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No matter what Elon Musk thinks, government cannot and should not be run like a business

There is a so-called U. S government “efficiency” drive currently underway delegated by President Donald Trump to unelected billionaire Elon Musk. Whether Musk has the authority to do what he is doing has become a matter for federal courts (for example, see here and here).

The U.S. resumes hundreds of millions in security aid to Taiwan, annoying China

A man stands in front of Taiwanese navy ships anchored at the harbor in Keelung, near Taipei in northern Taiwan, on Dec. 11, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images hide caption The U.S.

Taiwan condemns China for conducting shooting drills off its coast

In this image taken off a video released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a member of Taiwan Navy reacts on the intercom to Chinese war ships conducting drills about 40 nautical miles off the coast of western Taiwan's Kaohsiung and Pingtung cities on Feb.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy will meet Trump Friday to finish a minerals deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption KYIV, Ukraine, and WASHINGTON, D.C.

Israel and Hamas agree on a new exchange, leaving a fragile ceasefire intact

People line the street to watch the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas with family in minibuses pass by on Feb. 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Alexi J.

The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans' : Consider This from NPR

Naaja Nathanielsen poses for a portrait in her office in Nuuk, Greenland on Feb. 20, 2025. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption President Trump's calls for the U.S.

How the CCP infiltrates American media and academia

The Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) is using disinformation and lawfare to target Americans, particularly Falun Dafa practitioners, as part of a whole-of-government strategy. Leaked communications and whistle-blowers have revealed the CCP’s plans.

Huge crowds gather in Lebanon for funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

A trailer carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine drives through the crowd during a funeral procession at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb.

Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday

People walk past a truck with an election campaign poster featuring Friedrich Merz, leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Oberhausen, Germany, on Feb.

Hamas releases Israeli hostages, returns remains of Shiri Bibas

Israeli hostages Averu Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (L) are flanked by Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption TEL AVIV — Hamas released six Israeli hostages early Saturday in

Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump's Gaza plans

This handout picture shows (from L) Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egypt's President Abdel

Latvia 'cannot exist without multilateralism, without democracies,' ex-PM says on U.S. shift

Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins at a press conference on the first day of an EU summit at the Europa building, the EU Council headquarters, on June 29, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images Europe hide caption A month after Latvia hosted a major multinational NATO operation

Australia warns airlines to beware of Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea

In this photo provided by the Australian Defense Force, the People's Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang travels in the Torres Strait off Australia's coast, on Feb. 11, 2025. AP/Royal Australian Navy/ADF hide caption MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand on Friday to

USAID was also running covert operations for the CIA

The original mission of USAID was to provide support to developing countries in their efforts to acquire knowledge and resources essential to development. However, over time, the agency’s mission became corrupted and it was used as a tool for domestic political agendas and foreign covert operations by the State