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Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that nations around the world are hurrying to Washington to negotiate “highly tailored” trade deals with the United States, as the administration ramps up efforts to rebalance global trade through new tariffs and reciprocal trade policies.
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Washington DC, Senator Cory Booker aka Spartacus (D-NJ) has made history by breaking the record for the longest Senate floor speech, surpassing Senator Ted Cruz’s previous filibuster record of 21 hours and 19 minutes. Booker, who took the floor around 7 p.m. ET on Monday, delivered a nearly 18-hour-long speech, heavily criticizing the Trump administration’s policies and actions.
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Washington DC, the Trump administration’s ongoing reduction of the federal workforce has led to another round of mass layoffs, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cutting nearly 25% of its 82,000 employees. This move is part of a broader effort to streamline government operations, with more than 55,000 federal workers dismissed this year—excluding 75,000 who accepted buyouts.
Continue reading Major Federal Layoffs Continue in Washington as HHS Cuts Workforce by 25%
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Washington DC, at 4 PM ET today, President Donald Trump will unveil a sweeping tariff plan aimed at reshaping global trade and boosting U.S. manufacturing. The White House has framed the move as a critical step in leveling the playing field for American businesses while encouraging companies to bring production and repatriate manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.
Continue reading ‘Liberation Day’ for Trade: Trump Administration to Announce Major Tariff Plan
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Washington DC, Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has once again sparked national debate, revealing a stunning chart that claims millions of noncitizens have been issued Social Security numbers by the U.S. government.
Continue reading Elon Musk Unveils ‘Mind-Blowing’ Social Security Data on Noncitizens
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Washington DC, Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has turned his attention to a pressing issue: how members of Congress have amassed enormous wealth despite earning base salaries of under $200,000 per year.
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Washington DC, in a closely watched legal battle, a federal appeals court has upheld a temporary block on the Trump administration’s attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite the deportation of certain Venezuelan immigrants. The 2-1 decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals supports U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s earlier order that temporarily halted these deportations.
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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.
Continue reading President Trump’s Spring Cleaning: Seven Federal Agencies Get the Boot
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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.
Continue reading Sacré Bleu: Trump Administration Threatens 200% Tariff on French Champagne
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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
