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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Mandate to Evaluate Defense Budget

Trump has handed over the task of closely inspecting the Pentagon’s expenses to the billionaire Elon Musk and his team, known as DOGE. President chose to set up DOGE via executive order, on the day of his being sworn in. DOGE is in charge of finding new techniques to make the government more effec

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

What's the Big Deal About the US and World Politics?

The US is the global heavyweight, so what happens in Washington matters as geopolitics is akin to a game of thrilling chess. At first glance, the influence is simple. The US is the world's most powerful country, like Rome during its prime, but today’s world is much more interconnected. The real ki

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Blurring the Lines: Shifting Politics and Identity

There is a growing concern these days about how groups are defined by some key factors. Years ago, this concern was mainly associated with select groups in the Southern U. S. but today, many people point fingers at the progressive left. One alternative view is that the voting base of the

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Big Changes in February, A World History Overview

Let's dive back to a important date in history in 1990. On February 7, a big shift happened in Soviet Politics. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev played a major part. Its was time to introduce a bunch of new policies. Then the Communist Party dropped their 70-year hold on political

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

A Controversial Comeback

In a surprising turn of events, Elon Musk has decided to bring back a staffer who resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This staffer, Marko Elez, stepped down after his past racist posts on social media were exposed by The Wall Street Journal. Elon Musk defended his

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Court and FBI Make Secret Agreement

The FBI and the Justice Department had to make a big change to a court order. They agreed to only tell the court and everyone else two days before releasing the names of FBI employees. These employees had worked on cases involving the January 6 events. The Department of Justice Actually did not wa

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

“Trump’s executive order sparking Christian nationalism creates a task force and meets Netanyahu”

Trump has launched a major campaign targeting the discrimination of Christians within federal agencies, and this time, it manifests as an executive order which forms a team for that purpose. This task force is tasked with investigating "anti-Christian bias" in government institutions. He promised th

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Youth of DOGE: Defending a colleague or not? ,

You might have heard about Vice President JD Vance lending a helping hand to a DOGE employee's actions. DOGE staffer, 25-year-old Marko Elez, had to step down in 2024. DOGE had operated under new leadership. DOGE got Norwegian CEO. "Make more lean". "Elimination 70%".

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

EV Charging Rolls to a Halt

Well, here’s the scoop. In a surprising move, the current administration has just decided to put the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. This program, which was originally designed to get states to install EV charging stations. You see, the President has never been a fan of ele

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Panama's Canal Gambit: A Waterway Sandwiched Between Superpowers

Panama's relationship with China and the United States is heating up. In a sudden turn of events, Panama has decided not to renew a major infrastructure deal with China, citing pressure from the United States to reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, a critical pathway for global trade. C

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