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In El Salvador A district judge is threatening to hold Trump officials in contempt of court, claiming they showed “willful disregard” for a direct judicial order when deporting immigrants to El Salvador last month. It’s just part of the multi-faceted deportation saga. Wednesday, several...

FSU Shooting There was a mass shooting at Florida State University yesterday. Just before noon, the shooter—identified as a 20-year-old FSU student—opened fire near the student union building, killing two and injuring at least six more. Campus police responded immediately, “neutralizing” and...

Home Chip Advantage Nvidia’s chips are coming home for dinner. The world’s top semiconductor company announced it will manufacture some of its AI supercomputers on Uncle Sam’s turf for the first time. Nvidia plans to build, test, and package up to $500B worth of AI hardware stateside over...

Get Outta Heah America’s oldest university is in a war of wits (and wallets) with Uncle Sam. The Department of Education sent a letter to Harvard on Friday, demanding the university: Allow an external panel to audit for “antisemitic harassment” and “ideological capture” on campus Make...

“I will cut off them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham.” Zephaniah 1:5 Such persons thought themselves safe because they were with both parties: they went with the followers of Jehovah, and bowed at the same time to Malcham. But duplicity is abominable with...

Tariff Tango The weekend brought more tariff whiplash. Friday, markets closed out a historically wild week on a high note. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed, and the Dow jumped 619 points following news that President Trump was “optimistic” about a trade deal with China. China, apparently...

Nightclub Collapse The roof of the iconic Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, collapsed early Tuesday, killing at least 218 people and injuring more than 200 others. Former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among those killed. The collapse happened while...

Paused On Wednesday, President Trump announced a 90-day pause––during which, most countries will face a “substantially lowered reciprocal tariff” of 10%. The White House pitched the move as the “art of the deal” in action, saying it has kick-started trade negotiations with dozens of...

Decisions, Decisions The High Court is doing some checking and balancing this week. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump admin to deport Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act—with a few changes. While the 1798 wartime law allows foreign citizens to be deported without a...

Shalom Israeli PM Netanyahu and President Trump put their heads together at Pennsylvania Ave on Monday. The allies discussed the war in Gaza, including how to return the remaining 59 Hamas-held hostages and Trump’s “bold vision” for a post-war Gaza (relocating Palestinians as the area is...

RE: Tariffs Tariffs remain the talk of the town. President Trump’s country-specific tariffs went into effect at 12:01 a.m. today (adding to the baseline 10% tariff he levied on nearly every country on Saturday). The White House says over 70 countries have reached out to negotiate deals, and...

Demonstrations and Downsizing Saturday saw mass protests against President Trump and Elon Musk. Organizers say “millions” attended at least 1,300 protests held across every state. The rallies were part of the “Hands Off” movement—a “nationwide mobilization” against the “brazen power grab” of...

Bear Market Wall Street got mauled last week. President Trump’s fresh batch of tariffs—and China’s announcement of a 34% retaliatory tariff on all U.S. products—spooked investors. The Nasdaq slipped into bear territory Thursday (meaning it’s down 20% from its peak); the S&P 500 posted its...

“Men ought always to pray.” Luke 18:1 If men ought always to pray and not to faint, much more Christian men. Jesus has sent his church into the world on the same errand upon which he himself came, and this mission includes intercession. What if I say that the church is the world's priest...

Confidence in Him May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes. May my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be put to shame. My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:79-81 NIV __________________...

Tariff Time President Trump took to the Rose Garden podium on Wednesday afternoon to lay out his Liberation Day tariffs. What’s in the plan? Trump declared an economic emergency and announced steeper-than-expected import taxes, including: A baseline tariff of 10% for all countries Higher...

(Mini) Election Day The Cheese State brought in the big bucks in the race for the bench. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election turned into a $90+ million slugfest, making it the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history. Billionaires George Soros and Elon Musk funneled millions into opposing...

Day of Duties President Trump is expected to announce sweeping new tariffs today (not yesterday... just to show he ain't foolin'). The details of #47’s plans are unclear, but reports suggest the White House may go one of two directions: Levy a flat 20% tariff on virtually all imports...

Proceedings with Caution The Judicial Branch has been swingin’ gavels. Last week, district and appeals courts issued a number of rulings on challenges to recent Trump admin activity, including: Allowing the Trump admin to fire Biden-appointed members of labor and workforce protection...

Deadly Quake A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar (Burma) Friday, killing at least 1,600 people and causing widespread devastation. The quake hit near Mandalay—the country’s second-largest city—collapsing bridges, buildings, and power lines. Myanmar’s ruling military junta...