Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plane, headed to Munich, Germany, for crucial Ukraine negotiations, turned around mid-Atlantic.

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Rubio was heading to the Munich Security Conference when a crack was spotted in the plane’s windshield.

A State Department spokesperson said Rubio’s flight is returning to Joint Base Andrews, where he will board a new aircraft.

Barak Ravid, the Global Affairs Correspondent for Axios, reported that the crack was “not a safety concern.”

Vice President J.D. Vance is already in Munich and is awaiting Rubio’s arrival.

The duo is expected to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war.

Trump’s Acting Deputy AG BLASTS US Attorney for the SDNY in Blistering Letter After She Abruptly Resigns

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As reported earlier, Acting US Attorney for the SDNY Danielle Sassoon abruptly resigned just a few days after she was ordered to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

At least six federal prosecutors have resigned after Trump’s DOJ dropped charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

On Monday, the Trump Justice Department moved to drop federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

President Trump’s Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed federal prosecutors in New York to drop the case.

Emil Bove’s directive to drop the charges against Eric Adams prompted Danielle Sassoon to write a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

On Wednesday, Danielle Sassoon informed Attorney General Pam Bondi that she was preparing to bring a superseding indictment against Eric Adams in response to the department’s move to dismiss the charges.

Sassoon claimed Adams’ lawyer was engaging in quid pro quo.

“Adams’s attorneys repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo, indicating that Adams would be in a position to assist with Department’s enforcement priorities only if the indictment were dismissed,” Sassoon wrote, according to NBC News. “Mr. Bove admonished a member of my team who took notes during that meeting and directed the collection of those notes at the meeting’s conclusion.”

Emil Bove blasted Danielle Sassoon after she abruptly resigned on Thursday in a blistering 8-page letter obtained by NBC News.

Bove said the DOJ will not tolerate the misconduct and insubordination.

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BREAKING: Biden Judge Blocks Trump From Cancelling Foreign Aid Contracts

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A federal judge on Thursday evening temporarily blocked President Trump from cancelling foreign aid contracts.

President Trump last month froze US foreign aid for 90 days.

Last month, after Trump’s executive order to halt foreign aid grants, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued new guidance to temporarily pause spending on most foreign aid for 3 months.

Marco Rubio said the State Department will issue waivers on a case by case basis.

Non-profit groups sued to have their funds restored.

US District Judge for the District Court of Columbia, Amir Ali, a Biden appointee, said Trump’s order halting foreign funding has caused enormous harm.

“At least to date, Defendants have not offered any explanation for why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid, which set off a shockwave and upended reliance interests for thousands of agreements with businesses, nonprofits, and organizations around the country, was a rational precursor to reviewing programs,” Judge Ali wrote in a 15-page order reviewed by The Gateway Pundit.

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Adam Carolla Shares Video of Pacific Coast Highway Fire Destruction, Says There Has Been ZERO Clean-up a Month Later

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Adam Carolla has been one of the leading voices in recent weeks, talking about the California fires and their aftermath. He had to evacuate his home and has not been able to return, in fact during one recent media appearance, he said he is living with his old friend Dr. Drew Pinsky.

Carolla went viral in January after he released a video talking about how progressive policies in California were going to make rebuilding after the fires nearly impossible for some people. So far, it looks like he was right.

This week, he shared a video showing the destruction along the Pacific Coast Highway, some of the most expensive real estate in the country, and suggested that there has been zero clean-up from the fires, a month later.

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BREAKING NEWS! Economic Alert: Mexican Business Leaders in Washington to Negotiate Trump's Tariffs

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In a desperate effort to protect the national economy from Donald Trump's protectionist policies, a delegation of Mexican business leaders has arrived in Washington, DC, to negotiate the removal of the 25% tariffs that threaten to destabilize trade between Mexico and the United States.

This measure, seen by many as a direct attack on free trade and established economic relations, has put the Mexican business community on high alert.

President Trump has stated that these tariffs are a response to the alleged lack of control over migration and drug trafficking from Mexico. However, these duties could lead to a significant increase in prices for American consumers and a drastic decline in Mexican exports, affecting key sectors such as automotive and manufacturing. Continue…

MUST SEE: “I Think We’ve Taken Care of it in Just Three Weeks” – President Trump responds to Gateway Pundit’s Question About Biden’s Weakness and Incompetence after Announcing Major Trade Partnership With India

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During a press conference Thursday with the Prime Minister of India, President Trump announced a historic trade and military alliance. The President also responded to a question from The Gateway Pundit about the contrasts between his administration and the weak, incompetent Biden Administration.

During a press conference Thursday with the Prime Minister of India, President Trump announced a historic trade and military alliance. The President also responded to a question from The Gateway Pundit about the contrasts between his administration and the weak, incompetent Biden Administration.

During the press conference, President Trump announced that the U.S. will be "increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars," including providing F35 stealth fighters, starting this year. The President further shared that he and the Prime Minister "reaffirmed" the diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, known as "The Quad." Continue…

German Mainstream ‘Conservative’ and USAID-Media Darling Friedrich Merz Plays Tough to His Globalist Audience, Threatens Musk for Supporting AfD on February 23rd Election

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With 10 days to go until the new German elections, the supposed leader in the polls, the ‘mainstream conservative’, ‘center-right’ Friedrich Merz, is looking quite nervous.

In his campaign to succeed the disastrous Chancellorship of Olaf Scholz, Merz made a right move that was wrong for a Globalist like him – he decided to submit tough migration reform to the Bundestag, the German Parliament.

In a sane world, all props to him – but the fact is that a common-sense motion he presented was only approved thanks to the votes from the Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

Merz took a beating in the press and in social media: ‘he broke the firewall against AfD’.

And Merz wants to be loved by them: Greens, Liberals, Leftists, and Globalists of every stripe.

He also took a hit in the polls, so now he decided to ‘play tough’ and try to display the harshest possible stance against the AfD. Continue…

NEW: Federal Judge Extends Pause on Trump’s Move to Put Thousands of USAID Workers on Leave

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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily extended his restraining order blocking the Trump Admin from placing USAID workers on leave.

Last week Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee said he will halt a midnight deadline for USAID to be reduced to couple hundred workers.

President Trump planned to drastically reduce the USAID workforce to a few hundred workers.

Thousand of workers were to be placed on administrative leave.

On Thursday Judge Nichols extended his restraining order until February 21.

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14 Democrat State Attorneys General Sue Trump, DOGE, Claim Musk Operating with Unchecked Power – White House Responds

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14 Democrat state attorneys general sued Trump and DOGE and claimed Elon Musk is operating with unchecked power since he is not senate confirmed.

Blue states such as Arizona, Michigan, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Massachusetts and others filed a lawsuit arguing President Trump violated the Appointments Clause of the Constitution when he created DOGE and gave Elon Musk ‘unchecked power.’

The attorneys general argued that since Elon Musk is not senate confirmed, he should be barred from issuing orders to anyone inside of the executive branch.

“We are asking the court to invalidate his directives and actions and to issue a restraining order,” Michigan AG Dana Nessel wrote, according to AP.

The White House responded to the latest Democrat lawfare.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the latest lawsuit is a “continuation of the weaponization of justice against President Trump.”

“The White House will continue to fight these battles in court, and we expect to be vindicated,” Leavitt said in a statement.

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