Tag: Trump Administration

Video: Trump Admin’s Legacy in the Middle East—Ellie Cohanim on Peace Deals and Combating Anti-Semitism

As a result of the Trump administration’s efforts in the Middle East, four nations have signed peace agreements with Israel, including the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, and Sudan. Alongside the peace agreements, there are also signs that Middle Eastern countries are agreeing to proactively tackle anti-Semitism. In this episode, we sit down with Ellie…


Trump Signs Order Expanding Federal Prosecutors’ Ability to Carry a Concealed Firearm

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at enhancing protections for federal judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers. His order directs the federal government to make it easier for law enforcement officers and federal prosecutors to carry a concealed firearm, and urges Congress to pass legislation to extend the right to carry…


Trump’s 1776 Commission Calls for National Unity Around America’s Founding Values

President Donald Trump’s advisory 1776 Commission on Monday released a public report, fulfilling its task to revisit the nation’s founding history in an effort to reunite the Americans around its founders’ principles. Americans today are “deeply divided” about the meaning of their country, its history, and how it should be governed, according to the commission,…


Melania Trump Says Serving as First Lady Has Been ‘Greatest Honor of My Life’

First Lady Melania Trump said in a farewell video released Thursday that serving in the position has been an honor. “My fellow Americans, it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as first lady of the United States. I have been inspired by incredible Americans across our country who lift up our communities…


Pence: ‘Proud’ of No New Wars Under Trump Administration

Vice President Mike Pence said on Sunday that he is proud the Trump administration didn’t get America into a new war. “I’m proud to report with just a few days left in our Administration, our Administration is the first in decades that did not get America into a new war,” Pence stated on Twitter. “That’s…


Trump Adds to List of ‘American Heroes’ to Be Honored in National Garden

President Donald Trump on Monday announced dozens of new additions to a list of “American heroes” that will be honored in a national garden. Trump announced the creation of a National Garden of American Heroes last year. At the time, he named 31 people he said were heroes, including explorer Daniel Boone, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and pilot…


Roe v. Wade a ‘Constitutionally Flawed Ruling,’ Trump Says

President Donald Trump on Monday called the landmark Supreme Court decision that dramatically expanded access to abortion “constitutionally flawed” and noted that it’s led to the termination of tens of millions of unborn babies. “This month, we mark nearly 50 years since the United States Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. This constitutionally flawed ruling…


NSA ‘Moving Forward’ With Hiring Michael Ellis as Its Top Lawyer: Spokesperson

The National Security Agency (NSA) is moving to place a former Republican political operative, Michael Ellis, as its top lawyer, according to a spokesperson. “Mr. Ellis accepted his final job offer yesterday afternoon,” an NSA spokesperson told numerous news outlets on Sunday in confirming the development. “NSA is moving forward with his employment.” The Epoch…


NSA ‘Moving Forward’ With Hiring Michael Ellis as Top Lawyer: Spokesperson

The National Security Agency (NSA) is moving to place a former Republican political operative, Michael Ellis, as its top lawyer, according to a spokesperson. “Mr. Ellis accepted his final job offer yesterday afternoon,” an NSA spokesperson told numerous news outlets on Jan. 17 in confirming the development. “NSA is moving forward with his employment.” The…


Trump Extends Border Emergency Until February 2022

President Donald Trump extended the national border emergency until February 2022 as a number of Central American migrants appear to be heading to the U.S.-Mexico border area via caravans. “The ongoing border security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border of the United States continues to threaten our national security, including by exacerbating the effect…