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TOP OF THE AGENDA White House denies defying judge's order over deportations to El Salvador

The alleged criminals were transported to El Salvador's mega-jail which can hold up to 40,000 people. Credit: Reuters The White House has defended Donald Trump's use of a 227-year-old wartime law to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, despite a temporary block issued by a federal judge. The US says the men - many of whom can be seen shackled in this video - are gang members. They are now being detained at a high-security jail in El Salvador. Campaigners accuse the president of using the Alien Enemies Act to circumvent due process and point out that it is only intended to be used when the US is at war. But the White House is standing by its actions, and instead says that the judge's order was not lawful and was issued too late.

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Senate confirms Trump’s pick for deputy secretary of defense

 

(Defense News) The Senate voted Friday to confirm Stephen Feinberg, a billionaire investor, as the deputy secretary of defense, instilling the top two civilian leaders in the Pentagon as the administration prepares drastic changes to the military. Read More   What military members need to hear from their leaders now   (Defense One) The four-star firings, anti-DEI campaign, and flurry of directives and counter-directives from the Pentagon have sown confusion within the ranks—and among their leaders, many of whom are grappling with how, when, and even if they should discuss these actions and their implications with their subordinate units. Read More   Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations   (The Guardian) Donald Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the US. Read More

National Mall protest against Trump administration includes veterans hurt by cuts   (Military.com) Veterans were among the several thousand protesters who amassed on the National Mall on Friday to rally against the Trump administration's unilateral deep cuts to the federal government, including at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More

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Ocean scientists were fired by emails giving them 90 minutes notice to leave. Their crucial work hangs in the balance.

The administration denies it violated a court 

order to pause the deportations of alleged 

Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador

Analysis Trump is ignoring markets at his own 

peril. Just ask former British PM Liz Truss

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Trump’s tariffs are inflicting serious economic 

damage and reigniting inflation, global economists 

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Reporter asks Trump if he defied judge’s court 

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Time for more than a Plan B? Debate swirls around how Australia should respond to Trump's unpredictability

With transactional politics now back in flavour and Australia's "great and powerful friend", the United States, looking increasingly unreliable, how we respond will set the scene for Australia's future security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. So, is it time for more than a Plan B?

Read more                                      ----oooo00O00oooo----   Home/Operations/Operations/HMCS Harry DeWolf departs for counter-narcotics operations with U.S. Operations HMCS Harry DeWolf departs for counter-narcotics operations with U.S. 0 2 minutes read PocketShare via EmailPrint   Above image: A CH-148 Cyclone flies behind HMCS Harry Dewolf and a Multi Role Rescue Boat during Royal Canadian Navy Sea Trials off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 15, 2020. Photo by Corporal David Veldman, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)  Harry DeWolf departed its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Jan. 26 for a six-week deployment in the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean involving counter-narcotics-related activities with US forces.                                       ----oooo00O00oooo---- DOGE  young punks gjengen til Elon har ikke utført noen konsekvensanalyser for det vanvittige spetakkelet de har satt i gang. (Red.) Watchdog: Hurricane Hunters Short On People and Planes, But Needs Data to Quantify It By David Roza Hurricane Hunters with the Air Force and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are struggling to keep up with a rising number of storms, but a government watchdog says both agencies need to refine their data-tracking efforts and improve interagency communication between its most senior leaders to develop a cohesive plan forward.