Trump Tariffs Spark Global Reactions, Tesla Struggles Deepen – 3/10/25

United States

  • Pete Buttigieg edges out Mike Rogers 46% to 44% in a new MIRS poll for a possible Michigan Senate contest
  • Firefighters tackled a blaze engulfing multiple Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle’s SODO area late Sunday; arson is suspected but unconfirmed, per Jonathan Choe
  • Tesla stock, down 42% in 2025, is the S&P 500’s weakest link as Elon Musk pushes for a $56 billion payout and legal changes in Delaware, per More Perfect Union
  • House Democrats are rallying to reject a Republican proposal to prevent a government shutdown, per Axios
  • Coinbase and Robinhood miss out on S&P 500 inclusion, likely due to their unpredictable stock swings, per Barron’s
  • X, Elon Musk’s social platform, faced repeated outages Monday morning, per ABC
  • Michelle Obama launches “IMO,” a video podcast co-hosted with her brother Craig Robinson, per Axios
  • The Los Angeles DA will no longer support shorter sentences for the Menendez brothers, per MSNBC
  • Migrant journeys through Central America’s jungles to the U.S. dropped 99% last month, per Bloomberg Economics
  • DC Mayor Muriel Bowser orders removal of large BLM mural near White House to reduce friction with Trump administration and Congress
  • Rep. Massie rejects Trump-backed funding plan, saying “Unless I get a lobotomy,” per Fox
  • CBS reporter observes no migrants during four-hour border visit
  • Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff confirms U.S. never cut defensive intelligence to Ukraine, per Reuters
  • President Trump warns of “a period of transition” ahead for the U.S. economy
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancels 83% of USAID programs after six-week review
  • Rep. Abe Hamadeh proposes VOTE Act to require English-only ballots in federal elections
  • LA Mayor Karen Bass allegedly deleted wildfire response evidence; city lawyer cites routine phone message deletion
  • Bitcoin drops below $80,000, erasing gains from U.S. Strategic Reserve announcement with a 27% decline from peak
  • HHS, under RFK Jr., offers $25,000 buyouts to 80,000 workers to shrink federal workforce
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts inflation will hit 2% despite Trump tariffs, per Fortune
  • Trump’s Texas approval dips to 44%, with 53% disapproving, per UT Tyler poll
  • Trump’s DHS launches self-deportation app, replacing Biden-era CBP One program

International

  • Ontario, Canada imposes a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S. amid Trump’s tariff dispute
  • Iran reportedly uncovers a massive 3-billion-barrel oil reserve, potentially valued at $200 billion
  • Syria’s defense ministry halts its recent revenge killings targeting Alawites and Christians, it announced Monday
  • A collision between an oil tanker and a cargo ship off the U.K. coast has left 32 people dead or injured, per Sky News
  • Mark Carney, Canada’s presumed next prime minister, faces a parliamentary ban from debates and votes due to not holding an elected seat, per The Telegraph
  • Greenland’s prime minister says Trump’s bold rhetoric is turning locals against joining the U.S. as elections near, per CBS
  • Trump could visit China to meet Xi as early as April, per SCMP
  • Russia expels two UK diplomats, accusing them of espionage