Trump Pushes Canada Statehood, Americans Back Deportation – 3/22/25

United States

  • President Trump doubles down on making Canada a U.S. state, saying, “I really mean that.”
  • A poll shows 61% of Americans back DOGE’s federal government cuts, per Democracy Institute
  • A surprising 63% of Americans support deporting illegal immigrants, per CNN
  • Rosie O’Donnell doubts Trump’s win, citing his friendship with Elon Musk
  • MLB drops “diversity” from its career page to align with Trump’s DEI order
  • FBI agents work overnight to edit Epstein case evidence before release, per CNN
  • HHS Secretary RFK Jr. launches a tool to check chemical contaminants in food and products
  • The U.S. halts multimillion-dollar bounties on Taliban leaders, including Sirajuddin Haqqani
  • DOGE chaos at IRS may slash U.S. tax revenue by $500 billion, per WaPo
  • Trump orders DOJ to penalize law firms for baseless lawsuits, per The Hill
  • Shrinking cattle herds in U.S., Europe, and China may spike beef prices, per Bloomberg Economics
  • U.S. warns against travel to Israel, citing sudden missile risks, per Yediot

International

  • Large crowds protest against Erdogan in Eskişehir, southeast of Istanbul
  • The Arab League urges nations to cut economic and military ties with Israel
  • Italy prohibits gender-neutral symbols in its schools
  • Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to launch fresh strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, per Times of Israel
  • Israeli jets pound Tyre, Lebanon, leaving casualties and widespread ruin
  • Pope Francis to leave hospital Sunday for two months of recovery in the Vatican, per NYT
  • State Department bars ex-Argentine President Fernández over corruption charges, per NBC
  • Namibia’s President Nandi-Ndaitwah names Lucia Witbooi as deputy, per Bloomberg