President Trump announced this afternoon that he is extending the deadline for the sale of the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok by 75 more days.
The move came shortly after China responded to Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs with its own set of retaliatory duties, pushing back against the administration’s offer of reduced rates if Beijing agreed to divest from the app.
“My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, went to the tape on Friday, accusing the U.N. Security Council of “political theater” for calling another emergency meeting on the humanitarian plight in Gaza without addressing the anti-Hamas protests occurring in the Strip.
The envoy played a recording of the protests on his cell phone, with anti-Hamas chants fully audible. “The Gazans have the courage you don’t have,” Danon told the council.
Backed by China, Pakistan, Russia and Somalia, Algeria called the session, ostensibly to discuss developments since the mid-March breakdown of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, including the humanitarian situation and risks to aid workers in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said he is suing Yair Golan—who leads The Democrats Party—for defamation, demanding 320,000 shekels ($86,500) in compensation.
The suit filed by Netanyahu’s lawyers, which also demands that Golan refrain from spreading further slander, came in response to March 31 remarks in which the left-wing leader had said that the premier should “be investigated on the suspicion that he sold Israel’s security for profit.
“He should be probed for the fact that the money that funded Hamas and the October [7, 2023] massacre reached the top levels of his office—and possibly even him,” Golan added, in reference to the recent arrest of two of Netanyahu’s aides on suspicion of illegal dealings with Qatar.

The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security agency revealed on Friday that they successfully targeted and killed Mohammed Hassan Mohammed Awad earlier in the day. Awad was a top figure within the Military Intelligence structure in Gaza and maintained close ties with senior leaders of the Palestinian Mujahideen terror group.
According to the statement, Awad played a leading role in the October 7 attacks, infiltrating Nir Oz multiple times during the massacre. He is believed to have had direct involvement in the kidnapping and brutal murder of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas. He was also implicated in the abduction and burial of Gad and Judi Lynn Weinstein, as well as the capture of several Thai nationals.

Wall Street braced for another punishing session Friday as stocks took a nosedive following China’s announcement of steep counter-tariffs, intensifying fears of an all-out global trade war in response to President Trump’s recently announced “Liberation Day” levies.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled nearly 1,000 points within minutes of the market opening, coming on the heels of Thursday’s staggering 1,679-point plunge—the worst single-day performance since the early days of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.
Technology stocks also faced a massive selloff, with the Nasdaq slumping roughly 500 points, or 2.3%, at the open. The S&P 500 wasn’t far behind, shedding about 130 points, a 2.4% decline.

China declared on Friday that it will be introducing a new set of tariffs and restrictions targeting American products, in direct retaliation to the broad tariffs recently levied by U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to the Chinese Finance Ministry, starting April 10, all imports from the United States will be subject to an additional 34% tariff.
In another move escalating trade tensions, China revealed it will restrict the export of several medium and heavy rare-earth elements to the U.S., with the new regulations going into effect on April 4. These include samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium.

In a 1996 speech on the House floor, Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) strongly criticized a then-bipartisan initiative that would grant China Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status. She pointed out the imbalance in trade relations, emphasizing that while the United States imposed low tariffs on Chinese imports, China maintained high tariffs on American exports.
Pelosi stood firmly against the proposal to open up free trade with China, warning that the ballooning trade deficit was wreaking havoc on American workers and the national economy.

Agudath Israel of America brought a large group of delegates from across the country for a day of advocacy in Washington, D.C. this week. Dubbed “Mission to Washington,” the visit to the Capitol is being hailed as a massive success.
On Wednesday, the delegation met with elected officials on Capitol Hill to discuss issues of vital importance to the community, particularly school choice, which has been at the top of the agenda. They encouraged members of Congress to support the $10 billion federal school choice bill. The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) (HR-9462) would create a national scholarship tax credit and make tuition and other assistance available to parents in all fifty states.

President Donald Trump spoke Thursday about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, expressing his desire to secure the freedom of as many captives as possible.
While traveling aboard Air Force One, Trump responded to a question regarding the Gaza initiative he had unveiled in February, which included a plan for the United States to assume control of the area and begin reconstruction, while relocating its population elsewhere.
“Well, we’re going to try and solve the Gaza problem. It’s been a problem for many years, for many, many decades. It’s been a big problem,” said Trump, characterizing the decades-long crisis.

Joe Biden’s former chief of staff is pushing back against how his remarks have been portrayed regarding the president’s performance during last year’s widely criticized debate against Donald Trump, clarifying to POLITICO that his criticism was directed at Biden’s top aides—not Biden himself.
“I think the framing is wrong,” Ron Klain wrote in a text message, responding to a Guardian report that described him as offering a “devastating picture” of Biden’s mental and physical condition in an interview for an upcoming book. “My point wasn’t that the president lacked mental acuity … He was out of it because he had been [sidelined], not because he lacked capacity.”