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Democratic Party strategist James Carville admitted that the pace at which President Trump is fulfilling his executive duties is throwing his party off balance. In the latest episode of the “Politics War Room” podcast, Carville lamented how Democratic lawmakers are floundering in trying to stop the president’s second term agenda. “We’re getting overwhelmed,” he told podcast co-host Al Hunt. “Things that we thought that would kill a political career, would be poisonous for whatever reason, this guy keeps chugging along.” Carville quoted former Trump official Steve Bannon, who reportedly said in 2018, “The Democrats don’t matter. The real opposition is...

Members of the establishment media admit they are overwhelmed with President Donald Trump’s wave of hourly news dumps. The volume of news appears to be traumatizing corporate newsrooms and media personalities who are seemingly accustomed to a president who hid from the press for four years. Publications “are cognizant of the fact that, much like their larger peers, they simply can’t cover everything,” CNN’s Liam Reilly told readers Wednesday. Just on Tuesday, Trump said the U.S. would take control of Gaza, slapped Iran with sanctions, offered to purge the CIA, and continued to dismantle the USAID. Wednesday is set to...

"On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST). For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel...