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Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“n a split ruling, the three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that halted DOGE access at the Education Department, the Treasury Department...”
BALTIMORE (AP) — An appeals court on Monday cleared the way for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to once again access people’s private data at three federal agencies, a win for the Trump administration as the underlying lawsuit plays out. In a split ruling, the...
Zimbabwe set to become first country to officially cave on Trump’s tariffs
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
““This measure is intended to facilitate the expansion of American imports within the Zimbabwean market while promoting the growth of Zimbabwean...”
Zimbabwe is set to become the first country to fold on the US’s new global tariffs since their announcement by President Trump last week, with the African nation’s leader vowing to suspend his nation’s taxes on American goods to foster “a positive relationship.” “In the spirit of constructing a...
Lawfare in France
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 114 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“Le Pen, in a video appearance for Italian Matteo Salvini’s anti-immigration Lega party, which was holding a meeting in Florence, said they would...”
Most Europeans are now fed up with open borders, radical climate policies and censorship. In France, as in Rumania and Germany there has been a concerted effort to prohibit the opposition from even being on the ballot. The ruling class left of France has taken a page from the American left...
Trump Can Cut Teacher-Training Programs for Now, Supreme Court Says
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“The decision was the Trump administration’s first win in seeking Supreme Court action over lower court orders pausing its policies. In a handful of...”
WASHINGTON—A 5-4 Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to cancel federal teacher-training grants that the administration said promoted diversity programs. The high court on Friday lifted an order that had kept the funds flowing to eight states that argued the president had...
Europe’s paradox
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 57 Comments • 5 Likes • last year
““The (judicial) system brought out the nuclear bomb,” Le Pen said Tuesday in the National Assembly, where she is a lawmaker. “And if it is using...”
I don't know if anyone has noticed, but suddenly Europe has copied the lawfare going on in the United States. We all witnessed how the American left used lawfare in an attempt to destroy Donald Trump for four years. It was dirty & nasty and undemocratic. They wanted Trump off the ballot, and...
'Good Night, and Good Luck' review: George Clooney makes Broadway debut in a sleepy newsroom play
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“"Good Night, and Good Luck," the play that opened Thursday at the Winter Garden Theatre, is a big story with a huge set and an enormous star.So it...”
Tensions rise as U.S. Attorney defends ICE amid controversial arrest in Boston court
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
““The fact that you disfavor ICE officers doing their jobs is not a basis for criminal charges. In fact, there is no legal basis for such charges,”...”
The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts is blasting a Boston judge and the Suffolk DA for accusing an ICE agent of contempt of court for seizing an illegal immigrant ex-convict mid-trial last week. U.S. Attorney Leah Foley, appointed by President Donald Trump to head up the federal court in...
US Senate confirms Trump loyalist to lead Justice Department civil rights unit
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“"Throughout her career, Harmeet has stood up consistently to protect our cherished Civil Liberties, including taking on Big Tech for censoring our...”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, in a 52-45 vote. One Republican, Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, voted no along with...
Senate votes to move on Trump's "one, big beautiful bill"
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“ The 52-48 procedural vote signals Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has the support needed to pass the resolution by the weekend — moving one...”
The Senate overcame a procedural hurdle Thursday on the newest budget resolution, which would raise the debt ceiling, extend the Trump tax cuts and slash spending. Why it matters: The 52-48 procedural vote signals Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has the support needed to pass the resolution...
Reciprocal tariffs
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 123 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he expects the main result of Trump's tariffs to be that other countries will re-examine their trading...”
Yesterday, President Trump held up a chart at the White House Rose Garden detailing the reciprocal tariffs he would impose on the countries that America trades with. They weren't exactly reciprocal as they had a base line minimum of 10% and they were usually half of what many other countries...