Episode 34: Republicans Kill Border Deal, U.S. Retaliates in the Middle East, Trump Case Arrives at the Supreme Court, and More

This week's current events: U.S. and U.K. strike targets in the Middle East in response to attack on U.S. troops and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea In a stunning turn of events, Republicans are killing a bipartisan border deal that contains almost everything they asked for Congress looks to fund Israel with a standalone bill, but Democrats oppose it The American jobs market knocked some socks off A court determined Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution for his role in the events of January 6th A case challenging Trump's eligibility to be president is being argued in the Supreme Court this week Javier Milei's administration in Argentina has begun instituting extreme economic reforms The UAW is seeking to expand to more plants at generally non-union companies like Volkswagen, Tesla, and others In this week's deep dive, we look at the history of tariffs in America from before the Revolution. We discuss the economic and political effects that tariffs have. Specifically, history shows tariffs as the tool of special interests. Finally, we connect that deep dive back to the modern day, as reports have recently come out that Donald Trump plans on imposing a general tariff against China of at least 60%. We analyze this policy idea based on what we've learned.