Today’s notice: Trump says the Board of Peace will work with “everyone.” Where the money is going in Washington right now. Democrats and DHS funding — it’s dramatic. Plus! NOTUS talks to Keith Ellison.
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Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is official as of this morning, when he signed the organization’s new charter at the World Economic Forum. It was first pitched last fall as part of his administration’s plan for rebuilding Gaza — though it has since morphed into what seems to be a wider forum for addressing conflicts worldwide.
Some 20 countries were in attendance for the charter signing, which primarily served as an opportunity for Trump to repeat his claim that he’d helped settle “eight wars.” He said that he hoped to resolve Russia’s war in Ukraine next and that “Iran wants to talk.” Notably, Trump said the new body would “work with everybody,” even the United Nations, rejecting claims that the new body is meant to replace the U.N. (Trump’s speech naturally included mention of his 2024 election win and the “rigged” election of 2020.)