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Trump, Musk feud explodes on social media(The Center Square) – Tension between President Donald Trump and former Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Must ratcheted up Thursday with the two exchanging words on social media over… Read More
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Feds to crack down on Medicaid dollars spent on noncitizens(The Center Square) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cracking down on states' use of taxpayer dollars allotted to Medicaid to pay for unauthorized treatments for noncitizens. Read More
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White House cocaine, J6 pipe bomber and Dobbs leak: FBI reviewing three unsolved Biden-era cases(Daily Caller News Foundation) – FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said his agency is reviewing three “cases of potential public corruption” that went unsolved by the Biden administration. Bongino said… Read More
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Trump taps Judge Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for D.C.(The Center Square) – Judge Jeanine Pirro, a current Fox News host, has been named interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia by President Donald Trump. The president’s announcement… Read More
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Global trade reorder begins in Trump deal with United Kingdom(The Center Square) – Seeking to reorder global trade with America at the center, President Donald Trump announced the framework of a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday. Read More
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Trump signs executive order defunding ‘biased’ NPR, PBS(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday night axing taxpayer funding for “biased” news outlets NPR and PBS. “… Read More
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Democrats on taxpayer-funded public broadcasting board sue Trump after getting the axe(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Three Democrat appointees on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) board sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, claiming their termination was illegal. Board members Laura… Read More
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‘Main Street, not Wall Street’: Trump defends tariffs, touts immigration success(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump delivered remarks at a rally in Michigan Tuesday evening, his 100th day in office of his second term. Trump touted his progress cutting… Read More
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Elon Musk confirms plan to lessen his DOGE involvement(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Elon Musk announced Tuesday that he plans to significantly scale back his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Speaking during Tesla’s… Read More
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Harvard sues Trump administration over ‘illegal demands’(The Center Square) – After seeing billions of dollars in research funding frozen and facing multiple federal demands for internal reform, Harvard University is suing the Trump administration under… Read More
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Trump backs Hegseth after report of another Signal chat with family(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump continues to stand behind Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after another Signal chat controversy surfaced over the weekend. “The President absolutely has confidence… Read More
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DOGE lists over $380 million in likely unemployment fraud(The Center Square) – The Department of Government Efficiency shared several examples of alleged unemployment fraud on its X account Thursday, the latest in its string of examples since President… Read More
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to take 16,000 workers off federal payroll(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can keep thousands of probationary workers off of the federal payroll as lawsuits challenging the… Read More
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to cancel millions in DEI grants(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled the Trump administration can cut $65 million awarded to schools for diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The 5-4 decision… Read More
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Trump executive order aims to increase business investments in US(The Center Square) – A new executive order from President Donald Trump seeks to establish a new government office to assist companies looking to invest more than $1 billion… Read More
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Trump says ‘nicer,’ ‘kinder’ tariffs will generate federal revenue(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says the slate of tariffs he plans to announce Wednesday will be “nicer,” “kinder” and “more generous” than other countries have treated the… Read More
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Executive order redirects Smithsonian funding away from leftward historical bent(The Center Square) – A new executive order from President Donald Trump is attempting to end displays and programs at Smithsonian museums that “divide Americans based on race” and… Read More
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Kennedy to cut 10,000 HHS employees to reduce ‘bureaucratic sprawl’(The Center Square) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a significant restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday in a move to streamline the huge… Read More
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NPR, PBS defend work as Republicans consider cuts(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday where leaders from National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service defended their work,… Read More
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Trump Cabinet meeting touts cuts in fraud, stresses Musk’s contributions(The Heartlander) — A remarkably public meeting of Trump’s Cabinet Monday went a long way to underscore – and defend – Elon Musk’s DOGE effort to cut waste, fraud and… Read More