Tim Mercier-Six
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Tim Mercier-Six
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The Trump administration has fired a top Navy admiral assigned to NATO headquarters in Brussels, people familiar with the matter said Monday, the latest ouster in an ongoing purge of senior military officers that has disproportionately targeted women.
U.S. admiral at NATO fired, latest ouster in Trump military purge
Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield is one of at least nine senior military leaders — and the fourth woman — removed since Trump’s return to Washington.
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April 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u... Glad Dodge is saving U.S. tax payers MILLIONS so they can fund BILLIONS for this.
Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention
A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.
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April 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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President Trump did not rule out seeking a third term in office on Sunday, telling NBC News that he was “not joking” about the possibility and suggesting there were “methods” to circumvent the two-term limit laid out in the Constitution.
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution
President Trump, in an interview with NBC News, said there were “methods” that would allow a third term. The 22nd Amendment prohibits a person from being elected to more than two terms as president.
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March 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland's national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway.
As U.S. foreign aid grants get slashed, Greenland gets money for a dog race
Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland's national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway.
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March 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said. It was an extraordinary breach of U.S. national security intelligence.
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in a Group Chat
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Spurred by “alarming political interference in academic research by the Trump administration,” Brussels’s Vrije Universiteit (VUB), or Free University, allocated $2.7 million in funding last week for at least 12 new postdoctoral roles open to “censored Americans.”
Europe races to lure U.S. scientists as Trump puts pressure on universities
Some European universities are offering funding for American scientists considering a relocation and promising a safe haven free from academic censorship.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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A page on the Defense Department’s website celebrated Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945.

The page, along with many others about minority service members, has now been erased.
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The Trump administration has terminated a U.S.-funded initiative that documents alleged Russian war crimes, including a sensitive database detailing the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, according to U.S. officials.
Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children
Observers fear the move has compromised evidence of war crimes by Russian officials and will hinder efforts to rescue thousands of missing Ukrainian children.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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You can’t make this up. The Trump admin is erasing images of one of the servicemembers who raised the flag at Iwo Jima.

What an outrageous act of disrespect to one of America’s heroes. His name is Pfc. Ira Hayes, and he deserves to be honored.
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Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Pa-Lease!… Vandalism probably, but terrorism?… Huh… It’s not like they attacked the Capitol or something. Wonder what Ms Bondi’s thoughts are on that…. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/u...
Pam Bondi Calls Tesla Vandalism ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Promising Consequences
The attorney general echoed remarks by President Trump, as protesters against Elon Musk and his efforts to shrink the government have defaced and destroyed Tesla vehicles.
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March 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Update: I will be voting NO on the CR.

Virginians deserve more than letting Elon & Trump run wild through our government, slashing jobs and cutting services.

Let’s pass a 30-day extension and get an actual deal done.
March 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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The new head of the FDA division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies.
He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.
Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He defended a top maker in cases claiming the company had not warned of pote...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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We took a deep dive into what contracts DOGE slashed — and what it left untouched. Most of the biggest contractors were unscathed. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Stocks dropped on Tuesday following President Trump’s tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China. The move wiped out the gains Wall Street made since Trump’s election victory, as investors’ hopes of business-friendly policies have given way to fears over tariffs. nyti.ms/3F4U2uV
March 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told GOP lawmakers to stop having in-person town halls with constituents. The directive comes as Republican town halls have devolved into angry shouting matches across the U.S.
Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told G.O.P. lawmakers that public confrontations with angry constituents could hurt them politically in the midterm elections.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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President Trump said in his address to Congress that he inherited an “economic catastrophe” from Joe Biden. The U.S. had the strongest economy in the world when Trump took over, but it's shown signs of strain from Trump's federal funding cuts and tariffs. Follow live.
Trump Speech to Congress: Watch Live With Updates and Analysis
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March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
With all of these firings, the jobless rate is going to go through the roof. I hope nobody end up on the streets from all this. Social programs will likely be cut drastically. Sooo glad I’m retiring soon.
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM