Bindu Purhar
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White House adviser Alina Habba said Tuesday that military veterans impacted by the DOGE-led layoffs of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."
Trump adviser Alina Habba says veterans fired by DOGE are perhaps 'not fit to have a job at this moment'
Emily Erroa, an Army veteran who was fired from the Department of Energy last month, called Habba's comments "ridiculous" and "insulting."
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
White House adviser Alina Habba said Tuesday that military veterans impacted by the DOGE-led layoffs of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."
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Shameful.
“Today, the United States 🇺🇸 launched a trade war against Canada 🇨🇦, their closest partner & ally - their closest friend…
At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia 🇷🇺, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.
Make that make sense.”
- Trudeau
“Today, the United States 🇺🇸 launched a trade war against Canada 🇨🇦, their closest partner & ally - their closest friend…
At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia 🇷🇺, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.
Make that make sense.”
- Trudeau
March 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Shameful.
“Today, the United States 🇺🇸 launched a trade war against Canada 🇨🇦, their closest partner & ally - their closest friend…
At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia 🇷🇺, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.
Make that make sense.”
- Trudeau
“Today, the United States 🇺🇸 launched a trade war against Canada 🇨🇦, their closest partner & ally - their closest friend…
At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia 🇷🇺, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.
Make that make sense.”
- Trudeau
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checking in on who we’re negotiating with
March 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
checking in on who we’re negotiating with
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Congressional Republicans are again being advised against holding in-person town halls after several instances of lawmakers being berated by attendees went viral.
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over cuts go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Congressional Republicans are again being advised against holding in-person town halls after several instances of lawmakers being berated by attendees went viral.
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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since september, less than 1% of fentanyl seized by americans was at the northern border with canada
- us customs and border patrol
- us customs and border patrol
March 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
since september, less than 1% of fentanyl seized by americans was at the northern border with canada
- us customs and border patrol
- us customs and border patrol
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Welcome to Tammany Hall. White House edition.
SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a…
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March 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Welcome to Tammany Hall. White House edition.
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From where Putin is sitting, it looks like Russia is now winning a yearslong struggle with the U.S. and the West.
And the result may be more war.
And the result may be more war.
From his perspective, Putin is now winning the yearslong struggle with the U.S.
The fight is by no means over, with the head of the E.U. Commission announcing plans to strengthen Europe’s defense industry and drastically increase military capabilities.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
From where Putin is sitting, it looks like Russia is now winning a yearslong struggle with the U.S. and the West.
And the result may be more war.
And the result may be more war.
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Vladimir Putin has for years unsuccessfully tried to oust Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
Now, those efforts are being entertained by senior officials in Ukraine’s single most important backer, the United States.
Now, those efforts are being entertained by senior officials in Ukraine’s single most important backer, the United States.
Putin has tried to oust Zelenskyy for years. Now, U.S. pressure might do the job.
Some comments by formerly staunch Zelenskyy supporters play into the hands of Russia, and aid Moscow’s yearslong bid to oust the pro-Western leader, critics warn.
www.nbcnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Vladimir Putin has for years unsuccessfully tried to oust Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
Now, those efforts are being entertained by senior officials in Ukraine’s single most important backer, the United States.
Now, those efforts are being entertained by senior officials in Ukraine’s single most important backer, the United States.
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Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.
Russian missile experts flew to Iran as it clashed with Israel, investigation shows
A senior Iranian defense ministry official told Reuters that Russian missile experts had made multiple visits to Iranian missile production sites last year.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.
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next chancellor of germany friedrich merz: trump admin meeting with zelenskyy “was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation.”
March 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
next chancellor of germany friedrich merz: trump admin meeting with zelenskyy “was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by zelenskyy, but obviously a manufactured escalation.”
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President Trump’s decision to pause American military aid to Ukraine is handing Russian President Putin the upper hand on the battlefield and on the world stage, former officials and experts warn.
Trump’s pause on Ukraine aid is like the U.S. switching sides in WWII, expert says
The White House says pausing military assistance is part of its drive toward peace; many warn it will only embolden Putin.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
President Trump’s decision to pause American military aid to Ukraine is handing Russian President Putin the upper hand on the battlefield and on the world stage, former officials and experts warn.
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Your afternoon reminder that Kamala was right about everything.
March 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Your afternoon reminder that Kamala was right about everything.
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Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.
Lech Walesa and Polish Political Prisoners Voice ‘Horror’ at Trump’s Scolding of Zelensky
He and former Polish political prisoners voiced “horror and disgust” at President Trump’s scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week, saying it reminded them of encounters with bull...
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.
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Breaking News: James Dennehy, the top agent at the FBI’s New York field office, was forced out after clashing with Justice Department officials.
James Dennehy, New York’s Top F.B.I. Agent, Forced Out After Defiant Email
James E. Dennehy had told agents to “dig in” in the face of the Trump administration’s culling of officials who investigated the Jan. 6 attack.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Breaking News: James Dennehy, the top agent at the FBI’s New York field office, was forced out after clashing with Justice Department officials.
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Ok, Canadians. You know what to do.
Tighten our belts.
Strengthen our resolve.
Show our unity.
Demonstrate our national pride.
Support our real allies.
Put Canada first forever and always.
Tighten our belts.
Strengthen our resolve.
Show our unity.
Demonstrate our national pride.
Support our real allies.
Put Canada first forever and always.
March 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Ok, Canadians. You know what to do.
Tighten our belts.
Strengthen our resolve.
Show our unity.
Demonstrate our national pride.
Support our real allies.
Put Canada first forever and always.
Tighten our belts.
Strengthen our resolve.
Show our unity.
Demonstrate our national pride.
Support our real allies.
Put Canada first forever and always.
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kremlin spox dmitry peskov praises new american foreign policy
“the new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations…this largely aligns with our vision.”
“the new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations…this largely aligns with our vision.”
March 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
kremlin spox dmitry peskov praises new american foreign policy
“the new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations…this largely aligns with our vision.”
“the new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations…this largely aligns with our vision.”
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Anyone doubting our power as consumers, I present you Target and Tesla. FAFO!
March 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Anyone doubting our power as consumers, I present you Target and Tesla. FAFO!
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Exclusive: Some US government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised on what to do if approached by foreign adversaries, four sources told Reuters reut.rs/4h2A55r
Exclusive: Fired US government workers with top security clearances were not given exit briefings, sources say
Some U.S. government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised on what to do if approached by foreign adversaries, four sources told Reuters.
reut.rs
March 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Exclusive: Some US government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised on what to do if approached by foreign adversaries, four sources told Reuters reut.rs/4h2A55r
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BREAKING: Head of FBI's New York office is forced out after questioning President Trump's pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases, sources say.
Top FBI official forced out after criticizing Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6
James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new administration requested the names of all agents who worked on Capitol riot c...
www.nbcnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
BREAKING: Head of FBI's New York office is forced out after questioning President Trump's pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases, sources say.
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March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025
As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday was a setup to provide justification for cutting off congressionally approved aid to...
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March 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
March 3, 2025
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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.