Monday, February 10, 2025

​ February 10, 2025 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in a 40-22 rout . . . A ferocious Philadelphia Eagles defense tormented and frustrated Patrick Mahomes while Hurts made all the plays the offense needed. So much for the Kansas City Chiefs' quest for a Super Bowl three-peat. It wasn't even close. Cooper DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Josh Sweat pressured Mahomes all night and the Eagles routed the Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday to secure the franchise's second Super Bowl championship. Associated Press​ ​ Trump trolls Taylor Swift after singer is booed at Super Bowl 2025 . . . "The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. When the "Cruel Summer" singer, 35, appeared on the Jumbotron as the game got underway, die-hard Eagles fans quickly booed her — causing Swift to do a subtle double-take before smiling. New York Post​ ​ ​Trump draws thunderous cheers from Super Bowl crowd​ ​ ​Internet goes wild as Chiefs star Chris Jones seeks out Trump before Super Bowl​ ​ ​Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag​ ​ ​WATCH: Rowdy Eagles Fans Clash with Police, Destroy Property as Super Bowl Chaos Descends on Philly​ Politics Judges' rulings block Trump's ambitious agenda . . . The losses include a preliminary injunction halting the president's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, several restraining orders preventing him from pausing government assistance grants and contracts, a block on releasing names of FBI agents involved in pursuing cases against the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters, a freeze on plans to put on leave the entire workforce at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and a stay blocking Mr. Trump from finalizing his mass-buyout plan for the federal workforce. Washington Times​ ​ Democrats are in disarray, so the judiciary is where they are pinning their hopes for now. But Trump is acting so fast, a lot of what he is doing will be irreversible, even if the courts rule against him. ​ ​Trump recognizes Feb. 9 as first ever 'Gulf of America Day'​ ​ At USAID, Funding for Terror-Tied Groups and Internal Hostility Toward Israel Goes Back Years . . . As the Trump administration works to shutter the United States Agency for International Development, current and former U.S. officials who worked closely with the embattled aid group say they watched for years as it funneled millions of dollars to anti-Israel advocacy groups and entities linked to terrorism. In some cases, USAID fought to conceal how taxpayer funds were spent. And when it came to Israel, officials recalled battling USAID over funding for groups that worked to undermine the Jewish state or maintained ties to terror organizations. Washington Free Beacon​ ​ 'He's Doing … What He Said He Would Do': CBS Poll Reveals Trump's Highest Approval Rating Yet . . . A new CBS News poll released Sunday reveals President Donald Trump at his highest approval rating over both of his terms, with 53% of voters approving his leadership so far. Daily Caller​ ​ ​Keeping Up With Trump: Here's Everything He's Done The Past Two Weeks​ National Security Iran Placed Terrorists In US With Access To Surface-To-Air Missiles To Take Down Trump Plane . . . Iran's efforts to assassinate President Donald Trump were far more extensive than previously reported, as was the president's fear of having another attempt on his life. In his new forthcoming book, "Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power," Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt says: "Law enforcement officials warned Trump last year that Tehran had placed operatives in the U.S. with access to surface-to-air missiles." Daily Wire​ ​ Former Green Beret Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C. Says Next Generation Is 'Condemned' to Conflict . . . "Our politicians failed us," he said. "Our military leaders failed us. And at some point, you just step back and you realize, if we're structurally so weak that we would lose Afghanistan the way that we lost it, we're just asking our adversaries to attack us." "I really do believe that the way that we left Afghanistan condemned the next generation of Americans to conflict," Harrigan added. Daily Signal​ International Vance to make international debut at Paris AI summit . . . Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating in the two-day international summit from Monday. High-profile attendees include U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on his first overseas trip since taking office, and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing. Associated Press​ ​ Freed Israeli hostage was unaware wife and daughters killed, British family says . . . An Israeli hostage freed from Gaza did not know his wife and daughters were killed in the 7 October attack until after his release on Saturday, his British family said. Eli Sharabi was taken by Hamas 16 months ago and released on Saturday in Deir al-Balah, in Gaza. His wife Lianne Sharabi, who was from Bristol, and daughters Noiya and Yahel were found murdered in their safe house "cuddled together" in 2023. BBC​ Money CFPB Gutted In Latest Trump Admin Move To Cut Government Waste . . . OMB Director Russell Vought gutted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Saturday, one day after President Donald Trump tapped him to serve as the agency's acting director. One of Vought's first acts at the CFPB was to issue a broad freeze of operations, including on new rules, guidance, investigations, and stakeholder communication. Daily Wire​ ​ Trump's Next Round of Tariffs—25% on Steel and Aluminum—Won't Be So Easily Averted . . . President Trump said that he plans to impose 25% tariffs Monday on imports of steel and aluminum, part of the structural change to the country's trade system that the president promised on the campaign trail. He also said he plans to make an announcement about reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday. "Very simple, they charge us, we charge them," Trump said Sunday. Those will go into effect "almost immediately," Trump said. Wall Street Journal​ ​ Trump tells Treasury to stop making pennies . . . President Trump announced Sunday that he is telling the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies, ending a 233-year run of the 1-cent coin. The penny, one of the first coins made by the U.S. Mint after its establishment in 1792, now costs more than two cents to produce, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site shortly after departing the Super Bowl game in New Orleans. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Trump wrote. USA Today​ Guilty Pleasures CNN Makes Awkward On-Air Gaffe, Mixes Up Barack Obama With Osama Bin Laden . . . CNN committed a howler in its Friday night live broadcast in which it referred to Osama bin Laden as Obama bin Laden, drawing criticism on social media. A graphic on "CNN News Central" read in part, "OBAMA BIN LADEN ASSOCIATE: ABU ZUBAYDAH," videos of the news segment circulating on social media show. The graphic appeared as anchor Boris Sanchez spoke of interrogation techniques used on Al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Zubaydah in Guantanamo Bay. Daily Caller​ ​ ​ ​ 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? 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