Trump’s 100% Pharmaceutical Tariffs Won’t Apply to the EU and Japan

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on pharmaceutical imports will not apply to countries with negotiated agreements with the US that contain provisions on drugs, according to a White House official, delivering promised relief to economies including the European Union and Japan.

Duties on pharmaceuticals from the EU will be capped at 15%per the terms of its framework deal, the official said Friday. Japanese drugs will also be charged the rate spelled out in its pact, the official added. The US-Japan joint statement says American tariff rates on Japanese drugs and semiconductors should not exceed those applied to others, including the EU.

Trump said on Thursday that the US would impose a 100% tariff “on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America,” defined as “breaking ground and/or under construction.” No tariff will apply “if construction has started,” the president posted on social media.

The abrupt announcement included no other details, leaving some overseas capitals wondering if their deals with Washington still applied to the new pharmaceutical tariffs. If a company announces they will build a plant in the US, then their products would be exempt while the Commerce Department vets the announcement and conducts an approval process, the official said.

The Trump administration has taken other steps recently to implement the EU trade understanding. Earlier this week, the US slashed auto tariffs to 15%, down from 25% on top of existing rates.

Reuters reported earlier on the exemptions for pharmaceutical tariffs.

(He may be A Harsh Negotiator, but He’s our Negotiator!)

https://archive.is/50WRE

Bill Melugin

@BillMelugin_

BREAKING: A senior ICE official tells @FoxNews that today, ICE arrested the Superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa Public Schools, Dr. Ian Andre Roberts, who ICE says is an illegal alien from Guyana & and active ICE fugitive with a deportation order since May 2024. Fox is told Dr. Roberts fled from ICE agents in his car once they ID’d themselves as immigration agents, speeding away, then abandoning the car. He was found in a brushy area 200 yards away with the help of an Iowa State Police K9. Per ICE official, agents found a loaded gun, a “fixed blade hunting knife”, and $3,000 cash in Dr. Robert’s vehicle.

Per senior ICE official, Roberts first entered the U.S. in 1999 on a F-1 student visa at St. John’s University was ordered removed from the United States on May 22, 2024, with proceedings being held in absentia. On April 24, 2025, an Immigration Judge in Dallas, TX denied a Motion to Reopen his immigration case.

Fox is told Dr. Roberts also has a weapons arrest in 2020, though the disposition of that charge/case is currently unclear.

More details as they come…

(Mugshot is from prior arrest).

Ian Andre Roberts, a man with short, curly black hair and a goatee, wearing a dark jacket and a floral pin on his left side. Ian Andre Roberts, a man with braided hair, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, striped bow tie, and a pink flower pin on his left side, with tortoiseshell glasses.

Ian Andre Roberts, a man with short, curly black hair and a goatee, wearing a dark jacket and a floral pin on his left side. Ian Andre Roberts, a man with braided hair, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, striped bow tie, and a pink flower pin on his left side, with tortoiseshell glasses.

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Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli

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Governor Newsom is confused about his role under the U.S. Constitution.

He oversees California, not federal agencies. He should review the Supremacy Clause.KEK

California's law to "unmask" federal agents is unconstitutional, as the state lacks jurisdiction to interfere with federal law enforcement. I have directed federal agencies to disregard this state law and adhere to federal law and agency policies.

==A memorandum from the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California. It includes the department's seal at the top, text detailing a directive from Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli, and his signature at the bottom.

A memorandum from the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Central District of California. It includes the department's seal at the top, text detailing a directive from Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli, and his signature at the bottom.==

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This is fucking funny

https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/1971625330722119843

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸

@julie_kelly2

NEW: Maya Song, former aide to Trump foe Lisa Monaco and part of the internal resistance to the Comey indictment, has been fired.

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ABC News reporting that career prosecutors in the Eastern District of VA office prepared a “declination memo” citing reasons the DOJ should not pursue charges against Jim Comey.

One of the top prosecutors in the office—now demoted—was Maya Song. My sources have not confirmed she

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https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1971304717360718005

Austria Wins Landmark Case To Deport Syrian Migrant

The European Court of Human Rights

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The decision could open the door to more deportations across the EU.

Javier Villamor

— September 26, 2025

Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that a 19-year-old Syrian criminal can be deported, marking the first such approval in over a decade. The September 23 verdict by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) could mark a major turning point in Europe’s migration battles.

The young man, identified as A.F. and originally from Syria’s Hasaka governorate, fled in 2022 after local militias began recruiting young men. He sought asylum in Austria, but his request was denied. Following convictions for theft and robbery in 2024 and 2025, he served his sentence and was placed in a detention center awaiting deportation.

However, his lawyers appealed to the ECHR in August, citing risks to his life and safety under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court initially halted the deportation under its emergency powers, but it has now lifted the suspension, saying A.F. faces no imminent danger in Syria and noting he is young, healthy, speaks the language, and has family support in the country.

Austria had already deported two Syrians earlier this year, the first such returns since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last December.

The ECHR ruling follows a joint letter from nine European leaders—including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, Poland’s Donald Tusk, and Austria’s Christian Stocker—urging Strasbourg to give states more leeway to expel foreigners convicted of crimes. The signatories warned that limits on deportations undermine public safety and erode trust in institutions.

Javier Villamor is a Spanish journalist and analyst. Based in Brussels, he covers NATO and EU affairs at europeanconservative.com. Javier has over 17 years of experience in international politics, defense, and security. He also works as a consultant providing strategic insights into global affairs and geopolitical dynamics….

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/austria-wins-landmark-case-to-deport-syrian-migrant/

Diversity dispute costs Atlanta airport millions in federal funding

(Be aware our Governor Kemp is supposedly a Republican)

+=Atlanta is turning down more than $37 million in federal money for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after rejecting a grant tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.==

The money would have been used for projects aimed at improving the passenger experience, including taxiway upgrades and bathroom renovations.

In a statement to CBS News Atlanta, the city — which owns the airport — said it is confident the work will still get done using money from the airport's capital program.

"It's confident that the airport will be able to pursue alternative funding to advance these projects without impacting customers or airport service providers," the city said.

Mayor Andre Dickens has been outspoken about Atlanta's commitment to diversity. In his State of the City address earlier this year, he said, "When they try to tell us that diversity and inclusion are something to run away from, we will fight back and show them that our diversity is what makes us strongest."

For now, the city says it is evaluating its options to ensure its policies align with federal law.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed some of the funding could still be available if the city chooses to sign a grant agreement in the next fiscal year.

"It's confident that the airport will be able to pursue alternative funding to advance these projects without impacting customers or airport service providers," the city said.

Mayor Andre Dickens has been outspoken about Atlanta's commitment to diversity. In his State of the City address earlier this year, he said, "When they try to tell us that diversity and inclusion are something to run away from, we will fight back and show them that our diversity is what makes us strongest."

For now, the city says it is evaluating its options to ensure its policies align with federal law.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed some of the funding could still be available if the city chooses to sign a grant agreement in the next fiscal year.

https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/diversity-dispute-costs-atlanta-airport-millions-in-federal-funding/

The whole Fucking System is Corrupt, it’s Not Politics it’s Grifting, Who will pay the Higher Price!

>>23660764 there is no correction, honor ot truth