Trump Slashes Funding, China Eyes Export Limits – 3/22/25

United States

  • 14 Tren de Aragua and 1 MS-13 gang members arrested in Washington, D.C.
  • Joe Rogan ridicules Tim Walz, says “‘I bet if I bring a broken truck to you, you’re f—ed!’” as Dems tackle male voter woes, per NYP
  • Elon Musk claims liberal activists outnumber Republicans 10-to-1, urges action, per X
  • Elon Musk warns Wisconsin Supreme Court race could impact nation, pushes early voting for Schimel
  • DNI Tulsi Gabbard slashes nearly $30M, cuts DEI office and more, per Alexa Henning
  • James Carville slams Dems as ‘stupid’ for neglecting rural voters, demands apology, per NYP
  • Trump axes $600M to Australian universities over woke policies, redirects to US priorities, per Sky News
  • Pro-Hamas protester’s attempt to vomit on Cybertruck fails, ends up covered in own mess, per NYP
  • Social Security head retreats from shutdown threat after a judge blocked DOGE staff from accessing agency data, per NBC
  • Sean Duffy slams NY Governor Hochul for ignoring subway safety and homelessness woes, per Bloomberg
  • DOJ tells a Cornell student suing Trump admin over protests to turn himself in to immigration officials, per NBC
  • IRS close to sharing addresses of alleged undocumented immigrants with ICE, per WaPo
  • FBI reportedly directs agents to focus on Epstein files and reduce redactions, per Forbes
  • Trump envoy defends Putin, saying he’s not a ‘bad guy.’
  • An American police officer in Paterson, New Jersey, reportedly spotted wearing a Palestinian flag on his uniform during duty
  • NTSB urges safety checks for 68 U.S. bridges at risk of collapse, per CBS
  • Trump hints at US joining British Commonwealth if King Charles offers, per Fox

International

  • China is reportedly considering export limits to ease tensions with Trump, per WSJ
  • UK families face a £1,400 drop in income by 2030, with the poorest hit hardest by a 6% cut, per The Guardian
  • A French scientist was barred from entering the US after officials found anti-Trump texts on his phone, per The Guardian
  • Putin claims he prayed for Trump after an assassin’s bullet grazed his ear, says U.S. envoy Witkoff, per NBC
  • Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reefs suffer alarming simultaneous coral bleaching, per The Guardian
  • Mercedes unveils a budget-friendly, high-tech electric sedan to challenge Tesla, per Bloomberg
  • Germany confirms its commitment to purchasing U.S. F-35 fighter jets
  • A lone Turkish protester opposing Erdogan marches tonight with a “Turkish Monopoly” board
  • Crowds in Turkey protest Erdogan, waving portraits of Atatürk in defiance
  • Turkish riot police launch widespread arrests of anti-Erdogan student demonstrators in Antalya
  • Houthi-fired ballistic missile hits Saudi Arabia, sources confirm
  • Russian drone strikes on Zaporizhzhia leave a 14-year-old girl, her father dead, and her mother fatally injured; one sister survives the wreckage
  • Dark web hacker allegedly takes credit for breaching NYU’s website, posting student test scores and a racial slur, per reports