Corey Lizette Burke, 33, is in custody at King County Jail on first-degree murder charges. According to Seattlepolice, Burke admits to killing her father, Timothy Burke, at their home in south Seattle, Washington. Police reports state that officers found her at the scene, soaked in blood and expressing satisfaction over the slaying, which she described as an “act of liberation.”
Court documents say that on the evening of Election Day, November 5, Burke allegedly killed her 67-year-old father using an ice pick. Her actions included strangling, biting, and repeatedly striking him with the weapon. Burke, a lesbian program manager at Jeff Bezos‘s Blue Origin, is married to Samantha Leigh Allen, the transgender editor of the LGBT magazine Them.
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Public records indicate that Burke cited distress over President-elect Donald J. Trump‘s projected victory over Vice President Kamala Harris as a factor in her actions. A disagreement with her father over turning off the lights reportedly escalated the confrontation.
Upon police arrival, Burke allegedly expressed happiness and was seen clapping inside the home, with blood visible on her face. She surrendered to the authorities without resistance. During an interrogation, she reportedly whispered a confession to an officer.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Three MS-13 gang members, all illegal aliens, were arrested in Nassau County, New York, and face numerous charges, including 14 counts of attempted murder and 49 counts of assault.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Elias Wilfredo Serrano Bonilla, Edras Daniel Velasquez Giron, and Jeffrey Bladimir Valladares Archaga, all MS-13 gang members, were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Nassau County Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Arrests occurred during a joint operation earlier this month in Nassau County, New York—a sanctuary state.
💬KEY QUOTE: “America is no longer a dumping ground for foreign criminals and gang members,” said Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons.
🎯IMPACT: ICE has lodged detainers against the individuals, aiming to take custody if they are released.
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In Nassau County, New York, three MS-13 gang members who entered the country illegally now face numerous charges after their capture in a coordinated effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Nassau County Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In total, the three gang members have racked up 14 counts of attempted murder and 49 counts of assault.
The arrested illegal immigrants include Elias Wilfredo Serrano Bonilla, aged 21 from El Salvador; Edras Daniel Velasquez Giron, aged 19 from Honduras; and Jeffrey Bladimir Valladares Archaga, aged 20 from Honduras. Detainers have been filed by ICE against the trio, with the goal of taking them into federal custody upon any release from local jail.
Serrano Bonilla, who crossed into the U.S. unlawfully before December 2016 during the Obama government, had been arrested before in January 2020 on charges of first-degree assault and gang involvement. In the operation on August 8, he was hit with various charges, such as eight counts of attempted murder, along with several weapons violations.
Velasquez Giron made an illegal entry into the U.S. before June 2022 under the Biden government. He received an in absentia deportation order in September 2023 for not showing up to his immigration hearing. His current charges encompass six counts of attempted murder, gang assault, and various weapons offenses.
Valladares Archaga illegally traversed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2022, and he was taken into custody last month on charges including fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and additional infractions.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons remarked on the arrests, stating, “America is no longer a dumping ground for foreign criminals and gang members. ICE will continue to find, arrest, and remove MS-13 and other terrorists who come here to wreak havoc on communities and destroy this nation.”
The three individuals are still detained by the Nassau County Police Department.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced the opening of a new immigration detention center, “Deportation Depot,” at a former prison in Sanderson, Florida.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor DeSantis, Florida National Guard, and state contractors; detainees and state and local law enforcement in collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The facility, located at Baker Correctional Institution near Jacksonville, is expected to begin operations within two to three weeks.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We’ll enforce the law, we’ll hold the line, and we will keep delivering results.” – Ron DeSantis
🎯IMPACT: The facility will expand Florida’s capacity to detain and deport migrants, supporting federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has revealed plans for a new immigration detention center, “Deportation Depot,” at the shuttered Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, Florida. The facility, located about 43 miles west of Jacksonville, will initially house 1,300 beds with capacity to expand to 2,000. This move builds on the state’s existing efforts to enforce federal immigration laws by establishing facilities such as “Alligator Alcatraz,” which President Donald J. Trump inspected in person earlier this year.
“There’s a massive part here at Baker Correctional that’s vacant and isn’t being used for any state correction activity,” DeSantis stated during a press briefing. He emphasized the cost-effectiveness of repurposing the dormant prison, estimating a $6 million build-out cost compared to the hundreds of millions spent on facilities in southern Florida’s Everglades. The site is expected to be operational within two to three weeks and will be staffed by the Florida National Guard and state contractors.
The new facility comes amid efforts to deport tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in Florida with final orders of removal. DeSantis highlighted the state’s collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the 287(g) program, allowing state and local law enforcement to assist in immigration enforcement. “We have done more on this than any other state by a country mile,” he remarked.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge appointed under former President Barack Obama issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing Medicaid enrollees’ personal data with immigration officials.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: District Judge Vince Chhabria, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and 20 states that filed a lawsuit.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued earlier this week, affecting Medicaid data-sharing policies in the United States.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Using CMS data for immigration enforcement threatens to significantly disrupt the operation of Medicaid—a program that Congress has deemed critical for the provision of health coverage to the nation’s most vulnerable residents.” – Judge Vince Chhabria
🎯IMPACT: The injunction halts data-sharing until HHS provides a reasoned decision-making process or until litigation concludes, potentially disrupting the detection of many illegal aliens.
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District Judge Vince Chhabria, appointed by former President Barack Obama, has issued a preliminary injunction halting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing Medicaid enrollees’ personal data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The ruling followed a lawsuit by 20 states to end the data-sharing practice.
The injunction bars HHS from providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with Medicaid data for deportation purposes. Judge Chhabria, whose parents are immigrants from India and Canada, argued that using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement could undermine the program’s critical role for vulnerable populations, stating, “Using CMS data for immigration enforcement threatens to significantly disrupt the operation of Medicaid—a program that Congress has deemed critical for the provision of health coverage to the nation’s most vulnerable residents.”
While noting that DHS collecting data from other agencies is not “categorically unlawful,” Chhabria pointed out that ICE had avoided using Medicaid data for enforcement for over a decade. He complained about the absence, as he saw it, of a reasoned decision-making process for the policy shift, writing, “The record in this case strongly suggests that no such process occurred.”
Introduced under the Trump administration, the data-sharing policy aimed to equip DHS with tools to track migrants. In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) agreed to provide DHS daily access to personal data of 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including Social Security numbers and home addresses, without public announcement. HHS insists the policy is legal.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) condemned the policy, stating, “The Trump Administration’s move to use Medicaid data for immigration enforcement upended longstanding policy protections without notice or consideration for the consequences.” Washington Attorney General Nick Brown (D) added, “[E]veryone should be able to seek medical care without fear of what the federal government may do with that information.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The National Guard has officially deployed all 800 troops mobilized as part of President Donald J. Trump’s 30-day federalization of law enforcement in Washington, D.C.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The National Guard, President Donald J. Trump, Department of Defense spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and criminals.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday evening, August 14, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “As of today, all 800 Army and Air National Guardsmen are mobilized… as part of Joint Task Force D.C., and they are now here in our capital.” — Kingsley Wilson
🎯IMPACT: The deployment will last for at least 30 days, and could be extended if President Trump is able to secure the votes he needs in Congress.
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The National Guard has officially deployed all 800 troops mobilized as part of President Donald J. Trump‘s 30-day federalization of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., aimed at cracking down on violent crime in the United States capital. According to the U.S. Army, the National Guard troops, while not engaging in direct policing, “[are] to provide a visible presence in key public areas, serving as a visible crime deterrent.”
“As of today, all 800 Army and Air National Guardsmen are mobilized… as part of Joint Task Force D.C., and they are now here in our capital,” Department of Defense spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson said, adding that they “will assist the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and federal law enforcement partners with monument security, community safety patrols, protecting federal facilities and officers” and assisting with traffic stops.
Wilson went on to state that the National Guard troops “will remain until law and order has been restored in the District, as determined by the President.” The National Pulse reported on Thursday that President Trump will pursue “long-term extensions” from Congress to maintain control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
“We’re going to need a crime bill that we’re going to be putting in and it’s going to pertain initially to D.C. We’re going to be asking for extensions on that, long-term extensions, because you can’t have 30 days,” Trump said. While Republicans hold majorities in both chambers, at least seven Democratic votes would be needed in the Senate to meet the 60-vote threshold for passage.
Late Thursday evening, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi officially transferred the powers of the Washington, D.C. police chief to the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), solidifying federal control. The move prompted a response from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter): “We have followed the law… there is no statute that conveys the District’s personnel authority to a federal official.”
The Democrat D.C. Attorney General, Brian Schwalb, is challenging the transfer of powers in court.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The District of Columbia’s city government filed a lawsuit challenging federal control over its police department, following a directive from the Trump administration naming a federal official as the emergency head of the department.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Terry Cole, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Washington, D.C., following federal directives issued earlier in the week.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The administration’s unlawful actions are an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home. This is the gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.” – Brian Schwalb
🎯IMPACT: Federal forces, including National Guard troops, have been clamping down on crime in the American capital, but a successful legal challenge could disrupt this.
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The District of Columbia has taken legal action against the Trump administration’s decision to place its police department under federal control. The lawsuit, filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D), argues that the administration’s move violates the autonomy of the district and its residents.
The legal challenge follows an announcement late Thursday by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who stated that Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) boss Terry Cole would assume the powers of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief of Police. Bondi’s directive also rescinded local policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and mandated that all new directives receive Cole’s approval.
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith have pushed back against the federal actions. Bowser stated there is no legal basis for transferring the district’s personnel authority to a federal official, while Schwalb advised Smith to continue following orders from local leadership rather than federal officials.
The Trump administration has justified its actions as part of a broader crackdown on crime and illegal immigration, citing a state of emergency to bolster its authority. Federal forces, including National Guard troops and DEA agents, have been deployed across D.C., with visible patrols in high-traffic areas and checkpoints in popular nightlife districts.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge struck down Trump administration guidance aimed at curbing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in federally funded schools.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Judge Stephanie Gallagher, the Department of Education, and teachers’ groups, including the American Federation of Teachers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued on Thursday in a Maryland District Court.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The administration is entitled to express its viewpoints and to promulgate policies aligned with those viewpoints. But it must do so within the procedural bounds Congress has outlined.” – Judge Stephanie Gallagher
🎯IMPACT: The ruling blocks the enforcement of guidance that sought to end racially-based DEI programs, raising constitutional concerns about procedural requirements.
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Maryland District Court Judge Stephanie Gallagher has struck down Trump administration guidance warning schools against adopting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that discriminate against white or Asian students. The decision also invalidates the Education Department’s requirement for schools to certify non-discrimination in their DEI initiatives.
“This Court takes no view as to whether the policies at issue in this case are good or bad, prudent or foolish, fair or unfair,” Gallagher stated. “But… it must closely scrutinize whether the government went about creating and implementing them in the manner the law requires. Here, it did not. And by leapfrogging important procedural requirements, the government has unwittingly run headfirst into serious constitutional problems,” she claimed.
The ruling follows a lawfare suit from the American Federation of Teachers and other teachers’ groups. Issued in February, the guidance required state education agencies to submit compliance certifications by April and threatened funding cuts for schools maintaining race-based DEI programs.
The Department of Education voiced disappointment with the ruling. “While the Department is disappointed in the judge’s ruling, judicial action enjoining or setting aside this guidance has not stopped our ability to enforce Title VI protections for students at an unprecedented level,” a spokesman said. “The Department remains committed to its responsibility to uphold students’ anti-discrimination protections under the law.”
The original guidance declared, “American educational institutions have discriminated against students on the basis of race, including white and Asian students, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds and low-income families. These institutions’ embrace of pervasive and repugnant race-based preferences and other forms of racial discrimination have emanated throughout every facet of academia.”
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President Donald J. Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska today—aiming to jumpstart a deal to end the Ukrainewar.
The details: The heads of state will meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage at 3:30 PM ET. Their itinerary includes:
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1-on-1 meeting with interpreters only
Working lunch with delegations
Joint press conference
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a quick, impromptu photo-op/press gaggle before the 1-on-1.
Zoom out: Since taking office, just over 200 days ago, Trump has not been shy about his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. At times, he has voiced his frustrations with both parties—Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Why meet with Putin? Trump’s critics—both Democrats and RINOs—oppose his decision to meet with Putin. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended him, saying,
“The president feels like, ‘Look, I’ve got to look at this guy across the table. I need to see him face-to-face. I need to hear him one-on-one. I need to make an assessment by looking at him.”
What are the odds of a deal? Trump told Fox News Radio: “There is a 25 percent chance this meeting will not be a successful meeting.”
What is Putin saying? On the eve of these historic talks, the Russian leader said Trump “is making, in my opinion, quite energetic and sincere efforts to stop the fighting, stop the crisis and reach agreements that are of interest to all parties involved in the conflict.”
What’s Zelensky up to? He flew to London yesterday to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer’s office said the Trump-Putin summit presents “a viable chance to make progress.”
The numbers: A new Gallup poll found that 69 percent of Ukrainians support seeking a negotiated peace to end the war as soon as possible—up from just 27 percent in 2023. Just 24 percent want to continue fighting.
The goal: The White House has already stated publicly that it does not expect to walk out of Anchorage with a deal. However, a senior official told Politico that Trump is “intent on delivering the beginnings of peace.”
What would happen next? Trump says, if the meeting goes well, he will return to D.C. and look to schedule a summit with Putin, Zelensky, and European leaders. If it doesn’t go well, he is “not calling anybody.”
Hillary said what? Failed presidential nominee Hillary Clinton recently said: “[H]onestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war… without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory… I’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.”
Real talk from G: Temper your expectations for today’s meeting. But don’t temper your appreciation for a president who is genuinely working to bring peace.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Hawaii has reported 12 cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, prompting urgent warnings from health officials. Forty-six states and territories have reported thousands of cases nationwide.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed the cases, including one resident of Oahu who contracted the virus during international travel.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The cases have been reported throughout 2025, with the most recent case confirmed on Oahu. Dengue is prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions.
🎯IMPACT: Dengue fever cases in Hawaii are nearing last year’s total, reflecting a broader trend of increasing mosquito-borne illnesses in the U.S.
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According to the Hawaii Department of Health, Hawaii has reported 12 cases of dengue fever so far in 2025. The most recent case involved a resident of Oahu who contracted the virus while traveling internationally to a region where dengue is common, such as Southeast Asia, South America, the Caribbean, or Africa. This brings the state’s case count close to the 16 total cases reported in all of 2024.
Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has documented 2,725 cases of dengue fever across 46 states and territories in 2025. The disease is particularly prevalent in Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Arizona, and California. Puerto Rico leads with 2,152 cases, followed by Florida with 115 and California with 62.
Dengue fever, also known as “break-bone fever,” is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Symptoms include high fever, severe joint and muscle pain, and, in rare cases, internal bleeding and difficulty breathing. Without treatment, the disease carries a mortality rate of 13 percent, though “rapid fluid replacement can reduce this to less than one percent.”
A vaccine approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) is available for children aged nine to 16. However, its manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, has stopped global production due to low demand. Remaining doses are still available in Puerto Rico, but are expected to run out by 2026.
The CDC advises travelers heading to high-risk areas to take precautions such as using insect repellent, wearing protective clothing, and staying in screened or air-conditioned accommodation. Travelers returning from dengue-endemic regions are urged to monitor for symptoms and consult a doctor if symptoms appear within two weeks.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Britain is set to lose a record number of millionaires in 2025, with 16,500 expected to emigrate as economic uncertainty grows and illegal immigration increases.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Wealthy residents leaving the United Kingdom, Britain’s governing Labour Party, Dr. Juerg Steffen of Henley & Partners.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The data pertains to 2025, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) becoming a top destination for millionaires while Britain sees record illegal boat arrivals.
💬KEY QUOTE: “2025 marks a pivotal moment. For the first time in a decade of tracking, a European country leads the world in millionaire outflows.” – Dr. Juerg Steffen
🎯IMPACT: The United Kingdom’s economic competitiveness and investment appeal are collapsing under the leftist Labour Party.
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Britain is on course to lose 16,500 millionaires in 2025, the largest-ever exodus of wealthy residents from the country. This emigration wave coincides with a surge in small boat crossings of the English Channel by illegal immigrants, which are also breaking records under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leftist Labour Party.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands to gain the most from this outflow, with 9,800 millionaires expected to relocate there in 2025, bringing with them an estimated $63 billion in investable assets. Globally, 142,000 high-net-worth individuals are projected to move this year, a 16 percent increase compared to 2024.
Dr. Juerg Steffen, CEO of Henley & Partners—which describes itself as “the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment”—emphasized the importance of this shift: “2025 marks a pivotal moment. For the first time in a decade of tracking, a European country leads the world in millionaire outflows. This isn’t just about changes to the tax regime. It reflects a deepening perception among the wealthy that greater opportunity, freedom, and stability lie elsewhere.”
The trend was reported earlier this year in Britain’s capital, London, when the financial hub dropped out of the five wealthiest cities in the world due to millionaires fleeing the hyper-diverse city.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United States imposed steep tariffs on Indian imports due to India’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil. It faces further penalties depending on the outcome of talks between President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, President Donald J. Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Tariffs were imposed on July 31 and August 6, with high-stakes meetings between Trump and Putin scheduled in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We’ve put secondary tariffs on Indians for buying Russian oil. And I could see, if things don’t go well, then sanctions or secondary tariffs could go up.” – Scott Bessent
🎯IMPACT: The tariffs threaten India’s key export sectors, including textiles and jewelry, and could lead to significant job losses in industries reliant on U.S. trade.
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The United States has imposed steep tariffs on Indian imports in response to the country’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil. A 25 percent tariff was initially introduced on July 31, followed by another 25 percent on August 6, effectively raising the total tariff rate to 50 percent. Now, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that more penalties could follow if upcoming talks between President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin fail to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.
“We’ve put secondary tariffs on Indians for buying Russian oil. And I could see, if things don’t go well, then sanctions or secondary tariffs could go up,” Bessent said in an interview. He also called on European nations to align with the U.S. on sanctions, stressing their importance in maintaining pressure on Russia.
Trump, who is scheduled to meet Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, described the summit as a chance to “set the table” for future negotiations concerning Ukraine. He warned of “very severe consequences” if Putin does not agree to a truce, without providing details.
India, now the second-largest importer of Russian crude oil after China, has defended its stance, citing the need for cheap energy to support its economy. The Indian government labeled the U.S. tariffs as “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable” and pledged to safeguard its national interests.
The new tariffs could severely impact India’s export-driven industries such as textiles, footwear, and jewelry, which together made up nearly $87 billion in trade with the U.S. last year. Experts warn that the heightened duties could erode the competitiveness of Indian exporters relative to counterparts in countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam, threatening millions of jobs in vital sectors.
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