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President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in talks on the issues, but said drugs were a U.S. problem.“One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” Sheinbaum said, referring to U.S. automakers that have plants on both sides of the border.She said Tuesday that Mexico had done a lot to stem the flow of migrants, noting “caravans of migrants no longer reach the border.” However, Mexico’s efforts to fight drugs like the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl — which is manufactured by Mexican cartels using chemicals imported from China — have weakened in the last year.Sheinbaum said Mexico suffered from an influx of weapons smuggled in from the United States, and said the flow of drugs “is a problem of public health and consumption in your country’s society.”Sheinbaum also criticized U.S. spending on weapons, saying the money should instead be spent regionally to address the problem of migration. “If a percentage of what the United States spends on war were dedicated to peace and development, that would address the underlying causes of migration,” she said.Sheinbaum’s bristly response suggests that Trump faces a much different Mexican president than he did in his first term.Back in late 2018, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was a charismatic, old-school politician who developed a chummy relationship with Trump. The two were eventually able to strike a bargain in which Mexico helped keep migrants away from the border — and received other countries’ deported migrants — and Trump backed down on the threats.
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Famously progressive Democrat congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised eyebrows by removing her pronouns from her X account. The move from Squad lawmaker, 35, seen as one of the most liberal members of Congress, was seen by some as a sign that the cultural tide is turning following Donald Trump's election win. Journalist Benjamin Ryan said records showed AOC removed her 'she/her' pronouns sometime between August 3, 2023, and May 28, 2024. Critics branded her a hypocrite, and noted that just two years ago AOC apologized to followers for not having pronouns in her Instagram bio, claiming they 'fell off' and she didn't realize. Conservatives were quick to mock AOC after it was realized that she had removed the pronouns from her account bio. Some also noted that she changed her moniker from the genderless 'Representative' to 'Congresswoman' as she removed her pronouns. Ocasio-Cortez has long been a supporter of transgender rights, including so-called gender-affirming care for children, and transgender girls competing in female sports.But the Democrats more extreme stances were blamed as a massive vote loser for Kamala Harris in the recent election.An advert showing her supporting taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgeries for illegal migrant prisoners was played on repeat by Team Trump.Many Dems' insistence that opposing hormones for trans children or banning trans girls from joining female sports teams was transphobic further alienated centrists.Immigration and inflation were the issues that ultimately swung the election for Donald Trump, but the Dems' unpopular trans stance has now forced a reckoning within the party.
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White House announces paid resignation offer for federal workers who leave by Feb 6Offer includes administrative leave with pay/benefits through Sept 30Excludes military, USPS, immigration and national security workersAdministration expects 5-10% acceptance rateProjects potential $100B annual taxpayer savingsPart of broader effort to reform federal workforceConnects to recent policies on return-to-office and civil service reclassificationUnion AFGE strongly opposes the moveEconomists warn it could drive out top talentDispute over current in-office work statistics
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Los Angeles Public Schools have begun distributing "red cards" or "Know Your Rights" cards to help immigrants understand and assert their constitutional rights during encounters with federal law enforcementThe initiative is supported by Mayor Karen Bass's Office of Immigrant Affairs and includes a comprehensive Community Resource GuideThe cards are available in 16 different languages, making them accessible to diverse immigrant communitiesDue to unprecedented demand, the ILRC has temporarily suspended their free distribution program to nonprofitsThe cards are designed as standard business cards (3.5" x 2") and can be printed at any print or copy shopLarge orders over 1,000 cards can be placed through RedCardOrders.com, which uses a union printerThe initiative responds to Trump's policy change allowing ICE and CBP arrests in sensitive locations like schools and churchesLAUSD has declared itself a "sanctuary district" and safe zone for families facing immigration enforcementThe district has launched "L.A. Unified 2025: We Are One" campaign to create welcoming environmentsThe resources are available to both citizens and non-citizens
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President Trump fired two Democratic commissioners from the EEOC - Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn SamuelsThe dismissals occurred before the end of their five-year termsBoth commissioners are seeking to challenge their dismissals as potentially illegalThe EEOC is a five-member bipartisan panel created under the 1964 Civil Rights ActThe commission's terms are intentionally staggered across presidential terms to maintain independenceThe firings have left the EEOC without a quorum to conduct businessThe move is part of Trump's broader effort to eliminate DEI programs in federal governmentThe commissioners had previously opposed Trump's executive orders on DEI and transgender worker protectionsRep. Bobby Scott criticized the decision as undermining civil rights lawsThe EEOC's primary role is protecting workers from discrimination based on protected characteristics
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Two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, have been on the ISS for over six monthsThey were part of a Boeing mission that launched in early JuneTheir original mission was planned for 8-10 days but was extended due to concerns with the Boeing Starliner spacecraftNASA has scheduled a SpaceX rescue mission for late March 2025Former President Trump posted on Truth Social asking Elon Musk to rescue the astronautsTrump characterized the astronauts as being "virtually abandoned" by the Biden administrationThe initial Boeing launch faced delays due to thruster failures and helium leaksElon Musk responded on X, agreeing to help bring the astronauts homeMusk criticized the Biden administration for leaving the astronauts on the ISSThe rescue mission involves NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission
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