Campaign to Quiet Critics … Mary Strause, a filmmaker in Wisconsin, logged on to Amazon's video-streaming service in late May so she could share a link to her latest project, a docuseries that harshly criticized the U.S. health care industry.  She was surprised to see that her video had vanished.

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 …

Federal judge halts indiscriminate immigration stops in Los Angeles and beyond  —  In a searing ruling against the Trump administration, a federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked federal agents from using racial profiling to carry out indiscriminate immigration arrests that advocates …

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.

A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man  —  President Donald Trump was on stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds earlier this month, kicking off the country's 250th anniversary celebration, when he heard what sounded like fireworks in the distance.