President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who’ve sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.
He also said he’ll announce Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
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DOGE cuts $900 million in Education Department contracts
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has cut about $900 million in Education Department contracts after concluding they were a waste of taxpayer money, officials said.
The Education Department said DOGE’s cuts spanned 90 contracts at the Institute of Education Sciences, a research branch of the federal agency. It included $1.5 million that went to a contractor to “observe mailing and …