Gold Surge and Submarine Tragedy – 3/27/2025

United States

  • Gold surges past $3,100 for the first time amid growing economic fears
  • NOAA shifts Climate Prediction Center under Weather Prediction Center to shield it from Trump budget cuts, per Axios
  • ICE detains Iranian doctoral student Alireza Doroudi from University of Alabama, reason unclear, per ABC
  • Michigan resident dies of rabies after organ transplant from an out-of-state donor, per ABC
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar quietly urges House Democrats to impeach Hegseth, Waltz, and Ratcliffe, per Axios
  • “Pete Hegseth defending the indefensible,” says Rep. Adam Smith, demanding resignation over leaked plans, per MSNBC
  • LA Sheriff to retest 4,000 DNA samples due to faulty kits, unlikely to have misidentified anyone, per NBC
  • AG Pam Bondi sees no criminal probe likely over shared military plans in chat, per NYT
  • Utah Gov. Cox signs law ending universal mail voting, a first in the U.S., per NBC
  • Senators grill FAA head on missed risks before deadly Reagan National Airport crash, per Washington Post
  • Musk’s DOGE plans Social Security cuts, skipping senior GOP input, per NBC
  • Trump threatens secondary tariffs on nations buying Venezuelan oil, per Bloomberg
  • Columbia students mute protests amid Trump visa crackdown and new campus rules, per NBC
  • NY court stops Texas from suing doctor over abortion pills mailed to patient, per NYT
  • An American woman cries as her mother skips diabetes meds, now reportedly $2,000 per prescription, unaffordable despite coupons
  • Wisconsin poll shows Republicans leading Democrats 42% to 38% among registered voters, per SoCal, March 25-26
  • Los Angeles issues only 4 rebuild permits in Pacific Palisades after wildfires destroyed nearly 7,000 homes, per NYP
  • HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to slash 3,500 FDA and 2,400 CDC full-time jobs
  • Trump’s approval among men is 55%, women 41%, per YouGov’s March 22-25 survey of 1,600 adults
  • Bill Gates warns Trump his foundation can’t fill global health gaps amid major cuts, per FORTUNE
  • 55% of Bank of America investors fear a trade war could spark a global recession
  • Trump vows steeper tariffs on EU and Canada if they align tariff policies against the U.S.
  • Trump admin may bar foreign students from U.S. colleges tied to pro-Hamas protests, per Axios
  • Zelensky skips Washington trip, says U.S. mineral agreement lacks a final draft
  • Millionaire Kamelia Enzler, 55, allegedly caught keying a Tesla in Washington, per Daily Mail
  • Trump’s 25% auto tariff may raise car prices by $5,000-$10,000, per Wedbush
  • Elon Musk to assist White House probe into Signal chat leak
  • FBI, ATF, and ICE arrest a senior MS-13 leader in Virginia after a joint operation
  • Bill Gates predicts AI will replace doctors and teachers in a decade, saying “humans won’t be needed for most things”
  • Trump halts all U.S. funding to the World Trade Organization, following WHO exit

International

  • A tourist submarine carrying 45 Russians sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, killing several, per ABC
  • Israel approves law boosting politicians’ judicial power, backed by Netanyahu, per Axios
  • South Korea wildfires double in size, killing 28 and destroying temples in worst fire disaster, per Reuters
  • North Korea deploys 3,000 more troops to back Russia in Ukraine, per NBC
  • Turkey expels BBC reporter Mark Lowen covering protests, “No journalist should face this,” says BBC exec, per NYT
  • Ukraine reports 19,500+ children abducted to Russia, labeling it a genocidal war crime, per Reuters
  • Ferrari plans a 10% price hike to counter President Trump’s new tariffs
  • Amsterdam hit by mass stabbing; 5 injured in city center, suspect in custody
  • Poland’s President Duda signs law suspending asylum rights for illegal migrants at Belarus border
  • UK to outlaw ninja swords, with jail time for possession coming soon