Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have agreed to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), defying congressional authority. This move follows a conflict between USAID officials and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Trump has criticized USAID as being run by “radical lunatics.” Some FBI agents are being surveyed about their roles in Jan. 6 cases. Trump is playing hardball with traditional U.S. partners, and diversity training attendees have been placed on leave. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has plans to house migrants at Guantánamo Bay. Conservatives are reopening legal battles over diversity programs.
Beyoncé won album of the year at the 2025 Grammys, marking her first win in the category. Kendrick Lamar also won multiple awards. Female artists dominated the ceremony, with Chappell Roan calling for fair wages in her acceptance speech. The event highlighted Los Angeles fires, with students from affected schools performing on stage. Numerous artists and musicians paid tribute to Quincy Jones and raised over $7 million for fire relief.
In other news, Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter, and the soldiers involved in a helicopter collision have been identified. The rise in egg prices is explained in the context of broader inflation concerns. The NBC Select team reviews the best comforters and an automatic litter box for cat owners.
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