WTF Just Happened Today? Day 1498

This is a newsletter I subscribe to and I share parts of it here.
I think it's a good summary of the day that is fairly well sourced.
One can subscribe here: http://wtfjht.com

Welcome to Day 1498.

Today in one sentence: House Speaker Mike Johnson lacks the Republican support needed to pass the party’s budget ahead of today's a planned vote; 21 federal technology staffers resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, citing concerns over dismantling public services; nearly 40% of federal contracts canceled under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are expected to yield no savings; Trump confirmed that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect next month, ending a 30-day suspension; and consumer confidence declined in February as concerns about inflation and new tariffs grow.

-Matt, current mood: ?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/mike-johnson-budget-resolution-vote.html

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/25/congress

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-budget-vote-speaker-johnson-trump-agenda-rcna193626

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/25/mike-johnson-budget-vote-trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/25/johnson-reconciliation-trump/

https://apnews.com/article/johnson-trump-republicans-budget-vote-tax-cuts-4cb74ca15f6a74a7344355e4507ab9fe

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-republican-budget-plan-vote-0feada2f

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5163193-trump-voters-oppose-medicaid-cuts-poll/

https://apnews.com/article/doge-elon-musk-federal-government-resignations-usds-6b7e9b7022e6d89d69305e9510f2a43c

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/doge-civil-service-employees-quit-musk.html

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308095/doge-staff-resignations-elon-musk

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-25-25

https://apnews.com/article/doge-federal-contracts-canceled-musk-trump-cuts-a65976a725412934ad686389889db0df

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/upshot/doge-spending-cuts-changed.html

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307965/consumer-confidence-sentiment-inflation-trump-tariffs

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/inflation-fed-trump.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-consumer-confidence-plummets-february-biggest-monthly-decline-119163583

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/february-consumer-confidence-posts-biggest-drop-2021-latest-sign-slowi-rcna193669

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/economy/us-consumer-confidence-february/index.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-25/us-consumer-confidence-declines-by-most-since-august-2021

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/trump-white-house-press-pool-access-00206001

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-25/white-house-says-it-will-now-pick-and-choose-pool-reporters

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/25/white-house-trump-press-pool

https://apnews.com/article/trump-refugee-seattle-ruling-lawsuit-eef485154e2a3f008a01d6790ce0ee06

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/trump-refugee-executive-order-injunction-federal-judge-00206016

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/25/trump-refugee-program-judge

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648

One can read the expanded version of each topic and its sources here: http://wtfjht.com