Ex-USAID Official Says Biden Ditched Vetting Reforms as His Administration Steered Grants to Terror Supporters

‘Vast sums of U.S. money have been diverted to fund terrorists in Gaza, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan,’ says Max Primorac Former USAID official Max Primorac testifies at a DOGE subcommittee hearing (C-SPAN) The Biden administration ditched the first Trump administration’s U.S. Agency for International Development vetting reforms—and went on to send “vast sums of U.S.

State Department Completes Foreign Funding Review, Identifying 15,000 Grants Worth $60 Billion for Elimination

‘The effort will balance genuine humanitarian relief with the need to use taxpayer dollars wisely to advance American interests at home and abroad,’ internal memo says Secretary of State Marco Rubio with President Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s State Department completed its review of U.S. foreign aid, identifying nearly 15,000 grants worth

Trump hints at deep cuts at the EPA, alarming workers and groups

President Trump said the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration’s efforts to downsize the executive branch, raising fears among employees and environmental groups about the impacts of the reductions. “He thinks he’s going to be cutting 65 or so percent of

Replay: House Committee Hearing on Fostering American Innovation

The House Small Business Committee holds a hearing on “Fostering American Innovation: Insights into SBIR/STTR Program” at 10 a.m. ET on Feb.26. Witnesses: Mr. Bill Marinelli, president and CEO, Physical Sciences Inc. Ms. ML Mackey, CEO and co-founder, Beacon Interactive Systems Mr. Cyrus Miryekta, CEO, Ravelin US Mr. Jere G… Original News Source Link –

House Committee Hearing on Fostering American Innovation

The House Small Business Committee holds a hearing on “Fostering American Innovation: Insights into SBIR/STTR Program” at 10 a.m. ET on Feb.26. Witnesses: Mr. Bill Marinelli, president and CEO, Physical Sciences Inc. Ms. ML Mackey, CEO and co-founder, Beacon Interactive Systems Mr. Cyrus Miryekta, CEO, Ravelin US Mr. Jere G… Original News Source Link –

U.S. charges Tajik man living in New York with conspiring to help ISIS

Washington — A Tajik man living in New York was arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the ISIS and ISIS-K terrorist groups, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Federal prosecutors alleged that Mansuri Manuchekhri, a Tajik national who was illegally living in Brooklyn, facilitated the transfer of over $70,000 to ISIS-affiliated

U.S. officials walk back plans to stop culling poultry for bird flu

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday that there are “no anticipated changes” to the current federal policy requiring poultry to be culled in response to bird flu outbreaks, which have driven up egg prices to record highs in recent months. The decision marks a rebuke of an idea floated by Trump administration officials in