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Trump casts doubt on NATO solidarity, despite it aiding the US after Sept. 11

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 7, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, World News.

By MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed uncertainty that NATO would come to the U.S.’s defense if the country were attacked, though the alliance did just that after Sept. 11 — the only time in its history that the defense guarantee has been invoked. Related Articles National Politics | Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts National Politics | Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages ...

From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being a designated survivor is like

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 5, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They start the day often as low-profile Cabinet secretaries. They end it that way, too, God willing. But, when the rest of the government is gathered together for a big event, like President Donald Trump ‘s joint congressional address Tuesday night, a designated survivor is kept away to ensure someone in the line of presidential succession stays alive. Picking a failsafe in case of a cataclysmic event that wipes out everyone else dates back to the Cold War. It’s been dramatized in novels and an ABC series starring Kiefer Sutherland that...

Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 1, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has begun terminating grants to organizations that enforce the Fair Housing Act by taking complaints, investigating and litigating housing discrimination cases for Americans across the country, according to a document and information obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. The grants are disbursed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to private nonprofits, which act as the frontline enforcement of the federal anti-discrimination law. They educate communities on their rights, test whether a...

Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on March 1, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, LGBTQ, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say will expose transgender people and other Iowans to discrimination in all aspects of daily life. The new law, which goes into effect July 1, follows several years of action from Reynolds and Iowa Republicans to restrict transgender students’ use of such spaces as bathrooms and locker rooms, and their participation on sports teams, in an effort to protect people...

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the US as officials meet with Trump team

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 28, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, World News.

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and JOSHUA GOODMAN MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States as the Trump administration turns up the pressure on drug trafficking organizations. Related Articles World News | Egypt says negotiations between Israel and Hamas on next phase of Gaza ceasefire have begun World News | 2 men were publicly caned for having sex with each other in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh World News |...

Trump says he will offer ‘gold cards’ for $5 million path to citizenship, replacing investor visas

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 26, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors. Related Articles National Politics | Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system National Politics | Trump directs government to consider possible tariffs on copper National Politics | Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say ...

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 22, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. Related Articles National Politics | Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs National Politics | The Supreme Court won’t allow Trump to immediately fire head of...

Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 21, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide, a federal judge said Thursday. Related Articles National Politics | IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say National Politics | Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats National Politics | ‘Venal...

IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 21, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, experts say. Related Articles National Politics | Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says National Politics | Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats National Politics | ‘Venal...

Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 21, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, having launched a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a $340 billion package President Donald Trump’s team says it needs for mass deportations and security measures that top the Republican agenda. Related Articles National Politics | Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says National Politics | IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts...