Trump's Frustration With Zelenskyy Grows Following Oval Office Dispute

Trump's Frustration With Zelenskyy Grows Following Oval Office Dispute

Mateo Guillamont
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March 4, 2025
President Donald Trump’s annoyance with Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy has seemingly worsened after the two recently engaged in a heated debate over the Ukraine-Russia war. President Zelenskyy reportedly stated the end of the Ukraine-Russia war is “still very, very far away,” inciting President Trump’s immediate rebukes. “This is the worst statement that could have been […]
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Trump Continues Pro-Small Business Approach, Guts BOI Rules

Trump Continues Pro-Small Business Approach, Guts BOI Rules

Mateo Guillamont
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March 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department recently announced that it will not enforce the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information reporting rule (BOI).  BOI rules, originally designed to combat illicit business transactions, fraud, and money laundering by requiring businesses to disclose their ownership’s identity, have faced criticism for being allegedly unconstitutional and burdensome for small […]
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Lawmakers Denounce Maduro Threats Towards Machado

Lawmakers Denounce Maduro Threats Towards Machado

Mateo Guillamont
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March 3, 2025
Conservative lawmakers in Washington have condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s latest threats and repressive tactics against Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.  Machado recently reported Dictator Maduro sent undercover agents that attempted to break into her private residence in Caracas, Venezuela. The agents, who arrived in a silver SUV without a license plate, allegedly threatened […]
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US Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Companies Helping Build Iranian Drones

US Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Companies Helping Build Iranian Drones

Mateo Guillamont
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March 3, 2025
The US Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong companies allegedly helping build Iranian military drones.  The latest sanctions were described as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign on Iran.” Six entities operating out of China and Hong Kong were sanctioned for reportedly supplying critical components of […]
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Lee Introduces Bill Increasing Scrutiny and Transparency of DHS

Lee Introduces Bill Increasing Scrutiny and Transparency of DHS

Grayson Bakich
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February 28, 2025
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) has introduced legislation to place the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under greater scrutiny and demand greater transparency. More specifically, Rep. Lee's DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act requires DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) to audit bulk data shared by the Office to ensure that personnel are […]
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Hails 'Huge Step' Trump Venezuelan Oil Sanctions

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Hails 'Huge Step' Trump Venezuelan Oil Sanctions

Mateo Guillamont
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February 28, 2025
Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado commended President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector by revoking oil export licenses.  Machado made her comments during an interview with Donald Trump Jr where she discussed Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s repressive regime.  President Trump cancelled former President Joe Biden’s Venezuelan oil export licenses, […]
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Trump Reverses Biden's Venezuelan Oil Policy, Revokes Oil Licenses From Maduro

Trump Reverses Biden's Venezuelan Oil Policy, Revokes Oil Licenses From Maduro

Mateo Guillamont
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February 27, 2025
Pressure is mounting on Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro as US President Donald Trump has cancelled former President Joe Biden’s Venezuelan oil export licenses.  President Trump’s license cancellation effectively reimposes sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector that had been levied on Venezuela during Trump’s first term.  Such sanctions were lifted by President Biden in the ‘Barbados Agreement’ […]
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Haridopolos Holds Hearing on Artemis Space Program and Future Missions

Haridopolos Holds Hearing on Artemis Space Program and Future Missions

Grayson Bakich
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February 27, 2025
Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) hosted a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee hearing on the Artemis space program and future missions with George Washington University's Dr. Scott Pace and Purdue's Dan Dumbacher. With the Artemis program, NASA intends to put humans back on the Moon for longer-term study, hoping to establish a precedent for manned missions to […]
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Rubio Forecasts Trump Will Not Be 'Blackmailed' by Maduro

Rubio Forecasts Trump Will Not Be 'Blackmailed' by Maduro

Mateo Guillamont
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February 27, 2025
During a recent Fox News interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently expressed his belief that, under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the US’ foreign policy towards Venezuela and Dictator Nicolas Maduro will be stricter than in previous years.  Secretary Rubio’s interview follows his efforts to broker an agreement where Venezuela agreed to accept deported Venezuelan […]
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Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports

Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports

Mateo Guillamont
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February 26, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced expanded visa restrictions for members of the Cuban government participating in the ‘exploitation’ of medical workers.  Secretary Rubio’s visa restrictions announcement follows reports that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  “Cuba continues to profit from the forced labor of its workers […]
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Trump Treasury Department Constricts Iran's 'Ghost Fleet'

Trump Treasury Department Constricts Iran's 'Ghost Fleet'

Mateo Guillamont
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February 26, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’ Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s  ‘Ghost […]
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Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Jackson Bakich
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February 26, 2025
Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a press conference just outside the Capitol on Tuesday and defended President Donald Trump (R) and Elon Musk's aggressive Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Musk and his DOGE team made headlines this week when they sent an email to government employees demanding they respond with five examples of […]
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Dunn Introduces Bill Empowering Vehicle Owners with Crucial Data Access

Dunn Introduces Bill Empowering Vehicle Owners with Crucial Data Access

Grayson Bakich
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February 25, 2025
Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) is introducing legislation to allow vehicle owners access to important repair and diagnostic data needed for auto repairs. Named the "Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act," Rep. Dunn's bill allows consumers to access such data about their vehicles and find the best services at the best prices. […]
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Scott Reintroduces Bill to Fight Online Fentanyl Sales

Scott Reintroduces Bill to Fight Online Fentanyl Sales

Jackson Bakich
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February 25, 2025
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have reintroduced a bill to curb the sale of fentanyl online. The legislation is known as the Stopping Online Confusion for Investigative Agencies and Law-enforcement by Maintaining Evidence Determined Interparty Arrangements (SOCIAL MEDIA) Act. The SOCIAL MEDIA Act aims to promote collaboration and improve comprehensive strategies between […]
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Kristi Noem Celebrates Low Illegal Apprehensions at U.S. Border

Kristi Noem Celebrates Low Illegal Apprehensions at U.S. Border

Michael Costeines
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February 25, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared Monday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) encountered just 200 aliens at the southern border on Saturday, the lowest single apprehension day in over 15 years. Speaking with Greta Van Susteren on NewsMax, Kristi Noem credited an advertisement run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) telling illegal […]
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Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor

Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently announced his candidacy for Ohio’s governorship.  Ramaswamy's announcement comes as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s term nears a close in January 2027.  Ramaswamy claimed during his candidacy announcement that he would focus his agenda on economic prosperity, promising to bring “a hatchet to red tape, overregulation and bureaucracy.”  President Donald Trump, […]
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Trump Pushes To End Ukraine War in Ukraine-Centric G7 Summit

Trump Pushes To End Ukraine War in Ukraine-Centric G7 Summit

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
President Donald Trump joined heads of state in a recent Group of Seven (G7) summit that primarily focused on the war in Ukraine.  Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to join the summit and did so alongside traditional members Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the US. The G7 meeting was called […]
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Trump Congratulates Conservatives For Victory in Germany, Germans Call For 'Independence' From US

Trump Congratulates Conservatives For Victory in Germany, Germans Call For 'Independence' From US

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
President Donald Trump has congratulated Germany’s center-right party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), for their recent electoral victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections.  Germany’s elections were held at the order of the former President Olaf Scholz from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after his governmental coalition began to break down.  President Trump called the CDU’s victory a […]
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