19:43 (23:43)โขChina Tariffs Rise, Federal Firings Mount
โจUS media continues to prioritize President Trump's announcement of new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, a retaliatory move after Beijing restricted rare earth exports, with markets reacting negatively and a planned meeting with Xi Jinping cancelled (Breitbart, NYTimes, Washington Post, USA Today, Washington Times, The Epoch Times, Newsmax, Washington Examiner). Concurrently, mass firings of federal workers are underway amid the government shutdown (Common Dreams, AP News, Daily Caller, ABC News, Boston Globe, The Hill, The Daily Wire).