by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | Chicago Tribune
General Daily Insight for April 04, 2025
Seeds are being planted in every moment. Disciplined Saturn supports changeable Uranus, opening us to long-term possibilities and more mature mindsets. Motivating Mars adds more fuel to the fire as it boosts Uranus, and the drive that we feel to make concrete progress might surprise us. As Mars trines Saturn at 9:08 pm EDT, they bring everything together to open yet another channel for this grounded, yet powerful energy to push us toward new heights. We’re creating a foundation that can be built on.
Aries
March 21 – April 19
Changing living situations can be a good thing. It’s a great time to make long-term plans when it comes to your housing situation, whether that means losing or gaining roommates, moving in with a lover, or finding a better place to stay. Upgrades to your current living situation are also likely to bring satisfaction that lasts, particularly since bigger projects that start today are more likely to succeed. Your family might even help you if you reach out. Level up your lifestyle!
Taurus
April 20 – May 20
This is your chance to branch out. You might discover a talent that you never expected to have or find a new passion in a sport that’s recently been invented. Attempting to develop such an unfamiliar endeavor could look like a big undertaking — maybe you’re worried that there isn’t space in your life for such additions. Any delight you find in it shouldn’t be ignored! Instead of running back to what you’ve always done in the past, give this a genuine try.
Gemini
May 21 – June 20
Opportunities for creating a steadier future are opening up. Crafting a secure foundation for yourself is a great idea, whether it’s more of a safety net when it comes to your finances or something as simple as increasing your confidence. The universe is spotlighting your work, acting as a scaffolding while you champion a cause close to your heart or market for your side hustle. Regardless, you can make the most of this motivational energy by prioritizing efforts to improve your life.
Cancer
June 21 – July 22
Friendship may blossom in unlikely places. You could be looking for a community, but not really sure where you will find it, when suddenly someone appears with the know-how to guide you in the direction of progress. With them, you can access less familiar sides of yourself. This person should be driven, but kind, the sort of friend who’ll encourage you to love and express yourself. Make sure that you’re open to meeting people, because you might just make a wonderful friend.
Leo
July 23 – August 22
Changes can boost your work life. You may notice improvements to your workplace being put in place, or you could be offered a position that provides you with more opportunity or security than your previous one. If you aren’t actively working, your reputation could be noticeably boosted. Let such developments excite you rather than intimidate you, even if they happen with little warning. This is a great moment to reach out and start bold conversations that could lead to career growth.
Virgo
August 23 – September 22
Knowledge is power — but you already know that, Virgo! Take advantage of any opportunities to expand your skills, learn about a subject that interests you, or travel to a place you’ve always wanted to go. These goals will take time and dedication to bring into reality, but every journey begins with a single step. Today, you can take that first step along this untrodden journey. You never know where you might end up with an open mind and a round-trip ticket.
Libra
September 23 – October 22
You’re changing how you grasp connections. Even if you were convinced that you had to act perfectly straightaway to be truly well-matched to someone else, in reality, it takes time to genuinely get to know anyone else. Feeling as though you have to know everything immediately, whether they’re a friend, a lover, or a business partner, is unrealistic. True positive connections are built through learning more about each other and sharing experiences over time, and every relationship has to start somewhere! Give yourself some time.
Scorpio
October 23 – November 21
Someone in your life may be showing true change. They should be taking steps to show you that they’re not all talk, demonstrating that their intentions are genuine and they want to show up as a better person in your life as well as their own. This may come after a conversation that the two of you had to discuss their behavior, especially if it affected your connection. This shift is necessary to continue together. Let them have a chance to try.
Sagittarius
November 22 – December 21
Routine can shape your life. You may have noticed that something that you’re doing every day is having a net negative effect on your life. Don’t worry — changing how you interact with this habit on a daily basis can put you on a far greater trajectory. It might seem like a small change at first, but it will likely have long-lasting effects that could benefit you in ways that you can’t currently fathom. Don’t let any mindless habits get the best of you.
Capricorn
December 22 – January 19
Changing your perspective might alter how others see you. As of right now, they may feel that you’re focused on the wrong priorities in life — that said, how someone else perceives you isn’t necessarily a reason to change your perspective. You’re meant to be paying attention to what makes you happy. If you’re too focused on other matters, you’ll end up drifting away from fulfillment instead of driving toward it. When you’re headed toward joy, you’ll be able to see the difference.
Aquarius
January 20 – February 18
You’re able to utilize innovative sources of revenue. Your peers are likely excited to work with you, and you might have a side hustle that’s ready to go as soon as you’re ready to start. What’s holding you back? You may be afraid of allowing your life to change, which is valid, but must be overcome. The comforts of familiarity do not outweigh the benefits of positive change. Taking precautions against risks is wise, but don’t stand still because you’re afraid of flying.
Pisces
February 19 – March 20
How you speak about yourself may be changing. Ask yourself if you’ve been engaging in demeaning self-talk — are the things you say about yourself words that you would ever say about another person? If not, something ought to shift. There’s no need to be hard on yourself. Quite the opposite! Do your best to be kind to yourself and find a way to see your efforts in the same compassionate light that you see those of others. Remember, you’re a person, too!
by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Bears are adding veteran experience to the quarterback room.
The team is expected to sign quarterback Case Keenum to a one-year, $3 million deal,
Thursday.
The move will add an experienced voice for starting quarterback Caleb Williams and backup Tyson Bagent. Keenum, 37, spent the last two seasons with the Houston Texans as a mentor for young QB C.J. Stroud.
The Bears will be Keenum’s eighth NFL franchise since entering the league as an undrafted rookie in 2012. He has appeared in 80 games, including 66 starts. Keenum started two games for the Texans in 2023 but primarily spent his time as the third-string QB behind Stroud and backup Davis Mills.
It’s a notable addition to coach Ben Johnson’s roster. A year ago, the Bears worked hard to surround Williams with veteran coaches who had worked with the quarterback position. The players on the roster, however, were relatively inexperienced.
Bagent, in his second year, was the primary backup in 2024. The only other QB with the team was practice squad player Austin Reed, who was an undrafted rookie. Bagent was the most experienced NFL quarterback of the trio.
Keenum, on the other hand, has been playing in the NFL since before any of those three was in high school. In Houston, he was a mentor for Stroud, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft who went on to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.
The Bears could have a similar role in mind for Keenum. Adding the veteran will give Williams someone to lean on in the locker room.
This offseason has been all about providing Williams the right situation for growth. That started with the
. In March, the Bears
, adding veteran guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson plus veteran center Drew Dalman. They also spent significant resources reinforcing the defensive line.
The goal is for all of those moves to make life easier for Williams. As for Keenum, the Bears hope he will make an impact of a different sort for last year’s No. 1 pick.
by | Apr 3, 2025 | The Hill
President Trump
over the 20 percent tariffs he imposed on Chinese goods in the weeks leading up to
It marks the first known legal challenge against Trump’s tariffs, which have
The lawsuit contests Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), arguing the law authorizes asset freezes and similar economic sanctions, but not tariffs.
“Congress passed the IEEPA to counter external emergencies, not to grant presidents a blank check to write domestic economic policy,” the lawsuit states.
The suit was brought by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a conservative legal advocacy group, on behalf of Simplified, a Florida-based small business that sells planners and purchases products from China.
Filed in federal court in Pensacola, Fla., the suit asks a judge to declare Trump’s Chinese tariffs unlawful and block their implementation.
Trump first
and then doubled it in another order issued March 3.
Both came before Trump’s broader tariff announcement on Wednesday,
. It slapped China with an additional 34 percent tariff, creating a combined total of 54 percent.
“But in the IEEPA’s almost 50-year history, no previous president has used it to impose tariffs. Which is not surprising, since the statute does not even mention tariffs, nor does it say anything else suggesting it authorizes presidents to tax American citizens,” the lawsuit states.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | New York Times
The TV celebrity doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will take the reins at a time when the agency is facing cutbacks, especially for the poor, and scrutiny of its missions.
by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | ABC NEWS, Politics
International markets reeled from President Donald Trump’s announcement hours earlier of even more sweeping tariffs set to begin later this week and next.
by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | Chicago Tribune
Por DIDI TANG
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oficiales militares de Estados Unidos y China sostuvieron sus primeras conversaciones a nivel de trabajo desde que el presidente Donald Trump asumió el cargo por segunda vez, y utilizaron el evento para compartir sus respectivas preocupaciones sobre la seguridad militar en altamar.
El Mando Indo-Pacífico de Estados Unidos señaló en un comunicado que las conversaciones, celebradas el miércoles y jueves en Shanghái, giraron en torno a la “disminución de incidencias de acciones inseguras y poco profesionales” por parte de las fuerzas navales y aéreas de China.
El ministerio de Defensa chino indicó que destacó que las embarcaciones y aeronaves militares de Estados Unidos han estado realizando “reconocimientos, vigilancia y ejercicios de alta intensidad en los espacios marítimos y aéreos alrededor de China, los cuales son propensos a provocar malentendidos y errores de cálculo y ponen en peligro la soberanía y seguridad militar de China”.
China le dijo a Estados Unidos que continuaría “respondiendo a todas las provocaciones y acciones peligrosas” y “resguardará decididamente su soberanía territorial nacional y derechos e intereses marítimos,” según el comunicado del ministerio.
Las conversaciones se llevaron a cabo en la misma semana en que Beijing realizó ejercicios militares a gran escala en las aguas y el espacio aéreo alrededor de la isla de Taiwán. La reunión también se produjo poco después de que el secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, informó a su homólogo japonés que su país es “nuestro socio indispensable para disuadir la agresión militar comunista china”.
Las relaciones entre Beijing y Washington han sido tensas en los últimos años debido a cuestiones como el comercio, la ciberseguridad, Taiwán y el mar de la China Meridional. Durante la presidencia de Trump se ha agravado la guerra comercial después de que su gobierno impuso aranceles y China anunció contramedidas similares.
Para contrarrestar la agresión de China en la región Indo-Pacífico, Estados Unidos ha intensificado su presencia en la zona, navegando por el estrecho de Taiwán y realizando ejercicios en el mar de la China Meridional. Washington está en contra del uso de la fuerza para asumir el control de Taiwan, una isla que Beijing reclama como parte de su territorio y la cual promete tomar por la fuerza de ser necesario.
Pero ambos gobiernos también buscan mantener abiertas las líneas de comunicación, incluso a través de las conversaciones semestrales del grupo de trabajo.
El ministerio de Defensa chino dijo que las dos partes “sostuvieron intercambios francos y constructivos sobre la situación de seguridad en los dominios marítimos y aéreos” y que discutieron medidas para mejorar la seguridad marítima militar entre ambas naciones.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | Daily Signal
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The number of
arriving alone at the southern border reached an all-time low in March.
encountered 631 unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border last month, down 97% from the record high of 18,716 under the administration of then-President Joe Biden in March 2021, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official.
“March was the lowest number of unaccompanied children arriving at our
in recorded history,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told The Daily Signal.
President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary
“are stopping the exploitation and trafficking of children,” McLaughlin said. “Thanks to strong leadership, we now have the most secure border in American history.”
On average, 11,132 unaccompanied children were encountered at the southern border monthly under the
, according to the DHS official. So far under the Trump administration, the monthly average is below 700.
Encounters of illegal aliens at the southern border have seen a steady decline since Trump returned to office, with total Border Patrol encounters between ports of entry reaching a historic low in March.
“Border Patrol encounters for the month of March were 7,181 total,” Noem wrote on X on Tuesday, adding, “Compare that to the ~160,000 average monthly encounters under Joe Biden.”
Following extensive reporting and a number of congressional hearings on missing migrant children during the Biden administration, DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari
“to determine [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s] ability to monitor the location and status of [unaccompanied alien children] once released or transferred from DHS and HHS’ custody.”
In a report released in March, the Inspector General’s Office found that the location of thousands of illegal alien children remains unknown, and
the status of those children after they are released from government custody.
From the start of fiscal year 2019 to 2023, “ICE transferred more than 448,000 [unaccompanied alien children] to HHS,” according to the report. Most of
then transferred to sponsors, but “more than 31,000 of the 448,000 children’s release addresses were blank, undeliverable, or missing apartment numbers.”
Children have long been some of the greatest victims of cartel smuggling schemes at the U.S. southern border with Mexico.
In 2008, Congress voted to pass the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. The bipartisan piece of legislation contained a glaring loophole that the criminal cartels have exploited.
Under the bill, unaccompanied migrant children from noncontiguous nations (i.e., any countries other than Mexico and Canada) are to be screened to determine if they are trafficking victims and then released into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, which in turn releases the child to a sponsor in the U.S., making it much harder to find a child if they do not appear for their asylum hearing.
A sponsor can be a distant relative the child has never met, or not related at all. Because the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection law allows for the release of unaccompanied minors into the U.S. who are not from Mexico or Canada, the cartels were given the opportunity to entice minors to cross the border, knowing they would not be turned away.
According to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, 81% of unaccompanied alien children are between the ages of 13 and 18. The average age of a trafficking victim in the U.S. is between 12 and 15, according to
.
The Flores Settlement Agreement is another policy border security experts have warned is being exploited to the benefit of the cartels.
The Flores Settlement Agreement was first implemented in the 1990s and prohibits the detention of a minor for more than 20 days. Because processing an illegal alien often takes longer than 20 days, and seeing an immigration court judge takes even longer, the unaccompanied minors are often released rapidly, again creating more incentive for the cartels to exploit minors.
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by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | Chicago Tribune
Por ELAINE KURTENBACH y DAVID McHUGH
FRÁNCFORT, Alemania (AP) — Los
del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump a las importaciones que efectúa Estados Unidos causaron conmoción en gobiernos e inversores de todo el mundo, provocando rápidamente amenazas de represalias y exhortaciones a negociar mientras las industrias se movilizaban para enfrentarlos y las acciones bursátiles caían.
China acusó a Washington de “intimidación” y la Unión Europea prometió aplicar contramedidas “robustas”. Funcionarios franceses sugirieron implementar impuestos para golpear a los gigantes tecnológicos estadounidenses.
Sin embargo, el Reino Unido y Japón, entre otros, expresaron su esperanza de llegar a un acuerdo con Trump y se abstuvieron de hablar de represalias contra la mayor economía del mundo, temiendo que imponer sus propios aranceles a los productos estadounidenses sólo empeorará las cosas.
Trump impuso un gravamen del 34% a los productos de China que se suma a un arancel previo del 20%, así como un arancel del 20% sobre la UE, de 24% sobre Japón y de 25% a Corea del Sur.
El mandatario ha dicho que los impuestos a las importaciones —que van del 10% al 49%— son una forma de revertir el trato injusto que le han dado a Estados Unidos sus socios comerciales, y atraer fábricas y empleos de regreso al país.
Al partir rumbo a Florida desde la Casa Blanca el jueves, adoptó un tono optimista. “Creo que va muy bien”.
“Los mercados van a estar en auge, las acciones van a estar en auge y el país va a estar en auge”, declaró Trump.
China ya anunció medidas de represalia
China —un exportador clave a Estados Unidos de todo, desde ropa hasta utensilios de cocina— ya ha anunciado una serie de medidas de represalia que se prevé hagan aumentar los precios para los consumidores estadounidenses.
“En las guerras comerciales y las guerras de aranceles no hay ganadores”, declaró Guo Jiakun, portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores chino. “Está claro para todos que cada vez más países se oponen a las acciones de intimidación unilateral de Estados Unidos”.
El presidente francés Emmanuel Macron se reunió con representantes de sectores comerciales clave afectados por los aranceles, como los de vinos y licores, cosméticos y aeronaves, después de instar a las empresas a suspender todas sus inversiones en Estados Unidos. ”¿Cuál sería el mensaje de tener a grandes actores europeos invirtiendo miles de millones de euros en la economía estadounidense en un momento en que nos están golpeando?”, preguntó Macron.
La presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, denunció los aranceles de Trump, llamándolos un “golpe de gran magnitud a la economía mundial”, pero se abstuvo de anunciar nuevas contramedidas. Indicó que la comisión —que maneja las cuestiones comerciales para los 27 países miembros de la UE— estaba “siempre lista” para hablar.
Los analistas dicen que hay poco que ganar en una guerra comercial total, ya que los aranceles más altos pueden restringir el crecimiento y aumentar la inflación.
“Europa tendrá que responder, pero la paradoja es que a la UE le iría mejor si no hace nada”, observó Matteo Villa, analista sénior del Instituto de Estudios Políticos Internacionales de Italia.
“Trump parece entender sólo el lenguaje de la fuerza, y esto indica la necesidad de una respuesta fuerte e inmediata”, señaló Villa. “La esperanza, en Bruselas, es que la respuesta sea lo suficientemente fuerte como para inducir a Trump a negociar y, pronto, a dar marcha atrás”.
La primera ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni dijo a la televisión estatal italiana el jueves que esperaba exactamente eso.
“Necesitamos abrir una discusión honesta sobre el asunto con los estadounidenses, con el objetivo —al menos desde mi punto de vista— de eliminar los aranceles, no de multiplicarlos”, manifestó Meloni.
El próximo blanco podrían ser las empresas tecnológicas estadounidenses
Hasta ahora la estrategia de Europa ha sido limitar las represalias a unos pocos productos políticamente delicados, como el whiskey y las motocicletas Harley-Davidson, en un intento de llevar a Estados Unidos a la mesa de negociaciones.
Los economistas dicen que Europa podría ampliar la guerra comercial al vasto sector de servicios al apuntar a las grandes empresas tecnológicas, una categoría más vulnerable a las represalias porque Estados Unidos exporta más de lo que importa.
La respuesta de la UE podría incluir un impuesto a los gigantes digitales estadounidenses como Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon y Microsoft, tal y como han recomendado los funcionarios franceses.
El canciller alemán saliente Olaf Scholz indicó que la UE “debe mostrar que tenemos músculos fuertes”. Pero expresó que no tiene ganas de desencadenar una guerra comercial total que podría paralizar la economía del bloque, la cual es dependiente de las exportaciones. “Un acuerdo”, señaló, “es lo mejor para la prosperidad en Estados Unidos, para la prosperidad en Europa y para la prosperidad en el mundo”.
El primer ministro británico Kier Starmer indicó que su gobierno reaccionaría con “cabezas frías y calmadas”, diciéndoles a líderes empresariales en Londres que esperaba llegar a un acuerdo comercial con Estados Unidos por el cual se eliminarían los aranceles.
“Nadie gana en una guerra comercial; eso no está en nuestro interés nacional”, agregó.
Japón, el mayor inversor extranjero en Estados Unidos y su aliado más cercano en Asia, planea evaluar el impacto de los aranceles, dijo el secretario en jefe del gabinete, Yoshimasa Hayashi, mostrando un enfoque más conciliador.
“Golpe a la economía mundial”
La ronda de aranceles sacudió los mercados financieros: el Standard & Poors 500 de Estados Unidos cayó 3,7% en las operaciones de la tarde.
El índice STOXX Europe 600 descendió 2,7%, y una caída del 2,8% en el índice de referencia de Tokio encabezó las pérdidas en Asia. Los precios del petróleo bajaron más de 2 dólares el barril. Los analistas hicieron acopio de superlativos para dar una idea de la disrupción en el orden comercial global, luego de que el anuncio de Trump anulaba décadas de gestiones para reducir los aranceles a través de acuerdos de libre comercio y negociaciones.
“La magnitud del despliegue —tanto en escala como en velocidad— no sólo fue enérgica; fue una disrupción de gran magnitud a toda velocidad”, observó Stephen Innes de la empresa de asesoría a inversionistas SPI Asset Management.
Con un arancel promedio del 25%-30%, el más alto desde principios del siglo XX, Estados Unidos ha iniciado una “reordenación radical de políticas”, indicó Jim Reid de Deutsche Bank.
El director de la Organización Mundial del Comercio advirtió que las medidas proteccionistas de Estados Unidos probablemente causarán que los volúmenes de comercio global caigan en aproximadamente 1% este año.
“Estoy profundamente preocupada por esta caída y el potencial de que se agrave una guerra de aranceles con un ciclo de medidas de represalia que conduzcan a más caídas en el comercio”, narró la directora general de la OMC, Ngozi Iweala-Okonjo.
Se avecinan precios más altos
Los aranceles no son pagados por los países extranjeros a los que se dirigen, sino por las empresas en Estados Unidos que compran los productos para vendérselos a los estadounidenses.
Ahora las compañías deben decidir si absorben los nuevos impuestos o los trasladan a los consumidores en forma de precios más altos.
Los fabricantes del queso Parmigiano Reggiano de Italia, por ejemplo, dicen que los nuevos aranceles significan que los consumidores estadounidenses pagarán más por su cubierta crujiente en la pasta.
“Los estadounidenses siguieron eligiéndonos incluso cuando el precio subió” después de una ronda previa de aranceles de Trump en 2019, dijo Nicola Bertinelli, presidente del Consorcio Parmigiano Reggiano. “El ponerle aranceles a un producto como el nuestro sólo aumenta el precio para los consumidores estadounidenses, sin proteger a los productores locales”.
La Asociación de Marcas de Consumidores, que representa a grandes empresas de alimentos como Coca-Cola y General Mills, así como a fabricantes de productos de consumo como Procter & Gamble, advirtió que, aunque sus negocios fabrican la mayoría de sus productos en Estados Unidos, ahora enfrentan aranceles sobre ingredientes cruciales —como la pulpa de madera para el papel higiénico o la canela— que deben importarse debido a la escasez nacional.
“Alentamos al presidente Trump y a sus asesores comerciales a afinar su enfoque y eximir ingredientes e insumos clave para proteger los empleos manufactureros y prevenir una inflación innecesaria en la tienda de comestibles”, pidió Tom Madrecki, vicepresidente de la asociación para la fortaleza de la cadena de suministro.
En una isla del Pacífico, incomprensión
Un sorprendente arancel del 29% impuesto a la isla Norfolk causó conmoción entre los 2.000 habitantes de este remoto sitio en el Pacífico Sur, particularmente porque su nación gobernante, Australia, fue golpeada con un arancel mucho más bajo del 10%.
“Que yo sepa, no exportamos nada a Estados Unidos”, dijo el jueves George Plant, administrador de la isla Norfolk y representante del gobierno australiano en la isla. “Estamos desconcertados”.
Mientras tanto, la Rusia de Vladímir Putin no fue incluida en la lista de Trump.
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by dap | Apr 3, 2025 | Daily Kos
Either the world economy isn’t actually burning, or President Donald Trump just doesn’t care.
The convicted felon was spotted jetting off to Miami on Thursday as chaos ensued
he placed on
countries and territories.
Trump’s public schedule says he is expected to arrive at the Trump National Doral Golf Club around 5 PM ET for a LIV Golf event, at which he’s
.
It wouldn’t be unheard of for the president to take a swing during the game, either. Two years ago, Trump
in the LIV Golf pro-am at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C.
On Thursday evening, Trump is scheduled to attend a LIV-related dinner event before flying back to his Mar-a-Lago estate for the night. It’s unclear when he will return to the White House.
All in all, it sounds like the president is going to have himself a relaxing Thursday while companies and people across the globe scramble to adjust to the sweeping tariffs he put in place Wednesday.
“Trump is hitting the golf course while your retirement savings takes a nose dive,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, a Democrat,
.
Trump’s “
” tariffs, which are as high as 50%, have sparked massive blowback from multiple countries.
“The decision by the U.S. tonight to impose 20% tariffs on imports from across the European Union is deeply regrettable. I strongly believe that tariffs benefit no one,” Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin
on Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba also denounced Trump’s actions after a 24% tariff was placed on his country. He
the tariffs “extremely regrettable and against our wishes,” adding that Japan will “strongly demand a review.”
Despite catching fire from other nations and from those in the U.S. just trying to save for retirement, Trump seems to be unfazed.
Of course, the president has been golfing away since he started his second term. Even when Trump was
for working remotely, he still managed to fit in trips to his golf clubs.
While federal employees are back in the office—despite
in some cases—Trump is
in tax dollars to hit the green. In his first month back in office, the president spent an estimated $10.2 million in federal taxpayer dollars to fund his hobby. That, in turn, funded his own businesses, given they are Trump-owned golf courses.
But when it comes to tanking the global stock market—and Americans’ 401ks—Trump seems to think there is nothing to worry about.
Campaign Action
by | Apr 3, 2025 | The Hill
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued Thursday over President Trump’s executive order that aims to strengthen proof of citizenship requirements in voting and prevent states from tabulating mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
The
adds to three existing cases filed by the
(DNC) and
, who accuse Trump of going beyond his authority and violating the separation of powers.
“It bears emphasizing: the President has no power to do any of this,” the states’ complaint reads. “Neither the Constitution nor Congress has authorized the President to impose documentary proof of citizenship requirements or to modify State mail-ballot procedures.”
directs the attorney general to target states that count absentee or mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day, a practice that conservatives have increasingly targeted in recent years. Court battles over whether it is legal commenced long before Trump’s inauguration.
The president also directed that the federal mail voter registration form and the postcard application
“If instead Plaintiff States choose not to comply with the President’s blatantly unconstitutional attempt to legislate-by-fiat, they will suffer severe cuts in federal funding that will throw the national electoral system into disarray. The Framers carefully crafted a federal compact that protects the States from this Hobson’s choice,” the lawsuit states.
The White House has
saying Trump’s order is “an effort to protect the integrity of American elections” and that “Democrats continue to show their disdain for the Constitution.”
Led by California and Nevada, the states suing are Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The new case adds to three separate challenges filed earlier this week that include plaintiffs like the DNC, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
