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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on … MoreGetty Images Trump’s Department Of Education Executive Order President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House initiating action to “begin eliminating the Department of Education, once and for all.” This unprecedented move comes despite legal limits requiring an act of Congress to abolish the Department entirely. “We are going to shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible,” Trump said at Thursday’s event. Trump did not say anything specific about the student loan program, but earlier in…

Trump wants the Fed to cut interest rates to weaken the dollar and boost exports. But that’s not what helped him get elected. US Dollar Index courtesy of Stockcharts.Com, annotations by Mish Conflicting Dollar Goals It’s impossible to get what you want when you have conflicting goals. Inflation was a key reason Trump won the election. In isolation, a weak dollar would help exports, but at the expense of rising inflation. Tariffs are a tax on consumers and will slow the economy. Trump wants a strong economy. Also, countries retaliate against tariffs which does not help exports. Nor does rising…

Drug trafficking generated more than $8.2 billion in Venezuela in 2024, according to a report published by the non-government organization Transparencia Venezuela on Wednesday. The report – titled “Drug Trafficking in Venezuela 2024: An Expanding Business that Brings Profits to the Power Elite” – claimed to demonstrate how Venezuela has turned into a “key hub” for global drug trafficking while highlightning the economic impact of said criminal activity in the country. The report asserted that “hundreds of kilograms, even tons of drugs” continue to transit daily through Venezuela, stressing that “this cannot be concealed” by the policies of socialist dictator…

A majority of Americans oppose controversial environment, social, and governance (ESG) policies, which state financial officers across the nation have committed to fighting, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. A survey conducted by TargetPoint, exclusively obtained by Breitbart News, found that 56 percent of Americans agree that “ESG is a highly subjective, politically charged idea that is forcing progressive policies on everyday Americans resulting in higher prices for nearly everything.” In contrast, 27 percent disagreed with that statement, and 17 percent did not know enough to register an opinion. Eighty-eight percent agreed that the government should focus more on protecting individual rights…

Ukraine said it hit Russia’s Engels-2 air base, causing fires and explosions.Engels-2 is a key Russian base used for launching bomber attacks on Ukraine.While Ukraine attacked the military base, Russia bombed a Ukrainian city overnight.Ukraine claimed responsibility for a major attack that set a blaze at a key Russian air base overnight on Wednesday.The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Thursday that its special forces had caused the detonation of an ammunition store at the Engels-2 air base in Russia’s Saratova region, resulting in fires and explosions.Engels-2, which sits about 450 miles from unoccupied Ukraine, is a key air…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public universities, declaring that diversity should be embraced as a strength while branding the legislation as being “about hate.”Beshear, who is seen as a potential candidate for the White House in 2028, announced his veto in a social media video. His forceful defense of diversity initiatives comes as Republican President Donald Trump seeks to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.“I believe in the Golden Rule that says we love our neighbor as ourself, and…

Nearly a year after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that 68 U.S. bridges be evaluated for risk of vessel strikes.Jacksonville’s Dames Point Bridge, also known as the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, is on that list.>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<The NTSB said in a news release Thursday that its investigators found “that the Key Bridge, which collapsed after being struck by the containership Dali on March 26, 2024, was almost 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold for critical or essential bridges, according to guidance established by…

The Russian president has supported the new government’s efforts to restore stability, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a letter to his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, voicing his support for efforts to restore stability in the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.The message comes after a recent surge of violence in the war-torn country, which Moscow has strongly condemned while calling for swift action to resolve the crisis.According to Peskov, in his message to the Syrian leader, Putin expressed “his support for efforts to swiftly stabilize the situation in the country in…

(Note: Thank you for supporting businesses like those presenting a sponsored message below and ordering through the links below, which benefits Gateway Pundit. We appreciate your support!) Most Americans have forgotten about President Calvin Coolidge. But in the 1920s, he launched an economic miracle that Grew industrial production by 70% Cut government debt by a third And sent stocks soaring 265% It sparked America’s greatest wealth boom in history…. Grew the number of millionaires in the U.S. by 2,000% Now, Trump is following Coolidge’s exact playbook. (Discover how right here.) Even better – he’s combining it with a technological revolution…

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson cuts down the net after the Cougars’ victory over Arizona in the Big 12 … [+] title game. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Getty Images Kelvin Sampson has rebuilt the Houston program into one of the elite, and the Cougars will make their seventh straight appearance in the NCAA tournament as the top seed in the Midwest Region this year. Maybe the near-misses will finally end. “He’s done an unbelievable job,” Cougars guard Terrance Arceneaux told PaperCity. “This is the year I hope he gets the job done.” Close calls and heartbreak endings have haunted the program…