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Today’s Rundown:
- HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASS FUNDING BILL FOR TRUMP’S AGENDA AFTER LAST-MINUTE DRAMA: In a razor-thin 217-215 vote, House Republicans have advanced a budget blueprint pivotal to President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities. This $4.5 trillion proposal aims to extend tax cuts, bolster defense and border security funding, and implement $2 trillion in spending reductions over the next decade.
- USAID STAFF GIVEN JUST 15 MINUTES TO GATHER BELONGINGS FROM D.C. OFFICE: USAID has instructed its recently laid-off employees to retrieve their personal belongings from the Washington, D.C., headquarters within a strict 15-minute window. This directive, issued on February 25, 2025, comes as part of the Trump administration’s decision to shutter the agency, citing financial inefficiencies.
- 21 DOGE STAFFERS RESIGN IN PROTEST AGAINST PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS: 21 employees from DOGE have tendered their resignations. These individuals, comprising engineers, data scientists, and product managers, expressed deep concerns over the agency’s cost-cutting measures, which they believe jeopardize essential public services. In their resignation letter, they emphasized their commitment to serving the American people and safeguarding critical government systems and sensitive data, stating they could not support actions that compromise these values.
- U.S. AND UKRAINE FINALIZE AGREEMENT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND RECONSTRUCTION: The United States and Ukraine have finalized a significant agreement focusing on the development of Ukraine’s natural resources and post-war reconstruction efforts. This accord, expected to be signed during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s upcoming visit to Washington, outlines a collaborative framework for harnessing Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth.
- OVER 250,000 CANADIANS SIGN PETITION TO REVOKE ELON MUSK’S CITIZENSHIP: A petition calling for the revocation of Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship has garnered over 250,000 signatures as of February 26, 2025. In response to the petition, Musk reportedly mocked the initiative by stating, “Canada is not a real country,” on his social media platform, X.
- U.S. SUPREME COURT GRANTS OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE RICHARD GLOSSIP A NEW TRIAL: The 5-3 ruling, authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, highlighted that prosecutors failed to correct false testimony from key witness Justin Sneed and withheld crucial information regarding Sneed’s psychiatric condition. Sneed, who confessed to the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, had implicated Glossip in exchange for avoiding the death penalty himself.
- ‘BOY MEETS WORLD’ STARS DANIELLE FISHEL AND MAITLAND WARD CLASH IN HEATED PODCAST DEBATE: The conversation further delved into Ward’s perception that Fishel and the podcast hosts harbored negative feelings toward former co-star Ben Savage and series creator Michael Jacobs. Ward suggested that the podcast often portrayed them negatively, a claim the hosts refuted.
- IDAHO TOWN HALL ERUPTS INTO CHAOS AS WOMAN IS FORCIBLY REMOVED FOR SHOUTING AT SPEAKERS: Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White has called for the revocation of the security firm’s business license, citing violations of city ordinances that require security personnel to be clearly identified. Additionally, the city attorney’s office dismissed a misdemeanor battery citation against Teresa Borrenpohl “in the interest of justice,” and an independent investigation into the incident has been initiated.
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