Senate Democrats Just Pulled the Plug on DHS — and a 10% Tariff Is Now Law
Senate Dems blocked DHS funding as a government shutdown looms; Trump's 10% global tariff is now in effect after SCOTUS battle, with a 15% hike still pending.
HIGH ALERT
A historic 10% global tariff is now in effect with a threatened 15% hike still unformalized, while Senate Democrats blocked DHS funding and raised the specter of a government shutdown — a highly active but not yet crisis-level news cycle.
Key Developments
Let's start with the number that hit your wallet today.
**10%.** That's the global tariff rate now in effect on virtually everything imported into the United States — after weeks of legal chaos, a Supreme Court showdown, and a flurry of executive maneuvering.
And Washington isn't done yet.
Here's where things stand tonight across Trump world — and why the next 72 hours could be even more consequential than today.
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**The tariff fight entered a new chapter this morning.**
After the Supreme Court's intervention earlier this week threw the administration's tariff framework into question, Trump moved fast.
According to posts on X and Grok's verified fact-checks, the White House signed a new executive order implementing a **10% tariff on all countries globally** — finding a different legal pathway to get to the same destination after the court's earlier ruling.
Think about what that means in plain terms: whether you're buying electronics, clothing, cars, or kitchen appliances from overseas, the base cost just went up by 10% at the border.
That cost gets passed to someone. And historically, that someone is you.