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Health officials told to stop working with WHO immediately after Trump withdrawal
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Health officials told to stop working with WHO immediately after Trump withdrawal

By Annabella Rosciglione | Washington Examiner Health officials working at agencies housed within the Department of Health and Human Services have been told to suspend their work with the World Health Organization immediately after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the country out of the organization. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official John Nkengasong sent a memo to senior agency leaders Sunday night in which he said that all agency staff who work with the WHO must stop their collaborations effective immediately and “await further guidance.”  “All CDC staff engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers, advisory boards, cooperative agreements or other means — in person or virtual,...
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Trump proposes abolishment of federal income tax, bringing U.S. back to ‘richest period’ in history
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Trump proposes abolishment of federal income tax, bringing U.S. back to ‘richest period’ in history

By Kristen Altus  | Fox Business Pitching a monumental and potentially controversial proposal to his Republican allies, President Donald Trump is seemingly floating the idea of scrapping federal income taxes altogether. "We had no income tax. The income tax came in…1913. As I said in my speech last week, instead of taxing our citizens to enrich foreign nations, we should be tariffing and taxing foreign nations to enrich our citizens," Trump said during his conference address in Doral, Florida, on Monday. "It's time for the United States to return to the system that made us richer and more powerful than ever before," he added. "You know, the United States in 1870 to 1913, all tariffs. And that was the richest period in the history of the United States, relatively speaking." READ...
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What will the Fed do with interest rates and how will Trump react?
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What will the Fed do with interest rates and how will Trump react?

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business The Federal Reserve is set to announce its next interest rate move on Wednesday, which could prompt a reaction from President Donald Trump, who recently called for the Fed to lower interest rates. Members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) are expected to leave the target for the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% — which would be the central bank's first pause in this rate-cutting cycle following three consecutive cuts that brought rates down from 5.25% to 5.5%. The Fed's anticipated pause could prompt Trump to renew his criticism of the central bank and Fed Chair Jerome Powell, following the president's call for lower interest rates last week. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE FOX BUSINESS
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GOP lawmakers introduce bill to expand school choice
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GOP lawmakers introduce bill to expand school choice

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell  | Daily Signal Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Tim Scott of South Carolina are celebrating School Choice Week by introducing a bill to empower businesses and individuals to fund education choice for students. Introduced Wednesday, the Educational Choice for Children Act provides a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to fund scholarships for students to cover expenses related to K-12 public and private education. School Choice Week began Monday. “Parents want to see their child succeed. Giving them the ability to make decisions over their child’s education puts that child’s needs first,” Cassidy said in a statement first provided to The Daily Signal. “More freedom empowers parents and ...
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U.S. confirms departure from Paris climate deal
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U.S. confirms departure from Paris climate deal

By Simon Kent | Breitbart Washington notified the United Nations on Tuesday to confirm it is delivering on a key campaign pledge of President Donald Trump and withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement to put U.S. energy and job growth first. On his first day back in the White House, Trump announced America would leave the accord, which is managed by the U.N. climate change body. “In recent years, the United States has purported to join international agreements and initiatives that do not reflect our country’s values or our contributions to the pursuit of economic and environmental objectives,” Trump’s executive order read. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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RFK Jr. confirmation hearing live updates
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RFK Jr. confirmation hearing live updates

By Josh Christenson, Diana Glebova, Caitlin Doornbos and Kaydi Pelletier | New York Post Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, is appearing Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee, to face questions — and fierce opposition from some lawmakers — about his bid to head the department. It’s unclear whether RFK Jr. — who ran against Trump last year as an independent candidate for president before dropping out of the race and endorsing him — has the votes to be confirmed for the role. Some of his own family members, including cousin Caroline Kennedy, a former US Ambassador to Australia and Japan, have lambasted him as “dangerous” and “unqualified” to oversee America’s health bureau....
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Task force on disability rights recommends major changes to Colorado law
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Task force on disability rights recommends major changes to Colorado law

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance Following three months of deliberations, a task force studying the rights of Coloradans with disabilities has softened some recommendations to boost awards in antidiscrimination lawsuits but still offered proposals likely to stir significant business opposition. Among the task force’s recommendations are to let plaintiffs in disability-related antidiscrimination suits seek emotional damages, to replace existing caps on noneconomic damages and to extend to three years the timeline for filing such legal action. The recommendations — along with about 50 less controversial suggestions involving housing accessibility, outdoor recreation and government services — are likely to end up in a bill during this legislative session. During sometimes com...
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As White House calls for federal funding freeze, Colorado Democrats label it ‘reckless’ and ‘illegal’
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As White House calls for federal funding freeze, Colorado Democrats label it ‘reckless’ and ‘illegal’

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square Colorado Democrats have been quick to react to an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget temporarily pausing federal funding to “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.” Federal financial assistance includes grants and loans, though the order does limit the pause to those programs that have been “implicated” by President Donald Trump’s executive orders from the past week, “including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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Trump administration offers buyouts to federal employees, including remote workers
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Trump administration offers buyouts to federal employees, including remote workers

By Greg Wehner  and Jacqui Heinrich | Fox News The Trump administration is offering buyouts for nearly all federal employees, including those who work remotely, as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to get employees back into the office, but they only have until Feb. 6 to opt-in. During Trump’s first week in office, he issued several directives to the federal workforce, including a requirement that remote employees must return to in-person work. "After four years of incompetence and failure, President Donald Trump is committed to making our government efficient and productive again," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Tuesday. "American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government employees and therefore deserve employees wo...
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Coloradans must opt in for TABOR refunds when filing taxes
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Coloradans must opt in for TABOR refunds when filing taxes

By Gabrielle Franklin | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News Monday marked the first day the IRS could start accepting and processing your tax return. Colorado filers need to keep an eye out for one key step to make sure they get all the money they are eligible for back in their wallets. Coloradans are set to get TABOR refunds after they file their taxes this year, but the state is reminding residents that they have to opt in. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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