Category: USA
House Republicans fly down to Trump’s backyard for annual working retreat
Fox News House Republicans are flying down to South Florida this week for their annual issues conference, where President Donald Trump is expected to speak with lawmakers hashing out the GOP agenda for the next two years. It’s another sign of the House GOP conference’s push for unity with Trump that the conference is being…
Read MoreTrump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
New York Times The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/us/politics/trump-california-wildfires-water.html
Read MoreTrump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
New York Times The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/us/politics/trump-federal-government-california-water.html
Read MoreRubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
Fox News Secretary of State Marco Rubio paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to allow the Trump administration to review if the money puts “America First.” On Sunday, the State Department released a statement about falling in step with President Donald Trump’s…
Read MoreKim Jong Un Is Doing Everything He Can to Keep North Korea’s Youth in Line
Wall Street Journal The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-jong-un-is-doing-everything-he-can-to-keep-north-koreas-youth-in-line-0866a1de
Read MoreShippers Wary of Red Sea Routes Despite Houthi Pledge to End Targeting
Wall Street Journal The world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger. https://www.wsj.com/articles/shippers-wary-of-red-sea-routes-despite-houthi-pledge-to-end-targeting-4dde35c2
Read MoreJeju Air Crash Probe Focuses On Engine Damage After Bird Strike
Wall Street Journal Pilots’ actions after the bird strike are an early focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the probe. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeju-air-crash-probe-focuses-on-engine-damage-after-bird-strike-3bafc2ff
Read MoreTrump signs executive order aimed at ‘drastically’ improving FEMA efficacy, priorities, competence
Fox News President Donald Trump put the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under review on Sunday after signing an executive order aimed at “drastically” improving the agency’s efficacy, priorities and competence. Trump’s executive order establishes the FEMA Review Council, which will be composed of no more than 20 members and co-chaired by the secretaries of…
Read MoreAOC roasted over post about Colombia tariffs and coffee prices that ‘aged like hot milk’
Fox News Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., weighed in on President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff feud with Colombian President Gustavo Petro – but not every social media user bought her comments. The spat between Trump and Petro began when the Colombian leader refused to accept two deportation flights over the weekend, prompting Trump to unleash retaliatory…
Read MoreGermany’s Economic Model Is Broken, and No One Has a Plan B
Wall Street Journal The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives. https://www.wsj.com/articles/germany-economic-model-broken-exports-095a488d
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