Trump Tariffs Spark Global Tensions and Domestic Shifts – 3/26/2025

United States

  • Police report that a former Biden-appointed US attorney has likely passed away from natural causes
  • Wholesale egg prices have dropped 55% from $6.55 to $2.92 since Trump’s inauguration, per USDA
  • California lawmakers propose a voter ID requirement, echoing President Trump’s advocacy
  • A record 4.8% of 401(k) holders withdrew funds early for hardships, up from 3.6% last year, per Vanguard
  • Judge Boasberg, who halted Trump’s deportation plans, now oversees a lawsuit on leaked Yemen strike chats, per Court Filing
  • Trump stresses Greenland’s importance “for international security”
  • Florida 6th district poll shows Randy Fine leading Josh Weil 48% to 44%, per St. Pete
  • Democratic Party approval sinks to 26%, down from 29% (CNN) and 27% (NBC), per Rasmussen Reports
  • Trump admin cancels a $2.63 billion USAID grant to vaccine group Gavi, per NYT
  • Trump’s approval rises to 48% from 45% last week, disapproval falls to 46%, per YouGov
  • Defense Sec. Hegseth directs southern border troops to patrol and deter illegal crossings
  • White House labels Atlantic magazine leak a “hoax”
  • Michelle Obama declares she will not pursue a presidential run
  • Tiffany Cross sparks outrage after saying “America was never great” on CNN last night
  • Trump explores compensation for pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and a review of Ashli Babbitt’s death
  • HUD Sec. Turner ends Biden’s FHA mortgage program for illegal aliens funded by taxpayers
  • White House fauth adviser Paula White claims a $1,000 donation before Easter will bring “seven supernatural blessings,” per Right Wing Watch
  • The wealthiest 1% of Americans could purchase 99% of US homes, per NYP
  • Trump admin seeks Supreme Court approval to cut millions in teacher training funds, per AP
  • Academic groups sue Trump admin, alleging arrests of noncitizen protesters violate rights, per NBC
  • Trump prepares to announce auto levies Wednesday, intensifying global trade tensions, per Bloomberg Economics
  • Speaker Johnson calls Atlantic’s Signal chat reporting “overblown,” per The Hill
  • Republicans push to censure Rep. Crockett over “Hot Wheels” comment, per Politico
  • The Atlantic publishes full Signal messages on Yemen attack sent to its editor, per Axios
  • Homeland Sec. Noem privately backs slashing FEMA’s rebuilding and grant roles, per Politico
  • 23andMe’s bankruptcy raises concerns over customer data fate, per ABC
  • 52% of voters are “generally disappointed” with Trump’s appointees, per NBC News poll
  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi demands Hegseth’s resignation over Yemen strike chat leak, per The Hill
  • Mortgage rates dip to 6.71%, yet application volume falls 2%, per NBC
  • US detains Turkish PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, revoking her visa, per Reuters
  • US government may run out of funds by August or September, per WSJ

International

  • Vietnam slashes tariffs on US cars and LNG while approving Starlink to boost ties with America, per Reuters
  • China demands Israel’s immediate withdrawal from Syria and Lebanon
  • Trump’s tariffs reportedly trigger widespread layoffs among Canadian steel workers, per NYP
  • Four US soldiers found dead in Lithuania near Belarus border after vanishing during exercises
  • China’s Vice Premier warns US over Trump’s new tariffs in tense call, per Reuters
  • Brazil urges Mexico to expand pork imports amid Trump’s trade wars, per Bloomberg Economics
  • UK benefit cuts may drive 250,000, including 50,000 kids, into poverty by 2030, per Bloomberg
  • New Zealand scientists discover rig sharks making underwater clicks, per The Independent
  • Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Bolsonaro to face trial over alleged coup plot, per CNN