Your Morning: What Trump said about recession

Recession: President Donald Trump faced questions about the economic effects of his tariff policy during a recent interview with Fox News, including whether he worried about a looming recession in the U.S. “I hate to predict things like that,” Trump said, in part. “There is a period of transition because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing. And there are always periods of — it takes a little time.” Trump previously acknowledged there may be “disruptions” to the economy due to tariffs on imports. Read more >

Electricity: Ontario Premier Doug Ford said three states would face tariffs on electricity after Trump’s tariffs. Ford said new tariffs are scheduled to be implemented Monday in an effort to push back on Trump’s economic measures. Trump originally imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday but later signed off on tariff exemptions for most imports, delaying their implementation until April 2. The latest >

Mar-a-Lago: U.S. fighter jets intercepted civilian aircraft in the skies over Palm Beach, Florida, where President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property stands. The airspace over Trump’s property has a permanent flight restriction that expands to a radius of 30 nautical miles when the president is in residence. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said its aircraft have responded to more than 20 “tracks of interest” since Trump took office Jan. 20. What to know >

Activist arrested: President Donald Trump’s promise to crack down on what he calls illegal campus protests has now drawn attention to Columbia University, following the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahamoud Khalil. Khalil, who led the university’s student encampment movement, was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration authorities. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claimed they were acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card, according to Khalil’s attorney. Read more: Who is Mahmoud Khalil? > 

Buyout offer: Most of the 80,000 federal workers tasked with researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid through the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their jobs for as much as a $25,000 payment. The federal workers have until 5 p.m. Friday to respond to the so-called voluntary separation offer that’s part of President Donald Trump’s government cuts. HHS is one of the government’s costliest federal agencies, with an annual budget of about $1.7 trillion. Read more >

Missing: The U.S. is sending federal personnel to the Dominican Republic to find a missing University of Pittsburgh student. Sudiksha Konanki, 20, went missing while on a spring break trip with friends in Punta Cana during the early hours of March 6. The Virginia resident was last seen walking the beach at Riu Republica Resort. The latest >

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Vaccine study: Officials confirmed over the weekend that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will conduct a large-scale study to examine whether there’s a causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder. Hundreds of worldwide clinical trials and studies have revealed no link. The latest >

RFK Jr. vaccine skepticism: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long sowed doubt over the safety of some vaccines. Last weekend, amid a deadly measles outbreak in Texas, Kennedy published an opinion piece that promoted the role of vaccinations and added that getting vaccinated is a personal choice. It’s unclear whether Kennedy is involved in the CDC study or how it may be conducted. Read more >

‘Presidential Pack’: Amid tense discussions on tariffs, Canada’s oldest and largest independent brewery is offering Canadians a “Presidential Pack” of its lager, calling it “just enough to get through the full presidential term.” It comes with 1,461 Canadian Lagers from Moosehead Breweries. Following the company’s one-beer-a-day recommendation for the pack, it could last until March 2029. Read more >