Almost two months into President Donald Trump's second term, the chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm elections some 20 months away.
GOP Campaign Chair Warns Lawmakers Against In-Person Town Halls -- Protests Are Going to Get 'Worse'
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
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... The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care and other services for millions of veterans, according to an internal memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. ...
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'I don't think we need to reduce the money': Veterans sound off on DEI executive order (January 2025)
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... President Trump has canceled DEI funding, but many forget veterans are also included in the group as well.
President Trump has canceled federal DEI funding, but many forget veterans are also included in the group as well. Veterans question what the future holds. Retired veteran Charlie Boyd remains proud to have served his country.
President Trump's executive order to end federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies will not only cut funding for minorities, but veterans as well. Boyd says the pain of the military force can last a lifetime.
"Well, becoming a veteran was amazing. Loved my service, did 26 years in the military, loved every day of it. I don't think we need to reduce the money. I'm open to new techniques and practices to help vets because serving in the military, especially those who serve a long time and retire, you have an accumulation of effects that harm you. I retired in 2011 and I tell people all the time, I'm still transitioning," said Boyd. ...
Hudson said the cuts pushed by the Department of Government Efficiency are resonating with voters. . . .Hudson said Republicans are confident their budget-cutting is "on the side of the angels."
The goal is privatizing the federal government. Voters don't support that:
Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made it clear that the Trump administration's goal is to slash the federal government and to privatize its current services. As the stock market has dropped and economists have warned of a dramatic slowdown in the economy, he told CNBC "There's going to be a natural adjustment as we move away from public spending to private spending. The market and the economy have just become hooked, we've become addicted to this government spending, and there's going to be a detox period."
The administration's dramatic--and likely illegal and unconstitutional--cuts are infuriating Americans who did not expect Trump to reorder the American government so completely. While billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump repeatedly say they are cutting only "waste, fraud, and abuse" from the government, that insistence appears to be rhetorical rather than backed by fact. And yesterday, new cuts appeared to continue the gutting of government services that generally appear to be important to Americans' health, safety, and economic security.
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