Trump White House Moves Forward With Plan Government Employee Union Dubs 'Dangerous'

April 14, 2017
Good morning from Washington this Good Friday. Our military drops a powerful bomb on an underground ISIS complex in Afghanistan, one week after striking a base in Syria. Jim Carafano sees President Trump as delivering a clear message. Can Trump swing a government makeover? Fred Lucas takes a look. In war-weary Ukraine, the mood is bleak, Nolan Peterson reports. Plus: Lia Fowler on U.S. funding for George Soros' agenda in South America; and David Inserra and Garrison Rutledge on what post-9/11 intel lacks. Happy Easter.
News Trump White House Moves Forward With Plan Government Employee Union Dubs 'Dangerous' In six months, the Trump administration intends to produce a plan to shrink the size of government, eliminate programs, and reduce the federal workforce. Read More
Commentary What 'the Mother of All Bombs' Means in Trump's Foreign Policy In contrast to President Obama's risk-averse administration, this White House seems more inclined to let commanders do their jobs and exercise their military judgment. Read More
Commentary How Soros Used US Tax Dollars to Consolidate Power in Colombia In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, six U.S. senators ask for an investigation into whether the United States Agency for International Development is promoting the Open Society Foundations' left-wing policies abroad. Read More
Feature 'Peace, but Not at Any Cost': Ukrainians Brace for More War, and Unrest As part of Easter celebrations, a formation of giant, decorated eggs stands in St. Sophia's Square in Kyiv, and on Wednesday children performed a synchronized dance while admirers weaved through the holiday display. Meanwhile, a third of a mile away, police in riot gear stood in a shoulder-to-shoulder formation in front of a Russian bank. Read More
Commentary 16 Years After 9/11, Gaps in Information Sharing Still Plague Law Enforcement There are concerns that information sharing strategies and procedures are being implemented unevenly across agencies, resulting in intelligence gaps that could potentially allow terrorists to slip through the cracks and carry out attacks against U.S. citizens. Read More
Commentary Time to Put an End to Sports Stadium Cronyism Taxpayers have subsidized the construction of 36 stadiums at a cost of over $3.2 billion since 2000. Read More
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