Here's everything that happened on February 20, 2025:
OVERNIGHT:
5:16pm - Trump’s new Secretary of Commerce alluded to $1 trillion worth of cuts from Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
6:55pm - Trump floated the idea that he wants the federal government to run DC
7:20pm - Donald Trump’s appeal to his court loss on his ban on birthright citizenship was rejected by an appeals court
THURSDAY:
2:15am - The song “Water” by Tyla became the first solo song by an African artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify
4:28am - David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and US Senator, died at 83 years old
6:28am - Mississippi’s 77-year-old Lt. Governor, Delbert Hosemann, collapsed mid-speech
7:00am - Three people being investigated for the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne - including his friend Roger Nores and two workers at the hotel he died at - had their charges fully dropped, a panel of judges from Argentina’s Court of Appeals announced in an extensive ruling
7:48am - Ex-Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexual assault via his forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup Finals
8:00am - An Idaho judge declined to throw out genetic evidence in the University of Idaho killings, saying that the method wasn’t unconstitutional as was being argued by Bryan Kohberger’s Defense Attorneys
8:03am - A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has been sued for not telling patients that a hacker stole their nude photos
8:06am - Diddy’s lawyers have filed a new motion looking to dismiss one of his charges saying that “no white person has ever been the target of remotely similar prosecution”
8:07am - NY AG Letitia James has announced that she’s suing the nation’s largest vape distributors for getting kids hooked on nicotine and fueling a nationwide youth vaping crisis
8:15am - 83-year-old Kentucky Republican Senator, former Senate Majority Leader, and the longest-serving Senate party leader in history Mitch McConnell announced he’s not seeking reelection in 2026, opening a seat he’s held since 1984
8:30am - Amazon MGM has taken creative control of the James Bond franchise, ending an era of family control of the vibes
8:35am - Elon Musk announced that he’s changing how Twitter’s Community Notes feature works after finding out that it’s producing fact-checks that correct Russian propaganda
9:43am - Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, and other California Republicans announced a review of the spending for the high-speed rail project in the state, a project that created 14,000 good-paying jobs
9:50am - YouTube announced their plans to introduce a new, cheaper premium tier in the US that will make podcasts and other videos, with the exception of music videos, ad-free
10:00am - San Antonio Spurs player Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season after a deep vein thrombosis – aka blood clot – in his right shoulder
11:17am - Rico Nasty has announced a new album, “Lethal”, out May 16
11:20am - Lil Nas X announced a new single, “HOTBOX”, which will drop next month
11:24am - Love is Blind’s Amber Desiree – from Season 6, which I think is the North Carolina season - is launching a new podcast about love culture and reality tv
11:26am - Donald Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel has been confirmed by the Senate, 51-49 with Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voting no
12:05pm - The Trump Administration announced they’re ending Medicare coverage of most telehealth services on April 1
12:22pm - Netflix announced they’re planning to spend $1 billion making content in Mexico over the next 4 years
12:56pm - Ugly Betty actor Eric Mabius was arrested on battery charge in Florida
3:12pm - Love Island All Stars has received over 2,000 complaints from fans for bullying after the Season 2 finale aired
4:00pm - Selena Gomez has released her new single, “Call Me When You Break Up” with Gracie Abrams and Benny Blanco
