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What the Tariff Haters Got Wrong One year after Liberation Day, it’s clear that the critics and panicans were largely wrong. This wasn’t the return of Smoot Hawley or the trade wars that contributed to the Great Depression. Trump’s tariffs did not isolate America. Instead, they integrated other countries more deeply with the U.S. economy, bringing us closer together rather than pushing us apart. The early panic held that tariff escalation would leave the United States stranded behind what Reuters, quoting analysts, called an “economic moat around the U.S.” and perhaps even “quite isolated.” What actually happened was that trade…

Updated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules go into effect on Monday in Florida with many unhealthy items no longer available for purchase under the program, including soda, energy drinks, and candy. The change to bar SNAP beneficiaries from using taxpayer dollars to purchase junk food formally went into effect on Monday, April 20, 2026, in the Sunshine State. Under the new rules, basics such as meat, poultry, seafood, fruits, vegetables, bread, coffee, tea, and more are available for purchase through the welfare program. However, key junk food items are now unavailable for purchase through the program. This includes soda,…

House Republican leaders are shifting into high gear to boost support for the farm bill ahead of next week’s planned vote on the package, according to a whip notice obtained by POLITICO on Monday. Leadership is preparing for a vote on the bill the week of April 27, with an amendment deadline of April 22, as POLITICO first reported. GOP leadership will be talking to Republican lawmakers on the House floor during Tuesday’s 3 p.m. vote, recommending a “yes” vote on the bill, according to the notice. The notice sent by Whip Tom Emmer’s floor director emphasizes that the bill…

The satirical outlet is pursuing a court-backed deal to take control of the platform’s brand and operations The Onion is seeking to take temporary control of Alex Jones’ Infowars and transform it into what its executives describe as a parody version of the conspiracy platform itself, under a new court-backed proposal tied to the broadcaster’s Sandy Hook defamation liabilities.The plan, submitted in Texas state court, would give Global Tetrahedron, the parent company of The Onion, a six-month lease over Infowars’ intellectual property and operations at $81,000 per month, with an option to extend the arrangement for another six months. The…

Syrian officials said on Sunday that they had thwarted a plot by the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists of Lebanon to attack Israel from Syrian soil. The plot reportedly involved a disguised truck loaded with missile launchers. According to the Syrian Interior Ministry, the truck was seized in Syria’s southern province of Quneitra, which includes the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The vehicle and its three occupants were kept under surveillance for some time before the Interior Ministry and Syria’s General Intelligence Service moved in to make an arrest. The truck was loaded with “professionally prepared and concealed” missiles and launchers, which the perpetrators…

Transgender lawmaker Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) said he is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church. McBride, a man formally known as Tim who now claims to be a woman, spoke about his status as an elder in the left-leaning Presbyterian Church USA. “I am an ordained elder in the Presbyterian church. I can do weddings; I also perform communion. That probably makes some right-wingers’ heads explode,” he stated, bragging about his supposed ability to bother others with his unbiblical status. However, that status as an elder is simply a symptom of the unbiblical nature of the left-leaning Presbyterian Church…

Democrat Analilia Mejia is the newest member of the House, sworn in Monday evening by Speaker Mike Johnson after winning a special election in New Jersey last week. The move narrows Johnson’s majority to 217-214-1, meaning the GOP can afford no more than one defection on a party-line vote. But GOP leaders are confident they will gain a little more breathing room later this week. The House Ethics Committee is set to render judgment on Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) Tuesday, and Republicans granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations expect her to be expelled as soon as Wednesday. Read the full…

“There is a storm in our nation” according to Democrat Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who called for a release of foot soldiers to fight the “darkness and wind” during an address at the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon, seemingly dismissing the need for help from God. During his weekend speech in Detroit, Booker tried to get Democrats ready to vote in the midterms and warned them of the apparent “storm” in the nation. “Ladies and gentlemen, there is a storm in our nation!” Booker yelled. “There is darkness and wind! People are getting hurt!” “What we need is not from…

Rumen Radev has defeated Boyko Borissov in a landslide unprecedented in the country’s modern politics Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has defeated former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov by 30 points in Bulgaria’s general election, according to preliminary exit polls.With some 96% of votes counted, Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria coalition has won 44.7% of the vote, followed by Borissov’s GERB-SDS at 13.4% and caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov’s PP-DB at 12.9%.The strongly EU-skeptical party Varazhdane (V-ESN) has won 4.3$ of the vote.These results are closely in line with exit polls, with Alpha Research predicting that Radev would take 44.2%, and Borissov’s party would…

An earthquake hit Japan’s northeastern coast Monday and officials urged people to evacuate for higher ground after issuing tsunami warnings. The Weather Channel reported it was a 7.4 magnitude earthquake while the BBC said it was a 7.7 magnitude quake. Per the Weather Channel: The epicenter of the quake was about 62 miles east-northeast of Miyako, off the coast of Sanriku, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It happened around 4:53 p.m. local time (3:53 a.m. EDT), and tsunami warnings were issued for Iwate Prefecture, the central Pacific coastal area of Hokkaido Prefecture and the coastal area of Aomori Prefecture.…