Franco Ordonez
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He says Greenland is a national security issue for the U.S.
Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on Denmark, the U.K., and six other countries that had planned to take part in military exercises around Greenland.
Trump tapped Russell Vogt, an architect of Project 2025, to lead his budget office and soon unleashed a flurry of orders reshaping the government, many of which were outlined in Project 2025.
from immigration enforcement to dismantling the Department of Education.
Presidential historian Tevi Troy sees little difference between what the Heritage Foundation did with Project 2025 and
what think tanks on the left and right have always done, compiling policy proposals for incoming presidents.
I would say that Project 2025 was largely standard conservative fare, but with a bit more of a MAGA flavor than previously.
Troy says Trump may have attracted scrutiny by trying to distance himself from Project 2025.
The Trump administration is suspending immigrant visas for people from 75 countries, including Colombia, Iran, Russia, and Somalia.
The move is part of the administration's efforts to block people who would potentially require public assistance while living in the U.S.
Trump has long complained that immigrants are a drain on public resources, even though many studies show immigrants become workers, consumers, and contributors to the U.S.
David Beer, director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, estimated that the pause on processing visas will, quote, ban nearly half of all legal immigrants to the U.S., turning away about 315,000 legal immigrants over the next year.
The Mideast peace envoy Steve Witkoff says in a social media post that the U.S.
expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, warning that failure to do so would bring serious consequences.
officials announced they have sent out invites for an international body the administration is calling a board of peace that will be tasked with governing the Gaza Strip.