The Trump administration is fighting back against China’s attempts to evade tariffs.
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The Trump administration is fighting back against China’s attempts to evade tariffs. Here’s how.
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Elon Musk’s bid to create a viable third political party in the U.S. could be difficult. Here’s why.
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Some Democrats are beginning to make early moves toward the 2028 presidential race, with potential contenders stepping into key primary states.
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A Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Scott Ruskan, is being hailed as a hero for helping to rescue more than 160 people at Camp Mystic during flash floods that ravaged central Texas over the weekend.
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A centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s new trade agreement with Vietnam features a steep 40 percent tariff on transshipped goods. Transshipment is a trade strategy employed by countries to sidestep tariffs and other trade barriers. Usually, products from one country are shipped to another, where they are minimally processed, repackaged, or relabeled to make them appear as if they were manufactured in the second country.
The Chinese regime has long relied on the practice to avoid U.S. trade restrictions, using Vietnam and other countries as vessels for its goods. This effectively lets China avoid higher tariffs. “One of [China’s] most common workarounds has been transshipping,” Robert Khachatryan, CEO of Freight Right Global Logistics, told The Epoch Times. “When the U.S. imposed Section 301 tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese goods, Chinese manufacturers didn’t just sit back and accept the cost.”
Trump signed executive orders earlier this year implementing blanket tariffs on all Chinese goods entering the United States, pointing to national security concerns and the fentanyl crisis. While the two sides reached a partial trade deal in June, the Section 301 levies remain in effect. U.S. officials project a sizable dollar value of rerouted exports from China. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro estimates that a third of Vietnamese goods exported to the United States are Chinese products in disguise. Beijing will ship vast quantities of domestic goods—including clothing, electronics, and furniture—to Vietnam.
“Vietnam sells us $15 for every $1 we sell them, and about $5 of that is just Chinese product that comes into Vietnam. They slap a ‘Made in Vietnam’ label on it and send it here,” Navarro said in an April interview with Fox News.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, appearing before lawmakers at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in June, stated that Vietnam is “just a pathway for China to [the United States].” (More) More World News: |
- President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with Russian leadership as Moscow continues to rebuff international calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine.
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President Trump met with the leaders of five West and Central African nations at the White House on July 9 to underscore his administration’s shift from aid-based foreign policy to commercial diplomacy. The meeting focused on strengthening economic ties, attracting investments, and tapping into Africa’s vast mineral wealth.
- Brazil is facing a 50 percent tariff, as part of the latest wave of trade announcements by the Trump administration. In his letter notifying Brazil about the tariffs, President Trump called for the immediate end of the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.
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The pharmaceutical industry could be facing tariffs of up to 200 percent on imported goods in 12 to 18 months, President Trump said.
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The Hamas terrorist group announced on July 9 that it has agreed to release 10 hostages as part of its efforts to work in a “positive spirit” with mediators to reach a cease-fire in Gaza, while noting that other key points remain under discussion, including the flow of aid and Israeli troop withdrawals.
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Frank Calzón has spent the majority of his life advocating for a free Cuba, and, now, at 81 years old, he is seeing Cubans speak out again in a way he hasn’t seen in decades.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at Bella's Simple Occasions event space in Bennettsville, S.C., on July 8, 2025. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) |
Some Democrats are beginning to make early moves toward the 2028 presidential race, with potential contenders stepping into key primary states. Though none have officially declared candidacies, their travel and outreach are widely seen by strategists as early attempts to claim space in a race with no heir apparent.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent July 8–9 touring rural South Carolina, a state that helped revive Joe Biden’s 2020 candidacy and remains a key proving ground for Democrats. Newsom joined the South Carolina Democratic Party’s “On The Road” tour through several counties as part of an effort to spotlight what party leaders called a contrast between Republican neglect and Democratic governance. State party officials said Newsom’s record leading the nation’s largest state made him a powerful messenger.
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego will visit the Iowa State Fair later this summer, according to the Des Moines Register, following earlier appearances by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz—both seen as possible candidates.
Iowa and South Carolina are traditional early primary states, making them critical stops for any Democrat hoping to build national momentum and test their ability to connect with voters beyond their home turf.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will also make visits in the coming weeks to South Carolina, including a speaking appearance at the Blue Thursday event held by the state Democratic Party’s legislative women’s caucus in Pawleys Island on July 17. Beshear, who launched a podcast this year and has not ruled out a presidential bid, is among a handful of governors building platforms that extend beyond their state lines. (More)
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The Department of Justice charged a Chinese national taken into custody in Italy at the behest of Washington, and accused him of hacking into several U.S. universities to steal COVID-19 research at the direction of China’s main intelligence agency.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined a second request to shield the identities of police officers fighting a public records request seeking information about their attendance at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the U.S. Capitol.
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Business owner Vinnie Mifsud had planned to spend the night with his family in their RV overlooking the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, before the town’s big July 4th celebration.
He frequently spends weekends camping on his riverfront property. The night of July 3 would have been no different—except for a quarrel that broke out between Mifsud and his 16-year-old son that likely saved their lives. Mifsud runs Glow Row, a unique experience that allows customers to rent kayaks with clear bottoms with attached lights for night trips on the river. It was about 10 p.m. on July 3, and Mifsud was getting the last kayakers out of the water as lightning began to flash in the distance. His son, Daniel Mifsud, went to unlock the facility’s gate but was taking too long, Mifsud said. “You know how teenagers are,” Mifsud said with a chuckle. “I got upset with him.” Before their tiff, Mifsud had thought about calling his wife to bring their dog so they could all spend the night in the RV, especially since July 4 was going to be a busy day on the water with some 20 people signed up to kayak. “If I would have done that, we would all perish that night,” he said. (More) More U.S. News: |
- Harvard University may no longer meet accreditation standards because of how it handled anti-Semitism on campus, the Trump administration warned the Ivy League school’s accreditor on July 9.
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The Department of Homeland Security plans to force Harvard to comply with a request for information about its student visitor and exchange program.
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The Federal Trade Commission warned Walmart and Amazon regarding third-party online sellers who may be selling merchandise falsely labeled as made in the United States, according to a July 8 statement.
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Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of social media platform X, announced that she will be stepping down from the post.
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Nvidia Corp. has become the first publicly traded company to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization.
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The daily sacrifices of a stay-at-home mom may seem mundane, yet her quiet influence can ripple through generations. (Biba Kayewich) |
A number of the ponderings came from a visit to Mount Rushmore. Yes, the heads are impressive and inspiring, but even more inspiring is the meaning behind each presidential carving.
A particularly striking quote was on the interpretive sign by Thomas Jefferson’s bust, taken from a letter written just before the end of his presidential tenure: “Never did prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power.
“Nature intended me for the tranquill pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. But the enormities of the times in which I have lived, have forced me to take a part in resisting them, and to commit myself on the boisterous ocean of political passions.”
What a rare perspective this is in today’s political realm! Hardly ever do we find politicians eager to leave behind the levers of power; instead, they’re often all too eager to ascend to greater heights politically, for both the monetary and influential gains that such heights bring.
Not Jefferson. He couldn’t wait to return to a quiet life on his farm, working to build it, his family, and his own personal knowledge through his beloved books.
Indeed, as Jefferson attests, serving as president and in other positions of political prominence was more of a burden than a privilege, in his mind. Yet he submitted to these roles because he recognized that he had been placed in a time and circumstances that were far greater than his own personal wishes and comfort. To turn away from using his gifts to further the well-being of many around him would be a selfish move and a dereliction of duty. (More)
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