Erik Akerboom, chief of the domestic intelligence agency AIVD, said that outlining the group’s work means that “not only governments, but also manufacturers, suppliers and other targets can arm themselves against this form of espionage. This limits Laundry Bear’s chances of success and digital networks can be better protected.”
There’s also a tripling of the, from $10,000 up to $30,000 for couples, which certain high-tax state GOP lawmakers from New York and California already rejected as too meager. Private universities would be hit with hefty a new
, as much as 21%, as the Trump administration goes after the Ivy League and other campuses. And one unusual provision would terminate theof groups the State Department says support “terrorists,” which civil society advocates warn is a way toat odds with the Trump administration.
Overall, the package is touching off the biggest political debate over taxes, spending and the nation’s priorities in nearly a decade. Not since 2017 has Congress wrestled with legislation as this, when Republicans approved the Trump tax cuts but also failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The cost assessments are only preliminary, and expected to soar.The Capitol is seen in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The Capitol is seen in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
“Republicans need to UNIFY,” Trump posted on social media before departing for a trip to the Middle East.This breaks from Milei’s current policy of letting the peso weaken at a pace of 1% against the dollar each month.
That crawling peg had drawn backlash from investors worried about the central bank burning through its reserves to prop up the peso. It was forced to spend $2.5 billion to defend the official exchange rate in just the past few weeks.When announcing the removal of exchange controls Economy Minister Luis Caputo insisted it was “not a devaluation.”
“The truth is, we don’t know where the dollar will end up,” he said.Milei’s team has sought to fend off a politically costly official devaluation of the peso that could push inflation much higher. Keeping a lid on rising prices — a flagship campaign promise — has helped the political outsider hold up approval ratings despite his