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NEW: The House cleared $9.4B in funding clawbacks requested by the White House. That includes $8.3B in foreign aid and $1.1B for public broadcasting.
House clears $9.4B in funding clawbacks requested by White House
The cuts would nix $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion for public broadcasting.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW: The House cleared $9.4B in funding clawbacks requested by the White House. That includes $8.3B in foreign aid and $1.1B for public broadcasting.
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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
www.npr.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
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It doesn't end with the illegal immigrants folks, it's actually just the beginning.
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It doesn't end with the illegal immigrants folks, it's actually just the beginning.
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Hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent days could face long or indefinite detention in a prison system rife with human rights abuses, according to attorneys and experts on the region.
Why the men who were sent to El Salvador’s mega-prison may never make it out
Families and lawyers fear for the deportees who may face indefinite detention in a prison known for human rights abuses.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent days could face long or indefinite detention in a prison system rife with human rights abuses, according to attorneys and experts on the region.
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This is spectacular news.
March 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is spectacular news.
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The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where
March 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where
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To be fair, Putin needed easier access to the WH
Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
To be fair, Putin needed easier access to the WH
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The Department of Homeland Security said on Monday that it had deported a Brown University professor and doctor with a valid visa because they said she attended a Hezbollah leader’s funeral in February during a trip to Lebanon.
Deported Professor Rasha Alawieh Attended Hezbollah Leader’s Funeral, D.H.S. Says
Dr. Rasha Alawieh was detained in Boston and then deported after returning from a trip to Lebanon. The government says a judge’s order that she be allowed to stay in the U.S. came too late.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Department of Homeland Security said on Monday that it had deported a Brown University professor and doctor with a valid visa because they said she attended a Hezbollah leader’s funeral in February during a trip to Lebanon.
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There is no power in the Constitution or case law to undo a pardon, and there is no exception to pardons signed by autopen, but President Trump claimed pardons issued by former President Biden were void, in a social media post that embraced a baseless right-wing conspiracy theory. nyti.ms/4i9AsfV
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There is no power in the Constitution or case law to undo a pardon, and there is no exception to pardons signed by autopen, but President Trump claimed pardons issued by former President Biden were void, in a social media post that embraced a baseless right-wing conspiracy theory. nyti.ms/4i9AsfV
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JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
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Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel.
Hamas says it's willing to release the five American hostages in Gaza
Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel.
www.npr.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel.
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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
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Schumer is a disgrace
March 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Schumer is a disgrace
Cobarde.
JUST IN: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night.
It comes just one day after he vowed that Democrats wouldn’t allow it to pass.
It comes just one day after he vowed that Democrats wouldn’t allow it to pass.
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.
nbcnews.to
March 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Cobarde.
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Always the game — or, really, the con
Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
THE INSIDE STORY:
THE INSIDE STORY:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Always the game — or, really, the con
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LATEST: The S&P 500 falls again, down 10% from its all-time high a month ago, as investors fear economic instability from President Trump's trade war.
S&P 500 slips into correction territory as stagflation fears and Trump tariff threats shake markets
The index has now fallen 10% since reaching an all-time high in February.
nbcnews.to
March 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
LATEST: The S&P 500 falls again, down 10% from its all-time high a month ago, as investors fear economic instability from President Trump's trade war.
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News Analysis: In a span of only 50 days, President Trump has done more than any of his modern predecessors to hollow out the foundations of an international system that the U.S. painstakingly erected in the 80 years since it emerged victorious from World War II.
Power, Money, Territory: How Trump Shook the World in 50 Days
The system America took 80 years to assemble proved surprisingly fragile in the face of Trump’s assault, a revolution in how the country exercises power across the globe.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
News Analysis: In a span of only 50 days, President Trump has done more than any of his modern predecessors to hollow out the foundations of an international system that the U.S. painstakingly erected in the 80 years since it emerged victorious from World War II.
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Let’s be clear: the Dept. of Ed. provides resources to 26 million children living in high-poverty school districts; Pell Grants to over 7 million students; & funding for millions of children with disabilities.
Closing its doors would be a disaster for working class families.
Closing its doors would be a disaster for working class families.
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Let’s be clear: the Dept. of Ed. provides resources to 26 million children living in high-poverty school districts; Pell Grants to over 7 million students; & funding for millions of children with disabilities.
Closing its doors would be a disaster for working class families.
Closing its doors would be a disaster for working class families.
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President Trump is canceling 83% of the programs run by the USAID, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday. The remaining programs would be administered by the State Department. Follow live updates.
Trump Live Updates: Markets Wobble as China Tariffs Deepen U.S. Trade War
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
President Trump is canceling 83% of the programs run by the USAID, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday. The remaining programs would be administered by the State Department. Follow live updates.
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Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for the U.S., where TB cases have also been rising.
nbcnews.to
March 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
Many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment, according to the WHO.
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I had to bring this here because it’s so good
March 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I had to bring this here because it’s so good