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“There is a massive amount of corruption, effectively there’s a giant fraud loophole, which is that the government can send money to an NGO that is then no longer governed by the laws of the United States. “So they’ll send the money overseas to one NGO, then they’ll go through a bunch of them, and then I’m highly confident that …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029. “There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said in a …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump has confirmed the White House will remove a magnolia tree from the property that is said to have been planted by President Andrew Jackson nearly 200 years ago. The seed from the southern magnolia, Trump said, came from Jackson’s home, The Hermitage, in Tennessee. But with the tree in a “terrible condition” and …

The New York Times reports: The United States will not take control of Greenland, the island’s new prime minister said on Sunday in response to President Trump’s latest assertion that he wants to annex the territory. “President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland,’” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who was sworn in on Friday, said on social media. …

FOX HOST SHANNON BREAM: Investopedia says this, ‘If dealerships pass on the full cost to consumers, that would mean an additional $5,000 to $15,000 on imported cars. And because parts that are imported and end up U. S. cars, they could go up substantially some estimates by thousands of cars as well. You heard reporting there where the president says …

Politico reports: A former prime minister of Denmark said Sunday she is befuddled by President Donald Trump’s attitude toward her country and its territory of Greenland, given Denmark’s long alliance with the United States. Speaking on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said, “This whole talk about Denmark not being a good ally, that is simply not …

Mediaite reports: “Have you been presented with any potential plans that would allow you to serve a third term?” NBC host Kristen Welker asked. Trump replied, “There are plans. There are methods which you could do it, as you know.” Welker threw out a hypothetical scenario in which Vice President JD Vance would run for president in 2028. And if …

Reuter reports: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate. “If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” Trump said. …

NBC News reports: The president said he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised prices after he announced he would impose 25% tariffs on all foreign-made automobiles. When pressed if he told CEOs not to raise prices, as reported in the The Wall Street Journal, Trump added, “No, I never said that. I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because …

The New York Times reports: For much of this week, President Trump was consumed by a single question. What should he do about his national security adviser, Michael Waltz? “Should I fire him?” he asked aides and allies as the fallout continued over the stunning leak of a Signal group chat set up by Mr. Waltz, who had inadvertently added …

NBC News reports: The president on Saturday said he has “absolutely” had real conversations about annexing Greenland, which is currently a semiautonomous Danish territory. “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,” Trump said. He added that there’s a “good possibility that we could do it without military force” but that “I don’t take anything off the table.” Asked what message acquiring Greenland …

Deadline reports: The White House Correspondents’ Association has dropped plans to feature a comedian at its April 26 dinner. Amber Ruffin had been announced as the featured entertainer. WHCA President Eugene Daniels wrote in a letter to members today that “the WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year. At this consequential moment …

Fox News dutifully reports: The 90-second video touts past U.S. military efforts to defend and protect Greenland during World War II when the U.S. suffered hundreds of casualties after a Nazi U-boat torpedoed and sank the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester. The U-boat struck in the dead of night on Feb. 3, 1943, killing dozens instantly while hundreds more succumbed to …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny over his handling of details of a military strike, brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions. One of the meetings, a …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump defended his pardon of Trevor Milton, the disgraced former CEO of the electric truck manufacturer Nikola. In December 2023, Milton was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of defrauding investors. He had been free pending appeal. “Milton’s scheme targeted individual, non-professional investors — so-called “retail investors” — by making false and misleading …

The Associated Press reports: Billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast their ballots in the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race, despite a state law that prohibits giving anything of value in exchange for voting. Musk posted late Thursday night …

CBS News reports: Nearly all of the replacement parts on the shelves inside Fred Billeh’s Discount Auto Warehouse in Chicago came from the countries facing new tariffs. He estimates his warehouse carries “millions” of parts. Billeh’s prices increased in 2019 after Mr. Trump imposed tariffs in his first term. He said the added cost gets passed “to the customers, to …

Hillary Clinton writes for the New York Times: It’s not the hypocrisy that bothers me; it’s the stupidity. We’re all shocked — shocked! — that President Trump and his team don’t actually care about protecting classified information or federal record retention laws. But we knew that already. What’s much worse is that top Trump administration officials put our troops in …

Axios reports: If you’re a foreign leader or a CEO about to meet with President Trump — or if you want to avoid his vengeance — come bearing gifts. Government officials and business leaders around the world have gotten the message and are strategizing about how to give Trump real or perceived wins to try to smooth out any relationship …

The Business Standard reports: In a high-stakes call with top US automakers earlier this month, US President Donald Trump issued a warning: Do not raise car prices in response to his new tariffs, reported The Wall Street Journal. According to sources familiar with the conversation, Trump cautioned executives that the White House would not look favourably on price increases. His …