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China’s Commerce Ministry on Monday called for the United States to rescind all tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs. “China has consistently opposed unilateral tariff increases in all forms and has repeatedly stated that there are no winners in a trade war and that protectionism leads nowhere,” a Commerce Ministry spokesperson said, as per the Chinese state-owned Global Times. The spokesperson reportedly asserted that “the unilateral measures taken by the U.S., including the reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl-related tariffs, not only violate international trade and economic rules but also contravene US domestic law, and…

Democrat leaders in New York City oppose voter ID laws but are not above requiring such papers for recruiting people for manual labor. The New York City Department on Sanitation’s website features a page where residents can apply to become paid “Emergency Snow Shovelers” as a winter storm bears down on the area. However, the page said applicants must present two photos, “Two original forms of ID, plus copies,” and their Social Security card. The New York Post reported Saturday that democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mandani is opposed to requiring people to show identification when voting. When it comes to…

Street battles have erupted after the military targeted a powerful kingpin known as ‘El Mencho’ Battles between cartel gunmen and security forces have broken out in multiple cities across Mexico after a top drug kingpin was killed by the military. Airports were locked down and thousands of tourists confined to their hotels and resorts as gunmen ran rampage over city streets, burning cars, shooting and looting.On Sunday, Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense announced that its special forces had killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as ‘El Mencho’, the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Cervantes died from his wounds as a result…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had “wrecked this economy.” On tariffs, Newsom said, “He needs to refund that money with interest. He can do that in a nanosecond. They could do that electronically. They can do electronically. They have the tariff codes. They have the ability. They do refunds all the time. They have the ability to do that promise for families. It’s been about $1,710 a year. That’s a different requirement that I think he has to pay the American people back. I saw…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was a “shadow of himself.” Host Dana Bash said, “The Supreme Court Struck down most of President Trump’s tariffs this week. He’s already using different authorities to impose a 15% global tariff, vowing to forge ahead even without Congress. What do you do?” Newsom said, “Well, what does anyone do? Are you going to you’re going to move your factory from overseas and onshore with 150 day certainty on a 15% tax or tariff, and that the whole thing is a farce. I talk about…

A man has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly ramming his pickup truck into the gate of a synagogue in Brisbane, Australia.Security camera footage shows the driver stopping outside the synagogue on Friday night, putting his Toyota Hilux in reverse, and knocking down the building’s gates before driving away.Queensland Police Acting Superintendent Michael Hogan said the suspect was taken into custody within 90 minutes of the attack. Police said the suspect narrowly missed a passerby before targeting the synagogue. Hogan added that the authorities are investigating whether the suspect’s mental health or intoxication played a role in the…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) said President Donald Trump’s policies were “chaotic, cruel and corrupt.” Partial transcript as follows: MARTHA RADDATZ: Let’s talk about the state of the Democratic Party right now.  You said that November’s election needs to be a referendum on President Trump, and that Democrats need to focus on reigning in the excesses, the chaos, the cruelty, the lawlessness of this administration. So what exactly is the pitch on how Democrats should do that? SHAPIRO: I’ve called for a national referendum on these chaotic, cruel and corrupt policies of the Trump administration. Show…

Quentin Deranque died last week after a brawl with alleged members of an anti-fascist group, causing an uproar in France More than 3,200 people marched through the French city of Lyon on Saturday to honor Quentin Deranque, a nationalist activist killed following a street brawl with alleged far-left militants.Deranque, a 23-year-old mathematics student and member of the identitarian group Audace Lyon, died on February 14 from head injuries sustained two days earlier in a fight with left-wing activists as he was acting as informal security for protesters from the right-wing women’s group Nemesis.His death caused an uproar across France, with…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) accused President Donald Trump of sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out on “unconstitutional missions.” Partial transcript as follows: RADDATZ:  Tom Homan — he took over in Minnesota, as you know, and he’s now saying it will be different than it was with Greg Bovino. They will do these targeted raids against people they know that are there, that they think are there illegally or have committed a crime. SHAPIRO:  To me, it’s less important who’s in charge. What’s more important is that these individuals are being sent out on what…

The French president has condemned the “erroneous” restrictions placed on the bloc’s former tech commissioner French President Emmanuel Macron has asked US President Donald Trump to lift the sanctions he imposed on several European officials, including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Nicolas Guillou.Breton, a French citizen who oversaw the EU’s tech regulations, was among five Europeans barred from entering the US for leading “organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose,” according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Judge Guillou, also a French national, was sanctioned over the ICC’s arrest…