Hunter Fielding, Author at News Addicts

21 Feb

Trump Raises Worldwide Import Tariff to 15% and Signals Further Measures

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President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is raising the global tariff rate on most imports from 10 percent to 15 percent effective immediately.The change followed a restructuring after a controversial Supreme Court ruling and applies to goods imported from most countries.Supreme Court ruling and legal shiftThe U.S. Supreme…

21 Feb

Detroit Board Suspends Officers After CBP Contacts Under Sanctuary Rules

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Detroit police suspended two officers without pay for 30 days after they contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection during separate traffic stops, a move the department said violated the city’s sanctuary policies.The department says those sanctuary rules bar police and city organizations from collaborating with federal immigration enforcement officers in…

21 Feb

CIA Pulls Biden-Era ‘White Extremism’ Assessment as Part of Wide Retraction

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The CIA said Friday it will retract or revise 19 intelligence assessments from the past decade, including a disputed Biden-era paper on 'white' extremism.Director John Ratcliffe ordered the retraction or substantive revision after reviews found the products did not meet analytic tradecraft standards and showed political influence.An independent President’s Intelligence…

21 Feb

Scott Jennings Corners Dem Lawmaker On ‘Abolish ICE’ Rhetoric

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Jennings presses Pearson on deportationsConservative commentator Scott Jennings confronted Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson during a CNN NewsNight panel when Pearson advocated abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Pearson, who previously made headlines after he and two colleagues were briefly expelled from…

21 Feb

Toxic Chemicals Poured On Trump-Kennedy Center Ice Rink In ‘Targeted Attack’

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An outdoor ice rink installed on the Trump-Kennedy Center plaza for winter programming was vandalized early Friday when a toxic dark brown substance was intentionally spread across large portions of the ice. Photos from the center show extensive contamination of the rink surface and a black plastic gallon-sized jug left…

20 Feb

Trump Announces New Global Tariffs

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President Donald Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order creating a new 10% “global tariff,” moving swiftly after the Supreme Court struck down his broad “reciprocal” import duties in a stinging setback for a cornerstone of his trade agenda. Speaking at a White House press briefing, Trump said…

20 Feb

Trump Announces ‘Backup Plan’ After Shock Tariff Ruling

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President Trump said Friday he has a contingency strategy ready after the Supreme Court blocked his use of emergency powers to impose sweeping global tariffs. “President Trump commented on the Supreme Court ruling striking down his tariffs while inside the White House breakfast with governors this morning, calling it a…

20 Feb

Russian Bombers Near Alaska Spark NORAD Intercept

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NORAD scrambled U.S. fighter jets Thursday after tracking Russian military aircraft operating inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, a strategically sensitive buffer area off the U.S. coast. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said it launched two F-16s, two F-35s, one E-3 and four KC-135s “to intercept, positively identify,…

20 Feb

Trump Tells the Pentagon to Release Any “Alien Life” Records

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President Trump on Thursday ordered his administration to start turning over government files tied to UFOs and any “alien and extraterrestrial life,” reviving a long-running public obsession that has fueled everything from serious questions to downright outlandish theories. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he told Defense Secretary Pete…

20 Feb

Clarence Thomas Scorches Justices’ Tariff Ruling In Fiery Dissent

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Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a blistering dissent Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, warning the majority had ignored both the Constitution and decades of precedent while undermining presidential authority over trade. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers…