Large Anti-Ice Protest Breaks Out As Trump Dismantles Another Agency | Evening News Rundown

Another massive anti-ICE protest breaks out, this time in New York, TikTok's fate is now in the hands of JD Vance, and the Trump Administration just cut millions in biomedical research funding.

Today is February 8, 2025, and here is all the news you may have missed from today. Do you like this content?

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In case you can’t watch the video, here are some of the stories I covered in quick bullet points:

  • A massive anti-ICE protest has broken out in Brooklyn, New York after a similar protest broke out in Los Angeles this week.

  • The Trump Administration has halted millions of dollars in biomedical research funding for the National Institute of Health jeopardizing research in the process.

  • The future of TikTok remains in doubt as Trump has now delegated Vice President JD Vance to negotiate a resolution, and Elon Musk has taken himself out of the running.

  • The Trump Administration has begun the process of completely dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, appointing the architect of Project 2025, Russ Vought, as the interim head of the agency to lead the charge.

  • Donald Trump has cut the security clearances for New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

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Aaron