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USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
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, three U.S. officials told CBS News. Officials in President Trump's administration are expected to...
USAID debate
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 44 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“Rubio said there are things that USAID does "that we should continue to do and we will continue to do. But everything they do has to be in...”
The agency known as USAID was founded via an executive order in 1961 by JFK. The agency which manages billions of dollars in federal humanitarian assistance around the world has always had a bit of independent status, but over the decades has become a self-governing agency which decides where US...
Trump does it again!
By: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 48 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“"It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican soldiers on the border separating Mexico and the...”
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 weapons south of the border. The two leaders reached the agreement in a phone call early...
The case for tariffs
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 30 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“ So, a strategic decoupling. So, we would still have trade. So, I would say, "We sell you $150 billion. We buy $150 billion from you. No more." We...”
Last night CBS "60 Minutes" interviewed Trump's former trade negotiator. It may have been the most important interview that CBS has done in decades. He explained the need for tariffs: Robert Lighthizer: China to me is an existential threat to the United States. It is-- a very, very competent...
Spoiling for a Fight: Why Challenging Birthright Citizenship is a Win-Win for Trump
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Below is my column in the Hill on the move of the Trump Administration against birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration believes that this...”
Musk rips 'fraudulent' Treasury payments as reports mount DOGE has access to federal payment system
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“The Department of Government Efficiency, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has reportedly gained access to the Treasury Department's payment system.”
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 17 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
““The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians. Our Military has targeted this...”
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. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by...
Trump makes surprising firing hours after FBI agents who investigated him are 'escorted out'
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 56 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“'I swore an oath to a five-year term, and I will keep serving that until I can pass the baton to someone else,' Chopra said in an interview this...”
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 Chopra acknowledged in a letter to have 'concluded' his term, according to a person familiar with his...
Jeffries call for violence
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 118 Comments • 8 Likes • last year
“ We are going to fight it legislatively, we are going to fight it in the courts, we’re gonna fight it in the streets,” said Jeffries”
During a Friday press conference House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a veiled call for violence in opposition to the policies of President Trump.“We're gonna keep focused on the need to look out for everyday New Yorkers and everyday Americans who are under assault by an extreme MAGA...