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Washington DC, in a controversial move, former President Donald Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a 227-year-old law, to fast-track the deportation of Venezuelan gang members. However, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the plan for two weeks, allowing time for legal arguments to unfold.
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Washington DC, looks like President Trump is in full-on decluttering mode—except instead of tossing out old Tupperware, he’s shutting down seven federal agencies that he deems underperforming, obsolete, or just plain unnecessary.
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Ridgewood NJ, Christie Todd Whitman, the former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator, is now speaking out against sweeping downsizing to the Environmental Protection Agency. But let’s be real—is she kidding?
Continue reading Christie Todd Whitman: Is She Serious? The Hypocrisy of Her EPA Criticism
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Washington DC, global trade tensions are heating up once again as former U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 200% tariff on wine, champagne, and alcoholic products from France and other European Union nations.
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The U.S. debt and deficit crisis escalated during President Donald Trump’s first month in office, with the budget deficit surpassing $1 trillion before the fiscal year even hit the halfway mark. Despite a slight slowdown in government spending, revenues remain far behind expenditures, according to a Treasury Department report released Wednesday.
Continue reading U.S. Debt Crisis Deepens: What It Means for the Economy
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Ridgewood NJ, in response to the protests, Elon Musk has pointed fingers at billionaires George Soros, Reid Hoffman, and organizations like ActBlue. Reid Hoffman has often been pointed too as a key figure in the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
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Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding already being provided to indemnify growers for depopulated flocks.
Continue reading USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices
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Washington DC, a shocking new investigation by the House Oversight Project has revealed that nearly every official document signed during Joe Biden’s presidency was not signed by him, but rather by an autopen—a device used to replicate signatures.
Continue reading Investigation Reveals Nearly All Biden Presidency Documents Were Signed by Autopen
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Washington DC, the federal government is getting a major shake-up with the launch of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—an advisory group aimed at reducing waste, cutting excess regulations, and reshaping federal agencies.
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Ridgewood NJ, the U.S. has officially implemented broad 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada, marking a significant shift in trade policy under President Donald Trump. The tariffs, which were delayed for a month to allow negotiations on drug trafficking and migration, are now in full force.
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Washington DC, a tense Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance on Friday has sparked controversy, with reports suggesting that anti-Trump Democrats may have influenced Zelenskyy to reject a rare earth minerals deal.
Continue reading Did Anti-Trump Democrats Influence Zelenskyy to Reject Trump’s Mineral Deal?
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Washington DC, in a historic move, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday, officially designating English as the national language of the United States. This marks the first time in U.S. history that a single national language has been formally established at the federal level.
Continue reading Trump Signs Executive Order Declaring English the Official Language of the U.S.
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Washington DC, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are at the center of a heated debate after requesting unprecedented access to the IRS’ most sensitive data systems. The request includes access to Social Security numbers, bank account details, and tax information for millions of U.S. taxpayers—raising serious privacy and security concerns among experts and government officials.
Continue reading Elon Musk’s DOGE Sparks Controversy Over IRS Data Access Request
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Washington DC, Elon Musk’s attempt to streamline the federal workforce got a bust from some new allies —not from the courts or watchdog groups, but from Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretaries and agency heads who are asserting their authority over staffing decisions.
Continue reading Cabinet Secretaries Take Lead on Elon Musk’s Federal Workforce Overhaul
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Washington DC, Tech billionaire Elon Musk has issued a second warning to federal employees—either respond to an email outlining their accomplishments, or face termination.
In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), Musk clarified:
“Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance. Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.”
This directive, however, contradicts guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which has stated that responding to the email is voluntary and failure to do so does not equate to resignation.
Continue reading Elon Musk’s Federal Employee Ultimatum: Respond or Be Terminated