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Biden stumbles through first post-Trump speech
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Biden stumbles through first post-Trump speech

By Nathan Gay | Daily Wire Former President Joe Biden broke his three-month silence Tuesday evening, addressing Social Security in his first public speech since President Trump took office. Biden addressed a gathering of advocates for disabled people in Chicago, accusing Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency of trying to “dismantle” Social Security. Biden, already 30 minutes late, was off to a rough start as the former president appeared to begin reading off the teleprompter while the walkout music was still playing, seemingly oblivious to the fact that he was inaudible to the audience. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY WIRE
Judge blocks Trump from revoking legal status for 530,000+ migrants who flew into US via Biden program
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Judge blocks Trump from revoking legal status for 530,000+ migrants who flew into US via Biden program

By Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin | Fox News A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking the legal status and work permits of the more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who flew into the United States during former President Joe Biden's time in office.  The migrants came to the U.S. under Biden's controversial CHNV mass humanitarian parole program. In her order, Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, wrote that each migrant needs to have an individualized, case-by-case review. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
Trump to pull all federal funding going to sanctuary cities
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Trump to pull all federal funding going to sanctuary cities

By Katie Daviscourt | The Post Millennial President Trump announced on Thursday that he would be withholding federal funding to sanctuary cities, referring to them as a national disgrace. The move would impact Democratic-run cities across the nation, including Seattle, Chicago, Denver, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and others. "No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social. "They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World. Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!" Sanctuary cities usually have laws that prohibit local and state law enforcement from assisting federal law enforcement with immigration enf...
Putin agrees to incremental, temporary ceasefire while Trump seeks more ties with Russia in phone call
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Putin agrees to incremental, temporary ceasefire while Trump seeks more ties with Russia in phone call

By Reagan Reese | Daily Caller Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to an incremental and temporary ceasefire during a marathon phone call with President Donald Trump, which included the possibility of a peace deal in the overseas conflict. Trump and Putin began their phone call at 10:00 a.m. and it lasted at least an hour and a half before the White House signaled to reporters that the conversation was over. The White House released a summary of the call, writing that the two world leaders “agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire.” “This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts. The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infr...
Trump says Biden’s autopen pardons are ‘void, vacant and of no further force or effect,’ vows probe of Jan. 6 House select committee
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Trump says Biden’s autopen pardons are ‘void, vacant and of no further force or effect,’ vows probe of Jan. 6 House select committee

By Richard Pollina | New York Post President Trump said early Monday that he was voiding all the last-minute pardons former President Joe Biden made using autopen. “The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” Trump posted on Truth Social early Monday morning. “In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!” he said of the oldest-ever president and concerns at his age-related mental abilities at 82. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
‘This is your last warning!’: Trump sends message to Hamas
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‘This is your last warning!’: Trump sends message to Hamas

By Ryan Saavedra | Daily Wire President Donald Trump issued what he said would be his final warning to Hamas on Wednesday, saying “there will be hell to pay” unless they immediately release all remaining hostages. Trump made the remarks after meeting with a group of hostages that had been recently released from Gaza after well over a year in captivity. “‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye — You can choose,” Trump posted in a message to the Islamic terrorist group. “Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY WIRE
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ for peace negotiations, calls Trump meeting ‘regrettable’
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ for peace negotiations, calls Trump meeting ‘regrettable’

By Anders Hagstrom  | Fox News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called his meeting at the White House last week "regrettable" on Tuesday and said he is ready to pursue peace under President Donald Trump's leadership. Zelenskyy made the concession in a lengthy statement posted to social media on Tuesday, saying Ukraine "is ready to come to the negotiating table." He added that last week's meeting "did not go the way it was supposed to be," and he said "it is time to make things right." "My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts," Zelenskyy wrote. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
Trump, Zelensky go at it in heated oval office debate
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Trump, Zelensky go at it in heated oval office debate

By David Zimmermann | National Review President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance traded heated barbs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, calling the wartime leader “disrespectful” and saying he should be more “thankful” for continued U.S. support. “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people! You’re gambling with World War III!” Trump told Zelensky as the two sit next to each other in the Oval Office. “Have you said ‘thank you’ once?” Vance chimed in. “You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the Unites States of America and the president who’s trying to save your country.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NATIONAL REVIEW
Trump and Macron plan to share ‘burden of securing the peace’ in Ukraine
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Trump and Macron plan to share ‘burden of securing the peace’ in Ukraine

By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell  | Daily Signal French President Emmanuel Macron agrees that Europe must join the United States in bearing the “cost and burden of securing the peace” between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Monday. Macron and Trump met on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Trump said “would never have happened if I was president” in February 2022. “Europe must take that central role in assuring the long-term security of Ukraine, which they want to do,” Trump said. “And that’s not a very big step. A big step is what’s going to happen over the next few weeks.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL
Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning
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Moscow pours cold water on U.S.-Russia talks, says no territorial concessions in pre-negotiation positioning

By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have met for talks on the future of the Ukraine war, but even before sitting down, Russia made clear it was approaching things with a hard bargaining mindset. Images of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by America’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and sitting opposite Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Putin’s advisor Yuri Ushakov have been published as talks begin on Tuesday morning. It is the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched a second invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. The talks are taking place at the Al Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and are being mediated by Saudi Fo...