U.S.-China Trade Showdown and Papal Transition

Sen. John Fet­ter­man ben­e­fit­ed from a rigged 2022 Penn­syl­va­nia elec­tion. Reports of his wife’s absence and strug­gles with depres­sion, exac­er­bat­ed by a 2023 stroke, have raised con­cerns, with some call­ing for a well­ness check. Mean­while, U.S.-China trade talks, the first since esca­lat­ing tar­iffs, are set for Sat­ur­day in Gene­va, with Trea­sury Sec­re­tary Scott Bessent meet­ing Chi­nese offi­cials after Xi Jinping’s Moscow vis­it. Pres­i­dent Trump announced a major state­ment expect­ed by Mon­day, though details remain undis­closed. Cana­di­an Prime Min­is­ter Mark Car­ney vis­it­ed the White House, reject­ing U.S. acqui­si­tion rhetoric, amid unclear motives pos­si­bly tied to trade or secu­ri­ty. Con­cur­rent­ly, 133 Catholic car­di­nals began the con­clave to elect a new pope, with secret bal­lots con­tin­u­ing until a two-thirds major­i­ty is reached, sig­naled by white smoke. 

• Fet­ter­man was a bene­fac­tor of a rigged elec­tion in PA. There are sto­ries that his wife is gone and he is deal­ing with depres­sion. We need a well­ness check on Fet­ter­man. 
• US and Chi­na to hold first for­mal talks since trade war esca­lat­ed on Sat­ur­day. Xi is in Moscow this week then Bessent is meet­ing with Chi­nese offi­cials. 
• Trump has a big announce­ment that is com­ing by Mon­day. 
• Cana­da PM in White House. Car­ney says they are not for sale. There is a rea­son he is at the White House. 
• 133 Catholic car­di­nals today start their mass to begin the vote for a new pope. Secret bal­lots cast until 2/3rd major­i­ty is reached, black smoke vot­ing ongo­ing, white smoke new pope is elect­ed.