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Trump Weighs Plan to Dismantle Education Department
“Trump administration officials are weighing executive actions to dismantle the Education Department as part of the campaign by billionaire Elon Musk and his allies to shrink federal agencies and slash…
Trump Has Made America More Hostile to Immigrants
“Behind President Trump’s barrage of immigration announcements in his first two weeks in office, there is an overriding goal: to take in fewer foreigners and ones who, in his view,…
Mallory McMorrow to Run for Senate in Michigan
“Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) is preparing to enter the Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in the state,” the AP reports. “First elected to the state…
Hakeem Jeffries Lays Out War Plan to Take on Trump
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) unveiled a 10-part plan for House Democrats’ efforts to counter many of President Trump’s moves to upend the federal bureaucracy. Save to Favorites
Judge Signals Plan to Further Block Trump Freeze
“A federal judge expressed concern Monday that the Trump administration is continuing to implement a blanket freeze on federal spending despite two court orders to pause it during ongoing lawsuits,”…
Trump’s Meme Coin Generated $100 Million in Trading Fees
“Entities behind President Donald Trump’s crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks, according to estimates from three blockchain analysis firms, a…
China Prepares Opening Bid to Talk Trade With Trump
“Beijing is readying an opening bid to try to head off greater tariff increases and technology restrictions from the Trump administration—a sign that China is eager to get trade talks…
Ontario Won’t Do Business with American Companies
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that American businesses would be barred from contracts with the province and that he’d “be ripping up” a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink. Save to…
Trump to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund
“President Donald Trump signed an executive action he said would direct officials to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US, following through on an idea he floated during the…
Trump Is Sowing the Seeds of an Anti-American Alliance
Gideon Rachman: “‘Our strategy on tariffs will be to shoot first and ask questions later.’ That was what one of Donald Trump’s key economic policymakers told me late last year.”…
All Work Halted at Consumer Watchdog Agency
“President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a powerful watchdog agency whose operations Bessent immediately halted pending…
Guantánamo Bay Prepares for Trump’s Migrant Surge
“About 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantánamo Bay over the weekend to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with…
Rubio Attacks USAID as ‘Insubordinate’
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio harshly criticized the U.S. Agency for International Development on Monday, saying the agency wastes money and doesn’t reflect U.S. national interests,” the Washington Post reports….
Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against DEI
New York Times: “Over most of its history, NASA has risen above partisan bickering, with broad support in Congress from Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals. But the makeup of…
Trump Says U.K. Could Avoid Tariffs Because He Likes PM
President Trump said the United Kingdom could be spared from his global trade war because Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been “nice.” Said Trump: “We’ve had a couple of meetings,…
Democratic Senator to Block Trump’s Nominees
“Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) said he would place a ‘blanket hold’ on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until his administration’s attack on the leading foreign-assistance agency ends, a…
Rubio Made Acting Administrator of USAID
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been made acting administrator of USAID, ABC News reports. Bloomberg: “The move to give Rubio authority over USAID further erodes its independence after several…
Trump to Invoke 18th Century Law to Speed Deportations
“President Donald Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings, a…
Canadians Are Booing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
Fans of the Vancouver Canucks booed the U.S. national anthem before playing the Detroit Red Wings at home. The same scene unfolded as the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles…
Jeffries Demands Spending Freeze Be ‘Choked Off’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a key demand Monday as a March 14 government funding deadline approaches, saying President Donald Trump’s recent federal spending freeze “must be choked off”…
