Vance warns Zelenskyy: ‘You’re not dealing with Biden anymore’

‘Just Getting Started’: Trump Dishes On DOGE, Life Advice, And Tax Cuts
President Trump boasted Wednesday that the DOGE slashed $55 billion in waste, promising more to come. He pitched shrinking government to juice the economy, floated giving 20% of savings to citizens, and doubled down on no taxes on tips, Social Security, or overtime pay.

Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: Report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget.

Zeldin EPA discovers $2 billion stashed away by Biden admin for Stacey Abrams-linked climate group
The group, Power Forward Communities, was founded just months before receiving the Biden-era EPA grant and reported only $100 in revenue before being handed billions. The revelation is part of a broader $20 billion green energy slush fund parked in a Citibank account before Biden left office.

Trump axes $769 million contract with activist immigrant legal group
The Trump administration this week pulled the plug on a $769 million contract with the Acacia Center for Justice, a group that claims the immigration system targets minorities and demands punishment for lawyers and judges who don’t use preferred pronouns for illegal aliens.

Rand Paul Wants DOGE To Build A $500 Billion Rescission Package For Congress To Approve
A vote on a rescission bill would solve some of the legal and procedural questions about the DOGE's spending cuts. Under the terms of the Congressional Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974, presidents are not allowed to simply refuse to spend money that Congress has appropriated.

IRS to lay off 6,700 employees on Thursday, source says
The IRS has a total of roughly 100,000 employees, so still a long way to go.

US designates Mexican cartels, Tren de Aragua, and others as foreign terrorist organizations
Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that paved the way for the designation.

Almost Fired For Working With DOGE, Social Security Fraud Expert Now Leads The Agency
Leland Dudek, a career bureaucrat at the Social Security Administration, was placed on leave for working with the DOGE. But after Acting Commissioner Michelle King was fired for blocking the DOGE’s access to agency data, Dudek was reinstated and promoted to interim commissioner.

Kash Patel Is Perfect For FBI Director Because He Already Fought The Deep State And Won
Should the Senate confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, it will have clinched the second of perhaps the two most vital nominations President Donald Trump will make, alongside Tulsi Gabbard.

WaPo: Cheering Kash Patel’s nomination — a group of ex-FBI agents turned critics
FBI director nominee Kash Patel has ties to a group of ex-agents who call themselves “The Suspendables” and have long called for firings and change.

Rand Paul skeptical of Biden Labor nominee’s last-minute flip on unions
Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Biden’s pick for labor secretary, now says she opposes overturning right-to-work laws.

Fired Government Workers Are Right To Be Mad. But They’re Mad At The Wrong Person
For years, politicians — Republicans and Democrats alike — misled them into thinking government jobs were guaranteed for life. Just like the migrants Biden lured with false promises, they’re now facing reality.

Video: DEI researcher melts down after Trump shuts down her taxpayer-funded study
"I was told to stop work immediately and that no more research expenditures would be allowed. My study is to explore how to safely collect sexual orientation and gender identity and cancer care practices."

Dershowitz: There’s nothing unusual, or wrong, with deal Justice offered Mayor Adams
The Trump administration exercised its constitutional authority to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams, prioritizing illegal alien deportations over his prosecution. Quid pro quos in plea deals and dropped charges are routine in the justice system.

NYC workers, commuters rejoice over Trump’s axing of congestion pricing toll: ‘I’m ecstatic’
Working-class New Yorkers rejoiced Wednesday that congestion pricing was axed by the Trump administration — saying the much-loathed driving toll was a big financial burden.

DOJ rejects Jan. 6 pardon claim in Tennessee murder plot case
The DOJ argues that Edward Kelley’s conviction for conspiring to murder law enforcement has nothing to do with Jan. 6, saying it happened nearly two years later and 500 miles away. Kelley’s defense insists the case is “related” because the same FBI agent investigated both.

Karen Bass Says She Wasn't Adequately Warned of LA Fire Risk Ahead of Ghana Trip
The National Weather Service issued "extreme fire" alerts before Bass’ international travel.

Daniel Penny receives prestigious award from Marine Corps League at Iwo Jima event
The league “honored Danny for representing the Esprit De Corps of the Marines, defined by selfless service and sacrifice, when he risked his life by defending the people on that NYC train.”

Trump backs House GOP budget over Senate plan, slams Graham’s version
President Trump endorsed the House GOP’s budget resolution, calling it the only bill that fully implements his "America First" agenda. He pushed for "ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL" instead of the Senate’s two-step approach, as Congress faces a March 14 deadline to avoid a government shutdown.

Republicans soar to record highs in new poll as Democrats hit all-time low
The latest Quinnipiac poll delivers a crushing blow to congressional Democrats, with approval plummeting to a historic 21%, while Republicans rose to a 40% approval rating.

Trump Administration Expected To Issue Public Health Order Restricting Immigration
The move would mimic the Trump administration's Title 42 policy from 2020, which restricted immigration on the basis of public health.

Noem launches ad campaign warning illegal aliens they will be ‘hunted down and deported’
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign targeting criminal illegal aliens, warning them to leave or face deportation and permanent exile.

DOJ guide: How to self-deport legally and avoid penalties
This is from 2022, but I assume it is still valid. Individuals can request voluntary departure from an immigration judge, allowing them to leave the U.S. at their own expense and avoid a formal deportation order.

Israel buries its dead while Hamas plays cruel propaganda games
Israel shuts down in anguish today as four abducted citizens, brutally killed by Hamas, return not to their families but to a nation in mourning.

Trump Admin Freezes Funding to Palestinian Authority 'Security Forces' Behind Terror Attacks on Israelis
Biden admin showered the forces with cash, including for weapons training.

Arab leaders to meet Friday, discuss Egyptian alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan
Trump's plan stirred rare unity among Arab states, which roundly rejected his plan idea, and now they're working together to come up with a solution of their own — something that was not on the table previously.

Did Biden Blow the Best Chance of Preventing War in Ukraine?
While publicly insisting on NATO’s “open door” policy, Biden privately told Zelenskyy in 2021 that Ukraine wouldn’t be admitted — contradicting years of U.S. rhetoric. This half-measure left Ukraine exposed, fueling Russian paranoia while failing to offer real security, leading to war.

Trump could pursue streamlined initial deal on Ukraine minerals, sources say
When asked if U.S. officials would continue to pursue a deal, a Trump adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity, said about Zelenskyy: “Absolutely, we need to get this guy back to reality.”

Vance Warns Zelenskyy Over ‘Disgraceful’ Public Attacks on Trump, Confirms Ukrainian Elections Are Now US Policy
“Zelenskyy is getting really bad advice, and I don’t know from whom,” Vance said. “He’s not dealing with Joe Biden and the Biden administration anymore. He’s dealing with Donald Trump and the Trump administration.”

1864 Elections Went on During the Civil War – Even Though Lincoln Thought It Would Be a Disaster for Himself and the Republican Party
Lincoln's chances of re-election in 1864 were dim. He was presiding over a bloody civil war, and the public was losing confidence in him. But he steadfastly rejected pleas to postpone the election.

Columnist pundit floats fantasy coup against Trump and Vance
Canadian pundit Andrew Coyne openly fantasizes about a political scheme to impeach both Trump and JD Vance, claiming “American democracy depends” on it. His plan hinges on Senate math that doesn’t exist and an assumption that voters’ choices don’t matter.

Europe finally gets the US memo: Pony up and partner in your own defense
Europe is in a panic after Trump’s push for NATO members to boost defense spending, with leaders holding emergency meetings and shedding actual tears. But the warnings aren’t new — Obama’s Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the same in 2011.

Survey: 1/3 of UK Christians believe Jews ‘still talk too much’ about the Holocaust
The professor who conducted the poll notes that unlike in the U.S., those in the U.K. with conservative religious attitudes are less sympathetic to Israel and "linked with more anti-Semitic attitudes."

Donald Trump Jr. duck hunting trip under investigation by Italian authorities: Report
According to an Italian newspaper, the Venice Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation that stemmed from a legal complaint made by Green politician Andrea Zanoni.

Kevin Spacey says Guy Pearce is ‘not a victim’ after Pearce says he was ‘targeted’ by Spacey
Guy Pearce claims Spacey "targeted" him on the set of the 1997 film "L.A. Confidential," but Spacey fired back, saying Pearce conveniently left out that he flew to Georgia a year later "just to spend time with me."

Kanye West returns to X with major announcement
"After further reflection I’ve come to the realization that I’m not a Nazi".

Trump Administration Vows To Fight Any Schools That Defy Order To End DEI
“This isn’t complicated ... if an educational institution treats a person of one race differently than it treats another person because of that person’s race, the educational institution violates law.”

School district helped student declare herself homeless so she could move in with teacher later accused of 'grooming': Report
"It's really scary to think there are schools and teachers and administrators that are working behind your back and not in the best interest of your child."

Virginia library reviews ‘P is for Palestine’ over ‘I is for Intifada’ passage
“Intifada is Arabic for rising up for what is right, if you’re a kid or a grown-up,” the passage reads. Three members of the board will now conduct a review and will make recommendations on whether the book needs to be replaced with something else.

Since Oct. 7, Washington University in St. Louis has quietly opened its doors to Jewish students
WashU is one of a small number of colleges that have tried to appeal to Jewish students looking for friendlier pastures since Oct. 7.

HHS issues new guidance recognizing only two sexes
The guidance defines female as a "person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing eggs (ova)" and male as a "person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing sperm."

WaPo: Trump says there are ‘two sexes.’ Experts and science say it’s not binary.
The president’s executive order signaled an intention to narrowly define the sexes, but experts say he is oversimplifying the intricate nature of human biology.

Massive Microsoft Quantum Computer Breakthrough Uses New State Of Matter
Microsoft has created a new quantum chip, Majorana 1, based on a unique state of matter called a topological superconductor. The breakthrough paves the way for quantum computers with a million qubits within a single fridge-sized system.

Microsoft CEO: A couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough we just announced
We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years. ... Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not!

Microsoft claims quantum-computing breakthrough — but some physicists are skeptical
“Would I bet my life that they’re seeing what they think they’re seeing? No, but it looks pretty good,” says Steven Simon, a theoretical physicist at the University of Oxford, U.K., who was briefed on the results.

Microsoft’s new quantum chip was created with support from DARPA
This could revolutionize military tech by enabling powerful AI with minimal energy use. The chip’s quantum machine-learning capabilities could enhance autonomous drones, render traditional encryption obsolete, and process battlefield data in real-time.

Delta offers passengers $30K after plane flipped at Toronto Pearson Airport — with ‘no strings attached’
Passengers who accept the money could still take Delta to court — they say. I'd probably double check the fine print before accepting that offer.

Delta’s CEO Pushes Back On Claims That Cuts To FAA Will Impact Safety Of Air Travel
"I understand that the cuts at this time are something that are raising questions, but the reality is there’s over 50,000 people that work at the FAA. And the cuts, I understand, were 300 people, and they were in non-critical safety functions.”

Feds bust migrant crime ring suspected in burglaries at sports stars’ homes
Federal prosecutors in Tampa charged seven purported members of a South American theft group that allegedly targeted the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and other professional athletes around the country.

Ex-NFL punter arrested after anti-Trump rant at city council meeting
Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe was tackled and arrested after calling MAGA a "Nazi movement" and approaching city council members in what he called "civil disobedience" at a Huntington Beach meeting.

California bill aims to recognize Bigfoot as state’s official cryptid
Cryptid is a term used for mythical creatures that are known through folklore but have not been definitively proven to exist.