Voices, The Peoples News
July 26, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
$1.26 BILLION to detain immigrants in tents? The federal government just awarded a massive contract to turn Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base in El Paso, into a 5,000-bed immigrant detention camp, the largest in the country. Reports confirm that the Trump administration has awarded a $1.26 billion contract to construct and operate a 5,000-bed tent facility at Fort Bliss, Texas
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-administration-to-open-largest-immigration-detention-center-in-texas/3640738
Revealed: Officials informed that Trump program ‘intended for white people’ only. A Friday report from Reutersclaims that a senior Trump administration official recently informed diplomats in South Africa that a refugee program set up by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this year was explicitly intended for white people.
https://www.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4136143236611-revealed-officials-informed-that-trump-program-intended-for-white-people-only
‘You Have No Rights, You’re a Migo’: Teenage U.S. Citizen Secretly Recorded His ICE Arrest. Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/florida-teen-immigration-arrest
Democrats ask SEC to investigate ICE detention contracts
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5420521-democrats-ask-sec-to-investigate-ice-detention-contracts/
National Guard soldier deployed to South Texas to help secure border convicted of smuggling illegal aliens into US. Sandoval was deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border with the Texas National Guard as part of Operation Lonestar. Following release from his orders, Sandoval remained in the Rio Grande Valley and began smuggling illegal aliens into the country in July 2024.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/national-guard-soldier-deployed-south-texas-help-secure-border-convicted-smuggling#:~:text=Sandoval%20was%20discharged%20from%20the,Ashley%20Martin%20prosecuted%20the%20case.
Quebec man says U.S. Coast Guard abducted him in Canadian waters and Border Patrol threw him in jail. The detention of 60-year-old Edouard Lallemand prompted outrage and raised questions about enforcement on shared waterways, highlighting how routine recreational activities near international borders can escalate unexpectedly.
https://www.newsweek.com/canadian-man-furious-after-us-coast-guard-cross-border-arrest-him-2104109
# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Courts Banned This Herbicide Twice. The EPA Wants to Bring It Back. On July 23, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposal to approve registration for the use of dicamba on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops.
https://www.newsweek.com/epa-seeks-bring-back-twice-banned-pesticide-2103447
Scientists call for removal of over 4,200 “chemicals of concern” from plastics
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scientists-plastic-chemicals-highlight-safer.html
# Children / Youth
Alabama authorities rescue at least 10 kids from sex trafficking ring. Children as young as three were rescued from the bunker. Authorities say people would make appointments to abuse them. Seven people have been arrested so far
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/alabama-sex-trafficking-rescue-kids-bunker/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS
Trump Is Using Your Taxpayer Dollars to Promote His New Golf Course. President Trump is using $10 million of our taxes to market his new golf course in Scotland.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198465/trump-taxpayer-money-promote-golf-course-scotland
Trump’s trade deals are illegal, Piper Sandler warns, predicting a Supreme Court smackdown by June 2026
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-trade-deals-illegal-piper-140346962.html
# Education / Schools
Tennessee school won’t accept doctor’s notes for absences. The policy will also count kids as tardy if they are sent home by the school nurse
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5421394-tennessee-school-doctors-note-chronic-absenteeism/
# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Trump Labor Department Launches ‘Barrage of Attacks’ on Workers. “They’re showing their true colors as an anti-worker administration.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-labor-department-attacks-workers
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
US electricity prices skyrocket under Trump, hitting highest levels in years
https://nypost.com/2025/07/24/business/us-electricity-prices-continue-to-climb-under-trump/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
The Texas Floods Were a Preview of What’s to Come. Mounting evidence shows no US state is safe from the flooding that ravaged Texas’ Kerr Country.
https://www.wired.com/story/kerr-countys-tragic-flood-wasnt-an-outlier-it-was-a-preview/
# General News / Floods
‘Gross negligence’: Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says. The National Weather Service began forecasting the threat of flooding in Kerr County as early as Thursday morning with a hazardous flooding outlook, CNN previously reported. A flood watch was issued at 1:18 p.m. CT, that highlighted Kerrville, among other locations, as being at risk of flash flooding
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-officials-begin-state-investigation-040143066.html
Trump administration denies federal disaster assistance for Western Maryland floods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3wCB1SwPY8
# General News / Trump / Epstein
President Donald Trump continues to be dogged by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal even while visiting another continent.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-conspiracy-theories/
‘Fix is in’: Trump sparks outrage by leaving door open to pardoning Epstein co-conspirator
https://www.alternet.org/msn-uk/trump-epstein-2673760119/
Three critical stories are getting buried by the Trump-Epstein debacle. The Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case appears to constitute the rare controversy in which there are no innocuous explanations for what has unfolded. The possibilities range from bad to worse for everyone involved.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/16/jeffrey-epstein-doj-pam-bondi-column-00454487
‘Reducing her sentence’: Republican confirms plan to free Ghislaine Maxwell early if she plays ball
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/reducing-her-sentence-republican-confirms-plan-to-free-ghislaine-maxwell-early-if-she-plays-ball/
Ghislaine Maxwell spoke to DOJ about 100 people linked to Epstein: Attorney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdSKlwBAkGM
Trump and Bondi Have 100,000 Pages of Epstein Documents
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-bondi-100-000-pages-191504751.html
The Main Obstacle Keeping Congress From Getting Answers on Epstein. The coils of the Epstein snare are tightening around Donald Trump, his lackeys in the Justice Department, and his desperate defenders in Congress.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-epstein-news-republicans-congress-subpoena-hearings.html
# Gov / Politics
‘Critical’: 14 GOP senators call on Trump to stop withholding money from their states
https://www.alternet.org/gop-senators-trump-funds/
‘Like hiring someone to rob me’: Trump ridiculed over new ‘rebate’ proposal
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/like-hiring-someone-to-rob-me-trump-ridiculed-over-new-rebate-proposal/ar-AA1Jj4bT
‘Not just racist but stupid’: VP slammed for ‘sleight of hand’ while promoting far-right theory. Are the real Americans white? That’s not just racist but stupid; most Black Americans today have ancestors that lived in America significantly longer, on average, than white Americans.”
https://www.alternet.org/jd-vance-baseless-claim/
‘Elon is going to get decimated:’ How Trump’s feud with the world’s richest man might end. “They’re going to take his money, they’re going to shutter his businesses, and they’re going to either incarcerate or deport him,” Cohen said. “He’s probably got the White House working overtime already, as we speak, figuring out how to close his whole damn thing down.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-going-decimated-trumps-feud-160346534.html
Don’t Count on the U.S. Supreme Court to Corral Trump. Trump appears determined to destroy the two and a half century U.S. experiment in democracy. The U.S. Supreme Court is enabling him to do so.
https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-donald-trump-us-supreme-court-republicans-democracy-autocracy-us-congress-us-constitution/
After accusing Obama of treason, Trump now says the former president ‘owes me big’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/25/donald-trump-barack-obama-treason-immunity-jeffrey-epstein/85372083007/
Another Top Democrat Warns Party Will Redistrict Blue States If Republicans Move Forward In Texas: ‘All Is Fair In Love And War’
https://www.latintimes.com/another-top-democrat-warns-party-will-redistrict-blue-states-if-republicans-move-forward-texas-587542
29 Senators Demand Investigation Into Israeli Killing of American in West Bank. “It is long past time for the US government to demand accountability in these killings,” the Democrats said.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5420192-senators-demand-justice-american-palestinian/
Nobody wants to work with Pete Hegseth, and now Trump has to deal with the chief he tried to boot
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/nobody-wants-to-work-with-pete-hegseth-and-now-trump-has-to-deal-with-the-chief-he-tried-to-boot/
Supreme Court blocks North Dakota redistricting ruling that would gut key part of Voting Rights Act
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/24/supreme-court-ruling-north-dakota-voting-rights-act-00475642
Ted Cruz Wants to Use Law Meant to Prosecute Gangs to Go After Anti-ICE Protest Organizers. Three conservative justices, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, would have rejected the appeal.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/24/supreme-court-ruling-north-dakota-voting-rights-act-00475642
Trump gives big promotion to ‘dangerous’ official who said ‘white men must be in charge.’ One official in President Donald Trump’s administration just got a new job heading up a congressionally funded organization that Trump previously tried to eliminate.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-big-promotion/
Trump Impeachment Campaign Makes Major Moves in House. Backed by a growing protest movement and a formal campaign known as “Impeach Trump. Again.” led by constitutional lawyers at Free Speech For People, the effort accuses President Trump of a sweeping list of constitutional violations and abuses of power. Supporters of the movement argue that Congress must now act decisively to defend the democracy.
https://knewz.com/trump-impeachment-campaign-makes-major-moves-in-house/
President Donald Trump is taking direct action to shape the 2026 midterm elections by making personal calls to Republican lawmakers across the country. The president and his senior White House aides have been steering Republican candidates in key House and Senate races to avoid messy primary battles and strengthen their chances of keeping control of Congress.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-just-made-some-very-specific-calls-to-republican-lawmakers-and-now-theyre-completely-changing-their-2026-plans/
Alina Habba Is Back in Power Thanks to Shady Trump Move. Donald Trump is bypassing the Senate—and overruling judges—to keep Habba in charge.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-pulls-shady-move-keep-142751963.html
WATCH: Congressional Candidate Thrown to the Ground, Dragged Out of Wild Texas Redistricting Hearing
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/watch-congressional-candidate-thrown-to-the-ground-dragged-out-of-wild-texas-redistricting-hearing/
# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Grenade missing after LA explosion that killed 3 deputies
https://www.kbtx.com/2025/07/26/grenade-is-missing-scene-an-explosion-that-killed-3-la-deputies/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Do not cross me’: Ex-DOJ prosecutor explains why ‘bogus’ Trump lawsuit is especially dangerous. “Trump has a habit of filing monstrous lawsuits against news outlets that do reporting he doesn’t like. But the facts don’t really matter. They never do with Trump.”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-wehle-murdoch/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump Adviser Warns Stephen Colbert Is Just the Beginning. FCC Chair Brendan Carr had a chilling threat for all media critical of Donald Trump.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198463/donald-trump-fcc-warns-stephen-colbert-just-beginning
# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
‘Walking a tightrope’: Millions of Trump voters are about to get bigger bills — here’s why. Millions of people are expected to lose health insurance in the coming years as a result of the tax cut legislation Trump signed this month, leaving them with fewer protections from large bills if they get sick or suffer an accident.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-medical-bills-2673764231/
# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
I’m A Doctor. The Things I’m Now Being Trained To Do In Trump’s America Are Terrifying. There it was, sandwiched between the review on bloodborne pathogens and quizzes about HIPAA, information on unreasonable search and seizure and the right to remain silent. It was then that I realized that I was being prepared to be a doctor in an emerging police state.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doctor-trump-patient-privacy-ice_n_687e3e9de4b06691ec25114c
# Medical Science / Research / Technology
Tech Billionaires Spearhead Efforts to Build Gene-Edited Designer Babies. Bootstrap Bio, a company created about 18 months ago, has “hired a chief science officer, opened a lab and pivoted its work” to genetic editing of human embryos, Bloomberg reported. In June, MIT Technology Review reported that the founder of Coinbase, whose worth is estimated at $10 billion, posted on X that he is “ready to fund a US startup focused on gene-editing human embryos.”
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tech-billionaires-spearhead-efforts-gene-edited-designer-babies/
RFK Jr. to oust entire panel behind cancer screening guidelines for being too ‘woke’
https://www.rawstory.com/rfk/
Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts n its push to roll back federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. U.S. District Judge William Young said the cuts amounted to “racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.” An appeals court left the ruling in place.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-institutes-of-health-research-cuts-6b69c254bc245f0ec1c7ddf1af74281f
# Medical // Global
Belgium is trying to stop the Trump administration from burning $9.7M in medical supplies—but a ‘regrettable outcome’ looms. The Trump administration was primarily driven by its ideological opposition to family planning.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/belgium-is-trying-to-stop-the-trump-administration-from-burning-9-7m-in-medical-supplies-but-a-regrettable-outcome-looms/
# Military / Global
Mysterious annex at North Korean missile plant has analysts puzzled
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/07/23/mysterious-annex-at-north-korean-missile-plant-has-analysts-puzzled/
Russia’s Using New R-77M Air-To-Air Missile In Ukraine. The long-range R-77M air-to-air missile, a much-improved version of the AA-12 Adder, appears to have been used in combat.
https://www.twz.com/air/signs-russias-using-new-r-77m-air-to-air-missile-in-ukraine
Thai F-16 Strikes As Border Dispute With Cambodia Erupts. Long-running tensions have spilled over into heavy exchanges of fire in the disputed border region between Thailand and Cambodia.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/thai-f-16-strikes-as-border-dispute-with-cambodia-erupts
# Pharmaceuticals
Rep. Gosar Reintroduces Bill to Strip Liability Protection From Vaccine Makers
https://gosar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8582
Drugmaker-telehealth deals risk unnecessary prescribing, senators’ probe finds. An investigation by Democratic senators has raised concerns about conflicts of interest in telehealth companies’ ties to pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Eli Lilly.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07/17/pfizer-eli-lilly-telehealth-senate-investigation/
# Social / Communities
Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/
Eviction fears, disability discrimination, and Trump’s war on fair housing. On Feb. 27, the Trump administration abruptly canceled funding grants for 78 nonprofit organizations that work to combat housing discrimination nationwide
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/hud-cuts-eviction-fears-disability-discrimination-and-trumps-war-on-fair-housing/
New Trump Executive Order Will Further Criminalize Homelessness, Mental Illness. “Mental illness is not a crime, and people with mental illness deserve to be treated as human beings, with dignity and respect, to truly address the systemic causes of this crisis, we should be pouring resources into treatment to improve early access to care and investing in supportive housing and other wrap-around services.
https://www.nami.org/press-releases/nami-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-homelessness-and-criminalizing-mental-illness/
ACLU Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting Disabled and Unhoused People. President Trump signed an executive order today directing states to criminalize unhoused people and institutionalize people with mental health disabilities and substance use disorder.
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-condemns-trump-executive-order-targeting-disabled-and-unhoused-people
Southern California community pleading for help after Trump Administration pulls funding. In Rancho Palos Verdes, a handful of landslides have been moving homes for years and recent wet winters have made things worse.
https://patch.com/california/palosverdes/southern-california-community-pleading-help-after-trump-administration-pulls
Trump order shifts homelessness strategy toward enforcement. Trump order pushes cities to remove homeless people from streets. Follows ruling allowing arrests for sleeping outdoors, Critics say policy ignores housing and violates rights
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-homelessness-strategy/
# Social Services / Programs
3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Left in Hot Car While with Child Services, Which Took Him Away from His Family. The boy was left for hours while a contract worker for the state ran “personal errands,” the family’s attorney says
https://people.com/3-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car-by-the-department-of-human-resources-who-took-him-away-from-his-father-11778946
# Sports
United States denies entire team visas for Little League World Series
https://www.newsweek.com/us-denies-visas-venezuelan-little-league-baseball-team-2104257
# Veterans / VA
Lawmakers convene special hearing at veterans center to examine rural health care challenges
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-07-25/veterans-rural-health-care-18556522.html#:~:text=The%20two%2Dhour%20hearing%20of,in%20remote%20areas%20know%20they‘
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