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Secretary Bessent on ‘reprivatization’ of economy: ‘We are laser-focused on getting this deficit under control’
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Secretary Bessent on ‘reprivatization’ of economy: ‘We are laser-focused on getting this deficit under control’

By Matthew Boyle | Breitbart Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Breitbart News exclusively that President Donald Trump’s administration is “laser-focused” on cutting the deficit and getting spending “under control,” part of his larger vision of “reprivatization” of the U.S. economy so economic growth is no longer dependent on government spending but instead on private sector growth. Bessent said he joined Trump on the campaign trail last year and later joined his cabinet because he was “so alarmed” by the “high level of government spending” that had taken hold in recent years. Bessent delivered a major address to the Economic Club of New York last week in which he called for a “reprivatization” of the U.S. economy, arguing that under former President Joe Biden’s administration, th...
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US envoy Witkoff leaves Moscow without cease-fire agreement after Putin rejects Trump’s terms
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US envoy Witkoff leaves Moscow without cease-fire agreement after Putin rejects Trump’s terms

By Caitlin Doornbos | New York Post Special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff left Moscow on Friday without a cease-fire deal in hand after Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected President Trump’s terms to begin winding down the war with Ukraine. Putin met with Witkoff late Thursday after having kept the American waiting since roughly 12:30 p.m., according to flight tracking data and Russian reports, but ultimately sent him home with “signals” for Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters. “A lot still needs to be done,” Peskov said of the cease-fire agreement, noting that Witkoff “presented additional information to the Russian side.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Chuck Schumer will vote to keep government open: ‘For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift’
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Chuck Schumer will vote to keep government open: ‘For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift’

By  Stepheny Price , Julia Johnson , Kelly Phares , Megan Tome | Fox News Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, warning that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans and would only empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk further. "I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down," Schumer said while speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday.  The Democratic leader rattled off a list of reasons he disagrees with the House-passed stopgap spending bill, but added, "I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option." ...
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Never forget what the lockdowners did to us
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Never forget what the lockdowners did to us

By M.D. Kittle | The Federalist, Commentary In March 2020, my aunt collapsed with a painful headache and was rushed to the hospital. We would soon learn that the headache was symptomatic of an aggressive form of brain cancer that no surgery or treatment could cure. Within six weeks we buried my beloved aunt and godmother.  Her death was swift and devastating, made all the more painful by the draconian “stay at home” orders that the state of Illinois issued. The blue state, led by the far-left Gov. J.B. Pritzker, was not alone. Lockdown madness was sweeping the nation. Among its first victims were people like my uncle, my cousins, my family — all locked out from seeing our dying loved one in the opening days of her hospitalization. My aunt’s husband of 60 years couldn’t even be a...
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Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees
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Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees

By Zach Schonfeld  | The Hill A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstate probationary government employees fired unlawfully at several agencies, lambasting the Justice Department at a hearing for a “sham” gambit that enabled a key official to avoid testifying in the case.  U.S. District Judge William Alsup’s ruling broadens his previous order to now require the government to reinstate probationary employees fired on Feb. 13 and 14 at the Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury departments.  The case is one of multiple pending lawsuits challenging the mass terminations of probationary workers, who are usually in their first or second year in a role. The firings are just one dimension of a broader effort by the new...
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FBI’s new task force arrests 214 criminals, including Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangbangers, in two weeks
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FBI’s new task force arrests 214 criminals, including Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangbangers, in two weeks

By Diana Glebova | New York Post The FBI’s newly launched interagency task force in Virginia made 214 arrests in a two-week blitz since its inception, The Post has learned, rounding up members of violent gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua. The interagency task force — the first of its kind — syncs the work of law enforcement agencies across the state to lock up criminals and illegal migrants. The coordinated effort led to four arrests of those affiliated with Tren de Aragua, 18 MS-13 members and 16 involved in other gangs or transnational organized crime. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Congressman Gabe Evans introduces BELOS Act to support military families
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Congressman Gabe Evans introduces BELOS Act to support military families

By Tori Ganahl | Rocky Mountain Voice In a move to honor America’s fallen service members and their families, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans has introduced the Benefits that Endure for Lifetimes of Service (BELOS) Act, a bipartisan bill that would provide free lifetime National Park passes to families of veterans who passed away due to service-related illness or injury​. The bill is named in honor of First Sergeant Marc Belo, a decorated U.S. Army soldier who dedicated 30 years of his life to serving his country.  Belo was a first responder at the Pentagon on 9/11 and deployed three times—to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo. He passed away in 2024 due to cancer linked to his military service​. Rep. Evans, a fellow veteran who served alongside Belo, emphasized the signif...
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Pete Hegseth orders review of fitness, grooming standards in US military
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Pete Hegseth orders review of fitness, grooming standards in US military

By Thomas Stevenson | The Post Millennial On Wednesday morning, Trump administration Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of fitness as well as grooming standards in the military. “We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force,” Hegseth said in a memo. “Our adversaries are not growing weaker, and our tasks are not growing less challenging. This review will illuminate how the Department has maintained the level of standards required over the recent past and the trajectory of any change in those standards," he added. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE POST MILLENNIAL
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Trump threatens 200 percent wine tariff on EU imports: we will win
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Trump threatens 200 percent wine tariff on EU imports: we will win

By Newsmax President Donald Trump has hit back at the European Union, which he claimed was "screwing" the U.S. after saying Thursday that he would put a 200% wine tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of the EU if the bloc did not remove its tariff on whiskey. The European Commission said on Wednesday that it will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Taking to social media Thursday, Trump slammed the EU. READ THE FULL STORY ON NEWSMAX
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Producer inflation stopped cold in Trump’s first month, core prices fell
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Producer inflation stopped cold in Trump’s first month, core prices fell

By John Carney | Breitbart Promises made, promises kept. “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One,” Donald Trump said on the campaign trail last summer. Critics claimed, without evidence, that Trump’s tariff plans would raise inflation. Many economists argued that while the rate of price increases might slow, prices would not decline and Americans would simply have to adjust to the new higher price level. In February, however, the core producer price index for final demand declined by 0.1 percent. In other words, prices of goods and services— excluding food and energy—sold by U.S. businesses came down. The broader index for producer prices was flat for the month, indicating that there was no inflation at all in the month. READ THE FULL STORY ...
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