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On February 13, 2025, attorneys general from 14 states—New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, California, Nevada, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii—filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk. The lawsuit challenged DOGE’s authority, claiming that President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution by establishing DOGE as a federal entity without congressional approval. The states allege that Musk, operating without Senate confirmation, has been given “virtually unchecked power” to access sensitive government data, fire federal employees, cut budgets, cancel contracts, and dismantle agencies, causing “chaos and confusion” across the government. They argue this overreach threatens state programs and citizens’ data security, asserting that such authority can only be exercised by a properly appointed official. The initial hearing occurred on February 17, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan (an Obama appointee) during a special Presidents’ Day session held via Zoom. The states sought a temporary restraining order to block DOGE from accessing federal data and firing employees at agencies like the Office of Personnel Management and six others overseeing health, education, energy, transportation, labor, and commerce. During the hour-long hearing, Chutkan expressed skepticism about the states’ request, questioning whether they had shown imminent harm sufficient to justify immediate action. She described DOGE’s actions as “unpredictable and scattershot,” complicating the states’ ability to pinpoint specific damages, and noted the unusual nature of a private citizen directing a non-agency entity with broad government access. The Justice Department countered that DOGE operates in an advisory role, not requiring Senate confirmation, and that the states failed to prove Musk directly wielded governmental authority. We brought you this update just yesterday: Judge Chutkan REJECTS Effort To Block Elon Musk and DOGE! And now today it looks as though our reporting was spot on because Judge Tanya Chutkan has just ruled against the 14 states and in favor of DOGE. Take a look: BREAKING: HUGE WIN FOR ELON! Judge Chutkan shut down 14 Democratic attorneys General’s bid to block DOGE from slashing waste at 7 federal agencies. - Labor- Education- HHS- Energy- Transport- Commerce- OPM pic.twitter.com/3PRLI9Gr9H — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 18, 2025 An absolutely huge win for President Trump, for Elon Musk...and most importantly for the American people! Judge Chutkan is giving the states every possible opportunity, but they just don't have a good case: Judge Chutkan is giving the states every possible opportunity to make their case for a temporary restraining order against DOGE, holding a hearing today, on a holiday, but the states’ arguments are very weak. In a newly filed brief, as proof that Elon Musk wields extraordinary… https://t.co/sNbu5FMM4O pic.twitter.com/vCDgwh8zwh — Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) February 17, 2025 Here is the final page of the ruling: BREAKING: Judge Chutkan denies the states’ motion for a temporary restraining order against DOGE. https://t.co/ebhPligzc8 pic.twitter.com/hvnGxl8p4r — Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) February 18, 2025 What a beautiful thing it is! Here's more, from CNN: A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies. The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general to hamstring Musk and DOGE as they undertake efforts to upend the federal workforce. But the judge also indicated she was skeptical about the Trump administration’s statements about Musk and his powers in DOGE. Musk and DOGE’s access to closely guarded government data – including sensitive information it has collected about and from the American public – has become a battleground in the legal fight against the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy. The attorneys general sued Musk last week, arguing that his role in the government is a violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, which gives presidents the power to appoint officials who must then be confirmed by the Senate. The states had asked Chutkan to temporarily prohibit Musk and DOGE from accessing government information systems at the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Commerce. They also wanted the judge to block Musk and DOGE from firing or placing on involuntary leave any employees at those agencies. But Chutkan said that the states hadn’t shown “that they will suffer imminent, irreparable harm absent a temporary restraining order.” “The court is aware that DOGE’s unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion for Plaintiffs and many of their agencies and residents,” she wrote in the 10-page ruling. “It remains ‘uncertain’ when and how the catalog of state programs that Plaintiffs identify will suffer.” Chutkan went on to say that even though the states’ larger case against Musk is “strong,” their arguments at this stage in the litigation were not good enough to satisfy the standard that must be met to warrant emergency action by the court. “Plaintiffs raise a colorable Appointments Clause claim with serious implications. Musk has not been nominated by the President nor confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as constitutionally required for officers who exercise ‘significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States,’” she wrote. “But even a strong merits argument cannot secure a temporary restraining order at this juncture.” Chutkan, of the federal district court in Washington, DC, was appointed by President Joe Biden. She previously oversaw the January 6, 2021, criminal case against President Donald Trump. Here was more from Fox News from yesterday: #BREAKING: US District Judge Chutkan has REJECTED an effort to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government systems, and facilitating mass firings across the government Another MASSIVE win for the Trump administration! Judge Chutkan says the Democrat states have FAILED… pic.twitter.com/6w9crNsJ8H — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 17, 2025 RELATED REPORT: Judge Chutkan REJECTS Effort To Block Elon Musk and DOGE! State attorneys general’s claims that Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s DOGE agency are overstepping federal authority. "They're going too far!" BUT Judge Tanya Chutkan voiced doubts over that. The lawsuit accuses DOGE of illegal actions across seven agencies, but Chutkan says she’s seen no proof of imminent harm. Just because Democrats don't like what DOGE is doing, that doesn't mean it's illegal. A ruling is expected within 24 hours. The funny part is, she's a OBAMA appointee that doesn't like Trump. So, if even she won't block DOGE, well, the Deep State is running out connections and plays to make. BREAKING: Infamous Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw Donald Trump's "election interference" case, blocks Democrat state attorneys general attempts to shut down DOGE. Did you see this coming? pic.twitter.com/TdqPKayQMk — Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) February 17, 2025 Fox News reports: A federal judge expressed skepticism of efforts seeking to bar President Donald Trump's administration from accessing federal data and firing federal workers when hearing remarks from the bench on Monday. Judge Tanya Chutkan has yet to issue a ruling in the case, which relates to billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their efforts to curb government spending. Chutkan says she will rule on the case within 24 hours. At issue in the case are DOGE's actions within seven federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, Department of Labor, The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce. Attorneys general from 14 states argue Musk and Trump's administration have engaged in illegal executive overreach, but Chutkan says she wasn't convinced so far. "There is no greater threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the hands of a single, unelected individual," the lawsuit brought against DOGE states. Chutkan says lawyers for the states have yet to establish that there is imminent harm that could be avoided by restraining DOGE. "The things that I’m hearing are serious and troubling indeed… But you’re saying these are things that we’re hearing," she said. "I’m not seeing it so far." #BREAKING: US District Judge Chutkan has REJECTED an effort to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government systems, and facilitating mass firings across the government Another MASSIVE win for the Trump administration! Judge Chutkan says the Democrat states have FAILED… pic.twitter.com/6w9crNsJ8H — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 17, 2025

KFC is saying goodbye to Kentucky as the fried chicken chain’s U.S. headquarters. The company will move its headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas. “Yum! Brands announced today its plans to designate two brand headquarters in the U.S., located in Plano, Texas, and Irvine, California, to foster greater collaboration among brands and employees,” owner Yum! Brands stated. “This strategic decision will involve relocating KFC U.S. corporate office employees currently in Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut Global headquarters in Plano, Texas. In addition, U.S.-based remote employees will be asked to relocate to the campus where their work happens,” it added. Just in: KFC is moving their headquarters from Kentucky to Texas pic.twitter.com/rP5cHLmSNZ — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 18, 2025 Per CNBC: About 100 KFC U.S. employees will be required to relocate over the next six months. The relocation is part of Yum’s broader plan to have two corporate headquarters: one in Plano, the other in Irvine, California. KFC and Pizza Hut’s global teams are already based in Plano, while Taco Bell and the Habit Burger & Grill’s teams are located in Irvine. Additionally, Yum’s U.S. remote workforce, roughly 90 workers, will also be asked to move to the campus where their work is based. But Yum isn’t entirely abandoning Kentucky. The company and the KFC Foundation plan to maintain corporate offices in Louisville. Plus, KFC still plans to build a new flagship restaurant in its former hometown. KFC moves U.S. headquarters from Kentucky to Texas https://t.co/XpCW0s3mOs — CNBC (@CNBC) February 18, 2025 KFC is reportedly moving their headquarters from Kentucky to Texas pic.twitter.com/cjodbBH8mi — Pubity (@pubity) February 18, 2025 From the Lexington Herald-Leader: Additionally, KFC plans to build a first-of-its-kind flagship restaurant in Louisville, and the company will provide a $1 million endowment to the College of Business at the University of Louisville for scholarships throughout Kentucky, according to company officials. Kentucky Fried Chicken began with Sanders, who sold fried chicken out of service stations in Nicholasville and Corbin. He eventually perfected a pressure cooker method and a secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices that catapulted his chicken to international fame. He sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown Sr. and Jack C. Massey in 1964. It changed hands many times before being consolidated with Pizza Hut and Taco Bell when PepsiCo spun off its restaurant division in 1997 into what was rebranded as Yum! Brands 2002. Today, KFC has more than 30,000 restaurants in 150 countries and is considered the second-largest restaurant chain in the world, behind only McDonald’s.

We are racking up win after win today! Just a few minutes ago, I brought you this fantastic report about Judge Tanya Chutkan handing DOGE a big win in her widely anticipated ruling today: Judge Chutkan Hands DOGE and Elon a Massive Win! And now I have another win to show you for DOGE.... Are you starting to sense a pattern here? Federal Judge Randy Moss -- actually, scratch that -- "Randolph Moss" has just issued a very similar ruling as the one issued by Judge Tanya Chutkan, refusing to block DOGE's access to the Dept. of Education! JUST IN: U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss just declined to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data on student borrowers. He ruled the Student Association, which brought the lawsuit, didn’t show sufficient irreparable harm. pic.twitter.com/tBqIlKJg5v — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 18, 2025 From Newsmax: U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that employees of the Department of Government Efficiency can continue to access student data at the Education Department, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Ruling that there was no evidence to believe that DOGE's access to data would cause harm to the students, Moss refused to issue a temporary restraining order and said any concerns regarding identity theft were "entirely conjecture." Court records viewed by the outlet note that Adam Ramada, a DOGE staffer, had told the court his team is only tasked with auditing contracts, grants and other such programs to determine waste, fraud, and abuse. "Ramada attests that he and the other DOGE-affiliated employees had access to [the Education Department's] systems, to audit those programs for waste, fraud, and abuse … none of those initiatives should involve disclosure of any sensitive, personal information about any UCSA members," Moss wrote in his ruling Monday, referencing the University of California Student Association. "The future injuries that UCSA's members fear are, therefore, far from likely, let alone certain and great." A coalition of students from the UCSA this month filed a lawsuit through advocacy group Public Citizen accusing DOGE of illegally sharing confidential student data. The lawsuit referenced the Privacy Act of 1974, which "requires that agencies give the public notice of their systems of records by publication in the Federal Register." The student association's president, Aditi Hariharan, had argued that the Department of Education had violated student trust by allowing DOGE to access their information. "When we gave the Department of Education our personal information, we believed they would only use it to help us achieve our dreams of going to college," Hariharan said last week. "Now that it's been reported that DOGE is accessing our information, it's important for us to speak up against this incredible betrayal of trust." Fantastic news! And let's be honest, if your name was "Randy Moss" I think you'd choose to go by "Randolph"' too, wouldn't you? Sometimes I really do wonder if we're truly living in a simulation.... According to Axios, Judge Moss found the petitioner students presented "no evidence, beyond sheer speculation...that ED or DOGE staffers will misuse or further disseminate the information".  In other words, the risks were "entirely conjectural" meaning they failed to show the essential element of "irreparable harm" so their claim fails: The big picture: The University of California Student Association (USCA) asked the judge to block DOGE staff from accessing "sensitive personal and financial information" as the unofficial agency takes a sledgehammer to the department's contracts. Linda McMahon, Trump's pick to head the Department of Education, dismissed concerns about DOGE's access to student data during her confirmation hearing last week, characterizing DOGE's work as "an audit." USCA contended in a complaint filed earlier this month that "[t]he scale of the intrusion into individuals' privacy" amid DOGE's work in the department "is enormous and unprecedented," noting that the personal data of "over 42 million people lives in these systems." Driving the news: Judge Randolph D. Moss, an Obama appointee in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, wrote in a court filing that the potential risks USCA identified were "entirely conjectural." He continued, "UCSA provides no evidence, beyond sheer speculation, that would allow the Court to infer that ED or DOGE staffers will misuse or further disseminate this information." He cited statements from Adam Ramada, a DOGE staffer, who said "six employees" — two of whom consider the ED their "home agency" — are assisting in "auditing contract, grant, and related programs for waste, fraud, and abuse" and identifying grants and contracts "inconsistent with leadership's policy priorities." Usually, a Judge will kick out a case by finding the plaintiff's don't have standing. That's usually an easy way to punt on a case. But in this case, Judge Moss found an even easier way to punt the case, finding that they couldn't even meet the basic standard of showing "irreparable harm". My friends over at ResistTheMainstream further point out that Judge Moss said that if "irreparable harm" is eventually shown, then the issue of standing can be reviewed next: Moss, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, also stated that further questions regarding the students’ legal standing may be revisited in the future if more evidence is presented. Musk initially requested special access to data concerning tens of thousands of federal student loans from the Department of Education, a move that led UCSA to file a lawsuit. The organization argued that this request could jeopardize student privacy and lead to serious harm. In other words, this case is dead a dozen different ways to Sunday! Because both of those things are simply procedural boxes you have to check before you can even get to the merits of the case! Big credit to Judge Moss, an Obama appointee, for putting the law and America ahead of personal beliefs or party or ideology: It’s vital to give credit to Democrat appointees who choose fidelity to their constitutional oath and the rule of law over the corrupt abuse of power we’ve seen this year from their colleagues. God bless the Honorable Randolph Moss! https://t.co/m5gXwhPwIt pic.twitter.com/1QFTkvVqTG — Joe Bingham (@teafortillerman) February 18, 2025 RELATED REPORT: Judge Chutkan Hands DOGE and Elon a Massive Win! On February 13, 2025, attorneys general from 14 states—New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, California, Nevada, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii—filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk. The lawsuit challenged DOGE's authority, claiming that President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution by establishing DOGE as a federal entity without congressional approval. The states allege that Musk, operating without Senate confirmation, has been given "virtually unchecked power" to access sensitive government data, fire federal employees, cut budgets, cancel contracts, and dismantle agencies, causing "chaos and confusion" across the government. They argue this overreach threatens state programs and citizens' data security, asserting that such authority can only be exercised by a properly appointed official. The initial hearing occurred on February 17, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan (an Obama appointee) during a special Presidents' Day session held via Zoom. The states sought a temporary restraining order to block DOGE from accessing federal data and firing employees at agencies like the Office of Personnel Management and six others overseeing health, education, energy, transportation, labor, and commerce. During the hour-long hearing, Chutkan expressed skepticism about the states' request, questioning whether they had shown imminent harm sufficient to justify immediate action. She described DOGE's actions as "unpredictable and scattershot," complicating the states' ability to pinpoint specific damages, and noted the unusual nature of a private citizen directing a non-agency entity with broad government access. The Justice Department countered that DOGE operates in an advisory role, not requiring Senate confirmation, and that the states failed to prove Musk directly wielded governmental authority. We brought you this update just yesterday: Judge Chutkan REJECTS Effort To Block Elon Musk and DOGE! And now today it looks as though our reporting was spot on because Judge Tanya Chutkan has just ruled against the 14 states and in favor of DOGE. Take a look: BREAKING: HUGE WIN FOR ELON! Judge Chutkan shut down 14 Democratic attorneys General’s bid to block DOGE from slashing waste at 7 federal agencies. - Labor- Education- HHS- Energy- Transport- Commerce- OPM pic.twitter.com/3PRLI9Gr9H — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 18, 2025 An absolutely huge win for President Trump, for Elon Musk...and most importantly for the American people! Judge Chutkan is giving the states every possible opportunity, but they just don't have a good case: Judge Chutkan is giving the states every possible opportunity to make their case for a temporary restraining order against DOGE, holding a hearing today, on a holiday, but the states’ arguments are very weak. In a newly filed brief, as proof that Elon Musk wields extraordinary… https://t.co/sNbu5FMM4O pic.twitter.com/vCDgwh8zwh — Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) February 17, 2025 Here is the final page of the ruling: BREAKING: Judge Chutkan denies the states’ motion for a temporary restraining order against DOGE. https://t.co/ebhPligzc8 pic.twitter.com/hvnGxl8p4r — Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) February 18, 2025 What a beautiful thing it is! Here's more, from CNN: A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies. The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general to hamstring Musk and DOGE as they undertake efforts to upend the federal workforce. But the judge also indicated she was skeptical about the Trump administration’s statements about Musk and his powers in DOGE. Musk and DOGE’s access to closely guarded government data – including sensitive information it has collected about and from the American public – has become a battleground in the legal fight against the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy. The attorneys general sued Musk last week, arguing that his role in the government is a violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, which gives presidents the power to appoint officials who must then be confirmed by the Senate. The states had asked Chutkan to temporarily prohibit Musk and DOGE from accessing government information systems at the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Commerce. They also wanted the judge to block Musk and DOGE from firing or placing on involuntary leave any employees at those agencies. But Chutkan said that the states hadn’t shown “that they will suffer imminent, irreparable harm absent a temporary restraining order.” “The court is aware that DOGE’s unpredictable actions have resulted in considerable uncertainty and confusion for Plaintiffs and many of their agencies and residents,” she wrote in the 10-page ruling. “It remains ‘uncertain’ when and how the catalog of state programs that Plaintiffs identify will suffer.” Chutkan went on to say that even though the states’ larger case against Musk is “strong,” their arguments at this stage in the litigation were not good enough to satisfy the standard that must be met to warrant emergency action by the court. “Plaintiffs raise a colorable Appointments Clause claim with serious implications. Musk has not been nominated by the President nor confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as constitutionally required for officers who exercise ‘significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States,’” she wrote. “But even a strong merits argument cannot secure a temporary restraining order at this juncture.” Chutkan, of the federal district court in Washington, DC, was appointed by President Joe Biden. She previously oversaw the January 6, 2021, criminal case against President Donald Trump. Here was more from Fox News from yesterday: #BREAKING: US District Judge Chutkan has REJECTED an effort to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government systems, and facilitating mass firings across the government Another MASSIVE win for the Trump administration! Judge Chutkan says the Democrat states have FAILED… pic.twitter.com/6w9crNsJ8H — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 17, 2025 RELATED REPORT: Judge Chutkan REJECTS Effort To Block Elon Musk and DOGE! State attorneys general’s claims that Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s DOGE agency are overstepping federal authority. "They're going too far!" BUT Judge Tanya Chutkan voiced doubts over that. The lawsuit accuses DOGE of illegal actions across seven agencies, but Chutkan says she’s seen no proof of imminent harm. Just because Democrats don't like what DOGE is doing, that doesn't mean it's illegal. A ruling is expected within 24 hours. The funny part is, she's a OBAMA appointee that doesn't like Trump. So, if even she won't block DOGE, well, the Deep State is running out connections and plays to make. BREAKING: Infamous Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw Donald Trump's "election interference" case, blocks Democrat state attorneys general attempts to shut down DOGE. Did you see this coming? pic.twitter.com/TdqPKayQMk — Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) February 17, 2025 Fox News reports: A federal judge expressed skepticism of efforts seeking to bar President Donald Trump's administration from accessing federal data and firing federal workers when hearing remarks from the bench on Monday. Judge Tanya Chutkan has yet to issue a ruling in the case, which relates to billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their efforts to curb government spending. Chutkan says she will rule on the case within 24 hours. At issue in the case are DOGE's actions within seven federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, Department of Labor, The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce. Attorneys general from 14 states argue Musk and Trump's administration have engaged in illegal executive overreach, but Chutkan says she wasn't convinced so far. "There is no greater threat to democracy than the accumulation of state power in the hands of a single, unelected individual," the lawsuit brought against DOGE states. Chutkan says lawyers for the states have yet to establish that there is imminent harm that could be avoided by restraining DOGE. "The things that I’m hearing are serious and troubling indeed… But you’re saying these are things that we’re hearing," she said. "I’m not seeing it so far." #BREAKING: US District Judge Chutkan has REJECTED an effort to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government systems, and facilitating mass firings across the government Another MASSIVE win for the Trump administration! Judge Chutkan says the Democrat states have FAILED… pic.twitter.com/6w9crNsJ8H — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 17, 2025

Two people died Saturday night after a small plane crashed in Covington, Georgia. The single-engine aircraft took off around 11 p.m. from Covington Municipal Airport and lost communication shortly after takeoff. “The Covington Police Department found the plane in the woods north of the runway,” FOX 5 Atlanta noted. The cause of the crash is currently unknown. The two victims who died in a plane crash near the Covington Municipal Airport Saturday night have been identified. https://t.co/uzOEGYsB9E — FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) February 17, 2025 FOX 5 Atlanta reports: The FAA said there was no further communication from the small aircraft shortly after takeoff. At 11:21 p.m., the Covington Police Department responded to the airport. By 11:40 p.m., the plane was found in the woods just north of the runway. The coroner has identified the victims as James and Janet Hardee of Covington. The Rockwell Commander is a single-engine American aircraft with four seats. 2 Dead After Small Plane Loses Communication and Crashes After Takeoff in Georgia https://t.co/8QQiUDROYz — People (@people) February 18, 2025 BREAKING NEWS: 2 dead in small plane crash at metro Atlanta airporthttps://t.co/fdEKFvhVPu — WSB-TV (@wsbtv) February 16, 2025 Per Newsweek: The Covington Police Department said that a single-engine aircraft had taken off from the Covington Municipal Airport at approximately 11:21 p.m. on Saturday. The airport lost communication with the aircraft around 20 minutes later. Officers then located the crashed plane in woods near to the runway. Two people were in the plane, who were pronounced dead at the scene. Covington Municipal Airport, is located to the east of downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the primary hub of Delta Air Lines, which handled more than 750,000 aircraft operations in 2024. In April 2022, a Cessna 340 aircraft which took off from Covington Municipal Airport crashed into a storage yard near to a General Mills’ Covington plant. The plane crashed around half a mile from the runway of the Covington Airport. Both people on board the aircraft, a private pilot and a student pilot, were killed in the crash. No one on the ground was injured. WATCH:

Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, advanced in the first procedural vote in the confirmation process. The Senate voted 48-45 along party lines to advance Patel’s nomination and open debate. According to the New York Post, Patel is expected to be confirmed on Thursday. BREAKING: U.S. SENATE ADVANCES TRUMP FBI DIRECTOR NOMINEE KASH PATEL IN PROCEDURAL VOTE — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 18, 2025 From the New York Post: GOP senators have praised Long Island native Patel, 44, for his experience as a prosecutor and former national security aide in the first Trump administration — as well as his firm commitment to rooting out political “weaponization” at the FBI and getting back to the basics of the bureau’s law enforcement duties. In his confirmation hearing, Patel pledged to “cut in half” the number of offenses committed across broad categories of crimes, including the “100,000 rapes … 100,000 drug overdoses from Chinese fentanyl and Mexican heroin, and … 17,000 homicides.” The nominee, who has celebrated rank-and-file FBI agents for being “courageous, apolitical warriors of justice,” will serve a 10-year term if confirmed as one of the nation’s chief law enforcement officers. “Mr. Patel has undergone a rigorous vetting,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a hearing last week. “He produced more than a thousand pages of records and disclosed over a thousand interviews. He underwent an FBI background investigation, produced a financial disclosure, and worked with ethics officials to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest.” “At his hearing, he answered questions for more than five hours and provided 147 pages of responses to written questions,” Grassley added. “We’ve examined every detail of his life, and he’s been subjected to relentless attack on his character the whole time.” Just in. The U.S. Senate had voted 48-45 to advance Kash Patel's @Kash_Patel nomination for FBI Director in a procedural vote pic.twitter.com/dYz13GZzaq — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 18, 2025 BREAKING The Senate just voted 48-45 to advance Kash Patel's nomination as FBI Director. Final passage is expected later this week. The entire Senate should support President Trump's nominee and vote to CONFIRM Kash's nomination. pic.twitter.com/6umkl5HQFs — Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) February 18, 2025 Per Reuters: Patel, a former intelligence and Defense Department official in Trump’s first term, has called for a radical reshaping of the FBI, pledging to expand its role on illegal immigration and violent crime, core Trump priorities. Patel has been among the most vocal critics of FBI investigations into Trump on issues ranging from Russian interference in the 2016 election, Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida club and his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Democrats have called Patel unfit to lead the FBI, pointing to his embrace of false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election and FBI agents fomenting the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. But Patel has attracted broad support from Republicans, who have touted him as a reformer. A Senate panel voted 12-10 along party lines last week to send his nomination to the full Senate.

A courageous whistleblower in Ukraine – on the verge of exposing a vast child trafficking and adrenochrome network tied to elite politicians and Hollywood celebrities – has been assassinated in a brutal car bomb attack. [...] The post Zelensky Official Exposing Hollywood Adrenochrome Ring Assassinated in Public  appeared first on The People's Voice.

A tale of sexual ambiguity in 60s Soho, Lola provided The Kinks with a worldwide hit at the exact moment they needed it most