Trump’s Iran Stance and U.S. Inflation Concerns – 3/7/2025

United States

  • Border Czar Tom Homan warns of potential DOJ lawsuits against sanctuary cities defying Trump’s directives
  • Trump slashes over $400 million in Columbia University funding due to unchecked antisemitism and unlawful campus protests
  • South Dakota House approves bill letting students carry guns for protection; awaits Gov. Larry Rhoden’s signature
  • Rep. Tim Burchett introduces bill to stop Congress members and their families from stock trading
  • Trump mulls shifting 35,000 U.S. troops from Germany to Eastern Europe, per Telegraph
  • CDC allegedly plans major study on vaccine-autism links
  • Federal government jobs fall by 10,000 in February
  • Trump on Iran’s nuclear ambitions: “Something is going to happen to Iran very soon and you’re going to hear about it”
  • Homeland Security terminates bargaining agreement with 50,000 TSA workers’ union, per MorePerfectUnion
  • Trump offers South African farmers quick U.S. citizenship paths
  • Sunny Hostin urges Democrats to “fight and die for their rights”—raising questions of incitement
  • Elon Musk gifts DJ Daniel a Cybertruck
  • Trump rules out federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, per NYP
  • Rubio and Duffy confront Elon Musk over alleged falsehoods in cabinet talks; Trump commends Rubio, per NYT
  • Kamala Harris reportedly weighs a bid for California governor
  • NVIDIA’s market value plunges $1 trillion from its peak
  • Private equity firm to buy Walgreens for nearly $10 billion, per HuffPost
  • Antitrust officials probe major egg producers for possible price-fixing, per WSJ
  • Car payment defaults hit a decades-high, with 6.6% of subprime borrowers 60+ days late as of January 2025, per Finch Ratings
  • Experts warn U.S. inflation may climb in 2025, per CBS
  • Measles cases exceed 200 across Texas and New Mexico, per WSJ
  • Teddi Mellencamp shares scans showing inoperable brain and lung tumors, per NBC
  • SpaceX explosion on Thursday disrupted nearly 240 flights, per FAA
  • Suspect charged with manslaughter in fatal hazing of Southern University student
  • U.S. halts commercial satellite imagery support to Ukraine, per WaPo
  • Trump confirms letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader on nuclear talks, warns of military action if no deal is struck, per ABC
  • Energy Secretary Chris Wright targets $20 billion to fully replenish U.S. oil reserves, per Bloomberg Economics
  • CNN boosts Scott Jennings’ salary

International

  • Macron’s approval drops to 19%, with 74% disapproving, per MorningConsult, 3/4/2025
  • Iran refuses negotiations with the U.S.
  • Russia signals openness to brief Ukraine truce after Trump’s tariff and sanction threats, per reports
  • Javier Milei’s approval rises to 62%, disapproval at 32%, per MorningConsult, 3/3/2025
  • Trump announces India will sharply lower tariffs
  • Author Louise Penny vows to shun the U.S. over Trump’s tariff plans on Canadian goods, per NBC
  • Trump expresses displeasure with Russia’s escalated Ukraine strikes, per Politico