Here’s everything that happened overnight on 2/6/25:
2:57pm - Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has been sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the LA Dodgers player’s bank account.
4:25pm - A six-car “Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority” (or SEPTA) train carrying people from Philadelphia to Wilmington caught fire, causing the evacuation of 350 passengers.
4:36pm - The United States Senate confirmed Project 2025’s lead author Russell Vought as the White House budget director on a party-line vote, meaning all Republicans voted for him, while zero Democrats did.
5:51pm - Federal workers' associations filed a lawsuit in federal court asking them to stop the Trump Administration’s hollowing out of USAID program, claiming he doesn’t have the legal authority to do this. At present, he’s already culled the number of employees down from 10,000 to 294.
7:20pm - The dating app “Tinder” has announced they are trying AI-powered matching in their app to drive more active users.
7:24pm - So last night were the NFL honors and here are a few things you should know:
Buffalo Bills Quarterback Josh Allen was voted NFL MVP, beating out two-time winner and Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell was voted Coach of the Year.
And Snoop Dogg made a joke about former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s girlfriend’s age. Jordan Hudson is 24, while Bill Belichick is 72.
8:12pm - Dolly Parton announced that her wine brand, Dolly Wines, is expanding to launch a pinot noir, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
8:17pm - A Bering Air flight carrying 10 people disappeared from radar near Nome, Alaska. The search is ongoing.
THIS MORNING:
Starting at about 3am, Kanye West tweeted a series of incredibly anti-semitic tweets
6:04am - TIME released their new cover, which features Elon Musk sitting at the President’s desk.
6:14am - Remember that Elon Musk DOGE staffer that was fired for racism online? Well Elon released a Twitter poll asking his followers if he should hire him back. At the time of filming, “Yes” was winning 78% to 22% with 385,000 votes.
6:38am - The NFL announced the Steelers will play in Dublin in 2025 for Ireland’s first regular-season game.
8:37am - Vice President JD Vance – husband and father to Indian-Americans – then weighed in on the racist DOGE staffer’s rehiring.
10:01am - Today was MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell’s last day at the desk, as she’s returning to a role in the field.
10:40am - Jessica Alba officially filed for divorce from her husband, Cash Warren, after 16 years of marriage.
10:41am - The FX show “English Teacher”, starring Brian Jordan Alvarez, has officially been renewed for season 2.
11:41am - Donald Trump said he was fine rehiring the racist DOGE staffer.
And directly after that at 12:32pm, Elon Musk announced that the racist DOGE staffer “will be brought back”.
1:24pm - Alabama Barker - the daughter of Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker - dropped a diss track on Bhad Bhabie, called “Cry Bhabie”, claiming that the father of her child “tried to pipe me”.
2:27pm - Donald Trump terminated multiple Trustees from the board of the Kennedy Center, including the Chair, immediately appointing HIMSELF as the Chair.
3:08pm - Alabama Shakes announced a 2025 reunion tour.
3:16pm - A Seattle-based human rights organization sued Donald Trump and the Trump Administration over its ban on transgender people serving in the military.
3:23pm - Donald Trump revoked all of Joe Biden’s security clearances, which - from what I can tell - only typically happens if you believe the person is a security risk.
