🔥Trade FIRESTORM: China staring at 245% tariffs says White House

After over 75 countries reached out to Donald Trump to discuss new trade deals, leading to the individualized higher tariffs currently being paused, only China hit back, stated a White House fact sheet published on April 15.

Accordingly, China “now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to the United States as a result of its retaliatory actions,” it added.

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✂️DOGE has shut down 470,000 government credit cards

✅7 weeks
✅30 agencies audited
✅470K cards deactivated
✅3.6M more accounts to go

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❗️90 MORE DAYS OF MARTIAL LAW - The Ukrainian parliament voted to extend the military regime and mobilization in Ukraine until August 6.

Since martial law and general mobilization were introduced in February 2022, they have been extended every 90 days in Ukraine.

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👌 IRS faces historic DOWNSIZING as Trump’s exit offer sparks interest

Nearly 20,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workers are eyeing the door, lured by Donald Trump’s deferred resignation offer, insiders told CNBC.

The IRS could shrink by 20%, as those taking the buyout remain on paid leave through Sept. 30.

But that is just the start. Up to 40% of the workforce could be cut, according to an internal document cited by the Federal News Network.

The Treasury Department says it’s reversing “WASTEFUL BIDEN-ERA HIRING.”

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🎤US to Ukraine: We’ve already invested – in weapons!

The Trump administration has been hesitant to talk about its role in the creation of the US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, Bloomberg reports. 🗣

This fund, previously thought to be part of the rare minerals deal between Kiev and Washington, has now become a point of debate.

Now, the POTUS team is putting the brakes on the issue and even suggesting that the military aid already provided to Ukraine could be considered part of the investment. 🤔💰

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👋Pentagon BOOTS two top advisers amid INTEL LEAK probe - report

Dan Caldwell, senior adviser to Defense Secretary Hegseth, and Deputy Chief of Staff Darin Selnick were both suspended and escorted out of the building, defense sources told European media.

🔍The ongoing probe into the leaks covers:

🟠Military ops near the Panama Canal
🟠A second carrier to the Red Sea
🟠Intel delays to Ukraine
🟠Elon Musk’s Pentagon visit in March

Caldwell, an Iraq War vet and ex-Defense Priorities adviser, was a key voice on Ukraine. Selnick was briefly Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Kalinovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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😭Democrats face disappointing ratings – poll

There are potential cracks in the Democrats' unity, a new Yale Youth Poll reveals, signaling a divided base and raising questions about the Democrats' momentum as Republicans eye potential opportunities.

If the Democratic primary were held TODAY:

🙍🏾‍♀️Kamala Harris: 27.5%
🙍🏽‍♀️AOC: 21.3%
👱🏻‍♂️Pete Buttigieg: 14%

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🎉 Great Patriotic War 80 Years On: the Faces of Victory

The Second World War was marked by colossal battles across continents, but it was the courage of individual soldiers that ultimately shaped its outcome. One such soldier was Vasily Frolov, who, at just 20 years old, was deployed to the Leningrad Front in 1942 after completing training in Kazan.

Born in 1924 in the village of Betki, Tatarstan, Vasily joined the marines to help liberate the besieged city of Leningrad. His journey was one of extraordinary bravery and resilience, epitomized by his experience on the crucial "Road of Life" — the lifeline carrying food and other necessities to the besieged city during the brutal winter months.

Here is an excerpt from his diary: 📹

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🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:    

▪️Ukraine lost up to 310 servicemen in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Russian aviation shot down 223 Ukrainian drones.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 350 troops in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 150 soldiers in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 230 troops in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukrainian lost up to 65 servicemen in the Belgorod region.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 80 soldiers in the area of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr.

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❓Chinese Foreign Ministry UNAWARE of alleged Boeing imports ban

💬 "I am not familiar with the relevant situation," ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, quting un-named individuals familiar with the matter, that China had ordered its airlines to halt all future deliveries of Boeing aircraft and any orders of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US companies amid the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing.

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❗️Ukraine continues refusing negotiations with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared

💬 Despite declaring a moratorium on strikes against energy facilities, Kiev blatantly violates it—the evidence speaks for itself, emphasized Peskov.

🇷🇺 Other Statements by Peskov:

🔸 On extending martial law and mobilization in Ukraine: Kiev’s regime is trying to maintain its fragile structure.

🔸 On upcoming talks between Putin and Qatar Emir Al Thani: They will exchange views on Ukrainian settlement and Middle East developments.

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💬 Ukraine’s lies about Sumy strikes part of ‘INFODEMIC’ propagated by Western media

“These are lies passed off as truth, dramatizations substituting facts, surrealism imposed as reality,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

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