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Fentanyl’s role in Trump’s trade war with Canada explained
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Fentanyl’s role in Trump’s trade war with Canada explained

By Anna Giaritelli | Washington Examiner President Donald Trump‘s executive crusade to punish three countries he deems responsible for the deadly fentanyl epidemic has raised questions on whether tariffs, especially on Canada, will solve the U.S. drug problem. In the Feb. 1 executive order, Trump identified Canada, China, and Mexico as playing significant roles in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic that has killed a record-high number of people annually. In turn, Trump imposed double-digit tariffs against each nation until the amount of fentanyl being seized at the nation’s border drops to next to nothing. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
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Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill

By Ryan King and Josh Christensen | New York Post Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that most Democrats in the upper chamber will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of September, all but ensuring a partial shutdown beginning at 11:59 p.m. Friday. “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting their [continuing resolution] without any input — any input — from congressional Democrats,” Schumer (D-NY) said on the Senate floor Wednesday.  “Because of that, Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified on a clean [CR through April 11] that will keep th...
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EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Moves to clear massive Biden-era agency backlog to improve air quality faster
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EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Moves to clear massive Biden-era agency backlog to improve air quality faster

By Sean Moran | Breitbart EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced he would move to clear the hundreds of backlogged cases to clean air, saying the Biden administration focused on “ideological pursuits” rather than the agency’s “core mission.” The agency said it would commit to working with states and tribes to resolve the hundreds of backlogged State Implementation Plans (SIPs) and Tribal Implementation Plans (TIPs) the Biden-Harris administration could not or would not resolve. At the end of the Biden administration, there were 685 unresolved SIPs with 322 considered overdue. “The Biden Administration’s focus on ideological pursuits instead of the agency’s core mission and statutory duties resulted in a delay of air quality improvement,” the EPA administrator wrote in...
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Joondeph: Democrats stand for Ukraine but sit for America
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Joondeph: Democrats stand for Ukraine but sit for America

By Brian C. Joondeph | American Thinker Republicans hold only slim majorities in Congress, particularly in the House. Midterm elections typically shift control to the party not in the White House. Democrats need only a few more House seats to hinder President Trump’s final two years in office and will seek to impeach him daily until he leaves in January 2029.Trump’s first month in office has been like a wrecking ball, disastrous for the entrenched ruling class and administrative state. The unavoidable chaos resulting from dismantling a massive bureaucracy, exacerbated by corporate media gaslighting, could tilt enough midterm votes to flip at least one house of Congress to the Democrats.That’s the likely scenario, assuming Democrats present a compelling and attractive alternative agen...
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Department Of Education cuts staff by 50 percent
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Department Of Education cuts staff by 50 percent

By Breccan F. Thies | The Federalist The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday evening that it will be cutting its staff by about 50 percent as part of a “reduction-in-force” to start downsizing the department. In a press call, a senior department official said that of the 4,133 employees currently at the Education Department, 1,315 will be subject to the reduction-in-force — a formal governmental process. That number is on top of the 259 employees who utilized the deferred resignation program, 313 who took the voluntary separation incentive payment of $25,000, and another 63 probationary employees who were terminated in February. “Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are...
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Inflation slowed slightly to 2.8% in February ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
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Inflation slowed slightly to 2.8% in February ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business Inflation cooled slightly in February even as the pace of price growth remained well above the Federal Reserve's goal ahead of the central bank's policy meeting next week. The Labor Department on Wednesday said that the consumer price index (CPI) – a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent cost – increased 0.2% in February compared with last month, while it rose 2.8% on an annual basis. Both the annual and monthly increases in headline inflation were cooler than the expectations of LSEG economists. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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European Union enacts retaliatory tariffs as Trump trade war escalates
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European Union enacts retaliatory tariffs as Trump trade war escalates

By James Lynch | National Review The European Union is enacting retaliatory tariffs against various U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump’s 25 percent steel and aluminum tariffs that went into effect Wednesday. The EU tariffs will impact up to $28 billion of U.S. exports once they are implemented next month in two phases beginning April 1 and April 13. U.S. goods that will be impacted by the tariffs include steel and aluminum products, textiles, bourbon, motorcycles, and numerous agricultural products. “We deeply regret this measure. Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy. Jobs are at stake. Prices will go up. In Europe and in the United States. The...
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Canada backs down on electricity surcharge after Trump tariff threats
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Canada backs down on electricity surcharge after Trump tariff threats

By Mairead Elordi | Daily Wire Canada backed down from its threat to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity coming into the Unites States after President Donald Trump said he would double tariffs on Canada’s steel and aluminum products. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday that he had agreed to suspend the electricity import surcharge after speaking with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, which the two called a “productive conversation” in a joint statement. Ford and Lutnick said they plan to meet on Thursday to discuss renewing the trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that Trump signed during his first term ahead of April 2, when the United States plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on almost every country. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY WIRE...
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Ukraine ready to accept 30-day cease-fire as U.S. agrees to resume military aid
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Ukraine ready to accept 30-day cease-fire as U.S. agrees to resume military aid

By  James Lynch | National Review Ukraine has agreed to enter into a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, Kyiv and Washington announced Tuesday after a summit in Saudi Arabia that also saw the U.S. agree to resume providing military aid and intelligence to the war-torn nation. “Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation,”  the U.S. and Ukraine said in a joint statement released by the State Department. “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace.” The diplomatic breakthrough came Tuesday during talks between U.S. national se...
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Chris Wright at CERAWeek – a masterclass in energy strategy
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Chris Wright at CERAWeek – a masterclass in energy strategy

By David Ramsden-Wood | Hot Take Of The Day, Commentary Yesterday at CERAWeek in Houston, Energy Secretary Chris Wright took the stage, and if you’re paying attention, he’s sending a crystal-clear message to American oil producers: slow down, or risk ruin. I’ve said it before—Chris Wright is one of the sharpest minds in energy. I’ve had him on my podcast, written about him, and even swapped ideas with him back when he still might’ve been reading my stuff. As Trump’s Energy Secretary, he’s proving why he’s the perfect pick for this moment. His remarks today weren’t just about “Drill, Baby, Drill”—they were a calculated signal to U.S. companies to ease off the throttle, protect their balance sheets, and let natural declines do the heavy lifting. I wrote a few weeks ago in “Drill Baby D...
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