Fears grow Trump has unleashed global trade war as Canada, Mexico and China retaliate | First Thing

Wall Street Journal calls Trump’s tariffs the ‘dumbest trade war in history’. Plus, Beyoncé wins best album at Grammys Good morning. Global markets tumbled early on Monday in reaction to Donald Trump’s steep trade tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China, which a Wall Street Journal editorial blasted as “the dumbest trade war in history”. … Read more

Flashback: Biden admin repeatedly used USAID to push abortion in Africa

President Donald Trump’s administration is facing scrutiny this week after working with billionaire Elon Musk to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an organization Musk called a “viper’s nest” of mismanaged funding. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) worked with the Trump administration to shut down USAID on Monday. While the agency’s … Read more

Is DeepSeek China’s Sputnik Moment?

The Chinese company’s low-cost, high-performance A.I. model has shocked Silicon Valley, and a longtime China watcher warns that the West is being leapfrogged in many other industries, too.