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What We’re Reading: ‘Rubio Doctrine,’ ICE Man Cometh, Dems’ Poll Problems … And More

News, issues and events that caught our eye.

‘Rubio Doctrine’ Now In Full Effect

Marco Rubio declares war on the global censors — The Hill

Marco Rubio Has a Warning for ‘All Terrorists’ — Townhall

Marco Rubio Announces Crackdown on Chinese Student Visas — Campus Safety

Lavrov, Rubio discuss settlement of war in Ukraine — Honolulu Star Adviser

ICE Begins New Crackdown On Illegal Immigration

Largest ever ICE operation results in nearly 1,500 illegals arrested in blue state — Fox News

ICE officials ‘threatened’ over low deportation numbers — The Telegraph, via Yahoo News

ICE deports 142 illegal immigrants to Mexico over 2-week period — ABC News

Boulder suspect’s family detained by ICE, set for expedited removal, Kristi Noem says — CBS News

ICE Agents ‘doxxed, harassed, and sent death threats,’ ICE Director says — Alexis Adams, X

Biden Policies Opened the Door to Terrorists — The Daily Signal

Democrats’ Problems Aren’t Going Away

Why young men don’t like Democrats — Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin

This Democrat Thinks a Mass Protest Movement Against Trump Is a Winning Idea – So He’s Raising Millions — Townhall

Is There A ‘Mental Health Gap’ For The Dems? — Ace Of Spades

Pretty bleak’: New poll sets off alarm bells for Democrats taking on Trump — NJ.com

Democratic Party’s horrendous polling leaves CNN data guru in disbelief: ‘Are you kidding me?’ — New York Post, via MSN

The Fracturing of the Marxist Democrat Party — American Thinker

Antisemitism: A Cultural Disease Festers

Boulder Police Chief Still Searching for Motive of Islamic Terrorist Who Shouted ‘Free Palestine’ — Front Page

Anti-Jewish Terror Will Continue Unless Leaders Get Their Act Together — City Journal

Jews are fleeing from cities and nations that were once safe havens — Spiked

Colorado firebomb terror attack suspect was in the US illegally after overstaying his visa, previously applied for asylum: report — New York Post

It’s open season on Jews in America — Front Page

Globalize the Intifada’ and the Evils of Left-Wing Political Violence — Newsweek

(Still) No ‘Trump Recession’ On The Horizon

Atlanta Fed GDP Forecast Is Bullish — Quantis Insights, X

Inflation Eases to Four-Year Low in April; Income and Savings Rate Spike — Media Research Center, X

U.S. Growing Much Faster Than Europe, Japan, Canada, Russia — Benjamin Todd, X

Trump economics works — Don Surber, Substack

‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Finds Critics — Including Elon Musk

U.S. Debt Going Up Fast … — U.S. Debt Clock

Elon Musk rips Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ as a ‘disgusting abomination’ — Business Insider

Trump slams GOP Sen. Rand Paul for opposing ‘big, beautiful bill’ due to $5 trillion debt ceiling hike — NBC Chicago

Rand Paul doubles down on big, beautiful bill criticism after Trump slam — The Hill

The real problem with Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill — American Thinker

Are Trump’s Tariffs In Trouble?

Trump tariff promises have a familiar refrain: Deals in the ‘not-too-distant future’ — Yahoo Finance

A Fiery Brief Fueled by Conservatives Helped Put Trump’s Tariffs in Peril — New York Times

US Sent Letters to Trade Partners Ahead of Tariff Deadline — Bloomberg

Miscellaneous, But Important …

Senior DOJ Officials Didn’t Know Database Allowed FBI To Bury Existence Of Russiagate Documents — The Federalist

Latest FBI Revelations Show The Mueller Special Counsel Was A Cover-Up, And Much More — The Federalist

Argentina’s Economy Under Milei Grew 8% From Year Ago, Fastest In The World — Dr. Eli David, X

Brazil Is Primed for a Dose of Mileinomics — Bloomberg, via Archive.today

Brussels: The Muddy Mirror of a Europe in Crisis — Gatestone Institute

Dutch PM steps down after far-right party leaves coalition over immigration proposals — CNBC

Mexican president hails ‘complete success’ after just 13% vote in judicial elections — The Guardian

One-Party Ideology on Campus — American Thinker

Huckabee Demands NYT, CNN, AP Retract Fake News Stories on Gaza Aid Deaths — Breitbart

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