Israel has to wait for Trump so it can face a strategic dilemma in Iran
US President Donald Trump will decide on whether to strike Iran within two weeks, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley has said. The announcement comes as Israel and Iran began an offensive against each other over the country’s nuclear program. Over 650 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Iran, according to an independent group.
A DHS spokeswoman defended the use of military in LA
The US has deployed additional troops in Los Angeles amid protests against the raids carried out by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). California Governor Gavin Newsom said that his state is seeking a restraining order against the Trump administration. “Democrats like Gavin Newsom and [Los Angeles Mayor] Karen Bass should be thanking President Trump for stepping up and leading,” the White House said.
Republicans want to pass a big bill
Former US White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, who worked with President Donald Trump during the 2016 elections, has said that he is expecting a “summer like no other”. Bannon further said, “I’m very confident that the Republican Party is going to be in control of Congress and the government in this country for the next five years.”
Trump wants to cut funding for PBS and NPR
The White House has said taxpayers have been subsidizing National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which spread “radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news'”. It added that there is “trash” that passes as news and “intolerance of non-leftist viewpoints”. This comes in the wake of a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing in late March.
Security experts saw the Signal attack plan being violated
US President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, in a letter to the Congress, said the White House didn’t share classified information on a chat group with a US lawmaker. This came after Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, claimed a top Trump administration official mistakenly added him to a group chat about highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen.
A judge says that federal workers who were fired must be offered back their jobs
A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal employees fired in recent weeks after finding federal agencies acted unlawfully. “A single judge is attempting to unconstitutionally seize the power of hiring and firing from the Executive Branch,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
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.
Mexico, Canada and China are included in the new phase of the trade war
Goods from Mexico and Canada will face a 25% import tariffs from February 1 under the proposed plan by US President Donald Trump. The White House has said Trump was very much considering tariffs on China on the same day. Trump has previously threatened up to a 60% tariff on goods from China, a 100% tariff on goods from Mexico and a 200% tariff on John Deere products imported into the US.
According to Trump, he ended the EV Mandate
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to review government regulations related to electric vehicles (EV). The order requires agencies to take a look at regulations that are “unduly burdensome” and interfere with consumer choice. “Within 30 days is the deadline of when agencies need to report back with a list of regulations for review,” White House said.
Trump has announced a lot of his actions on the first day
President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Monday, reversing many of his predecessors’ policies and reinstating actions from his first term in office. The White House officials said that the president is going to declare a national emergency at the southern border, designate criminal groups as terrorists, and end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.