Friday, March 28th, 2025 - DOGE to probe group chat; F1 visa crackdown; Car tariffs, Speaker eyes axing fed courts; FL child labor rollbacks

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🗓️ 28 March 2025

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Today’s Headlines: The Group Chatgate saga escalates—WSJ reports that classified Israeli intelligence, including details on a Houthi missile expert, was leaked in the Signal chat before a U.S. strike. Meanwhile, the White House says Elon Musk and his DOGE team will “investigate” how this chat leak happened. Trump’s latest executive order targets law firm WilmerHale over its ties to Robert Mueller, stripping its federal clearances and contracts. Meanwhile, his administration continues its crackdown on foreign students—two PhD candidates with legal visas were detained, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted to revoking 300+ student visas for alleged protest involvement. Trump also announced sweeping 25% tariffs on foreign cars and parts, which analysts warn will hike prices by $4,000–$15,000 per vehicle. Over at HHS, RFK Jr. is slashing another 10,000 jobs and restructuring key health agencies. In Congress, Speaker Mike Johnson suggested defunding entire federal courts in response to rulings against Trump. The administration is withdrawing Elise Stefanik’s UN nomination to keep her in Congress amid two competitive Florida special elections. Finally, the Florida state legislature is moving to weaken child labor laws—allowing 14-year-olds to work overnight and removing meal break guarantees for teens—just as labor shortages grow under Trump’s immigration policies. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: The Independent: Trump names ‘first buddy’ and DOGE head Elon Musk to investigate Signal blunder WSJ: Trump Targets Robert Mueller’s Former Law Firm in Latest Executive Order CNN: Rumeysa Ozturk: What we know about the Tufts University student detained by federal agents NY Times: ICE Agents Detain University of Alabama Doctoral Reuters: StudentRubio says US may have revoked more than 300 visas CNBC: Trump's new auto tariffs will likely drive up car prices by thousands of dollars WSJ: RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department Mike Johnson: Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges Axios: Trump pulls Elise Stefanik's nomination after last-minute panic CNN: Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnso Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:33.5	More on the group chat gate beat. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that one of the
1:38.4	things shared on the Houthi PC small group was sensitive intelligence that was provided
1:43.1	by Israel that came from a human
1:45.2	source on the ground in Yemen, about a key Houthi military operative and missile expert that
1:50.5	the U.S. was targeting in the attack. National Security Advisor Mike Walts, who started the group,
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