πΏ Your Peace Pulse
Explore inspiring stories, grassroots movements, and peace-building initiatives from around the globe.
Browse by Category
Who will be affected by Trump administration’s Medicaid, SNAP work requirements
President Trumpβs big tax law includes a major provision the GOP has endorsed for years: work requirements for Medicaid recipients and for food stamp benefits. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 11.8 million Americans could lose medical coverage over the next decade and more than 3 million could lose SNAP benefits. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez discussed the stakes with Pamela Herd.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:
Share on Facebook
Share in Tweet (rip twitter)
Share on LinkedIn
Share on Reddit
Share on Threads
Share on Bluesky
Veterans Affairs dramatically scales back layoffs to less than half of initial plan
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has abandoned plans to cut more than 80,000 employees, scaling back that number to just under 30,000 after a massive outcry from veterans, advocate groups and lawmakers and an exodus of individuals from the agency. In a Monday news release, the VA said it was on pace to reduce...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on disaster response and Musk’s new party
NPRβs Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including questions about disaster response amid threats to disband FEMA, President Trump's latest tariff announcement brings more uncertainty and Elon Musk says he's starting a new party after his feud with Trump.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:New book ‘2024’ offers inside look at twists and turns of the presidential election
Journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf are out with a new book unpacking the twists and turns of the 2024 presidential election. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with insiders, the book offers a revealing look at the circumstances that led to Trumpβs return. Amna Nawaz spoke with the writers about β2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America.β
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Artist exiled from homeland transforms nature into works of art
An artist who was once uprooted from her homeland has spent decades transforming works of nature into works of art. Michelle San Miguel of Rhode Island PBS Weekly has the story from the woods of New England for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. sued over vaccine changes
Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medical groups sue RFK Jr. over vaccine changes Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated the law when he withdrew certain recommendations about the coronavirus vaccine, according to a new lawsuit from a coalition of...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Death toll surpasses 100 from catastrophic Texas flooding
The massive search continues for missing people.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Tesla takes hit as Musk launches third party
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk's third party push weighs on Tesla stock Teslaβs stock tumbled nearly 7 percent Monday after Elon Musklaunched a third party and received an icy response from President Trump. Aaron Favila, Associated Press The tech billionaire announced Saturday heofficially formedthe America Party, a third party meant to...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods Local, state and federal officials are all pointing fingers in the wake of the deadly Texas flooding, but one thing is certain: The warnings werenβt heard by the people who needed them. Michel Fortier, The San Antonio...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:These are just a few of the victims of the Guadalupe River flash flooding
Two 8-year-old sisters from Dallas who had just completed 2nd grade. A beloved soccer coach and teacher. An Alabama elementary school student away from home.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Lawler mocks potential Maloney comeback campaign
After a report that former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) is considering challenging Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in the midterms, the Hudson Valley representative sarcastically weighed in on the prospect of a rematch with the man he unseated four years ago. βIβm sure Democrats are excited about the prospects of Sean Patrick Maloney making a...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:MAGA influencers fume over DOJβs Epstein memo
Right-wing influencers who have long promoted conspiracy theories about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are turning their ire on the Trump administration over a new Department of Justice memo seeking to debunk those theories. The memo released Monday said there was no evidence Epstein kept a "client list," nor that he sought to blackmail powerful...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:When will key aspects of Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' take effect?Β
President Trump signed his sweeping tax cut and spending package known as the "big, beautiful bill" into law during a Fourth of July celebration on Friday. The measure boosts defense and border wall funding and makes Trumpβs 2017 tax cuts permanent, offsetting some of those costs with deep cuts to Medicaid, food assistance programs, student...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Deadly Texas floods leave officials pointing fingers after warnings missed
AUSTIN, Texas β Local, state and federal officials are all pointing fingers in the wake of the deadly Texas flooding, but one thing is certain: The warnings weren't heard by the people who needed them. After the catastrophic Independence Day floods that killed at least 90 across central Texas, state and county officials told reporters...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Musk says he’s formed the America Party. Here’s what to know
President Donald Trump on Sunday called Muskβs proposition βridiculous,β going on to tout βtremendous success with the Republican Party.β
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Fatal floods in Texas draw howls from Dems over Trump cuts
The weekendβs fatal floods in Texas have sparked immediate clashes in Congress over the federal government's role in preventing, or at least minimizing, the human toll of natural disasters. On one side are Democrats pointing to the Trump administrationβs cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) as a potential reason the flood victims were not...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Man killed after using assault rifle to shoot at a Texas Border Patrol facility
Authorities said the suspect shot at agents exiting the building, which is near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Trump will visit Texas to tour flood-devastated region
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called what happened a βonce in a generation national disasterβ and urged βeveryone in the area to remain vigilant, listen to all warnings and respond accordingly.β
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:White House blasts idea that Trump’s cuts contributed to Texas flooding death toll
βThat was an act of God. Itβs not the administrationβs fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,β White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trumpβs deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather service came under fire from local officials.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Russia’s transportation minister found dead after being fired
Roman Starovoit was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators said Monday β news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Trump announces tariff rates for numerous countries β but not Canada
Japan and Korea were the first to receive letters informing them of a 25 per cent tariff rate each. But Canada is likely not going to be affected by the administration's flurry of trade deals and letters this week.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:No client list, no new files coming in Jeffrey Epstein case, says U.S. Justice Department
Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a "client list," the U.S. Justice Department said Monday, announcing that no more files related to the wealthy financier's sex trafficking investigation would be made public, despite suggestions to the contrary from the Trump administration.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Epstein client list doesn’t exist, DOJ says, walking back theory Bondi promoted
The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Wimbledon blames human error for glaring mistake by electronic system that replaced officials
The All England Club is blaming human error for a glaring mistake by the electronic system that replaced human line judges this year at Wimbledon.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:South African security official accuses police minister of colluding with crime syndicates
A South African security official has accused top police leaders of colluding with crime syndicates.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia executing foreigners, drug offenders at record pace: Amnesty
Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly warn about the kingdom's use of the death penalty in non-violent drug cases.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Australian woman found guilty of murder after serving poisonous mushrooms to in-laws for lunch
An Australian woman has been convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, in a case that has gripped the country.
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Scott on accusations that Trump is 'too easy' on Putin: 'Hogwash'
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) rejected concerns that President Trump is going βtoo easyβ on Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the White House works to broker a ceasefire between the Kremlin and Ukraine. In an interview on βFox News Sunday,β anchor Shannon Bream asked the senator, who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, about criticism from...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Summers: No economist 'without a strong political agenda' says Trump bill good for economyΒ
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers railed against President Trumpβs massive tax and spending bill, saying no objective economist would characterize the legislation as a boon to the economy. βThere is no economist anywhere, without a strong political agenda, who is saying that this bill is a positive for the economy. And the overwhelming view is...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Young students, a grandparent and a camp director among those killed in Texas floods
A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost indevastating floodingin Texas.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Pressure from Trump for trade deals before July 9 deadline, but hints of more time for talks
The Trump administration is stepping up pressure ontrading partnersto quickly make new deals before aWednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to startsending lettersMonday warning countries that highertariffscould kick in Aug. 1.
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Obama: Texas flash flooding 'absolutely heartbreaking'
Former PresidentObama said in a statement on Sunday that he was praying for those affected by the flash flooding in Texas over the past few days. "The flash flooding in Central Texas is absolutely heartbreaking. Michelle and I are praying for everyone who has lost a loved one or is waiting for news β especially...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Trump rages against Musk over third party, megabill opposition: 'TRAIN WRECK'
President Trump on Sunday issued a lengthy Truth Social post attacking former ally Elon Musk after the Tesla mogul announced he was launching a third party over opposition to Trump's "big, beautiful bill." "I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks,"...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:Trump will 'probably' visit Texas on Friday after flash flooding
President Trump said on Sunday that he expects to travel to Texas on Friday to visit areas of the state hardest hit by the catastrophic flash flooding. βProbably on Friday,β Trump told reporters, when asked whether he plans to visit Texas. βWe wanted to leave a little time,β he continued. βI would have done it...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source: