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22.03.2025

Day Columbia Yielded While Security Clearances Fell

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 22.03.2025.

It displays 142 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

22.03.2025 โ‡ข Day Columbia Yielded While Security Clearances Fell
โŒจColumbia University capitulated to Trump administration demands following the federal funding withdrawal, implementing new antisemitism policies that enable campus police arrests and modify protest rules. This confrontation resolution dominated morning headlines.

The administration revoked security clearances for political opponents including Biden, Harris, and Clinton, expanding its challenges to institutional norms. DHS escalated immigration enforcement by revoking temporary legal status for over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered under Biden-era policies.

Social Security Administration faced tumult as the acting chief reversed course on threats to close the agency following judicial and White House pressure. By evening, the IRS was reported to be finalizing a data-sharing agreement with ICE, suggesting further integration of immigration enforcement across government agencies.

Bernie Sanders and AOC drew record crowds at an anti-oligarchy rally in Denver, establishing themselves as opposition voices to administration policies.
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06:08 (10:08)โ‡ขTrump's Institutional Strongarming Yields Results

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump administration's aggressive policies. Columbia University has yielded to Trump administration demands after funding threats (ABC News, NYTimes), joining a pattern of institutions bowing to pressure. Immigration enforcement expands beyond undocumented migrants to legal immigrants and tourists (Boston Globe, AP News), with security clearances revoked for Biden, Harris and Clinton (Breitbart). Social Security faces uncertainty as federal judges challenge administration officials (Washington Post, HuffPost). Boxing legend George Foreman's death at 76 is widely reported (CNN, NY Post, Newsweek, USA Today, Daily Beast).
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The pending deportation of Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil has also had echoes in France. Both establishment and far-right politicians are calling for Rima Hassan, a French Palestinian member of the European Parliament, to be stripped of her citizenship.
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09:37 (13:37)โ‡ขMass Revocation of Biden-Era Migrants' Legal Status

โŒจThe newspapers report on significant Trump administration moves to revoke legal status for over 500,000 migrants who entered under Biden-era policies (Breitbart, Epoch Times, AP). Social Security Administration faces turmoil as the acting chief backtracked on threats to shut down the agency following judicial and White House pressure (ABC News, Washington Post, HuffPost, NPR). Trump continues challenging judicial authority by targeting nationwide injunctions and revoking security clearances from political opponents (CBS, Fox News, Vox). Columbia University's capitulation to Trump administration demands generates outrage among some commentators (Common Dreams, Jacobin).
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Reprising a stunt that landed the billionaire in hot water during the presidential election, Musk-backed America PAC is offering cash to Wisconsin voters who sign a petition โ€œagainst activist judges.โ€
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This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasantsโ€™ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution, in which peasants seized upon the radical implications of Martin Lutherโ€™s theology to challenge a hierarchical social order.
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Whether the target was communists in the 1950s or pro-Palestine activists today, politicians and administrators have always worked to keep academia in line.
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12:09 (16:09)โ‡ขSocial Security Administration Showdown Averted

โŒจThe newspapers report on significant Social Security Administration turmoil, with several sources covering the acting chief's reversal on threats to shut down the agency (ABC News, Daily Beast, HuffPost, AP News). Trump continues confrontational approaches toward multiple institutions, revoking security clearances from political opponents (Epoch Times), demanding an apology from Maine's governor over transgender sports policies (NY Post), and escalating conflicts with the judiciary (Slate, CBS). Progressive politicians Sanders and AOC drew record crowds at an anti-oligarchy rally (Common Dreams), while some European countries and Canada have issued travel advisories for citizens visiting the US amid deportation concerns (NPR).
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Whether the target was communists in the 1950s or pro-Palestine activists today, university administrators have always worked to keep academia in line.
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It is strategically and morally necessary for labor unions to fight Trumpโ€™s attacks on freedom of speech, writes paintersโ€™ union president Jimmy Williams Jr. That means standing up for Mahmoud Khalil.
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A newly released memo from the banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the USPS: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs, and raise prices by up to 140 percent.
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14:57 (18:57)โ‡ขTrump Revokes Security Clearances From Political Opponents

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump administration actions, with multiple sources covering the revocation of security clearances for former political opponents including Harris and Clinton (ABC News, USA Today, Epoch Times). Trump continues confrontational approaches, demanding an apology from Maine's governor over transgender sports policies (Fox News, NY Post) and ending funding for legal representation of migrant children (LA Times). Veterans' services face disruption as Trump and Musk initiate a chaotic mental health system restructuring (NYTimes). Pentagon officials describe confusion over diversity content removal (AP News), while Wells Fargo is reportedly exploring USPS privatization (Jacobin). In non-political news, Kitty Dukakis' death prompted mourning from Massachusetts leaders (Boston Globe).
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18:41 (22:41)โ‡ขImmigration Enforcement Expands As IRS-ICE Data Sharing Looms

โŒจThe newspapers report on immigration enforcement intensification, with IRS preparing to share data with ICE (ABC News), and reports of immigrants disappearing after ICE check-ins (Washington Post). Federal government restructuring continues with concerns about the DOGE initiative leading to federal workforce talent loss (NBC News, The Blaze). Bernie Sanders draws record crowds during his anti-oligarchy tour (NPR, Common Dreams). In education news, Columbia University capitulated to federal demands, revamping protest policies under threat of losing $400 million (NYTimes). In sports, boxing legend George Foreman's death at 76 received tributes from sports figures (Daily Beast, OANN), while St. John's basketball team was eliminated from March Madness (NY Post).
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23:53 (03:53)โ‡ขFamily Farms Face Federal Funding Fallout

โŒจThe newspapers report on agricultural setbacks due to federal policy changes, with family farms threatened by USDA cuts in Rhode Island (Boston Globe) and California dairies closing due to environmental litigation at Point Reyes National Seashore (LA Times). FEMA's hiring process restructuring before hurricane season raises concerns about disaster response readiness (CBS). Immigration continues as a divisive issue, with Boston's mayor defending sanctuary city policies (NY Post) and agents being diverted from other law enforcement to immigration enforcement (USA Today). The Elon Musk-Jamaal Bowman conflict draws attention after Musk threatened legal action over being called a "Nazi" (Breitbart, OANN).
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