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Joy Behar told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that President Donald Trump’s plan to offer financial assistance to new mothers is to increase the number of “white children.” Partial transcript as follows: SUNNY HOSTIN: I want to reframe the issue a little bit because when I look at something like this, these proposals, I want to know why and I want to know who is making them. And so when I looked into that, they’re saying that the U.S. birth rate is declining, however, in 2024 there was a 1% increase in U.S. births, but that increase was with Hispanic…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the first step in ending an aggressive trade war between the U.S. and China would be a “de-escalation” where current sky-high tariff rates come down. But the time frame for such a detente remains highly unclear.Bessent told reporters that the two sides weren’t formally negotiating yet, even as President Donald Trump said across town that the U.S. is “actively” negotiating with China — throwing the state of play into further confusion.“We’re going to have a fair deal with China,” Trump said at an impromptu gaggle with reporters outside the White House. Asked if…
Rep. Morgan McGarvey came to Louisville’s Beecher Terrace housing development on April 23 to ease concerns from constituents about threats to Social Security, vowing to do all he can to protect the financial safety net.But as President Donald Trump’s second term nears its 100th day, the two-term Democratic congressman acknowledged he has his own worries about the future of the program that he said serves nearly 150,000 people in Jefferson County.When someone in the audience asked whether Trump could raise the eligibility age — currently 67 for most people born after 1959 to get full Social Security benefits — McGarvey…
The US president is “frustrated” with the Ukrainian leader, who’s moving in the “wrong direction” on peace talks, Trump’s spokesperson has said The White House has criticized Vladimir Zelensky for publicly discussing sensitive details of peace negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict.On Tuesday, it was reported that Zelensky publicly rejected a US proposal for territorial concessions to Russia, including the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory, as part of a peace deal. According to the media, the move has angered US officials, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio skipping Wednesday’s talks in London with European and Ukrainian delegations.During a…
President Trump on Wednesday spoke to reporters in the Oval Office during an executive order signing and signaled hope that Russia is ready to end the war in Ukraine. “I thought it might be easier to deal with Zelensky. So far, it’s been harder, but that’s okay, it’s all right,” he said. It can be recalled that Zelensky sabotaged peace negotiations with President Trump in February by disrespecting him in the Oval Office and reneging on a pre-agreed-upon peace deal. Ukraine had previously approved Trump’s requested mineral rights deal with the US to compensate Americans for the hundreds of billions of dollars…
An aerial view of the MP Materials rare earth mine and processing facility in Mountain Pass, … More California.Image courtesy MP Materials The good news on rare earth elements is that in the past five years, numerous companies have been laboring to break China’s stranglehold on these vital minerals. The bad news is that the efforts have thus far been too few and far too slow. REEs are critical for applications using the high-powered magnets made from them, in sectors such as tech, defense, automotive, industrial and aerospace. China’s recent imposition of duties and export controls on them should have…
Joy Behar said she fears that Pope Francis will be replaced by “some conservative guy” on Tuesday’s episode of ABC’s The View, during which the show’s co-hosts used the pope’s death as an opportunity to complain about U.S. politics. After The View co-host Sunny Hostin said she hopes the late pope will be replaced by someone similar to him, Joy Behar replied, “I wonder, though, because there might be a backlash against how good he was, and how much humility he had compared to some of the leaders in this world right now.” Watch Below: “So, there might be a backlash to it,…
President Donald Trump said that the entire world wants to be a part of trade negotiations with the United States when asked about discussions with China on Wednesday. Trump’s comments came during an impromptu press gaggle after surveying the North Lawn of the White House for the best spot to stake a massive flag pole. “We’re going to have a fair deal with China. It’s going to be fair,” Trump said. Trump also told a reporter that the administration was “actively” talking with China. “Everything’s active. Everybody wants to be a part of what we’re doing,” Trump said. “They know…
A school district in dark blue California has voted to ban males from competing in girls’ sports. The Redlands Unified school board in Southern California’s San Bernardino County voted in favor of banning transgender athletes by a vote of 3-2. “I am just so grateful that this insanity had not entered into society when I was growing up,” said board member Candy Olson. “If people think there is no difference between men and women, they are denying science.” Redlands executive Trisha Keeling took sharp exception to the vote while saying there were no trans athletes in the district. She also accused…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his country’s drone production for the war against Ukraine insufficient.”These combat tools are still lacking,” the Kremlin leader said during a meeting of the Military and Defence Commission in Moscow.Camera-controlled drones, in particular, are urgently needed at the front, as they are a crucial factor for success in the war, Putin said.At the same time, he expressed confidence that all plans to increase drone production would be fulfilled, noting that last year, the number of drones produced had been increased to 1.5 million. Of these, approximately 4,000 remote-controlled drones are being sent daily to…