Six people were shot, including one fatally, in separate incidents across Chicago between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to police.
President Donald Trump called for the "immediate dismissal" of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard, and declared that service academies have been "infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues."
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has canceled funding for a planned National Institutes of Health (NIH) museum exhibit honoring Dr. Anthony Fauci. The exhibit, which was set to cost $168,000, was among several government contracts recently eliminated as part of broader federal budget cuts. The move reflects a growing push to scrutinize and reduce non-essential government expenditures.
President Donald Trump is actively dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and critical race theory (CRT) programs, aiming to realign them with the original goals of the civil rights movement. His administration argues that these programs, influenced by radical ideologies from the 1960s, have strayed from promoting equal opportunity and instead foster division, racial preferences, and ideological indoctrination.
Rep. Pat Harrigan, a Republican from North Carolina and former Green Beret, believes that the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 has condemned the next generation to future conflicts. Harrigan argues the Taliban’s swift takeover emboldened U.S. adversaries and weakened national security. He cites the withdrawal as a major reason he decided to run for Congress, seeing a need for stronger leadership in military and defense policy.
On February 9, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, reviving a trade policy aimed at protecting American manufacturers and reducing the trade deficit. The tariffs will affect imports from key trade partners such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Germany. According to the administration, the measure is designed to strengthen domestic production and reduce dependency on foreign metal supplies.
President Donald Trump made history on February 9, 2025, by becoming the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. He watched the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. In a pre-game interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Trump expressed unwavering support for Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), despite recent legal obstacles.
