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![Rep. Joe Morelle arrives to the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on November 9, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-morelle-400x300.jpg)
House Democrat Proposes Amendment to Overturn SCOTUS Immunity Ruling
Rep. Joe Morelle’s effort is backed by more than 40 House Democrats and has the support of multiple advocacy groups.
![Event medics respond to a heat-related call after a person passed out while waiting in line ahead of Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump's campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-trump-rally-heat-400x300.jpg)
Dozens of Trump Backers Required Medical Attention Due to Heat at NC Rally
Trump is a noted denier of the climate crisis, frequently decrying climate change as a “hoax.”
![Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-jd-vance-400x300.jpg)
Polls Show Vance Is Deeply Unpopular — Could the RNC Remove Him From the Ticket?
Some Republicans privately worry that Vance as the vice presidential nominee “doesn't add much” to Trump's chances.
![A view from inside the Colorado Convention Center on January 23, 2009.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-colorado-convention-center-400x300.jpg)
ALEC’s Annual Meeting This Week Centers a Right-Wing Corporate Agenda
Attendees will vote on model policies that target the environment, education, elections and fundamental human rights.
![Marked UNICEF vehicles are pictured after being hit with live ammunition while waiting at a designated holding point near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_07240-unicef-gaza-400x300.jpg)
UN Convoy in Gaza Shot While Reuniting 5 Palestinian Children With Their Father
Just days ago, Israeli forces shot at another UN convoy near the same checkpoint.
![A woman wears a black hat with white text reading "ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-arkansas-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Arkansas Supreme Court Orders State to Count Abortion Amendment Signatures
The secretary of state had previously tried to disqualify the petition that more than 100,000 residents signed.
![Protesters stand behind a banner reading "ELBIT MAKES A KILLING OFF GENOCIDE" during an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/024_0724-elbit-protest-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Largest Weapons Manufacturer to Help Expand US’s Virtual Border Wall
Elbit America is expected to install 307 new surveillance towers across the US-Mexico border within the next decade.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib attends a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol with George Washington University students who were protesting the war in Gaza, on May 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-rashida-tlaib-400x300.jpg)
Tlaib: Netanyahu Should Be Sent to The Hague, Not Addressing Congress
“Make no mistake: this event is a celebration of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” Tlaib said.
![Demonstrators from Jewish Voice For Peace protest the war in Gaza at the Canon House Building, the day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to speak before Congress, on July 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-israel-protest-400x300.jpg)
“Not in Our Name”: 400 Jewish Activists Arrested Protesting Netanyahu Address
Over a dozen rabbis were among the protesters arrested, wearing prayer shawls that said “Never Again for Anyone.”
![A family walks past a battered mural of the Earth in the shape of a heart](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-un-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Their Family Members in Gaza
The confidential UN data emerged hours before Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled address to a joint meeting of US Congress.