Things Trump Did... Day 13 | Blog#42
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Here’s what will get more expensive from Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
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The action, which is expected to take effect on Tuesday, includes a 25% duty on all imports from Mexico and most goods from Canada (there’s a 10% carve-out for energy-related items such as crude oil), and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods imported into the United States.
Trump has used and promised to employ tariffs for three primary purposes: to raise revenue, to bring trade into balance and to bring rival countries to the negotiating table.
However, economists warn that these moves negatively impact American businesses and consumers, many of whom are still reeling from the sharp rise in inflation in recent years.
Continue reading at CNN
Gaza deal's future hangs on Trump-Netanyahu meeting
The future of the Gaza hostage-release and ceasefire deal is hanging on the outcome of a meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that is set to take place on Tuesday at the White House, three Israeli officials told Axios.
Why it matters: Netanyahu reluctantly agreed to move forward with the first phase of the deal between Israel and Hamas. Families of the hostages — and Israeli negotiators — are concerned he won't follow through to the second phase as he fights for political survival.
Israeli officials told Axios that Netanyahu is waiting to see where Trump stands on the second phase of the deal — which is supposed to lead to a permanent ceasefire, and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza — before he makes any decisions.
Continue reading at Axios
GOP senator on Trump tariffs: ‘He ran on this. This is not a surprise’
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to levy 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, as well as 10 percent on Chinese exports to the U.S.
In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Schmitt said Trump outlined his tariff plan on the campaign trail and proved during his first term that his approach to foreign policy and tariffs works.
“We’ve got a president that wants to put America first and protect people,” Schmitt said. “We have 100,000 people a year, Kristen, dying from fentanyl.”
Continue reading at The Hill
Kaine: Trump DEI plane crash comments were made to avoid ‘tough questions’
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday that President Trump’s comments about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices in relation to a recent plane crash were made to avoid “tough questions.”
“I gotta say, the president weighing in while bodies were still being recovered, blaming this on DEI, and when pressed, he has no evidence to suggest it, was absolutely stomach-turning. … I’ll tell ya, I had a suspicion about why he did that, why race-bait at a moment like this, I think the president didn’t wanna be asked tough questions,” Kaine told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Continue reading at The Hill
Finance Committee to vote on RFK Jr. Tuesday
Kennedy’s approval by the committee is far from certain.
The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on the recommendation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation to lead federal health agencies, the committee announced Sunday.
Kennedy’s approval by the committee is far from certain. Last week, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he was “struggling” with the nominee’s reticence to publicly support vaccines despite the overwhelming evidence that they’re safe and effective.
Continue reading at Politico
‘An act of economic warfare’: Canadian PM hopeful slams Trump tariffs
Chrystia Freeland said: “This action is utter madness.”
Chrystia Freeland, the former Canadian deputy prime minister, said Sunday that Canada will not back down against President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs on the long-time trade partner, calling the president’s actions a “betrayal.”
Canada doesn’t want conflict with the United States, she said, but will not yield to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on the long-time trade partner and close ally throughout history.
Continue reading at Politico
Brussels vows ‘firm’ response to threatened Trump tariffs as EU braces for trade war
European Commission says the bloc “regrets” new U.S. tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.
BRUSSELS — The European Union is warning U.S. President Donald Trump the bloc will retaliate if he imposes tariffs on EU goods.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said it “regrets” Trump’s decision to impose blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday. The U.S. president has vowed to take similar measures against the EU.
“Our trade and investment relationship with the U.S. is the biggest in the world. There is a lot at stake,” a Commission spokesperson said on Sunday. “Tariffs create unnecessary economic disruption and drive inflation. They are hurtful to all sides.”
Nevertheless, the spokesperson said, “the EU would respond firmly to any trading partner that unfairly or arbitrarily imposes tariffs on EU goods.”
France’s Industry Minister Marc Ferracci went further, demanding a “biting” response from Brussels, which manages trade relations on behalf of the EU's 27 member countries.
Continue reading at Politico
Memo to Elon: Know Your Boss
It may not be vanity that sinks the Trump-Musk alliance. It could come down to policy.
To: Elon (and other interested parties)
Re: Let Trump be Trump!
For months, there’s been an invisible countdown clock ticking until President Trump and Elon Musk split. The Trump Show is a one-man play and there’s not room for anybody else, least of all somebody wealthier and with a (nearly) comparable thirst for attention.
But I thought the break would come entirely over vanity not policy. This week suggests that may not be the case.
By attempting to do to the federal workforce what he did to Twitter — down to the subject line — Musk is making a profound misread of what animates Trump. The president is eager for big, beautiful wins and press coverage of the same — not some conservative ideological project to shrink the federal workforce.
Continue reading at Politico
Peters retirement scrambles Michigan Senate race for Democrats
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters’s (D) unexpected decision to not seek another term in 2026 has scrambled what was already expected to be a closely fought race in a key battleground.
Democrats knew that next year’s Senate race in the Great Lakes State was going to be fierce, especially after President Trump narrowly eked out a win over former Vice President Harris even as Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) managed to fend off ger GOP rival.
But now, with Peters stepping down, the race is poised to be even more bruising for Democrats, as a flurry of candidates have indicated they might be interested in seeking the party’s nomination, while some high-profile names like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (D) are also being floated.
Continue reading at The Hill
Florida Republicans just declared war on each other
So far neither side is backing down, and there’s a chance that the fight will drag on through the regular session that starts in early March and beyond.
President Donald Trump’s home state is caught up in a never-before-seen power struggle between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature. It’s led to insults, promises of political payback and a mounting media offensive by the governor.
The scene is unlike any since Republicans gained control of state government nearly three decades ago. While past dustups between a GOP governor and Republican legislators have been fought over policies such as medical malpractice insurance or government subsidies for businesses, the current fight hits a top-tier issue crucial to Republican voters: illegal immigration.
DeSantis, in a move he said was meant to support the Trump administration’s efforts to squelch illegal immigration, called legislators to come to Tallahassee on Monday. And when they arrived, they promptly closed his special session, called their own and passed a bill that did not contain all of the asks the governor had requested. Legislative leaders insisted their bill was crafted after consulting with the White House.
Continue reading at Politico
Playbook: Trump launches a trade war
MINNESOTA NOT SO NICE — Democrats and Republicans this weekend made several key decisions that will most certainly have far-reaching consequences through 2026 and 2028.
From Democrats choosing a new chair with deep ties to the old order at a time when many believe it needs an overhaul down to the studs, to Republicans launching a likely trade war with Canada and Mexico, the die is cast.
Let’s start with the Democrats: Yesterday, inside a hotel ballroom at National Harbor, 448 party insiders did little to answer some of the deepest questions their party faces as they search for a path out of the political wilderness. But they did select someone to lead them the next four years: Ken Martin, a longtime Midwestern tactician and chair of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Do not let Martin’s Midwestern accent fool you. He is promising pugilism. “This is a new DNC,” he told reporters after his election, per our colleagues Elena Schneider and Brakkton Booker. “We’re taking the gloves off.” He added: “I’ve always viewed my role as a chair of the Democratic Party to take the low road, so my candidates and elected officials can take the high road, meaning, I’m going to throw a punch.”
KNOWING MARTIN: One quote shared with Elena in her must-read how-he-did-it piece provided an evocative distillation of what to expect from Martin: “Minnesota nice has two sides: Minnesota nice is a pleasant, earnest ability to engage with people publicly, and it is also a private ruthlessness and a coldness that only comes when you’ve lived in 10-degree-below weather half your life,” said John Bisognano, who worked with Martin at the Association of State Democratic Committees and now leads the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. “Ken will cut you if he has to, but that ruthlessness is what we need to achieve electoral success.”
Continue reading at Politico
Sen. Schmitt dodges answering if Edward Snowden is a traitor
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Sunday mirrored ex-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, when he dodged classifying Edward Snowden as a traitor.
Why it matters: Gabbard's refusal to call Snowden a traitor during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday reportedly prompted some GOP discomfort.
What they're saying: Schmitt danced around the same question during a Sunday interview on "Meet the Press."
"I think people are tired of these games, of sort of this 'gotcha' stuff. Look, he's [Snowden] been indicted," Schmitt said when pressed by NBC News' Kristen Welker. "If he ever comes back to the United States he's going to have a trial. But this idea of you trying to disqualify people by using these terms is ridiculous."
When asked again about Snowden, Schmitt said: "I think it's totally ridiculous to try to smear people who are trying to serve this country because, again, it's sort of 'gotcha.'"
Continue reading at Axios
Canadian ambassador to U.S.: Canadians ‘perplexed’ and ‘confused’ by Trump’s tariffs
Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, said on Sunday that Canadians are “perplexed” and “confused” by tariffs from President Trump.
“Canadians are perplexed, I think disappointed,” Hillman told ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos. “We view ourselves as your — your neighbor, your closest friend, your ally, you know, a country whose — whose citizens have fought and died with you around the world, in defense of values that we share, who come to the aid of the Los Angeles fires most recently. ‘
Continue reading at The Hill
U.S. auto industry is in the tariff crosshairs
Cars that are made in America aren't only made in America — they're made across North America.
As a result, Trump's across-the-board tariffs on all trade with Mexico or Canada risks making U.S. autos much more expensive than foreign imports.
Why it matters: The U.S. auto industry could shut down within a week, by some estimates, thanks to these tariffs. Even if it doesn't, there is no automaker that's set up to operate in a world of high-friction North American border duties.
The big picture: With modern supply chains, a single component in a vehicle can cross the U.S. border between six and eight times before final assembly.
Continue reading at Axios
Rubio warns Panama of U.S. retaliation if China's canal influence remains
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama officials that Chinese influence over the Panama Canal must be curbed or the U.S. will take retaliatory actions, the State Department said Sunday.
Why it matters: Rubio's warning to Panama President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha is another pressure point on the country since President Trump said he intended to regain control of the Panama Canal.
The trip to Panama is Rubio's first abroad since being sworn in as secretary of state.
Continue reading at Axios
GOP applauds Trump tariffs as trade war looms
As trade war fears circulate, lawmakers are manning their posts: Democrats are warning prices will skyrocket — while Republicans say the potential discomfort will be worth it in the end.
The big picture: Economists fear the across-the-board tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — and the immediate retaliation that followed — could further stress already strained U.S. households and walk back recent economic gains.
Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and additional 10% tariffs on China could effectively tax the average U.S. household an extra $830 this year, an analysis from the nonpartisan nonprofit Tax Foundation found.
Continue reading at Axios
Canadian PM candidate calls Trump tariffs ‘a betrayal of America’s closest friend’
In an interview on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Freeland pushed back on those concerns, saying Trump’s “pretexts are utterly ludicrous” and noting the relatively low incidence rate for fentanyl at the northern border.
“This action is utter madness,” she continued. “It is a betrayal of America’s closest friend, of your ally, your neighbor, your best partner in the whole world. It is an act of economic warfare, and the president was clear just this morning, it is a direct attack on our sovereignty.”
Continue reading at The Hill
EU warns Trump it will ‘respond firmly’ to tariffs
The European Union (EU) said it will “respond firmly” if President Trump signs tariffs that could impact its member countries.
A spokesperson for the union said that the 27-member group was not aware of any additional tariffs being imposed on EU products but said the use of tariffs is “hurtful on all sides,” Bloomberg reported.
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Elon Musk spoke privately with Todd Young, did not ask for guarantee on Tulsi Gabbard
The conversation came the same day Musk targeted Young on X before deleting the post.
Elon Musk did not ask Sen. Todd Young to back Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, when they spoke on Sunday, according to two people briefed on the call, though the conversation appeared to smooth their relationship over.
“Senator Young and Mr. Musk had a great conversation on a number of subjects and policy areas where they have a shared interest, like DOGE,” a Young spokesperson told POLITICO.
Continue reading at Politico
Sen. Mark Warner warns of ramifications for Trump’s FBI and Justice Department firings
The Virginia Democrat says the impacts could be “devastating” for cybersecurity and crime investigations.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said on Sunday that the Trump administration’s recent firings and probes into the Department of Justice and the FBI could have serious consequences.
“Well, if you were suddenly taking out the most experienced folks at Justice or at the FBI, how does that make us stronger?” Warner said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Continue reading at Politico
2 GOP senators express support for Tulsi Gabbard
Concerns for her path to confirmation intensified last week after a rocky hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Ahead of what could be the most contentious Senate confirmation fight for any of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, two GOP senators spoke up Sunday in support of Tulsi Gabbard, his selection for director of national intelligence.
“She served our country honorably in the military,” Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) told host Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “She’s been a member of Congress, and I think she strikes a really important balance for a key position of civil liberties, protecting civil liberties of United States citizens, and also our national security. So I still think she’s going to get confirmed.”
Continue reading at Politico
Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The world’s richest man may now have access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States. According to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday granted Elon Musk and his minions at the faux-agency DOGE full access to the Treasury’s massive federal payment system. As with the rest of Musk’s wide-reaching project within the U.S. government under Donald Trump, it’s not at all clear what he plans to do with this unprecedented access.
Also on Friday, the top civil servant at the Treasury Department, David Lebryk, was apparently ousted after he refused to give Department of Government Efficiency officials access to the system — or rather, per the Times, he “was put on leave and then suddenly retired on Friday after the dispute, according to people familiar with his exit.”
Continue reading at New York Magazine
Trudeau, Sheinbaum vow to ‘enhance the strong bilateral relations’ amid US tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to “enhance the strong bilateral relations” between their two countries the same day President Trump enacted tariffs on them, according to a readout on Trudeau’s website.
“Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. Prime Minister Trudeau and President Sheinbaum discussed the deep people-to-people ties, the strong trade and investment relationship between Canada and Mexico, and the importance of preserving North American competitiveness and prosperity,” the Sunday readout reads.
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Trump rips ‘always wrong’ Wall Street Journal for criticizing his tariffs
“The ‘Tariff Lobby,’ headed by the Globalist, and always wrong, Wall Street Journal, is working hard to justify Countries like Canada, Mexico, China, and too many others to name, continue the decades long RIPOFF OF AMERICA, both with regard to TRADE, CRIME, AND POISONOUS DRUGS that are allowed to so freely flow into AMERICA,” said the president on his Truth Social platform.
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GOP rep says he supports ‘purging’ of State Department
Republican Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he supports “purging” personnel at the State Department.
Mast joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about President Trump imposing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, and what national security threat is coming from the countries.
Continue reading at The Hill
Democrats scramble to make their immigration stand amid broader support for deportations
Party is hamstrung while Trump targets criminals — but is looking to protect families, farm workers and Dreamers.
NEW YORK — Democrats’ long-standing struggle with messaging has come back to haunt them just as President Donald Trump is intensifying his crackdown on illegal immigration — an effort some Democrats support.
For the moment, the party is backed into a corner. Its leaders are reluctant to alienate centrist members voting with Republicans on bills making it easier to deport migrants charged with crimes. They also can’t deny that public opinion is shifting to the right and aligning with Trump on targeting criminals. And they know missteps could blow their chances at retaking the House in the midterms.
Continue reading at Politico
Trump’s talking about shutting down FEMA. Republicans hate that idea.
GOP lawmakers resisted the president’s suggestion FEMA might need to “go away,” but they support changes to the disaster response agency.
President Donald Trump’s suggestions that he might shut down the federal agency charged with responding to disasters are running into trouble with Republican lawmakers.
Deeply red states are experiencing some of the costliest disasters, and lawmakers from those states fear that eliminating Federal Emergency Management Agency would leave them on the hook for increasingly expensive bills. So while they’re open to overhauling FEMA, congressional Republicans said they flatly reject the idea of abolishing the agency.
Continue reading at Politico
CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals
— Banned terms must be scrubbed from CDC-authored manuscripts
The CDC has instructed its scientists to retract or pause the publication of any research manuscript being considered by any medical or scientific journal, not merely its own internal periodicals, Inside Medicine has learned. The move aims to ensure that no "forbidden terms" appear in the work. The policy includes manuscripts that are in the revision stages at journal (but not officially accepted) and those already accepted for publication but not yet live.
In the order, CDC researchers were instructed to remove references to or mentions of a list of forbidden terms: "Gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, nonbinary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, biologically female," according to an email sent to CDC employees (see below)."
Continue reading at MedPageToday
Hegseth heads to the border
The visit will serve to emphasize the administration’s emphasis on immigration issues.
Pete Hegseth on Monday will take his first trip as defense secretary — to the southern border, where he will highlight military support for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations there.
The announcement came Sunday from Fort Bliss, Texas, where Hegseth will meet with troops from the military’s Joint Task Force North.
The visit signals the administration is doubling down on its militarization of immigration and border enforcement and a more aggressive approach to border and homeland security, lining up with Trump’s hardline stance.
Continue reading at Politico
Kaine says Democrats should take notes from Virginia after poll finds the party struggling in popularity
“I’m a Virginian and I know one state well, and not so well the other 49,” Kaine said. “In Virginia, we’ve gone from one of the most ruby-red states in the country to … having put electoral votes behind Democrats five elections in a row. I just won my reelection by a sizeable margin against Donald Trump’s hand-picked Republican opponent.”
In Virginia, Kaine said, Democratic candidates focus on the issues that matter to the people, particularly the economy.
“I think sometimes national Democrats don’t,” he said.
Continue reading at The Hill
Trump vows to cut off aid to South Africa
“South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump wrote.
President Donald Trump wrote Sunday that he was “cutting off all future funding to South Africa” in protest of its current land reform.
“South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” the president wrote on TruthSocial, adding: “A massive Human Rights VIOLATION, at a minimum, is happening for all to see.”
He presumably was referring to an expropriation measure recently signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa designed to bring land reform “in the public interest,” redressing economic and racial inequality dating back to the nation’s apartheid era.
Continue reading at Politico
Education Department employees placed on paid leave as part of Trump administration’s DEI purge
Dozens of employees at the Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave Friday as part of the Trump administration’s larger effort to rid the federal workforce of employees associated with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts, two sources familiar with the move told CNN.
Continue reading at CNN
FBI agents, officials asked to detail their work on Jan. 6 cases
Leaders and agents at the bureau are bracing for a potential purge of those deemed disloyal to Trump.
Thousands of FBI agents and employees are being asked by Justice Department leadership to fill out a 12-question survey detailing their roles in investigations stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The questionnaire is contributing to a mounting sense of anxiety inside the bureau, as leaders and agents brace for a potential purge of those deemed disloyal to President Donald Trump and his new administration. It has prompted resistance from leaders of some of the bureau’s nationwide field offices, some of whom have urged subordinates not to fill out the questionnaire and let higher-ranking officials handle the fallout.
Continue reading at Politico
Hard-liner rebellion forces House GOP leaders to scramble for deeper cuts
Budget Committee conservatives rejected the minimum targets outlined at least week’s Republican retreat.
House Republican leaders want committees to land deeper spending cuts in their party-line bill to enact President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, as they scramble to address a rebellion from key Budget Committee members who think Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial plan falls short.
Key hard-liners and others on the Budget panel are pushing to outline at least $1 trillion in spending cuts in the blueprint that the committee is supposed to debate this week, according to three people familiar with the private discussions who were granted anonymity to describe them.
Continue reading at Politico
Trump to speak with Trudeau, Mexico after imposing tariffs
“They have to balance out their trade, number one. They’ve got to stop people from pouring into our country, and we’ve stopped it. They haven’t stopped it. We’ve stopped it,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews. “They have to stop people pouring in, and we have to stop fentanyl. And that includes China.”
The president said he will speak with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Mexico leadership, not specifying who, on Monday morning.
Continue reading at The Hill
Trump slams Democrats for ‘purposefully delaying virtually all of my nominees’
“Democrats are purposefully delaying virtually all of my Nominees,” Trump posted Sunday on Truth Social. “No matter how good and well qualified someone is, they are taking maximum time for approval — and laughing about it.”
Just eight of Trump’s more than 20 nominees have been confirmed by the Senate so far. Many of them have undergone intense questioning as Democrats highlight their serious concerns with many nominees.
Continue reading at The Hill
USAID leaders escorted out of building after blocking DOGE access to secure systems
Officials spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday to say USAID members were eventually unsuccessful and DOGE teams were able to gain access to some of the agency’s classified information, including intelligence reports.
John Voorhees and deputy Brian McGill were the two employees that believed they were legally obligated to deny DOGE teams access after they didn’t have a high enough security clearance. They refused to allow the DOGE employees in and threatened to call U.S. Marshalls, NBC News reported.
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Rubio warns Panama over canal, saying current status is ‘unacceptable’
According to a summary of Rubio’s meeting with Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino released by the State Department, Rubio said there would have to be “immediate changes” to how the U.S. operates with the canal.
“Secretary Rubio informed President Mulino and Minister Martínez-Acha today in Panama City to address critical regional and global challenges,” the summary said.
Continue reading at The Hill
Texas National Guard to make immigration arrests under Trump admin deal
The Texas National Guard was "granted the power of immigration officials to make immigration arrests" under an agreement with the Trump administration that state Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday was effective "immediately."
Why it matters: The national guard's increased powers are part of President Trump's immigration crackdown vow to expel millions of undocumented immigrants, which saw him sign executive orders declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border soon after taking office.
It follows a Jan. 23 Department of Homeland Security directive giving Justice Department law enforcement officials in the U.S. Marshals, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Federal Bureau of Prisons authority to investigate and apprehend suspected undocumented immigrants.
Continue reading at Axios
‘Twenty big cities, Aspen and Martha’s Vineyard’ are what remain of Democratic party: Former candidate
Adam Frisch, a former Colorado Democratic House candidate, said there are just a handful of cities that make up the Democratic Party today.
“Twenty big cities, Aspen and Martha’s Vineyard—that’s what’s left of the Democratic Party,” Frisch told The Wall Street Journal. “And I’m not exactly sure those 20 big cities are getting the best version of the Democratic Party.”
Frisch lost his House race in November to Republican Jeff Hurd (Colo.). He would have represented the area of the Rocky Mountains that includes Aspen, a wealthy ski town celebrities flock to year-round.
Continue reading at The Hill
Musk says Trump has "agreed" to shut USAID down
Musk's comments early Monday followed reports that representatives for Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which the billionaire is spearheading, had visited USAID's D.C. headquarters and accessed classified spaces and American citizens' data.
Continue reading at Axios
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