Monday, March 10th, 2025 - Trump vs. Ukraine; Syria in chaos; China-Canada trade war; DOGE backlash; HHS buyout; Shutdown looms & more

Morning Announcements

Betches

News Commentary, Daily News, News, Politics

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Trump is still pushing for a rare minerals deal with Ukraine but won’t restart military aid unless Zelensky makes political concessions—including giving up land to Russia. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine are escalating, and Trump is considering ending protections for over 280,000 Ukrainian refugees in the U.S. In Syria, the new Islamist-led government launched deadly revenge attacks on Assad loyalists, while Russia claims it’s working on de-escalation. In other news, China slapped Canada with major tariffs in a growing trade war, the U.S. jobs report showed weaker-than-expected growth, and the DOJ is investigating egg price gouging. Elon Musk is pushing for federal job cuts, SpaceX’s rocket explosion disrupted flights, and Trump pulled $400M in grants from Columbia over antisemitism concerns. Meanwhile, most of the 80,000 employees at Health and Human Services were offered buyouts as part of government downsizing. And finally, with no budget deal in sight, a government shutdown could be days away. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: Trump wants to see more than just a minerals deal to restart aid and intel to Ukraine AP News: Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk NBC News: Ukrainians in the U.S. fear being deported to a war zone as uncertainty looms AP News: Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200 NY Times: China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump CNBC: Jobs report February 2025: WSJ: Justice Department Opens Probe Into Skyrocketing Egg Prices NBC News: Trump puts new limits on Elon Musk's authority amid backlash to DOGE cuts AP News: HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees NBC News: SpaceX rocket explosion leads to flight delays at Florida airports over fears of falling debris NBC News: Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants for Columbia University Axios: House Republicans release 100-page spending bill to prevent shutdown Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:21.6	U.S. and Ukrainian officials are preparing to meet in Saudi Arabia this week
1:25.4	to sign the rare minerals deal that was uncompleted
1:28.4	almost two weeks ago after a little skirmish between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy at the White
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