Trump Tariffs and Michelle Obama’s Podcast – 3/11/2025

United States

  • President Trump announces plans to declare a national energy emergency
  • Michelle Obama, former First Lady, unveils a new weekly podcast series
  • Austin Police confirm Info Wars reporter Jamie White was fatally shot outside his residence
  • U.S. gasoline prices fall to $3.03 per gallon, marking the lowest March average since 2021
  • FBI Director Kash Patel seeks a private, secure line to President Trump, sidestepping AG Bondi
  • Southwest Airlines will discontinue its free checked bags policy starting May 28
  • Sen. Elissa Slotkin suggests Trump’s election reflects Americans’ immature, rebellious phase
  • Egg prices decline to $5.51 per dozen from a peak of $8.17 earlier this month, per Trading Economics
  • Trump vows Ontario will face severe economic consequences for cutting U.S. electricity, saying, “They will pay a financial price for this so big that it will be read about in History Books for many years to come!”
  • Bill Maher criticizes the left’s “exclusionary attitude” as ‘Hamilton’ cancels Kennedy Center performances, per Fox
  • Citadel, led by Ken Griffin, reportedly suffered financial losses in February, per BI
  • Tucker Carlson alleges Sen. Tom Cotton is working to prevent the release of JFK assassination documents
  • President Trump pledges to purchase a Tesla to demonstrate support for Elon Musk
  • Lawsuit claims Girl Scouts cookies contain heavy metals and pesticides, per Forbes
  • Georgia Senate approves legislation that may let Trump reclaim legal costs from Fani Willis’ election case
  • President Trump boosts tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%, demanding Canada end its “Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250% to 390% on various U.S. dairy products, which has long been considered outrageous”
  • The Dow plunges 600 points as President Trump intensifies trade tensions with Canada, per CBS
  • Senator Mark Kelly dismisses Elon Musk, saying he’s “like a 12-year-old”
  • Ruth Marcus, a veteran Washington Post columnist, resigns after alleging her piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos was spiked by the publisher, per CBS
  • A 4-year-old boy in Wisconsin dialed police after his mom ate his ice cream, authorities report, per CBS
  • The U.S. restarts military aid and intelligence cooperation with Ukraine following Saudi Arabia discussions, per AP
  • The S&P 500 nears a correction, down 10% from its Feb. 19 peak, marking its first such drop since late 2023, per Bloomberg Economics
  • Two additional arrests made in the hazing death of a Baton Rouge student beaten during a college pledge, per NBC
  • Rebecca Cooke, a waitress and daughter of a failed Wisconsin dairy farmer, launches her congressional bid to challenge Big Ag after a close 2024 loss, per More Perfect Union
  • After years of solid demand staving off recession fears, faint signs suggest consumer and business spending may be weakening, per Axios

International

  • Canada moves to issue USD bonds, with the amount yet to be revealed
  • Ontario’s Premier warns he’s prepared to halt power exports to the U.S. amid rising disputes
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford declares, “Ontario and Canada will not back down until President Trump’s tariffs are gone for good”
  • Ukraine reportedly agrees to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after U.S. talks in Saudi Arabia, per CBS
  • Activists push for a UN investigation into its Myanmar envoy over alleged links to Chinese firms, per AP