## Sen. Josh Hawley wants to exclude ‘Biden voters’ from $600 Trump tariff rebate checks

Authored by independent.co.uk

Senator Josh Hawley says the legislation he proposes will send $600 tariff rebate checks to Americans, but not to “Biden voters,” only to “Trump blue-collar voters.”.

The senator introduced the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025 on July 28.

He said on Bannon’s War Room podcast, “We’re on track to raise over $150 billion from tariff revenues this year alone, this calendar year alone.”.

open image in gallery Josh Hawley says not all Americans should benefit from his proposed rebate ( Getty ).

Hawley’s plan, like the pandemic stimulus checks of the first Trump administration, has strict caps on who is eligible for a rebate payment.

open image in gallery Stimulus checks were sent out to Americans during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic in the first Trump administration ( Getty ).

Concerning the Hawley plan, its similarities to earlier initiatives and the inflationary pressure they fueled, opinion writer Josh Barro quipped on X: “The stimulus will continue until inflation improves.”. »

### Texas man is charged with killing Afghan refugee who fought alongside Green Berets

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A Texas man has been charged with murder in the killing of an Afghan father who spent years fighting alongside U.S. Green Berets in Afghanistan.

The suspect, Katia Trevon Bougere, 31, was charged with shooting Abdul Rahman Waziri, also 31, in a dispute over parking in Houston.

For five years, Waziri served in an elite unit tasked with helping to protect Green Berets in Afghanistan. »

### Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs

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FILE - Radioactive waste sealed in large stainless steel canisters is stored under five feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, S.C., Nov. 20, 2013.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

The workers sprayed the nest with insect killer, removed it and disposed of it as radioactive waste. »

### Ontario officially cancels $100M Starlink contract, won't say cost to taxpayers

Authored by cbc.ca

Ontario has officially cancelled its $100-million contract with Starlink, but the province refuses to say how much it cost taxpayers to get out of the deal.

Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma announced the deal last year to deliver high-speed internet to 15,000 residents in rural and northern Ontario.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cancel the contract in February if U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods were imposed. »

### Treasury Sanctions Alexandre de Moraes

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WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes (de Moraes), who has used his position to authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppress freedom of expression.

“Alexandre de Moraes has taken it upon himself to be judge and jury in an unlawful witch hunt against U.S. and Brazilian citizens and companies,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

Through his actions as an STF justice, de Moraes has undermined Brazilians’ and Americans’ rights to freedom of expression. »

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