Trump Trade Deals and Measles Outbreak – 4/6/2025

A flurry of international trade negotiations has emerged following President Trump’s tariff announcements, with over 50 nations and key players like India and Zimbabwe engaging in talks, while Canada’s PM Carney signals a shift away from U.S.-centric global trade. Domestically, a measles outbreak in Texas has claimed a second child’s life, prompting Health Secretary RFK Jr. to investigate, alongside concerns over geoengineering and a high-profile ICE raid in Washington.

United States

  • RFK Jr.’s HHS is allegedly forming a team to probe geoengineering like chemtrails, per Nicole Shanahan
  • Trump’s job approval hits 53%, up 8 points, with 47% disapproving, per JL Partners
  • Disney’s Snow White remake, starring Rachel Zegler, may lose $115M, with a 1.6 IMDb rating
  • Obama criticizes Trump for cutting WH media access, despite his own past move against Fox News, per NYP
  • Health Secretary RFK Jr. visits West Texas after a second child’s measles-related death, per AP
  • Gold reportedly used to cover massive hedge fund margin calls this week, per Standard Chartered
  • Several injured in Brooklyn stabbing; police kill suspect, says NYPD Commissioner Tisch, per NBC
  • US-made iPhones could hit $30,000 with limited production, per Forbes
  • Trump and allies target Judge James Boasberg over checks on presidential power, per PBS
  • Second child dies from measles in Texas outbreak, prompting GOP senator’s criticism, per WaPo
  • ICE raid on Washington roofing firm sees armed agents detain dozens, per NBC
  • Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives at Joint Base Andrews for a White House meeting with President Trump tomorrow
  • US Attorney General defends seeking death penalty for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing an insurance exec in NYC
  • Commerce Chief Lutnick says Penguin Island faces tariffs to close potential trade loopholes
  • Health Secretary RFK Jr. visits West Texas after a second child’s measles-related death, per AP
  • Second child dies from measles in Texas outbreak, prompting GOP senator’s criticism, per WaPo
  • ICE raid on Washington roofing firm sees armed agents detain dozens, per NBC
  • US-made iPhones could hit $30,000 with limited production, per Forbes

    International

    • Over 50 nations have contacted President Trump to negotiate trade deals after his tariff reveal
    • Netanyahu, in Budapest, says Israel and Hungary are exploring munitions production cooperation “Israel needs…to achieve total victory”
    • Zimbabwe drops tariffs on US imports to ease tensions with President Trump
    • India opts for trade talks over retaliation against Trump’s 26% tariff, per Economic Times
    • Masses flood São Paulo streets, protesting Lula and rallying for Bolsonaro
    • Canada’s PM Carney declares, “The system of global trade anchored on the United States… is over”
    • Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 32, including women and children, as Netanyahu heads to meet Trump, per PBS
    • Mississippi and Kentucky move to end income taxes if economic growth holds, per AP
    • Reform UK in the UK suspends a candidate for claiming Islam is a “fake religion” in a post
    • Ukrainian forces deploy a drone to observe a fierce groundhog clash along the frontline
    • Germany’s AfD ties with CDU at 24% in a major INSA poll, marking its first shared top spot
    • Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei reportedly orders military on high alert after Trump’s letter, per Reuters
    • Zelensky says Russia launched ballistic missiles from the Black Sea, proving “Russia doesn’t adhere to any partial maritime ceasefire”
    • Russian shelling demolishes the Sanctuary Church of St. Igor in Kostyantynivka
    • Thousands rally in Paris against a court ban on Marine Le Pen’s 2027 presidential run, led by Jordan Bardella

    Middle East

    • Netanyahu, in Budapest, says Israel and Hungary are exploring munitions production cooperation “Israel needs…to achieve total victory”
    • Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 32, including women and children, as Netanyahu heads to meet Trump, per PBS
    • Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives at Joint Base Andrews for a White House meeting with President Trump tomorrow
    • Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei reportedly orders military on high alert after Trump’s letter, per Reuters