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How Elon Musk Aides Are Using White House Cred To Infiltrate Federal Body

February 1, 2025 admin

New Delhi: A group of Elon Musk’s close associates, including former interns and trusted sidekicks, has taken control of the General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency which manages government offices and technology. The team is attempting to use White House security credentials for unusual access to GSA tech, deploying AI software, and restructuring the…

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Donald Trump’s ‘Gen Z’ Press Secretary To Make White House Podium Debut

January 28, 2025 admin

Washington: She’s the face of a Trump-supporting Gen Z movement and the youngest White House press secretary in history. Now Karoline Leavitt is stepping up to the podium for the first time. The 27-year-old is already a polished presence, with her social media profile mixing shots of life as a young working mother with clips…

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Donald Trump Orders To Pause All Federal Grants, Loans

January 28, 2025 admin

Washington: Donald Trump’s White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars. In a memo on Monday, the acting head of the…

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Trump Tells US Agency To Put ‘America First’ In Reviewing Foreign Aid: Report

January 27, 2025 admin

Washington, United States: The Trump administration urged US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy. It threatened “disciplinary action” for any staff ignoring the administration’s orders. A sharply-worded memo sent on Saturday to more than 10,000…

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Colombia President Says Will Not Accept US Deportation Flights

January 26, 2025 admin

Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would not allow US migrant deportation flights access to his country’s airspace. “The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I forbid entry to our territory to US planes carrying Colombian migrants,” Petro wrote on X, adding they would only be accepted once Washington had created…

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“Canada Is Not For Sale” Hat Goes Viral After Trump Threats

January 24, 2025 admin

Donald Trump’s verbal threats towards Canada are paying off for one entrepreneur, after the new US president’s belligerent approach gave him an idea. Liam Mooney, founder of an Ottawa-based design firm, made a hat emblazoned with “Canada is Not for Sale” in response to Trump’s tariff threats and suggestions that Canada become the 51st US…

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Slams Biden, Dismisses Spying Concerns With TikTok

January 23, 2025 admin

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sat for his first interview since returning to the White House and targetted his predecessor former President Joe Biden for issuing several pardons for family members and officials on his last day in office. Mr Trump claimed he was given the option to pre-emptively pardon himself at…

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Trump Administration Makes India A Priority

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington DC: Indicating the importance Washington gives to New Delhi as the new Trump administration takes office, US Secretary of State Maro Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Walz held their first bilateral and international meets respectively with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is in Washington at the invitation of…

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Surat Firm Creates Donald Trump’s Carving In Lab-Grown Diamond

January 20, 2025 admin

Surat: A diamond firm in Surat has crafted a stunning and striking carving of Donald Trump, using a 4.5 carat laboratory-grown diamond, to present it to the US President who took oath for a historic second term on Monday. The firm had earlier created a 7.5 carat eco-friendly laboratory-grown diamond that was presented by Prime…

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US Policy Will Only Recognise 2 Genders, Says Trump During 1st Address

January 20, 2025 admin

Washington: US President Donald Trump will issue a series of executive orders targeting diversity programs and gender identity policies Monday, using his inauguration speech to signal a definitive break with what he decries as “woke” culture. On the campaign trail Trump railed against diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government and corporate world,…

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