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President Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Japan and South Korea

President Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Japan and South Korea

The letters, which Trump published on his Truth Social account, say that the tariff rates will apply starting August 1. The rate for Japan is slightly higher than the 24 percent announced at Trump’s April 2nd Liberation Day event. South Korea’s is unchanged. The...

Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests – BBC

Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests  BBCTurkey begins mass trials following protests over Istanbul mayor’s detention  CNNTurkey’s opposition works to seize momentum after leader’s arrest  The Washington PostThe Turkish protests, a work of art  Le Monde.frHow has Turkey changed after İmamoğlu’s arrest?  Brookings

Trump’s ‘lone ranger’: How Steve Witkoff became the de facto point man on America’s foreign policy challenges – CNN

Trump’s ‘lone ranger’: How Steve Witkoff became the de facto point man on America’s foreign policy challenges  CNNTeam Trump is slouching toward Armageddon  The HillSteve Witkoff is embarrassingly out of his depth dealing with Putin  The TelegraphCan Witkoff beat the odds?  PoliticoTop Trump aides rush to defend Witkoff after CNN profile on ‘lone ranger’ Mideast envoy  The Times of Israel

U.S. Visa Detransitions Member of Brazilian Congress

A Brazilian member of his country's Congress is objecting to the U.S. issuing him a visa that lists him as a “male,” though he identifies as a woman.
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Bernie Moreno Secures Pledge to Keep Historic Ohio Paper Mill Open After Democrat Investor Threatened Closure

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) on Friday secured a commitment to pause the closure of the Chillicothe paper mill until the end of the year after a private equity Democrat donor moved to shutter the historic fixture of Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Report: NJ’s Democrat Governor Phil Murphy Fights Trump Administration over Cutting DEI from Schools

Gov. Phil Murphy's (D-NJ) administration is reportedly balking at cutting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) out of public schools per a request from federal authorities, the news coming as President Trump has come down hard on such practices.
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El Salvador-Vacationing Democrats Donated Thousands to Left-Wing Reps in Toss-Up Districts

Several congressional Democrats in toss-up districts pocketed thousands of dollars from Salvadoran-vacationing Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Maxine Dexter (D-OR) last month, prompting the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) to demand they "return every dollar or admit they've sold out our national security for campaign cash."
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Insurgent Reform U.K. party tallies victories in British local elections – The Washington Post

Insurgent Reform U.K. party tallies victories in British local elections  The Washington PostFarage's Reform UK beats out establishment parties in 'earthquake' elections  Fox NewsChris Mason: Fireworks for Reform as Labour and Tories write election post-mortems  BBC‘Trump With a Pint’: How Nigel Farage Is Upending British Politics  WSJGaby Hinsliff John McTernan Carys Afoko Caroline Lucas Meral Hussein-Ece Henry Hill and Peter Kellner  The Guardian

Cruz to Jeffries: Democrats’ El Salvador Trip Was ‘Astonishingly Bad Politics’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called out House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for supporting the four House Democrats who flew to El Salvador to advocate for the return of deported accused MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, telling him to "keep up" the "astonishingly bad politics."
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Knives Out: Democrat Insider Slams Hakeem Jeffries for Weak Leadership

Fractures in the once solidly united Democrat party continue to appear since Donald Trump's second election victory, with an ex-Nancy Pelosi adviser essentially saying this week that House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries lacks the right stuff to take on the MAGA movement.
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