POLITICS

Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Congress Members Face Barriers.

On Friday, a group of Democrats, including Representatives Maxine Waters and Maxwell Frost went to the Department of Education. They wanted to talk with the acting Education Secretary, Denise Carter. They claimed to be denied access by a single guard at the door. These members of C

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Shifting Views on USAID: The Trumps' Changing Stance

Imagine this: the Trumps weren't always so down on USAID. Once upon a time, they were all for it. Melania and Ivanka Trump were on a roll, using USAID money to make things happen. First up, Melania Trump. She was in Africa, showing off the good that USAID was doing. "We care, and we want t

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Who are the Epsteins And why are there rumors payroll?

Check updates that surfaced on social media with Trump's freeze of foreign aid playing a backdrop. Why Jeffrey Epstein and words connected to USAID got tossed around. He posted with excitement. They think Already familiar X account "_Bitch shared" "Jeffrey Epstein was on the USAID payro

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Hostages To Be Freed

The war in Gaza has reached a pivotal moment. Hamas has finally disclosed the names of the next three Israeli hostages to be freed in the next cease-fire exchange. But the road to peace is not smooth and full of bumps. The hostages, Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben-Ami, are set to be released

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Trump's Team Blames Biden for Weak Job Numbers

The Trump administration started the second term by pointing fingers at the previous leader, Joe Biden. The main reason? The job numbers for January didn't meet expectations. Trump's Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, had a chat with Fox News on the first full day of Trump's second term. This was at

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Mandate to Evaluate Defense Budget

Trump has handed over the task of closely inspecting the Pentagon’s expenses to the billionaire Elon Musk and his team, known as DOGE. President chose to set up DOGE via executive order, on the day of his being sworn in. DOGE is in charge of finding new techniques to make the government more effec

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

What's the Big Deal About the US and World Politics?

The US is the global heavyweight, so what happens in Washington matters as geopolitics is akin to a game of thrilling chess. At first glance, the influence is simple. The US is the world's most powerful country, like Rome during its prime, but today’s world is much more interconnected. The real ki

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Blurring the Lines: Shifting Politics and Identity

There is a growing concern these days about how groups are defined by some key factors. Years ago, this concern was mainly associated with select groups in the Southern U. S. but today, many people point fingers at the progressive left. One alternative view is that the voting base of the

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Big Changes in February, A World History Overview

Let's dive back to a important date in history in 1990. On February 7, a big shift happened in Soviet Politics. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev played a major part. Its was time to introduce a bunch of new policies. Then the Communist Party dropped their 70-year hold on political

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

A Controversial Comeback

In a surprising turn of events, Elon Musk has decided to bring back a staffer who resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This staffer, Marko Elez, stepped down after his past racist posts on social media were exposed by The Wall Street Journal. Elon Musk defended his

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