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What We’re Reading: Trump’s Tariff Tango, Our Illegal ‘Guests,’ Iran’s Nuke Program . . . And More

News, issues and events that caught our eye.

Tariffs: Once Again, Trump Winning?

The European Union Just Caved on Trump’s Tariffs — PJ Media

The EU Bargains — Powerline

Tariffs Aren’t the (Real) Issue — Michael Walsh, The Pipeline

Trump’s economic shake-up is a shock to the system — that could pay off big — Glenn Harlan Reynolds, New York Post

Scott Bessent: Up to 70 nations want to negotiate over Trump’s tariffs — Fox News

Cali Gov. Newsom to ask world leaders to exempt California from tariffs — Varney & Co.

Trump awaits ‘call’ from China, but aides say deal not likely before 104% tariffs hit — Reuters

Musk Slams Trump Trade Adviser Peter Navarro Over Tariffs: ‘Truly A Moron’ — Forbes, via MSN

No, Trump Didn’t ‘Spare’ Russia From Tariffs — American Thinker

China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens 50% additional tariffs — CNBC

Welcome Mat For Illegal Immigrants Is Removed

Trump Makes a Huge Move Against Illegal Immigrants — PJ Media

DOGE Official Confirms What We’ve Known All Along: Illegal Immigrants Are on Medicaid and Voting — Red State

DOGE’s Antonio Gracias Says Massive Numbers of Illegal Migrants Who Received SSN’s Are on Taxpayer Funded Benefits — X

Trump Continues Historic Success at Southern Border — Association of Mature American Citizens

The Border Crisis Is Over — The American Mind

DHS officials ask IRS to use tax data to locate up to 7 million Illegal immigrants — Washington Post, via Archive.today

U.S. To Talk With Iran About Its Nuke Program

Trump, Sitting Alongside Netanyahu, Announces Direct Nuclear Talks With Iran and Teases ‘Great Danger’ if Tehran Rejects Diplomacy — Washington Free Beacon

Trump’s Iran nuclear deal aimed to curb missile program is ‘unacceptable,’ Tehran says — New York Post

An Explosive Clock Is Ticking on Iran and Its Nuclear Program — New York Times

Russia Says It Won’t Have to Defend Iran in Win for Trump — Newsweek, via MSN

Left’s Trump Rage Veers Toward Planned Violence, Assassination

Bombshell Study Reveals How Many Leftists Support Killing Trump and Musk — PJ Media

The liberals’ license: How the left finds release in an age of rage — Jonathan Turley, The Hill

Spontaneous Demonstrations Were Preplanned By Dem Activists — Insurrection Barbie, X

Tesla vandals and keeping the republic — American Thinker

‘Absolutely MASSIVE’: New Bombshell JUST Dropped About Second Would-Be Trump Assassin and … UKRAINE — Twitchy

SURVEY: 55% Of Self-Identified Leftists Say Killing Trump Is Justifiable  The Federalist

Trump Prevails In Supreme Court Appeals

A Win for Trump: Supreme Court Makes Decision on Use of Alien Enemies Act — PJ Media

Supreme Court Vacates Judge Boasberg’s TROs As To Tren de Aragua Under Alien Enemies Act — Legal Insurrection

Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate 16,000 probationary federal workers — ABC News, via MSN

Supreme Court rules for Trump administration for third time in 2 days — Deseret News, via MSN

Miscellaneous Important Stuff . . .

Democrats refuse Barack Obama’s election meddling — as former prez’s influence within the desperate party withers — NY Post

Trump administration weighs drone strikes on Mexican cartels — NBC News

The Myth of Biden’s “Roaring” Economy — Gateway Pundit

How Top Democrats Changed Their Tune on Biden’s Decline After the Election — Washington Free Beacon

Pentagon Prepares for Iran Strike With B2 Bombers — Ken Klippenstein

Trump pollster finds Medicaid cuts unpopular among Trump voters — Politico

The Poverty of the Criticism of Trump’s Agenda — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

What Are They Protesting? — Instapundit (roundup, with videos)

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