• Tue, March 4, 2025

by: WAtoday

Roger Cook is 'hungry for government'

Roger Cook says he knows the The Wellard menu like the back of his hand and orders a cheeseburger with no chips - just salad - and a Side Track XPA from local brewery Gage Roads.

by: ABC

Some Democrats to skip Trump's joint address to Congress

Several Democrats have said they do not plan to attend President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday.

by: Cleveland

What happens in Ohio if the U.S. Dept. of Education is defunded?

The U.S. Department of Education helps to fund many of Ohio's public school facilities, but with the looming threat that this money is going to be pulled, teachers are paralyzed.

by: Oregonian

Trump claimed $50 million worth of condoms were sent to Hamas. Did that happen?

Trump, during a bill signing ceremony Jan. 29, claimed that his administration had "identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas." No. Trump appeared to be referring to a grant or grants that USAID awarded to the International Medical Corps to provide medical and trauma services in Gaza.

by: deseret

Watch: President Trump's address to Congress and the Democratic response

President Donald Trump is addressing a Joint Session of Congress starting at 7 p.m. MST.

by: MSN

Vance, Musk and members of government arrive for Trump's address to joint session of Congress

President Donald Trump delivered his address to Congress and the American people Tuesday, laying out his plans for the months ahead. Trump's dizzying first weeks in office have featured a dismantling of the federal government,

by: Newsweek

Illinois Ends Two Food Programs After Trump Cuts Funding

The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.

by: CNN

Trump administration prepares to sell off federal buildings, including FBI and DOJ headquarters

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is considering selling off hundreds of "non-core" federal properties, including the headquarters of the FBI and the departments of Justice, Veterans Affairs and Labor,

by: rnz

Urgent debate on Bayly resignation: Prosecution and defence

Parliament began its week with an urgent debate on an opaque ministerial resignation. No new facts were added, but in this ersatz trial, theories were plentiful.

by: MSN

Mayor and council rescue funding for Rail Trail

The mayor wanted funding for the Rail Trail, while the City Council wanted to use the money for a new sports complex. After some twists and turns Monday night, they found a way to keep both projects alive.

by: CNN

Trump administration considers selling off hundreds of federal buildings, including FBI and DOJ headquarters

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is considering selling off hundreds of "non-core" federal properties, including the headquarters of the FBI and the departments of Justice, Veterans Affairs and Labor,

by: MSN

Minnesota lawmakers attend presidential address in celebration and protest

Northland Republican Representative Pete Stauber plans to signal his support for the Trump administration, bringing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's wife.

by: MSN

Why the Fed's inflation fight could be a victim of Trump's tariffs and tax cuts

Trump promises to contain inflation "by unleashing American energy, slashing regulation, rebalancing international trade and reigniting American manufacturin

by: MSN

Trump 2nd term live updates: IRS drafting plan to cut half its workforce, sources say

The administration has listed hundreds of properties across nearly every state for possible sale in a new phase of Trump's campaign to shrink the federal government.

by: MSN

Priyanka Kakkar, AAP, CAG Reports, Delhi Politics, Modi Promise

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Tuesday launched a scathing verbal attack on the ruling BJP in Delhi, accusing them of engaging in negative politics and focusing on baseless accusations instead of addressing the issues affecting the people of Delhi.

by: MSN

A Georgia Woman Eloquently Called Out Republicans, And TikTok Users Can't Get Enough

Ginny Lim told HuffPost she hopes she motivates others to call their representatives and demand they take action.

by: MSN

Canada, Mexico, and China respond to US tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs "very dumb." Canada retaliates after Trump confirms 25pc tariffs The US made major Social Security changes for 3 groups of older Americans — here's how it could impact you

by: MSN

Chicago's history as a sanctuary city spans 40 years, 7 presidents and 5 mayors

Mayor Brandon Johnson will defend Chicago's status as a "welcoming city" for immigrants before the Republican-controlled U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday in Washington, D.

by: MSN

DOGE website offers error-filled window into Musk's government overhaul

A spartanly furnished web page with columns of numbers and bar charts on a dark background is the only official window into billionaire Elon Musk's effort to slash U.S. government spending and the size of the federal workforce.
  • Wed, March 5, 2025

by: foxbaltimore

Trump vows unrelenting makeover of government to bring in 'golden age of America'

President Donald Trump declared "America is back" as he unleashed an unapologetic defense of his second administration's opening weeks.

by: Time

What to Know About Unconventional Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Her Trump Rebuttal

Elissa Slotkin had the eyes of the nation on her as she gave the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's first joint congressional address of his second presidential term on Tuesday night. "It's late,

by: Newsweek

The Uncertain Future of SNAP Benefits

The future of SNAP benefits is uncertain across America as Republican lawmakers work to make budget cuts and limit what can be purchased using the anti-hunger benefits.

by: CNN

Trump's 2025 joint session address, fact checked and annotated

The anti-diversity initiatives are visible in the chamber. Trump removed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown, a Black man; and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the chief of the Navy and first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs, whom Hegseth had described as a "DEI hire."

by: MSN

US News Live Today March 5, 2025: Wordle 1355 hints and answer for March 5, 2025

Stay informed with real-time updates on all major events in the United States. From breaking news to in-depth stories, we bring you the developments shaping the United States as they happen.

by: MSN

Swinney and Starmer navigate delicate balancing act on Ukraine

Donald Trump's outbursts against Volodymyr Zelensky have posed difficult questions for leaders at Westminster and Holyrood.

by: MSN

Pete Buttigieg, a Michigan resident and former transportation secretary, on 'Late Show'

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is making his first TV appearance since the January inauguration Tuesday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The former secretary and former South Bend mayor,

by: MSN

South Sudan: Minister and general arrested in crackdown

Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and General Doup Lam have been arrested, and Vice President Riek Machar's residence surrounded, as troops loyal to South Sudan's President Salva Kiir conduct an apparent crackdown.

by: MSN

DOGE and Congress Should Take a Chainsaw to Corporate Welfare

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) founder Elon Musk swung a chainsaw at a gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference to dedicate his commitment to slashing federal spending. The prop was a gift from Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei and represented the two men's shared vision of smaller,

by: MSN

Kilifi: Mixed reactions as Raila holds secret meeting with Uhuru Ahead of Ruto deal

Former president Uhuru Kenyatta's meeting with ODM leader Raila Odinga in Kilifi continues to attract mixed reactions given its political implication.

by: MSN

President of Republic stresses need to restore phosphate production and find definitive solution for phosphogypsum in Gabes

President Kais Saied emphasised the necessity of restoring the production pace of the phosphate sector and finding a permanent solution for the phosphogypsum in Gabes.This came during a meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the Carthage Palace with Minister of Industry,

by: MSN

FULL: Slotkin slams 'bad reality TV' Trump on Russia and mass firings

Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin has delivered the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's Joint Session of Congress address in Washington DC, hitting out at the mass firings by DOGE and his handling of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

by: MSN

Serbia's parliament session erupts into chaos as opposition MPs set off flares and smoke grenades

Serbia's parliamentary session in Belgrade on Tuesday briefly turned violent after opposition MPs set off flares following a short brawl, leading to injuries. Speaker of Parliament Brnabić urged MPs to resume work.

by: MSN

How battleground Trump voters are viewing the opening weeks of the administration: From the Politics Desk

Ahead of President Donald Trump's address to Congress, we took the pulse of how a group of voters who helped send him back to the White House are viewing the opening weeks of his term.

by: MSN

Trump speech highlights: President's partisan address celebrates his victory and deepens divisions with Democrats

President's partisan address celebrates his victory and deepens divisions with Democrats - President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances and blame allegations

by: MSN

In long, combative speech, Trump targets trans people, electric vehicles and 'Pocahontas'

President Donald Trump did not explicitly mention California (unless you count him deriding "radical left lunatics") in his speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, but his address made clear that his war against the state is raging as fiercely as ever.

by: MSN

Democrat Al Green confronts Trump and is removed from House chamber

We won the popular vote. And we won counties in our country," Trump said as he began his speech. "You have no mandate," Democratic Rep. Al Green countered. Republicans quickly jumped to their feet with chants of "USA!

by: MSN

"Karnataka Government Considers 4% Reservation For Muslims in Civil Contracts; BJP Calls It the Peak Of Appeasement Politics"

Bengaluru: The Congress-led Karnataka government is once again mulling introducing a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in civil contracts on lines with the reservation provided to the Scheduled Caste,

by: MSN

Slotkin hits at Musk and "gang of 20-year-olds" in rebuttal to Trump address

Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) slammed Elon Musk's DOGE team that's radically transforming the federal government during her rebuttal to President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday. Why it matters: In her brief remarks,

by: MSN

President Trump touches on crime, energy and tariffs in sweeping joint address to Congress

President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress featured many similar themes to that of his campaign speeches over the last year, including ending inflation, decreasing crime, reducing energy costs,

by: MSN

Trump speech live updates: President unveils surprise terror arrest as he doubles down on tariffs and DOGE cuts

President unveils surprise terror arrest as he doubles down on tariffs and DOGE cuts - President delivers address to joint session of Congress

by: MSN

'Nothing I can say to make them happy': Trump and Democrats face off during raucous speech

President Donald Trump drew peals of laughter and applause from Republicans at his joint address to Congress Tuesday as he repeated unfounded claims of Social Security fraud. "We have a healthier country than I thought,

by: MSN

Democrats disrupt, protest and wear pained expressions for Trump's speech

House Democrats greeted President Trump's return to Congress on Tuesday with a spirited series of disruptive protests - and a number of painful looks as they suffered through an address in which the returning president repeatedly cajoled and mocked them.

by: MSN

Zelenskyy says he's willing to work under Trump's leadership and proposes Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he and his team are "ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts," as he also proposed the initial stages of a peace plan for Ukraine. Zelenskyy described the terse ...

by: MSN

US News Live Today March 5, 2025: Donald Trump speech takeaways: Reciprocal taxes, Ukraine war and more

Stay informed with real-time updates on all major events in the United States. From breaking news to in-depth stories, we bring you the developments shaping the United States as they happen.

by: MSN

Donald Trump's Speech to Congress: 8 of His Claims, from George Washington as 'Number 2' to Going to Mars

The president boasted of what he called his administration's accomplishments in his first 43 days in office While speaking to Congress on March 4, President Donald Trump boasted of his administration's accomplishments in his first 43 days of office.

by: MSN

DOGE, tariffs, and big tech: The biggest takeaways from Trump's joint address to Congress

Trump's speech covered tariffs, the economy, DOGE, and more. It was his first address to Congress in more than five years.

by: MSN

Trump wants to kill $52.7 billion semiconductor chips subsidy law

President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.S. lawmakers should get rid of a landmark 2022 bipartisan law to give $52.7 billion in subsidies for semiconductor chips manufacturing and production and use the proceeds to pay debt.

by: MSN

Elon Musk gets high praise and a shoutout in Trump's joint address: 'He didn't need this'

"DOGE ‒ perhaps you've heard of it," Trump said as he touted the Department of Government Efficiency and singled out Musk. "Thank you, Elon. You're working very hard," Trump told Musk. "He didn't need this. He didn't need this. We appreciate it," the ...

Trump claimed $50 million worth of condoms were sent to Hamas. Did that happen?

Trump, during a bill signing ceremony Jan. 29, claimed that his administration had "identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas." No. Trump appeared to be referring to a grant or grants that USAID awarded to the International Medical Corps to provide medical and trauma services in Gaza.
The article from OregonLive discusses a claim made by former President Donald Trump during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February 2024, where he alleged that the U.S. had sent $50 million worth of condoms to Hamas. This claim was part of a broader narrative where Trump criticized the Biden administration's foreign aid policies. Fact-checking by various sources, including OregonLive, found no evidence to support Trump's assertion. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) confirmed that no such aid was provided to Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Instead, USAID focuses on humanitarian aid like food, water, and medical supplies in conflict zones. The article highlights the spread of misinformation and the importance of verifying claims made by public figures.

Read the Full Oregonian Article at:
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/03/trump-claimed-50-million-worth-of-condoms-were-sent-to-hamas-did-that-happen.html

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