Trump Removes Nearly 30 Career Diplomats From Ambassadorial Positions as Part of State Dept Realignment

Capitol Hill

• Trump Enters Talks With Democrats to Avoid Government Shutdown
• Fetterman Backs Voter ID but Rejects Save America Act
• Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC Can Proceed, Judge Rules
• DHS Ends Deportation Protections for Yemenis in U.S.
• AOC Demands “Expeditious” Wealth Tax on Americans, Calls to Restore USAID at Munich Security Conference
• DOJ Files Suit Accusing Harvard of Withholding Race‑Related Admissions Records
• The 4 Republican Senators Unwilling to Prevent Noncitizens From Voting
• Dems Score Another Epstein Scalp: Obama’s White House Counsel

Culture War

Economy

• White House: Real Wages Grew by $1,400 Across Private Sector in Trump’s First Year
• January Gas Prices Fall, Giving Americans a Break at the Pump
• Consumer Prices Rose 2.4% Annually in January, Less Than Expected
• Stocks Surge After Inflation Cools More Than Forecasted in January
• Trump Administration Reaches a Trade Deal to Lower Taiwan’s Tariff Barriers
• U.S. Allows Major Oil Companies to Resume Energy Production in Venezuela
• Google Confirms New Data Center Development in Kansas City’s Northland
• Bitcoin Plummets Near $60,000 – What’s Next for the Crypto Giant

Swamp Watch

• Virginia Supreme Court Ruling Allows Dems Outrageous Gerrymandering to Move Forward
• Transportation Chief Sean Duffy Mandates Merit-Based Hiring of U.S. Airline Pilots
• Arizona Sheriff Denies Claims He’s Blocking FBI From Evidence in Guthrie Case
• Oregon Man Indicted on Terrorism Charges Over Plot to Behead ICE Agents in Portland
• Prosecutors Charge Yet Another Blue State Politician With Bribery
• Trump-Appointed Judge Slams DHS Handling of Illegal Alien Detainees
• Emails Show Mayor Karen Bass Took Over Los Angeles Fire Messaging After Watering Down Report
• Montgomery County PTA Instructs Maryland Parents to Obstruct ICE in Virtual Training

National Security & Global Affairs

• Trump Budget Calls for More Than $1T in Defense Spending
• ICE Announces $38.3 Billion Plan to Expand Detention Facilities
• Trump Says 2nd Carrier Group to Middle East Will Be Leaving Soon
• Rubio Meets With Chinese Minister in Munich Ahead of Trump’s China Visit
• Trump Praises “Extraordinary” Relations With Venezuela Following Maduro Raid
• SpaceX Launches Space Station Crew on 8-Month Mission
• Pentagon Urged to Arm Air Force With 500 Sixth-Generation Fighters and Bombers to Counter China
• Noem Reiterates Demands on California to Cooperate With ICE

Opinion

• Kevin McCullough: One Citizen. One Vote. Period.
• Betsy McCaughey: Handcuffing ICE Will Cost Americans Big-Time — and Not Just in Crime
• Nathan Stone: Republicans Will Keep Losing Until They Realize Power Isn’t Evil
• Michael Barone: Immigration Is Shaking up Political Parties in Britain, Europe and the U.S.
• David Harsanyi: Shut Up and Ski
• Tom Purchell: Older Generations Teach the Lost Art of Romance
• Mary Rooke: GOP Voters Have Golden Opportunity to Remove Thorn in Trump’s Side
• Josh Hammer: Is Free Speech Really the Highest Value?

Sports & Entertainment

• “The View” Co-Host Joy Behar Says AG Bondi Could Be “Looking at Some Prison Time”
• “Duck Dynasty” Stars Say Faith Is Why They Stayed on TV
• Paradise Lost? DC’s Big Wonder Woman Prequel Just Got Axed
• Bud Cort, Star of “Harold and Maude” and “Brewster McCloud,” Dies at 77
• 2024 Miss America Kayleigh Bush Says She Was Stripped of Title After Refusing to Accept Transgenderism
• Dept. Of Education Opens Investigation Into Alleged Sexual Assault by Trans Wrestler During Match
• Trump-Endorsed Coach Harbaugh Calls for Pride in U.S. Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday
• Red Sox Legend Says Teammate in 2018 Threatened to Shoot Up Entire Team

Science & Technology

• AI Generated Video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise Fighting Causes Hollywood Panic: “It’s Over for Us”
• Honda’s Profits Drop 42% Due to Electric Vehicle Charges
• U.S. Army Tests Daredevil Drone Designed to Take Down Swarms Without Missiles
• Amazon’s Ring Bends the Knee to Leftist Outrage Over Ice, Abandons Partnership With Flock Safety
• Prejudice Against AI-Generated Art May Skew How We See It
• Microsoft AI Boss Mustafa Suleyman: Most White-Collar Jobs Will Be Automated Within 18 Months
• “World’s” First Scalable Nuclear Reactor Design Passes Important U.S. Safety Review
• T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo: U.S. Must Overtake China as Solar Manufacturing Leader

Health & Wellness

• Chemistry Needs Proximity: The Case for Old‑School, In‑Person Dating
• Replacing TV Time With Physical Activity May Help Prevent Depression
• RFK Jr. Supporters Push to Scrap Student Vaccine Mandates
• How I Impart Life Lessons to My Kid
• Olympic Moms Talk Sleep, Recovery, and the Mental Load of Competing
• How to Silence “Food Noise” Naturally: 10 Simple Tips That Work
• The Science of Occlusion Training: Grow Muscle With Less Weight
• Smartwatches Could Soon Help Predict Depression Relapses