Trump news at a glance: state department plans mass layoffs in line with president’s ‘America First’ policy

Nearly 15% of domestic workforce to be let go in major restructuring of diplomatic corps – key US politics stories from Thursday 10 July The state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of America’s diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts … Read more

Protesters and US federal agents clash during immigration raid at California farm – video

Demonstrators clashed with federal immigration officials carrying out a raid on a farm in southern California, with authorities throwing what appeared to be smoke canisters to disperse the crowd. The confrontation came as federal immigration enforcement agents have ramped up arrests in Southern California, heading to car washes, farms and Home Depot parking lots to … Read more

‘Big tent party’: DNC chair shrugs off Mamdani’s refusal to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan

Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), dismissed concerns over NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s unwillingness to explicitly condemn the slogan “globalize the intifada,” adding in an interview with PBS that the key to developing a winning coalition is through welcoming people with whom you disagree. After Mamdani’s monumental upset in … Read more

White House again defends success of B-2 raid on Iran amid new report some uranium survived

The White House maintains that last month’s Operation Midnight Hammer “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear sites despite a new report from The New York Times suggesting Israeli officials have concluded some enriched uranium survived the targeted U.S. attack. According to the Times, a portion of the stockpile of near-bomb-grade enriched uranium located underground survived bombs dropped by … Read more

Federal agents use force during immigration raid at two California farms

Border patrol and US Customs and Border Protection respond to protesters with chemical munitions Federal immigration officials carrying out raids on two southern California cannabis farms clashed with protesters, firing chemical munitions that sprayed what looked like smoke into the air to disperse the crowd. Vehicles from border patrol and US Customs and Border Protection … Read more