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#10 Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Brazil if It Doesn’t Stop the Bolsonaro ‘Witch Hunt’ Trial - Elisabeth Buchwald for CNN, Breanna Morello, 우디빠, amuse, Mario Nawfal, María Elvira Salazar, and Senator Chris Coons/Matt Rice on X
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged Lula is undertaking a “Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!” over charges against its right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, who has bragged about his closeness with Trump, is facing trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against Lula. Lula vowed to reciprocate if Trump follows through with his threat. “Brazil is a sovereign nation with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage,” Lula said in a post on X...
#9 Six Secret Service Agents Suspended After First Assassination Attempt on Trump - Elizabeth Pritchett for Fox News, C3, Charlie Kirk, Benny Johnson, Eric Matheny, and New York Post on X
Six Secret Service agents were suspended without pay or benefits following a gunman's attempt to take President Donald Trump's life at a Pennsylvania rally last July. Matt Quinn, the agency's deputy director, told CBS News on Wednesday that they "weren't going to fire [their] way out of this," but did say they are "laser focused on fixing the root cause of the problem." Quinn told the outlet that the agents' penalty ranged from 10 to 42 days of unpaid leave, adding that they were placed in restricted roles with less responsibility once they returned to the job. He said the disciplinary actions were in accordance with a federally mandated process...
#8 Woman Goes to Mar-a-Lago with Gun and ‘Urgent Message’ for Trump - Olivia Rondeau for Breitbart, Patrick white, Gvnzng, Mario Nawfal, NBC 15 News, WFLA News, and USA TODAY Politics on X
A Florida woman has been arrested after arriving at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club with a gun and “an urgent message” to deliver, according to police and local reports. Trump was in Washington, DC, when Caroline Shaw, 49, allegedly went to the Mar-a-Lago Club’s south gate on the evening of July 7, the Palm Beach Daily News reported. An arrest report obtained by the outlet states that Shaw, from Orlando, parked her gray Mercedes van on Southern Boulevard and approached the gate on foot, claiming she was there to speak with the president and deliver an urgent message. She allegedly told Secret Service agents that she had firearms in her vehicle, and the arrest report shows that a handgun was seized upon her arrest...
#7 AOC’s ‘Red Light’ District Ruled by Violent Migrant Gang Taken Down by Feds - Michael Dorgan for Fox News, AOC/Truth Junkie, Papadukes, Zough Lina, and Manhattan pleasant avenue on X
Several members of a violent migrant gang accused of "unleashing terror" to maintain control of a notorious crime strip represented by progressive Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Grace Meng have been taken down by police in a major bust. Eight members of the ruthless 18th Street transnational gang are accused of carrying out several brutal beatings and stabbings to maintain their dominance of the Roosevelt Avenue commercial corridor in Queens. They also distributed fake passports and counterfeit currency, dealt drugs and trafficked firearms while extorting businesses for rent payments, prosecutors said...
#6 Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Meet Amid Tensions Over Ukraine - NBC News, Denver7 News, Tauqeer Quader, Vikas Lohchab, The Asian Chronicle, and DW News on X
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, a senior State Department official confirmed to NBC News. It will be their first meeting since February in Saudi Arabia, as the Trump administration continued its push for direct talks for a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine. Trump has been more critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid unsuccessful attempts at a deal, saying this week that he was “not happy” with Putin. During a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, Trump also said of Putin, “He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.” Trump also said he had approved sending U.S. defensive weapons to Ukraine, saying Putin was “killing too many people,” after the Pentagon said it would pause some shipments...
#5 Trump’s 50% Copper Tariff Could Raise the Cost of Appliances, EVs and Other Goods, Experts Warn - Megan Cerullo for CBS News Moneywatch, Uranium Supremo, Barron's, MRKT, Financelot/The Credit Rod, Colin D Mello, and Dan Tsubouchi on X
President Trump's move to impose a 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports targets a vital metal that is widely used in many products and industries. That could lead to higher prices for everything from appliances and electronics to cars and home repairs, economists and industry experts said. Mr. Trump announced the copper duties late Wednesday on his Truth Social platform, saying they will take effect Aug 1. "Copper is necessary for Semiconductors, Aircraft, Ships, Ammunition, Data Centers, Lithium-ion Batteries, Radar Systems, Missile Defense Systems, and even, Hypersonic Weapons, of which we are building many," he wrote. "Copper is the second most used material by the Department of Defense! Why did our foolish (and SLEEPY!) 'Leaders' decimate this important Industry? This 50% TARIFF will reverse the Biden Administration's thoughtless behavior and stupidity. America will, once again, build a DOMINANT Copper Industry."
#4 US Lawmakers Write to Canada to Complain That Its Wildfire Smoke Is Spoiling Summer - Ali Abbas Ahmadi for BBC, Mario Nawfal, Matt Piercy, W. Brett Wilson, and Alexander Quon on X
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south and making it difficult for Americans to enjoy summer, six members of Congress have said in a letter to Canada's embassy. "We write to you today on behalf of our constituents who have had to deal with suffocating Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air to begin the summer," they wrote to Ambassador Kirsten Hillman. It was signed by Tom Tiffany and Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and Michelle Fischbach, Brad Finstad, Pete Stauber, and Tom Emmer of Minnesota. The Canadian embassy told the BBC that Canada takes wildfire prevention "very seriously". Two Canadians have died in this year's wildfires, and tens of thousands of others have evacuated.
#3 Trump on Brennan, Comey Probe Reports: “Maybe They Have to Pay a Price” - Rebecca Falconer for Axios, Washington Times, Shoreidan/Townhall.com, General Mike Flynn/Futurist, FreedomGalTx, Dr. Ron Lewart, Liberty4All, and News Radio WHAM 1180 on X
President Trump responded Wednesday to reports that former CIA director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey are being investigated over allegations that they made false statements to Congress during the Russia probe. The big picture: Brennan and Comey were under criminal investigation over the FBI probe into possible links between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia after CIA director John Ratcliffe referred evidence to the FBI of possible wrongdoing. Fox News Digital first reported details of the probe...
#2 Court Throws Out Biden-Era Conviction of Hillary Clinton ‘Troll’ - Susan Ferrechio for The Washington Times, JDBYD, Papa Hemingway, srpaugh, Liberty Nation, FutureTrump, and Master Lee/Kafir on X
A federal appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a conservative social media influencer accused of trying to trick his followers into believing they could vote online for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals voted unanimously to toss out Douglass Mackey’s March 2023 conviction, citing a lack of evidence, and remanded it to a lower court with instructions for acquittal, which means Mr. Mackey cannot be tried again in the case. Mr. Mackey faced a seven-month prison sentence for posting an image online, ahead of the 2016 election, that mimicked a Hillary Clinton campaign message...
#1 Judge Orders Jan. 6 Rally Organizer to Pay $2K Daily Until Compliance With Subpoena - Ella Lee for The Hill, Lise Latulippe, OGM News, GKBoricua, and Scott McMahan/Kyle Cheney on X
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered an organizer of President Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the Ellipse to pay $2,000 a day until she complies with a subpoena for records about her involvement in the event. U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said Republican fundraiser Caroline Wren’s “pattern of disregard and non-engagement” has unnecessarily delayed proceedings in a lawsuit brought by Capitol Police officers accusing Trump of spurring the Capitol attack. It’s blocked the officers from accessing discovery “to which they are entitled,” he said...
