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![Baby triplets of Palestinian mother Nuzha Awad face the threat of dying from malnutrition and lack of medical care due to constant Israeli attacks and blockades as they take shelter in Nuseirat camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on March 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-gaza-hunger-400x300.jpg)
US Health Workers Back From Gaza Calculate Death Toll at 92,000 — at a Minimum
Epidemics and famine are raging across Gaza, they said, and at least 37,000 have already died of starvation.
![FBI Director Christopher Wray appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-christopher-wray-400x300.jpg)
FBI Director Tells Congress Agency Is Unsure If Bullet Actually Hit Trump
Trump has yet to release an official health assessment to the public since the attempt on his life nearly two weeks ago.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-netanyahu-400x300.jpg)
Netanyahu Vows to “Finish the Job Faster” in Gaza If US Gives Him More Weapons
It is one of the clearest statements from an official tying US military aid to Israel’s genocide yet.
![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.”
![President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey walk across the South Lawn to the Oval Office of the White House on April 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-aoc-sanders-biden-400x300.jpg)
Why Did AOC and Bernie Sanders Keep Backing Biden in His Campaign’s Last Days?
We can, and should, demand more from our officials than cynical political maneuvering.
![Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Slams Lawmakers Who Cheered Netanyahu’s Speech](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg-noura-netanyahu-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Slams Lawmakers Who Cheered Netanyahu’s Speech
Noura Erakat says the jubilant reaction showed US leaders cheering “for what is essentially a war on children.”
![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.
![Former President Donald Trump arrives at a border security briefing to discuss further plans in securing the southern border wall on June 30, 2021, in Weslaco, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-trump-border-400x300.jpg)
Trump Has Whipped Up an Anti-Immigrant Frenzy. Will Anyone Counter It in 2024?
The anti-immigrant fearmongering of both parties replicates tactics that have given rise to fascism throughout history.