3/19

• Following former President Trump’s calls for protests in the event he is indicted, House Speaker McCarthy called for “calmness” and nonviolence (see 3/17).

3/20

• The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly decided in favor of allowing the Navajo Nation to sue the federal government for access to water during a time of low supply on their reservation. Although the majority supported the tribe, there was no definitive decision of how the Navajo should proceed in the future.
• UBS announced its plan to buy Credit Suisse for $3.25 billion, which is 60% less than its value when the markets closed on Friday (see 3/15).
• Chinese President Xi arrived in Moscow for a 3-day meeting with Russian President Putin to discuss the next steps in the Russo-Ukrainian War and how they can continue their partnership in the future.
• French President Macron survived the no-confidence motions by 9 votes following his move to increase the country’s pension age from 62 to 64 (see 3/7).
• At least 1 student was killed and 1 was injured following a shooting outside of Lamar High School.
• American aid worker Jeff Woodke was released after being held hostage in West Africa for over 6 years.
• Sri Lanka received a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund amid its worst economic crisis since independence.

3/21

• President Biden signed a bill that orders the information of the origins of COVID-19 to be declassified (see 3/10).
• President Biden plans to designate 2 new national monuments at Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame and Texas’s Costner Range.

3/22

• Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill that bans transgender people from using public school restrooms that align with their gender identity.
• Uganda’s parliament passed legislation that bans same-sex relationships and identifying as LGBTQ+.
• The Federal Reserve announced that it will raise interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point (see 2/1).
• The White House will shut down its COVID-19 response team in May.
• 17-year-old Austin Lyle shot 2 faculty members at East High School.
• Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran was ordered to provide his notes and audio transcripts to the Mar-a-Lago investigation (see 2/10).

3/23

• The House Energy and Commerce Committee questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew for 5 hours regarding the safety and security of the app.
• World Athletics banned transgender women from competing in female world-ranking competitions.

3/24

• Israel passed a law preventing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu from being removed from office unless the prime minister himself or the cabinet, with a two-thirds majority, can declare the leader unfit (see 1/14).
• Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that bans transgender youth from gender-affirming healthcare and restricts the public toilets they use.
• At least 26 people were killed following tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama.

3/25

• Taiwan ended diplomatic relations and bilateral cooperation with Honduras (see 3/15).