The Monday Flyover Replay : The Flyover Turns 2, NCAA Brackets, and $50 Million Tea.

Presented by Russell Sherrard.

Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny.

THE FLYOVER REPLAY.

Editors Note: The Flyover Replay uses The Flyover as the source of all of our news minus the links. Here is the original Flyover from 2 years ago, March 17, 2023: https://jointheflyover.com/friday-march-17-2023/

Monday, March 17, 2025.

Good Morning! On this day in 2023, The Flyover launched as a national news publication. Here’s the inaugural edition.

Today marks The Flyover’s second anniversary! We sent our very first national issue on March 17, 2023, and never turned off the afterburners. Over 2 million Americans take off with us every morning, and we’re honored to have you aboard.

Later today you’ll receive a special note from our founder recounting our journey. In the meantime, please enjoy today’s top story about our growth from an idea to one of America’s largest and fastest growing news organizations—thanks to you! Check it out below.

The Flyover Replay will bring it to you when it comes out.

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TAKEOFF.

The Flyover Celebrates 2nd Anniversary.

Two years ago today, the first national edition of The Flyover was delivered to 47 people.

Our writing, editing, and proofreading staff consisted of just one person, Cole. Today, 10 editions of The Flyover reach more than 2.1 million readers daily, and we have a full team of writers, editors, and proofreaders across the country—along with sales, technology, and customer support staff.

We’ve learned a lot in two years, but as you can see in our first edition—the goal has always been to cover the day’s news in a direct and unbiased way.

In 2024, we added our Rotator section (take the poll below to let us know your favorite!) along with our special coverage section (Olympics, Election, Holiday, etc). We also listened closely to your feedback, and we worked hard to improve our news coverage.

Growth brought new opportunities. Texas got the first Flyover state edition in January, 2024, and that’s grown to over 300,000 readers. Since then, we’ve added eight more state editions.

The Flyover’s success is due to you, our readers, and we can’t thank you enough for sticking with us.

We’ve got big plans for year three—including new state editions and a big new project that you’ll hear more about soon. (Hint: it’s a podcast :slightly_smiling_face: )

If you like The Flyover and find value and appreciate our work—we would love for you to support us financially if you can. We know everyone isn’t able, but your financial support means a lot to us. It’s a huge help!

U.S. Strikes Houthis in Yemen.

The U.S. launched multiple, wide-ranging military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, killing at least 31 and wounding 101, according to reports.

President Trump indicated that the strikes—the most extensive in Yemen since he took office— were just the beginning, and that the U.S. would use “overwhelming lethal force” until Houthi shipping attacks stopped.

Plans for the attack reportedly accelerated after Houthis shot down a U.S. military drone two weeks ago and in the wake of President Trump re-designating the Houthis as a terrorist organization.

A Houthi spokesman responded to the strikes by vowing “more escalation” from the Iranian-backed rebels.

March Madness Brackets Set.

Let the games begin! The NCAA March Madness brackets were set Sunday with Auburn, Duke, Houston, and Florida claiming the No. 1 seeds for the men’s tournament.

For the women’s tournament, UCLA, South Carolina, Texas, and USC were selected as the top seeds.

The SEC conference set a record with 14 of its total 16 teams selected for the men’s NCAA Tournament. Only South Carolina and LSU were left out.

The first four play-in games for both tournaments are slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, and the tournament’s first round contests will kick off Thursday. Here’s the men’s schedule, and the women’s schedule is here.

March Madness is also a major betting opportunity for many Americans, who fill out brackets in office pools and for online riches.

POLITICS.

The Trump administration transferred hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador this weekend using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations. The flights were in the air at the time of the ruling.

President Trump signed a temporary spending bill Saturday to fund the government through the end of September and avert a government shutdown.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said it was “probably” a mistake to include American whiskey in its retaliatory tariffs, and called for negotiations to avoid more damaging tariffs on the French wine and cognac industry.

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Now, back to the News.

SPORTS.

The NBA is reportedly investigating the Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers over apparent violations to the league’s player participation policy. The NBA believes the 76ers held good players out of games to secure a better draft pick, and that the Thunder sat six players down in a March 7 game.

Shohei Ohtani was voted the best player in all of MLB in a recent poll of other MLB players. “It’s kind of obvious,” said one anonymous rival third baseman.

The Atlanta Falcons decided not to release quarterback Kirk Cousins on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, triggering a $10 million roster bonus on his contract. Cousins is not expected to start for the Falcons in 2025.

The White House Transition.

President Trump’s approval ratings currently match all-time highs for his political career, while the Democratic party’s ratings, ranging from 27% to 29%, are at their lowest in 30 years, according to new polls.

The Pentagon has ordered a review of military standards around physical fitness, body composition, and grooming.

Adam Boehler, whose direct hostage negotiations with Hamas sparked controversy within the Republican party, has withdrawn his nomination as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.

FINANCE.

Software giant Oracle is said to be in talks with the White House to run the U.S. operations of Chinese-based TikTok, as President Trump seeks U.S. ownership of the platform.

The average national wholesale price of eggs is down to $4.15 per dozen, almost half the $8.05 average from the end of February, as bird flu outbreaks slow.

Gold prices passed $3,000 per ounce for the first time ever last week amid concerns over global trade wars. The price had receded to just under $3,000 by Sunday.

SCIENCE AND TECH.

SpaceX’s Crew-10 crew docked at the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday morning for a six-month stay, while the team already at ISS, including stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, will return to Earth this week.

Meanwhile, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the company will launch its first mission to Mars by the end of next year, with the potential for a human landing by the end of the decade.

A recent image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a spiral starburst galaxy giving birth to bright blue stars.

THE ROTATOR.
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.

A massive nightclub fire in North Macedonia killed at least 59 people and injured over 150 early Sunday morning. Authorities believe the fire was sparked by pyrotechnics in the building.

Russia and Ukraine traded large-scale overnight drone attacks this weekend, less than a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with a U.S. envoy to discuss a possible cease-fire.

A power grid failure in Cuba has left millions of people without electricity on the island, the fourth such blackout in the past six months.

ET CETERA.

A California man was awarded $50 million by a jury after suing Starbucks for serving scalding hot tea at a drive-through that then spilled in his lap.

A police officer in Bradenton, Fla., had to step in to deliver a pizza to protect the delivery driver from an alligator blocking his path to the house.

ESA Doctors, an emotional support animal service, is looking to award $1,000 to a “Chief of Pet Flicks” who would watch five animal movies for them.

Daily Quote.

“Two years ago today, we launched The Flyover with a simple vision: to create a trustworthy, comprehensive morning news source—free from political agendas and media bias.”

— Guy Short, founder of The Flyover

And thats the news for today.

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