Locator: 50332TSA.
From The New York Times:
No executive order, emergency or otherwise, would be required to access those funds, which were enacted into law last summer, but Mr. Trump appeared eager to claim credit for releasing them. It was not clear why he had waited more than five weeks after the Department of Homeland Security was shuttered to direct that they be used to pay T.S.A. employees.
Well, why not? Mr. Trump appeared eager to claim credit for releasing them -- it appears he is releasing them. LOL.
NPR calls it an "extraordinary act."
TNYT: should have been done five weeks ago.
NPR: it would be an extraordinary act.
Okay.
It would be extraordinary if Trump moved funds from DOD to Homeland Security.
Iran: by the way, Trump reminds reporters who are calling this "excursion" a "war": "it's not a war. Only the US Congress can 'declare war' under the War Powers Act." Paraphrasing. Playing 5D chess. Trump has two weeks to get things done with being distracted by Congress. Members have gone home for two weeks.
Market: could this be the best of both worlds? Peace breaks out and the market surges. But WTI remains at $100 for an extended period of time. Can the market surge with $100 oil? Yes, I think so.
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TSA -- ICE
We'll never see this story in The NYT. It gets tedious.
March Madness Meltdown:
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The Strait
It looks like President Trump is getting ready to declare "Mission Accomplished" and let the GCC and Iran sort this out.
Looking more and more like a "Truce -- Korean Outcome" -- a TKO.
Instead of North Korea (China) and South Korea (US), we now have GCC (US) vs Iran (China).
Wow.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon (i.e., Mr Hegseth) is considering another 10,000 GI’s being sent to the Mideast to give the President more options.
