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United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday announced an agreement with the European Union to coordinate trade policies to ensure more resiliency in securing critical minerals. “The United States and the European Union share a commitment to addressing the non-market policies and practices that have distorted critical minerals supply chains,” Greer said in a statement: We will explore how trade measures, such as border-adjusted price floors, can strengthen our domestic critical minerals industries and the downstream sectors critical to our industrial competitiveness. I thank EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič for his commitment to securing transatlantic trade in critical minerals.…
Two Democrat-appointed judges have struck down President Donald Trump’s border restrictions against asylum seekers, prompting applause from open-borders advocates in the ACLU and the Democratic Party. “We conclude that the [immigration law’s] text, structure, and history make clear… Congress did not intend to grant the Executive the expansive removal authority it asserts,” says the split opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court, but it is not clear if Trump’s January 2025 curbs will remain active for many months before the Supreme Court’s eventual decision. A Trump-nominated judge,…
More Hollywood insiders, including Robert De Niro, Elliot Page, Lilly Wachowski, Sofia Coppola, and Holly Hunter have signed the petition opposing the Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched April 13 with 1,000 names, the petition has now grown to over 4,194 total signatures as of Thursday, adding top-level Hollywood names each passing week. While the Warner Bros. Discovery have approved the merger, signatories are hoping that regulatory agencies will stop it from going forward, fearing that it will lead to further industry consolidation. “A new batch of Hollywood A-listers including Robert De Niro, Sofia Coppola and Holly Hunter have signed on to an…
An illegal alien from India is accused of trafficking millions of dollars’ worth of drugs into the United States, Breitbart News has learned. On April 16, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents encountered Dipakkumar Ghelani, an illegal alien from India, at the Duval County Pre-Trial Detention Facility, thanks to the agency’s 287(g) agreement with the Florida Highway Patrol. Ghelani had been arrested and booked after allegedly trafficking $13 million worth of drugs into the United States. ICE agents have since lodged a detainer against Ghelani, ensuring he will not be released back into the community. “Ghelani’s arrest shows how valuable our…
RT’s Steve Sweeney looks at how the three‑week truce is playing out on the ground A newly announced extension of the Lebanon ceasefire has been described by Israel’s UN envoy as “not 100%.” RT’s correspondent in Beirut, Steve Sweeney, says the remarks by Ambassador Danny Danon reflect the situation on the ground, with monitors recording repeated violations by West Jerusalem. The 10‑day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, initially announced by US President Donald Trump last week, was extended by another three weeks on Thursday. According to Sweeney, Israeli forces have used the lull to occupy swathes of southern Lebanon and impose a…
Retired Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino has added his voice to the list of those left seething after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said no one respects Border Patrol and ICE in this country during a late-night debate on a Department of Homeland Security funding package. Bovino told Breitbart Texas the comment epitomizes what the Democrat party stands for. Schumer made the comment in opposition to a Senate Republican move to fund DHS and end the government shutdown. “America is crying out for relief from high costs, and you’re here adding $140 billion to an agency that…
The Weekly Wrap: Free Kevin Warsh! Welcome back to Friday! This is the Breitbart Business Digest weekly news wrap, where we declare our investigation of the events of the past seven days is closed while noting that we will not hesitate to restart our probe if the facts warrant. Kevin Warsh finally got a confirmation hearing this week, but until Friday, it appeared that his nomination might be stuck between the unmovable object called Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and the irresistible force of Jeanine Pirro. We still do not definitively know when Warsh’s nomination will move forward, but a floor…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday held what is likely her last press gaggle with reporters before she takes leave to have her daughter. Leavitt informed reporters that she could go into labor at any moment. “Finally, on a personal matter. This will likely be my last gaggle for some time. As you can see, I’m about ready to have a baby any minute, so I will see you guys very soon,” she said. “I know you’ll be in very good hands with my team here at the White House, and I know all of you have the…
The state obtained 10% of the chipmaker’s stock in 2025, near its lowest valuation in over a decade The US government has gained an estimated $27 billion in paper profit from its Intel investment as the chipmaker’s shares have more than doubled since the beginning of this year alone.Intel shares jumped more than 20% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected results. The Silicon Valley firm revealed on Thursday that it generated $13.6 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2026, up 7% year-on-year and above forecasts.The results, along with a stronger outlook for the next quarter, put Intel…
The bloc must reopen communication with Moscow to have any say in the Ukraine conflict settlement, Edi Rama has said The European Union made a “big strategic mistake” by severing all communication with Russia after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Politico in an interview published on Friday.The bloc intensified its sanctions pressure and cut off diplomatic engagement with Moscow in 2022, moving to back Kiev with hundreds of billions of dollars in financial and military aid.“Europe has to be always, always, always talking to everyone,” Rama told Politico at the Delphi Economic Forum…