POLITICS

Georgetown Eyes Vote on Israeli Divestment Resolution Sponsored by School of Foreign Service Student

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School’s student government postponed the vote, originally set to be held during Passover, after pushback from Jewish groups L: Meriam Ahmad (arabamerica.com) R: Pro-Palestinian protest at Georgetown University (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Georgetown University is set to vote later this month on a school-wide referendum to boycott Israeli businesses and academic institutions after initially scheduling the

DNC Vice Chair David Hogg Plots $20M Campaign To Take Down His Party’s ‘Asleep-at-the-Wheel’ Incumbents

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25-year-old activist ‘shits on moderates who won,’ one Democrat said after Hogg became vice chair David Hogg (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Activist David Hogg is taking aim at his own party’s incumbents—pledging $20 million to back younger, more left-wing challengers in next year’s primaries—while he is still serving as a vice chair of the Democratic National

DOGE Says 470,000 US Agency Credit Cards Deactivated

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The task force announced earlier this year that it found more than 4.6 million cards being used across various federal agencies. Nearly half a million credit cards used by various federal agencies and officials have been deactivated, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on April 15. The organization, which was created by President Donald

Hong Kong Halts US Package Shipments; US Army to Control 600 Miles of Border

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Some Chinese products are now facing 245 percent tariffs under new U.S. trade rules. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has cut off package deliveries from and to the United States. The United States kicked off tariff talks with Japan in Washington on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump attending the meeting in person. The Trump administ… Original News

Trump plans to lessen Endangered Species Act protections

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President Trump plans to overhaul the Endangered Species Act to make it easier to build in the U.S. where endangered species live, a White House official confirmed Wednesday. The president has voiced frustration with the 1973 law and similar environmental protections, saying environmentalists are impeding growth. Real Clear Politics first reported Mr. Trump’s plans to

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt

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Washington — A federal judge said Wednesday that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt over its defiance of an order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants that was bound for El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote in a 46-page decision that the government’s actions on March 15

Obama-Appointed Judge Orders Trump Admin To Disburse $20B to Green Groups Including Stacey Abrams-Linked Org

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Trump EPA immediately appealed the ruling Wednesday morning Lee Zeldin, Chris Wright, Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) A federal judge ruled late Tuesday evening that the Environmental Protection Agency must immediately restart a $20 billion Biden-era green energy program that the Trump administration terminated last month, restarting the flow of taxpayer funds to eight environmentalist