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USAID wasted millions on Ukrainian pet products and fashion junkets, Sen. Ernst says

USAID wasted millions on Ukrainian pet products and fashion junkets, Sen. Ernst says

At first blush, it might be difficult to connect dog collars with Ukraine’s war against Russia. But according to data compiled by Sen. Joni Ernst, the U.S. Agency for International Development spent $300,000 of American taxpayers’ money in 2022 to boost the Ukrainian pet alliance, which markets the country’s products in the West. USAID also committedRead more

European conservative leaders say Trump’s MAGA movement can help make Europe great again

European conservative leaders say Trump’s MAGA movement can help make Europe great again

A delegation of European conservative leaders agrees that President Trump’s triumphant return to the White House after four years in political exile has helped inspire a populist, MAGA-style resurgence across their respective countries. Members of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party are part of a center-right political group of members in the European Parliament, launched in 2009…Read more

Middle East powers weigh whether to back Trump, Israel in corralling Iran

Middle East powers weigh whether to back Trump, Israel in corralling Iran

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The moment is ripe for President Trump to focus on aligning Arab powers with the U.S. and Israel around the common goal of containing Iran, said former national security officials who attended the International Defense Exposition last week. Some said Israel’s battering of Tehran’s top proxy…Read more

Trump Education Department cancels $226 million in ‘divisive’ diversity grants

Trump Education Department cancels $226 million in ‘divisive’ diversity grants

The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled $226 million in federal grants earmarked for meetings and reports on diversity needs in K-12 schools. The Department of Education said the Comprehensive Centers program that the grants funded produced work that ranged from a video instructing teachers to “flick that White man off your shoulders” to a joint video…Read more

Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump

Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump

Stephen Marroquin-Mendez was stuffed inside a cabinet in the cab of a semitruck when authorities found him. The cabinet was latched from the outside, so he could not free himself. The illegal immigrant from El Salvador told agents from the Department of Homeland Security last week that he had paid $8,500 to be floated across the Rio Grande and into Texas, owed $8,500 more…Read more

‘Virginia School Choice Week’ Celebrated in Arlington

‘Virginia School Choice Week’ Celebrated in Arlington

EdReform Virginia’s 3rd annual School Choice Week event drew a crowd of more than 50 on Saturday, Feb. 1. The event, held in Arlington, featured remarks from a variety of speakers on the need for educational freedom. “The Nation’s Report Card came out just last week — and the results, frankly, were abysmal,” said EdReform Virginia Executive Director Nathan Brinkman. “We should view this as a five-alarm fire…Read more

Trump cans thousands of ‘probationary’ federal workers

Trump cans thousands of ‘probationary’ federal workers

President Trump’s latest move against the federal bureaucracy came this week when the administration moved to fire thousands of recently hired employees still on probationary status. The Veterans Affairs Department said it axed more than 1,000 nonunion workers who had been on the job for less than two years…Read more

Hegseth stands by comments that Ukraine must give up land in peace deal

Hegseth stands by comments that Ukraine must give up land in peace deal

By Mike Glenn The Washington Times Thursday, February 13, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday brushed off European complaints that President Trump’s surprise one-on-one talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to a betrayal of Ukraine and stood by his comments a day earlier that it was unrealistic for Kyiv to expect a peace deal to return all the land it had lost…Read more

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USAID wasted millions on Ukrainian pet products and fashion junkets, Sen. Ernst says

USAID wasted millions on Ukrainian pet products and fashion junkets, Sen. Ernst says

At first blush, it might be difficult to connect dog collars with Ukraine’s war against Russia. But according to data compiled by Sen. Joni Ernst, the U.S. Agency for International Development spent $300,000 of American taxpayers’ money in 2022 to boost the Ukrainian pet alliance, which markets the country’s products in the West. USAID also committedContinue Reading

European conservative leaders say Trump’s MAGA movement can help make Europe great again

European conservative leaders say Trump’s MAGA movement can help make Europe great again

A delegation of European conservative leaders agrees that President Trump’s triumphant return to the White House after four years in political exile has helped inspire a populist, MAGA-style resurgence across their respective countries. Members of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party are part of a center-right political group of members in the European Parliament, launched in 2009…Continue Reading

Middle East powers weigh whether to back Trump, Israel in corralling Iran

Middle East powers weigh whether to back Trump, Israel in corralling Iran

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The moment is ripe for President Trump to focus on aligning Arab powers with the U.S. and Israel around the common goal of containing Iran, said former national security officials who attended the International Defense Exposition last week. Some said Israel’s battering of Tehran’s top proxy…Continue Reading

NSA responds to report it hacked China, emphasizes ‘strong defense posture’

NSA responds to report it hacked China, emphasizes ‘strong defense posture’

A new analysis exposing the National Security Agency’s alleged hack of a Chinese university sent shock waves through the cybersecurity community this week, with granular details of the communist country’s investigative findings spilling out into the open. The Australia-based researcher Lina Lau, who uses…Continue Reading

Trump Education Department cancels $226 million in ‘divisive’ diversity grants

Trump Education Department cancels $226 million in ‘divisive’ diversity grants

The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled $226 million in federal grants earmarked for meetings and reports on diversity needs in K-12 schools. The Department of Education said the Comprehensive Centers program that the grants funded produced work that ranged from a video instructing teachers to “flick that White man off your shoulders” to a joint video…Continue Reading

Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump

Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump

Stephen Marroquin-Mendez was stuffed inside a cabinet in the cab of a semitruck when authorities found him. The cabinet was latched from the outside, so he could not free himself. The illegal immigrant from El Salvador told agents from the Department of Homeland Security last week that he had paid $8,500 to be floated across the Rio Grande and into Texas, owed $8,500 more…Continue Reading

‘Virginia School Choice Week’ Celebrated in Arlington

‘Virginia School Choice Week’ Celebrated in Arlington

EdReform Virginia’s 3rd annual School Choice Week event drew a crowd of more than 50 on Saturday, Feb. 1. The event, held in Arlington, featured remarks from a variety of speakers on the need for educational freedom. “The Nation’s Report Card came out just last week — and the results, frankly, were abysmal,” said EdReform Virginia Executive Director Nathan Brinkman. “We should view this as a five-alarm fire…Continue Reading

Trump cans thousands of ‘probationary’ federal workers

Trump cans thousands of ‘probationary’ federal workers

President Trump’s latest move against the federal bureaucracy came this week when the administration moved to fire thousands of recently hired employees still on probationary status. The Veterans Affairs Department said it axed more than 1,000 nonunion workers who had been on the job for less than two years…Continue Reading

Hegseth stands by comments that Ukraine must give up land in peace deal

Hegseth stands by comments that Ukraine must give up land in peace deal

By Mike Glenn The Washington Times Thursday, February 13, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday brushed off European complaints that President Trump’s surprise one-on-one talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to a betrayal of Ukraine and stood by his comments a day earlier that it was unrealistic for Kyiv to expect a peace deal to return all the land it had lost…Continue Reading

Trump’s federal buyout plan slowed by Cold War-era filing system buried in Pennsylvania mine

Trump’s federal buyout plan slowed by Cold War-era filing system buried in Pennsylvania mine

It sounds almost too crazy to be true. President Trump’s quest to dislodge thousands of workers from the federal government is being hamstrung by an antiquated personnel filing system located deep inside a mountain bunker. Mr. Trump’s government efficiency adviser, Elon Musk…Continue Reading

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