Department of Education cutting nearly half of all staff

Department of Education Cuts Staff by 50%
The announcement comes as the Education Department is trying to streamline its operation and prioritize allowing states to control federal education funding.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says mass layoffs are ‘first step’ toward eliminating agency: ‘We’re not taking away education’
“Better education is closest to the kids ... I think we’ll see our scores go up with our students when we can educate them with parental input as well.”

Glenn Beck calls violence against Tesla 'terrorism' on radio and in viral tweet
A few hours later, Trump announced that he would label violence against Tesla dealers and owners as domestic terrorism.

Exposing The Coordinated Terror Campaign Against Elon Musk And Tesla
Mobs of left-wing activists are attacking Tesla owners, firebombing dealerships, and celebrating SpaceX failures — all as Democrats stay silent. With mainstream media ignoring or encouraging the violence, the left is shifting from riots to targeted political terrorism.

Trump Buys A Tesla In Show Of Support For Automaker As Musk Vows To Double US Production
Musk said at the event that “as a function of the great policies of President Trump and his administration, and as an act of faith in America, Tesla is going to double vehicle output in the United States within the next two years.”

NBC: Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom
Because of ethical restraints, it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly. By reviewing the Teslas in public before cameras, Trump ensured that his purchase would get wide attention.

Flashback: Joe Biden Takes Hybrid Jeep for a Joyride at White House: 'Not a Bad Day on the Job'
Noted car buff Joe Biden put the pedal to the metal on Thursday, taking Jeep's new hybrid Wrangler for a spin on the White House grounds. Meanwhile, the event promoting electric vehicles didn't include the world's largest EV maker, Tesla.

USAID official tells remaining staffers: Shred and burn all your documents
A senior official at USAID instructed the agency’s remaining staff to convene at the agency’s now-former headquarters in Washington on Tuesday for an “all day” group effort to destroy documents stored there, many of which contain sensitive information.

USAID-Linked Ukrainian Group Smeared JD Vance, Tucker Carlson As ‘Foreign Propagandists’
The group, Molfar, created a blacklist including JD Vance and Thomas Massie among others. The list claims these officials are “external agents of Russia,” demanding their removal from public positions and investigations into their “personal involvement in crimes.”

Biden Judge Who Blocked Trump’s DEI Orders Worked For Law Firm Stacked With Democrat Partisans
While Abelson’s actions fall in lockstep with other Democrat-appointed judges green-lighting leftists’ lawfare against the Trump administration, an inquisition into his background shows there’s more to the Biden appointee than meets the eye.

Study: Concealed Carriers Do A Better Job Of Stopping Active Shooters Than Police
Civilians don’t succeed in stopping every active shooter situation, but the alternative isn’t perfection. Police officers are often at a disadvantage because their uniforms make them obvious targets, while civilians can stop an attacker before being noticed.

Newsom bailed out wildfire-causing utility after raking in cash from executives
While blaming oil companies for climate change, Gavin Newsom shielded PG&E after taking at least $700,000 in donations. A new book exposes how Newsom’s bankruptcy deal let PG&E off the hook while rewarding politically connected insiders.

Sen. Tom Cotton denies accusation from Tucker Carlson about JFK files
"This is false. I have no problem releasing the 'JFK files.' Had @tuckercarlson asked me, I would’ve told him. He has texted me multiple times in recent weeks, so he knows how to reach me," said the senator on social media.

Alex Jones blames Democrats, leftist DAs after Infowars reporter brutally murdered
"I lay all of this squarely at the feet of these DAs and of the Soros crime syndicate and of the Democratic Party. They are the ones that administratively cut the police, prosecute the police, even in cases that are 100% clear to be lawful, legal activities."

Embalmer arrested for mutilating dead sex offender’s body
A Texas embalmer was arrested for allegedly cutting off a deceased man’s genitals and stuffing them in his mouth after learning he was a registered sex offender.

House passes Trump-backed funding bill
The CR was passed in almost a party-line vote, 217-213, with Rep. Thomas Massie as the sole Republican holdout, while one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, voted for the bill.

Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed
Now, there’s growing fear among Democrats that Trump could feel politically emboldened to let a shutdown drag on for many weeks, and that, in turn, could give Musk more leverage to push federal workers to retire.

Politico: Senate Republicans push Trump for debt ceiling plan
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has deputized a folksy Louisiana lawmaker known for his blunt political observations and creative analogies to take the lead in convincing Trump to develop a strategy for raising the debt limit later this year.

Carol Roth: Congress can’t legislate away unintended consequences
A bipartisan bill wants to cap credit card interest rates, ignoring how pricing signals and risk work. Capping rates would cut off access to credit for many, pushing borrowers toward payday loans and black-market lenders.

Texas Republican who tried to impeach Ken Paxton now trying to criminalize political memes
"It's amazing that this ridiculous bill is the top priority of the Texas House's most powerful committee. This bill is obviously unconstitutional. It would criminalize protected speech on the basis of its content."

AOC hit with ethics complaint over $4,550 payments for dance ‘training’
Ocasio-Cortez called the allegation of wrongdoing "100% wrong."

Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect
Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday, promising that the taxes would help create U.S. factory jobs.

US Gas Prices Drop for Third Consecutive Week, Hit 4-Year Low
The price of gas fell 0.6 cents from last week’s average of $3.04 and is down 8.9 cents from one month ago and 36.7 cents from a year ago.

Egg prices continue to plummet
The economic indicator website Trading Economics shows that a dozen eggs were $5.51 on Tuesday, dropping more than $.50 since Monday, and well below when Trump took office.

US Housing Market Given Bleak Prediction
In short, people are not settling down and becoming homeowners because they can't afford to, and it will take many years of building before there is any relief.

Grassley Probes Contractors Who Made Billions On Disastrous ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ Program
Senator Grassley, the Senate’s most experienced and tenacious investigator, finally has the attention of the corporations that took more than $9 billion from taxpayers to house illegal immigrant children in the United States.

Pro-Mahmoud Khalil demonstrators arrested after clash with NYPD as ‘pro-Hamas’ Columbia graduate faces deportation
“Move cops, get out the way, we know you’re Israeli trained,” some protesters taunted during the tense, caught-on-video scene where police blocked protesters from entering City Hall Park. “Oink, oink, piggy, piggy. We’re gonna make your lives s****y.”

It’s absolutely legal for Trump to kick out pro-Hamas protesters
One thing is clear: The executive branch has the authority to vet noncitizens based on their views, thanks to the laws Congress has passed and the Supreme Court has upheld.

America Is A Nation, Not An Idea
Cultural similarities mean it’s easier for some foreigners to become American than others. Our immigration policy should reflect that.

Trump’s hostage envoy visited Iraq to push for release of Israeli captive
The captive's sister says Trump's administration has done more in a few weeks than Biden’s did in two years.

Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire with Russia, US to resume intelligence sharing after Jeddah talks
Marco Rubio said the U.S. would present the ceasefire offer to the Kremlin. “We’re going to tell them this is what’s on the table. Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking. And now it’ll be up to them to say yes or no.”

Trump invites Zelenskyy back to White House
Appearing to refer to Zelenskyy’s last White House visit, Trump said: “I think it’s a big difference between the last visit you saw in the Oval Office, and this.”

Russian lawmaker says any Ukraine deal will be on Moscow’s terms, not Washington’s
“Russia is advancing, and therefore it will be different with Russia. Any agreements — with all the understanding of the need for compromise — on our terms, not on American.”

UK's Starmer hails ‘remarkable breakthrough’ as Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire
“As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court. Russia must now agree to a ceasefire and an end to the fighting too.”

Europe Is Heartened by Progress of Peace Talks
France and Italy applaud the U.S.-led effort in Saudi Arabia to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia.

Euro surges on Ukraine ceasefire proposal
The euro hit its highest since October.

CNN: Trump said Russia had ‘all the cards,’ but this ceasefire proposal just called Putin’s bluff
CNN spins itself in circles, claiming Trump might have unintentionally outmaneuvered Putin by pushing a ceasefire that Russia now has to accept or reject.

Ontario walks back US electricity surtax after Trump threats
Ontario Premier Doug Ford reversed course hours after Trump said that he would double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to the 25% tariffs Ontario put on electricity going to the U.S.

Canada’s Upcoming Election Is All About Donald Trump
Mark Carney is trailing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in the polls but is seen as a tougher opponent than Justin Trudeau and is basing his campaign on opposing Trump, rather than running against Poilievre's policies.

US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules
The EU’s sweeping environmental and social regulations are drawing fire from American businesses and lawmakers, who warn they impose burdensome compliance costs and undermine U.S. sovereignty.

EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American
European Union countries must purchase military equipment made in Europe under a new loan program meant to help the continent provide for its own security, a top EU official said Tuesday, even though most of its defense materiel currently comes from U.S. suppliers.

It’s closing time for free speech in British pubs
A new Employment Rights Bill amendment would force pub owners to police customer conversations for potential “harassment,” putting Britain’s free speech traditions at risk. Critics warn that publicans could face legal trouble over jokes and opinions overheard by staff.

Pakistani separatists hold hundreds of train passengers hostage, threaten executions
Baloch Liberation Army militants derailed a passenger train in Pakistan, killing the driver and taking 214 hostages and threatened to start executing them if Baloch prisoners aren't released.

Rosie O’Donnell Has Moved to Ireland After Trump Election
“When you know it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back,” the "Riding the Bus with My Sister" method actress said in a TikTok video.

Disney Scales Back ‘Snow White’ Hollywood Premiere Amid Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot Controversies
Disney is hosting a Hollywood premiere of “Snow White” on March 15, but the studio won’t be rolling out a robust red carpet like it usually does.

The woke 'Snow White' is dead on arrival
Facing backlash over woke changes, bad CGI, and star Rachel Zegler’s Trump-bashing, Disney scrapped the U.K. premiere of its $240M "Snow White" remake, fearing an “anti-woke” response.

Where Are They Now? The Left’s Darling Cable Stars Fade Into Obscurity During Trump 2.0
Legacy media stars like Don Lemon and Jim Acosta have flopped in independent journalism, proving they were propped up by corporate networks, not talent. While they struggle to stay relevant, real journalists like Catherine Herridge are thriving by breaking actual news.

AP: US pulls out of climate damage compensation fund
When the fund was agreed upon in 2022, then-President Joe Biden pledged that the U.S., the world's biggest historic carbon dioxide emitter, would contribute $17.5 million. A dozen countries that have polluted less and the European Union have pledged more than the U.S.

Utah set to ban fluoride from drinking water
Hundreds of American cities and counties have halted the addition of fluoride to their water supplies, while some health authorities noted that the risk-reward ratio was unacceptable.

The Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
Some doctors spend hours on the road each week getting to rural clinics, while also relying heavily on videoconferencing for check-ins. Now, however, two clinics are replacing the video calls with life-size hologram-like displays.

Scientists are using lab-grown human brains to power AI
Biocomputing merges human brain organoids with silicon chips, offering energy-efficient AI. But the dark side of this technology involves sourcing stem cells from human embryos, raising profound ethical concerns.

AI models learn to hide bad behavior when monitored too closely
When AI models are punished for thinking about cheating, they don’t stop — they just get better at hiding it. Researchers found that monitoring an AI’s thought process can catch bad behavior, but trying too hard to suppress it just teaches the AI to cover its tracks.

US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until September as UN expert warns of dire gang violence
The FAA just extended its no-fly order until September, so if you were planning a relaxing getaway to gang-infested Port-au-Prince ... you’ll have to wait.