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Barron's: President Donald Trump dismissed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from his job after less than two months in the role. He will be replaced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will serve as acting commissioner (LINK limited) 8 August 2025

Funding crisis fears grow after gold market 'upended' on report of US tariffs on Swiss bullion (LINK) 8 August 2025

— As Switzerland refines 90% of gold sourced from industrial mines, gold is set to become significantly more expensive in the US than in the international market. As a reminder, the global trade flow for bullion is normally triangular: large gold bars travel between London and New York, via Switzerland, where they are recast into different sizes. February: "Currently, [US gold stocks] are valued at just $42 an ounce in national accounts. But knowledgeable observers reckon that if these were marked at current values — $2,800 an ounce — this could inject $800bn into the Treasury General Account, via a repurchase agreement. That might reduce the need to issue quite so many Treasury bonds this year". Things have accelerated a little since then: if we assume the 39% tariff that applies to Swiss goods, then gold is currently worth $4726 (1.39 x $3400)... which implies a $1.235 Trillion bump for the US Treasury.

ITC Market Access Map: latest U.S. tariffs, before and after, for 69 countries and territories (LINK) 8 August 2025

Trump tariffs: Did Swiss gold refiners fuel the crisis? Their outsize role in gold refining is distorting trade data. (LINK) 8 August 2025

— The Trump administration has counted the billions of dollars of gold that passes through Switzerland every year in its tariff calculation. On the face of it, the Swiss make a fortune from refining gold from Africa, Asia, Australia and South America. More than 2,000 tons of gold are imported annually, much of it from intermediary banks in London, New York and elsewhere, and later reexported. Despite being the world's largest gold refining hub, Switzerland's gold sector is tiny, with just five major refiners employing around 1,500 people.

— The 39% tariff, which took effect on Thursday, hits luxury and consumer goods hardest, with watches, skin care and cosmetics products, precision instruments and chocolate expected to face large price rises in the US. Around 18% of Swiss exports crossed the Atlantic to the U.S. last year. Swiss products will soon be uncompetitive for US consumers versus similar goods produced in the EU or Britain, which clinched a 10% tariff deal.The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has argued that gold should be excluded from Washington's tariff calculation since refiners earn just a small fee for processing the metal. But on Thursday, the Financial Times (FT) reported that the US has imposed tariffs on one-kilo gold bars, citing a letter from US customs authorities.

GOP's Texas map has Austin residents sharing district with rural Texans nearly 500km away: it would "suppress the votes of Black and brown Austinites," Democrat says (LINK) 8 August 2025

— Central Texas' 37th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Democrat Rep. Lloyd Doggett, will be consumed by four neighboring districts, three of which Republicans now hold. One of those portions stretches into rural Ector County, about 30 km away from the New Mexico border.

Top Kremlin aide says agreement reached for Trump-Putin meeting 'in coming days' (LINK) 7 August 2025

Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges (LINK) 7 August 2025

Secretary General of the WHO Expert Group on Immunization (SAGE)criticises RFK decision to cancel funding for mRNA vaccines (LINK) 7 August 2025

EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy, including projects for nearly 1 million households in low-income communities (LINK) 7 August 2025

Trump says Intel's CEO with China ties must resign and sends its stock tumbling (LINK) 7 August 2025

— Trump made the post after Sen. Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel Chairman Frank Yeary expressing concern over CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s investments and ties to semiconductor firms that are reportedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Liberation Army, and asked the board whether Tan had divested his interests in these companies to eliminate any conflicts of interest. Cotton specifically called out Tan's recent leadership of Cadence Design Systems in the letter. The tech company admitted in July to selling its products to China’s National University of Defense Technology in violation of U.S. export controls.

U.S. brokers meeting between UN and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (LINK) 6 August 2025

Switzerland facing 39% US tariff as Swiss president leaves Washington empty-handed (LINK) 6 August 2025

Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health (LINK) 6 August 2025

Trump targets Asian-made crypto mining rigs with 100% chip tariff (LINK) 6 August 2025

Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations (LINK) 6 August 2025

— Currently, ICE applicants must be 21 years old and no older than 37 or 40, depending on what position they are applying for. In an interview with Fox & Friends, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said applicants could be as young as 18.

Fox News opinion: Trump breaks 'Day One' promise to lower costs as prices surge across America in first six months: tariffs drive grocery and household prices higher while 'big beautiful bill' cuts Medicaid for 10M Americans (LINK) 6 August 2025

Trump pledges to 'substantially' raise US tariffs on India over Russian oil: India rejects criticism of its business dealings with Russia as 'unreasonable', vowing to safeguard its own interests (LINK) 4 August 2025

— Trump accused India in a social media post on Monday of buying and reselling "massive amounts" of Russian oil "for big profits". "They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine," the US president wrote. "Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!"

Donald Trump & his caddie were caught cheating red-handed once again, this time during club championship tournament that he ended up winning (LINK) 4 August 2025

National Review: Rethinking those claims that Trump is a Russian agent? (LINK restricted) 4 August 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas Dems with removal if they deny quorum, also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they will face under House rules (LINK) 3 August 2025

Texas Democrats leave state to prevent vote on redrawing congressional map: about 30 lawmakers headed to Illinois for a week to hinder Republicans' redistricting plan pushed by Trump (LINK) 4 August 2025

The EU's 'fantasy' $750B energy promise to Trump: technical issues, limited U.S. supplies and the EU's minimal control over imports render the pledge infeasible, experts say (LINK) 3 August 2025

Confusion and anger in Switzerland — hit by highest US tariffs in Europe: 39% (LINK) 3 August 2025

Smithsonian restores Trump impeachment exhibit after public pressure (LINK) 3 August 2025

Hamas says it won't disarm unless independent Palestinian state established with Jerusalem as its capital (LINK) — ground.news: 113 media reports (LINK) 2 August 2025

— US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff had said Hamas was prepared to disarm in order to end the war.

US officials investigate former special counsel Jack Smith who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump before resigning from his post earlier this year (LINK) 2 August 2025

— US media reported on Saturday that the OSC is investigating Mr Smith for alleged violations of the Hatch Act, a law that prohibits political activities by government officials.

Trump orders 2 nuclear submarines near Russia after Medvedev warning to be mindful of "how dangerous" Russia's nuclear weapons could be (LINK) — ground.news: 921 media reports (LINK) 1 August 2025

— Earlier this week, Trump insulted Medvedev directly, stating, "Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let's keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he's still President, to watch his words. He's entering very dangerous territory!"

Trump reaffirms support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara (LINK) — ground.news: 30 media reports (LINK) 2 August 2025

— Trump at the end of his first term in office recognized the Moroccan claims to Western Sahara, which has phosphate reserves and rich fishing grounds, as part of a deal under which Morocco agreed to normalize its relations with Israel.

A Democrat report found that in just six months, Elon Musk's cost-cutting agency DOGE wasted more than $21 billion. Other estimates have found that the cuts will cost more than they save in the long run. (LINK) 39 July 2025

— By far the largest source of waste it identifies comes from Musk's mass layoffs of nearly 200,000 federal employees. In January, he announced the "Deferred Resignation Program" (DRP), which he described as the "fork in the road". Musk offered federal employees the opportunity to retire early with their benefits and pay through September 30 — a deal that around 200,000 took. The Senate report calculates that the government has spent $14.8 billion to pay these employees not to work for eight months. Roughly another 100,000 employees were also involuntarily fired from their jobs, and had to receive severance pay that amounts to an additional $6.1 billion. DOGE's funding freezes also resulted in massive waste: freezes on loans for energy utility projects meant that the government lost out on $263 million worth of interest payments and fees. Meanwhile, $110 million worth of food and medicine was left to spoil in warehouses due to the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

— According to Yale's Budget Lab, DOGE's firing of thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees could cost $395 billion in lost revenues over the next decade, and potentially as much as $2.4 trillion if the decrease in enforcement leads to more tax-dodging.

Trump announces new tariffs across the globe, delays deadline by seven days to 7 August (LINK) 31 July 2025

— Brazil, with 50% tariffs on its imported goods, and Canada, with 35% are among the hardest hit, followed by 39% for Switzerland, 25% for India, and 20% for Taiwan. Trump issued a separate order for Canada, stating a levy hike from 25% to 35%, citing the cross-border flow of fentanyl. The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had failed to "do more to arrest, seize, detain or otherwise intercept ... traffickers, criminals at large and illicit drugs".

The state of play on eve of Trump's tariffs: Who has a deal, who doesn't? (LINK) 31 July 2025

Trump threatens Canada on trade deal after Carney moves to recognise Palestine: US deal with Canada would be 'very hard' (LINK) 31 July 2025

President Trump said that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will end if Hamas releases the hostages and surrenders. Other comments he made in recent days put the onus on Israel to improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza (LINK) 31 July 2025

Malta says it will recognize the state of Palestine, joining France and possibly Britain (LINK) 30 July 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: "the second American Revolution" (LINK) 30 July 2025

Trump's crypto empire: $1.2 billion in personal profit — 20% of his government advisors hold cryptocurrencies (LINK) 30 July 2025

EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal (LINK) 29 July 2025

— The White House published a fact sheet about the agreement with multiple claims that mismatched or downright contradicted the version of events presented by the Commission just hours earlier. Brussels replied with its own statement, sowing further confusion.

— See pharmaceuticals, energy, investment, weaponry, steel and aluminium, digital and agricultural sectors.

Trump used tax dollars to open his new Scottish golf course (LINK) 29 July 2025

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial ETH portfolio nears $300M with latest purchase (LINK) 29 July 2025

Trump acknowledges 'real starvation' in Gaza and tells Israel to let in 'every ounce of food': US president contradicted Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister claimed it was a "bold-faced lie" to say Israel was causing hunger in Gaza (LINK) 28 July 2025

Trump caving on Nvidia H20 export curbs may disrupt his bigger trade war: China's frontier AI will be fueled by Nvidia H20 chips, experts warn Trump (LINK) 28 July 2025

Trump spews another ridiculous claim — and is immediately fact checked: thinks the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is making him more popular (LINK) 28 July 2025

US and EU agree 15% trade deal, says Donald Trump: oil prices climb (LINK) — ground.news: 131 media reports, most out of U.S. (LINK) 27 July 2025

— On July 12, Trump threatened 30% tariffs from August 1 on EU imports. The pact locks in $750 billion of U.S. energy purchases, with the EU committing to buy U.S. energy, as part of the deal.

Stock futures rise — (LINK)

Paranoid Pete Hegseth ordered to quit routine polygraphing of Pentagon staffers (LINK) 27 July 2025

NY Post: Good riddance to UNESCO — a hate-America shouting gallery (LINK) 27 July 2025

President Trump tells Europe to 'stop the windmills' ahead of EU and UK trade talks: also criticises European leaders on immigration ahead of crunch meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (LINK) 26 July 2025

NASA workforce to shrink by over 20% under deferred resignation programme (LINK) — ground.news: 150 media reports (LINK) 25 July 2025

Retired CIA official rebuts Gabbard's claims about US intelligence on Russian election interference in 2016: vowing to fight any potential criminal charges brought by the Trump administration (LINK) 25 July 2025

— In a statement, the White House praised Gabbard and described the 2017 intelligence report and its findings as a "total hoax and political witch hunt to snub President Trump's historic first term in office".

Musk fumbled Ukraine's 2022 counteroffensive against Russia by slashing Starlink in Ukraine, leading to a military disaster and preventing soldiers from retaking territory (LINK) 25 July 2025

Tesla sold its Bitcoin at pretty much the worst moment imaginable: it unloaded three-quarters of its holdings in mid-2022, pretty much the worst time it could've done so (the $936 million worth of Bitcoin the company cashed out in 2022 would be worth over $3.5 billion today), while its automotive revenue fell a whopping 16 percent from last year, on top of last quarter's financial woes (LINK) 25 July 2025

U.S. federal appeals court in San Francisco finds Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block (LINK) 23 July 2025

Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency: White House cites Unesco's focus on 'divisive social and cultural causes' in latest withdrawal from global bodies (LINK) 22 July 2025

— US withdrawal is to take effect in December 2026. The US provides about 8% of the body's total budget, making the financial impact of Washington's departure less severe than for other organisations, such as the WHO, for which the US is by far the biggest financial backer.

Trump announces 'massive' trade deal with Japan, setting tariffs at 15% (LINK) 22 July 2025

— In his tariff letter sent out to Japan earlier this month, Trump had threatened 25% levies on the country's exports to the U.S., starting Aug. 1.

Trump Media & Technology Group is now the fifth-largest publicly traded corporate holder of Bitcoin (LINK) 22 July 2025

White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell (LINK) 21 July 2025

Bondi takes revenge on family of man who created anti-ICE app: fires wife (LINK) 21 July 2025

— Joshua Aaron created ICEBlock to show where raids are taking place. Pam Bondi's Justice Department has fired the wife of the man who developed a controversial "anti-ICE" warning system after far-right influencer Laura Loomer attacked her on X. Carolyn Feinstein, who is married to ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron, had served as a forensic accountant at the DOJ's Office of the U.S. Trustee for almost a decade. On Friday she received an email from the department informing her that her position would be terminated.

Trump ally Anna Paulina Luna accuses Fed banking chief Powell of lying under oath about refurbishments at Fed building, recommends criminal charges (LINK) 21 July 2025

U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workers: 'We are on our knees' (LINK) 20 July 2025

— The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.

US: Trump signs law paving way for dollar-based stablecoins (LINK) 18 July 2025

— The crypto industry donated more than $245 million in last year's elections to boost pro-crypto candidates such as Trump.

MSNBC: Trump's odd 'Unabomber' story is just the latest example in a worrying trend: the president's story made no sense — and he also doesn't always appear to know what his own administration is doing (LINK) 19 July 2025

El Salvador released 200 Venezuelans held in notorious CECOT prison in exchange for Venezuela freeing ten American nationals and multiple political prisoners (LINK) 18 July 2025

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over Epstein report: President follows through on libel threat over report that said he sent Epstein 'bawdy' birthday note and sketch (LINK) 18 July 2025

— Trump's lawsuit, which also targets Dow Jones and News Corp, was filed in the southern district of Florida federal court in Miami. The lawsuit seeks at least $10bn in damages. It came after the Journal reported on a 50th birthday greeting that Trump allegedly sent to Epstein in 2003 that included a sexually suggestive drawing and reference to secrets they shared.

Donald Trump orders US attorney general to 'produce' more Epstein documents (LINK) 18 July 2025

— It's unclear whether Trump is authorising the public release of these documents or when that could come — though such action would typically require the approval of a court.

Crypto market cap nears $4 trillion as Bitcoin and altcoins surge following key US legislation (LINK) 18 July 2025

PBS, NPR and public media set to lose federal funding as package of spending cuts clears Congress (LINK) 17 July 2025

US will begin charging some tourists a $250 'visa integrity fee' (LINK) 17 July 2025

DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail: analysis of $20m spent on 'Alligator Alcatraz' shows some contracts went to governor's donors or allies (LINK) 17 July 2025

RFK Jr. fires two top staffers in leadership shakeup: chief of staff and deputy chief of staff of policy both ousted. No reason given. (LINK) 16 July 2025

U.S. Senate votes to claw back $1.1 billion to PBS, NPR and public media allocated over the next two years (LINK) 15 July 2025

— Vice President JD Vance had to break a tie, 51-50, to move the rescissions package to the floor. Three Republicans — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — joined with all Democrats and independents against it. A final vote is expected in the next couple of days.

Top crypto exchanges made $172 million from TRUMP memecoin listing (LINK) 15 July 2025

Trump admin to incinerate 550 tons of emergency food meant for children: enough to feed every child in Gaza for a week (LINK) 15 July 2025

— Part of its ongoing purge of USAID. The "high-energy biscuits", intended for children under five living in war and disaster zones, are currently being stored in a warehouse in Dubai and were meant to be shipped out this year, but will instead go to waste due to cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effectively halting nearly all forms of foreign aid. Despite repeated assurances from the administration not to eliminate food aid, U.S. warehouses around the world currently house 60,000 tonnes of food, including peas and cereal originally bound for famine-stricken Sudan, which the administration is now unable to deliver even if it wanted to after gutting USAID and firing logistical experts.

US President Donald Trump drafted a letter firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and showed it off to a small group of House Republicans during a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday night. The president reportedly hinted that he would probably send the letter. (LINK) 15 July 2025

— Trump has been urging Powell to cut interest rates, but had said that he wouldn’t fire the Fed chair before his term is over in May 2026. It remains to be seen whether Trump will actually oust Powell early, but such a move would be unprecedented, and would roil global markets long accustomed to the political independence of the US’ most powerful financial official.

What Trump said about Putin, a short history: "fooled" or "not fooled"? (LINK) 15 July 2025

Trump to supply missiles to Ukraine, gives Russia 50-day ultimatum: seismic policy shift with major implications (LINK) 14 July 2025

U.S: ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, as long as the person has been provided the chance to speak with an attorney, memo says (LINK) 13 July 2025

— The Supreme Court in June lifted a lower court's order limiting such deportations without a screening for fear of persecution in the destination country. Following the high court's ruling and a subsequent order from the justices, the Trump administration sent eight migrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam to South Sudan. The administration last week pressed officials from five African nations — Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon — to accept deportees from elsewhere, Reuters reported.

U.S. Senate report details "preventable failures" surrounding Butler assassination attempt against Trump (LINK) 13 July 2025

— The Secret Service denied requests for additional security resources during Trump's campaign, a report found: a "disturbing pattern of communications failures and negligence" that led to the death of a rally-goer. The report, citing USSS documents, said the agency's headquarters denied or left unfulfilled at least 10 requests from "the Donald Trump Division" for resources during his campaign, including for counter-unmanned aerial system assets and counter-sniper personnel. Six USSS agents were suspended in connection with their conduct on the day of the attempted assassination, and the agency has implemented numerous reforms in the wake of the shooting.

Macron calls on EU to 'defend European interests resolutely' from Trump tariffs: French president says bloc should be ready for trade war after 30% tariff threat but other EU leaders call for calm (LINK) 13 July 2025

— The bloc declared a pause on €21bn of retaliatory tariffs until 1 August, dovetailing with the US president’s new deal deadline. At the same time, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Indonesian president, Prabowo Subianto, announced a "political agreement" on a free trade deal on Sunday, ending nine years of negotiations.

Overtime pay now tax-deductible in U.S.: Details on Trump's new tax break (LINK) 13 July 2025

Trump announces new tariffs of 30% on Mexico and the European Union (LINK) 12 July 2025

The EU and Mexico criticise Donald Trump for proposed 30% tariff — (LINK)

Trade war explainer: check full list — (LINK)

Florida lawmakers allowed into 'Alligator Alcatraz' after lawsuit say detainees packed into cages and makeshift tents: sweltering heat, bug infestations and meagre meals (LINK) 12 July 2025

— Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials defend [facility] as offering higher detention standards than many US prisons.

U.S. State Department began firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency: the firings will affect 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers in Washington, DC (LINK) 11 July 2025

Politico backgrounder — (LINK)

Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil in retaliation for Bolsonaro trial, trade deficit (LINK) — ground.news: 218 media reports (LINK) 9 July 2025

— Brazil is the largest supplier of unroasted coffee to the United States, providing about one-third of imports, and also contributes over 80% of the orange juice consumed in the U.S., with both commodities facing environmental challenges that affect their availability.

Brazil's Lula pledges reciprocity after Trump tariff announcement — (LINK)

Trump issues up to 30% tariff letters to six more countries: Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Philippines (LINK) 9 July 2025

Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk’s X (LINK) — ground.news: 457 media reports (LINK) 9 July 2025

The Supreme Court backed President Donald Trump's effort to carry out mass firings and reorganizations at federal agencies, putting on hold a lower court order that had temporarily blocked the president from taking those steps without approval from Congress (LINK) 8 July 2025

Trump announces new tariffs of up to 40% on a growing number of countries: Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Myanmar, Laos, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Cambodia and Thailand (14 in all) (LINK) 7 July 2025

Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on countries that align with 'Anti-American' BRICS policies (LINK) 7 July 2025

RFK Jr. promoted a food company he says will make Americans healthy. Their meals are ultraprocessed (LINK) 7 July 2025

— Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raved in social media posts on Monday about the $7-a-pop meals that are delivered directly to the homes of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees.

US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria's Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (LINK) 7 July 2025

Migrants who were sent to CECOT mega-prison are the responsibility of US, El Salvador tells UN: appears to contradict what U.S. officials have been saying (LINK) 7 July 2025

Tesla loses $68 billion in value after Elon Musk says he is launching a political party (LINK) 7 July 2025

Musk says he is forming new political party after fallout with Trump (LINK) 5 July 2025

Trump administration deports 8 migrants to South Sudan (LINK) 5 July 2025

CNN: Trump falsely claims his highly unpopular big bill is the 'single most popular bill ever signed' (LINK) 4 July 2025

Trump signs his huge tax and spending bill into law: A signing ceremony at the White House on Friday afternoon kicked off celebrations for 4 July (LINK) 4 July 2025

7 little-known items in Trump's big agenda bill (LINK) 4 July 2025

— Car buyers' loan deduction, tax break for whaling captains, gun silencer fees eliminated, Kennedy Center renovations, bad news for gamblers, space launch fees, space shuttle Discovery moves from Virginia to Houston.

Trump says he 'didn't make any progress' with Putin on Ukraine after call: Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv hours after presidents' phone call; US company Techmet to bid in first pilot project of US-Ukraine minerals fund — day 1,227 (LINK) 3 July 2025

EPA puts 139 employees on leave after they sign a 'declaration of dissent' (LINK) 3 July 2025

— Letter from workers, which EPA claims is 'unlawful', says agency is no longer living up to its mission.

Trump's Big Bill achieved what conservatives have been trying to do for decades: Republican fantasy of lower taxes and hard-to-access social safety net programs will now be a reality: Trump plans to sign Friday (LINK) 3 July 2025

Federal judge strikes down Trump's order suspending asylum access at the southern border (LINK) 2 July 2025

— The proclamation to deny entry to asylum seekers at the southern border was issued by President Trump on his first day in office.

Trump's "Alligator Alcatraz" is already flooding: the immigrant detention center is underwater within a day of opening (LINK) 2 July 2025

Trump says U.S. struck trade deal with Vietnam that imposes 20% tariff on its imports (LINK) 2 July 2025

— Vietnam, whose exports to the U.S. reportedly comprised 30% of its gross domestic product last year, is especially vulnerable to Trump's tariffs.

Dr Phil's anti-woke TV network files for bankruptcy a year after launch (LINK) 2 July 2025

— The TV doctor, real name Phil McGraw, launched Merit Street Media in April 2024 with the ambition for it to become "one of the most widely distributed startup networks in modern history". The Fort Worth, Texas-based network and streaming service was designed to take on the "cultural 'woke' assault" that McGraw thinks American families are suffering. However, just weeks after laying off 40 employees in a second round of job culls after a round of redundancies in August last year, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection on Wednesday.

Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of $215K crypto, feds say (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports (LINK) 2 July 2025

Trump hits back after Musk criticizes megabill as 'insane': suggests he could direct DOGE to probe subsidies awarded to the billionaire's companies (LINK) 1 July 2025

— Musk "may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "No more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!"

TRUMP token now accepted for official Trump merchandise (LINK) 1 July 2025

— The range includes everything from distinctive fragrances to stylish sneakers and elegant watches, linking the vibrant world of political memecoins directly to tangible consumer goods. It's a bold step that challenges conventional notions of how digital currencies are perceived and utilized.

Donald Trump's crypto portfolio loses 78% of value in first half of 2025 (LINK) 1 July 2025