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4 weeks ago | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |Michael Ryan |John Ransom
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump Thursday called for defunding National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service, two partially federally funded groups under scrutiny in the DOGE era. Trump’s comments come after heads of both NPR and PBS defended their work at a Wednesday Congressional hearing. “NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump said on Truth Social.
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4 weeks ago | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |John Ransom |Michael Ryan
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday where leaders from National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service defended their work, which is partially federally funded.
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1 month ago | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |John Ransom |Michael Ryan
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers face a tough decision this year: hike the national debt to extend the Trump-era tax cuts or let them expire and watch Americans’ taxes spike. With a government shutdown recently avoided, Republicans have turned their attention to President Donald Trump’s agenda, especially his tax cuts.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |Michael Ryan
(The Center Square) – Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, which is expected to lead to the release of Israeli, American and other hostages and Palestinian prisoners. The deal could be a long-awaited end to the 15 month of fighting that began after Hamas killed more than a thousand Israelis in a terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and took hundreds of hostages, including some Americans.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper
(The Center Square) – The vast majority of Americans, even some Democrats, say they believe President-elect Donald Trump can fix the immigration crisis, new polling shows. Gallup released the polling data which showed that 68% of Americans say Trump will “control illegal immigration,” thus following through on a top campaign promise. The southern border has fallen into chaos as over 12 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. since President Joe Biden took office.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper
(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C. Police say they are stepping up security in light of the recent attack in New Orleans as the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20 draws near. The anniversary of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol and the funeral of Jimmy Carter just a few days later have created major security needs as well. The Metropolitan Police Department in a statement expressed sympathies in light of the New Orleans attack and said it was increasing security.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper
(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically cut government and clean out inefficiencies, but he faces an entrenched power in Washington, D.C. that may throw a wrench in his plans: federal government public employee unions.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |Michael Ryan
(The Center Square) – Work-from-home policies implemented in the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic have outlasted that era, but workers may be leaving their houses soon under Republican rule. Republican lawmakers are again criticizing the work-from-home policies that have become the new normal for many federal workers after an outgoing Biden administration official codified more of those policies. Critics say federal workers should have to come into the office.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |Michael Ryan
(The Center Square) — A leading member of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet says that Canada will bolster its border security after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary nominee, Howard Lutnick.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
heartlandernews.com | Casey Harper |Michael Ryan |Bethany Blankley
(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump responded to President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon of his son, Hunter, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.”Trump’s comments were echoed by a wave of criticism following the Sunday night pardon. The president and his White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, both previously said Biden would not pardon his son.
