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.”

Several members of the White House National Security Council were dismissed on Thursday, a day after President Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer, who questioned the loyalty of some staffers.
According to a source who spoke to NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer, a total of at least five individuals were terminated — three holding senior positions and two others in junior roles.
Those removed from their posts include Brian Walsh, who was the senior director of intelligence; Thomas Boodry, who led legislative affairs; and David Geuth, who was responsible for technology and national security matters.

Turkey issued a harsh rebuke of Israel on Thursday, condemning its latest aerial attacks in Syria and calling on Israel to pull out of Syrian territory and stop obstructing efforts aimed at stabilizing the war-torn nation.
“Israel has become the greatest threat to regional security” and is a “strategic destabilizer, causing chaos and feeding terrorism,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated.
The ministry continued, “Therefore, in order to establish security throughout the region, Israel must first abandon its expansionist policies, withdraw from the territories it occupies, and stop undermining efforts to establish stability in Syria.”

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Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections. The lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago. It seeks to block key aspects of it, including new requirements that people provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a demand that all mail ballots be received by Election Day. “The President has no power to do any of this,” the state attorneys general wrote in court documents. “The Elections EO is unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American.” Trump’s order said the U.S.

While flying on Air Force One Thursday, President Trump proudly displayed a sleek prototype of what he called the administration’s $5 million “gold card,” presenting it to reporters with a grin.
Earlier this year, in February, Trump had previewed plans for this luxurious immigration option aimed at wealthy foreigners. The proposal involves a significant transformation of the current EB-5 visa process, long known for its delays and red tape, by offering what he called “green-card privileges-plus” to those who can afford the hefty price tag.
“For $5 million, this could be yours,” Trump told the press. “That was the first of the cards. You know what that card is?”
“It’s the gold card — the Trump card.”

MIAMI – Shoppers at a North Miami Beach kosher market are bracing for higher prices as new tariffs take effect under President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Sam Salem, owner of Yes!

The Auschwitz Jewish Center (AJC) is bringing kosher food back to this once-flourishing Jewish community and adding prayer services to its program in time for the annual March of the Living pilgrimage of tens of thousands

While speaking to the press aboard Air Force One on Thursday, President Donald Trump mentioned that he had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. He hinted that Netanyahu could be making a trip to the United States as early as next week or “sometime in the not so distant future.”
Trump offered no additional insight regarding the timing or purpose of Netanyahu’s possible visit. The Israeli Prime Minister was last in Washington in February, when he held meetings with Trump and other top administration officials. During that visit, Trump and Netanyahu stood together at a press briefing where Trump introduced his strategy for the Gaza Strip.

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After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy. More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, Senate Republicans voted Thursday to start working on their version. The 52-48 vote sets the stage for back-to-back Senate all-nighters spilling into Friday and the weekend. But work on the multitrillion-dollar package is coming as markets at home and abroad are on edge in the aftermath Trump’s vast tariffs scheme, complicating an already difficult political and procedural undertaking.

The Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a party line vote of 53-45 Thursday, placing him in charge of overseeing more than $1 trillion in annual spending.
Cementing his turn from daytime TV star to D.C. bureaucrat, Oz leveraged his physician bona fides to waltz through the confirmation process and helm the agency that regulates health insurance for millions of Americans.

President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what other assess as trade penalties on American goods. What he’s actually imposing is based on far more complicated math. Here’s a look at how the White House got its numbers: Why do the new tariff rates often differ by country? The Trump administration has declared an “economic emergency” to bypass Congress and impose a 10% tariff on nearly all countries and territories. It has set even higher levies for about 60 nations that it says are the “worst” offenders. The 10% global tariffs take effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The higher tariffs set for specific countries are due to kick in at one minute past midnight on April 9.

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