Trump is making federal workers an offer they can't refuse. In an email blast to all 2+ million federal workers, Trump offers buyouts to workers who don't return to the office. The White House believes that between 5-10% of workers will accept it, and it could save taxpayers around $100 billion a year. The move is similar to Elon Musk's downsizing of Twitter after he bought it. Read more.

• An "outage" locked down federal government websites across the country. The outage prevented Medicaid payments and more. Democrats quickly blamed Trump's new executive order freezing grants. The problem with that is Trump's executive order explicitly made carveouts for Medicaid and other sites impacted by the "outage." Your's truly made Democrats mad by suggesting liberal government workers engaged in malicious compliance and shut down these websites. As of press, no one can explain why the sites mysteriously went down yesterday. A federal judge has also temporarily paused Trump's order. Read more.
• RFK Jr. gets his hearing today in the Senate. As a result, the Kennedy clan is livid. JFK's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, released a statement blasting her cousin as a "predator" and "unqualified" for the HHS role. The Kennedys were fine when Obama floated RFK Jr. for positions in his administration in 2008. Read more.
• Trump wants to deport Hamas supporters on college campuses. The latest order "calls for the deportation of resident aliens — including students with visas — who broke laws as part of anti-Israel protests following the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks." Read more.

U.S. News: 

• Fox News got an exclusive look at the military deportation flights. The network witnessed a C-17 military plane headed for Ecuador. Read more.
• Trump's Transportation Secretary reversed Biden's vehicle rules, which effectively banned gas cars by 2030. The move comes as electric vehicle sales have plummeted. Read more.
• Senate Democrats blocked sanctions against the ICC for its antisemitic stance towards Israel. Read more.
• Denmark is increasing military spending and trying to thwart Donald Trump's overtures to purchase Greenland. Read more.
• U.S. children continue losing ground in reading and other subjects. The loss experienced in 2020 has not been fixed. Read more.
• Dramatic video showed an F-35 crashing in a fiery explosion in Alaska. The pilot ejected and was safe. Read more.
• After blizzard conditions, the Deep South now faces tornadoes. Read more.

Pop Culture News

• Fox set a record after selling Super Bowl ad spots for $8 million. Sources say the network has sold at least 10 ad spots at that price level. Read more.
• Anthony Mackie is backtracking after his Captain America comments, now saying he's a "Proud American." Read more.

What I'm reading...

• What It Will Take to Create an 'Iron Dome for America.' Jim Geraghty at National Review explores how the U.S. can fulfill Trump's latest promise. Read more.
• Caroline Kennedy is Why I Am No Longer a Democrat. Sasha Stone brings the heat and receipts. Read more.
• The USA vs China AI race may define Trump's second term. A sobering deep dive. Read more.