The Pour Over Today - U.S.-China Trade Details, Trump in the Middle East, Diddy Trial, & More | 05.14.2025

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

Today we’re talking about the U.S. and China agreeing to a 90-day trade truce; President Trump’s plans to accept a Qatari jet for use as Air Force One; the beginning of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial; and other top news for Wednesday, May 14th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside Cru: give.cru.org/pour LMNT: https://links.thepourover.org/LMNT_Podcast Student Life Application Study Bible: https://links.thepourover.org/SLASB_Pod Stress Less: https://links.thepourover.org/StressLess Platforms to Pillars: https://links.thepourover.org/PlatformstoPillars Subsplash: subsplash.com/tpo CSB: https://links.thepourover.org/CSB_podcast Field of Greens: FieldofGreens.com The Table Podcast: https://links.thepourover.org/TheTablePodcast

Hey, this is Joe at The Poor Over. And this is Ellie at The Poor Over. Today, we're talking about the U.S. and China agreeing to a 90-day truce, President Trump's plans to accept a Qatari jet for use as Air Force One, the beginning of Sean Diddycombe's trial, and other top news for Wednesday, May 14. Staying foreign while remaining focused on Christ with the pullover today. Here's your quote of the day.

"'To know that nothing happens in God's world apart from God's will may frighten the godless, but it stabilizes the saints.'" J.I. Packer. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Washington and Beijing have agreed to 90 days of trade kumbaya. Under the deal, the U.S. and China have agreed to mutually lower reciprocal tariffs from 125% to 10%, though the U.S. will maintain an additional 20% tariff on Chinese goods, so 30% total,

meant to pressure Beijing on the flow of fentanyl into the states. China has also agreed to relax some non-tariff trade barriers, such as easing the permitting process for American companies to mine rare earth minerals. The S&P 500 took a gulp of fresh air after the announcement, jumping 3.2% on Monday. Meanwhile, the stock market was less reactive to news that annual inflation dropped to 2.3% in April, its lowest rate since February 2021.

Notably, egg prices fell 12.7% last month but are still up a budget scrambling 50% from a year ago. Our hope is never contingent on an economic outcome. It's much more secure than that. Regardless of whether things get worse or better during your lifetime, everything eventually ends well for followers of Christ. Psalm 18 verse 2 says, The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, where I seek refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

President Trump is making his way downtown around the Middle East. His economically focused four day visit kicked off in Saudi Arabia yesterday, where POTUS met with Saudi officials to secure $600 billion-plus in investment commitments into the U.S., including a $100 billion arms package. Today, Trump heads to Qatar, where he plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet from the Qatari royal family to use as Air Force One, sparking widespread backlash. Some Trump loyalists criticize accepting any gift from Qatar, a chief sponsor of Hamas, while security experts worry the president cannot be fully protected

on a foreign-owned jet. Democrats say it would violate the constitution's ban on the president accepting foreign gifts without congressional consent. President Trump said the government would be, quote, stupid not to accept a free plane, blaming Boeing for delays in replacing the current 35-year-old presidential fleet. Here's a verse to consider whether you have a world

altering work trip or spend your day folding laundry. Commit your activities to the Lord and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16.3 Two high-profile trials are underway. R&B singer Cassie took the witness stand yesterday in the trial of Sean Diddy Combs a day after jurors watched a 2016 video of Combs assaulting her in an LA hotel. Through tears, she testified about the details of their relationship, saying Combs, quote, controlled a lot of my life and became violent frequently.

Combs has pleaded not guilty to the five charges he faces, including racketeering and sex trafficking. The trial is expected to last about two months. Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian testified for five hours in a Paris courtroom against 10 men accused of tying her up and robbing her at gunpoint in 2016. She said she absolutely thought she would die and described her new security team as quote-unquote, pricey.

Our world is overwhelmed by violence and loss and by swirling and spiraling anxieties. Turn to Jesus for mercy, who himself suffered violence and loss at the hands of those who hated him. Pray that the hope Jesus offers through his compassionate people will turn hearts to the Lord,

the only source of true comfort. Isaiah 25, verses 7 through 9 says, On this mountain, the Lord Almighty will swallow up death once and for all. The Lord God will wipe away the tears. On that day it will be said, Look, this is our God.

We have waited for him and he has saved us. This is the Lord. We have waited for him. Let's rejoice and be glad in his salvation. Whether it's for Mother's Day, Father's Day, or Graduation Day, give your loved ones a gift they might actually use forever—a CSB Bible. The CSB is a translation that's both highly readable and true to the original text, making it a great option for all Bible readers.

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he was abducted more than 19 months ago. The Trump administration negotiated directly with Hamas, circumventing Israel, to secure Alexander's emotional return with his family on Monday. President Trump wants to lower drug prices. On Monday, No. 47 gave health department and pharmaceutical companies 30 days to lower prescription drug prices by 50 to 90 percent, aiming to match prices charged abroad. Drug makers argue such cuts would effectively halt the development of new drugs, ultimately harming patients.

Critics say the executive order lacks teeth and it's unlikely to meaningfully lower prices. House Republicans have unveiled a proposal to cut $715 billion for Medicaid to fund President Trump's tax and spending bill. The plan would require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work 80 hours per month and introduce more frequent eligibility checks to cut waste, fraud, and abuse. Democrats argue the quote-unquote shameful bill would eliminate health coverage for 8.6 million poor and disabled Americans.

Crypto-thusiasts are celebrating. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is joining the S&P 500, an index fund of the 500 largest publicly traded US companies, replacing credit card issuer Discover Financial, which is merging with its one-time rival Capital One. Coinbase is the first cryptocurrency company to join the famed S&P. The milestone happened days after Bitcoin recrossed 100k.

Okay, it's happening. Everyone stay calm. The office is officially getting a spinoff. Coming to Peacock in September, the same documentary crew from Scranton will tell the story of a Toledo newspaper struggling to stay afloat in The Paper. The series will feature just one original office character, Oscar Nunez, alongside stars Donald Gleeson, aka Bill Weasley, and Sabrina Impacciatore.

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