Trump said Friday he expects to decide on next steps in two weeks if direct talks aren’t scheduled.
A major Russian attack on Kyiv kills 18 people and damages European offices (NPR)
Tag: Donald Trump
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“Two weeks,” pt. 22
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“A catastrophic effect on national safety”
Under the Trump administration, help has often been slow to arrive. It took weeks for President Trump to approve assistance for people affected by tornadoes that hit Missouri in May, leading Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to accuse the administration of “slow-walking” aid.
After flash floods hit central Texas on July 4, it took days for FEMA search and rescue teams to arrive. The agency’s urban search and rescue chief resigned in protest, CNN reported.
In the wake of that disaster, FEMA failed to staff its hotline for survivors seeking help, leading to more than 40,000 calls from survivors going unanswered.
FEMA’s staffing problems appear to have been caused by a new policy under DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that requires that she personally sign off on all expenditures of $100,000 or more. FEMA is part of DHS.
Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back (NPR)
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For fear of retaliation
Of the 182 FEMA employees who signed the letter to Congress, 36 attached their names, while the rest withheld their identities for fear of retaliation.
Those who used their names received emails on Tuesday night saying they had been placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately, and continuing until further notice,” according to copies of the emails reviewed by The New York Times.
The emails did not provide a reason for the decision. Representatives for FEMA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump (NYTimes)
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A limited edition Trump Tourbillion watch
In total, investors spent an estimated $148 million on the $TRUMP meme coin to secure their seats at the dinner, with the top-25 holders spending more than $111 million, according to crypto intelligence firm Inca Digital.
These top holders enjoyed a private VIP reception with Trump, and the four largest investors also received a limited edition Trump Tourbillon watch that sells for $100,000.
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Combatting crime in DC
With them, there are now 64 cities that had higher rates of violent crime in 2024 than did D.C. in states whose governors are sending the National Guard to Washington to “combat crime.” Those governors are more worried about the 700,000 residents of D.C., theoretically, than the 1.7 million people in those 64 cities they actually represent.
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Safe and Beautiful
(c) The D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force established in Executive Order 14252 of March 27, 2025 (Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful), shall establish an online portal for Americans with law enforcement or other relevant backgrounds and experience to apply to join Federal law enforcement entities to support the policy goals described in Executive Order 14333. Each law enforcement agency that is a member of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, as well as other relevant components of the Department of Justice as the Attorney General determines, shall further, subject to the availability of appropriations and applicable law, immediately create and begin training, manning, hiring, and equipping a specialized unit that is dedicated to ensuring public safety and order in the Nation’s capital that can be deployed whenever the circumstances necessitate, and that could be deployed, subject to applicable law, in other cities where public safety and order has been lost.
