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Senate Finance Committee advances RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary
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National, New York Post

Senate Finance Committee advances RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary

By Josh Christenson | New York Post The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after a pair of contentious hearings last week. All 14 Republicans on the panel — including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Majority Whip John Barasso (R-Wyo.) — voted to support President Trump’s pick of Kennedy, with all 13 Democrats opposed. Kennedy, 71, is expected to be considered by the full Senate sometime next week, and would clinch confirmation so long as no more than three Republicans vote against him. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada in exchange for more border enforcement
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Fox News, National

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada in exchange for more border enforcement

By Louis Casiano | Fox News President Donald Trump will pause additional tariffs on Canadian imports for 30 days following a call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who made some concessions to temporarily stave off the levies.  Trump and Trudeau spoke via phone Monday, hours before additional 25% tariffs were to take effect on Canadian goods coming into the United States. In a post on X, Trudeau said Canada will implement a $1.3 billion border plan and will appoint a fentanyl czar.  In addition, Canada will reinforce its border with new helicopters, technology, personnel and enhanced coordination with American authorities. He added that nearly 10,000 personnel are and will be working on border protection.  READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
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Trump agrees to delay tariffs after Mexican President vows to send troops to border
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National, National Review

Trump agrees to delay tariffs after Mexican President vows to send troops to border

By David Zimmermann | National Review President Donald Trump agreed to delay the imposition of sweeping tariffs on Mexico by one month after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to send 10,000 troops to the southern border to help the U.S. curb illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking. The agreement came Monday morning, two days after Trump signed three executive orders authorizing 25 percent tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada and a lower 10 percent tariff on products from China. Trump spoke with Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, both of whom vowed a retaliatory response to the U.S. tariffs. Trump confirmed the long-awaited tariffs on Mexico were paused for one month to allow room for negotiations, ho...
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USAID staffers told to stay home after Musk said Trump agreed to shutter it
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Breitbart, National

USAID staffers told to stay home after Musk said Trump agreed to shutter it

By Simon Kent | Breitbart Stay at home and don’t bother to come into the office. That was the message to staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday who were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters. The advice came via a notice distributed to the career bureaucrats, AP reports, after Elon Musk announced President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency down. According to AP, USAID staffers said they “also tracked more than 600 employees who reported being locked out of the agency’s computer systems overnight.” READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Canada punches back against Trump with major tariffs of its own as trade war set to begin on Tuesday
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Fox Business, National

Canada punches back against Trump with major tariffs of its own as trade war set to begin on Tuesday

By Christopher Guly  | Fox Business Canada is responding to President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs imposed on Saturday against its northern neighbor with its own major retaliatory measures, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Saturday night. As of Tuesday, when the U.S. tariffs take effect, Canada will impose 25% duties on about $21 billion of American goods with a further $86 billion to follow within 21 days to allow Canadian companies and supply chains to find alternatives, Trudeau told reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, surrounded by his foreign affairs, finance and public safety ministers. He said the Canadian tariffs on U.S. imports will cover a "far-reaching" range of products, including American beer, wine, bourbon, fruits and frui...
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China threatens to retaliate against Trump tariffs
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China threatens to retaliate against Trump tariffs

By Danielle Wallace  | Fox Business Beijing is threatening to retaliate against the United States as President Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on China are expected to take effect Tuesday.  The White House announced on Saturday that the Trump administration is implementing a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China, in a move intended to hold the three countries "accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country."  Namely with Beijing, the White House said Chinese officials "have failed to take the actions necessary to stem the flow of precursor chemicals to known criminal cartels and shut down money laundering by transnational c...
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Dow rebounds from massive drop after US delays tariffs against Mexico
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Dow rebounds from massive drop after US delays tariffs against Mexico

By Ariel Zilber | New York Post Stocks rebounded just before noon on Monday after taking a sharp dive at the start of trading following President Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on key US trading partners including China, Canada and Mexico — only for him to delay the levies following a conversation with the Mexican leader. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which dropped by as many as 560 points, recovered to around the break-even point as of 11:21 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday. The S&P 500, which had declined by as much as 1.6%, was only down 0.55%, or 33 points while the Nasdaq, which lost 1.95% to drop nearly 400 points after the opening bell, rebounded to 0.92%, which was down 172 points. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Anti-Trump deportation protesters wave Mexican flags across U.S.
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Breitbart, National

Anti-Trump deportation protesters wave Mexican flags across U.S.

By Bob Price | Breitbart Hundreds of protesters marched in streets across the U.S. on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s deportation policies. Protesters in Dallas shouted “Mexico, Mexico, Mexico” while carrying Mexican flags. A video posted on X by Keep Dallas Safe shows dozens of protesters marching in the streets while carrying Mexican flags. One protester spoke to the crowd, saying, “We immigrants come here looking for opportunity because they took ours from us.” READ THE FULL STORY ON BREITBART
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In California, secession question could be headed to ballot, but some wonder whether state can leave union
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Courthouse News Service, National

In California, secession question could be headed to ballot, but some wonder whether state can leave union

By Alan Riquelmy  | Courthouse News Service It’s a long way to 546,651 signatures, but Marcus Ruiz Evans feels good that this time he can do it. Evans, with the Calexit movement, has until July 22 to get those signatures — a requirement for his proposed ballot question to reach voters in the November 2028 election. The question: “Should California leave the United States and become a free and independent country?” READ THE FULL STORY AT COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
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Gun control activist David Hogg Elected vice chair of DNC
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Gun control activist David Hogg Elected vice chair of DNC

By Elizabeth Weibel | Breitbart Gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg was elected on Saturday to serve as the vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Hogg, who received 214.5 votes, was elected to serve as the vice chair of the DNC the same day that Minnesota state party chairman Ken Martin was selected to serve as the chairman of the DNC. Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) received 298 votes to serve as the vice chairman of the DNC with Hogg. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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