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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Should the trip come together in that timeframe, Netanyahu could be the first foreign leader to meet with Trump at the White House since his inauguration last week.
62% : "We're going to immediately install massive tariffs," Trump said in a Monday speech, adding, "Colombia is traditionally a very, very strong-willed country," but it backed down rather than face import taxes.▶ Read more about Trump's tariff plans for Mexico and Canada
61% : ▶ Read more about the dozens of senior aid officials being put on leaveNetanyahu hopes to meet Trump in Washington as soon as next week, US officials sayIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week, according to two U.S. officials familiar with preliminary planning for the trip.
52% : "Medicare and Social Security benefits won't be affected by the pause in federal grants and loansThat's according to the memo on the pause from Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget.
49% : A current official and a former official at the U.S. Agency for International Development confirmed the reason given for the move Monday.
37% : Trump teased the upcoming visit in a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One, but didn't provide scheduling details.
34% : "Pentagon directed by Trump to begin developing the capability to shoot down missiles from spaceFor years, the U.S. has cautioned that China, Russia and others were weaponizing space.
31% : But there was no explanation of whether the pause would affect Medicaid, food stamps, disaster assistance and other programs.
29% : But this time, the stakes are higher and many economists surveying the possible damage doubt Trump would be comfortable with what they say would be self-inflicted wounds from the tariffs.
27% : Trump is pausing federal loans and grants as his administration reviews spendingThe decision by the Republican administration could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.
20% : Trump has repeatedly insisted that tariffs are coming on Canada and Mexico, despite both countries seeking to address his stated concerns about illegal border crossings and the smuggling of fentanyl.

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