Monday, February 17, 2025

Updates on all things U.S. & Trump Administration: Shifting Alliances, Floating A DOGE Dividend, and Backpedaling on China and Taiwan

 Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access - The New York Times

The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.

Barred from US-Russia talks on Ukraine, Europe scrambles for response with Paris summit | CNN

As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet - The New York Times

Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin - The New York Times

Related: How Trump's attacks on Zelenskyy compare to criticism from Putin's Russia

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts - The New York Times

Trump Administration Live Updates: I.R.S. May Begin Laying Off Thousands Today - The New York Times

‘Long Live the King’: Trump Likens Himself to Royalty on Truth Social - The New York Times

A Trump DOGE Dividend Could Raise Inflation - The New York Times

Trump Pushes Business Interests in Golf, Mideast and New York as Conflicts Abound - The New York Times

Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs - The New York Times

Thousands Protest on Presidents’ Day, Calling Trump a Tyrant ‘King’ - The New York Times

Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs? - The New York Times

Trump fires FAA air traffic control staff, just weeks after DC crash | AP News

Trump officials struggled to reinstate nuclear weapons staff after firing hundreds | CNN

China says US has 'gravely backpedaled' on Taiwan - ABC News

President Trump with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the chairman of the Saudi Arabia-backed league known as LIV Golf, during a LIV tournament at the Trump family’s Bedminster golf club in 2022.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times