1. Trump hits the campaign trail in Pennsylvania: The president focuses on affordability after walking back comments that affordability concerns were a "scam." Susie Wiles signals Trump will campaign aggressively to reshape the economic narrative.
2. NVIDIA's controversial China workaround: NVIDIA plans to route chips through the U.S. for a "security review" before exporting them to China, while paying a 25% fee.
3. Tariffs remain Trump's central economic argument: Trump doubles down on tariffs as his signature economic policy.
4. Congress pushes back on Defense Department and NATO policy: The National Defense Authorization Act will force the Pentagon to release videos of boat strikes and restrict presidential authority to reposition or withdraw troops abroad.

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