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This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity. Read More.

United House Republicans approved their budget framework Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to conclude a deal with House conservatives who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts. Passage of the bill clears the way to begin the “reconciliation” process with the Senate to achieve passage of President Trump’s agenda free from the threat of a Democrat filibuster. Read More.

The City Council of Jacksonville, Florida, has passed a first of its kind ordinance criminalizing illegal entry and allocating funds for 25 portable fingerprint scanners. Jacksonville’s Democrat Mayor Donna Deegan objected to the bill but allowed it to become law without her signature because she did not see a clear path to sustaining a veto. We urge CHQ readers and friends to demand similar legislation from their city government. Read More.

Yesterday’s Consumer Price Index report revealed inflation fell to 2.4% in March, smashing expectations for the second straight month, posting the first drop in consumer prices in several years. Even CNN was forced to admit, “This was actually a DROP of .1% — that's the first time we've seen that since COVID." Year-over-year, the annual inflation rate was at 2.4%. Read More.

Antonio Gracias, an official with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that millions of migrants had received social security numbers, and Medicare, and thousands of those were already on the voter rolls and voted in the last election because Obama and Biden changed the rules to create a new base of fully dependent voters. Read More.

It appears that President Trump’s confrontation with Communist China over its unfair trade practices and the resulting increase in tariffs constitutes what is known as a “material change” in the environment for the CATL initial public offering (IPO) that must be disclosed to potential investors. Such a disclosure might very well kill the deal. Read More.

Seventy countries have responded to President Trump’s insistence on reciprocity in bilateral trade relations by seeking to negotiate with the United States. Communist China is not among them. While the Chinese Communist Party left the door to negotiations open a crack, its overwhelming response is belligerent retaliation. Read More.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would engage in “direct” negotiations with Iran next Saturday in a last-ditch effort to rein in the country’s nuclear program. As President Trump told Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business in early March 2025, "We’re down to final strokes with Iran. . . we’re down to the final moments. Final moments. Can’t let them have a nuclear weapon…" Read More.

Monday evening, the Supreme Court (in Trump v. J.G.G.) ruled by a vote of 5 to 4 that a district judge in D.C. did not have jurisdiction to issue temporary restraining orders that barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan nationals that it believed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. However, as is often the case with the Roberts Court, the ruling did not resolve the core issues in the case. Read More.

President Trump has set the stage for further, dramatic tariffs on a recalcitrant Chinese Communist Party, possibly exceeding 100% on its imports. He is catalyzing an economic disengagement from that mortal enemy that is long overdue.  As it happens, the President has another source of leverage in the form of an “America First Investment Policy” he unveiled on February 21st. Read More.

FLASH: President Donald Trump rejected suggestions from European Union (EU) officials of a zero-for-zero tariffs deal with the U.S. on certain sectors, such as autos and industrial goods. Reacting to the offer Trump told reporters: "No, it's not [good enough]. The EU has been very tough over the years." Trump said the U.S. had been "paying them to guard them militarily" via NATO but "they're screwing us on trade, so that's not a good combination." Read More.

The Houthis have declared war on the United States. The Houthis are an Islamic Shia rebel group fighting against the Sunni central government of Yemen and control an area that borders the Red Sea. The US Navy spent over $1 billion and drew down missile stockpiles in defending western ships from Houthi attacks. What countries have benefited? Read More.

Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for the man President Trump has selected to be the Nation’s top military officer: Lieutenant General John Caine. This warrior’s replacement of Joe Biden’s "woke" Joint Chiefs Chairman, General C.Q. Brown, couldn’t be more welcome – or needed.  Read More.

As Milton Friedman said, “The stock market and economy are two different things.” And right now, it is a poor indicator of the overall health of the American economy. Investors will probably be wise to bet on America and against globalism as Trump’s policies squeeze the subsidies out of imported consumer goods, making manufacturing in America more attractive. Read More.

Friday marked a significant victory for President Trump and the rule of law.The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon put on hold an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts. This Supreme Court ruling vindicates what the Department of Justice has been arguing for months: local district judges do not have the jurisdiction to seize control of taxpayer dollars, force the government to pay out billions, or unilaterally halt President Trump’s policy agenda. Read More.