AM Update for 3/13/25: The White House touts a better-than-expected inflation report and three weeks of declining gas prices. Democrats are in disarray as they decide whether to vote on the continuing resolution or allow the government to shut down. U.S. officials are traveling to Russia to discuss the next steps in the peace process as President Donald Trump signals a willingness to apply economic pressure on Moscow. The Department of Education announces a 50 percent reduction in its workforce. Federal prosecutors are seeking to move Columbia University campus agitator Mahmoud Khalil’s trial outside of of the Southern District of New York.
