Saturday, April 19, 2025

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Report: Jordan Ready to Declare War on Israel if Palestinians are Forcibly Expelled

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Jordan, an ostensible U.S. ally, is reportedly prepared to go to war with another ostensible ally, Israel, if the latter country attempts to forcibly expel Palestinians into the former. The Middle East Eye broke the troubling news Tuesday, after  President Donald Trump said he would like...

‘You Go Die’: CNN, MSNBC Go Mad over Trump’s Move to Dismantle USAID

(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Talking heads on CNN and MSNBC went ballistic Monday night over President Donald Trump’s move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he took over as acting director of USAID during a gaggle with reporters after he touched...

Press Sec. Leavitt Exposes USAID’s Reckless Use of Tax Dollars; Rubio Steps In

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump administration has formally seized control of USAID after decades of the infamous agency operating with little oversight, often unilaterally using taxpayer dollars to undermine U.S. foreign policy.  President Donald Trump tapped Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting director and blocked USAID bureaucrats from entering...

Trump Shutters CIA Proxy Agency; Dems Threaten to Stall Confirmations Until It’s Reopened

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and other Democrats are threatening to stall Donald Trump’s State Department confirmations until he reopens the U.S. Agency for International Development—an ostensible humanitarian organization that has instead been used to propagandize foreign populations and overthrow...

LOPEZ: Biden Trade Rep. Threw a Wrench in U.S. Innovation by Blocking Nippon Steel Deal

(Victor Lopez, Headline USA contributor) In an era where American competitiveness is under siege from nations like China, we cannot afford to let bureaucratic interference and political gamesmanship stifle economic opportunity. The past administration’s opposition to Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel was emblematic of a troubling trend:...

Trump Says Americans Could Feel ‘Some Pain’ from Tariffs

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans initially could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China. However, the end result will be to further bolster his "America First" agenda as domestic production fills the void of cheaply made imported products...

USAID Officials Placed on Leave after Blocking DOGE Access to Potentially Damning Files

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump administration placed two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave after they attempted to block Trump aides from entering USAID’s headquarters in Washington.   The blockade was particularly striking, as unelected bureaucrats were impeding representatives of Donald Trump, the duly elected...

‘We Will Find You’: Trump, Hegseth Obliterate ISIS Hideout that Biden Left Untouched

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump announced Saturday afternoon that he ordered a precision military airstrike against ISIS in Somalia, marking his first major military operation since taking office on Jan. 20.  The airstrike targeted ISIS-Somalia in the Golis mountains, a remote region in the semi-autonomous Puntland region. The strike...

Inspector General: Taliban Has No Legal Right to Billions in Foreign Aid from Biden Admin.

(Headline USA) The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognized as its government and are under sanctions. In its latest report issued Friday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, also said...

Texas Gov. Bans Chinese AI Apps from Gov’t Devices Due to Security Threat

(Headline USA) Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a ban on Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek for government-issued devices, becoming the first state to restrict the popular chatbot in such a manner. The upstart platform sent shockwaves through Wall Street after launching on the Apple app store last week with buzz over its...

Trump Victory: Maduro Releases US Hostages, Seemingly Agrees to Take Back Deportees

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, made a highly successful first visit to Venezuela, securing the release of six American hostages—a major victory less than two weeks into the Trump administration.  Trump had dispatched Grenell to deliver a blunt message to Venezuela’s socialist dictator...

Ex-Federal Reserve Adviser Charged w/ Stealing Trade Secrets for China

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced Friday that a former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to steal trade secrets for the People’s Republic of China. The ex-Fed official, John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested on Friday,...
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