In 2023, the universal credit welfare scheme provided financial assistance to over a million migrants in the United Kingdom, amounting to £7.6 billion (~$9.9 billion), according to the Centre for Migration Control (CMC). Utilizing data from the Department for Work and Pensions, the analysis revealed that approximately 1,158,000 foreign nationals received this monthly welfare payment intended for low-income, working-age households. Eligibility for universal credit extends to migrants granted either refugee status or “indefinite leave to remain”—equivalent to permanent residency in the U.S.
A Centre for Migration Control report drawing on Freedom of Information Act disclosures indicates that the £7.6 billion spent does not encompass expenses for those awaiting asylum decisions, which amounted to £5.4 billion (~$7 billion) in the same year. Addressing the financial figures, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp proposed amendments to the Borders Bill, advocating for a cap on immigration numbers and an increase in the visa salary threshold to £38,000 (~$49,000). However, while in office from 2010 to mid-2024, Philp’s Conservative Party significantly loosened visa requirements, particularly under Boris Johnson, leading to an explosion in immigration.
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The CMC highlighted that the likelihood of claiming benefits varies significantly among migrants based on nationality. Data shows migrants from the Congo were most likely to receive universal credit, followed by nationals from Iraq and Afghanistan.
In absolute numbers, Polish nationals formed the largest group of universal credit recipients, followed by migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Romania, and India.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A network of global nonprofit groups funded by Shanghai-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham is allegedly being used to spread pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. This network, which includes organizations like BreakThrough News and CodePink, operates with funding from Singham and his affiliates, often through tax-exempt entities.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Neville Roy Singham, BreakThrough News, CodePink, and others linked to the Singham network, along with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Recent activities include events in Havana, Cuba, and financial transactions dating from 2017 to 2025 involving nonprofits in the U.S. and abroad.
🎯IMPACT: The network influences global narratives, undermines U.S. interests, and promotes Chinese Communist Party propaganda through a sophisticated system of funding and media production.
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A network of global nonprofit groups funded by Shanghai-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham is allegedly being used to spread pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. This network, which includes organizations like BreakThrough News and CodePink, operates with funding from Singham and his affiliates, often through tax-exempt entities.
Notably, Singham’s network has been instrumental in organizing and funding the recent leftist “Granma 2.0” flotilla to Cuba, including participation from alleged Chinese front groups like CodePink. The Caribbean island nation’s communist regime is on the brink of collapse, a situation that proves a serious strategic problem for China as Cuba hosts a major Chinese military spy base. Additionally, the loss of Cuba’s CCP-friendly regime would come on the heels of the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro, a major source of oil—along with the Islamic Republic of Iran—for the Chinese state.
Financial records show that three U.S. nonprofits linked to Singham sent $9.1 million to Shanghai Maku Cultural Communications Co., a pro-China propaganda firm. This firm is housed in the same building as Singham’s operations in Shanghai and aligns with CCP narratives. These transactions are part of a broader ideological pipeline that moves hundreds of millions of dollars globally to support pro-China messaging.
The network’s influence extends beyond funding. It includes a coordinated media machine that produces content, organizes protests, and shapes public opinion. For example, BreakThrough News, which received over $1 million from Singham, regularly promotes anti-American and pro-China narratives. Its ties to the CCP have raised concerns among U.S. lawmakers, including House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO).
Experts warn that this propaganda effort mirrors Mao Zedong‘s strategy of “Propaganda Work,” embedding revolutionary narratives within cultural and social organizations to erode societal cohesion. Currently, China’s foreign-directed propaganda is largely overseen by the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC). This internal government organization is under the direct supervision of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the latter of which is itself chaired by China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping.
Notably, while CAIFC is publicly led by a minor princeling, Chen Yuan—son of the former Vice Premier of the same name—it is actually controlled by one of China’s most powerful princelings, Deng Rong, the daughter of former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) has filed a motion in federal court to reverse the renaming of the Kennedy Center as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Joyce Beatty, President Donald J. Trump, the Kennedy Center board, and various artists and organizations.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The motion was filed on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., federal court.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Donald Trump’s attempt to rename the Kennedy Center after himself is not just an act of ego. It is an attempt to subvert our Constitution and the rule of law.” – Rep. Beatty
🎯IMPACT: The name change has led to lawsuits and boycotts by left-wing artists; the Center is being closed for major renovations and rebuilding.
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Ohio Representative Joyce Beatty (D) has submitted a motion in federal court seeking to restore the Trump Kennedy Center’s original name, “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.” The filing, lodged on Wednesday, asks the court to reverse the Trump administration and the current board’s decision to rebrand the facility.
Beatty’s lawyers contend that the board’s action broke federal law. “Can the Board of the Kennedy Center—in direct contradiction of the governing statutes—rename this sacred memorial to John F. Kennedy after President Donald J. Trump? The answer is, unequivocally, ‘no,’” the filing claims.
Roma Daravi, the Trump Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations, said the organization believes the court will uphold the board’s choice and that ongoing renovations and improvements, which are also subject to a legal challenge, will continue on schedule.
The name change was first announced in December by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and was carried out without any vote in Congress. The center’s website, promotional materials, and exterior signage were updated immediately. Beatty filed the lawsuit soon afterward, citing the original congressional legislation that created the memorial.
Left-leaning arts world figures and institutions have been waging a guerrilla campaign against the Trump Kennedy Center under its current leadership, with artists including composer Philip Glass, musician Béla Fleck, and Broadway star Patti LuPone, who said the Center “should get blown up.”
Richard “Ric” Grennell, who served as the Center’s executive director until shortly after its closure for renovations was announced, hit back at LuPone, saying she was “giving aid and comfort to somebody who says, ‘Patti Lupone wants me to go blow up the Kennedy Center…’ This needs to stop—this radical left extremism that’s morphing into violence.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) was hit with two federal criminal referrals alleging she may have committed homeowners’ insurance fraud.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, U.S. Attorneys Andrew Boutros and Jason Reding Quinones, and Letitia James.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Referrals were filed on Wednesday with U.S. Attorneys in Florida and Illinois, concerning incidents tied to a property in Norfolk, Virginia.
💬KEY QUOTE: “[I]t appears Ms. James may have defrauded the Illinois-based insurance company.” – William Pulte
🎯IMPACT: The referrals add to ongoing legal scrutiny of James; her attorney has dismissed the allegations as baseless and politically motivated.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has received two federal criminal referrals accusing her of possibly providing false information in homeowner insurance applications. William Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sent the referrals to U.S. Attorneys Andrew Boutros in Illinois and Jason Reding Quinones in Florida. The claims focus on insurance documents filed with Allstate Insurance Company and Universal Property Insurance.
The referrals followed the posting of documents on social media that appeared to show inconsistencies in James’s filings. Pulte’s referral alleges that James misrepresented the occupancy of a Norfolk, Virginia, property she bought in 2020, claiming it would house a single adult when it was allegedly occupied by four people, including three children and her niece. A separate allegation claims she falsely stated the property would sit empty for five months each year, even though it was reportedly occupied year-round.
A Justice Department spokesman confirmed that the referrals had been received. James’s attorney Abbe Lowell—who has also represented Hunter Biden—rejected the accusations as elements of a politically motivated “revenge campaign,” charging that opponents were simply recycling baseless claims. “These desperate tactics will fail—just as every previous attempt has failed,” said Lowell.
Notably, this is not the first time James has faced legal action. A federal judge dismissed a mortgage fraud case against her last November, ruling that the interim U.S. Attorney assigned to the matter had been improperly appointed. Two federal grand juries declined to issue new indictments on related charges. The current referrals concern the same Norfolk property that was central to the earlier case.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: James O’Keefe published undercover footage showing a scheme where homeless people were paid to forge voter signatures on ballot petitions.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: James O’Keefe, petition circulators, homeless people, and disenfranchised voters.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Los Angeles, California, March 26, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “You only write what I tell you to write.”
🎯IMPACT: Potential violations of felony statutes and outrage among voters whose signatures were forged.
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In an undercover investigation, James O’Keefe has exposed a significant election fraud operation occurring on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California. The scheme involves petition circulators who pay homeless people small amounts of money to forge signatures of real registered voters on ballot petitions.
The footage, part of the Cash for Ballots series, shows these circulators providing lists of voters’ names and addresses, instructing the homeless on what to write, and overseeing the process to ensure the information matches, enabling them to receive payment.
Statements from the video reveal the circulators’ control over the process, with one saying, “You only write what I tell you to write,” and another emphasizing, “If you mess up, I can’t get paid.”
This activity appears to contravene several California felony statutes, including those against signing another person’s name to a petition and forgery. O’Keefe’s team, along with Cam Higby, has corroborated these findings by visiting addresses linked to the forged signatures.
One resident confirmed that a voter listed had not resided at their address for nearly a decade, yet election mail was still being sent there, raising concerns about ongoing fraudulent activities. The investigation is set to continue, with more footage expected to be released.
BREAKING: CALIFORNIA MASS IN-PERSON ELECTION FRAUD CRIMES CAUGHT ON CAMERA:
Recordings Show Homeless Are Paid By Petitioners To FORGE Real Voters’ Signatures To Sign Ballot Petitions On Skid Row, Thousands of Times
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Ticketmaster increased various fees as a response to new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations banning hidden charges.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Entertainment, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and multiple venues.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Changes were made in response to new FTC rules after May 2025, impacting venues across the U.S.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Ticketmaster may effectively still be charging the fee, just disguising it as something else.” – Former FTC economist John Newman
🎯IMPACT: Ticketmaster’s fee adjustments have raised concerns about compliance with FTC rules and transparency to consumers.
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Ticketmaster, coming off a questionable antitrust settlement deal with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has quietly increased certain upfront charges to offset the loss of revenue from “surprise” or “hidden” fees that had appeared at the end of transactions. Last May, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) imposed new rules requiring upfront pricing and eliminating surprise fees at checkout. However, the latest fee scheme by Ticketmaster appears to still violate these regulations.
“To account for the loss of order processing revenue, we must adjust fees to offset the revenue loss,” the company wrote in a contract with the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona, last year. The contract explained that Ticketmaster was offsetting revenue losses from the elimination of a $6 processing fee by increasing its service fee on each ticket.
The change appears to violate the new FTC regulations. “Ticketmaster may effectively still be charging the fee, just disguising it as something else. That type of behavior can run afoul of the FTC rule,” Former FTC economist John Newman explained.
Notably, Ticketmaster is owned by Live Nation Entertainment, which settled a DOJ antitrust case earlier this month after allegedly extensive lobbying of the department by the company’s proxies, including attorney Mike Davis. The settlement includes a $280 million civil penalty to be paid to a number of states and requires Live Nation to sell some of its amphitheaters. In addition, Ticketmaster will be required to open its technology to allow competing companies to access its resale platform.
Importantly, around 30 state governments have opted to continue their antitrust litigation and did not sign on to the DOJ settlement, which does little to actually address Live Nation’s monopoly over ticket sales. The company controls 86 percent of ticketing for major concert venues and about 78 percent of amphitheater ticketing. Still, the DOJ is portraying the settlement as a victory, with David Dahlquist, the Acting Deputy Director of Civil Litigation for the Antitrust Division, characterizing the case during opening arguments earlier this month, stating, “This case is about power, the power of a monopolist to control competition.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Senior British politicians have called for an urgent investigation following allegations of child sexual exploitation linked to mini-marts and vape shops in England’s West Midlands.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: West Midlands Police, local council officials, victims, and political leaders, including Reform Party Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Allegations span from 2019 onwards, centered around high streets in the West Midlands.
💬KEY QUOTE: Reform Party Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf called the reports “sickening,” and said West Midlands Police’s initial dismissal of the concerns amounted to a “complete collapse of duty.”
🎯IMPACT: Authorities face mounting pressure to investigate the allegations, as public concern over child safety grows.
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Senior British politicians are demanding an immediate inquiry into claims of child sexual exploitation connected to mini-marts and vape stores across the West Midlands. The push follows repeated warnings from a municipal government employee about children as young as 11 being put at risk of abuse.
West Midlands Police originally insisted there was “no evidence” to back the allegations, but after revisiting the information, they said it was being “actioned appropriately.” This echoes Britain’s notorious grooming gangs scandal, in which police forces across the country initially resisted investigating Pakistani Muslims preying on white children, acting only after significant media coverage.
Intelligence updates issued between 2019 and 2024 highlighted concerns that youngsters were being targeted for exploitation after being offered drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes at these premises. One former employee at a mini-mart in the area described being sexually assaulted by another worker, stating, “I screamed and ran out of the shop.” She added that she had been harassed and propositioned for sex on multiple occasions by staff at different locations.
Reform Party Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf called the reports “sickening,” and said West Midlands Police’s initial dismissal of the concerns amounted to a “complete collapse of duty.”
Mini-marts and vape shops are known hubs of criminality in Britain, with an investigation late last year spanning locations from Dundee, Scotland, to south Devon, England, revealing that a Kurdish organized crime network was allowing migrants to illegally operate premises generating profits from black market cigarettes and vapes, some of them sold to children.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: An adult illegal immigrant in Virginia, already facing multiple charges for sexually assaulting female classmates at a high school, now faces additional accusations.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Israel Flores Ortiz, 18, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, and female students at Fairfax High School.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Reports surfaced on March 5, 2026, at Fairfax High School in Fairfax County, Virginia. Ortiz turned himself in on March 7.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s terrifying as a parent because when I send my daughters to school, I think they’re safe in the care of the school,” said parent Stacy Langton.
🎯IMPACT: Ortiz is being held without bond, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed a detainer to remove him from the country. Parents have expressed outrage over safety concerns at the school.
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Israel Flores Ortiz, an adult illegal immigrant from El Salvador, is facing additional assault and battery charges, following previous charges for a sexual assault spree targeting girls at Fairfax High School in Virginia. He was originally charged with nine counts, but authorities have added four more as further victims have come forward during the ongoing investigation.
Fairfax County police first learned of the incidents on March 5, 2024, and obtained an arrest warrant. Ortiz surrendered to authorities on March 7 and remains in custody at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, held without bond. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on him in order to remove him from the United States.
Local parents have voiced outrage and concern. “It’s terrifying as a parent because when I send my daughters to school, I think they’re safe in the care of the school,” said Stacy Langton, whose daughters attend Fairfax High School. “In this case, they absolutely were not safe.”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement pressing Fairfax County to honor the ICE detainer. “We are calling on Fairfax County to honor our detainer to ensure this violent criminal is removed from our country so he can never claim another victim again,” the department said.
“We prioritize student and staff safety, and we fully investigate any time someone shares that an incident has occurred at school, or that they do not feel safe at school,” Fairfax County Public Schools district stated.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. intelligence reportedly intercepted Ukrainian government communications discussing a scheme to divert U.S. taxpayer dollars meant for clean energy projects in Ukraine to fund President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC), according to a report shared by President Donald J. Trump.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Ukrainian government, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and unnamed U.S. subcontractors allegedly participated in the scheme. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has called for further investigation.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The intercepted communications date back to late 2022, with the alleged plot involving USAID operations in Kiev, Ukraine.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The Ukrainian Government and unspecified U.S. Government personnel, through USAID in Kyiv, reportedly developed a plan that would provide hundreds of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund an infrastructure project for Ukraine that would be used as a cover to send approximately 90 percent of funds allocated to the DNC to fund Joe Biden’s reelection campaign,” the declassified report stated.
🎯IMPACT: The allegations raise concerns about foreign interference on behalf of the Democrats and the potential misuse of taxpayer funds.
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President Donald J. Trump shared a report about an alleged Ukrainian plot to funnel money to former President Joe Biden on Thursday, based on intercepted communications involving Ukrainian officials that outlined a scheme to redirect U.S. taxpayer funds designated for clean energy projects in Ukraine. The money was reportedly intended to bolster then-President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has directed USAID to examine its records to establish whether the plan was put into action and whether a criminal referral to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is appropriate. Officials indicated that the intercepted messages are not believed to be Russian disinformation and that no comprehensive investigation appears to have taken place during the Biden presidency.
The declassified document summarizes raw U.S. intelligence intercepts dating from late 2022. It described an arrangement in which American taxpayer dollars routed through USAID’s office in Kiev would be disguised as support for an infrastructure project in Ukraine. About 90 percent of the funds were allegedly slated to be siphoned off to the DNC and Biden’s campaign, with U.S. subcontractors brought in to mask the transfers.
The episode also revives earlier accusations surrounding Hunter Biden and Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm. Hunter Biden’s seat on Burisma’s board and the payments made to the Biden family have been the focus of Republican-led probes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to face scrutiny amid persistent corruption allegations.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new report highlights the spread of “no-go zones” across the European Union (EU), linked to mass immigration and Islamization.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Charlie Weimers, Marion Maréchal, and Nicola Procaccini presented the report; The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, has been warning against “no-go zones” for many years.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The report was presented on Wednesday in Europe.
💬KEY QUOTE: “A wake-up call on the failures of uncontrolled immigration.” – Nicola Procaccini
🎯IMPACT: Broad demographic changes and weakening state control are fracturing European societies.
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A new report, presented by conservative Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), is raising alarms over the growing number of “no-go zones” across the European Union (EU). It points to mass migration, growing Islamization, and the erosion of state authority in cities as the main drivers of the trend.
Unveiled by Sweden Democrats MEP Charlie Weimers, French nationalist MEP Marion Maréchal, and Brothers of Italy MEP Nicola Procaccini, the study contends that “parallel societies” are taking root in many parts of Europe. These areas, the report says, are ruled by codes of radicalization and violence instead of national laws.
Marion Maréchal noted that France is home to many such areas, stating, “Our study demonstrates that no-go zones develop according to two factors: immigration and Islamization—63 percent of Islamist terrorists are linked to these areas.”
The report employs a scoring system that weighs factors such as crime and violence, the existence of parallel societies, and evidence of state withdrawal. It examined 17 neighborhoods in seven EU countries, giving France’s Franc Moisin district the worst score. Other prominent examples cited include La Castellane in Marseilles, France, and Molenbeek in Brussels, Belgium. The findings reveal a clear link between no-go zones and elevated shares of foreign-born and Muslim residents, with the average Muslim population in these districts far above the EU-wide figure.
While more commonly associated with Europe, no-go zones are increasingly evident in the United States. Police in Dearborn, Michigan, now have Arabic patches, and the city’s Muslim mayor, Abdullah H. Hammoud, warned a Christian resident he was “not welcome” in the city last year when he expressed opposition to street signs honoring an Arab publisher accused of supporting terror.
🚨 Europe’s No-Go Zones Exposed: New report details how mass immigration and rapid Islamisation are fueling the rise of parallel societies
❓WHAT HAPPENED: European Union (EU) politicians approved a majortrade deal with the United States, overcoming months of delays.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the European Parliament, and American negotiators.
📍WHEN & WHERE: March 26, 2026, at the European Parliament.
🎯IMPACT: The deal is expected to pass through remaining negotiations and approvals, strengthening U.S.-EU trade ties.
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The European Parliament has approved key elements of a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU). Notably, the move ends a months-long delay in adopting the frameworks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted 417 to 154 to advance the measure, with 71 abstentions. The movement on the trade deal comes on the heels of President Trump reimposing a global ten percent tariff through other trade laws outside of IEEPA authorities—effectively circumventing the Supreme Court ruling.
The deal includes the EU eliminating tariffs on American industrial goods and certain agricultural products. Still, lawmakers amended the legislation to include provisions that would allow it to be reversed if the Trump administration imposes new tariffs on the EU.
American negotiators have been pushing for weeks to adopt the framework, warning that the pause could risk the favorable pricing the EU receives for liquid natural gas (LNG) imports. Notably, the agreement maintains the United States’s 15 percent tariff rate on a number of EU products, and a 50 percent tariff rate on steel and aluminum.
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