Year: 2025
February 19, 2025
Education
Father charged with DUI after crashing in Coconut Creek High parking lot while picking up child
A Broward man was arrested for DUI after crashing his car at Coconut Creek High School. Leer en español A witness reported that she saw a white Chevrolet Malibu...
February 19, 2025
Health Care
Democrats need to use spending battle to control Trump, Sen. Baldwin says
Speaking at a POLITICO event, the Wisconsin Democrat said fellow Democrats should use their leverage when government funding expires next month. Speaking at a POLITICO event, the Wisconsin Democrat...
February 19, 2025
Congress
Trump backs House budget plan, calls on Senate to stand down
President Donald Trump threw his support on Wednesday behind the House's budget blueprint — throwing a curveball into the Senate's plan to vote on a competing version this week....
February 19, 2025
Politics
Nuclear agency had 11% increase in taxpayer-funded union time from five years ago, records show
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission spent more than $420,000 on union activities over the 12 months ending Sept. 30 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission spent more than $420,000 on union activities...
February 19, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Senate’s budget slog begins
Senate Republicans have begun the arduous process of adopting their budget blueprint and are now set to take a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda later this...
February 19, 2025
Politics
Trump signs executive order to expand his control over FCC, SEC and more
The order will require all independent federal agencies and executive branches to now submit draft regulations so they can be reviewed by the White House. The order will require...
February 19, 2025
Politics
Kamala Harris signs with major Hollywood agency months after failed presidential bid: report
Harris will join former President Joe Biden, whose CAA deal was announced just two weeks ago. Biden was also represented by the agency before entering the White House. Harris will join...
February 19, 2025
Politics
DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
“The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for ~$40B of spend in FY24,” read an X post from the cost-cutting initiative’s official...
February 19, 2025
Congress
GOP privacy hawks brush off concerns about DOGE data dives
Some of the Senate’s most notorious GOP privacy hawks are shrugging off moves by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access Americans’ sensitive taxpayer data. It’s...
February 19, 2025
Politics
Elon Musk says stranded ISS astronauts were ‘left up there for political reasons’ by Biden
Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station for “political reasons.” Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded...