The world's two largest economies are in a battle for world domination. On Friday, China unveiled a new round of tariffs on about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, this is the latest escalation in the on-going trade war. In response, Trump wrote on Twitter later Friday: "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China including bringing ...your companies HOME and making your products in the USA." Does the president have the right to "order" U.S. companies to stop doing business with China? Does the USMCA between Canada and Mexico get ratified? The good news is the trade deal with Japan that came out of the G7. Dragon Politics are the lead story. Dennis Santiago is an American Strategist focusing on strategic warfare, asymmetric warfare, arms control and global stability. Ilana Freedman is a veteran intelligence analyst, a political commentator and host.

The Top Stories - Obsession Recession is in full display as the media and political operatives meltdown! The Department of Homeland Security moves to end limits on migrant detention in an attempt to gain the upper-hand of illegals at the border. Japan warns North Korea now has miniaturized nukes small enough to fit on its ballistic missiles and is a 'serious and imminent threat'. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is treated again for cancer - as the Left and Right battle it out. A Martha’s Vineyard mansion maybe the new home for Barack and Michelle Obama, as they look to secure the 15 million dollar property, directly on the ocean nonetheless. Will climate change cause the flooding the Left is predicting or...?Jim McCay is a Political Analyst, Commentator and Radio Producer. Check out Ilana Freedman's newest book, Hamas: The Story of Islamic Jihad on Israel’s Front Lines.

'The Job Is Dead': NYPD Officers Seethe In Wake Of Pantaleo Firing and students at Parkland propose comprehensive plan for gun control - After five years of investigations and protests, the NYPD FIRED Daniel Pantaleo over the death of Eric Garner. “The job is dead!” Patrolman’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said at a news conference, standing in front of a police department flag hung upside down. “Morale was already low. This was just the nail in the coffin.”

Student activists and survivors of the 2018 deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, are proposing bold action to reduce gun violence by half over the next decade. It aims to get at the root causes of gun violence and open a dialogue about gun use in America, where nearly 40,000 people die annually from guns. Lt Randy Sutton is a 34 year Law Enforcement veteran retired from the LVPD. He is Founder of The Wounded Blue, a new org to provide trained and caring Peer Support to injured and disabled officers and their families. Find out more here.

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