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“We’re very under-leveraged when you look at the asset value of this country. But we’re over-leveraged in terms of cash flow. We’re gonna have big cash flow. We’re gonna take in. For years, we allowed our country to be raped and pillaged. Raped and pillaged. Terrible expressions. And that’s what happened. Much of it was done by our friends. Look …

The Associated Press reports: Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Researchers say that beyond health and wealth, some factors that influence happiness sound deceptively simple: sharing meals with others, having somebody to count on for social support, and household size. Believing …

Yahoo News reports: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to pave over the White House Rose Garden because “grass, it just doesn’t work.” Trump talked about the changes during an interview with Fox News that aired Wednesday night. He said the Rose Garden is “supposed to have events — every event you have, it’s soaking wet, it’s …

Reuters reports: The White House this week forced Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner to step down as head of the U.S. passenger railroad after President Donald Trump sought the changes, two sources told Reuters. Gardner said on Wednesday he will resign immediately, ending more than four years as head of the railroad, citing concerns about maintaining the carrier’s support from the …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump is expected to sign a long-awaited directive Thursday to officially wind down the Education Department, following weeks of moves to steadily winnow the agency’s staff and spending. Trump’s pending executive order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate” her department’s closure “and return education authority to the States,” according to …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump wants to introduce non-woke musicals like “Cats,” honor dead stars from sports to business and even renovate the Kennedy Center, according to a leaked board meeting recording. He even reportedly name-checked casino mogul Steve Wynn as a potential recipient. He is a major Republican donor and husband of Trump-appointed board member Andrea Hissom …

“Trump could have fought for us. He really could have. Instead, he made self-serving deals. He would send life-saving equipment if only we would agree to praise him on the Sunday talk shows. That is literally a deal that he put in front of me. “I was desperate. My hospitals were filling up. And time was of the essence, so …

Axios reports: President Trump spoke on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an effort to reach an agreement on a partial 30-day ceasefire with Russia, the White House said. The call took place one day after Trump spoke for more than two hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to convince him to agree to a full and immediate …

Reuters reports: Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Regular meetings between the National Security Council and European national security officials have gone unscheduled, and the NSC has also stopped formally coordinating …

Mediaite reports: Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon predicted President Donald Trump would run for and win a third term in the White House on Tuesday, telling NewsNation host Chris Cuomo they were actively “working on it.” “You’re a smart guy. You know he’s term-limited,” replied Cuomo. “How do you think he gets another term?” “Chris, as you know, …

The Washington Post reports: White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day.” Through his first two months in office, the president has raised tariffs on roughly $800 billion in imports from China, Mexico and Canada, …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies. A White House official confirmed the firings of Democratic Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, but had no additional comment. The firings drew sharp criticism from Democratic senators and antimonopoly groups concerned …

The Daily Beast reports: The DOJ argued Tuesday that President Donald Trump would be well within his authority to fire all agency chiefs who are women—or over the age of 40. Eric McArthur, a deputy assistant attorney general, made the statement in response to a hypothetical scenario posed by Judge Karen Henderson of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals during …

NPR reports: After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains. The segregation clause is one of several identified in a public memo issued by the General Services Administration last month, affecting all civil federal agencies. The memo explains that it is making changes prompted …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump has reiterated his call for Canada to become the 51st state of the United States. Trump, speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview, called the people who worked for Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “nasty.” “I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with …

Reuters reports: A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be service members challenging the measure goes forward. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington found that Trump’s January 27 order, one of a several issued by the …

Via press release from the White House: Today, President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace. They also stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia. The blood and treasure that both Ukraine …

Bloomberg Law reports: US Chief Justice John Roberts said the impeachment of federal judges is “not an appropriate response” to disagreement with their rulings. The extraordinary statement from the leader of the Supreme Court comes hours after President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of a judge who tried to pause the deportation of hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members. …

The New York Times reports: President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Monday for the first time since he stunned the cultural and political establishment nearly five weeks ago by taking over the institution. During the board meeting Mr. Trump floated the idea of hosting the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony himself, according …

“It was a silly question. ‘Can you guarantee there’s not gonna be a recession?’ I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee that the journalist who asked me the question that her news program is gonna be on in a year. “What I can guarantee that there is no reason that we need to have a recession. I think the economy, …