by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 29.
- Nations Denounce Deep Sea Mining Company’s Bid to Exploit Metals in the Pacific Under US Law (“A U.S. subsidiary of The Metals Co., based in Vancouver, has applied for permits to mine a deep sea zone in international waters under an executive order issued in April by President Donald Trump.”)
- Lifestyle changes and vaccination ‘could prevent most liver cancer cases’ (“Lancet Commission says three in five cases preventable with action on obesity, alcohol and hepatitis”)
- Gorilla habitats and pristine forest at risk as DRC opens half of country to oil and gas drilling bids (“Government launches licensing round for 52 fossil fuel blocks, potentially undermining a flagship conservation initiative and affecting an estimated 39 million people” UGH)
- Russia kills 22 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats (Trump needs to stop threatening and just start DOING SOMETHING!)
- Tariffs on Medicines From Europe Stand to Cost Drugmakers Billions
- Why Europe Made Major Trade Concessions to the U.S. (“Some were dismayed that the European Union did not drive a harder bargain. Facing the threat of a damaging trade war, officials say they had little choice.”)
- US and China hold trade talks after Donald Trump eyes ‘world tariff’
- I Coulda Made a Better Deal (“What, exactly, did Trump get from Europe?”)
- Donald Trump’s tariff blitz brings US levies to highest levels since 1930s
- Trump envisions a global baseline tariff rate of 15 to 20 percent (“Tariff revenue has increased in recent months, though the levies make it nearly certain that American households will pay higher prices for imported everyday goods.”)
- US companies up against ‘nightmare’ tariff wall
- Trump Is Winning His Trade War. What Will That Mean for the Economy?
- ‘Total Failure’: Israel’s Return to War Heaped Ruin on Gaza and Did Little for Israelis (“Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.”)
- Peter Beinart – “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning” | The Daily Show
- Trump acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gaza and tells Israel to let in ‘every ounce of food’ (“Starmer said to have pressed US president on humanitarian crisis during talks at Turnberry golf resort in Scotland”)
- Palestinian who helped make Oscar-winning No Other Land killed in West Bank (“Israeli settler Yinon Levi, whom Trump removed from US sanctions list, arrested after death of Awdah Hathaleen”)
- Israel’s leader claims no one in Gaza is starving. Data and witnesses disagree
- Saudi Arabia and France to lead UN push for recognising Palestinian statehood
- Hamas must relent, and food needs to keep flowing to civilians in Gaza (“Stopping food has caused needless suffering. It also damaged Israel’s global standing.”)
- ‘Cemetery of the living dead’: Venezuelans recall 125 days in notorious El Salvador prison (“Suárez said conditions inside the maximum security prison were so dire he and other inmates considered killing themselves.”)
- Judges press Trump administration on deportation quotas (“An appeals court panel pressed a DOJ attorney to confirm whether immigration officials have been ordered to carry out 3,000 deportations or deportation arrests a day.”)
- Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
- Republican Nancy Mace says she likes to watch videos of Ice detaining people (“Congresswoman says she ‘can think of nothing more American’ than Ice dragging people out of court” Completely deranged.)
- AI Is Wrecking an Already Fragile Job Market for College Graduates
- RFK Jr. lashes out at vaccine injury program, pledges changes (Nutjob.)
- Trump Promised a Drilling Boom. The New Rigs Haven’t Showed Up Yet (“With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering in a changing energy landscape.”)
- The country’s biggest energy market struggles to reform amid soaring costs (“Mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM is under intense political pressure to solve its interconnection backlog and other problems. But experts warn there are no easy fixes.”)
- Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate
- Bove’s nomination not yet derailed by new whistleblower complaint (Republican senators simply won’t buck Trump, no matter what.)
- Judge orders Medicaid funding temporarily restored to all Planned Parenthood affiliates
- Exclusive: Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention
- ‘A never-ending nightmare.’ Federal workers detail mental health toll of government downsizing (“Federal employees say in a new survey that they are experiencing high levels of anxiety, stress, sleep deprivation, anger outbursts and depression.” And all for good reason!)
- Trump administration reminds federal employees they can proselytize in the office (“Supervisors can solicit employees to attend their church, OPM says in new guidance.” That’s WILDLY wrong.)
- American Crisis exclusive: The ‘Media Capitulation Index’ (“Bloomberg News earned a rare star. The New York Times got one chicken, which means “vulnerable.” Disney (which owns ABC News) got three chickens, which indicates “capitulating,” as did Paramount Global, which owns CBS News. Fox Corp., which includes Fox News, earned the worst-possible rating of four chickens. So did Meta, once known as Facebook.”)
- Donald Trump, again, changes his story on Jeffrey Epstein, that guy he doesn’t know
- Joe Rogan isn’t letting go of Epstein — that’s a problem for Trump
- Right-leaning podcasters call out the Trump administration’s 2016 election claims as a “distraction” from Jeffrey Epstein
- Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief appealing Epstein conviction
- Why Trump is floating a pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell
- Most Americans support releasing Epstein files, poll finds
- Trump Says He Declined Epstein’s Invitation to Visit His Island: ‘I Never Had the Privilege of Going’ (“The comments came as part of the president’s efforts to distract, deny and deflect from his long-running relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.”)
- Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story
- Trump Takes Break From $10 Million Golf Vacation To Put Forward New Jeffrey Epstein Explanation (“The president also announced new taxes on American importers and consumers during his trip to Scotland.”)
- In His Latest Turn Toward the Insane, Trump Said Obama “Owes” Him Big for Presidential Immunity
- Justice Department files formal complaint against Judge Boasberg (Crazy.)
- Another Trump clash with the courts is already spinning out into criminal cases (“A defense attorney is arguing the Trump administration illegally maneuvered to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, despite the expiration of her tenure.”)
- Report: Even Pete Hegseth’s Allies Think He’s the “Crème de la Crème of Dysfunction” (“Luckily for the former Fox News host, ‘The boss loves him.'”)
- The Ivy League shakedowns
- Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute (“The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.”)
- Duke University Probed by Education Department Over Civil Rights Violations
- Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate
- Lindsey Graham Was Caught Lying on Live TV (Again), Yet the Challengers for His Senate Seat Are Just as Awful (“It’s lose-lose for the people of South Carolina.”)
- For Democrats, governors’ races are an opportunity to create momentum
- Texas Attorney General Paxton sues New York county clerk over abortion ruling
- In Fight for House, New York May Follow Texas in Redrawing Maps
- Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country
- Police officer among four dead in shooting at New York City office building (“Authorities say Shane Devon Tamura travelled across the country from Las Vegas to open fire inside the skyscraper.”)
- Glenn Kessler Announces He’s Leaving the WaPo After 27 Years
- Goals for oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay have been met. Now what?
- ‘I don’t believe it’: McClellan challenges Youngkin on immigrant arrest claims (“After visiting Chesterfield courthouse swept by ICE, Democratic congresswoman presses DHS for answers and unveils bill to track wrongful detentions.”)
- McClellan visits site of ICE courthouse raids, demands transparency
- Video – VA-11 Debate Highlights Stark Choice: James Walkinshaw Will Fight for Fairfax. Stewart Whitson Will Be Trump’s Ally (Walkinshaw’s MAGA opponent has actually said, ““I trust President Trump…I trust everything he’s done”)
- Video: Retired Marine Corps Lt. Colonel Michael Williamson Announces Candidacy for Democratic Nomination in VA02; Says Rep. Jen Kiggans (R) “lied to us”
- Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) Says Trump Will Probably Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell – “a documented liar,” “sex trafficker,” “bad person,” “criminal,” etc. (Maxwell will be “another square in [Trump’s] bingo card of terrible people he’s pardoned over the years.”)
- Commentary: Virginia can survive Medicaid cuts. But it won’t be easy
- Virginia Democrats Launch New Billboard Campaign Slamming Sears for Praising Medicaid Cuts (“Majority of Virginians Oppose Medicaid Cuts”)
- Earle-Sears is facing more pressure for information about paid trip to Israel
- New State Navigate Forecast for 2025 Virginia Elections: “Democrats are heavily favored to win every level of the state government in Virginia this year.” (Dems forecast to win Governor, LG, AG by wide margins, plus 58 seats out of 100 in the House of Delegates)
- Editorial: Legislative package aims to improve maternal, infant health in Virginia (“State laws which took effect on July 1 intend to improve the lives of pregnant women, new mothers and infants.”)
- Virginia ‘Right-to-Work’ Law Divides Candidates as Governor’s Race Heats Up
- The famous claim that 70% of the world’s internet traffic goes through Northern Virginia is wrong (“The actual share, according to those who have studied such things, is probably closer to 22%. Still more than anybody else, though.”)
- Amid a court battle over appointments, UVA begins president search despite Democrats’ opposition
- Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation (“The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school’s president and his work related to diversity. The Justice Department says it will investigate.”)
- Montgomery school board to vote on stricter behavior polices, random police drug inspections, cellphone use and more Tuesday
- Youngkin blasts Richmond over city’s failure to pay $5.8M to wrongfully convicted man
- Herbal tea company set to break ground in Franklin County, 5 years after initial announcement
- CWG Live updates: Two days of broiling heat, then a retreat (“Significant relief from the heat arrives Friday into the weekend.”)
