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Today, we're talking about a pause on the planned trade tariffs with Mexico and Canada.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Panama in El Salvador.

U.S. aid headquarters closed while the White House reviews spending

and other top news for Wednesday, February 5th.

Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour over today.

Here's the quote of the day.

Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come.

Priscilla Shire.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

Some phone diplomacy put a North American trade war on hold.

Uncle Sam's planned tariffs on Mexican and Canadian exports were paused Monday,

along with Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports, after the countries each struck border security deals with the White House. Both countries will deploy

10,000 illegal drug and immigration stopping personnel to their borders, with the U.S. agreeing to

work with its southern neighbor to prevent high-powered weapons from entering Mexico.

As part of their negotiations, Canada will implement their $1.3 billion border plan,

appoint a fentanyl czar, and work with the U.S. to create a joint strike force to combat organized

crime. Meanwhile, the planned 10% tariff on Chinese exports did kick in yesterday. In response,

China announced its own measures, including levies of up to 15% on select U.S. exports,

starting next week.

Governments have different things on their agenda than God's kingdom does.

As global powers maneuver to have their way, God's agenda is clear and unchanging.

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