Month: July 2025

About three-quarters of the countries in the United Nations recognize the Palestinian state, which holds a “Permanent Observer State” status within the intergovernmental body — allowing it to be part of the proceedings but unable to vote on resolutions.  Three more countries — close U.S. allies — have joined the tally in the last week. …
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Charlamagne tha God shared skepticism on the possibility of another White House bid from former Vice President Harris on Thursday but encouraged her to connect with people by publishing a book.  “I don’t know if she should run again, but I definitely would like to see her write a book. I definitely would like to…
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JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he was less skeptical of tariffs in a Thursday interview after months of criticism of the Trump administration’s efforts to rewire global trade policy. “We started tariffs. We didn’t know what they’re going to be. And now we kind of know. And they’re more moderate and thoughtful and, you…
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The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), advancing a measure that would increase the agency’s budget by $400 million.  The White House budget called for slashing NIH funding by $18 billion, a decrease of 40 percent. Instead, the committee advanced the bill on…
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(NEXSTAR) — Kids, lace up your sneakers and prepare to stretch: the Presidential Fitness Test is coming back. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reestablish the test, which began in 1966. The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition — golfer Bryson DeChambeau is serving as its chair — will be tasked…
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The Treasury Department has thousands of records reflecting potentially suspicious payments to Jeffrey Epstein.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Trump took swings at India as a tariff deadline nears for the country. “India came to the table early. They’ve been slow rolling things,” Bessent said Thursday during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “So, I think that the president, the whole trade team’s been frustrated with them, and…
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President Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test, a controversial relic of the Cold War era that former President Obama abandoned in 2012. The executive order would create programs for schools to reward “excellence in physical education,” White House officials told CNN, and aims to address “the widespread…
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The president has been wanting a bigger event space. It looks like he’s going to get it.

The order capped off a hectic Thursday as nations sought to continue negotiating with Trump.

House Democrats are hammering President Trump and GOP leaders for their effort to redraw the congressional map in Texas, accusing the Republicans of “rigging” the system to keep a grip on power — and purposefully disenfranchising millions of minority voters in the process. “The truth of the matter is: Somebody has to have the courage…
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President Trump sent letters Thursday to 17 of the world’s largest drug companies, telling them to take more steps to slash the prices of prescription drugs to match the lowest price in certain foreign countries.  The letters represent an escalation of the administration’s push for lower drug prices by launching a “most favored nation” model, which…
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The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation Thursday amounting to more than $1 trillion in government funding for fiscal 2026, ahead of a late September shutdown deadline. The committee approved about $852 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs and roughly $200 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and…
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Trump’s scathing comments came a day after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates where they are.

(NEXSTAR) — For one day only in August, you can get into any of our national parks for free. There are seven such days throughout the year in which free admission is offered to everyone at National Park Service sites that typically charge an entrance fee. This year, those dates include January 9, which was…
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The White House is racing to finish trade deals ahead of its Aug. 1 deadline, just as prices in the economy are starting to take off from tariffs. President Trump’s novel “reciprocal” tariffs will go back into effect Friday after first being imposed in April. They were set to resume in early July, but were…
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President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon reestablishing the Presidential Fitness Test and setting up a White House sports council. Trump will host several professional athletes for the event, including golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who will chair the new President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, the White House confirmed. The order…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wrote a lengthy post online Thursday condemning Israel’s treatment of Palestinians while ripping the United States’s support of foreign conflict through military aid.  She also called on Christians to pay attention to the situation in the Gaza Strip, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.” “Are innocent Israeli lives more valuable than innocent…
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Top Trump administration officials will travel into the Gaza Strip on Friday to inspect food distribution amid international outrage over increasing deaths from starvation and criticism that U.S. efforts to distribute food are contributing to suffering and death.  White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for peace missions,…
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Hawley was the lone Republican supporter of the legislation, which has drawn heavy criticism from many within the GOP.

The president has made some eyebrow-raising comments about exercise over the years.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Trump administration is prepared to restrict funds to entities that use diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices — a move likely to impact universities and K-12 schools as well as others.  “Entities receiving federal funds, like all other entities subject to federal antidiscrimination laws, must ensure that their programs…
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“He’s entering very dangerous territory!” Trump said after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev mocked him online.

Trade deals are top of mind Thursday for President Trump, the day before his tariffs take effect. Trump announced Mexico would get a 90-day reprieve, punting a 30 percent tariff that was set to go into effect on Friday. The president agreed to terms with South Korea on Wednesday, the latest in his list of nations to…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make recess appointments to clear the backlog of his pending nominees is an option that’s “on the table.” Thune pushed back on the idea of putting the Senate into an extended recess at the start…
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