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Deal President Trump says a new trade deal with China “is done.” While still not officially official, Trump posted that the U.S. will levy 55% tariffs on Chinese goods (10% baseline + 20% fentanyl + ~25% left from his first term) and China will levy 10% on U.S. goods. Additionally, China...

Israel Strikes Iran Israel says it launched a "preemptive strike” against Iranian nuclear sites and strategic individuals around 3:00 a.m. local time, with reports of explosions across Iran. The attack comes amid growing tension over Iran’s nuclear program. Yesterday, a U.N. watchdog issued...

India Air Crash India Air flight 171—traveling from Ahmedabad, India to London, England—crashed less than a minute after takeoff yesterday, killing over 200; the world’s worst aviation crash in a decade. Video shows the plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with its nose pointed upward while...

Intercepted Israeli forces boarded the British-flagged Madleen—a boat carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 11 other international passengers near Gaza on Monday. The yacht, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, aimed to deliver aid and protest...

Esaca(LA)tion Los Angeles remains in unrest. The Pentagon deployed 2,000 additional National Guardsmen (4,000 total) and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles County to protect “federal property and personnel.” Local officials say most anti-ICE protests—now popping up across the...

In Custody Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, is back on American soil after being indicted. Abrego Garcia arrived in Tennessee on Friday, where he faces human smuggling and conspiracy charges. Federal prosecutors claim Abrego Garcia used his position...

LA Protests President Trump took control of part of California’s National Guard, deploying 2,000 members—who would otherwise report to Governor Newsom—to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles. Protests began Friday night after ICE arrested 44 people across Los Angeles on alleged...

“Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people ... Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.” Leviticus 19:16, 17 Tale-bearing emits a threefold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person concerning whom the tale is told...

Breakup The “Big Beautiful Bill” has started a public feud between President Trump and former First Buddy Elon Musk. On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the 1,100-page tax-and-spending bill would add $2.4T to the deficit over the next decade by: Reducing revenue...

Travel Ban 2.0 President Trump signed a travel ban on Wednesday, blocking citizens from 12 countries from entering the U.S. and partially restricting travel from seven more. The ban, effective Monday, mainly includes countries in the Middle East and Africa, plus Haiti, and includes many of...

“Seeking the wealth of his people.” Esther 10:3 Mordecai was a true patriot, and therefore, being exalted to the highest position under Ahasuerus, he used his eminence to promote the prosperity of Israel. In this he was a type of Jesus, who, upon his throne of glory, seeks not his own, but...

Boulder Attack A 45-year-old Egyptian national has been charged with federal hate crimes and 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder for Sunday’s terror attack in Boulder, CO. The man reportedly threw two Molotov cocktails into a pro-Israel demonstration—shouting, “How many children...

Steel Talkin’ Tariffs Tariffs and the markets are both going up. President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. will double tariffs on imported steel—from 25% to 50%—to protect the American industry. Speaking to Pennsylvania steelworkers, he tied the move to a not-yet-final $14B acquisition...

Peace Talks Israel and Hamas are in a peace-talk tug of war. Ceasefire negotiations started moving again after Israel put their stamp of approval on a U.S.-brokered offer. The proposal includes: A 60-day pause in fighting The release of 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 bodies in the...

Revoked The fall semester is up in the air for Chinese international students. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Rubio announced that the Trump administration would begin to "aggressively revoke” Chinese student visas, stop new student-visa interviews until it can vet applicants’ social media...

Voided, Unvoided Check any importers in your life for signs of whiplash: most of President Trump’s tariffs were voided Wednesday and reinstated yesterday… at least temporarily. The Constitution gives Congress the power to set tariffs, but a 1977 law delegates that authority to the president...

“The trial of your faith.” 1 Peter 1:7 Faith untried may be true faith, but it is sure to be little faith, and it is likely to remain dwarfish so long as it is without trials. Faith never prospers so well as when all things are against her: tempests are her trainers, and lightnings are her...

Attack in Liverpool A parade in Liverpool, England, turned to tragedy when a car rammed through the crowd, injuring at least 47 people. Hundreds of thousands of people had gathered for Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade Monday evening when an SUV began driving erratically on a...

War Continues A Russia-Ukraine ceasefire is looking increasingly unlikely. Russia’s weekend aerial assault—the largest of the 3-year war—continued into Monday. Ukraine says Russia has launched over 900 drones since Friday, many aimed at civilian targets, including Kyiv apartments and...

Tentative Tariffs President Trump is promising to turn up the tariffs in hopes of boosting “Made in the USA” sticker production. On Friday, POTUS warned Apple (and other phone-makers) that smartphones made outside the U.S. will face an additional 25% tariff; Apple has been shifting iPhone...