POLITICS

Trump Signs Proclamation Recognizing Feb. 9 as ‘Gulf of America’ Day

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This follows an executive order Trump signed on his inauguration day, calling for the name change. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sunday declaring Feb. 9 as “the first-ever Gulf of America Day,” following his executive order on Jan. 20 to rename the ocean basin previously known as the Gulf of Mexico. Trump signed

Court blocks administration from deporting 3 Venezuelan immigrants to Gitmo

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Albuquerque, N.M. — A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown. In a legal filing earlier in the day, lawyers for the men said the detainees “fit the profile of those

Anti-Trump Think Tanks Rake in Millions from Taxpayers for ‘Virtual Exchanges’ in Africa, Women’s Empowerment Conference in Saudi Arabia

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Federal agencies have awarded nearly $50 million over the past four years to the Aspen Institute and the Atlantic Council—well-funded liberal think tanks which between them boast 50 donors who have given them at least $1 million—for projects that include a $6 million program to provide “virtual exchanges” for students in the Middle East, and

At USAID, Funding for Terror-Tied Groups and Internal Hostility Toward Israel Goes Back Years

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As the Trump administration works to shutter the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), current and former U.S. officials who worked closely with the embattled aid group say they watched for years as it funneled millions of dollars to anti-Israel advocacy groups and entities linked to terrorism. That funding caused internal friction across multiple