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DOGE Stops $10 Million in Taxpayer Funds from Paying for Circumcisions in Mozambique

17 February 2025 at 20:15

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has stopped millions of U.S. tax dollars from going to outlandish overseas programs, including $10 million to "voluntary medical male circumcisions" in Mozambique, the watchdog initiative announced.

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Trump Expands Reciprocal Tariff Policy to Include VATs, Non-Tariff Barriers

17 February 2025 at 14:05

β€œFor purposes of this United States Policy, we will consider Countries that use the VAT System, which is far more punitive than a Tariff, to be similar to that of a Tariff,” Trump wrote.

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US will be 'flooded with jobs' as foreign nations avoid tariffs, Trump says

13 February 2025 at 14:58

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will be "flooded with jobs" as foreign trading partners move industries to American soil to avoid tariffs.Β 

"They can build a factory here, a plant or whatever it may be, here," Trump said Thursday afternoon from the Oval Office. "And that includes the medical, that includes cars, that includes chips and semiconductors. That includes everything. If you build here, you have no tariffs whatsoever. And I think that's what's going to happen. I think our country is going to be flooded with jobs."

Trump said U.S. consumers could see prices rise in the "short term" due to the tariffs, but that prices will lower and that industries across the board would benefit.Β 

"And I think the farmers are going to be helped by this very much because product is being dumped into our country and our farmers are getting hurt very badly by the last administration," Trump said. "The last administration hated our farmers, like, at a level that I've never seen before. I think our farmers are going to be helped. Jobs are going to be helped. But our farmers are going to be helped, our manufacturers are going to be helped."Β 

TRUMP SIGNS 'RECIPROCAL' TARIFF PLAN FOR COUNTRIES THAT TAX US GOODS

"And again, if somebody wants to come in, including the car companies, if they want to come in and build car plants, they'll do it without tariffs. And therefore, prices won't go up. There could be some short-term disturbance, but long term, it's going to it's going to make our country a fortune," he added.Β 

FENTANYL'S FINANCIAL GRIP ON US SKYROCKETED TO $2.7T AT HEIGHT OF BIDEN ADMIN: STUDY

Trump announced on Thursday that he will impose "fair and reciprocal" tariffs on all major U.S. trading partners.Β 

The plan includes tapping Howard Lutnick, Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, to produce a report on reciprocal trade relations within 180 days. Lutnik said Thursday that he will have the report ready for Trump by April 1.Β 

"On trade I have decided for purposes of fairness, that I will charge a reciprocal tariff – meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them no more, no less. In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff. Very simple," Trump said at the White House of the tariff plan.Β 

Trump's reciprocal tariff announcement follows him leveraging tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China earlier in February. The tariffs were created in light of "extraordinary" threats stemming from "illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl," according to Trump's executive order authorizing the tariffs.Β 

Trump's order authorized tariffs through the new International Emergency Economic Powers Act. It included 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on imports from China. Energy resources from Canada would have a lower 10% tariff.

TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS ON IMPORTS FROM CANADA, MEXICO AND CHINA: 'NATIONAL EMERGENCY'

Both Canada and Mexico agreed to concessions with Trump the day before the tariffs were set to take effect, pledging to send additional security personnel to their respective borders with the U.S. Trump agreed to pause the tariffs on the two nations for one month in light of the border security concessions.Β 

China, on the other hand, imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to Trump's tariffs.Β 

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.Β 

Apple Resumes Advertising on Elon Musk's X After Year-Long Absence

13 February 2025 at 13:29

Apple has resumed advertising on X for the first time since pausing ads more than a year ago, following the trend of major advertising "pausing" their spending on Elon Musk's platform due supposedly to concerns about "brand safety."

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Democrat senator backs Trump's 'common sense move' to fire the penny

11 February 2025 at 18:25

President Donald Trump has found an ally in the Senate, at least on his plan to stop creating new pennies.

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., came out in support of Trump's latest proposal on Tuesday, calling it a "common sense move."Β 

The Democrat represents a battleground state that both she and Trump won in 2024.Β 

SCOOP: TRUMP BUDGET CHIEF VOUGHT TELLS GOP SENATORS $175B NEEDED 'IMMEDIATELY' FOR BORDER SECURITY

Over the weekend, Trump announced that he "instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies."

"For far too long, the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents," the president wrote on Truth Social.Β 

"Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time."

NOEM, HEGSETH, BONDI PLEAD WITH CONGRESS FOR MORE BORDER FUNDING AMID LARGE-SCALE DEPORTATIONS

Rosen took to X on Tuesday, writing, "I’m not afraid to embrace a good idea when it comes from the other side of the aisle, and I agree with President Trump on this."

"Eliminating the penny is a common sense move that’ll save taxpayer dollars," she said.Β 

She isn't the only Democrat who has come out in support of Trump's idea.Β 

LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER: THE LITTLE-KNOWN TRUMP NOMINEE WHO MAY NEED TO RELY ON DEMS

"As well as saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, there are major environmental benefits to eliminating the penny. This is a great move," Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., said of the president's plan.Β 

Trump's unlikely Democratic backers come as much of the party has revolted amid his Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to aggressively audit and slash spending at executive branch agencies and departments.Β 

Inflation Surges: Consumer Prices Up 3% In January, Crushing Chances of Rate Cuts

12 February 2025 at 07:41

Inflation in the United States surged higher in January. The Department of Labor said Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5 percent in January from the prior month, much more than expected. Compared with a year ago, consumer

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Exclusive β€” Sen. Jim Banks: Trump Brought Back Manufacturing to Indiana, 'Saved the American Dream'

11 February 2025 at 18:30

Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), during a speech on Tuesday night at the American Iron and Steel Institute, will highlight how President Donald Trump saved the steel industry and how the Hoosier senator wants to ensure that the American steel industry can "compete head-to-head with any country in the world."

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BMW's Focus on Gas Engines Pays Off as EV Industry Becomes 'Rollercoaster'

11 February 2025 at 12:19

BMW's conservative approach to EV adoption, investing in platforms that can accommodate internal-combustion, hybrid, and electric powertrains, is now paying off as the company navigates the uncertain transition to electric vehicles.

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