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Trump purges Clinton's $1B woke, audit-failing volunteer agency
The Trump administration on Wednesday placed most of AmeriCorps' full-time employees on administrative leave as it moves to reorganize the Bill Clinton-era volunteer agency.
The independent federal agency was established by Congress in 1993 to connect young Americans with community service opportunities, providing roughly a $4,000 stipend, housing accommodations, food, and a higher education grant, the New York Times reported.
'It is time to admit that this is a failed program that needs a complete overhaul or elimination.'
Despite receiving about $1 billion annually, AmeriCorps failed eight consecutive audits.
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) in December accused the agency of having "a long history of abusing taxpayer dollars."
"In 2023, the AmeriCorps inspector general issued a 'Management Challenges' report detailing significant challenges AmeriCorps faces. This includes being unable to detect fraud. We have no real idea when AmeriCorps will be able to have a clean audit again. In fact, this year's audit includes 78 recommendations still open, even after AmeriCorps said it addressed 20 last year," Owens said.
He called for AmeriCorps to be on the Department of Government Efficiency's "chopping block," arguing that it should not receive more taxpayer money while "it continuously fails to meet basic accountability standards."
"We can tell AmeriCorps to modernize and reform until we are blue in the face, but nothing will change unless we recognize the system is built on a flawed idea. It is time to admit that this is a failed program that needs a complete overhaul or elimination," Owens remarked.
Like many other federal agencies in recent years, AmeriCorps has become infiltrated with woke ideology, including climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Fox News Digital reported that the agency's 2024 annual management report listed "advancing racial and economic equity" as one of its key priorities.
"AmeriCorps has a decades-long commitment to advancing racial and economic equity through national service and volunteering," the report read. "These efforts are designed to expand pathways to opportunity for all Americans. Racial and economic equity will be central to AmeriCorps' planning and implementation of all priorities, ensuring AmeriCorps members and volunteers reflect the diversity of the American people and the communities in which they serve."
While Owens supports the elimination of AmeriCorps, a Trump administration official told the news outlet that the agency will receive an operational reset but will remain in existence.
On Wednesday, the White House placed 75% of the AmeriCorps full-time employees — 535 out of 700 staffers — on administrative leave while determining how it will reconfigure the agency. Additionally, agency contracts worth approximately $250 million have been terminated.
Anything else?
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) stated on Thursday that the state would file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop its reorganization efforts.
He wrote in a post on X, "DOGE's actions to dismantle AmeriCorps threaten vulnerable Californians, disaster response and recovery, and economic opportunities."
"California will be suing to stop this," Newsom concluded.
In a separate statement, he called Trump's actions a "middle finger to volunteers serving their fellow Americans."
Earlier this week, Newsom filed a lawsuit against Trump to block the administration from imposing increased tariffs. The governor has set aside $50 million to challenge the current administration.
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Newsom dips into massive anti-Trump legal fund to sabotage tariffs
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced Wednesday morning that the state filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to end the administration's "unlawful" tariffs.
The complaint aims to prevent Trump from imposing increased tariffs against Mexico, China, and Canada and establishing a baseline 10% tariff on all countries.
'His plan levels the playing field for businesses and workers to address our country's national emergency of chronic trade deficits.'
Newsom claimed that Trump lacked the authority to enact the fees.
According to the lawsuit, while the administration is relying on the International Economic Emergency Powers Act to implement the changes, that law has never previously been used to justify tariffs. The complaint contended that only Congress can approve such action.
Newsom's office said, "The IEEPA gives the President authority to take certain actions if he declares a national emergency in response to a foreign national security, foreign policy, or economic threat. The law, which was enacted by Congress in 1977, specifies many different actions the President can take, but tariffs aren't one of them. In fact, this is the first time a president has attempted to rely on this law to impose tariffs."
The administration has stated that increasing tariffs aligns with Trump's "America First" agenda by boosting the economy and ensuring fair treatment for the U.S. in global trade.
Newsom, who has set aside $50 million to challenge the Trump administration, claims that the tariffs are hurting Americans. Meanwhile, California has asked the federal government for $40 billion in wildfire recovery aid, while it is borrowing billions of dollars to fund Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, after it was expanded to provide coverage to illegal aliens.
"President Trump's unlawful tariffs are wreaking chaos on California families, businesses, and our economy — driving up prices and threatening jobs. We're standing up for American families who can't afford to let the chaos continue," he stated.
The governor insisted that the tariffs amounted to a tax increase on the American people. Under Newsom, California has the highest taxes in the nation.
Bonta claimed that Trump's tariffs would have "very real consequences for Californians across our state."
"I am proud to go to bat alongside Governor Newsom to fight for California's vibrant economy, businesses, and residents," he said.
White House spokesman Harrison Fields responded to Newsom's lawsuit announcement.
"Never Trumpers will always oppose him, but President Trump is standing up for Main Street by putting an end to our trading partners — especially China — exploiting the U.S. His plan levels the playing field for businesses and workers to address our country's national emergency of chronic trade deficits," Fields said.
On Tuesday, Trump posted on social media, "The United States is taking in RECORD NUMBERS in Tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down, including gasoline, groceries, and just about everything else. Likewise, INFLATION is down. Promises Made, Promises Kept!"
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Sheriff vows to break California's sanctuary law by alerting ICE about violent illegal aliens
A California sheriff has vowed to break the state's sanctuary law in order to protect his community from public safety threats.
In a February media release, Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman declared "a firm 'Public Safety First' approach in addressing illegal immigrants who pose a significant risk to the community."
'No matter the cost, I will uphold my oath.'
The sheriff's office explained that it does not have the authority to enforce immigration law, but Redman vowed to safeguard Amador residents.
"If Sheriff's Office personnel become aware that an individual is in the country illegally and poses a serious threat, the Sheriff will notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to facilitate their removal," the release stated.
The sheriff's office noted that its policy applies only to illegal immigrants "involved in violent and serious crimes, such as documented gang or cartel members, rapists, murderers, child molesters, and domestic violence offenders."
The media release slammed the California State Legislature, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), and Governor Gavin Newsom (D) for backing the state's Senate Bill 54, also known as the California Values Act, which prevents any state or local resources from being used for immigration enforcement.
"Sheriff Redman asserts that adhering to SB 54 would place him in violation of federal law," the sheriff's office stated.
Redman said, "I was elected to serve and protect. In good conscience, I cannot tarnish my badge by allowing violent offenders to be released back into the community to prey on the innocent. The actions taken by state legislators, the State Attorney General, and Governor are unconscionable."
"No matter the cost, I will uphold my oath," he declared.
Other law enforcement officials have spoken out against SB 54. However, Redman is the only California sheriff currently pledging to defy the state law if necessary.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who plans to run for mayor, has voiced his support for abolishing SB 54.
Bianco stated that he hopes "to impose some common-sense, some reason and some truth to what we are experiencing here in California, particularly because of the failures of SB 54."
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has repeatedly criticized the state's sanctuary law.
"We have no desire to enforce immigration law — we never have and we never will," Barnes stated in March. "But we must have the ability to communicate and share threats and removal of criminal offenders who prey upon our community, often within the immigrant communities in which they reside."
Redman told Fox News Digital that he sees the state's sanctuary law as "re-victimiz[ing] the victim."
"How can you tell me that I have to let somebody who is here illegally in the country ... and put them back into society when they've committed a heinous crime?" he questioned. "You're making me make that choice. Well, I'm just not willing to do it because I got elected to be the sheriff of Amador County, where public safety is my No. 1 priority."
Bonta's office told the news outlet, "The Attorney General is committed to protecting and ensuring the rights of California's immigrant communities and upholding vital laws like SB 54, which ensure that state and local resources go toward fighting crime in California communities, not toward federal immigration enforcement."
"Federal courts have upheld SB 54 and have found it to not be in conflict with federal law," the statement continued. "We are closely monitoring law enforcement compliance with SB 54."
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