March 18, 2025 Climate Change, Republicans
Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds continues to weigh in on Florida’s insurance market as he runs for Governor, now suggesting that foreign companies and “climate change” analyses are partially to blame for high costs for homeowners. “A lot of these reinsurance companies, a lot of them who are out of Europe, they’ve been trying to price in climate …
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March 18, 2025 Elon Musk, Republicans
The Bulwark reports: As progressives start in earnest on their midterm elections playbook, it appears that Elon Musk, not Donald Trump, will be the primary target. VoteVets, a progressive political action committee, is launching a new ad campaign zeroing in on several vulnerable Republican members of Congress with a six-figure ad buy in their home districts. The ads all feature …
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March 18, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
404 Media reports: A website called “DOGEQUEST” has posted on a searchable map what it claims to be the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of Tesla owners across the United States, and says it will remove the data if an individual proves that they have sold their Tesla. The map also includes the addresses of Tesla dealerships, the …
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March 18, 2025 Republicans, Trump Corruption
Politico reports: Scandal-ridden former Rep. Matt Gaetz is gone from Congress, but the wounds he inflicted on the House Ethics Committee that investigated him remain fresh. After the longest delay in recent history, the panel finally recruited enough members to perform its grim mandate of governing fellow lawmakers’ conduct in the 119th Congress. And they’ll have their work cut out …
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March 18, 2025 Politics, Trump Administration
The Times Of Israel reports: US President Donald Trump gave Israel a “green light” to renew military operations against Hamas in Gaza, US media reported Tuesday, as the international community lamented the collapse of the hostage-ceasefire deal. Trump made the decision after Hamas refused to release more hostages, an Israeli official was quoted as telling The Wall Street Journal. Israel …
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March 18, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: Third Rate Magazine, “The Atlantic,” that made up the “Suckers and Losers” Hoax about me and the Military, and refused to even acknowledge the vast horde of people who emphatically denied this FAKE STORY, has asked me to do an interview. Below is my response: Ashley Parker is not capable of doing …
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March 18, 2025 Climate Change, Environment
Bloomberg reports: US President Donald Trump said he would look to counter China’s economic advantage from coal-based electricity by authorizing his administration to ramp up production of power from the fossil fuel. It’s not clear what Trump was referring to or how his social media decree would affect US policy. Trump already signed an executive order declaring a national energy …
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March 18, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
Axios reports: The United States Postal Service is asking DOGE for help in cutting costs and reforming the agency, according to a letter Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sent to Congress Monday. DeJoy said he plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the budget. DeJoy asked for help reviewing “almost 31,000 retail centers and the future difficulties we …
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March 18, 2025 Fox News, State Television
“You mention not having politicians try to make the cuts. That’s why they had the BRAC commission on military bases, right, because the politicians are never going to want to get rid of it. So, they said ‘Fine, the commission can do it,’ and then they can say, ‘It was not my fault. Don’t blame me, constituents, it’s their fault.’ …
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March 18, 2025 New York City, News
The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams on Monday didn’t rule out running as an independent in November’s general election should he lose this summer’s Democratic primary — and sources say such a move is indeed gaining serious traction inside the Adams camp. “When I’m ready to roll out my official reannouncement and my plan, I will do so, …
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