ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Trump Signs DOGE-related Executive Order on Federal Spending; Zelenskyy to Visit White House for Critical Minerals Deal – BCI 24 News Network
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Trump Signs DOGE-related Executive Order on Federal Spending; Zelenskyy to Visit White House for Critical Minerals Deal

26 February 2025 11:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

President Trump today signed a DOGE-related Executive Order to scrutinize federal contracts and grant spending. Agencies must review contracts for waste and abuse, justify and publicize payments, and work with DOGE to terminate unnecessary contracts, while the General Services Administration (GSA) will develop a plan to dispose of excess government property. Trump also convened the first official Cabinet meeting of his second term today, with Elon Musk in attendance.
President Trump announced Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on February 26 to sign a critical minerals deal, though Washington and Kyiv differ on the details. Zelenskyy denied Ukraine owes money to the U.S., while President Trump declined to make security guarantees “beyond very much.”…