BREAKING: Portugal’s center-right minority government lost a vote of confidence this evening, setting the country on course for its third parliamentary election in as many years.

https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-snap-election-vote-of-confidence-luis-montenegro/

Jim Cramer says the market sell off shouldn't scare investors

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/10/dont-let-the-sell-off-scare-you-out-of-the-market-jim-cramer-says.html

holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)

NEW: U.S. Education Department confirms it's eliminating nearly 50% of its workforce

NUUK, Greenland, March 11 (Reuters) - Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday's parliamentary election that was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the island.

Demokraatit secured 29.9% of the votes with all ballots counted, up from 9.1% in 2021, ahead of the opposition Naleraq party, which favours rapid independence, at 24.5%.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greenland-election-tests-independence-ambitions-us-interest-looms-2025-03-11/

Leavitt: Tariffs are a tax hike on foreign countries and a tax cut for the American people

Reporter: Have you ever paid a tariff? I have. They don’t get charged on foreign countries

Leavitt: I think it’s insulting that you are trying test my knowledge on economics

Trump: Wow… Everything’s computer

I believe this is a world first: An intra-day tariff chart.

(Yesterday morning’s new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum were off by afternoon…)

White House, asked about recession concern, says U.S. is in a period of "economic transition"

What Canadians think about Canada joining the European Union - Abacus Data

https://abacusdata.ca/what-canadians-think-about-canada-joining-the-european-union/

TRUMP after buying a Tesla: I’m not allowed to drive because I haven’t driven a car in a long time. I love to drive cars. But I’m going to have it at The White House and I’m going to let my staff use it. I’m not allowed to use it

BREAKING: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump's policies are "worth it" even if they lead to recession

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lutnick-trumps-policies-worth-it-recession/

Canada announces $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs following Trump's latest 25% levy on all steel and aluminum imported into the US

https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-us-tariffs-steel-2517a6a2baf0596cb1a43d3a7d1e7939

McLaurine Pinover, Trump's Director of Communications for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), makes and posts fashion influencer videos at work as her office was mass-firing government employees

“modeling outfits to her 800 followers” is honestly the most devastating part of this

turns out DEI stood for Da Economy Isgrowing

🔗 snowman (@snowmanllc)

BREAKING: DOGE is considering no longer letting senior citizens file Social Security claims over the phone, and requiring them to do it online or in person.

huge news for senior citizens who are notoriously both mobile and good at technology

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/12/social-security-phone-doge-elderly-disabled/

Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, will be sworn in on Friday, succeeding Justin Trudeau - CTV