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The European Commission will keep pressing for a preferential tariff for wine and spirits exports to the U.S. that would spare the sector the 15% rate applied on most items under the EU-U.S. trade deal, the EU's trade commissioner said on Thursday. "This one we didn't get in. But I can tell you that there is clear commitment from the European Commission to put it on the table," Maros Sefcovic said when asked if a preferential rate for the sector had been secured. Sefcovic spoke after the European Union and the U.S. detailed commitments made in the deal reached last month, which includes a 15% U.S. tariff on most imports from the bloc, including autos, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and lumber. The same rate also applies to EU wine and spirits exports, despite industry efforts to get a lower, or even zero rate. That means U.S. buyers of French Champagne, Irish whiskey and Italian Prosecco could face significant price rises, with the tariffs impacting some $10 billion worth of alcoholic beverage imports each year, analysts say. Brands affected include Diageo's Guinness beer and Pernod Ricard's Jameson Irish whiskey. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, an industry group representing spirits producers and marketers, has called for permanent zero tariffs by both sides and expressed disappointment that no preferential rate had been agreed. "Without a permanent return to zero-for-zero tariffs on spirits, American distillers do not have the certainty to plan for future export and job growth without the fear of retaliatory tariffs returning," it said. It added that it was "determined to continue engaging with the Trump administration to urge for additional negotiations". That message was echoed by Herve Dumesny, director general of European industry group spiritsEUROPE. "We urge both sides to remain at the negotiating table and deliver a swift, full return to zero-for-zero," Dumesny said. "This means reaffirming the support for our sector across the Atlantic by removing U.S. tariffs on EU spirits and lifting any suspended EU retaliatory measures on U.S. products." The EU announced a six-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including distilled spirits and wine, on August 5, according to the U.S. spirits council.

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Parts of the nation’s capital now look like occupied territory as President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown expands. Massive military transport vehicles dot the city and arrests are up by about 20%, not including the immigrants being taken away for deportation. Meanwhile, Trump's efforts to secure his power against a midterm voter backlash enters its next phase with California Democrats scheduled Thursday to pass a new congressional map for voters to consider that would create five more winnable seats for their party. It's a direct counter to the Republicans working to impose a new map on Texas voters at Trump's request.

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Texas’ House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP. The map passed Wednesday after a push by President Donald Trump for Republican-controlled states to redraw their legislative maps to give his party a better chance of holding onto control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the midterm elections. The maps must be approved by Texas’ Republican-controlled Senate and Gov. Greg Abbott before they become official. The new maps are likely to trigger revised maps in California to create new Democratic-leaning seats later this week. Those would need to be approved by voters before becoming official.

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Top Justice Department officials were perplexed by the extensive pardons former President Biden granted to thousands of convicts just before exiting office earlier this year, and they criticized the White House for inaccurately describing the clemency recipients as “nonviolent” offenders.

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Carl Jackson cheers President Trump's cleaning up of D.C. streets.

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An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump but upheld other punishments, such as banning Trump and his two eldest sons from serving in corporate leadership for a few years. A five-judge panel ruled Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit accusing the businessman-turned-politician of exaggerating his wealth. The decision came seven months after the Republican returned to the White House. The decision in New York’s mid-level Appellate Division altered a verdict that stood to cost Trump more than $515 million and rock his real estate empire. Trump denies wrongdoing and says the case and the verdict were political moves by Democrats. The New York attorney general's office hadn't commented.

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Trump’s administration has said it will assess applicants for U.S. work, study and immigration visas for “anti-Americanism” and count any such finding against them.

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Trump said on Thursday that any California school district that did not adhere to his administration’s transgender policies would not be funded.

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Former Presidents Enriching Themselves With Our Tax Dollars With DEMIAN BRADY - Vice President of Research for the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF).

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JD Vance Reacts To Democrat Opposition To DC Crime Crackdown

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Lt. Colonel Tony Shaffer discusses if Ukraine will have to cede land to Russia to achieve peace?

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The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia has launched a major aerial attack on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 missiles. The attack has targeted western regions, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister says a major U.S. electronics manufacturer was hit. This marks Russia's third-largest aerial attack this year by drone count. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the attack, urging stronger international pressure on Moscow. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy plans to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that potentially could involve U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss security guarantees and peace efforts.

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Trump is on the warpath to end preferential treatment for non-American students! Will universities comply?

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Liberals Hate Children Reading Books...Unless there's Drag

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Democrats Resorting to The Old Playbook

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Gavin Newsom Misguided Messaging

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Democrats Really Believe They Are Above the Law

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The Office of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says the office "has become bloated and inefficient, and the intelligence community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence, and politicized weaponization of intelligence.” She says the intelligence community “must make serious changes to fulfill its responsibility to the American people and the U.S. Constitution by focusing on our core mission: find the truth and provide objective, unbiased, timely intelligence to the President and policymakers.”

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Trump is Working to End the Ukraine War

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