Trump Admin Ceasefires and Signal Scandal – 3/25/2025

United States

  • Sen. Ron Wyden demands resignations of Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz over Signal chat scandal
  • Trump’s SSA pick Frank Bisignano denies privatization rumors at Senate hearing, per The Hill
  • Dept of Education staff given 30 minutes to vacate their offices
  • Trump admin announces Russia-Ukraine ceasefire on Black Sea and energy sites
  • Signal app, used by Trump officials for Yemen talks, was built by an ex-anarchist, per Bloomberg
  • Speaker Mike Johnson suggests Congress could eliminate federal courts, per NBC
  • Florida police recover $770,000 Tiffany earrings after thief expels them, per NBC
  • Federal workers adopt Signal app for secrecy two months into Trump admin, per The Washington Post
  • FBI launches taskforce to probe Tesla dealership vandalism, per The Guardian
  • University groups sue to stop Trump admin from deporting pro-Palestinian students, per WaPo
  • ICE detained 370 illegal immigrants in Boston, per Border Czar Tom Homan
  • Trump’s approval rating in Florida stands at 52%, with 44% disapproving, per Mason-Dixon poll
  • Idaho lawmakers approved a bill allowing the death penalty for child sexual assault offenders
  • Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked Gov. Greg Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels” despite his paralysis
  • White House claims no classified info was sent in a Yemen group chat shared with a journalist
  • CBS News finds no proof of distortion at 60 Minutes, calls for FCC to drop Harris interview complaint
  • Scott Turner says, “Today we ended taxpayer-funded housing for illegal aliens” with Sec. Kristi Noem
  • Colorado Rep. Amy Paschal (D) seen coloring during gun control debate, sparking criticism
  • Rep. Thomas Massie argues, “People should not be allowed to use food stamps to purchase sugary drinks”
  • Sen. King fumes as Tulsi Gabbard shifts focus from climate change to direct threats to Americans
  • Trump admin to cut $120 million in Planned Parenthood funding grants, per WSJ
  • Colorado passes law banning certain semiautomatic firearms, raising constitutional concerns
  • NASA credits Trump’s intervention for astronauts’ return, per Fox
  • 9th Circuit allows Trump to pause refugee admissions, overturning prior ruling, per POLITICO
  • U.S. has the lowest trade barriers among G20 nations, per Bank of America
  • NC Supreme Court permits family to sue school district over alleged unconsented vaccination of son
  • Anheuser-Busch ends 30-year St. Louis PrideFest sponsorship after public backlash
  • Trump says, “Our elections are very dishonest” and pushes for paper ballots and voter ID
  • Russia and U.S. agree to ban Black Sea military vessel use and energy strikes, per White House

International

  • Canada’s Liberals surge ahead, with Mark Carney at 55% and Pierre Poilievre at 45% for next PM
  • Zelenskiy reports a partial ceasefire in Ukraine after Saudi talks, monitored by US, per Bloomberg
  • Joey Barton gets 12-week suspended sentence for assaulting wife, “Me husband’s just hit me”
  • United flight to Shanghai returns to US after pilot forgets passport, per The Guardian
  • Danish PM slams US for pressuring Greenland over Trump admin visit, per The Guardian
  • Venezuela files suit in El Salvador to free 238 deportees held in prison, per NBC
  • Killer whales stun experts by easily killing dozens of sharks, per Washington Post
  • Nigel Farage vows to battle teaching unions over youth indoctrination, per The Guardian
  • Pope Francis’ doctor says, “There was a risk that he might not make it,” per Axios
  • Canadian Muslim woman attacked at library, suspect tried to burn hijab, per NBC
  • Gazans protest Hamas rule, demanding hostage release and peace