ABC News' Katherine Faulders asked the president what Bondi told him about the review, "specifically, did she tell you at all that your name appeared in the file?"
"No, no, she's -- she's given us just a very quick briefing," Trump responded before making baseless claims the files were created by some of his political foes.
"And in terms of the credibility of the different things that they've seen, and I would say that, you know, these files were made up by Comey, they were made up by Obama, they were made up by the Biden -- and you know, we and we went through years of that with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, with all of the different things that we had to go through," Trump said.
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Hana Kiros Mon, July 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM EDT 6 min read
Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow, according to current and former government employees with direct knowledge of the rations. Within weeks, two of those sources told me, the food, meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be ash. (The sources I spoke with for this story requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions.)
Sometime near the end of the Biden administration, USAID spent about $800,000 on the high-energy biscuits, one current and one former employee at the agency told me. The biscuits, which cram in the nutritional needs of a child under 5, are a stopgap measure, often used in scenarios where people have lost their homes in a natural disaster or fled a war faster than aid groups could set up a kitchen to receive them. They were stored in a Dubai warehouse and intended to go to the children this year.
Since January, when the Trump administration issued an executive order that halted virtually all American foreign assistance, federal workers have sent the new political leaders of USAID repeated requests to ship the biscuits while they were useful, according to the two USAID employees. USAID bought the biscuits intending to have the World Food Programme distribute them, and under previous circumstances, career staff could have handed off the biscuits to the United Nations agency on their own. But since Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disbanded USAID and the State Department subsumed the agency, no money or aid items can move without the approval of the new heads of American foreign assistance, several current and former USAID employees told me. From January to mid-April, the responsibility rested with Pete Marocco, who worked across multiple agencies during the first Trump administration; then it passed to Jeremy Lewin, a law-school graduate in his 20s who was originally installed by DOGE and now has appointments at both USAID and State. Two of the USAID employees told me that staffers who sent the memos requesting approval to move the food never got a response and did not know whether Marocco or Lewin ever received them. (The State Department did not answer my questions about why the food was never distributed.)
In May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told representatives on the House Appropriations Committee that he would ensure that food aid would reach its intended recipients before spoiling. But by then, the order to incinerate the biscuits (which I later reviewed) had already been sent. Rubio has insisted that the administration embraces America’s responsibility to continue saving foreign lives, including through food aid. But in April, according to NPR, the U.S. government eliminated all humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and Yemen, where, the State Department said at the time, providing food risks benefiting terrorists. (The State Department has offered no similar justification for pulling aid to Pakistan.) Even if the administration was unwilling to send the biscuits to the originally intended countries, other places—Sudan, say, where war is fueling the world’s worst famine in decades—could have benefited. Instead, the biscuits in the Dubai warehouse continue to approach their expiration date, after which their vitamin and fat content will begin to deteriorate rapidly. At this point, United Arab Emirates policy prevents the biscuits from even being repurposed as animal feed.
Over the coming weeks, the food will be destroyed at a cost of $130,000 to American taxpayers (on top of the $800,000 used to purchase the biscuits), according to current and former federal aid workers I spoke with. One current USAID staffer told me he’d never seen anywhere near this many biscuits trashed over his decades working in American foreign aid. Sometimes food isn’t stored properly in warehouses, or a flood or a terrorist group complicates deliveries; that might result in, at most, a few dozen tons of fortified foods being lost in a given year. But several of the aid workers I spoke with reiterated that they have never before seen the U.S. government simply give up on food that could have been put to good use.
The emergency biscuits slated for destruction represent only a small fraction of America’s typical annual investment in food aid. In fiscal year 2023, USAID purchased more than 1 million metric tons of food from U.S. producers. But the collapse of American foreign aid raises the stakes of every loss. Typically, the biscuits are the first thing that World Food Programme workers hand to Afghan families who are being forced out of Pakistan and back to their home country, which has been plagued by severe child malnutrition for years. Now the WFP can support only one of every 10 Afghans who are in urgent need of food assistance. The WFP projects that, globally, 58 million people are at risk for extreme hunger or starvation because this year, it lacks the money to feed them. Based on calculations from one of the current USAID employees I spoke with, the food marked for destruction could have met the nutritional needs of every child facing acute food insecurity in Gaza for a week.
Despite the administration’s repeated promises to continue food aid, and Rubio’s testimony that he would not allow existing food to go to waste, even more food could soon expire. Hundreds of thousands of boxes of emergency food pastes, also already purchased, are currently collecting dust in American warehouses. According to USAID inventory lists from January, more than 60,000 metric tons of food—much of it grown in America, and all already purchased by the U.S. government—were then sitting in warehouses across the world. That included 36,000 pounds of peas, oil, and cereal, which were stored in Djibouti and intended for distribution in Sudan and other countries in the Horn of Africa. A former senior official at USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance told me that, by the time she’d left her job earlier this month, very little of the food seemed to have moved; one of the current USAID employees I spoke with confirmed her impression, though he noted that, in recent weeks, small shipments have begun leaving the Djibouti warehouse.
Such operations are more difficult for USAID to manage today than they were last year because many of the humanitarian workers and supply-chain experts who once coordinated the movement of American-grown food to hungry people around the world no longer have their jobs. Last month, the CEOs of the two American companies that make another kind of emergency food for malnourished children both told The New York Times that the government seemed unsure of how to ship the food it had already purchased. Nor, they told me, have they received any new orders. (A State Department spokesperson told me that the department had recently approved additional purchases, but both CEOs told me they have yet to receive the orders. The State Department has not responded to further questions about these purchases.) But even if the Trump administration decides tomorrow to buy more food aid—or simply distribute what the government already owns while the food is still useful—it may no longer have the capacity to make sure anyone receives it.
You are describing many of the great players in the NFL. Since you claim color isn't a factor here, what color are the vast majority of drafted NFL players fit into the category that profile describes? I'm not going to say that's your intention but that's certainly the results.
In the case of Judkins, nothing you posted even applies. both of his parents were heavily involved in his life and they are who he gives credit to for inspiring him to work hard. So why would you bring this up about a player none of this applies to?..................
The only son of Quincy and Teva Judkins, he's one of three children in the family. They moved from Montgomery, Ala., to Pike Road, Ala., when he was in the seventh grade, and he eventually graduated from Pike Road High School, which won an Alabama 5A state championship his senior season.
Judkins talked about his parents, football and academics during an interview with the Beacon Journal during the Browns' OTA in late May.
What has your mom, Teva, meant in terms of being a role model and influence in your life?
My mom is amazing. Both my parents are really a part of my desperation to be successful and compete every day at whatever it may be in my career. My parents just had such a huge impact on my life, and they're both big inspirations.
Was there a crossroads moment in your life where you realized just what your parents meant to you?
Really just their integrity, they've always had my entire life. Their drive to make sure me and my siblings had what we needed. Both of my parents are truly determined, and that's where I think I get my determination from because of how they have that grind and that fire and that drive to be successful. I think it was contagious and spread to me and my siblings.
If I saw Mr Jablum right here in the flesh, I'd punch him square in the face.
I've missed seeing you post.
Glad you're enjoying it. You seem to have the palate needed to really appreciate the subtle differences. I've gotten away from doing pour over, but I'm also changing up my morning routine and I think bringing pour over back is in the cards.
I don't care all that much. I can drink that last 2 inches that has been sitting on the pot for 3 hours if I want a hit of coffee. Black and hot is my choice.
I have a Keurig. It gives me 6 choices as to how many of ounces I want to use and if I want to brew fast or slow which impacts strength. It works great.
Inflation shows biggest rise in five months, amid only scattered signs of tariff effects
Story by Jeffry Bartash
The numbers: Consumer prices in June posted the biggest increase since the beginning of the year and are likely to keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates later this month, but there were only scattered signs of tariff-related inflation.
The consumer-price index rose 0.3% last month, the government said Tuesday, and matched Wall Street’s forecast. It was the biggest rise since January.
Higher gasoline prices and the cost of shelter drove the bulk of the increase in inflation last month. There were only scattered signs of rising prices from the Trump administration’s tariffs.
As a result, the crucial core rate of inflation rose a more modest 0.2% in June. The core rate strips out food and gas and is viewed by the Fed as a better predictor of future inflation trends.
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The overall rate of inflation in the past year climbed to 2.7% from 2.4% in the prior month.
The yearly increase in the core CPI moved up to 2.9% from 2.8%.
The Fed is aiming to return inflation to the low prepandemic levels of 2% or less, but the central bank’s effort has been complicated by the highest U.S. tariffs in decades.
Tariffs could stoke more inflation depending on how high they are raised and how long they are kept in place. Yet many economists and top Fed officials now believe the effect on inflation is likely to prove small and short-lived.
Key details: The biggest source of inflation in June was rent and housing, the single biggest expense for most people.
Still, shelter costs only rose 0.2% last month. That’s a smaller increase than what has been typical over the past few years.
Energy prices — mainly the cost of oil — also rose 0.9% and reversed most of the decline in the prior month.
The cost of food rose faster than usual for the fourth time in the past six months, possibly a residue of tariffs on agricultural goods.
Tariff-related increases also appeared to show up in June in the cost of clothing, footwear, furniture, appliances and toys.
None of those goods show big increases over the past year, however.
Prices fell for new and used vehicles, hotels and airfares.
Big picture: Higher inflation stemming from tariffs had been expected to show up in June, but it only manifested in dribs and drabs. Inflation is still fairly tame compared with a few years ago and doesn’t appear likely to spike again.
Even so, most senior Fed officials seem content to wait for further confirmation from inflation reports for July and August before deciding to reduce borrowing costs again. They also want to wait to see how trade negotiations play out before a key Aug. 1 White House deadline.
Investors believe the first reduction in interest rates this year will come in late September.
President Donald Trump and his key allies, meanwhile, are keeping the pressure on the Fed to cut rates given the relatively low rate of inflation. Trump has repeatedly called for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to resign.
Looking ahead: “If it’s true that inflation is staying in check, then the Fed can go ahead and cut interest rates — potentially as early as September,” said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management.
“But if subsequent reports show a different story, then the Fed is going to have to stay on hold even longer.”
I think many people were against the inaction that was tied to the Biden admin. I (personally) don't disagree with that feeling... though you can certainly make an argument against voting based on that feeling alone.
Maybe I'm off-base, but I think people want a solution/end to the immigration issue and are tired of inaction. Trump filled that want with a lot of bluster and perceived action (aggressive enforcement), and while enforcing laws is never a bad thing, he went overboard and also managed to skip over the actual issue (the laws and processes involved in legal immigration/asylum/etc and removing people that legit shouldn't be here).
I think Trump did good in recognizing that people want something done on this issue, but missed the mark in what he's choosing to do.
Cute,, And the first step is to dismantle the Department of Education.
I don't think you are wrong about education. I just think we have a class of people that don't want an educated population. And I think that group are now running the country.
Well, I’m still kicking. I think the worst part, with all the pain, hyperventilating, and pain labored breathing has passed. Blood flow wise, I’m 20 years younger. But it may take quite a while longer to feel normal again. And honestly, I just want to feel normal, like it never happened. The full quad tear last year kind of prepped me for the healing journey, but nothing could prepare you for the pain that comes with this surgery. It still beats dying, but it’ll also make you question that. Thanks to all for the well wishes.
Glad to see this update. I was just thinking about you before I saw this latest update and was a bit concerned by nothing new, but did consider you have more important things to do right now than post on a message board.
Didn't read all the article. I got to the point where it quoted a 2019 hotel rate. Figure that's something that is. Stretching the bounds of credibility for a meaningful article. Also saw talk about concert tickets.... Which have little to do with the real cost of living and real inflation pressures.
I believe inflation is there and will hit hard when and if tariffs are applied and continued to be in effect. There isn't any investment In manufacturing or other infrastructure as a result of the tariffs. But time will tell.
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The point you're trying to make is definitely valid. There's enough nonsense coming from all directions to swear off this forum.
But there's a large disparity in the makeup of the folks that decided to not post here after the election. They are the same people that would be defending the actions of this admin. So instead of taking that well-earned victory lap, certain folks have decided to cut bait and run. I find that curious.
Sort on like the Epstein list. It was right on the desk but suddenly it vanished.
My YouTube algorithm is (predictably) weighted to music, so I get my fair share of, "See what this reaction was to that" prompts. I generally hate them. But, every once in awhile, I find an example that makes me want to think. This is one such example.
"How does a Metal drummer respond to/play to a 50 year-old Jazz/Fusion standard?" ALERT: (15- minute video.... for all you 'short attention-span' internetters)
I've wasted a ton of time online, since 1996. The time I spent watching and sharing this video is not part of that number.
I actually have one that has a nest near my house in the middle of a city. I usually see it about ten times a year. A couple of months ago there was something VERY loud approaching my house. I walked out back and it was five blackhawk helicopters flying by with the bald eagle above them. A few week prior the helicopters also flew over but I was traveling, otherwise I've never seen them before.
I saw a bunch of eagles when I was up in Montana recently. One was easily the largest one I've ever seen.
