A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
2 verified reports published on July 9, 2025.
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President Donald Trump brushed off questions on July 8 about his long-running idea of phasing out FEMA as Texas flood recovery continued and the death toll had already surpassed 100.
The White House signed the tariff extension on July 7, 2025, pushing the reciprocal-tariff suspension past the July 9 deadline and to Aug. 1 instead. AP reported U.S. stocks finished mixed on July 8 as investors weighed the new timetable. The move keeps trade talks and business planning tied to a moving deadline.