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While it may feel as if American politics is run by octogenarians, members of Congress are, in general, younger than they used to be, according to a new analysis from Pew Research Center. For the first time, baby boomers are no longer the largest generation in the House; Gen X now makes up the biggest slice at 41%. (Boomers are, however, still the majority in the Senate.) !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r
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A small business is cashing in on President Donald Trumps tariffs with a new viral product: stickers of Donald Trump pointing with the caption I did that. A TikTok post from Atomic Cactus Stickers, with 231.9K views, encouraged viewers to buy the stickers through the apps shop and place them everywhere from grocery stores to gas pumps. The merch starts at $5 for a five-pack, up to $80 for a pack of 200. They need to go everywhere just like the Biden ones, one user commented. Another added, print these on eggshell stickers please. One comment read: I hope you have tons in stock. Youre going to need billions and billions for everything that inflates. This isnt the first time stickers like this have been spotted. In August 2021, alt-right provocateur Jack Posobiec shared a photo on X showing a gas pump adorned with a sticker of a grinning Joe Biden pointing at the meter, which read $97.60 for 29 gallons. I did that! the sticker read. These merch stickers became a staple in the campaign to pin blame on Biden for everything from inflation to rising gas prices. By late 2021, as gas prices climbed, the stickers began cropping up on pumps across the country, much to the annoyance of gas station employees tasked with scraping them off. Hundreds of vendors sold the merch online, with variations including Kamala Harris stickers proclaiming And I Helped! or Donald Trump stickers declaring I Can Fix That. Now, its Trumps turn in the sticker-based hot seat. While the president has not yet imposed the tariffs he promised on the campaign trail, they are reportedly coming February 1 and will lead to “massive amounts of money” entering the US Treasury. “Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens,” Trump said during his inauguration speech. “Tariffs are going to make us rich as hell,” he continued. “It’s going to bring our country’s businesses back.” The president has pledged import duties of 25% on Canada and Mexico, as well as 10% on global imports and 60% on Chinese goods. Imported goods are a key driver of the American economy, totaling $2.9 trillion in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. China, Canada and Mexico account for over 40% of that volume. Economists have now warned that these tariffs could stoke inflation, forcing the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates, and costs will largely fall on American consumers. The left-leaning Center for American Progress has estimated that Trumps trade plans could cost the typical household an extra $1,500 annually. Stickers in hand, people are ready to hold Trump accountable.
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A dispute over deportation flights from the United States to Colombia entered its second day on Monday, with the U.S. backing down on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Colombian goods after the South American nation agreed to accept flights of deported migrants from the U.S. But while Colombia has avoided tariffs that would have a devastating effect on its economy, visa restrictions that were issued on Sunday by the U.S. State Department are still in place. On Monday, dozens of Colombians arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota and were handed letters by local staff that said their appointments had been canceled due to the Colombian governments refusal to accept repatriation flights of Colombian nationals. In Colombia, it can take up to two years to get a visa appointment at the U.S embassy in Bogotá, which has also been handling visa requests from neighboring Venezuela for several years. Visa applicants who turned up at the embassy on Monday said they were frustrated with the new restrictions, which mean they will likely have to wait several more months for a new appointment. President Petro did not represent our interests, said Elio Camelo, a U.S. visa seeker from the city of Cali who had traveled to Bogota for his appointment. There is a lot of uncertainty now over what will happen next, said Mauricio Manrique, who had his Monday morning appointment cancelled. He had travelled from Popayan, 600 km (372 miles) south of Bogota, for his appointment. Tensions between Colombia and the United States escalated Sunday after President Gustavo Petro wrote an early morning message on X saying he would not allow two U.S. Air Force planes carrying Colombian deportees to land in the country. He had previously authorized the flights. Petro also shared a video that showed another group of deportees reportedly arriving in Brazil with shackles on their legs. He said Colombia would only accept deportation flights when the United States had established protocols that ensured the dignified treatment of expelled migrants. U.S. President Donald Trump responded with a post of his own on Truth Social, in which he called for 25% emergency tariffs on Colombian exports to the United States, and also said that the U.S. visas of Colombian government officials would be revoked, while goods coming from the South American country would face enhanced customs inspections. Meanwhile, the State Department said Sunday it would stop issuing visas to Colombian nationals until deportation flights resumed. Tensions decreased Sunday night following negotiations between the countries, with the White House saying in a statement that Colombia had allowed the resumption of deportation flights and agreed to all of President Trumps terms, including the arrival of deportees on military flights. In the past, most Colombians removed from the United States had been arriving on charter flights organized by U.S. government contractors. The White House said tariffs on Colombian exports would be put on hold, but added that visa restrictions on Colombian officials and enhanced custom inspections would remain until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned. The State Department has not responded to requests for comment on the resumption of visa appointments. Last year, more than 1.6 million Colombians traveled to the U.S. legally, according to a report by the Ministry of Commerce. The report said the United States was the top destination for Colombians traveling abroad. Manuel Rueda, Associated Press
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