70 m. ago Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current and former officials.

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19 h. ago Trump Team Finds Loophole to Effectively Maintain Spending Freezes

Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.

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20 h. ago Trump officials will not restart most foreign aid despite court order

A judge last week ruled that the freeze on foreign aid must be reversed. But Trump's USAID team responded that many contracts give them the right to halt funding.

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20 h. ago In potential showdown, aid groups demand court find USAID, State officials in contempt

Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts.

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24 h. ago Trump’s slam of Zelensky is a remarkable moment in US foreign policy

Trump’s slam of Zelensky is a remarkable moment in US foreign policy  CNN

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28 h. ago Trump lawyers argue court order does not block foreign aid freeze

Trump lawyers argue court order does not block foreign aid freeze  The Washington Post

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37 h. ago America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East: Trump Has Leverage, but He Must Use It Wisely

America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East: Trump Has Leverage, but He Must Use It Wisely  Foreign Affairs Magazine

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49 h. ago REPORTS: CIA Flying Surveillance Drones over Cartels in Mexico

Multiple news outlets report that the CIA is now stepping up drone flights over Mexico. The currently unarmed flights are said to be searching for fentanyl labs run by Mexican cartels designated by President Donald Trump as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The post REPORTS: CIA Flying Surveillance Drones over Cartels in Mexico appeared first on Breitbart.

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49 h. ago Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff with Jennifer Hansler of CNN and Matthew Lee of the Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff with Jennifer Hansler of CNN and Matthew Lee of the Associated Press  Department of State

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50 h. ago USAID worker blames 'stress and strain' of aid freeze for wife's pregnancy scare

A U.S. foreign service officer blamed the Trump administration's "cruel and harmful shutdown" of USAID for threatening the lives of his pregnant wife and unborn child.

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50 h. ago Who is Steve Witkoff? Trump's Middle East envoy is a real estate mogul and old friend

A real estate developer-turned-Middle East envoy, Witkoff has been credited with helping broker the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and free an American from Russian prison. Here's what to know about him.

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51 h. ago USAID worker sues Trump administration over wife's pregnancy scare abroad

A U.S. foreign service officer blamed the Trump administration's "cruel and harmful shutdown" of USAID for threatening the lives of his pregnant wife and unborn child.

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54 h. ago Who is Steve Witkoff, dealmaker at the heart of Trump’s foreign diplomacy?

Who is Steve Witkoff, dealmaker at the heart of Trump’s foreign diplomacy?  The Washington Post

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64 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk's DOGE website claims $55 billion in 'savings'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be joined in Saudi Arabia by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

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67 h. ago In Slap at Trump, South Africa Hints at Nuclear Deals with Iran, Russia

South Africa has responded to President Donald Trump's criticism of its expropriation legislation and its foreign policy by suggesting that it is prepared to work with Iran and Russia in developing domestic nuclear power plants. The post In Slap at Trump, South Africa Hints at Nuclear Deals with Iran, Russia appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 d. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: DOGE appears to miss website deadline on 'savings'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be joined in Saudi Arabia by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

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3 d. ago Steve Witkoff: Trump's Middle East peace broker now at centre of Ukraine talks

Steve Witkoff: Trump's Middle East peace broker now at centre of Ukraine talks  BBC.com

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3 d. ago Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam

Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.

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3 d. ago Trump on Presidents Day: More William McKinley than Andrew Jackson?

President Donald Trump has often been compared to Andrew Jackson, the first populist president who upended the elites and placed national interest at the center of foreign policy. But one historian says that Trump, at least in his second term, bears a closer resemblance to William McKinley. The post Trump on Presidents Day: More William McKinley than Andrew Jackson? appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy

An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy  The New York Times

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