The Trump Administration has a live update regarding the Mineral Deal
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he thinks that an American financial interest in the reserves of rare earth minerals is a better security guarantee than a country without one. This comes after President Donald Trump said he won’t guarantee Ukraine’s “safety as part of mineral deal” with the US. Bessent added that he called it an economic security guarantee.
It’s an attack on science everywhere in Trump 2.0
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “eliminate all programmes that promote diversity, equity and inclusion”. This comes after he signed two other executive orders, one to scrap federal programmes that promote diversity, equity and inclusion and another to cancel federal funding for international climate change projects. Around one million women around the world have lost access to contraceptive care.
Both the U.S. and Russia discussed an end to the war without Kyiv
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s Ukrainian summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a French expert said that European leaders hoped that the US and Europe could work together under the new Trump administration. Elie Tenenbaum, head of the Security Studies Center at the French Institute for International Relations, added that the gulf between the US and Europe on the Ukraine war crystallized for Europeans this past weekend.
The workers have launched a new suit to fight the access to their data
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it has filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s administration over the illegal use of employee records by the Pentagon’s Defence Information Systems Agency (DIDA). DIDA leaked employees’ names, email addresses and birthdates, and used the information to discriminate against trans employees, EFF said. It also alleged that DIDA had access to workers’ personal data.
The next Israeli hostage release is being delayed by Hamas
Hamas has said that it is “delaying the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip, targeting them with shelling and gunfire”, and not allowing relief supplies of all kinds to enter as agreed upon. The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump said that Palestinians would not be allowed to return to Gaza under his plan for the US to take over Gaza.
Security questions have been raised after Musk’s team views Treasury data
The US Agency for International Development ( USAID) on Saturday informed employees affected by President Donald Trump’s decision to shut it down that they would be reinstated until the end of Friday, February 14. However, none of them would be suspended with pay during that period, a copy of the notice seen by The New York Times said.
USPS suspends parcels from Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump has closed the ‘de minimis’ customs exemption that allowed packages valued below $800 to enter the US duty-free. He said that products made in China will not be treated as de minimis in the US. This comes after Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10% tariff on Chinese goods in the US and the European Union.
What does it mean that the U.S. will take over Gaza?
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he expects the US to “take over” the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. “I’m not saying we’re going to finish Gaza,” he added. Trump’s comments came after he held a press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The US has been providing military assistance to Egypt and Jordan since 2015.
The DOJ said they would not fire FBI agents who acted ethically
The FBI on Tuesday handed over a list to the Justice Department of bureau employees who worked on the January 6 US Capitol riot investigation but did not include the individuals’ names because of security concerns, PTI reported. It is part of a plan to remake the FBI and DOJ in order to serve US President Donald Trump’s agenda.
What does it mean that the U.S. will take over Gaza?
After meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said the US will “take over” Gaza and relocate its people. Trump added that the US will work with other countries to help the people of Gaza. His comments came after a truce ended the Israel-Hamas war last month, wherein over 2,000 people were killed.