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Trump Admin Aims to Create Family-Friendly Airports With Healthier Foods, Exercise Areas

By Jill McLaughlin The Trump administration is ready to spend $1 billion to create healthier food options, private breastfeeding pods, and exercise spaces for airport travelers with a new family-friendly travel campaign, officials announced Monday. The U.S. Department of Transportation has set aside $1 billion in funding for grant programs to make airport experiences better […]

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USDA to Review All Programs to Ensure ‘Only Legal Citizens’ Receive Government Benefits: Secretary Rollins

By Naveen Athrappully The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be examining all government-assistance programs to certify recipient accuracy, according to a Dec. 1 post on X. “At @POTUS’ direction we will be reviewing ALL @USDA PROGRAMS to ensure only legal citizens are receiving benefits,“ USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said. “Earlier this year, USDA put […]

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Trump Says He Is ‘Canceling’ All Biden Executive Orders Signed With Autopen

By Emel Akan WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is revoking executive orders and other presidential actions previously signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen. His announcement followed an intensified immigration crackdown after two National Guard members were shot on Thanksgiving Eve near the White House, in downtown DC. “The Autopen […]

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Japan Launches DOGE-Like Initiative to Cut Government Waste

By Victoria Friedman Japan’s finance minister on Nov. 25 unveiled a plan to cut wasteful government spending, drawing parallels to the United States’ Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama launched the “Office for Administrative Reform and Promotion of Efficiency,” which she said will work with the finance and internal affairs ministries to […]

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15 Countries Sign Statement Urging End to Serious Human Rights Violations in China

By Dorothy Li The United States has joined 14 nations in issuing a joint statement calling for the immediate release of all individuals unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for exercising their fundamental freedom. The statement highlights the CCP’s persistent use of detention, forced labor, mass surveillance, and restrictions on religious and cultural […]

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Taiwan Minister Says ‘Consensus’ Reached With US to Shield Chips From Tariffs

By Aldgra Fredly Taiwanese National Science and Technology Council Minister Wu Cheng-wen said that Taiwan and the United States have reached a “consensus” to keep tariffs off Taipei’s semiconductor industry. In a Financial Times interview published on Nov. 20, Wu said that Taiwan will support the United States in building its chip industry, and in […]