Trump’s Policy Shifts and Myanmar Earthquake – 3/28/2025

United States

  • Elon Musk travels to Wisconsin ahead of a key Supreme Court election, backing the conservative candidate, per NBC
  • Lululemon stock plunges 15% amid fears of tariffs and recession hitting the retailer, per Forbes
  • Trump’s push against mRNA vaccines could weaken US biotech leadership, per Forbes
  • Inflation pressures rose in February, worsened by Trump’s trade war, as consumer spending dips, per NYT
  • Two law firms sue Trump admin over sanctions targeting lawyers for their clients, per WAPO
  • VP Vance’s Greenland trip scaled back to a remote US base visit after local backlash, per NYT
  • North Bay Road in Miami-Dade boasts 150 waterfront homes worth $1.7B, per WSJ
  • Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud over truck claims, per WSJ
  • Trump tasks VP Vance with purging “improper ideology” from Smithsonian operations, per PBS
  • Trump averages 6.32 daily mentions of “Biden” in his first 50 days, outpacing “America,” per NYT
  • US stocks fall as tariffs, sticky inflation, and weak consumer sentiment hit markets, per Bloomberg
  • Trump’s executive order strips union rights from over 24 federal agencies, per Washington Post
  • A Kansas babysitter finds a man hiding under a bed, leading to a scuffle and his arrest, per NBC
  • Andrew Cuomo’s NYC mayor bid faces attacks over his past and alleged aide affair, per NYT
  • A partial solar eclipse will sweep across parts of the US, Canada, and beyond on Saturday, per NYT
  • Dow sinks after a hotter-than-expected inflation report and tariff worries, per MSNBC
  • DOGE reveals one massive federal bank account handles all payouts, with “$500 billion of fraud every year” due to no checks
  • Elon Musk claims DOGE uncovered 14 devices that “create money out of thin air” in federal systems
  • Trump seeks Supreme Court approval to restart deportations under the Alien Enemies Act
  • University of Michigan shuts down all DEI offices, ending its multimillion-dollar diversity programs
  • Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs first-in-nation law banning fluoride from public water supplies
  • Trump’s executive order threatens Smithsonian funding over “improper ideology,” tasks Vance with a purge
  • HHS Sec Kennedy says over 10,000 staff will exit, saving $1.8 billion annually
  • Trump admin allegedly mulls higher taxes on wealthy, per Axios
  • HHS Sec Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to push for banning soda purchases with food stamps, per WaPo
  • Lawmakers introduce bill to make English the official US language, backing Trump’s executive order
  • US probes 2.2 million Honda vehicles for engine restart failures, per NYP
  • “Hawk Tuah” girl Haliey Welch says SEC dropped its probe into her crypto coin
  • US alleges Denmark treats Greenlanders as lesser citizens amid Vance’s Arctic base trip
  • McConnell slams Trump’s Russia peace push as “illusory,” warns it harms US credibility
  • White House opens “Podcast Row” for influencers, sidelining legacy media with 10,000+ applications

International

  • A 7.7 magnitude quake near Mandalay, Myanmar, followed by a 6.4 aftershock, rocks the region, per PBS
  • UN report links smuggled weapons in Haiti to rising gang violence, with over 4,200 killed since July, per NBC
  • Putin proposes temporary oversight for Ukraine to hold elections and end war, per Reuters
  • Russia reclaims a village in Kursk, aiming to oust Ukrainian forces after months of battle, per Reuters
  • The European Union is reportedly preparing trade concessions to sidestep Trump’s tariffs
  • India proposes cutting farm import tariffs and gas taxes to seal a trade deal with the US, per NYP
  • Myanmar military leader reports 144 dead, over 730 injured in a devastating earthquake
  • IDF airstrikes hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and Beirut, including drone storage, per Times of Israel
  • UN claims Israel breaks international law with Gaza evacuations, cites 855 deaths, per Reuters