• 03/17/2025

Hamas official welcomes Trump’s apparent retreat on Gazans displacement call

Jerusalem Post The statement by the Hamas official came after Trump said on Wednesday that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza.” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-845822

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How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.

New York Times District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair. The city raises most of its own money but cannot control how it is spent. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/congress-washington-dc-shutdown-budget-cut.html

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Justice Dept. Moving to Downsize Units Investigating Fraud and Corruption

New York Times The plans, which have not been finalized, are the latest effort by the Trump administration to limit the ability of prosecutors to bring sensitive and politically fraught cases. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/justice-dept-fraud-corruption.html

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Thursday Briefing: A Widening Trade War

New York Times Plus, a new season of books. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/briefing/tariff-trade-war-khalil-trial-syria-conflict.html

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Turkish President Erdoğan calls on Russia to “respond constructively” to US ceasefire proposal

Pravda Ukraine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has supported the proposal agreed upon by Ukraine and the United States for a 30-day ceasefire and has called on Russia to accept it. Source: Erdoğan speaking after a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Ankara on 12 March, as reported by European Pravda with reference…

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‘UN80 Initiative’ appears to show world body’s panic over possible DOGE-like cuts

Fox News United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the “UN80 Initiative” on Wednesday as a project in honor of the international body’s 80th anniversary. On paper, the initiative aims to improve efficiency, review the implementation of mandates and restructure the system. However, several U.N. critics claim that this is the international body’s way of bracing…

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Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System

New York Times The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/trump-law-firms-perkins-coie.html

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Cozy ties between top Newsom ally and CCP official unearthed on networking site: ‘She helped me a lot’

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: A longtime ally of California Gov. Gavin Newsom repeatedly helped a now-former CCP official while she was serving as the Chinese consul in San Francisco, according to a LinkedIn post unearthed by Fox News Digital. Ying He, who served as the Chinese consul general in San Francisco between 2012 and…

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Putin sets task to defeat enemy in the Kursk Region as soon as possible

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Armed Forces continue their operation to wipe out Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Region; five settlements were liberated in the past 24 hours https://tass.com/defense/1926971

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New York assemblyman tries to confront Tom Homan over arrest of Columbia University anti-Israel activist

Fox News A New York state elected official was seen Wednesday appearing to attempt to get past police while shouting at border czar Tom Homan, who was in the state capital to call out Democrats over their illegal immigration policies. Assembly member and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was seen in Albany shouting…

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