Press review · Tuesday, 29 July 2025
29 July 2025
11,832 articles: 08 May 2025 – 27 October 2026
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foxnews.com
Pirro confirmed as D.C. U.S. Attorney amid partisan clash as Dem nominee blockade continues
Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was confirmed as Washington D.C.'s U.S. Attorney in a party-line despite Democratic concerns over her election fraud claims and Jan. 6 Capitol riot defense.
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nbcnews.com
Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
In an extraordinary move brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, dozens of Texas House Democrats aim to deny a quorum as the GOP is set to draw new maps.
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foxbusiness.com
White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing unreliable job data and revisions.
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foxnews.com
DOJ targets noncitizens on voter rolls as part of Trump election integrity push
The DOJ's Civil Rights Division is seeking information from states about its election practices and voter rolls, and placing an emphasis on identifying any noncitizens on them
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abcnews.go.com
Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, air traffic manager tells NTSB
The NTSB concluded three days of investigative hearings into the collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67.
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usatoday.com
Who is Charlamagne tha God? Trump reacts to radio host's Epstein-MAGA remark
Trump responded to Charlamagne tha God after the host said some Republicans will use the fight over the Jeffrey Epstein files to take the party back.
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nbcnews.com
Senate confirms former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia
The vote was along party lines, with all present Democrats voting against Pirro's confirmation.
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Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine
A top aide to President Donald Trump accused India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow.
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Eric Holder backs Democratic response to Texas redistricting plan
Eric Holder called Texas’s attempt to redraw its congressional maps for the second time in less than a decade “an authoritarian move” by the White House.
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rollingstone.com
Campaign Promise Broken? Trump Has No Plans to Mandate IVF Coverage
Despite a pledge to make insurers cover in vitro fertilization, Donald Trump's White House is backing off plans to do so.
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nbcnews.com
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump's firing of labor statistics head
In an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press," Hassett called for a "fresh set of eyes" at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
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foxnews.com
Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation by government watchdog Office of Special Counsel
Former special counsel Jack Smith, who was involved with probes into Donald Trump, is being investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for allegedly violating the Hatch Act.
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adn.com
Alaska lawmakers override 2 Dunleavy vetoes, restoring $50M in education funding
Lawmakers adjourned a joint session without considering any of Dunleavy’s other recent vetoes, including of school maintenance and construction funding and other bills that passed with bipartisan support.
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adn.com
Lawmakers travel to Juneau for special session as governor says they ‘don’t seem to care’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants lawmakers to again consider his education policy proposals. Lawmakers plan to vote on overriding his vetoes.
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foxnews.com
Trump tells Schumer to 'GO TO HELL' over Senate nominee deal funding demands after negotiations collapse
Senate Republicans tried to broker a deal with Senate Democrats to confirm dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees, but talks began degrade and Trump nuked the deal, sending lawmakers home until September.
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pbs.org
Watchdog agency investigates ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity
An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-candidate Donald Trump before his election to the White House last year.
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alaskapublic.org
Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto
The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session called by Dunleavy.
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foxnews.com
Dems dig in, Trump demands all: Nominee fight boils over in Senate as GOP looks for a deal
The negotiations between Senate leaders simmered over President Donald Trump's nominees, with Republicans looking at all options to get the ball rolling and leave D.C.
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GOP success with new Texas House map could hinge on Latino voters: ANALYSIS
Texas Republicans' effort to grow their majority by redrawing congressional maps could hinge on the support of Latino voters, some experts say.
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'DO YOUR JOB': Trump urges senators to skip summer break
Senate Republicans have a major backlog of nominations as Democrats drag their feet, frustrating the president.
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foxnews.com
Senate GOP threatens to 'grind it out' through August as Trump nominees face Democratic delays
Senate Republicans push through Trump nominees as Democrats use delaying tactics, with GOP leaders threatening to cancel August recess to confirm pending appointments.
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nbcnews.com
Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro
The president typically ties his tariffs to trade policy, but he hit Brazilian products with the highest rate of any country's goods largely due to politics.
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foxnews.com
Recess on ice as Republicans hunker down for high-stakes nominee blitz
Senate Republicans have struggled to reach a deal with Democrats to confirm a slew of President Donald Trump's nominees as they move beyond their scheduled departure from Washington.
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motherjones.com
Texas is moving forward with its radical redistricting plan
Will Democrats respond?
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nbcnews.com
Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith
The investigation comes after GOP Sen. Tom Cotton requested that Smith be investigated for “unprecedented interference in the 2024 election.”
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Democratic governors throw support behind Newsom, back partisan redistricting
High-profile Democratic governors have thrown support behind colleagues who said they'll draw new Congressional maps to favor Democrats before the 2026 midterms.
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Democrats blast GOP-proposed Texas congressional maps in redistricting showdown
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed that proposed congressional maps in Texas would draw her home out of the district where she lives.
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nbcnews.com
What a Senate floor clash between two Democrats says about where the party is headed
The spat between Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Cory Booker this week illustrates the larger question before Democrats: Resist Trump or bring home the goods?
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foxnews.com
Appeals court denies Trump admin's request to lift limits on Los Angeles immigration raids
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the Trump administration's request to lift restrictions on federal immigration raids.
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Senate Democrats try to force DOJ to release Epstein files using little-known law
Senate Democrats are attempting to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files through a little-known, decades-old law.
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nbcnews.com
Trump says he hasn't considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, but 'I'm allowed to do it'
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell and her attorney Friday in Tallahassee for a second day of interviews.
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nbcnews.com
Supreme Court raises the stakes in a Louisiana redistricting case
The court ordered new briefing, suggesting it could be poised to further weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act.
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nbcnews.com
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a significant slowdown in hiring in the U.S.
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nbcnews.com
Trump dismisses Labor Dept. official following weak jobs report; markets drop on employment data and tariffs news
Trump announces new tariffs on countries that haven't made deals with U.S. as stock market dips. Bureau of Labor Statistics head fired after weak jobs report.
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Smithsonian removes Trump from an exhibit's impeachment display, but says it's temporary
The Smithsonian Institution has removed from an exhibit a reference to President Donald Trump's two impeachments, a decision that comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more positive — and selective — view of American history. A spokesperson said the exhibit eventually “will include all impeachments.”
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foxnews.com
Trump officials visit Gaza aid sites as international community pressures Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited Gaza where they saw how the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is distributing aid and bypassing Hamas.
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foxnews.com
Gridlock crumbles as Senate advances spending bills in race against shutdown
Senate advances spending package despite Republican concerns over increased funding levels as lawmakers race to prevent government shutdown by Sept. 30.
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foxnews.com
Trump moves nuclear submarines weeks after praising sub's power in Iran strikes
President Donald Trump's announcement to move two nuclear submarines in response to heightened Russia threats comes just weeks after he praised a submarine's role in the Iran strikes.
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Judge extends protected status Trump administration had ended for 60,000 migrants
A federal judge in California extended on Thursday temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem determined that conditions in their home country no longer warranted protections.
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vox.com
The jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the messenger
The abrupt dismissal of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, briefly explained.
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foxnews.com
Biden slurs way through latest speech, touts nominating ‘demographically diverse’ judges
Former President Joe Biden slurred on multiple occasions during the night, including while discussing serving as the vice president to the first Black president, former President Barack Obama.
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foxnews.com
Trump repositions 2 nuclear submarines after 'highly provocative' Russian comments
President Donald Trump said he "ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions" in the wake of comments made by Dmitry Medvedev.
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MAGA's New Russiagate 'Evidence' Was Likely Made Up by the Kremlin
The Trump administration declassified a Durham Report "annex," which indicates that supposed Hillary Clinton emails were fabricated by Russia.
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Smithsonian explains why a Trump reference was removed from impeachment exhibit
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down following Trump budget cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting had long provided federal funding to local public radio and television stations across the country.
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nbcnews.com
Trump says he's deploying two nuclear subs after 'highly provocative statements' from Russia's Dmitry Medvedev
Tension between the U.S. and Russia has escalated this week as Trump and Medvedev have exchanged harsh statements.
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Who is Triple H? 'Strong guy' joined Trump in presidential fitness test announcement
Trump signed an executive order bringing back the presidential fitness test with Paul Levesque (Triple H), Harrison Butker and Lawrence Taylor.
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notus.org
The Senate’s Plans to Get Out of Town Are Currently in ‘the Ditch’
“It looked like it was trending in the right direction. And then, as you know, the wheels come off,” Thune said Thursday.
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jsonline.com
GOP Rep. Bryan Steil holds an in-person town hall event and is greeted with boos over Trump bill
Bryan Steil's town hall was the first for a Wisconsin Republican since House GOP leadership in March advised members to avoid the in-person events.