April 18, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump Administration
Bloomberg News reports: Representatives from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency met with leadership at the National Gallery of Art on Thursday, according to an email from the director to staff of the fine arts museum. National Gallery Director Kaywin Feldman and Secretary and General Counsel Luis Baquedano discussed the museum’s legal status with DOGE representatives, per the email seen …
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April 18, 2025 Crackpots, Trump Administration
The Associated Press reports: A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met him and praised him as an “extraordinary” healer. Dr. Ben Edwards appeared in the video posted March 31 by the …
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April 18, 2025 Police, Technology
404 Media reports: The Los Angeles Police Department obtained video footage from a Waymo driverless car as part of its investigation into a hit-and-run in which a separate, human-driven car hit a pedestrian. The LAPD published the footage, which has a note on it that reads “Waymo Confidential Commercial Information,” on its YouTube page to ask the public for help …
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April 18, 2025 Military, Trump Administration
Politico reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff, Joe Kasper, will leave his role in the coming days for a new position at the agency, according to a senior administration official, amid a week of turmoil for the Pentagon. Senior adviser Dan Caldwell, deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg’s chief of …
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April 18, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Daily Beast reports: Corey Lewandowski has taken such an outsize role at DHS that some employees refer to him as Kristi Noem’s “shadow secretary.” Trump’s former campaign manager and senior advisor originally wanted to serve as Noem’s chief of staff, but Trump and his top advisors were uncomfortable with the arrangement because their relationship has long been a source …
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April 18, 2025 News, Travel
Houston’s ABC affiliate reports: The Houston Fire Department said that at about 11:15 a.m., the plane departing from Hobby was returning due to a reported engine fire. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, including a small grass fire that ignited near the runway. The Boeing 737 was headed to Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico, according to the FAA. …
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April 18, 2025 Elon Musk, Trump cultists
Reuters reports: Tesla’s much-awaited plans for an affordable car include a stripped-down version of its best-selling electric SUV, the Model Y, that will be made in the United States, but the production launch has been delayed, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Tesla has promised affordable vehicles beginning in the first half of the year, offering a …
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April 18, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
CBS News reports: The Department of Justice wants to stand in for President Trump in his ongoing appeal of a defamation case that could cost him tens of millions of dollars. Lawyers for the taxpayer-funded agency and Mr. Trump’s personal attorneys said in a filing on April 11 that the Justice Department believes the federal Westfall Act shields Mr. Trump …
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April 18, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The New York Times reports: The photos shared by Mr. Van Hollen and others posted by Mr. Bukele were the first public glimpses of Mr. Abrego Garcia since his deportation in March, which the Trump administration admitted in court was an error. The Supreme Court has ordered the administration to “facilitate” his return, but a federal judge overseeing the case …
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April 18, 2025 Christianists, Religion
Columbus’s CBS affiliate reports: The sheriff’s office said 36-year-old Gary Thomas Keesee Jr. was arrested at his home and is charged with two counts of rape. According to Mount Vernon Municipal Court records, the victim who made the initial report said the abuse happened when they were 5 and 6 years old and took place on over 50 occasions. During …
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