Fired FEMA chief recounts ‘hostile relationship’ with Trump officials

“Trump assailed FEMA within days of entering office over its response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene last year in North Carolina. Since then, he has thrown the nation’s disaster agency — and state leaders — into turmoil by threatening to close the agency. He established a council comprised of Cabinet members to make recommendations about the future of FEMA.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has echoed Trump’s rhetoric, oversaw the elimination of 10 percent of the agency’s workforce and of popular FEMA grant programs that allocated billions of dollars a year to communities for projects that could protect them against natural disasters. DHS oversees FEMA.

Trump in recent months has said he intends to weaken FEMA and shift disaster response to states starting in 2026.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/08/fired-fema-chief-relationship-trump-officials-00548907

Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3M E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment

““Moreover, Trump’s attacks against Carroll were not isolated; rather, they continued throughout the pendency of the nearly five-year litigation and became more extreme and frequent as the trial approached,” the panel wrote. They noted that he continued his attacks even after he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation and even during the second trial itself.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/08/trump-e-jean-carroll-appeal-ruling-00550333

Trump says he’ll direct Education Department to protect praying in public school

“While religion is not banned in public schools, the Supreme Court ruled in 1962 that state-sponsored prayer in public schools violates the First Amendment.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/08/trump-says-hell-direct-education-department-to-protect-praying-in-public-school-00550550

John Roberts temporarily allows Trump to re-fire FTC member

“Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing President Donald Trump to put a Joe Biden-appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission out of her post while the Supreme Court considers a longer-term resolution of the legal battle over her firing.”

So, whether it’s legal or not, Trump gets to go ahead and do it, and even if it turns out to not be legal, much damage will be done and the law ineffective.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/08/john-roberts-rebecca-slaughter-trump-firing-00550758

When the National Guard Comes to Town

Although crime in DC has been down, it has still been very bad. The streets are quieter since the Feds came to town, but this isn’t a long term solution. Some residents are living in fear of the Feds, especially Hispanics, including ones here legally because the Feds will arrest people they falsely suspect are illegal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW65phBjzi0

Huge explosion at ‘vital’ Russia oil refinery | Ukraine: The Latest

China has been providing drone parts to Russia, supporting Russia in its invasion for territorial conquest.

China wants Russia to win to keep Russia a larger threat. This distracts the U.S. from China.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMI8JYBvZM4

Inside the Destruction of USAID with Dr. Atul Gawande

Because of Trump and DOGE’s cuts to USAID, 14 million more people will die by 2030.

It would take years to restore these lifesaving programs.

America was a great country saving millions of lives. Not anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZmQJ9rKC6s

A Failed Secret Mission in North Korea, and a Government Shutdown Deadline, Your Friday News Quiz

The first Trump administration killed North Korean civilians in a botched secret operation on North Korean soil. Trump did not inform Congress.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwn371XO31s