BB's Uncensored Daily News Brief 04-18-25

 BB's Uncensored Daily News Brief 04-18-25

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-Accused Houston real estate fraudster Alba Martinez connected to dozens of stolen properties caught attempting new deed filing.

-Texas House approves private school voucher program.

-Trump Signs Order to Help States Import Low-Cost Medications.

-NY AG Letitia James Referred to the DOJ for Alleged Mortgage Fraud, Including Listing Father as Husband.

-Letitia James Begs Supporters for Maximum Donations After Criminal Referral. 

-Letitia James’ Foreclosure Purchase Raises More Eyebrows Amid DOJ Criminal Referral.

-Italy's Meloni goes to Washington for tariff huddle with Trump.

-Arizona passes law to curb students' cellphone use at schools.

-2 dead, 6 injured at Florida State University shooting; gunman identified as son of Florida deputy.

-Just weeks before FSU shooting, Florida lawmakers blocked campus carry.

-President Donald Trump saying the termination of Fed Chair Jerome Powell "can't come fast enough."

-Secretary Noem Terminates $2.7 Million in DHS Grants; Orders Harvard to Prove Compliance with Foreign Student Requirements.

-Trump Orders IRS to Draw Up Plans to Rescind Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status.

-Republican lawmakers announce probe into Harvard, demand files on anti-Israel protests.

-Sitting on $53 Billion: Scott Jennings Deconstructs Democrats Opposing Harvard Funding Freeze.

-VA plans to cut hundreds of payroll jobs at regional medical sites.

-White Man Whose Death Sentence Commuted by Biden in 2024 Indicted for First-Degree Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl.

-Karmelo Anthony, family move into $900K home in gated community after teen's $1M bond on murder charge cut to $250K.

-CNN’s Brian Stelter Defends PBS and NPR, Claims They’re ‘Simply Covering the News’.

-Los Angeles Spends More on the Homeless Than Firefighters and the Homeless Start One-Third of Fires.

-DNC Vice Chair David Hogg Vows to Spend Millions to Oust His Own Party’s Incumbents During Primaries.

-DOGE ~470k government credit cards have been de-activated.

-DOGE terminated 57 wasteful contracts savings of $1.5B, including a $120K USDA contract for an “Indonesia environmental policy".

-The IRS has removed non-technical people from technical leadership roles in engineering and replaced them with experienced engineers.

-DOGE Eliminates $750k for “Enabling Civil Society Resilience and Adaptation” in Kyrgyzstan.

-DOGE Eliminates $1.4mm for “Preventing Internet Fragmentation” in Brazil.

-Trump Admin Plans Overhaul of Endangered Species Act.

-Power Could Be Out for Days in Puerto Rico.

-Texas-based Valero Energy submitted a notice to California Energy Comm intent to idle, restructure, or cease operations Benicia Refinery in California end of April 2026.

-Trump Signs Order to Move Federal Offices Outside of Washington.

-Ukraine says pact signed with US is first step towards minerals deal.

-President Trump Says the Ukraine Mineral Deal Is Back On, to Be Signed Next Week.

-Hillary Clinton: ‘Americans of Conscience Must Stand Against’ Trump Deporting Illegal Alien Accused of Gang Membership, Domestic Violence.

-Jasmine Crockett Being Investigated by FEC for Money Laundering.

-Rep. Jasmine Crockett Throws Support Behind Deported Salvadoran Illegal Alien.

-Democrat Shri Thanedar Calls to Impeach Trump for Sending El Salvadoran Illegal Immigrant to Prison in El Salvador.

-Democrat Gov. Wes Moore Wants Illegal Migrant ‘Brought Back Home to Maryland’.

-President Bukele: Abrego Garcia and Sen. Van Hollen Seen ‘Sipping Margaritas’ in El Salvador.

-Illinois Joins States Defying Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Women’s Sports from Trans Athletes.

-Jeffries: SCOTUS Needs to ‘Aggressively’ Enforce Orders Against Trump Administration.

-J.K. Rowling Takes Victory Lap After UK Supreme Court Ruled ‘Trans Women’ Are Not Women.

-Katy Perry Said She ‘Read a Book on String Theory’ to Prepare for Blue Origin Flight.

-Survey Shows Majority of Mainland Americans Want to Expand Energy, Resource Production in Alaska.

-Polls: AOC Is an Early Democrat Frontrunner for 2028.

-AOC and Bernie Spent Over $200K on Private Jets Taking Them to Events for “Fighting Oligarchy” [VIDEO].

-Pharma Employees Removed From FDA Advisory Committees, FDA Commissioner Announces.

-Leaked HHS Budget Slashes $40 Billion — Axes Head Start, LIHEAP Programs.

-Families Sue Over ‘Appalling’ Conditions in Florida Military Housing.

-Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze for 90 Days.

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