i remember finally the work of afp when i was a legislator in louisiana.id a short stint in the legislature before i ran for congress, about 14 months. and during that time we had a some really a heavy things that were happening, tax initiatives and other stuff. and fap got directly involved at the grassroots level and did some of the most effective mailers i've ever seen to state representatives, state senators' homes. and i saw them flip on the floor of the legislature, this is a real story, okay in so it matters. the grassroots component is critical, and what you can do is what afp does so well leading on this, let your elected representatives in washington know how you feel about this. let house and senate members know this is important. one of the most effective ways to do it is to share your story. share your story about a your small business and how the tax cuts in the last trump administration helped you grow and thrive. talk about the challenges that you're facing now and why we can reduce the challenge by further deregulating your industry, right

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need to do now is just to refuse, against all those proposals. on that point, the last few minutes the afprting that egypt has that israeli backing has said that israeli backing of that trump plan threatens the gaza negotiations. of course egypt and qatar are key in ithhose j players in those negotiations that are supposed to be pgggressing ceasefire and deal 6 deal to the second so 77 so that is a warning phase, so that is a warning egypt saying israeli from egypt saying israeli backing of the trump plan. , , those gaza threatens those gaza negotiations. if there is more, {will 7 vigwillobviouslyri ’ 7 fwill obviously bring 7 fwill obviously bring that 7 fwill obviously bring that to we will obviously bring that to you. scientists from the european union say last month was the hottest january on record. month was the hottest january that cord. month was the hottest january that israeli backing has said that israeli backing of that trump plan threatens the gaza negotiations. of course egypt and qatar are key players in those negotiations that are supposed to be progressing the ceasefire an

breaking news and in the past few minutes, the news agency afp has reported that the un has asked the united states to reverse sanctions on the international criminal court. earlier, president trump denounced the icc, accusing it of illegitimate and baseless actions against the us and israel — a move israel praised but which the icc itself condemned. mr trump said it had abused its power by issuing arrest warrants for the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his former defence minister, yoav gallant. the court alleges that they committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in gaza. the sanctions may include blocking the property and assets of people connected with the icc, and suspending their entry into the us. on thursday, mr netanyahu met top us lawmakers on capitol hill. neither israel nor the us is a member of the icc or recognises its jurisdiction. the icc itself has condemned the move, saying it will harm its independent and impartial judicial work. in a statement it says the court stands firmly by its personnel. let's speak to our correspondentjoe inwood, who's i

newsagency afp says talks on the issue are continuing. understanding about the need for a meeting between our correspondent in kyiv, abdujalil abdurasulov. so far kyiv pushed back on it but i have been for the talks the last few days. in the last few days. yes, this is certainly — in the last few days. yes, this is certainly shows _ in the last few days. yes, this is certainly shows room - is certainly shows room for negotiations here and it was ukraine who offered this deal in the first case to address the transaction we by the transaction we approach by donald trump to policy and ukraine didn't say they don't —77 tosi-n to sign the 7 7 to sign the deal.7 want to sign the deal. president zelensky said the deal not ready because it deal was not ready because it didn't involve and didn't involve classes and security guarantees. i was to economists and talking to economists and experts on mineral resources in ukraine asked if this deal ukraine and asked if this deal would be beneficialfor ukraine and the other if invest inves7t it inves77t it will 7 77 77 inves7tit7will be americansinvestlt

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we have just heard from the afp agency that canada has filed with world trade with the world trade organizationnst those tariffs. for more, nomia iqbal has this report. is under way. canada will be responding to the us trade action with 25% president trump. turning on canada like this because we were always such good neighbours. but i also think it is going to hurt the are going to be more expensive. president trump says he is doing this to make countries stop illegal immigration and the flow of drugs into the us. in turn, mexico's president accused mr trump of doing nothing to combat gun violence at the border and threatened retaliatory taxes. people here also fear the consequences of a trade war. i consider it is mutual aggression to both the us and mexico because it'll be the consumer who ultimately pays america imports. it cannot be simply said that if there should be a process of mutual cooperation and mutual win—win. president trump signed the order after a day of golf in his resort behind me here in west palm beach. should become part of america. donald trump has said he will also impose

also in the past few minutes the afp news agency, arab countries to resist the pressure from the us mrmp posted details of his thinking over to america by israel, once the fighting there had ended. there'd be no us troops on the ground. he also said the us would work with teams developments of its kind". nomia iqbal — and our gaza correspondent — rushdi abualouf. nomia iqbal, to you first of all, all the ill; iii??? ill tif’ we gill; §==eltfi gill ti? we had "wifrhirfifi wi’ffrhinifi fiiéd’e’w wi’ffrhinifi madehisfii 77 7 7 ’ ffrhirfifi maderhisifirist donald trump made his first remarks, he has given more today. what has he been saying? he has given more details but _ saying? he has given more details but paradoxically i details but paradoxically it's really vague as well. as you :-=e fhetsaid 5 he said gaza j hezsaidigiazawould; w hezsaidiéaza mid}; said, he said gazarweuld be over said, he said gazerweuld be over to said, he said gaaarwebld be over to the us by turned over to the us by israel at the end of the war, he said that presumably would that israel presumably would expel all palestin

another line from the afp news agency coming from'the’afpn'ews agency is saying that china's whighjsto the media. a lot of different thatn it comes to the media. a lot of different that we comes to the media. a lot of different that we are |es to the media. a lot of different that we are seeing. ie geopolitics that we are seeing. and once again china and russia once again describing as true wfio who support each other. friends who support each other. geopolitics in the making as qagpoljtjcs in the making as zelensky gogoolitjcs in the making as zelensky hopes that some kind ofpeaceagreement support the union and from the european union and further afield. from the european union and furtherafield. let's from the european union and further afield. let's turn to situation in rome. night in hospital in rome and is resting. we have been the live shot of the this live shot of the hospital. this is where the 88—year—old pontiff is being treated. it was the pope's tenth night in hospital, where he's being treated for double pneumonia. an important year for the catholic this what catholic fa

think for many people, the economy is, of course, one of the issues why some people are voting for the afpmigration is definitely the main one, and it's sort of the big issue that they always put out there when they are at their election campaign events. so that's definitely something that is going to be huge here, folks that we've been speaking to, though, a lot of them are saying that a vote for the afd for them is more a protest vote rather than something that would say they really support all of the issues that this party has, because there are some that are really controversial, like the afd being, you know, almost pro russia, definitely supporting germany, not giving aid to ukraine in the future. one of the other things they want to do is also end green energy policy here in this country as well. and there's a lot of people who are not on board with that. but in any case, it certainly seems as though they are going to have a very strong showing. and that could definitely create a situation where it might become very difficult to form coalitions in german parliament because, for insta

>> afp agence france-presse. >> okay. >> i just wanted to ask you. you the things that. the secretary of defense was talking about, the 2014 borders and the lack of nato membership. ultimately, these are both demands that russia has made in the past. is there not a danger of handing russia a kind of win on this? >> well. >> well, i think that if you look at the war, the way the war is going, we'll have to make your own determination. i'm just here to try and get peace. i don't care so much about anything other than i want to stop having millions of people killed. killed? last night, you know, kyiv got hit very, very hard. i want to see people stop getting killed. that war is ridiculous. it should have never happened. and it should have never happened. yeah. a couple of more questions. >> are you planning to sign today? are you. >> planning to sign. >> an executive order on reciprocal. >> tariffs, sir? >> yes, i am, in fact, i may do it today. and if i do it today, i could almost do it right now. would you like to me to talk about it now? i don't want to take anything awa

afp news. agency it is. >> quote. >> not authentic and did not originate from e! news.. joining us now, imran ahmed. >> he is the ceo. >> of the center for countering digital hate. >> which last year was sued. >> by elon. >> musk for. publishing research. >> about the spike in hate speech on the. x platform after. >> musk purchased it. >> a federal judge dismissed that lawsuit. he also just won the. elevate prize foundation's annual award, which aims to amplify. >> the work. of activists. >> and nonprofit leaders. imran, thanks for being with us this morning. i want to get into the details of your case and why you think that's important for other people as we. >> move forward. >> with elon musk's role so elevated now. >> in the power of x to amplify lies. >> what do. >> you make of. >> what we're seeing right now. >> just in these last. >> two and a. >> half weeks. >> since the second. trump administration came into office. >> from elon musk? >> well, look. >> mr. musk clearly has he's bought his way. >> into the highest echelons of us politics, and it's. >> his. >> rig

linda lede efforts to empower e american worker at afp i i am confident she will make a lender education system and our workforce system a priority at the department of education. that means strengthening 21st century skills training and job preparedness. bridging the gap between technical school programs and industries. expanding partnerships and credentialing programs. linda mcmahon is someone who knows how to reform our education was someone who repairs orchids for the future while also empowering parents to make decisions that affect their children's lives. she has expense as an executive. she already demonstrated her immense ability to get the government out of the way as head of the small business administration. she knows both k-12 and higher education is my distinguished colleagues under scott said, serving on the connecticut state board of education and the sacred heart university board, she's been on that since 2004. her confirmation as secretary of education will be a monumental step toward preserving an american dream. i'm making a bright future possible for the next generati

news told afp news agency it is, quote, not authentic and did not originate from e! news. has done great work in ukraine and around the world over many, many years, always paying for it himself. joining us now, imran ahmed, he is the ceo of the center for countering digital hate, which last year was sued by elon musk for publishing research about the spike in hate speech on the x platform. after musk purchased it. a federal judge dismissed that lawsuit. he also just won the elevate prize foundation's annual award, which aims to amplify the work of activists and nonprofit leaders. imran, thanks for being with us this morning. i want to get into the details of your case and why you think that's important for other people as we move forward with elon musk's role so elevated now in the power of x to amplify lies, what do you make of what we're seeing right now, just in these last two and a half weeks since the second trump administration came into office from elon musk? >> well, look, mr. musk clearly has he's bought his way into. >> the highest echelons. >> of us. >> politics

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