Trump and Musk Push to Dissolve USAID, Prompting Legal and Humanitarian Backlash

Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies

Republican lawmakers have raised few objections about the push to ax USAID, alarming Democrats who say the GOP is ceding power to the White House.

The “Trump Revolution” Has Thrown the Largest Government in the History of the Planet Into a State of Pure Chaos

(End of the American Dream)—Our founders intended for us to have a very small, very limited federal government.  Instead, we have the largest and most bloated government in the entire history of the world.  So we should all be glad that someone is finally attempting to get it under control.  For far too long, ultra-powerful government agencies have been running around doing whatever they want and making our lives miserable in the process.  Congr…

The "Trump Revolution" Has Thrown The Largest Government In The History Of The Planet Into A State Of Pure Chaos

Our founders intended for us to have a very small, very limited federal government.  Instead, we have the largest and most bloated government in the entire history of the world.  So we should all be glad that someone is finally attempting to get it under control.  For far too long, ultra-powerful government agencies have been running around doing whatever they want and making our lives miserable in the process.  Congress has been able to exercis…

Editorial: Trump, Musk efforts to close USAID will diminish America’s global standing

Home to more than a dozen military installations and approximately 80,000 active-duty service members, Hampton Roads is a center of what’s commonly called “hard” American power. When the nation’s interests are threatened militarily, American leaders oftentimes mobilize this region to deliver the response. But military might to support American ideals works best when accompanied by the nation’s “soft” power, including foreign aid programs that ad…

Elon Musk’s craven attack on a pillar of global goodwill (The Republican Editorials)

What a fun weekend for Elon Musk. “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper” he wrote on his social media platform X on Monday, together with the similarly juvenile claim that “USAID is a criminal organization.”