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EU Tariff Reversal: On May 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 50% tariff on European Union (EU) imports, set to take effect on June 1. This sudden policy shift sent shockwaves through global markets, prompting immediate backlash from European leaders and industry stakeholders. However, in a surprising turn of events, President Trump reversed course just days later, delaying the tariff implementation to July 9 after a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen .

Tariff Turbulence: The recent announcement of sweeping tariffs by the President of the United States has thrust both retailers and consumers into an environment fraught with uncertainty. With a 10% across-the-board levy on imported goods, companies such as Walmart, Nike, and Home Depot are signaling imminent price increases, while customers wrestle with diminishing purchasing power and eroding consumer confidence. This policy shift raises profound questions regarding the legal authority of presidential tariff proclamations, the constitutional boundaries of executive trade action, and the broader socio-economic consequences for American households.

INTRODUCTION In a year already marked by significant political upheaval and growing public distrust in institutions, the U.S. Department...

On May 25, 2025, the nation marked the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death under the knee of former Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer Derek Chauvin. What began as an ordinary encounter at a convenience store—an arrest for allegedly passing a counterfeit $20 bill—escalated into a nine-minute and forty-six-second episode of brutality that was captured on bystander video and reverberated across the globe. The image of Chauvin’s knee pressed against Floyd’s neck even as he gasped “I can’t breathe” crystallized longstanding legal and societal tensions around police use of force, racial justice, and systemic accountability (Floyd’s death: May 25, 2020). On this anniversary, Floyd’s family convened in Houston and Minneapolis to honor his memory, demand substantive reforms, and highlight ongoing obstacles to justice for communities of color.