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US Will Deny Visas, Green Cards Over Anti-Semitic Social Media Activity, Trump Admin Says

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

‘You are not welcome here,’ DHS tells anti-Semites, terrorists Donald Trump (Adam Gray/Getty Images), Columbia protest (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will start using “antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals” as grounds to deny green cards, student visas, and other immigration benefits. Effective immediately,

DOGE ends 108 ‘wasteful’ contracts, including for an ‘executive transformational leadership training program’

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Wednesday said 108 "wasteful contracts" totaling millions of dollars in savings had been eliminated.

Hegseth says Panama agreed to allow US warships to travel ‘first and free’ through canal

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced U.S. warships will travel through the Panama Canal "first and free" after meeting with Panamanian officials.

Senators formally introduce bill to eliminate Department of Education

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

Republican Senators take action to eliminate U.S. Department of Education and introduce bill to companion President Donald Trump's March executive order.

Greene and Garcia clash over RFK Jr. and vaccines, measles outbreak

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., clashed Wednesday over the actions of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

House Republicans Receptive to US Talks With Iran

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

‘Trump isn’t going to get taken advantage of here. I see no problem with talks just like I saw no problem with talks with Russia,’ Rep. Dan Crenshaw said. In interviews with The Epoch Times, congressional Republicans said they favored the Trump administration negotiating with Iran. The United States will hold indirect talks with Iran

EXCLUSIVE: White House rolls out implementation of AI for federal employee records

April 9, 2025 by updatesite

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will post an updated Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) at the close of business Wednesday that paves the way for a major artificial intelligence rollout.