Trump’s Tariffs and Visa Cancellations Dominate Headlines – 4/5/25

The United States implemented a sweeping visa cancellation for South Sudanese passport holders and introduced a new 10% tariff, signaling a significant shift in immigration and trade policies under President Trump’s second term. Meanwhile, international tensions rose as the UK considered aligning with Trump’s tariff strategy and Canada braced for stricter U.S. border measures, while protests against Trump erupted globally.

United States

  • U.S. to cancel all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders
  • Stephen A. Smith seen as a potential presidential candidate, with 33% of voters viewing him positively, per Rasmussen Reports
  • Senate advances plan to lock in Trump-era tax cuts permanently
  • Missouri starts confiscating Chinese-owned farmland after a $24 billion COVID-19 ruling, per Attorney General Andrew Bailey
  • Anthony Fauci warns of a possible new respiratory disease outbreak akin to COVID-19 or flu
  • Protesters in DC vandalize ICE vehicles during a rally demanding Mahmoud Khalil’s release, per Police Frequency
  • Kevin O’Leary slams Tesla vandals on CNN, saying they can “rot in hell in prison for 20 years”
  • Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard pushes to reveal Biden’s hidden surveillance plan, saying, “We are already on this,” per DNI Gabbard
  • Naval Academy removes 381 books on race and gender, including The Hate U Give, per CNN
  • Torrential rains and flash floods have claimed at least 16 lives across the South and Midwest, per AP
  • Two nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo welcome their first offspring, per AP
  • Thousands rally nationwide and globally in the largest single-day protest against President Trump’s second term, per PBS News
  • Biologist David Liu wins $3m Breakthrough Prize for life-saving innovation, per The Guardian
  • US importers face new 10% tariff effective today, marking Trump’s trade policy shift, per Reuters
  • Senior Justice lawyer on leave after opposing illegal deportation of Maryland man, per The New York Times
  • Kamala Harris’ husband slams his law firm’s deal with Trump admin to dodge executive order, per CNN

WESTERN STATES

  • Health officials report three hantavirus deaths in Mammoth Lakes, California, per NBC News

International

  • UK’s Keir Starmer to concede globalization’s failure and back Trump’s tariff approach
  • EU may curb American tech data use in response to US tariffs, says France’s finance minister, per Bloomberg News
  • Canada warns travelers to expect heightened US border checks and device searches, per Bloomberg News