The Daily Populous

Thursday February 13rd, 2025 morning edition

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"They control the House, the Senate, and the presidency," Jeffries told reporters late last week.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, has said Democrats are "not going to go after every single issue" in the fight against President Donald Trump.

That's not the kind of all-out confrontational approach that rank-and-file Democrats clearly want from their elected representatives.

According to a CBS News/YouGov survey released earlier this week, 65% of Democratic voters want the party to "'oppose Trump as much as possible," up from 46% in January.

The poll also found that just 16% of Democratic voters have "a lot" of confidence that congressional Democrats "can oppose Trump effectively.".

"They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today—not in their record, their competency, or their recent performance.

"Disgraceful and humiliating surrender from these Democrats as they continue to hit your inboxes and messages begging (spamming) for money. »

Crytek laying off 15 percent of workforce and placing Crysis 4 on hiatus

Authored by gamedeveloper.com

Crytek is laying off 15 percent of its workforce and pausing production on Crysis 4.

Crytek claimed the layoffs are a result of the "complex, unfavorable market dynamics that have hit our industry these past several years.".

"After putting the development of the next Crysis game on hold in Q3 2024, we have been trying to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown 1896. »

2 rescued after military plane crashes into San Diego Bay

Authored by nbcsandiego.com

A military fighter jet with two service members on board crashed into the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island Wednesday, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.

"And as they were boarding the pilots on the water, [the captain] observed the plane actually ditch into San Diego Bay.".

NBC 7 asked a retired military pilot for his perspective after a military plane crashed into San Diego Bay on Feb. 12, 2025. »

USAID inspector fired after revealing nearly $500m in food aid was about to spoil amid Trump funding freeze

Authored by independent.co.uk

open image in gallery The inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development was terminated on Tuesday - one day after issuing a critical report ( AP ).

open image in gallery Paul Martin was the inspector general of the USAID until he issued a report noting a potential $500 million loss in food aid due to Trump’s freeze ( USAID ).

Martin was career official having previously served as inspector general for NASA for 14 years and deputy inspector general at the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General for more than 12 years. »

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Ukraine War ‘Must End,’ NATO Membership Unlikely for Kyiv

Authored by newsx.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made it clear that Europe must now take the lead in securing Ukraine.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on Wednesday that the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia “must end” and that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is not a realistic outcome.

“The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,” he said. »