The Donald Trump administration has cancelled several international aid projects, including contracts supporting HIV, polio, and malaria programmes in some of the world's most impoverished communities. Earlier this week, the administration officially terminated these contracts through brief, direct emails. Around 5,800 contracts under USAID have been revoked. These included vital projects such as refugee aid, tuberculosis clinics, and polio vaccination initiatives, according to The New York Times. read more
The official White House social media account shared a photo of President Trump wearing a crown with the words "Long Live the King" on Wednesday. Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City's congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan's busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit. read more
"someone other than you and Zed crunching the numbers"
Numbers, a graph, some words you won't be able to understand, it's all here!
www.atlantafed.org
"the little boy that recovered from brain cancer"
Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases
democrats-appropriations.house.gov
"and one Wall Street veteran says that might actually be the Trump administration's plan"
He's not the only one.
Here's what Deutsche Bank, Trump's Russian money launderer, has to say:
"The potential loss of the dollar's safe-haven status: We do not write this lightly. We highlight a few developments since the start of the year providing tentative signs in this direction. - George Concalves, Global Head of FX, DB
www.zerohedge.com
Emoluments Clause exists for a reason.
Republicans ignore it, for the same reason.