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Trump slaps tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan oil,

a journalist is added to a text chain with U.S.

defense officials, and Canada moves up their election. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire, editor-in-chief

John Bickley. It's Monday, March 24th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.

After a judge forced the Trump administration to rehire 16,000 federal workers, the administration

has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in. The ruling, which was issued by Judge William Alsup in San Francisco,

said the mass firings across six federal agencies violated the law. In an emergency filing today,

officials argued that the judge overstepped by mandating the

reinstatement of probationary employees and called on SCOTUS to pause the order.

Trump is seeking to cut off the spigot in Venezuela, announcing steep penalties on any country

that purchases its oil or gas. In a post today on Truth Social, Trump said any country

doing business with Venezuela's

energy sector will be forced to pay a tariff of 25% on any trade they do with our country. The move

targets what he calls the dictator regime in Caracas and is one of the toughest economic

actions yet by the administration. The tariffs will take effect April 2nd when Trump is also expected

to unveil a broader set of global trade measures. The editor-in-chief of the Atlantic says he was

accidentally added to a signal group chat used by top Trump officials to plan U.S. airstrikes in Yemen.

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