Tagged: first 100 days
Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives
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4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization on...
The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US
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19 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump...
Appeals court lifts block on Trump’s DEI restrictions
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2 days ago
An appeals court has lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end US government support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes. Friday’s ruling gave the Trump administration a...
Higher Education's rendezvous with destiny.
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Op/Ed
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2 days ago
Link to quote: Trump cuts more than $400 million in grants to Columbia over antisemitism concerns, more to potentially come Recently t he Trump administration rescinded more than $400...
Schumer caves in. Another victory for Trump.
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2 days ago
It seems that the Senate democrats have decided that a government shutdown would not only hurt the already suffering democrat party but also allow the President to make further cuts and determine...
The reformation of American education
By: vic-eldred
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Op/Ed
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5 days ago
The Department of Education was created by then president Jimmy Carter in 1979, fulfilling a campaign promise to teachers’ unions. At the time I recall a bit of a debate about the cost with one...
Harvard/Harris Poll: Trump Approval Rating at 52 Percent
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3 weeks ago
One month in, a majority of those polled have a positive view of the Trump administration. A Harvard University/Harris poll had President Donald Trump’s approval rating at 52%, with voters...
Trump administration does not have to allow The Associated Press access yet, judge rules
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3 weeks ago
A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order against the White House for denying The Associated Press full access in covering the administration, asking for a fuller...
The first magnificent cabinet meeting
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3 weeks ago
Today President Trump will be holding his first cabinet meeting. It comes after a busy first month of the new President enacting his agenda and getting his people in place. Trump has enacted a...
The key component: Ukraine's security
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3 weeks ago
Link to quote: Trump says no security promises or NATO for Ukraine Yesterday during President Trump's first cabinet meeting, in which he took about an hour's worth of questions, he gave away...
BREAKING: Kyiv, Washington reach agreement on minerals deal
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2 weeks ago
Ukraine has reached an agreement with the U.S. on a minerals deal, Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister and justice minister, told the Financial Times on Feb. 25. President...
Suspect in Kabul airport bombing during Afghanistan pullout makes court appearance following capture
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2 weeks ago
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A suspected participant in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians during the chaotic...
Trump's mega-MAGA month transforms America
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Op/Ed
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4 weeks ago
President Trump's first month in office has exceeded the wildest dreams of his most loyal supporters, and the darkest nightmares of his fiercest detractors. Why it matters: Both groups...
Dispelling the democrat myth
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4 weeks ago
There seems to be a lot of controversy over Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk was appointed as a government official. President Trump by Executive Order created DOGE as a...
USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
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one month ago
USAID , the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid entity,...
Trump does it again!
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one month ago
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her country would send 10,000 National Guard troops to its northern border, while President Donald Trump agreed to work to slow the flow of American...
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
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one month ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term....
Trump makes surprising firing hours after FBI agents who investigated him are 'escorted out'
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one month ago
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been fired by the Trump administration hours after an FBI purge saw agents who investigated the President 'escorted out.' Rohit...