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What We’re Reading: Trump’s Home Run, All Quiet On Border, DOGE Saves Big Bucks . . . And More

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Trump Hits A Home Run In Address To Congress

Trump hails his whirlwind, six-week ‘common sense revolution’ — as downbeat Dems protest address to Congress — New York Post

‘America Is Back’: Trump’s Joint Address To Congress — One America News

Trump speech replay: President says US is ‘just getting started’ as he talks DOGE, border — USA Today

Trump’s Two Epic Mic Drop Moments — PJ Media

Trump Shows Why He’s the Next Great American Communicator — Daily Signal

CBS News Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Viewers Approve Trump’s Speech — Breitbart

We Know How Voters Reacted to Trump’s Address to Congress. Dems Are in Serious Trouble — Townhall

After Just 6 Weeks, Trump Gets an A+ For Achievement So Far — The National Pulse

Zelenskyy’s Train Wreck: Is Peace Possible?

Trump and Vance’s Finest Moment — Front Page Magazine

No Clear Victory: Trump’s Hard Push for Peace — American Thinker

Zelensky reaches out to Trump, will sign agreement “any time” — MXM News

Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war — AP

Can Ukraine Win Now? — L’Ombre de l’Olivier, Substack

The Evil People Surrounding Volodymyr Zelenskyy — The American Spectator

Is Europe Trying To Drag U.S. Into War With Russia?

Europe Spent More on Russian Fuel in 2024 than Ukraine Aid — Breitbart

Most People Don’t Know That the Europeans Are Helping Fund the Russian Side of the War — Hot Air

No More Globalist Delusions: Ukraine’s War Strategy Has Failed — American Thinker

Americans Can No Longer Tolerate European Entitlement — Real Clear Politics

With Reluctance In Its Heart But Swagger On Its Face, Europe Struts Into A War It Can’t Win — TIPP Insights

$840 Billion Plan To ‘Rearm Europe’ Announced — Newsweek

JD Vance: European Leaders Sound Very Different on Ukraine War in Private — Breitbart

Border Is Closed, Even Trafficking Cartels Know It

‘Can’t Even Sleep’: Drug Lords Reportedly Quake In Their Boots After Trump Unleashes Cartel Crackdown — Daily Caller

‘President Trump Is Doing A Great Job’ On Immigration, Mexican General Says In Rare Interview — Daily Caller

Another Democrat Border Narrative Bites the Dust — Townhall

$25M in Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartels by Border Patrol in One Week — Breitbart

Trump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel — New York Times

Cleaning Out Deep State’s Waste And Fraud, One Agency At A Time

Rising Waste Tally: DOGE: $105 Billion Taxpayer Dollars Saved Thus Far — Breitbart

What DOGE is really learning — American Thinker

GOP rebels fire warning shot in shutdown showdown: No DOGE, no deal — Fox News

Trumponomics: Can Investment From Overseas Offset Tariff Hikes?

Business Giants, Foreign Countries Have Already Committed To Pouring Over $1 Trillion Into US Since Trump’s Return — Daily Caller

Honda moves Civic production plans to Indiana from Mexico to avoid Trump’s tariffs: report — New York Post

Taiwan Semiconductor Announces $100 Bil Investment In U.S. — Townhall

Furious Canadian leader Trudeau tells Trump that tariffs are ‘very dumb,’ says Canada striking back — Reuters

Canadian Ontario premier Ford says he’ll cut off electricity exports to US ‘with a smile on my face’ after tariffs — The Hill

Canada, Mexico, China retaliate as Trump’s new tariffs go into effect — Yahoo Finance

Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts — ABC News

ICYMI: Memo To Trump: Get Focused On The Economy, Before It’s Too Late — Issues & Insights

California’s Non-Stop Political Circus

Newsom moves to clear flammable brush from California forests after Trump’s criticism over wildfire policies — New York Post

The predictable outcome of California’s green energy policies has arrived and it’s a disaster — Fox News

Golden State Wants To Make It Harder To Protect Homes From Predatory Crimes — News roundup, Instapundit

Return to office: Newsom orders California state workers back four days a week — Cal Matters

Former LA Fire Chief Firing Appeal Getting Messy — Hot Air

Is It Global Cooling?

Why winter was colder than average in the U.S., and what spring will bring — Washington Post

Small Modular Reactors will benefit developing economies — America Out Loud News

One Health: The New Godless, Globalist Quasi-Religion that Ranks Humans Below Nature — American Thinker

Education: There’s A New Sheriff In Town

Linda McMahon wastes no time using Day 1 to announce ‘overhaul’ of Department of Education — Independent, via Yahoo

Let’s Get This ‘Nuke the Dept. of Education’ Ball Rolling ASAP — PJ Media

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