Monday, June 16, 2025

SYNDICATION

USAID Workers Are Given 15 Minutes to Clear Out Their Workspaces as the Agency Gets Dismantled

(Headline USA) U.S. Agency for International Development workers, some in tears, carted away belongings from a final visit to their now-closed headquarters Thursday as the Trump administration's rapid-fire dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency moved into its final stages. Notices are going out to terminate over 90% of USAID's contracts...

White House Prepares for ‘Maximum Elimination’ of Federal Workers Allowed by Law

(Casey Harper, The Center Square)The White House sent a memo to several federal agencies telling them to prepare to reorganize and fire high quantities of workers. The memo is the latest in Trump’s ongoing war against what he calls bloated federal “woke” policies, overregulation, and wasteful spending. About 75,000 federal...

US AG Warns CA Could Lose Funding, Face Lawsuits for Allowing Males in Girls’ Athletics

(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a letter to the California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school sports for both private and public schools in California, warning that the state could lose federal funding and face lawsuits for allowing biological males to compete against...

SCOTUS Pauses Judge’s Order Requiring $2 Billion in Foreign Aid to Be Paid Out

(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts late Wednesday paused a lower court's ruling requiring the Trump administration to release $2 billion in foreign aid payments. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali had ordered the Trump administration to pay out the money by midnight Thursday. Ali...

Oscar-Winning Actor Gene Hackman and His Wife and Dog Found Dead in Their New Mexico Home

(Headline USA) Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday. Hackman, 95, Betsy Arakawa, 63, and their dog were all dead when deputies entered their home to check on their welfare around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Santa Fe County...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Claims Prosecutorial Misconduct, Asking Judge to Dismiss Criminal Case

(Headline USA) New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge to toss out the corruption case against him Wednesday, alleging prosecutorial misconduct, even as the Justice Department seeks dismissal of the charges on the Democrat's behalf. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, his lawyers alleged that the...

Rep. Byron Donalds Says He’s Running for Florida Governor

(Headline USA) Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced Tuesday that he's entering the 2026 race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is ineligible to seek another term after eight years in office. Donalds enters the race with President Donald Trump's endorsement. Donalds has been a frequent Trump surrogate and...

House Republicans’ $4.5 Trillion Budget Resolution Overcomes Odds, Passes

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, border, defense, and energy promises are one step closer to enactment after the U.S. House narrowly passed its $4.5 trillion budget resolution Tuesday night, officially kickstarting the budget reconciliation process. Following hours of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., convincing Republican holdouts...

Questions Swirl Around Musk’s Role at DOGE

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) The White House continues to face questions about billionaire and DOGE leader Elon Musk’s role and actions in the federal government. Reporters at the White House press briefing asked Karoline Leavitt if Elon Musk was the DOGE administrator. At first, Leavitt responded by clarifying that...

Trump to Introduce ‘Gold Card’ Visa for Wealthy Immigrants

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to start selling a "gold card" visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million, seeking to have that new initiative replace a 35-year-old visa program for investors. "I happen to think it'll sell like crazy. It's a...

DeSantis Says ‘Florida Was DOGE before DOGE Was Cool’

(Steve Wilson, The Center Square) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Monday that creates the state's likeness of the federal Department of Government Efficiency. The executive order mandates the creation of an efficiency department at the governor's Office of Policy and Budget. The role will be to use publicly...

Trump Says Tariffs on Schedule as Pause Deadline Nears

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said Monday that his tariff plans for Mexico and Canada will move forward "on time" as the end of the 30-day pause on the 25% import duty approaches. "We're on time with the tariffs, and it seems like that's moving along very...
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