Friday, February 7, 2025

​ February 7, 2025 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ Trump Establishes Task Force to End Biden Weaponization of Government Against Christians . . . President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a task force to end the anti-Christian weaponization of government. "The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the [Justice Department], which was absolutely terrible," Trump said at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning. Daily Signal​ ​ Amen. Politics Casey DeSantis considers running for Florida governor amid push from top donors . . . Gov. Ron DeSantis, her husband, faces term limits and cannot seek re-election. There has long been speculation about whether Casey, a mainstay on the campaign trail for her husband, would herself one day run for office, but those plans seem to be coming closer to reality, five people directly familiar with the donor event and Casey DeSantis' thought process said. NBC News​ ​ Bondi Represented Mom in Case Against School District That Tried to Secretly Transition Daughter . . . One of Pam Bondi's clients says the newly-confirmed U.S. attorney general took her case suing the school district that tried to secretly transition her daughter when no one else would consider it. In 2021, Erin Lee's 12-year-old daughter was invited by her art teacher to come to art club after school in the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado. Little did Lee know, it was a Gay Straight Awareness club where a guest speaker told her daughter if she's "not 100% comfortable in her female body, she's transgender." Daily Signal​ ​ Marc Elias Leads Litigation Fighting Trump's Buyout of Feds . . . As noted in the book "The Myth of Voter Suppression," Elias is among lawyers on the Left who have sued to stop election reform laws, such as requiring voter ID and updating voter registration data. Elias has also been a star lawyer for the Democratic Party and was the general counsel to Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, a role in which he hired the Fusion GPS opposition research firm that was tied to the debunked Trump-Russia conspiracy dossier. Daily Signal​ ​ Russ Vought Survives Democrats' Protests, Confirmed to Lead Budget Office . . . Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night on party lines by a margin of 53-47, as Democrat senators broke decorum by protesting against his confirmation as their names were called. Almost every Democrat yelled in protest as the vote was called, each one saying on whose behalf they were voting against the confirmation. Daily Signal​ ​ FEC chairwoman rejects Trump's attempt to remove her . . . Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub said she received a letter from President Donald Trump telling her she was removed from her position — a notice she said is not legal. "Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of @FEC," Weintraub said in a post on X. "There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon." Washington Examiner​ ​ ​Cuomo leads NYC mayor's primary in new poll​ ​ Elon Musk's top DOGE staffer quits over racist social media posts . . . A key DOGE staff member who gained access to the Treasury Department's central-payments system resigned Thursday after he was linked to a deleted social-media account that advocated racism and eugenics. Marko Elez, a 25-year-old who is part of a cadre of Elon Musk lieutenants deployed by the Department of Government Efficiency to scrutinize federal spending, resigned. "Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool," the account posted in July, according to the Journal's review of archived posts. Wall Street Journal​ ​ Doctor calls RFK Jr a 'hypocrite' after being spotted with ultra-processed energy drink . . . He has vowed to crack down on additives and colorings, describing America's food and drink supply as 'poison.' But that didn't stop Robert F Kennedy Jr from enjoying an ultra-processed energy drink that contains potentially toxic chemicals during a recent workout. The former presidential candidate was seen clutching a bottle of C4 Energy drink at Gold's Gym on Venice Beach this week while posing for a photo with a former jiu-jitsu world champion. Daily Mail​ ​ ​Federal judge pauses Trump's federal worker buyout plan​ ​ Feds spent millions to create 'transgender' lab testing animals . . . Members of Congress exploded Thursday over reports that taxpayer money has paid for experiments using "transgender lab rats," saying it was time to shut down the government's animal-testing industry. At a time when nearly every issue sparks partisan rancor, both Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said something needs to change."Why is the federal government spending taxpayer dollars to create transgender animals?" demanded Rep. Nancy Mace. Washington Times​ ​ Adding to the outrage is that biologically male rats were permitted to compete in female rat spinning wheel contests. Culture Conservative Orgs Ask Bondi To Investigate Neglect Of Pro-Lifers Imprisoned By Biden . . . Conservative and pro-life groups are calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate reports that pro-life activists imprisoned by the Biden Justice Department were neglected, while trans-identifying prisoners were given special treatment. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire, the coalition highlighted former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's interview with the pro-life prisoners, who Donald Trump pardoned on his fourth day in office. Daily Wire​ National Security Look to outer space for Trump's Greenland playbook ambitions amid Russia, China Arctic advances . . . With Greenland providing the shortest route between North America and Europe and geographically sitting at the top of the world in the Arctic, the US military's Pituffik Space Base carries out the critical function of enabling space superiority, which is the centerpiece of the U.S. war-fighting doctrine. Due to its unique geographic position on the world map, the base is a vital hub for early threat detection achieved through missile warning and space surveillance during peacetime and satellite command and control during both peace and war. Reberkah Koffler in Fox News​ ​ International Trump's Gaza plan shocks the world but finds support in Israel . . . The idea of removing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza — once relegated to the fringes of political discourse in the country — has found fertile ground in an Israeli public traumatized by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and grasping for ways to feel secure again after the deadliest assault in their country's history. Jewish Israeli politicians across the spectrum either embraced the idea wholeheartedly or expressed openness to it. Newspaper columns praised its audacity and TV commentators debated how the idea could practically be set in motion. Associated Press​ Money Trump administration orders states to halt EV charging programs . . . In a memo released Thursday, the Federal Highway Administration ordered states to halt a $5 billion program to build fast EV chargers on highways nationwide — an initiative that President Donald Trump cited as an example of the "Green New Deal." The letter informs state transportation directors — who are in charge of administering the program — that any plans approved by the Biden administration are now suspended until the Transportation Department provides new guidelines in the spring. Washington Post​ You should also know Politico claims millions in government payments were subscriptions, not payoffs . . . Politico says the millions of dollars it received from the U.S. government were for subscriptions and should not be construed as some kind of subsidy or quid pro quo for positive coverage. Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and editor-in-chief John Harris acknowledged the "spirited discussion" at the White House over $8 million in payments from U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies. Politico​ ​ Trump ordered the subs canceled. ​ Search underway in western Alaska for plane carrying 10 people . . . Rescuers searched Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska's Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska's Department of Public Safety. Authorities were working to determine its last known coordinates. Associated Press​ ​ 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in Sydney backyard . . . David Stein called Reptile Relocation Sydney last week after watching around six snakes slither into the mulch. He learned from an internet search that pregnant, known as gravid, red-belly blacks pile on top of each other before they give birth. Snake catcher Dylan Cooper arrived that afternoon. Stein helped rake away mulch as Cooper bagged 102 pregnant and newborn snakes. Associated Press​ Guilty Pleasures Michigan Democrat Says She 'Opted for Voluntary Sterilization' Because of Trump Presidency . . . Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky said Wednesday that she underwent surgery earlier this year to become voluntarily sterile out of fear for the future of reproductive health care access with President Donald Trump back in office. "Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a pregnancy in Donald Trump's America," Pohutsky said. "I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate. Michigan Advance​ ​ Help CTTN reach more people by forwarding it to your family and friends! Click below to write your message and share the signup link by email. ​ Or, you can share it on social media. ​​​​ Got this from a friend? Subscribe here and get Cut to the News sent to your Inbox every morning. ​ Have a great day! ​ Follow us ​​​​ 2302 Gallows Road #625, Dunn Loring, VA 22027 Unsubscribe · Preferences​ ​