Far-Left Demonstration Forces White House to Reschedule Saturday’s Spring Garden Tours.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump announced a new set of tariffs aimed at reversing globalization’s impact on the U.S. industrial sector, introducing a universal 10 percent tariff and higher tariffs on countries with their own punishing tariff and non-tariff barriers against the U.S.

👥 Who’s Involved: The policy has garnered bipartisan support, including backing from Democrat Rep. Jared Golden and numerous industry leaders.

📍 Where & When: The announcement was made in the United States following Trump’s recent speech on economic policy.

💬 Key Quote: Rep. Jared Golden praised the tariff plan as “a good start to erasing our unsustainable trade deficits.”

⚠️ Impact: The tariffs are expected to boost American manufacturing, protect jobs, and correct trade imbalances.

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President Donald J. Trump’s move to protect American businesses and workers from unfair trade has received widespread approval from various sectors, reflecting a significant shift in policy-making. Democratic Representative Jared Golden expressed his support, hailing the President’s tariff agenda as a necessary move to address economic challenges posed by globalization. Golden said President Trump’s tariffs align with proposals in the BUILT USA Act, underscoring the urgency of tackling trade imbalances and protecting American jobs.

The policy has also resonated with industry leaders. Zach Mottl, Chairman of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, said the Trump tariffs are “a game-changing shift that prioritizes American manufacturing, protects working-class jobs, and safeguards our economic security from adversaries like China.”

Philip K. Bell, President of the Steel Manufacturers Association, said Trump’s tariffs “have already started creating American jobs and bolstering the domestic steel industry.” He cited recent investments, including Hyundai Steel’s new plant in Louisiana, as evidence of the policy’s potential.

Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, said America’s “hardworking men and women have seen unfair trade cut the ground from beneath their feet for decades,” calling Trump’s tariffs a “necessary step.”

Analysts indicate that correcting trade disparities and strengthening domestic production could redefine America’s role in the global market. Supporters argue that the tariffs will ultimately lead to fairer trade deals and bolster the American workforce.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump invited El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House in a formal letter shared by Bukele.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald Trump, President Nayib Bukele, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

📍 Where & When: The White House, Washington, D.C. The invitation is set for April 14.

💬 Key Quote: “Your support of my efforts to combat illegal immigration is greatly appreciated,” stated Trump.

⚠️ Impact: The invitation highlights cooperation between the U.S. and El Salvador in dealing with border security and gang issues, showing joint efforts against illegal activities.

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President Donald J. Trump has extended an invitation to El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for a visit to the White House. The April 14 invitation was outlined in a letter, which Bukele shared on the social media platform X.

The invitation acknowledges Bukele’s participation in U.S. initiatives to combat illegal immigration. It also highlights his administration’s use of the newly built prison facilities for housing criminals from notorious gangs such as Tren de Aragua. Trump praised Bukele’s handling of these security matters as a model of leadership.

“Your support of my efforts to combat illegal immigration is greatly appreciated,” Trump told Bukele. “For far too long, our southern border has been an open door. With the assistance of friends like you, we have made great progress in protecting Americans from illegal border activity,” Trump said. Bukele responded with appreciation for Trump’s words, emphasizing continued cooperation.

This follows a joint military operation that resulted in the deportation of 17 dangerous gang criminals from the United States. According to Bukele, these individuals are high-profile offenders, including six charged with crimes against minors.

President Trump has faced push-back from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee, who has tried to block deportation flights of gang members. Late last month, President Trump announced he would be taking Boasberg to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal Boasberg’s order barring the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport gang members.

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— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 3, 2025

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❓ What Happened: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is criticizing Republican lawmakers in the state legislature for not focusing on voter priorities and instead wasting time trying to implement the green agenda policy scams.

👥 Who’s Involved: Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers who hold supermajorities in the Florida House and Senate.

📍 Where & When: A hearing on a controversial environmental policy bill was held on Tuesday, starting its movement through the legislative process.

💬 Key Quote: “Carbon sequestration is a scam,” Gov. DeSantis said regarding the legislative proposal.

⚠️ Impact: While state lawmakers have been careful not to defy the Governor in the past, they are increasingly “moderating” and abandoning DeSantis’s more conservative policy goals now that he is a lame duck, set to leave office in 2026.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is hammering Republicans in the state legislature over their embrace of the latest green agenda policy scam that purports to reduce the impact carbon emissions have on climate change. While DeSantis works to push his plan to eliminate Florida’s sales tax, he contends the Republican legislative supermajority is wasting time and political capital on creating a far-left state task force charged with developing a framework to implement a carbon sequestration program in the state.

“The Florida House of Representatives has a Republican supermajority, and what are they spending their time doing? Well, they are hearing in a committee a bill about carbon sequestration,” the Florida Governor said in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter). DeSantis continued, noting that the latest far-left green agenda policy fad would mean “Potentially injecting carbon into our soil, aquifer, and even our ocean floor.”

“Carbon sequestration is a scam, ” Gov. DeSantis declared. “It is part of climate ideology, and it should not be in law in the state of Florida, and certainly should not be the work of a Republican supermajority.”

DeSantis contends that Florida voters want lawmakers to focus on other policy priorities, and implementing a carbon sequestration program may generate a political backlash that could jeopardize the Republican supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.

Carbon sequestration is a controversial and unproven process in which atmospheric carbon dioxide is captured and stored in man-made carbon sinks created by injecting the carbon into the Earth’s crust.

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Florida’s Republican supermajority is spending time on so-called carbon sequestration. Injecting carbon into our soil, aquifers, and even our ocean floor is a non-starter. Carbon sequestration is a scam. A GOP supermajority is a terrible thing to waste. pic.twitter.com/qg5sw7dcaB

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 31, 2025

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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❓What Happened: The United Kingdom is considering retaliatory tariffs after the United States, under President Donald J.  Trump, imposed a 10 percent levy on British goods—half the 20 percent levy on European Union goods.

👥 Who’s Involved: Britain’s Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, British Members of Parliament (MPs), and President Trump.

📍 Where & When: The tariffs are set to start this weekend, impacting goods entering the U.S. from the United Kingdom.

💬 Key Quote: “America is a friend; America is our principal ally,” Jonathan Reynolds stated, emphasizing the importance of the British-American relationship despite the tariff issue.

⚠️ Impact: The tariffs could complicate trade talks between Britain and the U.S., which were made possible by Brexit.

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The United Kingdom is weighing retaliatory tariffs following President Donald J. Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will impose a 10 percent trade levy on British imports. The Labour government’s Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, informed Members of Parliament (MPs) that they may soon have to consider responsive tariff measures if a trade agreement with the U.S. is not secured.

British government ministers plan to unveil a list of potential products targeted for retaliatory action in the coming days. However, despite the potential that retaliatory tariffs could further escalate trade tensions, Reynolds insists that the United States remains a vital ally to the United Kingdom.

Notably, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is dismissing the notion of an immediate trade conflict with the U.S. Instead, he highlighted the necessity of careful strategy to avoid harming the chances of reaching a trade deal with the American government. Starmer emphasized that Britain will “have to act and lead differently” in what he called a “new economic era.”

“It is the beginning of a new era; we need to understand that, just as we have for defense and security, we have to understand the changing world when it comes to trade and the economy,” the British Prime Minister said while speaking at a local campaign event, stating that a response to President Trump’s tariff policy is “not just a short term tactical exercise.”

President Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will impose a blanket 10 percent tariff on all foreign imports, while a number of countries will be hit with additional import duties in response to pre-existing measures imposed against American exports. European Union members face higher tariff rates at 20 percent, with even steeper rates directed at China, Cambodia, and other countries.

Image by Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street.

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❓What Happened: The U.S. set an April 5 deadline for TikTok to sell or face a ban, with Amazon entering the bidding.

👥 Who’s Involved: Amazon, the Trump administration, ByteDance (TikTok’s Chinese parent company), AppLovin, Oracle, and President Donald J. Trump.

📍 Where & When: The situation is unfolding in the U.S., with a key deadline on April 5.

💬 Key Quote: President Trump mentioned there are multiple potential buyers and expressed a desire to keep TikTok operational.

⚠️ Impact: The ban on TikTok could proceed if no sale is agreed upon and approved by both the Trump administration and China.

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A number of Big Tech giants are intensifying their efforts to acquire the social media app TikTok as the deadline for its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself from the company or face its banning in the United States looms. While Oracle has long been considered the most likely serious buyer to acquire TikTok, the multinational software company may now face significant competition, with Amazon showing interest in purchasing the app. President Donald J. Trump has mandated that TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese company by April 5, or the app will be banned from being downloaded in the United States due to national security concerns.

It is believed that Amazon has submitted a formal letter to President Trump declaring intent to enter the acquisition race. However, while Oracle and Amazon stand out as having the requisite capital to make significant bids to acquire TikTok, several other potential buyers could still make a last-minute push for ownership.

Notably, mobile tech firm AppLovin has placed a bid to acquire TikTok. Meanwhile, Kevin O’Leary—a Canadian businessman and host of the popular Shark Tank reality show—joined with real estate developer and Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt to make a purchase offer this past January.

President Trump recently stated that he would prefer TikTok to remain available to U.S. users, suggesting he hopes one of the potential buyers will be able to reach a deal with ByteDance to acquire the app. Additionally, Trump indicated that he may extend the timeframe for TikTok’s sale if negotiations need more time.

Image by Steve Jurvetson.

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❓What Happened: The Senate approved a resolution to oppose President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports, with the legislation aimed at repealing the emergency declaration permitting these trade levies.

👥 Who’s Involved: Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined with Senate Democrats to support the resolution, which is sponsored by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA).

📍 Where & When: The Senate passed the measure on Wednesday following President Trump’s “Liberation Day” event at the White House Rose Garden, where he announced that substantial import duties would be imposed on foreign nations with high tariffs on U.S. exports.

💬 Key Quote: Senator Rand Paul stated, “Taxation without representation is tyranny,” characterizing tariffs as a form of taxation and arguing the Constitution forbids one person from enacting taxes.

⚠️ Impact: The resolution likely won’t advance in the GOP-controlled House.

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In a Senate session on Wednesday, a resolution challenging President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada was advanced to the House of Representatives, with Senators approving the bill in a 51-48 vote. Introduced by Hillary Clinton’s former running mate, Senator Tim Kaine, the measure seeks to revoke the emergency declaration that sanctioned these tariffs by citing the influx of fentanyl across the border. This vote saw four Republican defections, with Sens. Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski joining the Democrat minority to pass the measure.

The resolution’s passage is arguably a symbolic win for Senate Democrats who have worked to derail President Trump’s America First trade agenda. However, while Democrats in the Senate were able to peel off just enough Republican votes to pass the anti-tariff resolution, it is unlikely to advance in the House, where Republican leaders will likely move to kill it before it can move to the floor for a vote.

“[W]e are here before the Senate because one person in our country wishes to raise taxes,” Sen. Paul argued in support of the Democratic resolution on the Senate floor late last night. “Well, this is contrary to everything our country was founded upon. One person is not allowed to raise taxes. The Constitution forbids it.”

“This is a tax, plain and simple,” he reiterated, adding: “Taxation without representation is tyranny.”

While tariffs can technically be categorized as a form of taxation, the import duties are not borne by American consumers for the most part. Instead, foreign companies impacted by tariffs will often absorb a significant portion of the import duty to preserve their market position—essentially opting to take a short-term revenue loss to ensure they maintain their consumer base for the long term.

It is also highly questionable to suggest that there is a lack of “representation” when an elected President with a mandate from the American people raises tariffs.

The Senate’s passage of the anti-tariff resolution came just hours after President Trump announced a 10 percent blanket tariff on all foreign imports and imposed additional, more targeted trade levies on a number of countries that have high tariffs on U.S. goods.

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❓ What Happened: Several members of President Donald J. Trump’s National Security Council (NSC) were fired on Thursday following a visit from independent investigative reporter Laura Loomer highlighting neocon infiltrators on the team.

👥 Who’s Involved: Laura Loomer pressed the administration to act, while a U.S. official and a source familiar confirmed the firings, with up to 10 NSC staffers, including senior directors, reportedly axed.

📍 Where & When: The firings hit Washington, D.C., on April 3, 2025, one day after Loomer’s Oval Office visit on April 2, 2025.

💬 Key Quote: A U.S. official said Loomer was “furious that ‘neocons’ had slipped through the vetting process,” calling the firings a “bloodbath.”

⚠️ Impact: The shakeup signals Trump’s intent to root out establishment hawks.

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President Donald J. Trump’s National Security Council was rocked by a string of firings on Thursday, just 24 hours after conservative firebrand Laura Loomer visited the Oval Office. Sources say Loomer handed Trump “research and evidence” targeting “neocons” on the Council—holdovers from the Bush-era foreign policy establishment. By the next day, multiple NSC members, possibly as many as 10, including senior directors, were out the door.

A U.S. official said that Loomer was livid about “neocons slipping through” the administration’s vetting process, and while it’s not yet confirmed her visit directly sparked the purge, the timing indicates a possible connection. The source called it an “anti-neocon move,” while the official warned of an ongoing “bloodbath.” still unfolding.

The firings also follow “Signalgate,” which saw National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally loop an anti-Trump journalist into a group chat about strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. However, no connection between the firings and this misstep has been established.

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❓What Happened: The globalist magazine The Economist has defended Marine Le Pen’s right to run for office, recently stripped away by a court ruling.

👥 Who’s Involved: The Economist, Marine Le Pen, French courts.

📍 Where & When: The article appeared in The Economist on April 1.

💬 Key Quote: “The aim should be to punish the offender without also punishing French democracy,” the magazine argues.

⚠️ Impact: One of the major media outlets for globalists, the stance could reflect a shift against the lawfare deployed against populists in recent years.

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The globalist magazine The Economist has come out to defend populist French politician Marine Le Pen, who has been barred from running for office in France for five years and placed under house arrest for two years. The sentences came after Le Pen and several other members of her party, the National Rally, were found guilty of supposedly misusing European Union (EU) funds while serving as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

The magazine questions whether Le Pen should be barred from running for office in the upcoming 2027 presidential election, noting that she is the current leader in the polls.

“The danger of courts aggressively sentencing politicians is that both the law and the courts become seen as partisan. Judiciaries rely on citizens accepting verdicts with which they disagree,” the magazine warns. Barely half, just 56 percent, of the French public believe Le Pen was treated in an unbiased manner.

While the magazine argues that Le Pen should serve two years of house arrest, it states that she should be allowed to run for president in 2027. “The aim should be to punish the offender without also punishing French democracy,” the magazine states.

The court ruling to ban Le Pen from running for office comes after she and other National Rally members were found guilty of embezzling European Union funds by using EU-funded parliamentary assistants to perform domestic party work. Le Pen argued that the charges were bogus lawfare, as parliamentary assistants are “political assistants to elected officials, political by definition.”

Many observers, including liberal journalists, have noted that parliamentary assistants performing political work is commonplace in the European Parliament, meaning Le Pen was almost certainly singled out for her political views.

Image by Blandine Le Cain.

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❓What Happened: The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 6,000 to 219,000 last week, according to the Labor Department.

👥 Who’s Involved: The Labor Department released the data in its regular unemployment claims report.

📍 Where & When: The report covered the week ending March 29, with data provided on March 22 as well.

💬 Key Quote: The department stated the decline was less than predicted applications, which analysts forecasted at 226,000 new claims.

⚠️ Impact: The decrease suggests stability in the labor market, keeping claims within a long-standing range of 200,000 to 250,000, although the total benefiting from unemployment rose to 1.9 million.

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The American labor market continues to defy skeptics and remain robust and stable despite market analysts predicting sizable layoffs across industries. Data released by the United States Department of Labor on Thursday shows that the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, defying analysis forecasts that expected claims to rise. The filing for jobless benefits dipped by 6,000 to a total of 219,000 for the last week of March, coming in below forecasts, which predicted 226,000 new claims.

The four-week moving average for claims, which provides a more stable view by minimizing the volatility of weekly reports, showed a decrease of 1,250, bringing the average to 223,000. While this suggests the labor market continues to remain strong, the number of individuals receiving unemployment benefits did increase by a small amount. For the week ending March 22, the total rose by 56,000, reaching 1.9 million.

The ongoing figures reflect a labor market that, although experiencing minor fluctuations, remains largely steady.

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A 50-year-old man has been arrested after apparently attempting a suicide car bombing in the Netherlands on Thursday morning. The unnamed suspect’s car burst into flames in Amsterdam’s Dam Square, where a Ukrainian from the partially Russian-controlled Donetsk region carried out a mass stabbing last Thursday.

Video footage from the scene shows the suspect emerging from his blazing vehicle, on fire, and rolling on the ground in an attempt to put out the flames. Later video footage shows him shuffling around the square, still partly on fire, until law enforcement steps in and douses him with fire extinguishers.

Police say they “suspect that the driver caused the fire himself,” but a motive for the possible attack is unknown or undisclosed as of the time of publication. He is described as a Dutch national, although his ethnic and religious background is unclear.

The authorities report no injuries to bystanders are known, although some eyewitnesses describe glass flying “into our necks” when the car’s windows blew out.

Last week, a Ukrainian named Roman D. carried out a mass stabbing in the same square, wounding five people, including a 67-year-old American woman and a 69-year-old American man, before he was detained by bystanders, including a British tourist who pinned him down until police arrived.

The Ukrainian reportedly had bogus papers for multiple false identities, and an investigation into his possibly terroristic motives is ongoing.

BREAKING:

Video of the moment the failed car bomb exploded at the main square in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A car is on fire after a small explosion. The police believe it’s a deliberate attack.

It’s the same location where 5 people were stabbed a few days ago. pic.twitter.com/6xmudcjXE4

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 3, 2025

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