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
The week was full of major developments on both the domestic front and abroad. President Donald Trump’s third week back in office was full of major developments on both the domestic front and abroad, with the end of a 60-year federal agency, deals brokered with key U.S. trading partners, and plans to incarcerate certain illegal
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
President Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Mr. Trump wrote in a post Sunday night on his
‘For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,’ the president stated. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, citing the high cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has
New poll shows positive approval for Trump’s first weeks back in office – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump carries out his agenda with dramatic changes to the government, a new CBS News/YouGov survey shows the American public largely approves. 70% of respondents say Mr. Trump is doing what he promised during the
‘Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff,’ the president says. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will announce on Monday new 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States. “Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a