It’s February 20th, and here is your evening news rundown. Tonight at 11 PM EST, I’m heading to the United States Senate, where Senators are preparing to vote on a critical budget reconciliation package. I’ll be interviewing several Senators about the fate of government funding and what comes next. I’ll be on the ground from 11 PM EST until 1 AM EST, and I’ll release a comprehensive article first thing in the morning, featuring all of my interviews and key insights.
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The Treasury Department has agreed to prevent DOGE from accessing personal taxpayer data at the IRS, according to The Washington Post.
Governor Kathy Hochul intends to implement tighter oversight of New York City but has no plans to remove Mayor Eric Adams for now.
House Speaker Johnson stated that there is no desire for another funding bill for Ukraine.
The Senate has confirmed former prosecutor and far-right conspiracy theorist Kash Patel as FBI Director.
The Kennedy Center was evacuated due to a bomb threat, according to Fox5, and everything is fine now.
The U.S. has opposed including the term "Russian aggression" in the G7 statement on Ukraine and will not cosponsor a UN General Assembly resolution stating the same.
Republican Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in history, has announced he won't seek reelection next year.
The TSA has terminated hundreds of employees, with over 240 workers being let go, due to various reasons.
A disturbing report from the Wall Street Journal reveals that Twitter's lawyers are threatening advertisers to spend more on X, or else Elon Musk could use his ties with Trump to sabotage mergers.
Let me know what you think. See you this evening or in the morning.
— Aaron
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