Secret Service Shooting Near White House; Government Shutdown Looms
Key Takeaways
- Secret Service shot a man near the White House on 2025-03-09.
- Speaker Johnson attempts stopgap measure amid government shutdown deadline.
- Zelensky to meet Saudi Crown Prince March 11th before U.S. talks March 12th.
- Trump's lawyers cite Supreme Court decision extensively in their briefs.
White House Watch
Secret Service shot a man near the White House, 2025-03-09
On 2025-03-09, it was reported that the Secret Service shot a man near the White House.
Capitol Hill
Speaker Johnson attempts stopgap measure amid shutdown deadline.
On 2025-03-10, Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to pass a stopgap measure as a government shutdown deadline approaches.
Global Stage
Zelensky to meet Saudi Crown Prince March 11th.
Zelensky's meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince is confirmed to be taking place on March 11th, ahead of planned talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials on March 12th. Last month, Zelensky postponed a trip to Saudi Arabia after a meeting between U.S. and Russian officials took place in Saudi Arabia, focusing on resetting U.S.-Russia relations and discussing the war in Ukraine without Zelensky's presence.
Inside the Beltway
Trump lawyers cite Supreme Court decision extensively.
On 2025-03-10, President Trump's lawyers heavily cited the Supreme Court's July decision in Trump v. United States in their briefs. Jack L. Goldsmith, a Harvard law professor, described the decision as containing “some of the most far-reaching pronouncements about presidential power in the court’s history”. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, argued for a vigorous president whose responsibilities cannot be constrained.