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  • Africa knew Trump’s ‘America First’ pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid

    02/08/2025 7:32:16 PM PST · by Beowulf9 · 51 replies
    https://apnews.com ^ | February 3, 2025 | BY GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, FARAI MUTSAKA AND MARK BANCHEREAU
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing almost all U.S. foreign aid, an email landed in Claris Madhuku’s inbox in rural Zimbabwe. Stop all activities immediately, it said. The message confirmed Madhuku’s fears that Trump’s return to office might affect his organization’s efforts to save African girls from child marriages.
  • Trump says he’s ending Biden’s classified intelligence briefings in payback move

    02/07/2025 4:32:41 PM PST · by 11th_VA · 59 replies
    AP ^ | Feb 8, 2025
    PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s revoking former President Joe Biden’s access to government secrets and ending the daily intelligence briefings he’s receiving in payback for Biden doing the same to him in 2021. Trump announced his decision in a post on his social media platform shortly after he arrived at his Mar-a-Lago home and private club in Palm Beach for the weekend. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,” Trump wrote....
  • Trump says he’s given advisers instructions for Iran to be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him

    02/04/2025 12:45:26 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 51 replies
    AP ^ | 2/4/2025 | MICHELLE L. PRICE, AAMER MADHANI AND ZEKE MILLER
    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him. “If they did that they would be obliterated,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters while signing an executive order calling for the U.S. government to impose maximum pressure on Tehran. “I’ve left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left.”
  • Things to know about the Trump administration order on miles per gallon for cars and pickups

    01/30/2025 6:10:16 PM PST · by Mariner · 130 replies
    AP via Yahoo ^ | January 30th, 2025 | ALEXA ST. JOHN
    DETROIT (AP) — Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks — also a principal way that it regulates air pollution and addresses climate change. Duffy ordered the federal agency in charge of fuel economy standards to reverse them as soon as possible. The standards have been in place since the 1970s energy crisis and were intended to conserve fuel and save consumers money at the gas pump.Here are five things to know about the action.What...
  • Who supports Trump’s agenda? Here’s what an AP-NORC poll shows

    01/21/2025 6:21:32 AM PST · by Red Badger · 25 replies
    PBS (Pure BS) ^ | January 20, 2025 | Staff
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will start implementing a far-reaching agenda when he takes office for the second time on Monday, but a poll finds that despite his claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” the incoming Republican president lacks broad support for some of his top priorities. Just over half of U.S. adults favor eliminating taxes on earnings from tips, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, but some of his other pledges — like pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, increasing oil drilling on federal lands and imposing new tariffs —...
  • Trump says he’s withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement again

    01/20/2025 3:12:16 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 42 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 3:10 PM CST, January 20, 2025 | MATTHEW DALY and SETH BORENSTEIN
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies.The White House announcement, which came as Trump was sworn in Monday to a second term, echoed Trump’s actions in 2017, when he announced that the U.S. would abandon the global Paris accord. The pact is aimed at limiting long-term global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial levels or, failing that, keeping...
  • ‘Trump wants to visit China, talked about possible trip to India’

    01/19/2025 3:43:51 PM PST · by Jyotishi · 13 replies
    The Pioneer ^ | Monday, January 20, 2025 | PTI
    Washington -- President-elect Donald Trump wants to travel to China after he takes office as part of his effort to deepen relations with Beijing, and also has talked to advisors about visit to India, a media report said Saturday. Trump, who arrived at the Dulles International Airport aboard a special plane along with First Lady Melania and son Barron, had during his election campaign threatened to impose additional tariffs on China. “President-elect Donald Trump has told advisors he wants to travel to China after he takes office, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking to deepen a relationship with...
  • The California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their wake (yep they did it)

    01/12/2025 9:59:25 AM PST · by janetjanet998 · 39 replies
    ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — The sight of celebrity mansions and movie landmarks reduced to ashes can make it seem like the wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area affected a constellation of movie stars But a drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the fires also burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing practices elsewhere.
  • Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he’s looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

    01/07/2025 8:16:51 PM PST · by MinorityRepublican · 26 replies
    AP ^ | January 7, 2025 | JILL LAWLESS
    LONDON (AP) — Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win reelection, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe, setting off alarm bells among politicians across the continent. The Tesla and SpaceX chief executive has endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany, demanded the release of jailed U.K. anti-Islam extremist Tommy Robinson and called British Prime Minister Keir Starmer an evil tyrant who should be in prison. Many European politicians have been left concerned by the attention. Musk’s feed on his social network X is dotted with abusive language — labeling politicians “stupid cretin” and “sniveling...
  • Bloodied Ukrainian troops risk losing more hard-won land in Kursk to Russia

    12/28/2024 2:35:53 AM PST · by McGruff · 14 replies
    AP ^ | Dec 28, 2024 | SAMYA KULLAB
    Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all. Battles are so intense that some Ukrainian commanders can’t evacuate the dead. Communication lags and poorly timed tactics have cost lives, and troops have little way to counterattack, seven front-line soldiers and commanders told The Associated Press... Some front-line commanders said conditions are tough, morale is low and troops are questioning command decisions, even the very purpose of...
  • Imane Khelif, Olympic boxer at center of gender controversy, gets votes for AP Female Athlete of The Year

    12/26/2024 11:04:14 AM PST · by bitt · 24 replies
    https://nypost.com/ ^ | 12/25/2024 | RYAN MORIK
    Caitlin Clark was named AP’s Female Athlete of the Year without much competition, but one person who received votes was the cause for much controversy over the summer. A group of 74 sports journalists from The Associated Press and its members voted on the award. Clark received 35 votes, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was second with 25. But Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif was third, getting four votes. Khelif qualified for the Paris Olympics, but Khelif’s gender was called into question following a disqualification from the 2023 championships before a gold medal bout over gender eligibility issues. IBA President...
  • AP: All Americans Suck Except for Black Women

    11/25/2024 2:38:01 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 53 replies
    Front Page Magazine ^ | November 25, 2024 | Daniel Greenfield
    This article is an embarrassment for the AP which insists on running angry blog posts as wire articles. It’s an embarrassment for those throwing a tantrum against every group because they lost an election.AP: Feeling betrayed by increased minority support for Trump, black women say they’re stepping backSo basically everyone now sucks except for black women. Even by the standards of identity politics, this is pathetically divisive. And also seemingly pointless.If all Americans suck except black women, and they’re not getting involved in lefty activism, what is even the point?Oh right, the point is a vocal tantrum accompanied by fake...
  • The Associated Press says buyouts and some layoffs are ahead as it seeks to cut its workforce by 8%

    11/18/2024 2:11:28 PM PST · by DFG · 20 replies
    AP via Yahoo ^ | 11/18/2024 | DAVID BAUDER
    The Associated Press said Monday that it would begin offering buyouts and lay off selected employees, part of a plan to reduce the news outlet's staff by about 8% and accelerate a transition to a digital-first organization. The move is part of what is expected to be a dispiriting end-of-year period in the news industry, which is beset by business woes that go back years. The end of a busy presidential-election cycle was also expected to accelerate reorganization plans. The AP said those eligible for buyouts were to learn of the offer, which would include severance pay and partial health...
  • Donald Trump elected 47th president of the United States (AP Melts!)

    11/06/2024 4:59:58 AM PST · by TigerClaws · 61 replies
    <p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.</p>
  • Republican Dave McCormick defeats incumbent Bob Casey in Pennsylvania Senate race

    11/07/2024 3:02:15 PM PST · by Vigilanteman · 54 replies
    Politico and AP ^ | 7 November 2024 | Ursula Perano
    Republican Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, The Associated Press projected, marking the 53rd Senate seat Republicans have captured in winning back the majority. Pennsylvania saw one of the most expensive Senate races in the country this cycle — and McCormick had early backing from national Republican operatives during the state’s GOP primaries. But Casey has deep ties in Pennsylvania, a state where the Senate race played out alongside huge focus from presidential candidates. Casey's campaign on Thursday said it's not conceding yet. Spokesperson Maddy McDaniel wrote in a statement: "As the Pennsylvania Secretary...
  • [Finally AP just declared] Live election updates: Donald Trump wins US presidency

    11/06/2024 5:54:31 AM PST · by Words Matter · 19 replies
    AP ^ | 11.6.24
    Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts
  • Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses

    11/02/2024 8:24:43 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 71 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | November 1, 2024 | BY JILL COLVIN (D-AP)
    NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses — just as he did four years ago. At rally after rally, he urges his supporters to deliver a victory “too big to rig,” telling them the only way he can lose is if Democrats cheat. He has refused to say, repeatedly, whether he will accept the results regardless of the outcome. And he’s claimed cheating is already underway, citing debunked claims or outrageous theories with no basis in reality. “The only thing that can stop us...
  • Harris campaign features less talk of joy and more head-on digs at Trump as Election Day nears

    10/18/2024 3:31:35 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 26 replies
    AP ^ | 10/17/24 | ZEKE MILLER and STEVE KARNOWSKI
    LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Joy Olson proudly wore a “Make America Joyful Again” button Thursday as she waited in line to attend a Kamala Harris rally. But that doesn’t mean the 70-year-old retiree with the happiest of names wants the Democratic nominee to shy away from taking the heat to Republican Donald Trump. “I’m tired of her being so nice sometimes,” said Olson, who called Trump “evil and scary.” She added: “I hope she calls him out.”
  • Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power: feds

    10/02/2024 1:24:37 PM PDT · by bitt · 78 replies
    https://nypost.com/ ^ | 10/2/2024 | ap
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution. The filing was unsealed Wednesday. It was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents and narrowed the scope of the prosecution. This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.
  • Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene

    09/30/2024 6:41:17 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 45 replies
    AP ^ | 9/30/24 | ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JEFF AMY
    VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed upon landing in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “sleeping” and not responding to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who he said was “calling the president and hasn’t been able to get him.” He repeated the claim at an event with reporters after being told Kemp said he had spoken to Biden.