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🎓 Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday that the federal government will not provide any new grants to Harvard University, saying the Ivy League school has “made a mockery” of the country’s higher education system. ❌🏛
📄 In a letter posted on social media Monday evening, McMahon said the school has violated federal law ⚖️.
she asked ❓😠
McMahon said the university has
💰 The change comes after the administration announced a freeze on $2.2 billion in federal funding 💵 and initiated numerous investigations of Harvard’s operations 🕵️♀️, threatened the education of international students 🎓 and said that it is considering a revocation of Harvard’s tax-exempt status.
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📄 In a letter posted on social media Monday evening, McMahon said the school has violated federal law ⚖️.
🗣 “Where do many of these ‘students’ come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country — and why is there so much HATE?”
she asked ❓😠
McMahon said the university has
“failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor.” 📉📚
💰 The change comes after the administration announced a freeze on $2.2 billion in federal funding 💵 and initiated numerous investigations of Harvard’s operations 🕵️♀️, threatened the education of international students 🎓 and said that it is considering a revocation of Harvard’s tax-exempt status.
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02.05.202513:59
Mike Waltz will become Ambassador to the United Nations — his position will be temporarily occupied by Marco Rubio
Shortly after the firing of Mike Waltz, Donald Trump officially announced who he had chosen as his successor: Secretary of State Marco Rubio will temporarily take the position of National Security Adviser to the United States. At the same time, he will continue to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Waltz, on the other hand, was comforted by another position. He should become the new permanent representative of the United States to the UN.
Trump wrote about this on his platform Truth Social:
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Shortly after the firing of Mike Waltz, Donald Trump officially announced who he had chosen as his successor: Secretary of State Marco Rubio will temporarily take the position of National Security Adviser to the United States. At the same time, he will continue to head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Waltz, on the other hand, was comforted by another position. He should become the new permanent representative of the United States to the UN.
Trump wrote about this on his platform Truth Social:
I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations. From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the same in his new role. In the interim, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as National Security Advisor, while continuing his strong leadership at the State Department. Together, we will continue to fight tirelessly to Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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01.05.202518:05
United Parcel Service revealed plans to slash 20,000 jobs after deciding earlier this year to slash the number of packages it delivers for its top customer, Amazon.
Shares in UPS — which has about 490,000 employees — fell 1% in early trades on Tuesday after the package delivery giant revealed the job cuts. UPS said it expects to save $3.5 billion this year from the job cuts and by shutting 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June.
The company projects expenses between $400 million to $600 million during 2025, due to separation benefits and lease-related costs.
Amazon last year accounted for 12% of UPS’s business, the company said.
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Shares in UPS — which has about 490,000 employees — fell 1% in early trades on Tuesday after the package delivery giant revealed the job cuts. UPS said it expects to save $3.5 billion this year from the job cuts and by shutting 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June.
The company projects expenses between $400 million to $600 million during 2025, due to separation benefits and lease-related costs.
Amazon last year accounted for 12% of UPS’s business, the company said.
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28.04.202520:01
Donald Trump has the lowest 100-day job approval rating of any president in the past 80 years, with public pushback on many of his policies and extensive economic discontent, including broad fears of a recession, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.
Yet he still beats the Democrats in Congress in terms of trust to handle the nation's main problems.
Thirty-nine percent of respondents in this ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll said they approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, down 6 percentage points from February, while 55% said they disapprove.
The previous low in approval for a president at or near 100 days in office, in polls dating to 1945, was Trump's 42% in 2017.
Perhaps most threatening to Trump, given his promise of an economic turnaround, is the extent of negative views on the economy: Seventy-two percent said they think it's very or somewhat likely that his economic policies will cause a recession in the short term.
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Yet he still beats the Democrats in Congress in terms of trust to handle the nation's main problems.
Thirty-nine percent of respondents in this ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll said they approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, down 6 percentage points from February, while 55% said they disapprove.
The previous low in approval for a president at or near 100 days in office, in polls dating to 1945, was Trump's 42% in 2017.
Perhaps most threatening to Trump, given his promise of an economic turnaround, is the extent of negative views on the economy: Seventy-two percent said they think it's very or somewhat likely that his economic policies will cause a recession in the short term.
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25.04.202501:01
President Donald Trump has big ambitions for the United States in the world. 🧠
Aside from his focus on tariffs and the immigration, Trump seems to have expansion on his mind as he looks at erasing the border between Canada and the U.S., and expanding territorial lines north to Greenland.
While Trump has so far maintained his popularity with the Republican base in Utah, they don’t seem to have his same vision on changing the lines on the world map, according to the latest polling from the Deseret News and the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, conducted by HarrisX.
How do Utahns feel about U.S. expansion to Canada?
Trump has been candid about his dreams of erasing the line between the U.S. and Canada.
Four days after his inauguration into his second term in the White House, he said,
His sales pitch to the Canadians was simple:
Trump said at the time during a briefing for Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Trump listed other benefits like better health coverage for Americans and combined military defense.
Back in December, Trump went so far as to call former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the “governor ... of the Great State of Canada” in a Truth Social post. He hasn’t leveled the same insult at newly sworn in Prime Minister Mark Carney.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt maintained the president is firm on his position of Canada “becoming the 51st state” at a press conference earlier this month.
The cracks Trump’s position has cause in the historic alliance between the two neighbors is evident. Carney recently said his country has to forge a new path forward.
he said.
Former U.S. ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake recently told the Deseret News that it’s important to be aligned with American allies and criticized the language used by the Trump White House.
he added.
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Aside from his focus on tariffs and the immigration, Trump seems to have expansion on his mind as he looks at erasing the border between Canada and the U.S., and expanding territorial lines north to Greenland.
While Trump has so far maintained his popularity with the Republican base in Utah, they don’t seem to have his same vision on changing the lines on the world map, according to the latest polling from the Deseret News and the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, conducted by HarrisX.
How do Utahns feel about U.S. expansion to Canada?
Trump has been candid about his dreams of erasing the line between the U.S. and Canada.
Four days after his inauguration into his second term in the White House, he said,
“I would love to see Canada be the 51st state.”
His sales pitch to the Canadians was simple:
“The Canadian citizens, if that happened, would get a very big tax cut — a tremendous tax cut,”
Trump said at the time during a briefing for Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Trump listed other benefits like better health coverage for Americans and combined military defense.
Back in December, Trump went so far as to call former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the “governor ... of the Great State of Canada” in a Truth Social post. He hasn’t leveled the same insult at newly sworn in Prime Minister Mark Carney.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt maintained the president is firm on his position of Canada “becoming the 51st state” at a press conference earlier this month.
The cracks Trump’s position has cause in the historic alliance between the two neighbors is evident. Carney recently said his country has to forge a new path forward.
“There is no going back. We in Canada will have to build a new relationship with the United States,”
he said.
Former U.S. ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake recently told the Deseret News that it’s important to be aligned with American allies and criticized the language used by the Trump White House.
“Canadians love Americans, we love Canadians — we’ll work it out,”
he added.
“But some of the rhetoric is just unnecessary — the 51st state and things like that.”
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24.04.202517:03
❄️🏡 The number of Canadian 'snowbirds' planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, with many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the US.
📉 Real estate agents say they are seeing more Canadians cashing out, further lowering property prices in warm-weather states that have long attracted retirees and tourists from snowy Canada.
💰 Canadians spent close to $6 billion on US real estate from April 2023 to March 2024 – making up 13 percent of all foreign property transactions – more than any other nationality, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
🌴 Nearly half of the homes purchased by Canadians were for vacation purposes, with Florida, Arizona and Hawaii ranking as the top markets.
🏠 Last week, Tracy and Dale McMullen sold their vacation home in Buckeye, Arizona, a property they owned for five years.
🇨🇦 The Alberta residents, who usually spend four to five months in Arizona a year, said they are not planning to come back.
said Dale, referring to US President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated for the second time in January.
😠 Canadians are feeling stung by the actions and words of the Trump administration, which has imposed steep trade tariffs on its northern neighbor, threatening Canada's export-dependent economy.
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📉 Real estate agents say they are seeing more Canadians cashing out, further lowering property prices in warm-weather states that have long attracted retirees and tourists from snowy Canada.
💰 Canadians spent close to $6 billion on US real estate from April 2023 to March 2024 – making up 13 percent of all foreign property transactions – more than any other nationality, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.
🌴 Nearly half of the homes purchased by Canadians were for vacation purposes, with Florida, Arizona and Hawaii ranking as the top markets.
🏠 Last week, Tracy and Dale McMullen sold their vacation home in Buckeye, Arizona, a property they owned for five years.
🇨🇦 The Alberta residents, who usually spend four to five months in Arizona a year, said they are not planning to come back.
‘We decided to sell the property after the current POTUS took office,’
said Dale, referring to US President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated for the second time in January.
😠 Canadians are feeling stung by the actions and words of the Trump administration, which has imposed steep trade tariffs on its northern neighbor, threatening Canada's export-dependent economy.
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05.05.202517:59
Donald Trump suddenly realized that the American film industry is in danger and it's time for Hollywood to go to bed urgently.
To do this, he decided to resort to his favorite method-to introduce tariffs. The politician said that he will immediately begin the process of introducing a 100% duty on all films entering the United States. He called the events a threat to national security.
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To do this, he decided to resort to his favorite method-to introduce tariffs. The politician said that he will immediately begin the process of introducing a 100% duty on all films entering the United States. He called the events a threat to national security.
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02.05.202500:04
Despite promises to cut spending during the campaign and his first few months in office, President Trump's federal government has spent more than $200 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year.
In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of the last 10 years. The exception: 2021, when the government was spending trillions to fight the coronavirus pandemic and prevent an economic disaster.
CBS News analyzed the Treasury Department's daily financial reports to track the money flowing out of every government account each day since Mr. Trump returned to office. Here's a breakdown of what we found for spending through April 29. We will be tracking and updating the spending throughout the year.
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In fact, the government is now spending more, day to day, than was spent in nine of the last 10 years. The exception: 2021, when the government was spending trillions to fight the coronavirus pandemic and prevent an economic disaster.
CBS News analyzed the Treasury Department's daily financial reports to track the money flowing out of every government account each day since Mr. Trump returned to office. Here's a breakdown of what we found for spending through April 29. We will be tracking and updating the spending throughout the year.
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30.04.202500:03
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) did not rule out impeaching President Donald Trump if Democrats take control of Congress.
Host Dana Bash said,
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Host Dana Bash said,
“Your colleague from Georgia, Senator Jon Ossoff told voters at a town hall that he strongly agrees that President Trump should be impeached. Do you agree with him? Would that be a priority if Democrats were to take back Congress?”
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28.04.202518:04
🇨🇳Major shipping container company Hapag-Lloyd said its customers have canceled 30% of orders from China to the United States as President Trump’s stiff tariffs cause chaos at ports around the world.
Meanwhile, there has been a “massive increase” in demand for shipments from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the German shipping company, which is one of the largest in the world, told Reuters.
a Hapag-Lloyd spokesperson told The Post.
The nations are popular manufacturing alternatives to China, a key hub for the production of goods like electronics, toys and clothing, which have been slapped with a hefty 145% rate in Trump’s tariff war. China retaliated with a 125% tax on US imports.
Customers started canceling orders en masse when Trump on April 2 unveiled his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs, a slew of harsh rates on many nations, the shipping company told The Post.
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Meanwhile, there has been a “massive increase” in demand for shipments from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the German shipping company, which is one of the largest in the world, told Reuters.
“We see these bookings rising significantly. But the market is smaller than the Chinese one – so the increase in South East Asia cannot compensate the cancellations from China,”
a Hapag-Lloyd spokesperson told The Post.
The nations are popular manufacturing alternatives to China, a key hub for the production of goods like electronics, toys and clothing, which have been slapped with a hefty 145% rate in Trump’s tariff war. China retaliated with a 125% tax on US imports.
Customers started canceling orders en masse when Trump on April 2 unveiled his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs, a slew of harsh rates on many nations, the shipping company told The Post.
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24.04.202523:02
President Donald Trump’s inner circle is weighing whether the White House should back raising taxes on Americans earning more than $1 million per year as part of the GOP’s 2025 tax legislation, according to two administration officials and three other people briefed on the matter.🤦♂️
While the prospect of a tax hike has gotten a largely chilly reception among Republicans on Capitol Hill, Vice President JD Vance and budget director Russell Vought have expressed openness to the idea in internal administration deliberations and are viewed as supportive, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks. Stephen K. Bannon, who served as the president’s chief strategist during his first term, has been publicly urging Trump to endorse the plan in part as a way to defang Democratic attacks on the GOP as the party of the rich.
The concept, however, faces strenuous opposition, including from longtime allies of the president. Outside Trump advisers Newt Gingrich, Steve Moore and Larry Kudlow have come out strongly against it, arguing the plan undermines the president’s promise to cut taxes and will discourage economic growth, as has the influential Fox News host Sean Hannity. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and GOP Sens. Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania) and Ted Cruz (Texas), among other congressional Republicans, have also made clear that they dislike the idea of raising taxes and do not expect it to become incorporated into new legislation.
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While the prospect of a tax hike has gotten a largely chilly reception among Republicans on Capitol Hill, Vice President JD Vance and budget director Russell Vought have expressed openness to the idea in internal administration deliberations and are viewed as supportive, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks. Stephen K. Bannon, who served as the president’s chief strategist during his first term, has been publicly urging Trump to endorse the plan in part as a way to defang Democratic attacks on the GOP as the party of the rich.
The concept, however, faces strenuous opposition, including from longtime allies of the president. Outside Trump advisers Newt Gingrich, Steve Moore and Larry Kudlow have come out strongly against it, arguing the plan undermines the president’s promise to cut taxes and will discourage economic growth, as has the influential Fox News host Sean Hannity. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and GOP Sens. Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania) and Ted Cruz (Texas), among other congressional Republicans, have also made clear that they dislike the idea of raising taxes and do not expect it to become incorporated into new legislation.
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24.04.202515:04
🚨 A key piece of the Trump administration’s plan to rapidly expand immigration detention capacity by tens of thousands of beds appears to have fallen through, according to two sources and a government contracting document reviewed by NBC News.
🏛 Facing a shortage of immigration detention space, President Donald Trump first announced he would add 30,000 beds for immigrants at Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba. When that plan fell through over cost and logistical issues, the plan shifted to Fort Bliss, a military base in Texas, to build a sprawling tent city for immigrants to be held before deportation.
💰 A $3.8 billion contract was awarded to Deployed Resources, a contractor that has previously provided toilets and tents for concertgoers, victims of natural disasters and, more recently, migrants who were briefly detained and processed by Border Patrol.
📄 But last week, new language appeared on the Deployed Resources contract posted to a public records database that says it was terminated. The document says it was terminated "for convenience" and cites Trump’s executive order about “radical transparency" and "wasteful spending”, but it is unclear whether cost savings played into the decision.
🤐 Representatives for Deployed Resources did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
⚖️ A senior official with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, confirmed that the contract was terminated but said a "revised procurement action for Fort Bliss is active and ongoing."
the official added.
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🏛 Facing a shortage of immigration detention space, President Donald Trump first announced he would add 30,000 beds for immigrants at Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba. When that plan fell through over cost and logistical issues, the plan shifted to Fort Bliss, a military base in Texas, to build a sprawling tent city for immigrants to be held before deportation.
💰 A $3.8 billion contract was awarded to Deployed Resources, a contractor that has previously provided toilets and tents for concertgoers, victims of natural disasters and, more recently, migrants who were briefly detained and processed by Border Patrol.
📄 But last week, new language appeared on the Deployed Resources contract posted to a public records database that says it was terminated. The document says it was terminated "for convenience" and cites Trump’s executive order about “radical transparency" and "wasteful spending”, but it is unclear whether cost savings played into the decision.
🤐 Representatives for Deployed Resources did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
⚖️ A senior official with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, confirmed that the contract was terminated but said a "revised procurement action for Fort Bliss is active and ongoing."
🔍 "While we cannot confirm individual pre-decisional conversations, we can confirm that ICE is exploring all options to meet its current and future detention requirements,"
the official added.
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05.05.202515:59
🌾 At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees have taken the Trump administration’s offers to resign, according to a readout of a USDA briefing with congressional staff that was shared with POLITICO.
📉 The departures represent a drastic contraction of a department that handles a diverse portfolio including flagship federal nutrition programs, food safety, farm loans and rural broadband initiatives.
📦 While just 3,877 USDA employees signed up for the first deferred resignation program offered in January, 11,305 agreed to leave under the second round, with potentially more resignations to come, according to the readout. The program allows employees to quit and be paid through September.
💬 USDA spokesperson Seth Christensen confirmed the resignation numbers in an email.
he wrote in a statement.
📊 The resignations account for roughly 15 percent of the department’s overall workforce, and USDA is targeting as many as 30,000 job cuts, including through its forthcoming reduction-in-force plans. Many staffers say they’ve made the difficult decision to resign rather than face what they describe as a climate of surveillance and fear. The Trump administration already has fired — and then scrambled to rehire — thousands of probationary employees.
🧪 Key consumer and farmer-facing programs at USDA were not insulated: The readout notes that 555 employees at the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the agency that handles meat inspections and helps respond to the bird flu outbreak, took the offer to resign. More than 1,000 Farm Service Agency and county office employees will also leave, even though Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that their resignations wouldn’t be accepted. And 2,408 staffers are leaving the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which helps farmers manage soil and livestock.
🌲 The U.S. Forest Service took one of the biggest hits, with more than 4,000 employees accepting the deferred resignation option. The Trump administration has signaled its intent to significantly cut the Forest Service’s budget and transfer its wildfire responsibilities to a new federal agency by 2026.
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📉 The departures represent a drastic contraction of a department that handles a diverse portfolio including flagship federal nutrition programs, food safety, farm loans and rural broadband initiatives.
📦 While just 3,877 USDA employees signed up for the first deferred resignation program offered in January, 11,305 agreed to leave under the second round, with potentially more resignations to come, according to the readout. The program allows employees to quit and be paid through September.
💬 USDA spokesperson Seth Christensen confirmed the resignation numbers in an email.
“President Biden and Secretary Vilsack left USDA in complete disarray, including hiring thousands of employees with no sustainable way to pay them,”
he wrote in a statement.
“Secretary Rollins is working to reorient the department to be more effective and efficient at serving the American people, including by prioritizing farmers, ranchers, and producers. She will not compromise the critical work of the Department.”
📊 The resignations account for roughly 15 percent of the department’s overall workforce, and USDA is targeting as many as 30,000 job cuts, including through its forthcoming reduction-in-force plans. Many staffers say they’ve made the difficult decision to resign rather than face what they describe as a climate of surveillance and fear. The Trump administration already has fired — and then scrambled to rehire — thousands of probationary employees.
🧪 Key consumer and farmer-facing programs at USDA were not insulated: The readout notes that 555 employees at the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the agency that handles meat inspections and helps respond to the bird flu outbreak, took the offer to resign. More than 1,000 Farm Service Agency and county office employees will also leave, even though Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that their resignations wouldn’t be accepted. And 2,408 staffers are leaving the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which helps farmers manage soil and livestock.
🌲 The U.S. Forest Service took one of the biggest hits, with more than 4,000 employees accepting the deferred resignation option. The Trump administration has signaled its intent to significantly cut the Forest Service’s budget and transfer its wildfire responsibilities to a new federal agency by 2026.
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01.05.202522:00
The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent — a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.
The new report on gross domestic product, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Wednesday morning, showed the first deceleration of the U.S. economy since the pandemic-fueled supply chain woes of early 2022.
This economic slowdown came primarily from a dramatic increase in imports — which count against GDP — as businesses rushed to purchase foreign goods ahead of President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs.
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The new report on gross domestic product, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Wednesday morning, showed the first deceleration of the U.S. economy since the pandemic-fueled supply chain woes of early 2022.
This economic slowdown came primarily from a dramatic increase in imports — which count against GDP — as businesses rushed to purchase foreign goods ahead of President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs.
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29.04.202514:05
🗳Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals retained power in the country's election on Monday, but fell short of the majority government he had wanted to help him negotiate tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Liberals were leading or elected in 167 electoral districts, known as seats, followed by the Conservatives with 145, with votes still being counted.
The Liberals had needed to win 172 of the House of Commons' 343 seats for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party.
Carney said in a victory speech in Ottawa.
Carney said the coming months would be challenging and require sacrifices.
Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, a polling firm, told Reuters the Liberal win hinged on three factors.
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The Liberals were leading or elected in 167 electoral districts, known as seats, followed by the Conservatives with 145, with votes still being counted.
The Liberals had needed to win 172 of the House of Commons' 343 seats for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party.
"Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over,"
Carney said in a victory speech in Ottawa.
"The system of open global trade anchored by the United States, a system that Canada has relied on since the Second World War, a system that, while not perfect, has helped deliver prosperity for our country for decades, is over."
"These are tragedies, but it's also our new reality."
Carney said the coming months would be challenging and require sacrifices.
Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, a polling firm, told Reuters the Liberal win hinged on three factors.
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26.04.202500:15
🇺🇸⚠️ Biden's Presidency: The Great Awokening vs. Promised Normalcy
The infirmity of President Joe Biden during his time in office is one of the biggest scandals in American political history. Yet, despite the scale of the coverup, the biggest fiasco of the Biden presidency was not his poor health and mental state. It was how his administration fully leaned into the "great awokening" despite his campaign message of returning to normalcy.
📰 A report from The New York Times on Tuesday highlighted how Biden ultimately ceded ground to his left flank on issues such as forcing schools to allow men in women’s sports—with little opposition despite his trepidation. The former president, who ran as a moderate, barely functioned as a speed bump to the Left’s agenda.
🧠 This is the legacy Democrats and their media allies will try to make you forget.
With a chief executive essentially absent for four years, the Left’s political machine operated on autopilot:
- 🚨 Flooded the country with illegal immigrants, bypassing U.S. laws and creating a crisis for the next administration.
- 🏛️ Pushed DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mandates deep into government institutions.
- 🏳️⚧️ Forced transgender policies into K-12 schools, even rebranding Easter as "Trans Day of Visibility."
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The infirmity of President Joe Biden during his time in office is one of the biggest scandals in American political history. Yet, despite the scale of the coverup, the biggest fiasco of the Biden presidency was not his poor health and mental state. It was how his administration fully leaned into the "great awokening" despite his campaign message of returning to normalcy.
📰 A report from The New York Times on Tuesday highlighted how Biden ultimately ceded ground to his left flank on issues such as forcing schools to allow men in women’s sports—with little opposition despite his trepidation. The former president, who ran as a moderate, barely functioned as a speed bump to the Left’s agenda.
🧠 This is the legacy Democrats and their media allies will try to make you forget.
With a chief executive essentially absent for four years, the Left’s political machine operated on autopilot:
- 🚨 Flooded the country with illegal immigrants, bypassing U.S. laws and creating a crisis for the next administration.
- 🏛️ Pushed DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) mandates deep into government institutions.
- 🏳️⚧️ Forced transgender policies into K-12 schools, even rebranding Easter as "Trans Day of Visibility."
#Democrats #Biden
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24.04.202520:59
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education.
In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources, while another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.
Trump also ordered the Education Department to root out efforts to ensure equity in discipline in the nation’s K-12 schools. Previous guidance from Democratic administrations directed schools not to disproportionately punish underrepresented minorities such as Black and Native American students. The administration says equity efforts amount to racial discrimination.
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In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources, while another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.
Trump also ordered the Education Department to root out efforts to ensure equity in discipline in the nation’s K-12 schools. Previous guidance from Democratic administrations directed schools not to disproportionately punish underrepresented minorities such as Black and Native American students. The administration says equity efforts amount to racial discrimination.
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24.04.202514:20
📰 The Ruble Roars While Berlin Stalls
— Die Welt, April 2025
While Germany slashes its growth forecast to zero, Russia’s ruble is surging — becoming the strongest-performing currency in the world this year. In a stunning twist, the sanctions intended to strangle the Russian economy may have built a fortress instead.
📊 The numbers don’t lie:
– Russia’s ruble: +40% against the dollar in 2025
– Germany’s economy: downgraded to 0.0% growth by its own government
– German industry: squeezed by energy prices, geopolitical paralysis, and deindustrialization fears
💼 What it means:
– Russia’s economic fundamentals — vast energy exports, low debt, rising trade with the Global South — are holding firm.
– Germany, once Europe’s engine, now sputters on green mandates and ideological overreach.
– Berlin’s isolation from Moscow has become a self-inflicted wound.
🤝 Time to rethink the math:
– Reopening trade and technological cooperation with Russia could revitalize Europe’s supply chains and stabilize markets.
– A reset would bring mutual economic benefits, especially for energy-starved industries in Germany.
– The alternative? Watching the ruble rise — from the wrong side of a closed door.
#Russia #Germany #Ruble #Economy #Geopolitics #EnergyCrisis #TradeReset #GlobalSouth #EU #SanctionsFatigue
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💭 “The Russian currency has appreciated almost 40% against the dollar since the beginning of the year — more than any other.”
— Die Welt, April 2025
While Germany slashes its growth forecast to zero, Russia’s ruble is surging — becoming the strongest-performing currency in the world this year. In a stunning twist, the sanctions intended to strangle the Russian economy may have built a fortress instead.
📊 The numbers don’t lie:
– Russia’s ruble: +40% against the dollar in 2025
– Germany’s economy: downgraded to 0.0% growth by its own government
– German industry: squeezed by energy prices, geopolitical paralysis, and deindustrialization fears
💼 What it means:
– Russia’s economic fundamentals — vast energy exports, low debt, rising trade with the Global South — are holding firm.
– Germany, once Europe’s engine, now sputters on green mandates and ideological overreach.
– Berlin’s isolation from Moscow has become a self-inflicted wound.
🤝 Time to rethink the math:
– Reopening trade and technological cooperation with Russia could revitalize Europe’s supply chains and stabilize markets.
– A reset would bring mutual economic benefits, especially for energy-starved industries in Germany.
– The alternative? Watching the ruble rise — from the wrong side of a closed door.
#Russia #Germany #Ruble #Economy #Geopolitics #EnergyCrisis #TradeReset #GlobalSouth #EU #SanctionsFatigue
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02.05.202515:59
The financial payoff from a new minerals deal between Ukraine and the U.S. is likely to take a decade or longer as investors face many hurdles to getting new mines into production in the war-ravaged country. ⛏️
Developing mines that produce strategically important minerals in countries with established mining sectors such as Canada and Australia can take 10 to 20 years, mining consultants said. ⏳
But most mineral deposits in Ukraine have scant data to confirm they are economically viable. Investors may also baulk at funnelling money into a country where infrastructure such as power and transport has been devastated by Russia's three-year-old full-scale invasion and future security is not guaranteed. ⚠️
said Adam Webb, head of minerals at consultancy Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. 🧠
#Ukraine #resources
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Developing mines that produce strategically important minerals in countries with established mining sectors such as Canada and Australia can take 10 to 20 years, mining consultants said. ⏳
But most mineral deposits in Ukraine have scant data to confirm they are economically viable. Investors may also baulk at funnelling money into a country where infrastructure such as power and transport has been devastated by Russia's three-year-old full-scale invasion and future security is not guaranteed. ⚠️
"If anyone's thinking suddenly all these minerals are going to be flying out of Ukraine, they're dreaming,"
said Adam Webb, head of minerals at consultancy Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. 🧠
"The reality is it's going to be difficult for people to justify investing money there when there are options to invest in critical minerals in countries that are not at war." 🌍
#Ukraine #resources
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01.05.202520:01
The White House took aim at Amazon on Tuesday after the e-commerce giant reportedly prepared to directly display to consumers the price increases associated with President Donald Trump’s tariffs—with Trump calling Amazon founder Jeff Bezos personally to complain—but the retailer denied it considered implementing such a wide-sweeping effort.
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29.04.202500:02
Pete Hegseth wants Donald Trump to see him as a fighter amid the negative stories swirling around the defense secretary, two U.S. officials told NBC News, and has been focusing more on public and television appearances — including on his old network, Fox News — in which he can speak directly to the president.
Trump had told Hegseth during a recent phone call that he did not approve of his texting information about airstrikes in Yemen to a Signal group that included Hegseth’s wife, his brother and his personal attorney, describing what the defense secretary had done as childish, one U.S. official and another person familiar with the conversation said. The call ended with Trump telling Hegseth to keep fighting, however.
As he battles to keep his job amid a flood of reports about his behavior and infighting in his Pentagon, Hegseth’s behavior has become “erratic,” and he seems increasingly “insecure” about his job and standing in the administration, leading him to frequently reinforce to staff that he can’t allow himself to be fired, according to two officials familiar with the situation.
Officials who operate in Hegseth’s vicinity describe him as difficult and prickly, and said that he berates and yells at the staff. The officials described a tense environment with fighting, even yelling, among Hegseth’s senior staff.
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Trump had told Hegseth during a recent phone call that he did not approve of his texting information about airstrikes in Yemen to a Signal group that included Hegseth’s wife, his brother and his personal attorney, describing what the defense secretary had done as childish, one U.S. official and another person familiar with the conversation said. The call ended with Trump telling Hegseth to keep fighting, however.
As he battles to keep his job amid a flood of reports about his behavior and infighting in his Pentagon, Hegseth’s behavior has become “erratic,” and he seems increasingly “insecure” about his job and standing in the administration, leading him to frequently reinforce to staff that he can’t allow himself to be fired, according to two officials familiar with the situation.
Officials who operate in Hegseth’s vicinity describe him as difficult and prickly, and said that he berates and yells at the staff. The officials described a tense environment with fighting, even yelling, among Hegseth’s senior staff.
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25.04.202514:01
🌍 Dozen US States Sue to Block Trump’s Tariffs, Calling Them Unlawful
A dozen US states have joined together on a lawsuit aiming to block President Donald Trump's spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.
The suit, which is led by New York's governor and attorney general, argues that the president lacked the authority to impose the levies. It notes such tariffs must be approved by the US Congress.
Twelve states joined the lawsuit, which was filed with the United States Court of International Trade.
⚖️ White House Fires Back
The White House accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of "prioritizing a witch hunt against President Trump over protecting the safety and wellbeing of their constituents."
White House spokesman Kush Desai added that the "administration remains committed to using its full legal authority to confront the distinct national emergencies our country is currently facing—both the scourge of illegal migration and fentanyl flows across our border and the exploding annual U.S. goods trade deficit."
📜 Legal Battle Over Presidential Powers
The lawsuit states that tariffs must be approved by Congress and questioned Trump invoking a 1970s law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to enact the levies.
"By claiming the authority to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses, for whatever reason he finds convenient to declare an emergency, the President has upended the constitutional order and brought chaos to the American economy," the lawsuit states.
Trump invoked the IEEPA as the basis for several of his tariffs against China, Mexico, Canada, and other countries.
🛑 Unprecedented Use of Emergency Powers?
A president can use the law "to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States," if he has first declared a national emergency.
The lawsuit argues that the law does not actually grant Trump the power he claims to derive from it. The act has never been used to issue tariffs by any president, congressional research shows.
⚡️ More Legal Challenges
Last week, the state of California filed its own lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs. That lawsuit also argues that Trump lacks the power under the IEEPA to impose these tariffs. Several other lawsuits have similarly challenged Trump's authority using that law for the levies.
💥 Global Trade in Turmoil
Trump has implemented tariffs on global trading partners in a stated effort to correct what he believes is a trade deficit between the US and other nations.
On 2 April, in an event billed as "Liberation Day," Trump shook the global economy by announcing "reciprocal" tariffs on nations across the world. A few days later amid a market backlash, he announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs and lowered the rate to 10% for most countries.
That pause didn't extend to China, which Trump said had a "lack of respect" and was retaliating. Instead, the US issued a 145% tariff on goods imported from China, which has led to a trade standoff and rattled global markets.
On Wednesday, Trump said he hoped to come to a deal with China soon and noted the 145% tariff was "very high."
The White House has also imposed 25% tariffs on certain goods from its neighbours, Mexico and Canada.
#Trump #Tariffs
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A dozen US states have joined together on a lawsuit aiming to block President Donald Trump's spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.
The suit, which is led by New York's governor and attorney general, argues that the president lacked the authority to impose the levies. It notes such tariffs must be approved by the US Congress.
Twelve states joined the lawsuit, which was filed with the United States Court of International Trade.
⚖️ White House Fires Back
The White House accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of "prioritizing a witch hunt against President Trump over protecting the safety and wellbeing of their constituents."
White House spokesman Kush Desai added that the "administration remains committed to using its full legal authority to confront the distinct national emergencies our country is currently facing—both the scourge of illegal migration and fentanyl flows across our border and the exploding annual U.S. goods trade deficit."
📜 Legal Battle Over Presidential Powers
The lawsuit states that tariffs must be approved by Congress and questioned Trump invoking a 1970s law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to enact the levies.
"By claiming the authority to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses, for whatever reason he finds convenient to declare an emergency, the President has upended the constitutional order and brought chaos to the American economy," the lawsuit states.
Trump invoked the IEEPA as the basis for several of his tariffs against China, Mexico, Canada, and other countries.
🛑 Unprecedented Use of Emergency Powers?
A president can use the law "to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States," if he has first declared a national emergency.
The lawsuit argues that the law does not actually grant Trump the power he claims to derive from it. The act has never been used to issue tariffs by any president, congressional research shows.
⚡️ More Legal Challenges
Last week, the state of California filed its own lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs. That lawsuit also argues that Trump lacks the power under the IEEPA to impose these tariffs. Several other lawsuits have similarly challenged Trump's authority using that law for the levies.
💥 Global Trade in Turmoil
Trump has implemented tariffs on global trading partners in a stated effort to correct what he believes is a trade deficit between the US and other nations.
On 2 April, in an event billed as "Liberation Day," Trump shook the global economy by announcing "reciprocal" tariffs on nations across the world. A few days later amid a market backlash, he announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs and lowered the rate to 10% for most countries.
That pause didn't extend to China, which Trump said had a "lack of respect" and was retaliating. Instead, the US issued a 145% tariff on goods imported from China, which has led to a trade standoff and rattled global markets.
On Wednesday, Trump said he hoped to come to a deal with China soon and noted the 145% tariff was "very high."
The White House has also imposed 25% tariffs on certain goods from its neighbours, Mexico and Canada.
#Trump #Tariffs
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24.04.202519:01
China on Thursday said that there were no ongoing discussions with the U.S. on tariffs, despite indications from the White House this week that there would be some easing in tensions with Beijing.
Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong told reporters in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. He added that “all sayings” regarding progress on bilateral talks should be dismissed.
He said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week indicated that there might be an easing in tensions with China. The White House earlier this month added 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, to which Beijing responded with duties of its own and increased restrictions on critical minerals exports to the U.S.
The Commerce Ministry’s comments echoed those of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, who said on Thursday afternoon that there were no ongoing talks, according to state media.
Both spokespersons held to the official line that China would be willing to talk to the U.S. subject to Beijing being treated as an equal.
#Tariffs #China #Trade
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“At present there are absolutely no negotiations on the economy and trade between China and the U.S.,”
Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong told reporters in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. He added that “all sayings” regarding progress on bilateral talks should be dismissed.
“If the U.S. really wants to resolve the problem ... it should cancel all the unilateral measures on China,”
He said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week indicated that there might be an easing in tensions with China. The White House earlier this month added 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, to which Beijing responded with duties of its own and increased restrictions on critical minerals exports to the U.S.
The Commerce Ministry’s comments echoed those of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, who said on Thursday afternoon that there were no ongoing talks, according to state media.
Both spokespersons held to the official line that China would be willing to talk to the U.S. subject to Beijing being treated as an equal.
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23.04.202523:45
The Trump administration’s battle with Harvard University has helped to unite the previously divided campus, a Harvard employee told CNN. 🏛️🤝
Harvard President Alan Garber rejected White House demands last week to make key policy changes, making the Ivy League school the first elite US university to forcefully push back. ❌📜
the Harvard employee, who declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told CNN. 🗣️🔒
Harvard found itself, along with other higher education institutions, embroiled in controversy over antisemitism on campus and how its leaders have handled it. 🕍📚
Harvard hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to President Donald Trump, in January as it prepared for scrutiny from the incoming Trump administration, according to federal lobbying disclosures. 📄👥 Ballard has deep ties to Trump and previously employed White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Attorney General Pam Bondi. 🏛️
Since Trump’s re-entry into the White House, his administration has said it would freeze billions in federal funding to Harvard 💵❄️ and threatened to rescind the university’s tax-exempt status and take away its ability to host international students. 🧾🚫🌐
the Harvard employee said. ⚠️🎓
The standoff with the Trump administration has thrust a “mild-mannered” Garber and publicity-shy Harvard into a confrontation with the White House. 🧑⚖️🏛️⚔️
the employee said.
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Harvard President Alan Garber rejected White House demands last week to make key policy changes, making the Ivy League school the first elite US university to forcefully push back. ❌📜
“Garber’s letter sent a jolt of energy through the campus ⚡. The Trump administration’s demands were so far beyond the pale. Nothing has united Harvard’s deeply fractured campus more,”
the Harvard employee, who declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told CNN. 🗣️🔒
Harvard found itself, along with other higher education institutions, embroiled in controversy over antisemitism on campus and how its leaders have handled it. 🕍📚
Harvard hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to President Donald Trump, in January as it prepared for scrutiny from the incoming Trump administration, according to federal lobbying disclosures. 📄👥 Ballard has deep ties to Trump and previously employed White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Attorney General Pam Bondi. 🏛️
Since Trump’s re-entry into the White House, his administration has said it would freeze billions in federal funding to Harvard 💵❄️ and threatened to rescind the university’s tax-exempt status and take away its ability to host international students. 🧾🚫🌐
“There is real concern the administration will go after international students and what this means for the safety of students,”
the Harvard employee said. ⚠️🎓
The standoff with the Trump administration has thrust a “mild-mannered” Garber and publicity-shy Harvard into a confrontation with the White House. 🧑⚖️🏛️⚔️
“This was not part of a plan to captain the resistance to the Trump administration. It’s simply not in the DNA of the university. Harvard did not seek out this confrontation but now Harvard will have to see it through,”
the employee said.
“Every university president is watching because they know if Harvard falls, they’re next.” ⏳🎯
#Harvard #Trump #DNA
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