Day: March 6, 2026

Washington Post   Brendi Bluitt didn’t think she fit the typical profile of someone needing public assistance to pay for housing. She had a good job in public relations, earning $80,000 a year. But she qualified for D.C.’s home-purchase-assistance program, and she ended up getting an interest-free loan of more than $84,000. She had to contribute only $1,000 from her savings to buy her $376,000 condo. “People maybe would think of someone else who maybe doesn’t look like me or isn’t in the same career field as me” receiving assistance, said Bluitt, who is also an advisory neighborhood commissioner in her Petworth neighborhood. “Honestly, without the program, it probably would have been a very long time before I was able to plant roots and purchase a home here.” READ THE FULL STORY   

The Hill   President Trump said major defense contractors have agreed to quadruple the production of “exquisite class” weaponry following a meeting Friday at the White House. “They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity. Expansion began three months prior to the meeting, and Plants and Production of many of these Weapons are already under way,” the president said in a post on Truth Social. The executives of BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon were at the meeting and another huddle was scheduled two months from now. READ THE FULL STORY   

Breitbart   Friday on Newsmax TV’s “National Report,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said there should be an investigation into Kristi Noem over how she spent taxpayer funds in her position with Homeland Security. Mace said, “I trust President Trump and his judgment here. One of my questions is Corey Lewandowski. Is he going with her? Where is he going in all of this? The second thing is, I want to thank, and I’m very grateful, to Republican Senator Kennedy. I had no idea how much money — hundreds of millions of dollars — that Kristi Noem had wasted on her personal PR for all those TV ads that are running across the country that have nothing to do with deporting illegal aliens. And so, I’m looking forward to the new leadership. I’m looking forward to President Trump being even more effective with better leaders within DHS. I think this was the right call.” Co-host Emma Rechenberg asked, “Will you investigate her? Do you plan on investigating? We’re talking about over $200 million, the whole blanket thing. Do you think there should be an investigation launched into Kristi Noem? READ THE FULL STORY