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Thursday, March 6, 2025

Trump Pauses Intelligence Sharing Operations With Ukraine

Wall Street Journal: President Trump has ordered a pause to intelligence sharing with Ukraine, said Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, a move that deprives Kyiv of a key tool in fighting Russian forces. The U.S. suspended weapons shipments to Ukraine earlier this week after a contentious Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday unraveled plans to sign a minerals deal as a first step in bringing Ukraine and Russia to peace talks. Ratcliffe said Trump, after that meeting, had also “asked for a pause” of intelligence sharing. The U.S. has shared intelligence with Kyiv since the early months of the war, allowing Ukrainian forces to target Russian forces more effectively (Wall Street Journal). Washington Post: Another person familiar with the pause said the Trump administration had halted all intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, other than information needed for “force protection” — protecting Ukrainian troops under attack (Washington Post).

Trump Pushes for Better Results from Canada on Border Protection

Fox Business: President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to crack down on the flow of fentanyl across the Canada-U.S. border aren’t “good enough” to stave off his 25% tariffs… Trudeau slammed Trump’s tariffs on Tuesday, vowing that Canada “will not back down from a fight.” He announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on American goods (Fox Business). Kari Lake: How out of touch is the media? Well, this reporter asks why it’s necessary to stop the flow of fentanyl through Canada when “ONLY’ 43 pounds was seized there last year. Just 2 mg of fentanyl will kill a full-sized man. 43 Pounds is enough to kill almost 10 million people (X).

Marco Rubio Announces New Restrictions on Foreign Officials Helping Illegal Immigrants

Townhall: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa restriction policy Wednesday that will crack down on foreign government officials and others aiding illegal immigration into the United States. The policy applies to all individuals believed to be responsible for knowingly facilitating the mass migration of illegal aliens into the U.S. Those subject to the policy include immigration and customs officials as well as airport and port authority personnel who fail to enforce immigration law or implement practices that facilitate the transport of foreign nationals intending to illegally cross over via the U.S. southwest border (Townhall).Secretary Marco Rubio: Countries along migratory routes must do their part to prevent and deter the transit of illegal aliens. State Department has instituted a new visa restriction policy for foreign government officials responsible for facilitating the transit of illegal aliens into the United States. America will not back down when it comes to defending its national security interest (X).

Trump Meets with Freed Hostages in Oval Office

Times of Israel: The eight former hostages who met with US President Donald Trump release a statement thanking the American leader and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff “for their efforts in securing their release from Hamas hell,” and says they stressed to him the urgency of returning the remaining captives from Gaza (Times of Israel). Raylan Givens: The delegation of Hams hostage survivors met with President Trump: “You are the hope of the hostages.” Omar Shem Tov told Trump, “My family and I believe you were sent by God to rescue the hostages” (X). Mario Nawfal: Trump met with survivors of Hamas captivity at the White House, where they thanked him for his leadership and presented him with a gold plaque. “You are the hope of the hostages,” they told Trump. Omer Shem Tov: “My family and I believe you were sent by God to rescue the hostages.” Trump vowed: “We’ll get them out” (X).

Trump Issues Final Warning for Hamas to Release Remaining Hostages

New York Post: President Trump issued a public warning to the Hamas terror group Wednesday that he is “sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job” and urged them to release all remaining hostages immediately “OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER” (New York Post). President Donald Trump: You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you… I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say. This is your last warning! For the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza, while you still have a chance. Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER (Truth)! National Review: Over the past few weeks, Hamas has released 33 hostages — 25 living and eight deceased — in exchange for Israel turning over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners, including murderers and terrorists (National Review).

Mastermind Behind the Murder of 13 American Soldiers Caught, Extradited to the U.S.

Katie Pavlich: During his first joint address to Congress on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, President Donald Trump announced the mastermind behind the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan had been extradited to the U.S. Sharifullah arrived at Dulles International Airport after Trump’s remarks and FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed plans to bring him to justice (Townhall). Rapid Response 47: President Trump announces that Muhammed Sharifullah — the ISIS terrorist who orchestrated the Abbey Gate attack — is on his way to the United States to face justice. 13 brave American heroes were killed in the attack (X). FBI Director Kash Patel: Justice for Abby Gate- terrorist Jafar officially in US custody (X).

Supreme Court Rejects Trumps Request to Overrule Order Pausing $2 Billion Foreign Aid Package

Townhall: The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to vacate a lower court order requiring it to release about $2 billion in foreign aid that it had previously frozen. The dispute centered on whether the district court possessed the authority to override President Donald Trump’s pause on the disbursement of foreign aid. The court let the ruling stand by a slim majority. The debate over the matter began when President Trump decided to halt foreign aid disbursements. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order on February 13 preventing the administration from making this move. The same court issued an order on February 25 compelling the White House to release the $2 billion payments for services that had already been rendered (Townhall). George: So the Supreme Court Justices heard all the USAID fraud listed and still ruled the next day to force the President of the United States to disburse another $2 BILLION (X).

Chinese Hacking Ring Charged by DOJ

Just the News: Two Chinese law enforcement officers and 10 Chinese hackers have been charged in connection with a massive hacking campaign that targeted news agencies and U.S. agencies, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Some of the hackers were directed by China’s Ministry of Public Security, which received stolen information as part of the operation… The Treasury Department was one of the targets of the hacking campaign (Just the News). Associated Press: The indictments come as the U.S. government has warned of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat from China, including a hack last year of telecom firms called Salt Typhoon that gave Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, including U.S. government officials and prominent public figures… One indictment charges leaders and founders of a private hacking company known as I-Soon, whose officials conducted a sweeping array of breaches around the world as part of what U.S. officials say was a broad intelligence-gathering operation… The company charged the Chinese government the equivalent of between approximately $10,000 and $75,000 for each email inbox it successfully hacked, officials said (Associated Press).

DC Mayor Gives Uncertain Outlook on Black Lives Matter Plaza

Townhall: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday that the Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House may soon be gone. “We have long considered Black Lives Matter Plaza’s evolution and the plaza will be part of DC’s America 250 mural project,” she said in a statement. “The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference,” Bowser added. “The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern. Our focus is on economic growth, public safety, and supporting our residents affected by these cuts” (Townhall). Mayor Muriel Bowser: Mayor Bowser released the following statement on the evolution of Black Lives Matter Plaza (X).

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Trump Administration Moves to Sue Maine for Ignoring Executive Order to Protect Female Sports

Townhall: Ever since President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month protecting girls and women’s sports from boys and men, certain blue states have refused to comply. That includes Maine, where Democratic Governor Janet Mills has been particularly difficult, and even when interacting with the president face to face when America’s governors were invited to the White House. During such an exchange, threats of lawsuits were promised, and on Wednesday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt brought up how a lawsuit is indeed coming against the state (Townhall). Rep. Laurel Libby: Mary Margaret Olohan just asked Karoline Leavitt about Governor Janet Mills continued defiance of President Trump’s EO, designed to keep biological males out of girls’ sports. The White House’s response? Bring it on, President Trump will fight for the rights of our girls (X).

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