So let’s go ahead and get started with the Wednesday update, without timestamps since we’re covering two days here!
Florida Republican Congressman Byron Donalds announced his run for Governor of Florida, which has been endorsed by Donald Trump
Canada officially renamed the coffee drink where you take a shot of espresso and put it in a cup of water. They are no longer Americanos, they’re now Canadianos in protest of Donald Trump
Georgia’s Supreme Court chief justice announced that he will be stepping down at the end of March
Drake cancelled his remaining Australia and New Zealand shows due to “scheduling conflicts”
Minnesota Democratic Governor and former Kamala Harris running mate Tim Walz has said he’s not running for the open Senate seat in Minnesota and is instead contemplating running for a third term as Governor of the state
Jeff Bezos announced that he’s forcing the opinion section of the Washington Post to only focus on pieces about personal liberties and free markets
There was another plane incident in DC, where an American Airlines plane had to abort its landing to avoid hitting another plane that was taking off on the same runway
The trailer for “Another Simple Favor” with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively dropped
An unvaccinated child in Texas has died as part of that 120-person measles outbreak in the state
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he’s launching his own podcast, called “This is Gavin Newsom”
Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger was sentenced to serve two years in jail, with one year mandatory, for a 2024 DUI crash in Montgomery County, Maryland
The Trump Administration issued a memo directing federal agencies to develop plans for sweeping layoffs of government employees with civil service protection; Trump announced that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65% of the workforce there
Trump announced he’s placing 25% tariffs on imports from Europe
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg died at 39-years-old.
Now, onto the news of today:
Actor Gene Hackman, his wife and classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were all found dead this morning in their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate were sent from where they were being held in Romania back to the US this morning upon request from the Trump Administration
Peppa Pig’s mom, Mummy Pig, announced her third pregnancy
Gayle King, Katy Perry, and Jeff Bezos’s fiance Lauren Sanchez are all going to space on an upcoming Blue Origin flight
Zendaya has been cast as Shrek’s daughter in Shrek 5
Taco Bell announced a new crunchwrap supreme slider for their 20th anniversary
The US Department of Education launched a new portal where people can report DEI efforts at public schools
The Pentagon announced that actively serving transgender members of the military will be removed unless they receive an exemption
US Attorney General Pam Bondi “released” like 200 pages of the Epstein files to a handful of right-wing internet influencers
A reboot of A Walk to Remember is officially in the works, according to DEADLINE
