Ex-US ambassador to Israel David Friedman wrote, “I love this guy. The right message by the right person at the right time!
Day: March 5, 2025
The A23a iceberg is twice the size of Greater London, and slightly smaller than the State of Rhode Island
Historic energy shift: Türkiye has officially connected its natural gas pipeline to Azerbaijan’s exclave Nakhchivan, ending the region’s reliance on Iranian gas. Erdogan & Aliyev launched the project today in Ankara.
pic.twitter.com/bFMJheWlhJ— The Azeri Times (@AzeriTimes) March 6, 2025
European leaders aim to endorse bold measures to ramp up defence spending and pledge support for Ukraine on Thursday, after Donald Trump’s suspension of military aid to Kyiv fuelled concerns the continent can no longer be sure of U.S. protection.
When President Donald Trump declared in the House Chamber this week that executives at the nation’s top automakers were “so excited” about their prospects amid his new tariff regime, it did not entirely reflect the conversation he’d held with them earlier that day.
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as early as today to start dismantling the Education Department. Although it would take an act of Congress to fully dissolve the agency, a draft presidential memo orders Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps permitted by law.” Those steps are likely to include cuts to the workforce and education programs.
This comes as the country’s largest labor union, the National Education Association, and the ACLU are suing the Education Department for threatening to withhold federal funding to schools that engage in DEI efforts — that’s diversity, equity and inclusion. The ACLU called the Trump administration’s move “a blatant attack on free speech and academic freedom, aiming to deprive students of a full and honest education.”
This comes as the country’s largest labor union, the National Education Association, and the ACLU are suing the Education Department for threatening to withhold federal funding to schools that engage in DEI efforts — that’s diversity, equity and inclusion. The ACLU called the Trump administration’s move “a blatant attack on free speech and academic freedom, aiming to deprive students of a full and honest education.”
Baltic leaders and residents are worried about what the stop of American supplies to Kyiv could mean for them in a region that borders Russia on NATO’s eastern flank and has long grappled with Russian interference and aggression.
The Department of Veterans Affairs chief of staff issued an internal memo saying he was working with Elon Musk’s “DOGE” to “aggressively” restructure the VA, targeting staffing under 400,000 employees.
The mayors of four so-called “sanctuary cities” faced tough questions from lawmakers about their policies toward immigrants and how they work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday.
The president paused duties on autos and auto parts imported from Canada and Mexico, raising hopes other industries could also win exemptions from the heavy new tariffs.
