It's Monday. Welcome to the P.D.B. Afternoon. Afternoon. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First up, President Trump's

unconventional foreign policy strategy appears to be starting to yield results, as Mexico

appears to somewhat capitulate to Trump's tariff threats, and Panama makes a significant

concession aimed at curbing China's influence

over the vital Panama Canal. Then, we'll discuss this weekend's drama over at the U.S.

Agency for International Development, or USAID, after Elon Musk's Department of Government

Efficiency seized control of USAID's headquarters, and locked out

their employees, vowing to dismantle what administration officials say is an agency beyond reform.

But first, our afternoon spotlight. It appears that President Trump's approach to foreign policy,

well, may be paying dividends. As PDB listeners know,

Trump imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada on Saturday, largely over concerns

about illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking, as well as current imbalances in the North American

Free Trade Pact.

But the tariffs immediately stoked fears that Trump's approach could ignite a trade war

with two of America's top economic partners.

Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum had recently promised to retaliate with tariffs of her own

if Trump moved forward.

But on Monday morning,

well, she appeared to take a different approach. President Trump announced Monday that he's pausing the 25% tariff on Mexico for one month after Shinebom agreed to immediately deploy 10,000 Mexican

soldiers to the U.S. border to stem the flow of fentanyl and illegal migrants.

Trump said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others in his administration would spearhead

further negotiations with Mexico during the tariff pause, adding, quote, I look forward to participating

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