Schumer Funding Clash and Trump Border Wins – 3/14/2025

United States

  • Democrats urge Chuck Schumer to resist GOP on funding bill as shutdown looms, per WSJ
  • Sen. Welch asserts confidence: “We’re not going to have a shutdown,” per Fox
  • Guttmacher Institute pushes to end state abortion data reporting, citing Trump-era hostility
  • Charlamagne Tha God demands Democrat leaders resign, saying, “The Chuck Schumers of the world, the Hakeem Jeffries…They should ALL step down!”
  • Hunter Biden, reportedly broke, wins dismissal of laptop hacking lawsuit but can’t refile, per NYP
  • Joy Behar on “The View” slams Trump as “vicious” and toddler-like for mocking Rosie O’Donnell
  • New York sees egg and poultry ‘price gouging’ complaints surge over 840% amid bird flu, per NYP
  • Rep. Brandon Gill introduces bill to block foreign adversaries like China from buying U.S. farmland
  • Investors grow wary of U.S. recession risk as confidence among businesses and consumers falters, per Reuters Business
  • Egg prices drop sharply in a week as consumer demand eases and supplies stabilize, per NBC
  • Forecasters warn of “numerous significant” tornadoes this weekend across the Southeast and Midwest, per Forbes
  • Trump aims to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for swift mass deportations with minimal due process, per Axios
  • Veteran confronts Rep. Chuck Edwards at town hall, yelling, “I’m a veteran and you don’t give a f*ck about me!” over DOGE-backed cuts
  • Vivek Ramaswamy announces a bold plan to abolish Ohio’s state income tax
  • U.S. stock markets rally as S&P 500 rises 2% and Nasdaq 100 gains 2.4%
  • Elon Musk claims Biden admin hostility toward SpaceX, citing rejected astronaut rescue offer and DOJ lawsuit, per The Joe Rogan Experience. “There’s no way they’re going to make anyone supporting Trump look good,” he said
  • Stephen Miller reacts to Columbia protester’s self-deportation to India via CBP app, saying “Goodbye” as her visa is revoked
  • Macquarie Group analysts predict gold could hit $3,500 an ounce by Q3, driven by safe-haven demand
  • President Trump expresses optimism about Greenland annexation moving forward
  • Trump policies slash border gotaways by 96%, from 1,837 daily in FY 2023 to 77 in FY 2025
  • Dr. Oz, Medicare/Medicaid nominee, tells Senate: “We have a generational opportunity to fix our healthcare system and help people stay healthy for longer”
  • Illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings plummet from 140,641 in Feb 2024 under Biden to 8,347 in Feb 2025 under Trump
  • Trump’s immigration approval hits 57%, with 38% disapproving, per Echelon survey of 1,007 voters
  • White House confirms envoy Steve Witkoff, not Trump, spoke with Putin, per White House, Sputnik
  • Cra-Z-Art expands Florida and Tennessee factories by 500,000 sq ft amid Trump tariffs, per NYP
  • Trump reports productive U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine war settlement, with Kremlin “cautiously optimistic,” per WSJ

International

  • Mark Carney takes oath as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister
  • Two ex-Siemens execs to face trial in Germany for allegedly breaching Russia sanctions over Crimea turbine exports, per Reuters
  • Ukraine awaits U.S. decision on minerals deal terms, with Kyiv prepared to sign, per Reuters. “The agreement is ready. There are no changes in the text,” said Deputy PM Olha Stefanishyna
  • Russia uses Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether for oil trades with China and India to dodge sanctions, per Reuters