(CNN) — President Donald Trump said countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States, would become significantly more expensive to import. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. Trump did not define what qualifies as “doing business” with Iran. The new tariff could mean a minimum 45% tariff rate on goods from China versus the current rate of 20%.

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President Donald Trump’s efforts to leverage the Justice Department for political purposes and to exact retribution against his perceived foes haven’t suffered from a series of setbacks. The last week has featured two remarkable new fronts in Trump’s ongoing assault on Justice Department independence. The Justice Department probe also comes after many months of Trump deriding Powell and his decisions on monetary policy – specifically, failing to lower interest rates more quickly. In those situations, the target was an old Trump foe who did something he didn’t like – specifically, investigate matters involving Trump. And the higher stakes of the Powell probe were evident in some of the initial reactions from Republicans.

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Federal agents clash with protesters in MinneapolisFederal agents and protestors clashed Tuesday morning in Minneapolis as immigration enforcement operations continue after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. Many residents blew whistles and shouted “ICE out now,” telling agents to get out of their neighborhood. CNN's Ryan Young was at the scene but wasn't able to see what led up to the multiple arrests.

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Tapper presses Noem's comments that ICE agent did nothing wrongCNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the actions of an ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis and if she believes, based on her assessment of the officer's actions in the Minnesota case, law enforcement would have been justified in using deadly force against those attacking them on January 6.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. Trump did not define what qualifies as “doing business” with Iran. The new tariff could mean a minimum 45% tariff rate on goods from China versus the current rate of 20%. In addition to China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey are considered major trading partners with Iran. He threatened to impose similar tariffs on other countries that purchase Russian oil, including China, its largest customer.

Trump announces 25% tariff on Iran's trading partnersPresident Donald Trump has said that all countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff, as anti-government protests continue across the country. CNN's Paula Hancocks explains what this could mean for Iran's trading partners, such as China.

Defense Secretary Hegseth came to his position from his job as a weekend host on the Fox News Channel. “Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much. They include the Navy Pilot Astronaut Badge, earned by fewer than 200 service members, and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. I never expected that the President of the United States and the Secretary of Defense would attack me for doing exactly that.

The fatal shooting of Renée Good last week, as ICE officers and residents faced off on a residential street here, has brought new attention to these activities. “Could a prosecutor make a credible case that a person is interfering if they’re blocking an agent’s car or slowing them down? If law enforcement can make a claim that it’s impeding enforcement, they can make a case,” he said. But many law enforcement experts have questioned the officer’s decision to position himself in front of Good’s running vehicle and open fire. “It doesn’t create a right to commit traffic violations or physically attempt to block a law enforcement vehicle,” he said.

A year ago, I wrote about the rise and risks of Christian nationalism in Indiana government (see https://commentaries.cberdata.org/1288/indiana-is-ground-zero/ and https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-three-risks-of-christian-nationalism/). Christian nationalism is the belief that the U.S. is an explicitly Protestant Christian nation ruled by Christian doctrine carried out by a government filled by Christians. The reason is simple: Antisemitism is a hallmark of Christian nationalism (see https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.13248). The vapidity of Christian nationalism has worn thin with elected leaders. In that domain at least, the influence of Christian nationalism appears to be in trouble.

Iran’s Massive Protests: Government Cracks DownTehran, Iran —(Map)People across Iran have been protesting for over two weeks. The protests began over the economy, but have grown into larger protests against the government. In the past, Iran’s government has sometimes made small changes to its rules to help bring an end to protests. The problems in Iran’s economy are serious, and are unlikely to improve for a long time. Much will depend on how determined the protesters are, how Iran’s government responds, and whether outside forces, like the US, get involved.

That same year, the US Surgeon General warned that women’s smoking caused nervousness, insomnia and “ruined the complexion” — a medical admonition framed through the lens of feminine vanity. In a theocracy that polices women’s bodies and behaviours, public smoking by women is itself transgressive. “The Smoking Feminist”Today in feminist history: Women deserve to smoke in public too (March 27, 1922). Today in Feminist History: Women Deserve to Smoke in Public Too! Doing and undoing femininities: An intersectional analysis of young women’s smoking.