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Secretary of State faces off with lawmakers over Trump's budget request

Scott Bessent may well be the most consequential secretary of the Treasury since Alexander Hamilton - not simply because of the policies he advances, but because of the conditions he confronts and the clarity with which he is executing President Trump's broader economic vision.
Secretary of State faces off with lawmakers over Trump's budget request
'People will hurt you a lot to gain you a little'
Revealed: AIEF, a charitable affiliate of pro-Israel lobby Aipac, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummetsDozens of members of Congress and Capitol Hill staffers have enjoyed lavish gifted travel to Israel funded by an Aipac affiliate since 7 October 2023, amid Israel’s expanding wars on its neighbors and despite plummeting levels of support among Americans for the country’s policies, a Guardian analysis has found.Congressional ethics filings and other public records show the trips, led by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), revolved around one-sided briefings on Middle East politics and Israeli domestic and foreign policy. Lawmakers and their staffers from both parties met Israeli officials, military contractors and civil society figures, including Benjamin Netanyahu and advocates for the annexation of the West Bank and the displacement of Palestinians from Jerusalem. Continue reading...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth appeared to rebuff the words of one of his key deputies, which linked the pause of a multi-billion-dollar arms shipment for Taiwan […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was on "Sunday Morning Futures" with host Maria Bartiromo to talk about the strength and resilience of the US economy. The post Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Weighs in on Strength of US Economy, “Markets Live in the Future. Markets are Looking Through This” – (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. The post US Treasury Sanctions GAESA: The Cuban Military Conglomerate That Controls the Economy and Thrives on Donations appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary eventThe Trump administration’s interior secretary, Doug Burgum, complained on Sunday that some musicians “seem to have segmented their audiences” after artists bailed on participating in a concert series planned for the 250th anniversary of the US’s independence.In the interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Burgum also dismissed calls to publicly identified who had made donations for the concert series – and maintained it was a “nonpartisan” event despite Donald Trump referring to it as a rally. Continue reading...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated yesterday on television that the United States has secured agreements with 20 countries around the world to accept people living illegally in the U.S. The post Secretary of State Marco Rubio Announces Deportation and Third-Country Acceptance Agreements for Illegal Immigrants and Non-Nationals with More Than 20 Countries appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.