• Trump signs order calling for work requirements in welfare programs...
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    Trump signs order calling for work requirements in welfare programs

    Source: The Hill

    “President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order calling for federal agencies to establish or strengthen existing work requirements for certain individuals who benefit from federal welfare programs. The White House issued a memo that argued those who rely on welfare would have an easier time achieving economic mobility through strengthened work requirements where they already exist, and the creation of new ones where applicable. … The order does not detail which specific programs will be subject to such requirements.” (04/10/18)

    http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382557-trump-signs-order-calling-for-work-requirements-in-welfare-programs

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  • Une collecte (fructueuse) d’argent, une vision tunnélaire (le monde vu à travers le seul prisme géopolitique), et ça donne un Obama plein d’espoir pour « le monde » (comprendre l’ordre dominant orchestré aux Etats-Unis),
    http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/216281-media-makes-you-think-world-is-falling-apart

    Acknowledging “the barbarity” of Islamist militants and Russia “reasserting the notion that might means right,” Obama, though, dismissed the notion that he was facing unprecedented challenges.

    “The world’s always been messy ... we’re just noticing now in part because of social media,” he said, according to a White House pool report.

    “If you watch the nightly news, it feels like the world is falling apart,” said Obama.

    The president acknowledged that conflicts in the Middle East posed difficulties, “but it’s been challenging for quite a while,” he said.

    “We will get through these challenging times just like we have in the past,” Obama added.

    The president, looking to strike a reassuring tone, argued that American military superiority has never been greater and that the U.S. still held advantages over potential international rivals like China.

    The event, held at the home of Robert Wolf, an occasional Obama golf partner and former president of UBS Investment Bank, was the second of three fundraisers the president was slated to attend on Friday. Tickets to the event began at $15,000 per couple, and around 250 supporters were in attendance.