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Fox News Politics Newsletter: ‘Spine of steel’, willing to deal
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-Judge Boasberg cancels planned hearing to review Trump deportations
‘All options are on the table’
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted Tuesday that «all options are on the table for each country» when it comes to making deals over the latest U.S. tariffs, but warned those who retaliate that President Donald Trump «has a spine of steel and he will not break.»
Leavitt said since Trump’s «Liberation Day» tariff announcements, 70 countries have already reached out to the president to begin negotiations.
«On the other hand, countries like China who have chosen to retaliate and try to double down on their mistreatment of American workers are making a mistake. President Trump has a spine of steel and he will not break,» Leavitt added, referencing 34% retaliatory tariffs that China unveiled against the U.S. last week…Read more

US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled «Make America Wealthy Again» at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. Trump geared up to unveil sweeping new «Liberation Day» tariffs in a move that threatens to ignite a devastating global trade war. Key US trading partners including the European Union and Britain said they were preparing their responses to Trump’s escalation, as nervous markets fell in Europe and America. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
White House
‘Vital’ action: Protecting the playing field: GOP urges governors to take action on women’s sports
‘MANY FAILURES’: Whistleblower exposes how fired Biden-era official was soft on China, prioritized DEI
COSTLY CRIME: Trump admin unveils plan costing migrants massive fine for every day they don’t self-deport
‘TRULY A MORON’: Elon Musk spars with Peter Navarro: ‘Dumber than a sack of bricks’

PURGING THE PENTAGON: Trump admin fires Navy admiral at NATO targeted by conservative group
FIRST ON FOX: New 6-figure ad touts Trump policies that have key industry ‘booming’: ‘You voted for it’
LAUNCH SEQUENCE: Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh sought rocket launcher from Ukraine
‘GOLDEN AGE’: Trump crypto chief says we are in the ‘golden age’ for digital assets, ‘clearing the deck’ of Biden barriers
World Stage
‘KIND OF LAMENTABLE’: China says JD Vance’s comments about ‘peasants’ are ‘words that lack knowledge and respect’

Vice President JD Vance will attend an AI summit in Paris, France, a French official said anonymously. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
RED SEA RESET: New Navy Chief ‘regrets’ costly missile strikes against Houthis, pushes for cheaper Red Sea defense
‘DOMINANT POWER’: White House: US will lead in AI, but China is catching up
Capitol Hill
BATTLE OF THE CHAMBERS: House Republicans worry even Trump can’t save them as tax cuts, budget bill hang in balance
‘COMPLETE 180 DEGREE FLIP’: House Democrat says he’d vote to protect Trump’s tariff plan, worries White House will stand down
EMOTIONALLY TAXING: Treasury Secretary Bessent to huddle with key Republican caucus as Trump enacts tariff plan
‘MAGA EXTREMISTS’: Jeffries claims Trump budget bill will steal food from ‘the mouths of babies’ while enriching billionaires

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at his weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Jeffries spoke to reporters about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement and the recent special elections across the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
CHRIS’ CALL: Popular former Republican governor whom Trump urged to run for Senate makes his 2026 decision
NUCLEAR NOMINATION: Supporters defend Trump’s pick to control America’s nuclear arsenal before Senate grilling
FUNDRAISER-IN-CHIEF: Trump hauls in millions for House GOP 2026 war chest as Dems taunt they are ‘running scared’
‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’: GOP Rep. touts GOP effort to pass bill cracking down on ‘rogue’ judges
Across America
FLORIDA TARGETS DEI: Florida AG bans law firms with DEI policies from serving as outside counsel
BRAINS AND BRASS: Elbridge Colby confirmed to top Pentagon policy post after hesitation from GOP hawks
‘SIGNIFICANT DANGER’: Migrant convicted of killing his son arrested by ICE years after initial deportation
TESTY OVER TARIFFS: Dem governors revolt against Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Democratic Governors Gavin Newsom, (left) and J.B. Pritzker (right) have rejected President Donald Trump’s tariffs and tried to thwart the tariff’s impacts on their home states through independent negotiations. (Getty/Shutterstock)
TULSI’S TASK: Gabbard establishes new Intelligence Community task force to restore transparency
RESHAPING THE WORKFORCE: Noem offers Homeland Security employee buyouts in move to shrink department
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Donald Trump recibe a Giorgia Meloni y dice que confía en llegar a un acuerdo con Europa por los aranceles, pero que «no tiene apuro»

Giorgia Meloni, un «puente» entre Europa y EE.UU.
Las metas de la visita de la líder italiana
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More Dems work to join Sen. Van Hollen in El Salvador to push for alleged gang member’s return to US

Several more congressional Democrats have made statements or issued requests to leadership to travel to El Salvador in hopes of bringing imprisoned deportee and accused MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to Maryland.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., remained in the Central American country as of Thursday morning, after Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa rejected his entreaties to contact or free the alleged gang member on Wednesday.
A representative for Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., confirmed to Fox News Digital on Thursday that the freshman lawmaker would be taking a trip to El Salvador to essentially aid Van Hollen’s efforts.
«Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be home in Maryland right now,» Ansari said in a separate statement. «His illegal abduction and the subsequent complete dismissal of the Supreme Court ruling is deeply disturbing. Our rights shouldn’t be revoked to propagate Trump’s authoritarian agenda. This is a constitutional crisis.»
DOJ INDICATES TRUMP ADMIN NOT OBLIGATED TO RETURN MAN DEPORTED TO EL SALVADOR, PUSHING BACK ON JUDICIARY
From left, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Robert Garcia and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (Getty Images)
«He’s already said that he’s ready and willing to illegally deport ‘home-growns’ and American citizens. If this can happen to Mr. Garcia, it can happen to any of us. My parents fled an authoritarian regime in Iran where people ‘disappeared’ – I refuse to sit back and watch it happen here, too. That’s why I plan to join my colleagues in traveling to El Salvador to visit Mr. Garcia and make sure Trump’s war on our Constitution and due process stops here.»
Reps. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., and Robert Garcia, D-Calif., also wrote to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., requesting a former CODEL (congressional delegation) authorization to visit Tecoluca, El Salvador, where the infamous El Salvadoran mega prison «Terrorism Confinement Center» (CECOT) is located.
«Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national legally living and working in Maryland, was subject to a 2019 withholding order from an immigration judge prohibiting his removal to El Salvador,» Frost and Garcia wrote.
«A Congressional delegation would allow Committee Members to conduct a welfare check on Mr. Abrego Garcia, as well as others held at CECOT.»
Additionally, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is reportedly planning to travel to CECOT, according to reports from Politico and Axios. His office did not respond to a Fox News Digital inquiry.
NOT A MARYLAND MAN: GOP BLASTS DEMOCRAT SENATOR FIGHTING FOR RETURN OF SALVADORAN NATIONAL
Fox News Digital reached out to Comer’s office for comment, and whether other lawmakers had contacted him seeking CODEL authorization.
«Squad» member Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., also wrote to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., demanding her own CODEL to El Salvador, «given that the Administration’s use of CECOT for illegal and unconstitutional deportations is rife with ‘administrative errors.’»
While not party to the letter to Comer, Ansari tweeted Monday that «we need answers now» from either government.
She said she is ready to join Van Hollen – and Frost and Garcia if they go – to «demand» the man’s release.
BONDI DEFIANT, SAYS ABREGO GARCIA WILL STAY IN EL SALVADOR: ‘END OF THE STORY’
Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., also suggested to Axios that travel to El Salvador may be necessary.
«We have to do similar kinds of things for the others who are victims of this dystopian attack on our Constitutional rights. This president is dangerous and we can’t let this go,» she said.
Meanwhile, at least two Republicans have also traveled to CECOT, albeit for different reasons.
Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., tweeted a photo from the prison, saying he just finished a tour and that many inmates were «extremely violent» recent U.S.-deportees.
«I leave now even more determined to support President Trump’s efforts to secure our homeland,» Moore said.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., appeared to comment on Van Hollen’s trip in his own post from the prison, writing:
«It is unconscionable that Democrats in Congress are urging the release of more foreign criminals back into our country.»
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Homeland Security released new documents this week that it says definitively prove Abrego Garcia, who is imprisoned at CECOT after his deportation from the U.S., is a member of the notorious MS-13 gang, which his lawyers deny.
Abrego Garcia also allegedly has a record of being a «violent» repeat wife beater, according to records filed in a Prince George’s County, Maryland, district court by his wife.
Fox News Digital reached out to Booker, Frost, Balint, Ramirez and Garcia for further comment.
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Trump takes center stage in Canada’s prime minister election debate

President Donald Trump is the greatest challenge Canada is facing, Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a Wednesday night electoral debate with conservative challenger Pierre Poilievre.
«This election [is about] the question of who will succeed, and who will face up to Trump,» Carney said in French, according to a Reuters translation.
His comments came in retort to Poilievre, who moments prior, had accused him of being too similar to Justin Trudeau, who stepped down from the top job earlier this year following a rapid decline in approval ratings.
Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, on March 27, 2025. (David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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«We are in a crisis. The most serious crisis of our lives,» Carney reportedly added. «We have to react with strength, which will allow us to succeed with Trump.»
Carney, who was voted into the role by the governing Liberal Party last month in a landslide win, is believed to be the favored candidate to win the prime minister’s seat in a nationwide election later this month, though recent polling suggests polling margins could be narrowing.
Just prior to Trudeau’s exit, the Liberal Party was expected to take a nosedive in the federal election against Poiliervre’s Conservative Party – but Trump appears to have changed all that.
Immense concern over a trade war with the U.S. and Trump’s threats to annex Canada as the 51st state have rallied support once again for the Liberal Party under Carney.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Reports suggest that Carney is now viewed as the candidate more equipped to take on the tough negotiations that Canada will face to ease the steep tariffs Trump implemented this year.
Poilievre has also reportedly faced a drop in support for his Canada First message, which some reports suggest may be too similar a message to Trump’s America First agenda.
The conservative candidate has also reportedly faced criticism within his own party for not responding fast enough to the threat posed by the U.S. president.
Some reporting has suggested the race to be Canada’s next prime minister could be narrowing between Poilievre and Carney.
Canadians concerned by cost-of-living tend to back Poilievere, according to a Politico report, while voters concerned with the economy and relations with the U.S. tend to back Carney.

Canada Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Ottawa, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Poilievere has been in the political sphere since 2004, when he entered Canada’s Parliament.
Carney’s background is in running first the Bank of Canada in 2008 and then the Bank of England in 2013 – prompting some to believe he may be best suited to take on the financial crisis looming over Canada amid Trump’s tariff war.
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