DOGE is ripping through the federal government like a tornado. This morning it has been reporting that DOGE sent out firing notices to 9,400 USAID employees, leaving only 611. Democratic politicians are furious, of course. But we hope, that when it’s all said and done, ALL politicians, Democrat AND Republican, are furious with DOGE. Then we will know that it was a job well done for the American people.
A look behind the curtain has revealed a horrific truth: Nearly the entire mainstream media - worldwide - has been funded by the US government under the USAID. From the BBC to the New York Times and Politico... At this point it might be easier to find out who USAID has NOT funded in the media sphere! Get your tickets for RPI's 2025 Spring Conference! Info here: https://tinyurl.com/ytxrxmv5
Sitting next to a beaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump announced that the US would be clearing all Palestinians off their land in Gaza, that US troops would move in, and that the US would rebuild it for Israelis to take over once finished. This is making America great again? Also today: the US government subsidized pro-Biden media to the tune of millions of dollars! Get your tickets for RPI's 2025 Spring Conference! Info here: https://tinyurl.com/ytxrxmv5
The New York Times has taken aim at President Trump's famous hatchet man, Elon Musk, for sending his teams through the institutions of the Executive Branch rooting out decades of mismanagement, financial abuse, and outright fraud. From USAID to the Department of Education to the Office of Personnel Management, we are seeing a revolution in Washington. Will they be able to pull it off? Get your tickets for RPI's 2025 Spring Conference! Info here: https://tinyurl.com/ytxrxmv5
Weekly Update --- Audit USAID…Then Shut it Down! by Ron Paul Liberty Report
President Trump made it clear during his presidential campaign that tariffs will be a part of his policy-making. He has followed through on that. Tariffs are risky. Yes, they can be used as a political tool, and can get results. But tariffs can also turn very bad, especially when egos are revved up. American history is littered with the use of tariffs going very bad. President Trump, and the American people, should always keep this in mind.
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to end the Russia/Ukraine war on day one. Then, as President, we were told that he had given his special envoy Keith Kellogg 100 days to wind the war down. Former State Department and US Senate official Jim Jatras joins today's Liberty Report to discuss where Trump is getting it wrong...and how to fix it. Also today: Tulsi exposes one of the greatest national security scandals of all time.
Tulsi Gabbard's Senate confirmation hearing today gets off with a BANG as the former US Congresswoman from Hawaii rapid-fires past abuses and failures of the US intelligence community. Why is her confirmation so important? Also today: the true damage done by USAID is made clear as that aid is suspended.
The first week of President Trump's second term has been a whirlwind - a marked contrast of when he first took office in 2017. What has he achieved? Is there more than hype and spin? Are expectations too high? Can he fulfill his promises?
According to President Trump, Bill Gates' Microsoft is very interested in buying the social media App TikTok. But as TikTok's owners do not want to sell, will this be a mafia deal where either their signature or their brains will be on the contract? And...how is Bill Gates owning TikTok any better than its current owners? Also today, Matt Taibbi joined Tucker Carlson recently to discuss the need for even more transparency on how the government colluded with companies to maintain silence over COV...
Weekly Update --- To Make America Great Again, Separate Money and State by Ron Paul Liberty Report
Newly-confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio is facing his first real foreign policy challenge: how to get his own Department to obey President Trump's 90-day halt on foreign development assistance. Will he be able to stand up to "the resistance" in his own shop? Also today, Trump's shocking position on displaced Palestinians.
Analyst Phillip Patrick, from the Birch Gold Group, joins us to discuss President Trump's flurry of executive orders.
President Trump has doubled down on his desire to end the federal Department of Education and return the task of education to the states. Republicans have long talked a good game but to date there has been very little action. Will Americans finally get a "win" on this issue? Also today, Trump names new top Middle East policy pick for the Pentagon...and he's very promising!
President Trump 2.0 hit the ground running, granting mass pardons to J6ers and others and issuing a mass number of executive orders. He has also overturned massive amounts of bad previous Executive Orders. Here are some of the highlights we need to focus on...
Weekly Update --- Can Trump Fix Our Broken Foreign Policy? by Ron Paul Liberty Report
As he was literally exiting the Oval Office for the last time, former President Joe "No one is above the law" Biden has issued dozens of preemptive pardons to people from Fauci to Milley to the J6 Committee. But there is a catch... Also today, a new New York Times poll demonstrates strong support for ending conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
RPI's Daniel McAdams and Chris Rossini separate the news from the propaganda in this discussion of the REAL news of the week.
Will The J6 prisoners be freed? Will they be tossed into the street? Today in an extraordinary Liberty Report, businessman and philanthropist - and Ron Paul Institute Board Member - Gary Heavin will let us in on a massive effort underway to make sure that any January 6th protesters pardoned by incoming President Trump are not simply dropped into the street with no food, clothing, or shelter. Across the country - in nearly every state - Americans are mobilizing to help the wrongly detained Americ...
Sen. Marco Rubio is a shoo-in for Secretary of State in the coming Trump Administration, but will the long-time neocon interventionist last long in an administration elected to pursue a new kind of foreign policy? Politico writes today that he may have a very short run at Foggy Bottom. Also today: Why is Trump's Ukraine envoy accepting highly paid speaking gigs from a Marxist-terrorist cult?
Incoming President Trump's National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, has signaled that Ukraine must start recruiting even younger men into the meat grinder. After the loss of an estimated 600,000 men, Waltz is calling for even more killing, even as it is becoming obvious to even the mainstream media that Russia is winning the war. Is Waltz speaking for Trump? Also today: troops on the border? Will it work?
Weekly Update --- 2025 New Year’s Resolutions, Part Two by Ron Paul Liberty Report
President Biden will deliver his final foreign policy speech today at the State Department, where it is anticipated he will claim that his foreign policy has left the US in a better position in the world than when he took office four years ago. Is he right? Also today: a new poll suggests that a full half of the executive branch bureaucracy plans to "resist" the policies of the incoming Trump Administration. What should be done? Subscribe to free updates from the Ron Paul Institute: https://ronp...
President-elect Trump caused many Americans to wince and scratch their heads this week. Trump succeeded in getting so many Americans to go out and overwhelmingly vote for “America First” and to focus on handling our country’s overwhelming problems. But over the last week, ideas that were not presented during the campaign have been floated: “North America” First and the additions of Canada and Greenland to the United States. Where did this come from?
The utter incompetence of the political class is on display as Los Angeles and California leadership watch the area burn to the ground. And the fire hydrants have no water in them. But...there's still money for Ukraine! Also today, Trump gets it right on the Russia/Ukraine war.
Politico has published an article accusing the billionaire businessman Elon Musk of "meddling" in foreign politics by expressing his opinion on foreign leaders. Is "meddling" just the new "disinformation" - i.e. people saying or doing things the elite does not like?
Citing fears of "climate change," outgoing president Joe Biden has pre-empted incoming President Trump's stated goal of increasing oil and gas production to help solve our economic problems. Should a lame duck president be able to tie a newly-elected president's hands? Also today, Facebook claims to abandon its "fact checker" scam. Should we believe them?
Weekly Update --- D.O.G.E.: End The Global Engagement Center! by Ron Paul Liberty Report
For four years the mainstream media and the Democratic Party (along with some Republicans) have pushed the narrative that on Jan. 6th, 2021, a coup d'etat was attempted against "our democracy." The narrative has empowered the state to jail scores of Americans without charge, to crack down on speech, and to demonize Americans who do not step in line. But what if it's all fake? Also today: foreign money drives DC policy through think tanks.
As the emotions of last year’s election fade away, homeostasis is kicking in. The pull of the status quo gets stronger with each passing day. The results of the election were crystal clear. American voters want “America First.” But American voters are in perpetual competition with donors that want “American Empire First” and “American Megastate First." The two are not the same. They are mutually exclusive. It must be one or the other.
