⭐️ Stop tax dollars from subsidizing junk food. From: Sen. Mike Lee. The bill would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream, and prepared desserts from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
More USAID fraud? Billions of US tax dollars are missing from Haiti relief projects. From: Zero Hedge. If only 2% of the $4.4 billion allotted for Haitian relief was actually used in Haiti, where did the rest of the money go...?
🔎 Why voters and courts are supporting a bureaucratic slim-down. From: Julian Epstein/NY Post. On both sides of the Atlantic, voters want small government.
Trump admin’s war on federal bureaucracy threatens Nancy Pelosi’s ‘local legacy’ in San Francisco. From: Nick Pope/Daily Caller News. The Trump administration’s effort to rein in federal bureaucracy and spending has a new target in its crosshairs: one of Pelosi’s favorite projects.
🇺🇦 Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Ukrainian tightrope. From: American Greatness. Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022 because he saw weakness in the West, but now both he and the world want an end to the war—Trump may be the only one willing to cut an imperfect but necessary deal.
Bad peace is better than good war. From: Michael J Sutton/Brownstone Institute. It is good news for peace that President Trump is setting the record straight on the West’s war in Ukraine and I hope that this war ends soon so reconstruction can begin.
🍎 Apple announces $500B investment in America including 20,000 new jobs and a new AI factory in Texas - in bid to beat Trump's China tariffs. From: James Reynolds/Daily Mail. Apple pledged to support American businesses with a new academy in Detroit.
RIP to government acronyms. From: Jay Stooksberry/Reason. One perk that may materialize from Elon Musk upending the federal bureaucracy is the downfall of the government’s obsessive use of abbreviations.
🇦🇷 Milei announces US-Argentina tariff-free trade deal at CPAC, strengthening economic ties. From: Maria Herrera Mallado/Gateway Hispanic. For conservative Hispanics in the US, this step not only symbolizes a victory for the free market but also presents a tangible economic opportunity for Hispanic America.
Everybody freeze! It’s the climate police. From: Doomberg/The Free Press. In their quest to slow climate change, bureaucrats in the U.S. and Canada advance restrictive edicts that make very big headlines and very little difference.
👉 1-In-3 Americans distrust climate-change claims made by activists, policymakers. From: Terry Jones/Issues & Insights. Three-quarters of those responding to the I&I/TIPP Poll agreed there are reasons for “public skepticism toward climate-change policies.”
Trump policy will embolden developing world to reject climate agenda. From: Vijay Jayaraj/Real Clear Wire. When the United States pivots sharply, other nations reassess their positions...
👍 Trump ends deportation protections for 500,000 Haitian nationals. From: Sarah Arnold/Townhall. The decision ends the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Haitians by the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Bongino to join Patel at FBI as Deputy Director. From: Susan Crabtree/Real Clear Politics. A top podcaster, NYC Police Department officer, and 12-year veteran of the Secret Service, Bongino is a close friend of FBI Director Kash Patel and will now serve as his right-hand man.
🚩 Cleveland Clinic pushes ‘discriminatory’ programs while taking fed cash. From: Leif LeMahieu/Daily Wire. 'The Cleveland Clinic used to be synonymous with excellence. Now, it’s becoming an avatar for everything that is wrong with American health care.'
K-12 DEI program faces federal scrutiny amid Trump crackdown. From: Casey Harper/The Center Square. A parental rights education group has filed a federal complaint against a California school for allegedly offering training sessions to some teachers and not to others based on the teachers' race.