Day: February 1, 2025

Trump envoy Richard Grenell secures freedom for 6 Americans following meeting with Maduro in Venezuela

7:18 am February 1, 2025

Following a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas to discuss, in part, the release of Americans being held in the country, Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions announced on X Friday night that he was returning to the U.S. with six of them. “They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they […]

Trump’s Dept of Education reverses Biden’s Title IX rewrite: ‘Common sense returns!’

6:52 am February 1, 2025

On Friday, President Donald Trump’s Department of Education told K-12 schools and higher learning institutions that Title IX protections will be recognized on the basis of biological sex, undoing former President Joe Biden’s 2024 rewrite. The “Dear Colleague” letter returns to the Trump administration’s 2020 Title IX rule and “ends a serious threat to campus free speech […]

Hawks’ Trae Young reacts to NBA All-Star selection snub: ‘It’s getting “Traed” at this point’

6:10 am February 1, 2025

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has arguably put together the most productive first half of an NBA season in his career. But Young’s NBA-leading 11.4 assists per game were not enough to land the 26-year-old guard an All-Star nod. Last week, the NBA revealed the starters for its revamped annual showcase of its 24 star […]

Plane crashes in Philadelphia, igniting inferno near homes and mall

5:28 am February 1, 2025

A plane reportedly crashed on a street near the Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Friday night, igniting nearby cars and homes into flames. The crash happened at about 6 p.m. after a plane took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The City of Philadephia posted on X, calling the incident “major.” “Major incident near Cottman and […]

Podcast host says he received ‘eye rolls,’ ‘smirks’ from reporters during White House briefing debut

5:26 am February 1, 2025

“Ruthless” podcast co-host John Ashbrook made a big splash at Friday’s White House press briefing as a member of the “new media” the Trump administration has welcomed, to the chagrin of some reporters. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt kicked off the briefing by revealing President Trump’s press office had received “more than 10,000” applications […]