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President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

Progressive and moderate Democrats criticized a protest by Representative Al Green as a distraction, and the party leadership tried to refocus attention on economic issues.

More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.

China returns fire in Donald Trump’s trade war  Financial Times China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  The New York Times Chinese tariffs on US agricultural goods take effect  Financial Times China has a message for Trump: the US won’t stop its

China hits US farm goods with tariffs as trade war escalates  Financial Times China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  The New York Times China’s retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods kick in, as trade war escalates – business live  The Guardian

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake rattles Los Angeles County  CNN 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Los Angeles area  KTLA Los Angeles Malibu has become an earthquake hotbed as the L.A. region sees an uptick in moderate temblors  Los Angeles Times Westlake Village quake  LAist 4.1 earthquake rattles Westlake

ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests  NPR Demonstrators to take over NYC’s Federal Plaza after Mahmoud Khalil is arrested by ICE  NBC News Palestinian protester arrested by ICE despite green card, lawyer says  The Washington Post ICE arrests Columbia

Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody. (Image credit: Ted Shaffrey)

The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.

Chinese tariffs set to hit U.S. farm products as trade tensions mount  The Washington Post China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect  The New York Times China Deploys Food as High-Impact, Low-Cost Weapon In Trade War  Bloomberg Secretary Hegseth and the Gathering