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Trump vows nobody getting ‘off the hook’ for ‘unfair’ trade balances, says there was no tariff ‘exception’

President Donald Trump vowed on Sunday that nobody was getting «off the hook» for unfair trade balances and tariff barriers, which other countries have used against the U.S.
The Trump administration announced Friday that it was exempting imported smartphones, laptops and other electronics from reciprocal tariffs, but the president wanted to clear a few things up.
«There was no Tariff ‘exception’ announced on Friday,» Trump said in a post on X on Sunday. «These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff ‘bucket.’ The Fake News knows this, but refuses to report it. We are taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations.
«What has been exposed is that we need to make products in the United States, and that we will not be held hostage by other Countries, especially hostile trading Nations like China, which will do everything within its power to disrespect the American People,» he continued. «We also cannot let them continue to abuse us on Trade, like they have for decades, THOSE DAYS ARE OVER!»
TRUMP’S TARIFF BLITZ NOW EXEMPTING ELECTRICAL GOODS LIKE PHONES, LAPTOPS
President Trump said on Truth Social on Sunday that no country was «off the hook» for unfair trade balances and tariff barriers. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Trump closed out his post by saying the Golden Age of America will mean «more and better paying jobs» as well as making products in the U.S. and treating other countries as they have treated America.
«The bottom line is that our Country will be bigger, better, and stronger than ever before,» he said. «We will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!»
Customs and Border Protection issued new guidance on reciprocal tariff negotiations late Friday, noting the exemption of those goods from Trump’s April 2 executive order that declared a national emergency due to non-reciprocal trade practices and structural imbalances in the global trading system. Subsequent executive orders ramped up tariffs on China to 125%.
‘DEAL-MAKER-IN-CHIEF’: BEHIND THE SCENES OF TRUMP’S TARIFF PAUSE, WHERE HE HAS FINAL SAY OVER NEGOTIATIONS

Trump introduced new tariffs on «Liberation Day.» (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The updated guidance, which cites a presidential memorandum issued Friday, excluded the products from Trump’s 125% China tariff and his baseline 10% global tariff on some countries. They apply to goods that left a warehouse as of April 5.
The new move will likely ease the blow for consumers while giving a boost to electronics giants such as Apple, Samsung and Dell.
A White House official confirmed to Fox News that the exemptions were put in place.
CHINA REFUSES TO BACK DOWN ON TARIFFS AFTER TRUMP THREATENED TOUGHER MEASURES

Trump announced tariff exemptions for electronics as Nvidia works to bring its manufacturing to the U.S. as soon as possible. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Products included in the exemption are things like hard drives, computer processors, solar cells, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, flat-panel TV displays and memory chips.
But in light of the easing of tariffs on electronics, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday the exemption would be temporary.
«They’re exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, but they’re included in the semiconductor tariffs, which are coming in probably a month or two,» Lutnick told ABC’s «This Week» on Sunday.
Lutnick’s comments Sunday made clear that more changes were on the horizon.
Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Saturday night that he would get into more specifics on exemptions on Monday.
«We’ve been making a lot of money,» he said. «It’s been the other way around. Other countries, in particular China, was making a lot of money.»
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In a statement issued Saturday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not specifically address the exemptions but indicated the administration still plans to push for tech companies to move manufacturing to the U.S.
She said the administration has secured U.S. investments from tech companies, including Apple, TSMC and Nvidia, that are «hustling to onshore their manufacturing in the United States as soon as possible.»
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan, Brie Stimson and Sarah Tobianski, as well as the Associated Press, contributed to this report.
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Kim Jong-un elogió a sus soldados que combaten en Rusia y refuerza la alianza con Putin

Kim Jong-un exaltó públicamente a las tropas de su país desplegadas en la región rusa de Kursk, en un gesto que subraya la creciente implicación de Pyongyang en la guerra de Ucrania. Según la agencia estatal KCNA, el dictador norcoreano “transmitió un cálido estímulo” a los oficiales y soldados que combaten junto a las fuerzas rusas, asegurando que “el nuestro es un ejército heroico” y que “ahora está haciendo lo que debe hacer y lo que es necesario. Lo seguirá haciendo en el futuro”.
El despliegue militar norcoreano no es menor. Servicios de inteligencia de Corea del Sur y de potencias occidentales estiman que Pyongyang envió más de 10.000 efectivos a Kursk en 2024, acompañados de artillería pesada, misiles y sistemas de cohetes de largo alcance.
Las bajas también han sido significativas. Seúl asegura que al menos 600 soldados norcoreanos han muerto y que varios miles más han resultado heridos desde su llegada al frente. Pese a ello, Kim ha convertido su sacrificio en un motivo de exaltación patriótica. En julio encabezó un homenaje inusual en un teatro de Pyongyang, donde rindió tributo a los caídos frente a ataúdes cubiertos con banderas nacionales y objetos recuperados del campo de batalla, una escenografía diseñada para reforzar el relato de sacrificio colectivo.
El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin, por su parte, no ha ocultado su satisfacción con la cooperación. En una carta enviada a Kim la semana pasada, calificó a las tropas norcoreanas de “heroicas” y agradeció su papel en la defensa de Kursk, región limítrofe con Ucrania que ha sido escenario de intensos combates. El gesto refuerza una relación bilateral que ya en 2024 cristalizó en un tratado de asociación estratégica con cláusulas de defensa mutua, firmado durante la visita de Putin a Pyongyang.
El acercamiento va más allá del frente de batalla. Corea del Norte anunció en abril que planea enviar a Rusia 1.000 desminadores y 5.000 obreros militares para apoyar en tareas de reconstrucción y limpieza de explosivos, lo que ampliaría su papel a labores logísticas y de posguerra. Este paso consolida a Pyongyang como uno de los socios más cercanos de Moscú en su esfuerzo por resistir las sanciones internacionales y sostener la ofensiva militar.
La implicación norcoreana ocurre en paralelo a los intentos diplomáticos de Estados Unidos por encauzar conversaciones de paz. El presidente Donald Trump ha mantenido reuniones con Zelensky y Putin en los últimos días, sin resultados concretos hasta ahora. Mientras Washington intenta reactivar un proceso de diálogo, la presencia de soldados extranjeros en el frente complica cualquier intento de distensión.
Para Corea del Sur, la participación de su vecino del norte representa una doble amenaza: prolonga la guerra en Europa y legitima un intercambio militar con Rusia que podría tener consecuencias directas en la península coreana. Funcionarios de Seúl han advertido que Pyongyang recibe a cambio tecnología avanzada y respaldo político que podría fortalecer su programa nuclear y balístico.
El gesto de Kim también busca consumo interno. La exaltación de los soldados en Ucrania refuerza la narrativa de resistencia heroica que el régimen necesita para mantener cohesión en un país sometido a duras sanciones y a un aislamiento casi total. “Nuestro ejército está haciendo lo que debe hacer”, insistió Kim, en palabras que resuenan tanto en los frentes de Kursk como en los auditorios de Pyongyang.
Más allá de la retórica, el envío de tropas y recursos convierte a Corea del Norte en uno de los actores más comprometidos con Moscú en el terreno militar. Ese alineamiento redefine equilibrios en Asia y Europa, y añade un obstáculo adicional a cualquier plan de paz que intente separar la guerra de Ucrania de la constelación de alianzas que Rusia ha tejido para sobrevivir al aislamiento occidental.
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Abbott scores big win in redistricting battle as Texas Democrats’ blockade collapses

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The Texas State House on Wednesday passed a new congressional map, blasting through a Democratic roadblock in a bid to bolster the GOP’s chances of holding onto the U.S. House next year.
The map passed the Republican-controlled House in a 88-52 vote, setting up a new look for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections with the addition of five Republican-leaning congressional districts in the Lone Star State.
Still, the map must make its way through the Texas State Senate before it lands on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
TEXAS DEMS END WEEKSLONG QUORUM STANDOFF IN REDISTRICTING FIGHT
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a bill signing in the State Capitol April 23, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Abbott pushed for the creation of a new map to adhere to President Donald Trump’s desire to not see a repeat of the 2018 election cycle, when Democrats handily regained the majority in the House and acted as a foil to the president’s legislative desires toward the end of his first term.
While Republicans control a supermajority in deep-red Texas and already passed the map through the state Senate, Democrats still needed to create a quorum in the House to actually move the process along.
ABBOTT, TEXAS REPUBLICANS LAUNCH NEW TRUMP-BACKED REDISTRICTING PUSH AS FLEEING DEMOCRATS PLAN TO END WALKOUT

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Dozens of Texas Democrats fled the state to stall the process, creating a national media frenzy and generating support from Democratic donors, including groups linked to George Soros and Beto O’Rourke, to help pay for their fines, travel and lodging.
It generated pushes to have them arrested by Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as well as a request from Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to have the FBI track them down and the DOJ to launch an investigation into the political action committees funding their escape.
O’ROURKE, SOROS-LINKED GROUPS FACE CALL FOR DOJ PROBE OVER ALLEGED FUNDING OF TEXAS DEM WALKOUT
Democratic leaders announced Monday they would return for the second special session following California’s plan to redraw its maps to soften the blow from the Lone Star State, ending the blockade and allowing Republicans to charge ahead.
Texas House Democrats accused the GOP of crafting a map that was illegal and racially discriminatory, and they tried and failed on the House floor to add amendments to the bill that would have halted the process. Despite Democrats’ best efforts, Texas House Republicans shot down a dozen amendments to the bill.
«Members, it breaks my heart to see how this illegal and rigged, mid-decade redistricting scheme is dividing our state and our country,» Rep. Chris Turner, a Democrat, said. «This is Texas, it’s not Washington D.C. The impulses of outside politicians and their billionaire backers shouldn’t dictate what we do in this chamber, in this House.»

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom (Reuters)
Rep. Todd Hunter, a Republican who wrote the bill for the new map, countered that four of the five new districts were «majority-minority Hispanic,» noting that each of the new districts now trended Republican. Still, he had no qualms as to why Republicans were pursuing changes to the congressional maps.
«The underlying goal of this plan is straightforward, [to] improve Republican political performance,» he said.
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The Democrats’ blockade ended on Monday, when Abbott called for a second special session after their demands for California to also begin a redistricting cycle were met in an effort to nullify the map Texas Republicans were creating.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Democrats unveiled their new map last week, which, if passed, would create five new Democratic-leaning congressional districts that would counteract the Texas legislature’s new map.
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