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From 51m ago 12.19 BST Trump says Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket would be 'unbeatable' In his interview with the ‘Pod Force One’ podcast, Trump said that
From 51m ago 12.19 BST Trump says Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket would be 'unbeatable' In his interview with the ‘Pod Force One’ podcast, Trump said that vice-president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio running together in 2028 would be “unbeatable”. Both men are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination, and Rubio’s recent turn at the White House podium drew praise from Republicans and even some Democrats who noted his smooth performance, which included quips and a 1990s hip-hop reference to describe Iran’s negotiating position. “I would think that JD and Marco as a team would be very hard to beat,” Trump told Miranda Devine in a podcast aired on Wednesday. “It’s interesting, human thing, the human equation. So I watch them together, they get along great,” he added. Trump has continued to fuel the succession talk even as both Vance and Rubio downplay their 2028 ambitions. Share 21m ago 12.50 BST George Chidi A set of sweeping policy changes unveiled by the White House would leave officials appointed by Donald Trump vetting every public grant issued to universities and nongovernmental organizations on the basis of their fidelity to “American values”, as defined by the president, triggering widespread concern. All federal grants approved by Trump’s political appointees must “demonstrably advance the president’s policy priorities”, according to a lengthy proposal published by the office of management and budget (OMB). Federal awards during the Biden administration “were often used during those years to promote a ‘woke’ policy agenda that did not reflect the values of the vast majority of the American public”, the proposal claims in its executive summary. “Collectively, these policies wasted a great amount of taxpayer resources and caused great harm to public trust in government.” A 400-page document proposing rule changes was published Friday without a press release or other formal attention, and first reported by the New York Times. Nonetheless, by Tuesday afternoon, more than 3,000 public comments had been offered about the proposal, almost exclusively in alarmed opposition.
White House plans to vet public grants for ‘American values’ spark broad alarm Read more Share 51m ago 12.19 BST Trump says Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket would be 'unbeatable' In his interview with the ‘Pod Force One’ podcast, Trump said that vice-president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio running together in 2028 would be “unbeatable”. Both men are seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination, and Rubio’s recent turn at the White House podium drew praise from Republicans and even some Democrats who noted his smooth performance, which included quips and a 1990s hip-hop reference to describe Iran’s negotiating position. “I would think that JD and Marco as a team would be very hard to beat,” Trump told Miranda Devine in a podcast aired on Wednesday. “It’s interesting, human thing, the human equation. So I watch them together, they get along great,” he added. Trump has continued to fuel the succession talk even as both Vance and Rubio downplay their 2028 ambitions. Share 1h ago 12.00 BST President Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting attorney general Todd Blanche permanent the top US law enforcement officer. Asked in an interview broadcast Wednesday on ‘Pod Force One’ if Blanche would be US attorney general, Trump said, “I think he will.” Share Updated at 12.08 BST 1h ago 11.50 BST Uwa Ede-Osifo Karen Bass has come out ahead in Tuesday’s heated primary for Los Angeles mayor, but with less than 50% of the vote will have to defend her seat in November’s general election. Bass will face either Spencer Pratt, a former reality TV star, or city council member Nithya Raman, in November. As of Tuesday evening, it was still unclear who would move on. In remarks to voters on Tuesday evening, Bass said she would spend the next four years addressing homelessness and building more housing units. She described Los Angeles as a rebounding city, and vowed to build on the progress made over the last three and a half years.
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