President Trump says he didn’t make the call to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant at the heart of a major deportation legal battle, back to the U.S. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...The White House on Tuesday officially asked Congress to claw back $ 9.4 billion in already approved spending, taking funding away from programs targeted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. It’s a process known as “rescission,” which requires President Donald Trump to get approval from Congress to return money that had previously been appropriated. Trump’s aides say the funding cuts target programs that promote liberal ideologies. The request, if it passes the House and Senate, would formally enshrine many of the spending cuts and freezes sought by DOGE. It…
Read More...President Trump said he will double the tariffs he imposed on all steel imported into the United States to 50%, extending the trade battle he launched to protect American steel in March. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...During his testimony on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio took a swipe at Senator Chris Van Hollen, falsely accusing him of having had “a margarita” with Kilmar Abrego Garcia—one of the Maryland Democrat’s constituents, who was mistakenly sent to an El Salvador megaprison more than two months ago and who remains there despite the Supreme Court ordering the Trump administration to facilitate his release. “That guy is a human trafficker, and that guy is a gangbanger … and the evidence is going to be clear,”…
Read More...FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump has fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery because of her history of pushing woke ideology, donating to Democrats, and denigrating Republicans, a White House official told The Daily Signal. Kim Sajet has donated $ 3,982.40 to Democrats, including Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, the DCCC, and EMILY’s List, an organization that helps pro-abortion Democratic candidates win elections. Sajet has also donated to Democrats, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and former Rep. Colin…
Read More...Thomas Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Syria, met Saturday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharra one day after the Trump administration officially began dismantling sanctions on the war-torn Middle Eastern Country. The Washington Times stories: White House
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