Author: Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Trump fires entire design review panel overseeing planned ballroom and arch
President Donald Trump fired all six design review panelists who oversee his planned White House ballroom and triumphal arch, citing differences with the president. The Commission on Fine Arts was established over 100 years ago to advise the president and other officials on architectural projects in Washington, D.C. Former President Joe Biden appointed all members…
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Trump to set conditions on Venezuela’s Maduro to ‘take him down,’ Graham says
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said President Donald Trump would set the conditions regarding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to “take him down.” Tensions with Venezuela have reached new heights over the past several weeks, with the United States conducting lethal strikes on boats the U.S. says were trafficking drugs from Venezuela in the Carribbean and rhetoric…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado dedicates award to Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump, thanking him for his help. Machado was awarded the prize on Friday despite a campaign from Trump and his international allies, who said his peacemaking efforts earned him the award. The award put Trump and Machado in an awkward place,…
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Gaza ceasefire takes effect, ending fighting after over two years
A U.S.-backed ceasefire took effect in Gaza at noon local time as part of the first phase of President Donald Trump’s peace deal seeking to end the war in Gaza. The Israeli Cabinet approved the ceasefire on Friday, announcing it had taken effect at noon. The Israel Defense Forces had already been observed dismantling its…
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Taxpayers pay $400 million per day for 750,000 furloughed federal workers during shutdown: CBO
A report from the Congressional Budget Office found that taxpayers will pay furloughed workers $400 million per day during the government shutdown. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) asked the CBO last week for a detailed analysis of the economic costs of the government shutdown, including disruptions to small businesses, lost revenue, delayed wages for military servicemembers,…
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Nicolas Maduro to deploy 4.5 million militia members after US raises bounty for his arrest
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to the Trump administration raising the bounty on his head. Earlier this month, the United States doubled the bounty on Maduro to $50 million over his alleged support for drug cartels. Accusing the U.S. of renewing “extravagant, bizarre, and…
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Macron points out perceived free speech hypocrisy over Candace Owens lawsuit
French President Emmanuel Macron weighed in on his lawsuit against right-wing influencer Candace Owens for the first time on Tuesday, appearing to take a shot at the MAGA movement over perceived free speech hypocrisy. Macron elaborated on his decision to sue Owens over her podcast series in which she claimed that his wife, Brigitte, is…
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Azerbaijani ambassador praises Trump as ‘true peacemaker’ after historic Azerbaijan-Armenia deal
President Donald Trump surprised the world this month after announcing that two longtime enemies, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, would be meeting in the Oval Office to sign a historic peace agreement. The diplomatic coup gives the United States its most significant position of influence in the Caucasus, an area…
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Federal agent fires at moving vehicle during immigration stop in California
A federal agent fired his weapon after an illegal immigrant driver rammed two Customs and Border Protection agents at a traffic stop. During an immigration stop in southern California, a driver refused to lower his window, then sped and rammed into two agents. According to a Department of Homeland Security statement, one of the agents…
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Trump arranges meeting between Putin and Zelensky with trilateral to follow
President Donald Trump announced that he was arranging a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, followed by a trilateral meeting. After the historic meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin, Zelensky traveled to the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,…