News From Around the Web
#10 Trump Pauses All U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine After Angry Clash With Zelenskyy - Reuters, Nick Sortor, Patrick Bet-David, حسن سجواني, and Alex Jones on X
U.S. President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, a White House official said, deepening the fissure that has opened between the one-time allies. Trump upended U.S. policy on Ukraine and Russia upon taking office in January, opening talks with Moscow. The reversal culminated in an explosive confrontation with Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, in which Trump upbraided him for being insufficiently grateful for Washington's backing...
#9 Senate Confirms Linda McMahon as Education Secretary Amid Trump Vow to Close Department - Morgan Rimmer for CNN, Secretary Linda McMahon, Libs of TikTok, Ryan Fournier, and Walter Curt on X
Linda McMahon, a major Republican donor and a former pro-wrestling executive, was confirmed Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Education. Trump has made eliminating the department a top goal of his administration and has said he hopes McMahon will “put herself out of a job” by spearheading its reduction or elimination. The Senate voted 51-45 to confirm her to the role—the president’s 22nd nominee to be confirmed by the chamber since his inauguration...
#8 Kari Lake Sworn in as Special Adviser to US-Run Global News Agency - Rey Covarrubias Jr. for AZ Central, Kari Lake, George, and Desiree on X
Kari Lake was sworn in Monday as special adviser for the U.S. Agency for Global Media after President Donald Trump originally chose her to a government entity that his senior adviser Elon Musk has since suggested should be dismantled. The former Phoenix TV broadcaster, who lost a run for Arizona's governor and U.S. Senate seat, posted Monday that her swearing-in ceremony happened earlier that morning. "Looking forward to serving America, streamlining the United States Agency of Global Media and everything it oversees," Lake wrote on the social media platform X...
#7 DOJ: Prosecution of Tina Peters Will Be Investigated for ‘Abuses of the Criminal Justice Process' - Marissa Solomon and Kyle Clark for 9 News, DC_Draino, Bo Loudon, George, and John Strand on X
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has said it will investigate Colorado's prosecution of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk in prison for breaching voting systems in an unsuccessful search for election rigging. The Justice Department filed a "Statement of Interest" Monday in a federal case in which Peters is listed as the plaintiff. The statement says her prosecution will be reviewed in a search for "abuses of the criminal justice process." The review falls under Trump's executive order that calls for an end to the "Weaponization of the Federal Government," which the statement cites...
#6 Serbian MPs Set Off Flares and Smoke Grenades Inside Parliament - The Guardian, BRICS News, Disclose TV, Mario Nawfal, and The National Independent on X
Serbian opposition lawmakers have lit flares and discharged tear gas during the opening day of the spring session of parliament, in a sign of support for ongoing anti-corruption protests. At the legislative session on Tuesday, after the ruling coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) approved the agenda, some opposition politicians ran out of their seats towards the parliamentary speaker, Ana Brnabić, and scuffled with security guards. Others tossed smoke grenades and tear gas, with live TV showing black and pink smoke inside the building...#5 Federal Agencies to Review Columbia University’s Contracts, Grants After ‘Failure’ to Protect Jewish Students - Christina Shaw for Fox News, Secretary Kennedy, Shelley G, Kosher, Israel War Room, and The New York Post on X
Columbia University said it is "fully committed to combatting antisemitism" after three federal agencies announced they would be reviewing the school's contracts and grants after its "apparent failure" to protect Jewish students during on-campus protests against Israel. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Education (DoE), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will be conducting the review, they said on Monday. Columbia University has responded to the announcement, saying they plan to review the communication and that they are looking forward to fighting antisemitism with the Trump administration...
#4 SpaceX Expands Starship to Florida - Aurielle Eady for Fox 35, Ron DeSantis, Brooke Edwards, Scott Sanders, and Joel Franco on X
SpaceX plans to build new launch and landing sites for Starship at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to support these missions, pending environmental approval. The company also anticipates creating a new integration facility called Gigabay, which will have plenty of space (40 million cubic feet) for vehicle processing space. Gigabay will stand about 380 feet tall and have 11 times the square footage for workspace at the company's current Starbase in Texas. The project is a big SpaceX capital investment — $1.8 billion — and is expected to bring 600 new full-time jobs to Florida’s Space Coast by 2030...
#3 Trump Announces $100 Billion Investment in U.S. From TSMC, Calls It ‘Most Powerful Company’ in World - Samantha Subin for CNBC, George, MAGA Voice, Autism Capital, and Jordan Schachtel on X
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will pour $100 billion into bolstering chip manufacturing in the U.S., President Donald Trump announced Monday. The president called the investment a “tremendous move by the most powerful company in the world.” The new capital brings TSMC’s total investment in the U.S. to $165 billion and will go toward building five new fabrication facilities in Arizona. The announcement from TSMC, which supplies semiconductors to the likes of Nvidia and Apple for artificial intelligence use, supports the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to make the U.S. an artificial intelligence hub...
#2 What to Know as Tariffs Go Into Effect on Mexico, Canada, China - Max Zahn for ABC News, Travis Wright, Armstrong Williams, Rogue Prodigal, Morning Brew, Zheng Xuguang 郑旭光, ABC 7 News, and Arizona Morning News on X
Tariffs long-promised by President Donald Trump's administration went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. The move impacts products from Mexico, Canada, and China—the three largest trading partners of the United States—meaning that it could impact prices for everything from gasoline to avocados to iPhones. At the beginning of his second term, Trump set March 4 as the start date for 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods—which, as of Tuesday, rises to 20%, per an amended executive order on Monday afternoon. Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump confirmed that the tariffs would take effect the following day...
#1 Canada Hits US With Retaliatory Tariffs After Warning of ‘Existential Threat' - Nadine Yousif and James FitzGerald for BBC, General Strike, The Afghan Siyasat, Alberta Independence, and The Wise Guy on X
Canada has responded to new US tariffs with retaliatory import taxes after warning of an "existential threat" from its neighbor. US President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on products entering the US from Canada and Mexico—which became effective overnight—and increased a levy on goods coming from China. Canada has responded with tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of products imported from the US. Its provincial leaders have suggested going further. Trump says he is protecting US jobs and manufacturing, and trying to prevent illegal migration and drug trafficking. But experts say he is likely to push up prices for consumers in the US and abroad...
