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“President Trump got into a litany of talk about waste and fraud in Social Security. Now at this point, I’ll point out it was it was very funny. I do want to point out that we are not actually paying 360 year-olds their Social Security benefits. “That’s not actually what’s going on. Basically, we have an incredibly stupid system for …

“Justin Trudeau, of Canada, called me to ask what could be done about Tariffs. I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped. He said that it’s gotten better, but I said, ‘That’s not good enough.’ The call ended in a …

Forbes reports: Trading in Dominari Holdings Inc. soared ahead of the February announcement that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had taken stakes in the company and joined its advisory board—an increase some securities law experts called “suspicious.” Between Feb. 12 and Dec. 29, 2024, trading in Dominari Holdings—a Nasdaq-listed firm that specializes in wealth management, investment banking, sales and …

The Daily Beast reports: The president of Panama blasted his American counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday for “lying” about US efforts to retake the Panama Canal. “Once again, President Trump is lying,” José Raúl Mulino wrote in a social media post. “The Panama Canal is not in the process of recovery.” During an address to Congress Tuesday, Trump reiterated his …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that hundreds of federally owned properties are available for sale, including the headquarters of the Justice Department, Labor Department and U.S. Census Bureau — an effort that, if carried out, could radically shrink the federal real estate portfolio and have a major impact on the D.C. area. The General Services …

The Associated Press reports: Greenland’s prime minister declared Wednesday that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administration supported the Arctic island’s right of self-determination — but added that the U.S. will acquire the territory “one way or another.” His post came hours after Trump …

Wired reports: Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Business leaders can secure a one-on-one meeting with the president at Mar-a-Lago for $5 million, according to sources with direct knowledge of the meetings. At a so-called candlelight dinner held as recently …

The New York Times reports: President Trump will address the joint session of Congress on Tuesday night at 9 p.m., expected to lay out his aggressive agenda for remaking the federal government and shifting U.S. foreign policy during his first televised prime-time speech of his second term. Mr. Trump is expected to speak about the sweeping staff firings affecting nearly …

Agence France-Presse reports: Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to raise tariffs on Canadian goods further to match retaliation by Ottawa, hours after slamming 25 percent duties on all products from the United States’ northern neighbor. “Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a …

The Times Of Israel reports: US President Donald Trump says he will cut federal funding to any educational institution “that allows illegal protests,” in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump does not specify what an “illegal protest” entails, but appears to be referring to anti-Israel demonstrations that broke out on US university campuses following the October 7, 2023, …

“Zelensky was saying things that I thought were untrue, the president just tried to be diplomatic. And then when it really went off the rails, of course, is when… a Polish journalist asked a question, the president answered it. And then I answered it. And then, something about my answer just really set Zelensky off. So, then came at me, …

NBC News reports: The Trump administration is pausing military aid to Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials, following last week’s public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. “The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” a White House …

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump has ordered that swathes of America’s forests be felled for timber, evading rules to protect endangered species while doing so and raising the prospect of chainsaws razing some of the most ecologically important trees in the US. The president, in an executive order, has demanded an expansion in tree cutting across 280m acres (113m hectares) …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump said Monday that 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war that already showed signs of pushing up inflation and hindering growth. “Tomorrow — tariffs 25% on Canada and 25% on Mexico. And that’ll start,” Trump told reporters in the Roosevelt …

“I have been told by a senior official here that nothing is gonna happen with this minerals deal until Zelenskyy goes in front of cameras and makes an explicit public apology for the way he behaved in the Oval Office with that meeting.” – Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, reporting today from the White House. Doocy: “I have been told …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a spate of contentious town halls that congressional Republicans have faced in recent weeks as being the work of “paid ‘troublemakers.’” Trump’s Truth Social post came after a new round of Republican-hosted town halls grew heated in recent days, with Rep. Keith Self (Texas) and Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) among those who …

The Independent reports: Donald Trump has said the U.S. should prioritize curbing illegal migration rather than “worrying about Putin”, days after the president’s explosive row with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnky. Trump took to his Truth Social platform Sunday evening for his first comments on the Russia-Ukraine war since the president and Vice President JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of …

The Huffington Post reports: Elon Musk, who holds no official cabinet position in the administration, wrote on social media that he agrees the United States should leave NATO and the United Nations. On Saturday, Musk quote-tweeted “I agree” to a post from someone who wrote, “It’s time to leave NATO and the UN.” Martin Paasi, a member of the Finnish …

The New York Times reports: Rather than boycott President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, some Democratic lawmakers are inviting former federal workers to the speech on Tuesday as a way to protest the mass firings and funding cuts that have defined Mr. Trump’s first month back in office. Federal workers’ treatment by Elon Musk’s Department of Government …

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump announced the names of three cryptocurrencies to be included in a new U.S. crypto strategic reserve on Sunday, spiking the value of each in market trading. Trump said on social media that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including XRP (Ripple) , SOL (Solana) , and ADA (Cardano). …