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Trump promised to end foreign aid. Now he’s giving Christian groups nearly $2 billion.

Politics & Policy

[ad_1] The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may be dismantled, but billions of taxpayer dollars are still flowing overseas. Last week, the Trump administration announced that it will direct nearly $2 billion in humanitarian funding toward faith-based organizations, including $1.4 billion through its America First Global Health Strategy. Three Christian organizations—World Vision, Compassion International, and Samaritan’s Purse—are among the largest recipients, with the State Department calling it “the largest allocation of global health foreign assistance to faith-based organizations in over 20 years.” Of the nearly $2 billion, $850 million will go to a World Vision-led global consortium, $570 million…

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Trump administration claims executive privilege over White House conversations with private advisers 

Political Spin

[ad_1] The Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) released a memo Monday extending the president’s “executive privilege” to claim confidentiality over White House communications with private advisers. The memo says the White House can withhold “communications with private advisers so long as the communications relate to official presidential decisionmaking, involve or reflect communications with the President or his direct advisers.” The new policy would frustrate congressional Democrats’ attempts to investigate the White House if they win back the House in the 2026 midterm elections, which they are favored to do. The memo also alarmed government watchdog and transparency groups.…

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New Jersey Bans Grocers From Building a Surveillance Economy

Conspiracy Theories

[ad_1] New Jersey has become one of the first states to draw a line against what may be one of the most disturbing developments in modern retail. Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Fair Price Protection Act, banning grocery stores from using a shopper’s personal information to determine how much that individual should pay for the exact same product. The law also places a one-year freeze on installing new electronic shelf labels while the state studies whether the technology can facilitate individualized pricing. Retailers that violate the law can face lawsuits, refunds, permit suspensions, and fines reaching $20,000 for repeat violations. Government is…

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Meet The Media And Militiamen Funded By ‘Lebanese AIPAC Guy’ Pushing Beirut Into Israel’s Hands

Independent Journalism

[ad_1] Wyatt Reed· The Grayzone As the deadly Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon continues, the fabulously wealthy banker-turned-“philanthropist” Antoun Sehnaoui has assembled a network of business and media operatives – and a fascist Christian goon squad – in Beirut and Washington dedicated to doing Israel’s dirty work.In late July, Lebanese daily L’Orient Today exposed a wealthy banking heir named Antoun Sehnaoui as a driving force behind recent efforts to push the country to normalize relations with Israel as the apartheid state continues to occupy hundreds of square miles of southern Lebanon. According to L’Orient, Sehnaoui is now actively seeking to manipulate…

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Iran War Day 166: Iran Denies Reports of Ceasefire Extension

Economy & Power

[ad_1] A senior Iranian official told Reuters Wednesday that there are currently no discussions between Iran and the U.S. to extend the ceasefire to the Iran War. The report comes after Turkey’s Anadolu news agency, citing anonymous Pakistani government sources, claimed Wednesday that an extension to the 60-day ceasefire under the June memorandum of understanding had been agreed to between the U.S. and Iran. Pakistani officials also claimed Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran are approaching “some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz. There has been no independent confirmation that the U.S. is involved at all in the…

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