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After Goldman observed that the handover of the hostages taken by Hamas will be very emotional for everybody, Phillip asked: Why do you think this was not doable when President Biden was in office? I think the biggest problem that President Biden had is there was no pressure from Qatar, from Turkey, from Egypt. They were actually facilitating in many ways what was going on. And that is really ultimately how it all came together, replied Goldman.

The first problem with this argument is that the Biden administration did not politicize law enforcement-in fact, it went out of its way to avoid doing so. Biden put the Justice Department in the hands of Merrick Garland, a widely respected figure who had bipartisan support and who pledged to operate independently, and who followed through on that pledge by appointing a special counsel to insulate the federal Trump investigations from political influence.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed that the US government is in discussions to take an equity stake in Intel Corp., transforming grants from the Chips and Science Act into stock. This does not grant the federal government governance or voting rights, but could position it as Intel's largest shareholder. He criticized the previous administration's approach for providing subsidies without accountability, emphasizing the change to securing taxpayer interests through equity stakes instead.

In March 2024, the global authority on food security warned that Palestinians were experiencing catastrophic levels of hunger, and famine was imminent in northern Gaza as Israel continued its siege of the territory.

"One of the more shocking features of Solar For All was with regards to the massive dilution of the money, as many grants go through pass-through after pass-through after pass-through after pass-through with all of the middlemen taking their own cut - at least 15% by conservative estimates," Zeldin said. "What a grift."

The Environmental Protection Agency terminated a $7 billion grant program aimed at residential solar projects for over 900,000 lower-income households, marking a significant setback for renewable energy initiatives.

The Biden administration is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities to end investigations into campus antisemitism, mirroring a deal with Columbia University.

"This criminal illegal alien who [was] released into the country under President Biden will face justice for his violent crimes," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

The nearly 800,000 doses of mpox vaccine pledged to African countries are heading for the waste bin due to untimely shipment, with only 91,000 sent.

Leland Vittert firmly corrected Bill O'Reilly by pointing out that Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and committed suicide during the Trump administration, not under Biden's Justice Department.

Judge Sean Jordan's ruling upheld the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports, thereby reversing a bipartisan effort to alleviate financial pressure from healthcare costs, affecting one-third of Americans.

We specifically focused on San Jose State and U of Penn at the advice of some of the agencies involved in live investigations and the guidance that it was best to have ongoing investigations and incidents as rationale for the stop work, which is only at these two universities currently.

The Trump administration's recent court documents reveal a reconsideration of the chrysotile asbestos ban, undermining health initiatives despite its ambitious rhetoric.

The Trump administration is investing in cheaper broadband infrastructure, prioritizing a tech-neutral approach, while dismissing the advantages of fiber-based networks.

The Department of Transportation declared that Biden's administration exceeded its authority by assuming electric vehicle uptake in calculating fuel economy rules, leading to looser standards.

I think it is without a doubt true that Israel has committed war crimes. Israeli soldiers were not being 'held accountable' for their actions.

The Biden administration has granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to 607,000 Venezuelans, but the Trump administration's plans to revoke it could heighten Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.

Leavitt argued that Jill Biden should clarify her observations on her husband's cognitive decline, as she was allegedly complicit in covering it up.

The coverup surrounding President Biden's decline may be a more significant scandal than Watergate, drawing attention to the internal dynamics of his administration.

I think, arguably, it is worse actually.

"If you believe - and I think a lot of these people do sincerely believe that Donald Trump was and is an existential threat to democracy - you can rationalize anything, including sometimes doing undemocratic things, which I think is what this person is talking about."

While GOP leaders have been outspoken in their criticism of Biden era subsidies for green energy and the Inflation Reduction Act, recent data suggests that support for electric vehicle incentives is somewhat prevalent among Republican voters.

A lot of people drive on Interstate 10 and they see a desolate landscape, and it looks like nothing could survive out there, but this area has been life-sustaining since time immemorial.

The termination of unemployment modernization grants by the Labor Department reflects a shift in priorities and a comprehensive review of ARPA funding.