NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Thursday proclaimed that certain imported patented pharmaceuticals and related ingredients could face tariffs of up to 100%, framing the move as a national security measure and intensifying his push to bring drug manufacturing back to the United States.The proclamation creates a tiered system for drugmakers: companies with Commerce Department-approved plans to onshore production could face a 20% tariff instead, while some firms that strike pricing and manufacturing agreements with the administration could receive zero-tariff treatment for a period.A senior administration official said the policy amounts to a “100% tax” on drugs produced abroad.Trump’s proclamation states that imported pharmaceuticals and key ingredients “are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.”TRUMP’S NEW TARIFF PLAN BARRELS BACK TO COURT FOLLOWING MULTISTATE LAWSUIT The move sets up a major clash over the cost and supply of brand-name medicines, as Trump argues the U.S. is overly dependent on foreign pharmaceutical manufacturing while offering lower tariffs to companies that build in America.According to the proclamation, about 53% of patented pharmaceutical products distributed in the U.S. are…

U.S. defense stocks have declined even as the Iran war drags on, indicating that the typical “buy-on-conflict” trade had largely peaked in the weeks before in anticipation of tougher action by President Donald Trump.The NYSE Arca Defense index, which includes 34 small and large-cap U.S. companies, fell nearly 8% in March, compared with the broader S&P 500’s 5% drop. In contrast, it had gained about 12% in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.The sluggish performance, strategists said, signaled investors were unwinding positions after a strong run this year and does not reflect fading demand or doubts about longer-term defense spending.“A lot of conflict premium was in their valuations,” said David Bianco, Americas chief investment officer at German asset manager DWS.“We saw gold and oil and defense rally, part of the reason was messages from the administration, when Trump was sending the armada to the Middle East. Nobody knew anything, but they saw chances of a conflict.”Bianco said he began reducing his “overweight” position on defense stocks before the Middle East conflict began.There were signs well before the U.S.-Israeli bombing began in late February that Washington was preparing for a confrontation with Tehran.Reuters reported in the weeks leading up to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche addressed Pam Bondi’s firing by President Donald Trump after reports indicated the president had grown dissatisfied with her performance at the Justice Department.Blanche denied reports that Trump’s decision to remove Bondi stemmed from frustration over her handling of the Epstein files.”I have never heard President Trump say that the attorney general was — that anything that happened to her — had anything to do with the Epstein files,” he told “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Thursday.Bondi’s ousting marked Trump’s second Cabinet shakeup in just one month after he fired and reassigned DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5.REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: BONDI’S BINDER STRATEGY TURNS HOUSE HEARING INTO POLITICAL FIRESTORM Blanche also dismissed a Daily Mail report that Trump believed Bondi tipped off Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., about the FBI’s plan to release files on Christine Fang, a Chinese spy he was formerly associated with.”I would not believe that for a second — absolutely, positively not,” he told Fox News host Jesse Watters.The New York Times reported that Trump was unhappy with her handling of the Epstein files.NOEM THANKS TRUMP FOR NEW SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS SPECIAL ENVOY ROLE…

In a weekend address to his troops as news headlines trumpeted the possibility of upcoming combat deployments, the three-star head of Marine Corps Reserve command had a message: Get your cammies ready.In a March 26 message on his official letterhead, Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV asked his troops to consider whether they were ready for the possibility of being called up in the Iran war.“I ask you directly: Are you truly ready to deploy, fight, and win? Are your skills sharp, your standards high, and your gear prepared for immediate movement?” he wrote. “Is your desert MARPAT readily available, is your gear packed and ready to pick up and move, or is it stored away in a corner of your home? Are your family’s affairs in order?”These questions, he continued, were about readiness.“When the call comes, readiness will be assumed, not questioned,” he wrote. “Your readiness is not a declaration; it is a daily commitment.”The letter made a stir as it circulated on social media channels, with some posters speculating that it was a fake and others questioning its meaning. “Sounds like a warning order,” one user wrote on LinkedIn.U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV’s letter…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Long Island, N.Y., girl he was babysitting has been charged with rape, federal authorities said Thursday. Carlos Aguilar Reynoso is charged with predatory sex assault against a child, vaginal sexual contact with a child, sexual abuse, acting in a manner to injure a child, and resisting arrest, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. Reynoso was originally charged with only child endangerment. However, local authorities asked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest him while they gathered evidence to build a larger case against him.   Reynoso, 27, was babysitting the girl as a favor to her mother. When the mother returned home from work on Feb. 1, she discovered her daughter bleeding, prompting her to take her to a hospital, authorities said.CONVICTED MURDERERS, CHILD SEX ABUSERS AMONG ILLEGAL ALIENS NABBED BY ICE ACROSS US “While local llocal law enforcementw enforcement processed DNA evidence and built their case, they contacted ICE to arrest this pedophile so he would not be released into our communities to prey on more innocent children,” said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “On March 16, ICE transferred this monster…

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday reaffirmed America’s commitment to NATO, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened to abandon the transatlantic alliance amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said he viewed U.S. membership in the defense pact as not merely up for debate but “beyond reconsideration.” However, he cannot withdraw unilaterally; doing so would require a two-thirds Senate majority or an act of Congress. Neither option, senators say, is likely to materialize. “Any President that contemplates attempting to withdraw from NATO is not only fulfilling Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s greatest dreams but would be undermining America’s own national security interests,” Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, said in a statement.“Let us be clear, Congress will not allow the United States to withdraw from NATO,” they continued. “Congress and the American people know we are stronger when we stand with our allies. This is a basic fact and one that we ignore only to our own detriment.” The president’s ire at European allies stems from what he describes as lackluster backing for the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran. From the other side of the Atlantic, many governments…

Bucket gardening is a fantastic way to grow food, especially for beginners or anyone who doesn’t have much space. With just a few five-gallon buckets, you can grow a surprising variety of vegetables, herbs, and even some fruits on a patio, balcony, porch, driveway, or small backyard. It’s affordable, easy to set up, and gives you more control over soil quality, drainage, and plant placement than a traditional garden bed. Of course, bucket gardening also comes with its own set of challenges. Because buckets are smaller and more limited than raised beds or in-ground gardens, mistakes with watering, drainage, soil, and plant choice can cause problems fast. In this article, we’ll go over the most common bucket gardening mistakes and explain how to avoid them so your plants stay healthy and productive. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! 1. Using Buckets That Are Too Small One of the biggest bucket gardening mistakes is choosing a bucket that doesn’t give the plant enough room to grow. When a bucket is too small, its roots get crowded, which can stunt growth and reduce your harvest. The soil also dries out more quickly, which means…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prosecutors pressed the Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during a tense cross-examination Thursday, challenging his account of a violent confrontation on an Oahu hiking trail.Gerhardt Konig, who testified the day before that his wife attacked him first, faced pointed questions about his actions, his state of mind and his behavior in the months leading up to the incident.During questioning at his trial, Konig acknowledged he went into what he described as “detective mode,” saying it began even before he accessed WhatsApp messages. He admitted to tracking his wife’s activity and reviewing her communications.He testified that WhatsApp was the most frequently used app and confirmed he also looked through her emails, saying he had her consent.DOCTOR’S BLOODIED WIFE SEEN IN BODYCAM AFTER SCREAMING FOR HELP FROM HUSBAND’S ALLEGED ATTACK Konig acknowledged that while the messages did not contain explicit sexual content, he was upset by the extent of the relationship.”I was upset,” he told jurors, explaining his reaction was not about a single message, but the overall nature of the communication.Prosecutors also pressed him on his language, and Konig acknowledged calling his wife derogatory names, though he said that…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday signed a directive allowing service members to request permission to carry privately owned firearms on military installations while off duty, the Pentagon said in a statement.“The War Department’s uniformed service members are trained at the highest and unwavering standards. These warfighters — entrusted with the safety of our nation — are no less entitled to exercise their God-given right to keep and bear arms than any other American,” Hegseth announced in a video posted to social media. The memorandum instructed installation commanders to consider requests with a “presumption of approval,” reversing what Hegseth described as a system that made it “virtually impossible for troops to carry or store personal firearms in accordance with state laws, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday. The policy builds on existing authority under the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon said, and the new guidance directs Pentagon officials to update regulations to formalize the process for approvals. Hegseth framed the move as a constitutional issue and in response to recent active-shooter situations on military installations. He specifically cited a 2019 attack at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, where three people were killed and eight…

This article was originally published by Connor O’Keeffe at The Mises Institute.  Last Saturday, the third so-called “No Kings” protest took place in cities across the US. Left-leaning protestors again took to the streets to show everyone how much they oppose Trump. Going all the way back to 2017, the center-left and progressive opposition to Trump has always been, at best, highly flawed. Because it has rested on the idea that he represents a sharp and unique departure from the governmental status quo. Trump is characterized as a wannabe dictator corrupting what had been a sound democratic system that, while not perfect, was largely mobilizing the federal government to benefit the American people. That was never accurate. The American political system is not, and has never been, designed even with the intention of benefiting the American people. Its purpose, from the beginning, has been to concentrate an ever-increasing amount of power in DC and then, using that power, to transfer as much of the public’s wealth as possible into the pockets of government officials and their well-connected friends. The real problem with Trump has always been that he is not enough of a meaningful departure from this terrible status quo. The reason the political establishment has been…