MadAboutPolitics.com - Featured News

Featured News

Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, March 13, 2025

Mar 13
  • 25
  • 0
map.png
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:


1741911477535.png
AP Photo

ap.png
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears​

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 6:41 PM CDT, March 13, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that has fiercely divided Democrats under pressure to impose limits on the Trump administration.

Schumer told Democrats privately during a spirited closed-door lunch and then made public remarks ahead of voting Friday, which will be hours before the midnight deadline to keep government running. The New York senator said as bad as the GOP bill is, a shutdown would be worse, giving President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk “carte blanche” as they tear through the government.

“Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon,” Schumer said. “For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift. It would be the best distraction he could ask for from his awful agenda.”

The move by Schumer brings a potential resolution to what has been a dayslong standoff. Senate Democrats have mounted a last-ditch protest over the package, which already passed the House but without slapping any limits they were demanding on Trump and billionaire Musk’s efforts to gut federal operations. ...

READ THE FULL STORY - AP

Musk visits National Security Agency after urging 'overhaul' of U.S. cyberespionage hub

The unannounced visit suggests Musk’s drive to slash the federal workforce now extends to a secretive agency known as the "puzzle palace" for its famed codebreaking abilities.
www.nbcnews.com

NATO secretary-general tells Trump he's motivating alliance members to spend more on defense

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is praising President Donald Trump for motivating fellow transatlantic alliance members to step up defense spending and getting Russia to the negotiating table for talks about its grinding war against Ukraine.
apnews.com

Trump 'hopes' Putin agrees to ceasefire as Moscow signals no truce yet

President Donald Trump said he "hopes" Russia agrees to a ceasefire deal after Ukraine accepted the terms earlier this week and warned it would be a "very disappointing moment for the world" otherwise.
www.foxnews.com

Trump questions Denmark’s claim to Greenland, says more US troops could be headed there

President Donald Trump said Thursday the U.S. really needs Greenland "for national security" and suggested more U.S. troops could be heading that way.
apnews.com

Irish prime minister says "tariffs are damaging" amid Trump trade standoff

Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the U.S. and Ireland's economic relationship as a "two-way street."
www.cbsnews.com

US stocks tumble, worsening losses amid trade war

Trump stood by his tariff plans. "I'm not going to bend at all," Trump said.
abcnews.go.com

Dark economic clouds loom over Trump and the GOP: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Chuck Schumer seeks a path to avoid a government shutdown.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump says he’s 'not going to bend' on auto, metal tariffs coming for Canada

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that he’s not going to change his mind on the tariffs he’s imposing on Canada.
apnews.com

Vladimir Putin sets out conditions for Ukraine ceasefire

The Russian president agrees fighting must end, but calls for the removal of the "root causes" of the crisis.
www.bbc.com

SCOOP: Trump crafts plan to cut spending without Congress after shutdown is averted

President Donald Trump and his allies are already crafting a plan to make good on their promise to cut federal spending this year and plan to fast-track it.
www.foxnews.com

President Duda calls on US to place nuclear weapons in Poland

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has again called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to Russia.
apnews.com

Putin responds to US-brokered ceasefire deal, Zelenskyy fires back

Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on the US-brokered ceasefire for Ukraine. Ukraine's Zelenskyy fired back.
www.usatoday.com

Republicans use legislative sneak play to tie Democrats' hands on tariffs

House Republicans successfully blocked Democrats from forcing votes and debate on President Donald Trump's controversial tariffs.
abcnews.go.com

Fear and resignation after ‘world’s most powerful company’ pays Trump a $100 billion ‘protection fee’ | CNN Business

It was a surprise ceremony at the White House presided over by President Donald Trump to unveil a $100 billion investment from what he called the world’s most powerful company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
www.cnn.com

Trump’s tariffs may end up blowing up the US dollar hegemony

Some of the US president’s most daring MAGA policies may inflict irreparable harm to the US economy.
www.aljazeera.com

'A legacy that is unmatched:' Tributes pour in for longtime Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva

Colleagues and friends of Raúl M. Grijalva are remembering the 12-term congressman from Arizona for his tireless efforts to protect the environment, advance tribal interests and fight for equality.
apnews.com
[URL...
See complete list…
General Politics World News
See complete list…

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

Huntn
Musk Droppings
2 3 4 5
Replies
74
Views
1,775
nolaspe
nolaspe
MT15
Republican Assault on Public Education
    • Like
6 7 8 9 10
Replies
169
Views
16,383
Dragon
Dragon
Farb
All things Racist...USA edition (3 Viewers)
    • Like
274 275 276 277 278
Replies
4,993
Views
489,625
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
superchuck500
Trump floats claims for Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal (Update: Trump wants Gaza too)
28 29 30 31 32
Replies
565
Views
24,719
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
superchuck500
Law be damned, Trump asserts unilateral control over executive branch, federal service
    • Mad
    • Sad
66 67 68 69 70
Replies
1,250
Views
31,741
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Right wing nuts thread
    • LOL
149 150 151 152 153
Replies
2,745
Views
211,266
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Huntn
Miscellaneous Trump (1 Viewer)
    • LOL
153 154 155 156 157
Replies
2,821
Views
157,924
Saint Jack
superchuck500
Here come the GOP budget bills - with March 14 shutdown date approaching
    • Mad
    • Facepalm
    • Sad
2 3 4
Replies
70
Views
2,392
coldseat
coldseat
brandon
Now is not the time to talk about gun control
    • Mad
105 106 107 108 109
Replies
1,956
Views
163,188
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
superchuck500
Make America Healthy Again - Trump populism comes to health regulation
7 8 9 10 11
Replies
197
Views
12,061
MT15
MT15
SamAndreas
General Election 2024 Harris vs Trump
    • Like
    • Love
450 451 452 453 454
Replies
8,161
Views
249,582
MT15
MT15
MT15
What happens to the Republican Party now?
    • Like
    • LOL
    • Love
417 418 419 420 421
Replies
7,568
Views
629,097
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
View more…

Latest Political News Feed

USPS signs agreement with DOGE, agrees to cut 10,000 workers: ‘Broken business model’

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy informed members of Congress on Thursday he has signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget.

In a letter to Congress, DeJoy lamented that the Postal Service has a "broken business model that was not financially sustainable without critically necessary and core change."

"Fixing a broken organization that had experienced close to $100 billion in losses and was...
Continue reading...
Reply

British man killed by president's convoy in Kenya hit-and-run

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
The car did not stop after hitting Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, on a road in the capital, Nairobi.
Continue reading...
Reply

Fierce protests as eight-year-old rape victim dies in Bangladesh

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
An angry mob set fire to the house where the rape is alleged to have taken place.
Continue reading...
Reply

Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva dies after battle with cancer

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Grijalva had served in the House since 2003 and was a former co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus.
Continue reading...
Reply

Convicted Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstruction of justice, calls himself ‘proud patriot'

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member convicted of leaking highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, used his court-martial Thursday to describe himself as a "proud patriot" who was trying to expose the supposed "lies" of the Biden administration.

After pleading guilty to military charges of obstructing justice, the 23-year-old acknowledged he knew his actions were illegal but felt he needed to share the truth about how the Biden administration was, in his view, misleading the American public about the war in...
Continue reading...
Reply

US influencer who snatched baby wombat has left Australia

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Anger erupted after Jones posted a video of her taking a baby wombat from its distraught mother.
Continue reading...
Reply

Fierce protests as eight-year-old rape victim dies in Bangladesh

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
An angry mob set fire to the house where the rape is alleged to have taken place.
Continue reading...
Reply

Trump threatens 200% tariff on alcohol from EU

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Wine and spirits will be taxed, Trump says, if the EU does not remove tariffs on US whiskey.
Continue reading...
Reply

'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
The BBC speaks to multiple witnesses who say M23 fighters hunted down and killed young men in Goma.
Continue reading...
Reply

The baby wombat grabbed by an influencer row… in 60 seconds

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
The baby wombat grabbed by an influencer in Australia row… in 60 seconds
Continue reading...
Reply

Watch: Passengers seen on wing of plane after jet catches fire

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
Passengers were evacuated with no injuries reported after an American Airlines flight caught fire at Denver International Airport.
Continue reading...
Reply

Newsmax reveals it agreed to pay Smartmatic $40M in settlement with the voting machine company

  • News source: Zoë Richards | NBC News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 9
Newsmax agreed to pay Smartmatic $40 million as part of a settlement last year following the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet, according to a new regulatory filing, NBC News reported.

The settlement, reached in September, included a cash payment and an option to purchase stock in Newsmax, the media company said in its filing. Newsmax said payments totaling $20 million have already been made, with the rest coming before July.

“Management believes the settlement with Smartmatic will, subject...
Continue reading...
Reply

WATCH: Protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 11
At least 98 people were arrested Thursday at a protest in Manhattan's Trump Tower calling for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil — the Palestinian activist detained by ICE agents last week.
Continue reading...
Reply

Second judge orders Trump admin to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
A second judge late Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers who were let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.

In Baltimore, U.S. District Judge James Bredar, an Obama appointee, found that the administration ignored laws set out for large-scale layoffs. Bredar ordered the firings halted for at least two weeks and the workforce returned to the status quo before the layoffs began.

He sided with nearly two dozen states that filed a lawsuit alleging the mass firings are illegal and already having an impact...
Continue reading...
Reply

Musk visits National Security Agency after urging ‘overhaul' of U.S. cyberespionage hub

  • News source: Dan De Luce, Carol E. Lee and Courtney Kube | NBC
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
Elon Musk paid an unannounced visit to the National Security Agency on Wednesday and met with its chief, an NSA spokesperson said, days after he called for revamping the country’s top cyberespionage hub, NBC News reported.

It was Musk’s first publicly confirmed visit to an intelligence agency since he launched the Trump administration’s effort to drastically slash the federal workforce.

The NSA is one of the country’s most valuable tools for collecting intelligence, according to experts, overseeing a vast eavesdropping operation, as well as...
Continue reading...
Load more… Reply

Share this page

General News Feed

Fact Checkers News Feed

Back
Top Bottom