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President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff strategy is delivering a major boost to American manufacturers, with new orders and job growth climbing as companies move away from Chinese suppliers. A 145% tariff on Chinese goods has made American-made products more competitive, forcing many firms to reshore operations and invest in U.S.-based production.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) called on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to stop intelligence cooperation with Germany following the country’s crackdown on the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Germany’s domestic intelligence service recently labeled the AfD a “right-wing extremist” group, triggering political and legal actions against its members, including civil servants and police officers.

India’s Ministry of Home Affairs issued emergency directives on Monday ordering civil defense drills across key northern states, including the volatile Jammu and Kashmir region and territories bordering Pakistan. The move follows the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which killed dozens of tourists and has reignited hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

A secret Chinese police station allegedly shut down in Quito, Ecuador in May 2024 appears to still be operating, according to new investigative reports. Originally disguised as a “travel agency,” the station was used to monitor dissidents and conduct espionage, mirroring similar illegal operations run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) worldwide. Local outlets Código Vidrio and Vistazo now report that Chinese operatives, linked to the CCP, have continued surveillance activities from a different location.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refused to address former President Donald J. Trump's claim that she is afraid of drug cartels, sidestepping the issue during a national press briefing. Trump had stated Sheinbaum was “so afraid of the cartels she can’t think straight,” following a phone call in which he offered to deploy U.S. troops to help dismantle cartel operations. Sheinbaum declined the offer and has since refrained from directly confronting Trump’s comments.

The Taliban, the jihadist group ruling Afghanistan since 2021, is once again pushing for official recognition at the United Nations. This week, top Taliban diplomat Suhail Shaheen claimed that representation at the U.N. is both a “necessity and a right” for the so-called “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Despite controlling the country for nearly four years, the Taliban remains internationally unrecognized and continues to enforce an oppressive sharia regime.

A report from the National Intelligence Council found that FBI analysts believe that "some" Venezuelan officials enable gang members' migration into the United States.

The legal group Founding Freedoms Law Center is representing high school students after a school launched an investigation following their asking why a female peer was in the boys' locker room.

Dozens of protesters were arrested at the University of Washington after they set dumpsters ablaze in a demonstration against Israel and Boeing.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that he is seeking to partner with President Donald Trump on the proposed plan to implement tariffs on films made outside the United States.