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Today — 15 April 2025Main stream

Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half

The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for international organizations that include the United Nations and NATO.

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The memo proposes cutting funding for humanitarian assistance and global health programs by more than 50 percent, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pledges that lifesaving assistance would be preserved.

In Trump’s Meeting With El Salvador’s President Bukele, Oval Office Becomes Set Piece

15 April 2025 at 08:19
Once again, the president used the gilded room as a place to flex his executive muscle while recasting the narrative around a consequential policy.

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President Trump with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office on Monday.
Yesterday — 14 April 2025Main stream

Trump Calls Russia’s Strike on Sumy a ‘Mistake’

14 April 2025 at 23:21
At least 35 people were killed in the attack on Sumy, which came as Ukraine’s leader urged President Trump to come witness the realities of war firsthand.

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A rescue worker in Sumy, northeast Ukraine, on Sunday, after a Russian missile strike.

Rubio Says 10 More People Have Been Expelled to El Salvador

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that “the alliance” between President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had “become an example for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump and Some of His Cabinet Members Attend U.F.C. Fight in Miami

13 April 2025 at 12:33
The spectacle at the mixed martial arts event was emblematic of an emboldened president who increasingly encourages displays of force to carry out his agenda.

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President Donald Trump waving to the crowd after entering a Miami arena for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Saturday.
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