NTD News Today (March 29): MN Train Carrying Ethanol Derails; Lawmakers Call for Mayorkas’ Resignation at Budget Hearing

A freight train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Minnesota on Thursday. Officials have evacuated a nearby town. The Department of Homeland Security is coming under scrutiny in both the House and Senate. This week lawmakers grilled Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the department’s budget request, and called for his resignation. Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed during a routine training mission in Kentucky on Wednesday. Officials confirmed nine deaths in the incident. Topics in this episode include: 1. 2 Army Helicopters Crash in KY, Killing 9 2. Minnesota Train Carrying Ethanol Derails 3. Russia Arrests WSJ Reporter for ‘Spying’ 4. Lawmakers Call for Mayorkas’ Resignation 5. Cruz: FAA Unfit to Handle ‘Next-Gen’ Aviation 6. Some Dems Join GOP in Blocking Gas Stove Ban 7. FTX’s SBF to Plead Not Guilty to New Charges 8. Trump Jury Reportedly on Month-Long Hiatus 9. Court Could Rule Against IRS’ Actions 10. VA: Religious Practices ‘Essential Business’ 11. NC Gets Rid of Permit to Buy Handgun 12. Former Trans Teen Sues Medical Providers 13. Kentucky Bans Minor Transgender Procedures 14. Taiwanese President Seen at New York Hotel 15. Sen. Paul Blocks Fast-Track TikTok Ban 16. More U.S. Trade Restrictions on Chinese Firms 17. State Dept: China Coordinator Visited Beijing 18. Japanese Lawmaker Uses ChatGPT to Question PM 19. Oversight Groups Find No Ukraine Aid Fraud 20. Zelenskyy Invites China’s Xi to Ukraine 21. Russian Citizens Train Dogs to Sniff Mines 22. Over 100 Wildfires Singe Northern Spain 23. Scotland: 60 Percent of Trans Prisoners Transitioned in Jail 24. Italy Moves to Ban Food Made in Labs 25. Watches and Wonders Trade Show in Switzerland 26. Extravagant Easter Eggs on Display in Belgium 27. Limit on Bringing Special Easter Eggs to US 28. First Edition Shakespeare Folios Up for Sale 29. Secret Ingredient Revealed in Leonardo da Vinci Paintings 30. Inviting Ski Village Makes UN’s Top 2022 List 31. Swimmers Pursue Pod of Protected Dolphins 32. Mission to Jupiter’s Moons Ready to Launch 33. Shaun the Sheep Back from Artemis Trip 34. NASA Studies a Once in 10,000 Year Explosion