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The Wednesday Flyover Replay : Security Leak Fallout, Marriage Truths, and King Tut’s Trays
Presented by Russell Sherrard.
Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny.
THE FLYOVER REPLAY.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Good Morning! On this day in 1804, President Thomas Jefferson received a giant loaf of bread, called the mammoth loaf, to accompany the remnants of a 1,200-pound block of cheese sent by women from Massachusetts.
Today is National Little Red Wagon Day, honoring that iconic first utility vehicle for kids needing to drag stuff around (including other kids). It didn’t corner well at high speeds, but it was essential. Did you own one?
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TAKEOFF.
Security Leak Fallout Hits Capitol Hill.
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said he took “full responsibility” for mistakenly adding Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, to a Signal group chat where top officials discussed upcoming airstrikes in Yemen.
Democrats have called for the resignations of Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the leak, but Trump said the error had “no impact at all” on the operation and that he was standing behind Waltz.
Intelligence chiefs Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe, questioned on the issue by Senate Democrats Tuesday, said they didn’t share any classified material in the chat.
White House and Pentagon leaders also denied accusations that Hegseth shared military secrets. Hegseth, traveling in Hawaii, attacked Goldberg as a “deceitful journalist.”
Russia Probe Files to be Released.
Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the FBI to declassify all documents related to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia.
Calling the FBI investigation a “total weaponization,” Trump said Americans deserve to see the evidence and predicted the media would avoid it.
The FBI launched the investigation in 2016, and special counsel Robert Mueller later found no criminal conspiracy but stopped short of clearing Trump of obstruction.
The declassification follows years of contention, with Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report concluding the FBI lacked evidence to start the probe and failed to act on intelligence suggesting the probe was based on a Clinton campaign effort to link Trump to Russia.
Mapped: Every State’s Income Tax.
Since 2000, 23 U.S. states have cut their top income tax rates, with Iowa leading the way—slashing its top rate by more than 5 percentage points.
Tennessee and New Hampshire went further, scrapping income taxes altogether and joining six other states with no income tax.
Thirteen states and Washington, D.C., raised rates, with Washington state’s 7% capital gains tax (counted as income) marking the biggest jump.
On the high end, California (13.3%), Hawai’i (11%), and New York (10.9%) still impose steep top rates—California’s climbs to 14.4% when payroll levies are included.
POLITICS.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that the Trump administration plans to eliminate FEMA, calling the disaster agency slow, bloated, and better led at the state level.
Louis DeJoy resigned Monday as U.S. Postmaster General after nearly five years on the job, following an agreement with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to help overhaul the agency.
President Trump will nominate acting director Susan Monarez to permanently lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House confirmed.
A portrait of President Donald Trump, painted in 2019 and hung in the Colorado Capitol by state Republicans, was removed Tuesday after Trump publicly attacked it on social media.
Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he’ll join his wife, Usha, on a trip to Greenland. Local leaders criticized the trip as an attempt to show “power over us.”
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Now, back to the News.
SPORTS.
World Athletics, the governing body for track and field, announced it would require chromosome testing of female athletes to determine whether they have a Y chromosome.
University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward wowed NFL scouts at his Pro Day with a throw that appeared to travel around 70 air yards with perfect accuracy. Ward is currently projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
Tennessee softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens threw a pitch at 78.2 mph on Monday, the fastest in NCAA softball history and the equivalent of a 110 mph fastball thrown from a major league baseball mound.
March Maddness.
USC women’s basketball star Juju Watkins suffered a season-ending knee injury in USC’s 96-59 victory over Mississippi State in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. She’s out for the rest of the tournament.
No March Madness brackets remain perfect, but one bracket won $1 million at Warren Buffett’s company.
The men’s Sweet 16 matchups, usually a popular destination for “Cinderella” contenders from mid-sized basketball programs, will be made up this year entirely of teams from power conferences, a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
FINANCE.
Big Stock Move: Trump Media stock rose 12% Tuesday on news that the company will be partnering with Crypto.com to launch exchange-traded funds.
Dun & Bradstreet agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Clearlake Capital in a $7.7 billion deal that provides Clearlake with access to D&B’s extensive corporate database.
U.S. consumer confidence in March fell to the lowest level in more than a decade, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The confidence measure for future expectations fell even further.
The sale of Venezuelan oil to China, its biggest buyer, stalled on Tuesday after President Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on goods from any country buying the oil.
SCIENCE AND TECH.
Egyptologists researching the site of King Tut’s sarcophagus discovered previously overlooked clay trays and wooden staffs they believe were linked to the “Osirian funerary rite,” a ritual honoring the god Osiris.
A mysterious blue spiral spotted over Europe on March 24 sparked speculation of UFOs or galaxies, but scientists say it was caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch.
Marine researchers in New Zealand were stunned to witness a rare sight: a live octopus clinging to the head of a short-fin mako shark.
THE ROTATOR.
WISDOM WEDNESDAY.
A psychologist laid out five blunt truths about marriage that many people learn too late in life, starting with this one: love isn’t enough.
Here are three keys to making a great impression in the first 30 seconds—whether in work meetings, new social settings, or dating.
Petting a friendly dog for just 15 minutes can significantly reduce stress—no medication required, a new study shows.
ET CETERA.
Three wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have burned over 6,100 acres and remain largely uncontained as of Tuesday. Mandatory evacuations are in effect, though no injuries have been reported.
Mega Millions is hiking its ticket price from $2 to $5 starting April 8, promising better odds, larger jackpots, and bigger non-jackpot payouts.
An iPad recovered from the River Thames in London after five years underwater helped convict three men of attempted murder.
Daily Quote.
“One of the first things that happened when I was confirmed as CIA director [is] Signal was loaded onto my computer at the CIA, as it is for most CIA officers.”
— CIA Director John Ratcliffe, explaining why the Signal messaging app was used for a national security discussion.
And thats the news for today.
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