{"id":33716,"date":"2025-02-19T00:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/fox-news-politics-newsletter-open-the-books-on-bidens-billions\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T00:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:25:21","slug":"fox-news-politics-newsletter-open-the-books-on-bidens-billions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/fox-news-politics-newsletter-open-the-books-on-bidens-billions\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Politics Newsletter: \u2018Open the Books\u2019 on Biden’s Billions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

Here’s what’s happening\u2026<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

-Trump greenlights some <\/strong><\/i>pro-immigrant moves <\/strong><\/i><\/a>amid broader anti-migrant crackdown<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

-Department of Education cancels another $350M in <\/strong><\/i>‘woke’ spending <\/a>for contracts, grants<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

–<\/strong><\/i>New cartel threats <\/strong><\/i><\/a>against border agents: Explosives, drones and wireless tracking<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

The Biden administration spent tens of billions of dollars on grants to migrants and refugees<\/u> through one of its government agencies, including over $10 billion in just one year, according to a new watchdog report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The watchdog group Open the Books looked at grants to nonprofits awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement. Its responsibilities include caring for unaccompanied migrant children who crossed the southern border illegally and refugees entering legally.<\/p>\n

The watchdog<\/u><\/a> found that in FY 2021, it distributed $2.4 billion in grants to nonprofits. In FY 2022, it distributed $3.4 billion, then that number skyrocketed up to $10 billion in FY 2023 before being reduced to $4.2 billion in FY 2024\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

DASVI-TANYA: <\/strong>Obama-appointed judge who became Trump rival during election interference case overseeing pivotal DOGE hearing\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

DEEPFAKE RECKONING: <\/strong>Trial begins for political consultant accused of sending AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

JUST A JOB: <\/strong>Musk is not DOGE employee, has no more authority than other WH staff, new filing says\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

BIDEN TIME:<\/strong> Far-left activist Leonard Peltier, serving life in murders of two FBI agents, leaves prison under Biden clemency\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

PIVOTAL MOMENT:<\/strong> Ruling expected as states seek restraining order against Musk, Trump quest to slash bureaucracy\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

RELIEF REJECTED:<\/strong> Circuit court puts final nail in the coffin for Biden’s $500M student loan forgiveness plan\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

VANCE AT CPAC: <\/strong>Vice President Vance to speak at conservative gathering’s opening day\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLYING HOME: <\/strong>American detained in Russia released as officials work to set up potential Trump-Putin meeting\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘TRUST BUILDING’:<\/strong> US, Russian officials propose peace plan, lay ‘groundwork for cooperation’ in Riyadh\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018DEALT JUSTICE\u2019: <\/strong>Trump congratulates US military after airstrike that killed official of Al-Qaeda affiliate\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

TALKS ON WAR: <\/strong>Top Russian, US officials meet in Saudi Arabia to begin talks on Ukraine war without officials from Kyiv\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘LEGITIMATE SELF-DEFENSE’:<\/strong> North Korea vows to expand nuclear forces, blasts US for ‘outdated’ denuclearization plan\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

DOGE HOUSE:<\/strong> Elon Musk protests to target lawmakers, Tesla dealerships as progressives decry ‘extremist cuts’\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

CONFIRMATION WOES: <\/strong>MAGA loyalists take aim at GOP senator as key Trump defense post goes unmanned: ‘Why the opposition?’\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

INSPIRED TO ACT<\/strong>: RFK Jr’s health agenda gains popularity among state lawmakers\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

EVIL NEXT DOOR<\/strong>: Sinaloa Cartel takes root in American neighborhoods: Where are they?\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘HUNT YOU DOWN’:<\/strong> Noem sends message to those considering entering US illegally\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS:<\/strong> Acting head of Social Security quits after clash with DOGE over data\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

NO SMOKING ZONE:<\/strong> South Carolina bill would ban smoking inside cars while children are passengers\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘FAILED FOR FOUR YEARS’: <\/strong>Duffy blasts Buttigieg, accusing Biden-era official of ‘mismanagement’\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

PEDAL TO THE METAL: <\/strong>Leader behind migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard tapped to head red state’s new immigration board\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘DEI NONSENSE’<\/strong>: Ed Department cuts $600M in taxpayer-funded grants pushing ‘divisive ideologies’\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘NO KINGS DAY’:<\/strong> ‘Not My President’s Day’ protests erupt across the country\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

DOGE FIGHT: <\/strong>Musk team welcomed at the Pentagon but some remain skeptical\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

NEW ERA: <\/strong>Pro-life movement to shake up messaging with big investment from these key players\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

NATGAS PIVOT?:<\/strong> Kathy Hochul does apparent about-face on natural gas as NYC utility signals major rate hikes\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘DEPOLITICIZE MEDICINE’:<\/strong> Louisiana surgeon general wants to ‘depoliticize medicine’ by ending statewide mass vaccinations\u2026Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Get the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on <\/strong><\/i>FoxNews.com<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening\u2026 -Trump greenlights some pro-immigrant moves amid broader anti-migrant crackdown -Department of Education cancels another $350M in ‘woke’ spending for contracts, grants –New cartel threats against border agents: Explosives, drones … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}