Trump Organization Sues Capital One, Brush Fires Ravage The Hamptons – 3/8/2025

United States

  • Brush fires have broken out across The Hamptons on Long Island’s east end, prompting officials to close Route 27, Sunrise Highway, and Montauk Highway. Firefighters are working to control the blazes amid hazardous conditions, with no containment updates yet, per Police Frequency
  • JD Vance sharply criticized pro-Ukraine protesters who confronted him and his daughter during a walk, saying, “You are a sh*t person”
  • Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has terminated a $600,000 grant intended to research menstrual cycles in transgender men, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed
  • Economist Larry Kudlow commented on the stock market, stating, “The Biden economy, what’s left of it, looks like it’s tanking”
  • The Department of Homeland Security is now conducting polygraph tests on staff to identify potential leaks about immigration operations to the press, per NBC
  • MSNBC hosts mocked Elon Musk, labeling him a failure after a second SpaceX Starship exploded midflight, with one saying, “You’re failing right now… Your rockets are blowing up”
  • The DOJ Chief of Staff revealed the ongoing review of Epstein files continues, with numerous documents still unreleased
  • House Democratic leaders are frustrated with members who escalated beyond typical protest methods, such as not clapping during Trump’s speech, per Axios
  • A survey shows 79% of U.S. voters oppose men competing in women’s sports, yet no Senate Democrats share this view
  • Elon Musk disclosed an investigation tying five ActBlue-funded groups—supported by donors like George Soros, Reid Hoffman, Herbert Sandler, Patricia Bauman, and Leah Hunt-Hendrix—to protests against Tesla
  • FBI Director Kash Patel has launched a probe into claims that James Comey, as FBI chief in 2015, greenlit an unauthorized “honeypot” operation aimed at Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign
  • The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit against Capital One Bank, alleging the bank shuttered hundreds of its accounts following January 6
  • Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, is introducing an AI “wingman” chatbot to assist users by suggesting popular photos, drafting messages, and coaching struggling daters through conversations, per NYP
  • Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are collaborating on a proposal to limit credit card interest rates to 10%
  • Tim Walz admits he and Harris played it cautious last year, wishing they’d dared more with town halls and trips, per POLITICO
  • Several brush fires ignite near the Hamptons on Long Island
  • Soaring egg prices force small businesses to wrestle with keeping costs off customers, per ABC
  • Trump signs order Friday narrowing student-loan forgiveness for public servants like teachers and police, per BI
  • Money managers rush to inflation-hedging bonds as tariff uncertainty looms, per Bloomberg Economics
  • Study reveals big U.S. cities now hinder low-income kids’ path to wealth, despite past promise, per Bloomberg Economics
  • Singles flock to a cornhole league as “IRL” dating events gain traction over app fatigue, per NBC
  • Clocks leap ahead Sunday as U.S. shifts from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m., ending winter’s short days, per NBC
  • GOP faces backlash for allegedly “defunding police” as House bill axes police grants, per NBC

International

  • Qatar has declined to back a U.S. military strike targeting Iran’s nuclear sites
  • Protests on International Women’s Day call for equal rights and an end to discrimination and sexual violence, per AP
  • Pope Francis slowly improves as he battles double pneumonia, per CBS
  • Over 1,000 dead in Syria after two days of clashes and revenge killings, per AP
  • Iran’s supreme leader dismisses U.S. talks, saying they won’t resolve issues, per CBS
  • Russian strikes kill at least 20 in Ukraine as attacks persist after U.S. cuts satellite data, per NBC
  • North Korea reveals a nuclear-powered submarine in progress, raising security concerns for South Korea and U.S., per NBC