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![Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on reproductive rights at Ritchie Coliseum on the campus of the University of Maryland on June 24, 2024, in College Park, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Harris Says She Understands Gaza Protesters, as Biden Question Lingers
Protesters “are showing exactly what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza,” Harris said.
![An Air Force F-35 Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, A-10C Thunderbolt II and P-51 Mustang fly in formation during the 2018 Heritage Flight Training and certification course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on March 4, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-jets-400x300.jpg)
As NATO Members’ Military Spending Surges, So Do Emissions
The sharp uptick that exacerbates climate breakdown serves only to enrich weapons manufacturers, says a new briefing.
![Members of the National Education Association Staff Organization participated in a picket line outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center from July 4 to July 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-neaso-400x300.jpg)
Why Did the National Education Association Just Lock Out Its Own Staffers?
The US’s largest labor union has retaliated against the three-day strike of its 350 staff members.
![Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyr's Hospital for treatment after an Israeli army attack on July 9, 2024, in Deir Al Balah, Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-gaza-a-400x300.jpg)
Gaza City Hospitals Forced to Shut Down Amid Bombings and Evacuation Order
The IDF has ordered civilians to evacuate parts of the city three times since June 27 as it intensifies its assault.
![President Joe Biden speaks to the media at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-biden-400x300.jpg)
Confusing White House Statement on Trans Youth Care Leads to Backlash
The original statement by a White House spokesperson suggested that some types of care “should be limited to adults.”
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Liacouras Center on June 22, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Claims Ignorance on Project 2025 But Can’t Run From His Agenda 47 Plan
As Democrats squabble over their nominee, Trump and his acolytes know exactly what they will do if he wins.
![This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli bulldozers behind an armored vehicle rolling along the border with the Palestinian territory on April 17, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-idf-bulldozer-400x300.jpg)
Report: IDF Uses US-Made Bulldozers to Hide Bodies of Dead Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli soldiers said they use the Caterpillar equipment to hide bodies from view of aid convoys.
![President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks during a barbecue for active-duty military families in honor of the Fourth of July on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-joe-biden-white-house-400x300.jpg)
Biden Demands Lawmakers End Their Calls for Him to Drop Out
Polls show that a plurality of Democratic-leaning voters want a new candidate to be the party’s nominee.
![A man walks beneath the sun](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-tokyo-heat-400x300.jpg)
Scientists Sound the Alarm Amid 13 Consecutive Months of Record-Breaking Heat
Each month since June 2023 has been the hottest since records have been kept.
![Soldiers with the Israeli Defense Forces are pictured near the Gaza border on May 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-idf-400x300.jpg)
IDF Gave Orders to Kill Fellow IDF Soldiers on October 7, Israeli Outlet Reports
Soldiers were told to stop vehicles potentially carrying Israeli soldiers or civilians at all costs.