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#10 Florida LT. Gov. Jeanette Nunez Expected to Be Named Interim FIU President - Jim DeFede for CBS News, CBS News Miami, WCTV Eyewitness News, Red Eagle Politics/Florida Politics Enjoyer, and Jim Rosica on X
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez is expected to resign as early as this week to become the interim president of Florida International University, five sources have told CBS News Miami. A "special meeting," has been called for Friday morning by the chairman of the FIU Board of Trustees to discuss "Presidential Search and Selection," according to the agenda. The current FIU President, Kenneth Jessell, still has a contract through the end of the year, but sources tell CBS News the trustees will name Nunez the interim president effective immediately. "It is imminent," one source told CBS News. "She is available now," another source added. The precise timing of when Nunez will resign is not clear, but the expectation is that she will move quickly to take charge of the university...
#9 ICE Carries Out Raid in Colorado, 100 Members of Venezuelan Gang Targeted for Arrest - ABC News, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Libs of TikTokk/Elizabeth Hernandez, Ian Miles Cheong, and Mario Nawfal on X
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted for arrest more than 100 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua during an early morning raid at an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, on Wednesday. Dozens of federal agents were seen going door to door and speaking to residents in their apartments. ICE was supported by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Customs and Border Protection and the FBI, the agency said...
#8 White House Preparing Executive Order to Abolish the Education Department - NBC News, I Meme Therefore I Am, Ryan Tyre/Rapid Response 47, Donnie Detroit/
Senator Dayna Polehanki, DogFacePonia, Vivek Ramaswamy, Congressman Michael Cloud, and Coop on X
The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Education Department, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News. President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal agency without the approval of Congress. The planned order follows years of campaign promises from Trump to abolish the Education Department, which was established in 1979, during President Jimmy Carter's administration. In September 2023, Trump posted a video to social media saying, “One other thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., and sending all education and education work and needs back to the states.”
#7 ‘60 Minutes’ Publicly Releases Transcripts of Interview at Heart of Its Dispute With Trump - David Bauder for AP News, Gunther Eagleman, Jack Poso/Real America's Voice, and Catherine Herridge on X
CBS’ “60 Minutes” posted online Wednesday the unedited transcripts of its October interview with Kamala Harris that sparked a lawsuit by Donald Trump, saying that they proved its broadcast was not “doctored or deceitful.”That’s what Trump contended in a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the network in November, reportedly the subject of ongoing settlement talks. In a separate track, the Federal Communications Commission last week called for CBS to send transcripts and clips of the interview, which CBS did before making them public on Wednesday. The interview with the Democratic presidential candidate, portions of which were aired on “60 Minutes” and “Face the Nation,” attracted attention because clips showed her giving different answers to a question about Israel that was posed by correspondent Bill Whitaker...
#6 New AG Pam Bondi Uses Her First Day in Office to Ban Federal Funds From Heading to ‘Sanctuary Cities‘ - Kelly Rissman for Independent, Benny Johnson, Catturd, Paul A. Szypula and George on X
Hours after she was sworn in, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the Justice Department to pause all federal funding for sanctuary cities, according to a report. Among several directives issued Wednesday, Bondi charged the DOJ with identifying and evaluating funding agreements with nongovernmental organizations that provide support to undocumented immigrants, Fox News Digital first reported. She also tasked the department with investigating instances of sanctuary jurisdictions obstructing law enforcement and “directing they be prosecuted, when necessary,” the outlet wrote...
#5 US Skipping G20 Talks Due to S. Africa’s ‘Anti-American’ Agenda: Rubio - Barrons, Eric Daugherty, The Spectator Index, Joel Pollak/Breitbart, and Steve Ferguson on X
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he would skip Group of 20 talks this month in South Africa, accusing the host government of an "anti-American" agenda. Rubio's announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump lashed out at South Africa over land reforms aimed at redressing inequalities perpetrated during the apartheid era. In a post on X that took on the tone of Trump, Rubio said he would boycott the G20 talks of foreign ministers in Johannesburg on February 20-21. "South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote 'solidarity, equality, & sustainability,'" Rubio wrote in his post...
#4 Dem Rep. Goldman Instructs Illegal Aliens How to Evade Ice — In Chinese! (and His Family Business, Levi Strauss, is Receiving USAID Funds!) - Jamie White for Infowars, Rep. Dan Goldman, Libs of TikTok, Cernovich, Dominique, and Matt Hay/Rising serpent on X
Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman (N.Y.) put out a video Wednesday instructing illegal aliens how to evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — not only in English, but also Chinese. “Every New York resident has rights when interacting with immigration enforcement. Whatever changes the next four years bring, please stay informed, stay safe, and stay united,” Goldman wrote on X. In his video, Goldman outlines how illegal aliens can exercise their “rights” when confronted by ICE agents, including refusing to answer the door, not consenting to searches, and remaining silent if taken into custody...
#3 Ben Stiller Denies Receiving USAID Money for Humanitarian Trip to Ukraine: ‘These Are Lies From Russian Media' - Blaze News, Scott Baio/TruthHammer4Eva. Liz Crokin/Ben Stiller, Mike, and Five Times August on X
Actor Ben Stiller shot down claims spreading on social media that he had received money from the beleaguered U.S. Agency for International Development and blamed Russian media. USAID has been under intense scrutiny after Elon Musk accused the organization of funneling taxpayer money to anti-American projects and shut it down in order to audit its budget. Democrats have angrily denounced the effort as illegal and promised to take action against Musk...
#2 Trump Reveals He Has ‘Directed’ Kristi Noem to Protect Women’s Sports, Deny Visas of Transgender Athletes - Elizabeth Weibel for Breitbart, George, Conservative Society, Exulansic, and Sky News on X
President Donald Trump revealed that he had directed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to “deny any and all visa applications” of transgender athletes attempting to enter the United States. The announcement from Trump came as he was set to sign an executive order protecting women’s sports from transgender athletes. Before the signing, Trump spoke about the 2028 Summer Olympics and how his administration would “not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes.”
#1 Politico Denies It’s a ‘Beneficiary of Government Programs’ as Questions Swirl Over Receiving Taxpayer Funds - Brian Flood and Joseph A. Wulfsohn for Fox News, Kari Lake, Liz Wheeler, Glenn Greenwald/David Storm, Peter Schiff, Kyle Becker, Jamel Holley, Jack Poso, and Tim Pool on X
Politico leadership denied it's a "beneficiary of government programs" after revelations of taxpayer funds being used to pay for its subscription service went viral. "As surely many of you saw today, there was a spirited discussion at the White House and among officials connected to the Department of Government Efficiency on the subject of government subscriptions for journalism products, at POLITICO and other news organizations," Politico's CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and editor-in-chief John Harris jointly wrote to staff on Wednesday in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital. "This is a fine conversation to have, and we welcome it. The value of POLITICO subscriptions is validated daily in the marketplace. Some parts of today’s conversation, however, were confusing and left some people with false understandings. For this reason, we want you to hear from us on several points."
