NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash By JOSH FUNK, JOHN SEEWER and NATHAN ELLGREN March 11, 2025 NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Trump is trying to deport Khalil. Mahmoud Khalil: Lawyers argue over moving Palestinan activist excerpt: "President Donald Trump said Mr Khalil's arrest was the first of "many to come" after pledging to crack down on college protesters who he accuses of sympathising with Hamas. Mr Khalil is a green card holder and is married to an American citizen. Earlier this week, a federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to deport him."
Mahmoud Khalil: Lawyers argue over moving Palestinan activist excerpt: "But when speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that the US could deport visa and green card holders for "virtually any reason". Mr Khalil's wife, who has not been named, detailed her husband's arrest in a statement released by their lawyers on Tuesday. She said that the pair were confronted by immigration agents on Saturday when they returned to their apartment from a dinner. She said the officials did not provide a warrant or a reason for arrest and ended a call to the couple's lawyers. They then handcuffed Mr Khalil and forced him into an unmarked car. "Watching this play out in front of me was traumatizing: It felt like a scene from a movie I never signed up to watch," the woman's statement said."
Trump says anti-Tesla protesters will go through hell. Donald Trump says anti-Tesla protesters will 'go through hell' excerpt: "People protesting against Tesla should be labelled domestic terrorists, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at a White House media event designed to bolster Elon Musk's electric car company."
Trump showcases Tesla vehicles on the south lawn of the White House while Musk pledges to donate $100 million to Maga PAC.
Musk eyes social security cuts. Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
EU retaliates for Trump's tariffs. Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs
Trump declares fake national emergencies that allows him to take actions that precipitate real national emergencies. https://www.aol.com/trump-3-court-losses-90-211645898.html excerpt: “In the simplest terms, the freeze was ill-conceived from the beginning. Defendants either wanted to pause up to $3 trillion in federal spending practically overnight, or they expected each federal agency to review every single one of its grants, loans, and funds for compliance in less than twenty-four hours. The breadth of that command is almost unfathomable,” AliKhan wrote in her ruling. She went on to say that the spending freeze was “irrational, imprudent, and precipitated a nationwide crisis.”
Russell Vought is also Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency that protects consumers. He has also played a major role in Project 2025. Russell Vought - Wikipedia excerpt: "In July 2024, Vought spoke candidly to journalists he mistook for conservative donors. In the two-hour interview he revealed details of his plan to take control over the government through presidential power. He summed up his core belief as Christian Nationism.[44]"
Delusional statements by Trump. Trump backs Musk as he roils the federal workforce with demands and threats excerpt: Confusion and anger over the situation spawned new litigation and added to turmoil within the federal workforce. “What he’s doing is saying, ‘Are you actually working?’” Trump said in the Oval Office during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. “And then, if you don’t answer, like, you’re sort of semi-fired or you’re fired, because a lot of people aren’t answering because they don’t even exist.”
Trump's picks change their stance and behavior after their confirmation. Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed
Hackers take over TVs at HUD across the country with images that show Trump kissing Musk's feet.. https://www.hindustantimes.com/tren...sucking-elon-musk-s-toes-101740444994511.html excerpt: "Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) employees were unable to figure out how to stop the video, which kept playing on loop across office TVs. They eventually resorted to unplugging the TV sets, reported The Telegraph."
Trump press secretary crumbles when asked how long Trump will blame Biden. Trump Press Sec. Crumbles When Asked How Long They’ll Blame Biden excerpt: "A reminder: In just 52 days, Trump has started a global trade war, plummeted the stock market, fired thousands of federal workers, slashed government funding, and sparked fears of a recession. Fifty-six percent of Americans disapprove of the way the president has handled the economy since returning to office, according to a recent CNN poll."
Trump is upset that Rosie O'Donnell is moving to Ireland. She said they have nice people. President Trump slams Rosie O'Donnell after she flees US: 'You're better off not knowing' her excerpt: Trump made the comments after the comedian revealed she has been living in Ireland and is in the process of applying for Irish citizenship. "It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say," the 62-year-old said in a video on TikTok. "And the people have been so loving, so kind and so welcoming. And I’m very grateful."
Judge orders DOGE to turn over key records. Trump administration live updates: Judge orders DOGE to turn over key records excerpt: "U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan – who previously oversaw President Donald Trump’s election interference case – ordered the government to turn over materials related to DOGE and Elon Musk’s efforts to reduce the size of federal agencies, freeze federal contracts, access sensitive databases and terminate federal employees."
Trump refused to turn over secret Pentagon documents he stole. The FBI had to retrieve them from Mar-a-Lago. He now control the DOJ and doesn't have accountability for turning over government documents.
Trump suspends the head of the National Report Card. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s...nds-head-nations-report-card-testing-students excerpt: "The federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's Report Card, was placed on administrative leave by the Trump administration Monday. Peggy Carr was appointed to her position as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics in 2021 by President Joe Biden. Previously, she had been a career employee there for more than two decades. The Education Department's press office confirmed her leave but did not provide any reason in a request for more information."
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s...nds-head-nations-report-card-testing-students excerpt: The latest data from the NAEP tests, released in January, showed U.S. fourth and eighth graders in 2024 performing below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math. NAEP classifies students at one of three skill levels: advanced, proficient, or the lowest, basic. According to the results, the share of eighth-graders reading below NAEP's basic standard "was the largest in the assessment's history." Not only that, but the worst-performing readers in 2024 scored "lower than our lower performers did 30 years ago for fourth and eighth grade. That's how low these scores historically have dropped," Carr told NPR last month.