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April 6, 2026
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Immigration policy forces foreign doctors out of U.S. hospitals amid shortage: Physicians from countries Trump deemed national security threats are reaching the end of their visas without responses to their renewal applications. The impact is expected to hit rural hospitals, which have many older patients with chronic illnesses, the hardest.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/a-slowdown-in-visa-processing-is-wreaking-havoc-on-foreign-doctors-lives-00853010

US inks third country deportation deal with DRC: The Central African state has agreed to temporarily host third-country migrants deported from the US, joining at least seven other African nations who have signed similar agreements. As part of the arrangement, the US will pay for the deportations, and the Congolese government will face no costs, the statement said.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/5/dr-congo-to-receive-third-country-deportees-from-the-us-under-new-deal

Immigrant seeking citizenship hospitalized after ICE ‘violently’ rear-ended him in Baltimore car crash, attorney says. A 32-year-old man was hospitalized with a concussion and “significant injuries” after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rear-ended his vehicle in Baltimore, according to his attorney and a U.S. senator.
https://www.aol.com/articles/immigrant-seeking-citizenship-hospitalized-ice-230203969.html

Immigrants seeking asylum ordered to countries they’ve never been to, and end up stuck in limbo
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-04-03/immigrants-seeking-asylum-ordered-to-countries-theyve-never-been-to-end-up-stuck-in-limbo

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory Is Shrinking Its Workforce — And the Reasons Go Far Beyond Robots. Its annual compliance report to Travis County shows annual employment and investment in the Gigafactory Texas complex about 10 miles east of downtown.
https://www.statesman.com/business/article/tesla-gigafactory-texas-employment-austin-musk-22162199.php

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Collision of forces’ inching US near ‘recession’ of historic proportions: Researcher John Mac Ghionn warns this downturn may be unparalleled, as AI-driven job losses are permanent and public trust is eroded, undermining traditional recovery mechanisms.
https://www.rawstory.com/recession/

$190 billion: Funds from the Working Families Tax Cut Act that the Trump administration intends to pour into the budget for DHS over the next five years, including an estimated $31.4 billion allocated for FY2027, according to the White House budget published on April 3.
https://www.taxathand.com/article/41121/United-States/2026/Trump-administration-releases-FY2027-budget-proposal-with-IRS-funding-cuts
Budget of the U.S. Government
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf

Trump’s budget calls for 2027 pay freeze. Though the president’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal calls for a 7% pay raise for military service members, it fails to mention civilian federal employee compensation.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/04/trumps-budget-mum-civilian-pay-raise-2027/412613/

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Texas public education faces mounting crisis as uncertified staff take over while experienced teachers flee classrooms
https://www.aol.com/news/experienced-texas-teachers-quitting-rate-014759002.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Oil Prices Breach $111 as Trump’s Deadline for Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Nears. The U.S. military may target Iran’s power plants and bridges this week if Tehran does not open up the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. president has warned.
https://www.ntd.com/oil-prices-breach-111-as-trumps-deadline-for-iran-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-nears_1136964.html

Is fracking in Texas endangering a day care’s children? Fracking near schools, hospitals, day care centers and nursing homes, risk the health of our children and other vulnerable populations.
https://environmentamerica.org/texas/media-center/children-and-elderly-at-risk-from-dangerous-and-close-fracking/

OPEC+ to lift oil output slightly as war risks tighten global market. Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance agreed Sunday to an increase in oil production next month while warning that war-related disruptions and attacks on energy infrastructure are escalating price swings in global markets.
https://www.newsweek.com/opec-nations-agree-to-adjust-oil-production-what-to-know-11785259

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
If these whales go extinct, we’ll know who to blame: Just 51 Rice’s whales are left on Earth. Trump may have just doomed them.
https://www.vox.com/climate/484406/god-squad-gulf-mexico-rices-whales-endangered-species

One of the world’s most critically endangered species, the Bermuda Cahow, is making a major comeback. With only around 450 of these incredibly rare birds in existence, the hatching of a brand-new baby is a milestone worth celebrating. On March 13, 2026, the little one made their debut, proving, in the words of Jurassic Park, “Life finds a way.”
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/rare-bird-extinct-300-years-132000966.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Swalwell flip flops on transparency as he fights release of Chinese intel files that include him. Transparency for thee, but not for me: Rep Swalwell has long insisted that all files related to the Trump White House and financier Jeffrey Epstein be disclosed. Swalwell fights disclosure of files detailing Chinese infiltration into American politics, which includes his own relationship with a suspected Chinese spy
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/monhypocrite-swalwell-flip-flops-transparency-trump-prepares-expose

The Epstein Diaries #3: When Jeffrey Epstein—and Harvey Weinstein—Almost Bought New York Magazine
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/the-epstein-diaries-3-when-jeffrey

# Gov / Politics
JD Vance to campaign for European election on American taxpayer’s dime next week
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/jd-vance-to-campaign-for-european-election-on-american-taxpayer-s-dime-next-week/ar-AA204zlE?ocid=AARDHP

Trump issues expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge. Iran says Trump will go down as a ‘Supreme War Criminal’ if he follows through with threat
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-issues-expletive-filled-threat-against-iran-as-details-of-u-s-aviators-rescue-emerge

Ex-Trump Spokesperson Warns Of MAGA Exodus Over War: ‘The Base Is Leaving’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/caroline-sunshine-maga-leaving-trump-iran-war_n_69d13489e4b05537a7f15589

House Republican: ‘Only purpose’ for US boots on the ground in Iran is ‘to get the enriched uranium’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5816999-lawler-iran-us-troops-uranium/

Donald Trump Accused of Plotting to Mount ‘False Flag’ Attack to Justify His Bombardment of Iran
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-donald-trump-accused-plotting-213000858.html

Sen. Graham Says After Speaking With Trump He Is “Completely Convinced That He Will Use Overwhelming Military Force Against the Regime” If They Fail to Open the Strait of Hormuz and Make a Deal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lindsey-graham-promises-overwhelming-military-160147640.html

Trump Just Doesn’t Fire His Goons—He Wants to Humiliate Them! Michael Wolff warns that no one in Trump’s inner circle is safe from the president’s wrath.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/dc/washington/news/2026/04/05/trump-biographer-says-all-his-goons-get-humiliated/

Advocates Demand Action to Stop Trump’s ‘Lawless’ Iran War. “Trump is being driven insane by his inability to defeat Iran,” said a UK journalist. “This is a threat to commit unspeakable war crimes.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-war-crimes

US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception. Trump’s endless falsehoods about the Iran war build on a long history of US military mythmaking.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-war-machine-is-built-on-decades-of-lies-the-assault-on-iran-is-no-exception/

Al Gore: Trump Administration Is the Most Corrupt in History. The former vice president rebukes Trump’s attack on Iran and condemns the administration’s dismantling of climate regulations.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/al-gore-trump-iran-attack-climate-change/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran war live: Iran says it has formulated its response to ceasefire proposals presented by intermediaries and will not engage in direct talks while the US and Israel escalate attacks
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/6/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-trumps-tuesday-deadline-on-strait-of-hormuz

IRGC Intelligence Chief Killed: Katz confirms IDF eliminated IRGC intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Majid Khademi died in an overnight strike in Tehran. [IDF:  Israel Defense Forces]
https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israeli-airstrike-killed-irgc-oil-revenue-chief

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump admin’s challenge of Watergate-era records law alarms historians. Scholars warn that DOJ’s declaration that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could impact other administrations.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/white-house-records-olc-opinion-00859073

Trump admin. defies 300 court orders in habeas cases, new tracker shows: Lawfare’s new database on non-compliance with court orders also shows the majority of violations occurred in Minnesota.
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/non-adherence-trump-administration-to-court-orders/
See also: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/

Nevada judge rules against no-bail detention policy: A Nevada federal judge ruled that a Department of Homeland Security policy that called for mandatory detention of immigrants in deportation proceedings, who otherwise would’ve been eligible for bail, violates the law.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/civil-courts/nevada-judge-rules-against-no-bail-detention-for-immigrant-detainees-3733545/

Steve Bannon Conviction Could Be Erased After Supreme Court Backs Trump Request. The case is tied to the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack
https://www.latintimes.com/steve-bannon-conviction-could-erased-after-supreme-court-backs-trump-request-596373

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
New cases of a deadly bacterial disease alarm doctors. Doctors Warn of Resurgence in Deadly Childhood Illness. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections, which can cause severe illnesses like meningitis and pneumonia, are making a comeback as vaccination rates have declined in recent years
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ny/new-york/news/2026/04/05/doctors-warn-of-resurgence-in-deadly-childhood-illness/

Medicare Warning: Inpatient Hospital Copays Hit Their Highest Levels Ever — What Seniors Now Owe Per Day
https://www.inkl.com/news/medicare-warning-inpatient-hospital-copays-hit-their-highest-levels-ever-what-seniors-now-owe-per-day

Trump Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals Could Spike Costs 100% for Common Meds, Including Entresto to Keytruda, Companies have months to negotiate before the tariffs kick in
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/120635

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Conservative expert nails Pete Hegseth for his personal vendetta against US Army
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-army-personal-vendetta/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Artemis II Crew Take INCREDIBLE Images of Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6GjLD6_lng

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus’ burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA: DNA analysis revealed diverse human, animal, and plant contamination from many eras and regions. Exact origin and history remain uncertain; radiocarbon dating suggests a medieval timeframe.
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/shroud-of-turin-dna-analysis-yields-unexpected-finding

Shroud of Turin may have Indian origin, DNA analysis suggests: DNA analysis of material collected from the relic in 1978 suggests the cloth used to make the fabric may have originated in India.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/shroud-turin-may-indian-origin-103208591.html

Mammoth Cave Unearths Two Ancient Shark Species from 325 Million Years Ago.The discovery of Macadens olsoni offers scientists new insights into the evolution of ancient marine life.
https://www.nps.gov/maca/learn/news/mammoth-cave-national-park-discovers-another-new-species-of-ancient-shark.htm

Beyond Neanderthals: The DNA Evidence of a Sixth Human Species Found in Tibet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE6QTne1QhA

A New Denisovan Fossil Discovered on Tibetan Plateau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE6QTne1QhA

# Science
Eight Scientists Missing or Dead: Full List of Baffling Disappearances in the U.S: Cases include disappearances, unsolved deaths, and confirmed homicides among scientists in sensitive fields. One of the missing scientists was a retired Air Force general, and some of the others had professional ties to him.
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/missing-scientists-dead-nuclear-full-list-how-many

# Security / DHS
DHS to fold intelligence office into headquarters under Trump’s 2027 budget plan. The plan to restructure the Office of Intelligence and Analysis would require congressional approval and could reshape oversight of domestic intelligence-sharing.
https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2026/04/presidents-budget-proposes-folding-beleaguered-dhs-intelligence-office-headquarters/412617/

# Social / Communities
These US States Have Made It Illegal To Live In An RV, Even On Your Own Property: You might want to stay away from Michigan, Hawaii, Indiana, and Delaware, as they have made it illegal to live in an RV — even if you’re parked on your own property!
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/us-states-made-illegal-live-201500190.html

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Voices, The Peoples News

April 5, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is
invisible to the eye.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Little Prince”
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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Rubio revokes green cards of foreign nationals linked to Iranian regime who are now in ICE custody
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/secretary-rubio-revokes-green-cards-of-foreign-nationals-with-ties-to-iranian-terror-regime

Uganda receives first 12 U.S. deportees as lawyers raise alarm
https://www.wysl1040.com/first-group-of-12-deportees-from-the-us-arrives-in-uganda-lawyers-say/

Marine veteran’s wife deported after attending green card interview leaving behind 2 children. Diana Butnarciuc was detained by ICE when she appeared for a routine interview on February 11 and deported to her home country less than two months later. She has two children in the U.S.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/marine-veterans-wife-deported-after-1772791

Santa Fe Parents Say CYFD Investigator Took Baby Across Texas Border
https://hoodline.com/2026/04/santa-fe-parents-say-cyfd-investigator-took-baby-across-texas-border/?utm=newsbreak

3-year-old immigrant suffered alleged sexual abuse during months in federal custody, family says
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-texas-trump-detention-abuse-b799ace25087c594339298685438e888

Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. Support and rights advocacy are seen as a duty of care for many nurses who are organizing to protect their patients.
https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-forge-alliances-to-protect-patients-from-trumps-immigration-crackdown/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says. National Debt Hits $38.40 Trillion, Increased $2.23 Trillion Year over Year, $6.12 Billion Per Day https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/2025/12/national-debt-hits-38-40-trillion-increased-2-23-trillion-year-over-year-6-12-billion-per-day

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
4 Texas High School Students Accused of Kidnapping and Torturing Classmate in Terrifying Assault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzPfMIrLXYA

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Why Virtually All White-Collar Tasks Are About to Vanish
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/11/big-ai-job-swap-white-collar-workers-ditching-their-careers

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas oil and gas industry reporting job losses
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_407537b1-b7d0-48c9-82ff-cdb8b4b3f55b.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Nuts Have Been Recalled in 19 States for an Unusual Reason.  “Products contain cyclamates (banned sweetener).” Sources suggest this type of sweetener was banned in 1970, and some research has suggested a link to health complications such as bladder tumors.
https://www.thehealthy.com/news/peanuts-recall-april-2026/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Todd Blanche Shuts Down Epstein File Releases After Bondi Firing Fallout
https://www.newsweek.com/todd-blanche-issued-warning-epstein-files-11779754

A Giants owner appeared more than 400 times in Epstein files, but the NFL’s response raises more questions than answers
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47782260/giants-co-owner-steve-tisch-named-latest-epstein-files

# Gov / Politics
After third attempt, anti-Trump No Kings protests still can’t define message or crowd. Nothing new but the date: While the overarching sentiment is expressly anti-Trump, protest attendees still have trouble defining specific policy grievances, and factual issues. Still, the hate remains the same.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-still-cant-define-message-or-crowd

Senators fume after sanctioned Russians tour Capitol Hill: ‘They came for one purpose!’
https://www.rawstory.com/rubio-russia/

Wicker, Shaheen raise concerns about US visit by Russian lawmakers
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5816118-wickers-shaheen-russian-visit/

“Open the F**kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell,” he wrote. Trump drops f-bomb as he warns the ‘crazy b******s’ in Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz or else’ in a foul-mouthed social media post on Easter Sunday.
https://www.thejournal.ie/open-the-fuckin-strait-trump-7004178-Apr2026/

Co-founder of American Conservative group demands Vance use 25th Amendment to remove Trump. Critics have long called on the cabinet to invoke the amendment and remove President Donald Trump from office
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-urged-invoke-25th-amendment-against-donald-trump-11719212

As Trump Threatens NATO Exit, Schumer Reminds Marco Rubio Of His Own Law Blocking Any Quick Withdrawal— ‘Couldn’t Act On A Whim’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-threatens-nato-exit-schumer-100128343.html

Trump’s NATO withdrawal threat: Senate minority leader hails Rubio’s previous stance, making Senate approval a must. Schumer says chamber will not back leaving alliance ‘just because Trump is upset’ after US president criticizes NATO allies over lack of support during Iran conflict
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trumps-nato-withdrawal-threat-senate-minority-leader-hails-rubios-previous-stance-making-senate-approval-a-must/3889072

Trump Calls Emergency National Security Session After Shocking Attack on U.S. Rescue Aircraft.
“It’s war,” Trump told NBC News in a brief telephone interview, dismissing suggestions that the day’s losses would impact ongoing diplomatic talks.
https://www.newsbreak.com/inquisitr-news-522568/4576049128848-trump-calls-emergency-national-security-session-after-shocking-attack-on-u-s-rescue-aircraft

Trump admin exposed for massive deals with world’s most brutal leaders: Donald Trump’s administration has seemingly changed tack with international diplomacy and struck deals with a series of the world’s most brutal leaders, per a report.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676665380/

Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base. Whiteness is baked into the US’s DNA. Can it be structurally dismantled?
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-relies-on-centuries-old-notions-of-whiteness-to-activate-his-maga-base/

Trump weighs more Cabinet changes after Bondi ouster. Pam Bondi was ousted from her post as attorney general, Trump is said to be considering removing others.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-firing-cabinet-members-pam-bondi-b2951390.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Trump is left out in the cold as the UK holds an emergency meeting with 30 other countries to resolve the Hormuz Crisis … and the US is completely excluded! The UK convened emergency talks with over 35 countries—including France, Germany, and Gulf states—to address the Hormuz crisis, explicitly excluding the U.S. after President Trump stated that securing the waterway is the responsibility of other nations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/uk-led-coalition-of-35-countries-vows-action-on-hormuz-strait-gridlock

# LGBTQ / Transgender
“Harmful to Children” Claims and the Targeting of LGBTQ Speech After Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
https://yalelawjournal.org/supreme-court-collection/harmful-to-children-claims-and-the-targeting-of-lgbtq-speech-after-free-speech-coalition-v-paxton

Free Speech Wins, LGBTQ+ Protections Teeter In Court
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/free-speech-wins-8-1-in-the-supreme-court/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
U.S. Postal Service could stop delivering mail in 2027 — USPS may not have enough cash to pay employees or vendors within the next year unless Congress takes action.
https://www.rawstory.com/postal-service-budget/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump Says He May Stop Federal Medicare, Medicaid & Daycare Funding
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-says-may-stop-federal-165820532.html

The Texas Rule That Changes How Disabled Parking Placards Are Issued. Navigating the process of obtaining a disabled parking placard in Texas has long been a challenge for many residents, especially…
https://www.budgetandthebees.com/the-texas-rule-that-changes-how-disabled-parking-placards-are-issued/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
Trump issues warning to 5 Democratic states, raids already started: Several hospice and health care providers were raided by federal authorities, resulting in eight arrests and the suspension of 221 facilities over 10 weeks, officials said.
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-new-role-fraud-czar-la-raids-democratic-states-donald-trump-11779410

Memorial Hermann, Blue Cross dispute leaves patients in limbo. Patients in Houston are already feeling the impact of a dispute between Memorial Hermann and Blue Cross — and some are struggling to get care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZiyGRWlm6E

‘A big tug of war’ | Patients caught in the middle of Blue Cross Blue Shield-Memorial Hermann impasse. With no deal in place between the insurance company and hospital
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/blue-cross-blue-shield-memorial-hermann-houston-hospital/285-848b939e-6fe0-41bc-bafe-06c0c46dc49a

Cancer patient faces uncertainty amid Blue Cross, Memorial Hermann dispute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYNoaj3juM

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
US Forces Rescue 2nd Airman Downed in Iran, Trump Announces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UnKDaYJT60

US Deploys Ground Combat Forces—What It Means
https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-march-30/

‘Paranoid’ Pete Hegseth fired highest-ranking US Army officer ‘because he was threatened by him’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/paranoid-pete-hegseth-fired-highest-ranking-us-army-officer-because-he-was-threatened-by-him/ar-AA207iO2

# Military / Global
‘Nuclear Radiation Will Wipe Out Gulf Capitals’: ‘Radioactive fallout will end life in GCC capitals, not Tehran’: Top Iranian diplomat
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260404-radioactive-fallout-will-end-life-in-gcc-capitals-not-tehran-top-iranian-diplomat/?amp

‘Nuclear radiation will wipe out Gulf capitals’: Iran’s huge nuke warning to US over Bushehr attack
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/nuclear-radiation-will-wipe-out-gulf-capitals-iran-s-huge-nuke-warning-to-us-over-bushehr-attack/vi-AA2093s7#details

# NATO
NATO chief Rutte to travel to Washington to meet Trump. The president has grown increasingly furious with the decades-old alliance amid the war in Iran.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/nato-mark-rutte-donald-trump-meeting-00858701

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
In 2025, a typhoon tore through the Alaskan coastline uncovering thousands of ancient artifacts from a lost Yup’ik village buried for centuries.
https://www.newsbreak.com/splash-travels-317739776/4572401899932-in-2025-a-typhoon-tore-through-the-alaskan-coastline-uncovering-thousands-of-ancient-artifacts-from-a-lost-yup-ik-village-buried-for-centuries

# Security / DHS
Calls for DHS to be shuttered permanently as agency’s original aim has been lost
https://www.rawstory.com/department-of-homeland-security-2676655070/

# Technology / AI
2.3 Million Users Affected by New Android Malware Hid in 50 Google Play Apps
https://cyberinsider.com/android-rootkit-novoice-infects-2-3-million-devices-via-google-play-apps/

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April 4, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Breaking Down Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship. Birthright citizenship is the process by which babies automatically attain citizenship in a state upon birth. Countries throughout the world have adopted birthright citizenship
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/breaking-down-trump-end-birthright-citizenship/

Critics sound alarm over six ICE custody deaths in Texas in six weeks: ‘Prioritizing profits, not people’
Six people died under Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Texas over six weeks between December and January, including three at a single El Paso detention complex, according to a new report
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/critics-sound-alarm-over-six-ice-custody-deaths-in-texas-in-six-weeks-prioritizing-profits-not-people/vi-AA1WKJik?ocid=emmx

Inspection finds 49 violations at nation’s largest ICE detention center. An ICE oversight panel cited 49 deficiencies at Camp East Montana in February including the use of force, restraints and medical care.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/03/texas-el-paso-camp-east-montana-immigration-inspection-violations/

California Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities. A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity. Spending more money on prison infrastructure does not bring us closer to that goal. Instead of building new prison facilities, California should invest in releasing people and supporting local communities. That’s real public safety.
https://truthout.org/articles/ca-should-send-prisoners-home-instead-of-spending-millions-on-new-facilities/#:~:text=Spending%20more%20money%20on%20prison,That’s%20real%20public%20safety.

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Nine well-known retailers are closing stores in April, impacting consumers nationwide. The mass shutdowns come as part of bankruptcy filings for some, while others are making multi-year turnarounds and optimizing their footprints.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/mi/burton/news/2026/04/03/retail-shakeup-stores-closing-across-the-u-s-in-april/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it: President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, released Friday, calls for boosting total defense funding to $1.5 trillion—a jump that most economists say would represent one of the largest budget increases in American history, rivaling the wartime mobilization of World War II.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/03/trump-1-5-trillion-defense-budget-largest-since-world-war-ii/

The tax escape map: Billionaires are bolting for Florida from the West Coast and taking billions in tax revenue with them
https://fortune.com/2026/04/02/california-wealth-tax-billionaires-mark-zuckerberg-peter-thiel-larry-page-sergey-brin-larry-ellison-howard-schultz-jeff-bezos-wealthy-luxury-homes-florida-miami/

Trump budget denounced as ‘moral obscenity’: The proposed cuts are expected to severely affect seniors, children, and low-income families, some analysts warning of a devastating impact similar to the effects of policies from the 1980s.
https://scheerpost.com/2026/04/03/trumps-budget-a-moral-obscenity-wrapped-in-patriotism/

Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg and Buffett in billionaire tax push: ‘The richest people in America have never ever had it so good’
https://fortune.com/2026/04/03/bernie-sanders-bezos-musk-bloomberg-buffett-billionaire-tax-push-effective-rate-wealth-taxes/

These businesses are closing stores in 2026. The new year has arrived, and in an effort to reform their finances, some retail businesses are saying goodbye to select locations, citing low performance and, in some cases, tariffs.
https://www.aol.com/articles/businesses-closing-stores-2026-see-215605254.html

Americans To Receive Over $1,500 Direct Payments Under Proposal. The proposal, titled the American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026, was introduced by Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
https://www.newsweek.com/americans-direct-payments-proposal-tariff-rebate-11779075

Civilian agencies face 10% cuts in Trump’s 2027 budget. Dozens of programs and grants face elimination, although proposed cuts to non-defense agencies are smaller than last year and a Defense boost would raise overall spending.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/04/civilian-agencies-10-percent-cuts-trumps-2027-budget/412616/

Jeffries: “Donald Trump has not managed to liberate the economy,” Jeffries said. “What Donald Trump has done is decimate the bank accounts of the American people.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5815068-jeffries-blasts-trump-policies/

What New Trump Budget Says About Social Security, Medicare and VA Benefits. The FY 2027 budget does not propose any reductions to Social Security benefits, eligibility rules, or cost‑of‑living adjustments.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-new-trump-budget-says-about-social-security-medicare-va-benefits-11780857

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
[Video] The kid who went viral for wearing an American flag to school: An employee for the school said via email that the patch was “disruptive to the classroom environment” and has “origins with slavery.” The Gadsden flag originates from the American Revolution as a symbol of the 13 colonies’ fight against British tyrannical rule.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/12-year-old-boy-trouble-wearing-gadsden-flag-patch-wins-victory-school-report

Millions of student-loan accounts are being transferred to the Treasury. There’s a new push to slam the brakes
https://www.aol.com/articles/millions-student-loan-accounts-being-180511420.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Windfall Tax on Big Oil Demanded as Trump’s Iran War Pads Profits of Fossil Fuel Giants. “The Iran war is exposing the deadly consequences of global fossil fuel dependence.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-windfall-tax

‘We are dying’: ‘Cancer Alley’ activist addresses Trump dismissal of petrochemical company case. MSNBC’s Alex Wagner heads to ‘Cancer Alley’ in Louisiana to speak with residents in a majority-Black community affected by the Trump administration’s recent decision to drop a lawsuit against a petrochemical plant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLbK_0EKavM

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Earthquake swarm erupts near Atlantic’s deepest point… highlighting East Coast tsunami scenario
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15704141/earthquake-swarm-puerto-rico-trench-tsunami.html

Bay Area residents jolted awake as powerful earthquake strikes in dead of night
https://www.fox8live.com/2026/04/02/46-earthquake-jolts-northern-california-awake-residents-report-shaking-homes-miles/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
EPA to list microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water for first time. “Including it in the list would be the first step toward eventually regulating microplastics in public water supplies, hopefully this is not the last step.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/federal-regulation-microplastics-pharmaceuticals-drinking-water/

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
What every American needs to know about Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/opinion-every-american-needs-know-150000130.html

A modern Watergate: How ‘Arctic Frost’ secretly targeted Americans — and how to stop it
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4512367/modern-watergate-arctic-frost-secretly-targeted-americans/

Grassley Releases New Arctic Frost Records, Raising Additional Questions about Jack Smith’s Conduct and Candor. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks at a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Arctic Frost, Jack Smith’s failed election case against President Trump that began at the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-releases-new-arctic-frost-records-raising-additional-questions-about-jack-smiths-conduct-and-candor

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie drops an Epstein bomb on Trump’s new Acting Attorney General — warning him that he has just one month to fully release the files under the law!
There will be no rest for the wicked in this scandal…
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5813615-massie-bondi-epstein-files/

‘This Isn’t Over’: Pam Bondi must still testify on Epstein files despite firing. “We must also investigate the continued breaking of the law around the DOJ still hiding Epstein files from the public,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bondi-oversight-testimony

DOJ Under Fire After New Epstein Files Reveal Withheld Evidence and Ongoing Arrest Questions: As DOJ Continues to Withhold Epstein Files About Accusations Against Trump, Whitehouse Demands that DOJ Follow the Law and Preserve All Related Documents. MAGA DOJ’s apparent illegal withholding of documents points to a dark cover-up for the President
https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/as-doj-continues-to-withhold-epstein-files-about-accusations-against-trump-whitehouse-demands-that-doj-follow-the-law-and-preserve-all-related-documents/

Acting AG Todd Blanche’s desperate attempt to bury the Epstein files crumbles spectacularly, and he is left facing a legal minefield
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/acting-ag-todd-blanches-desperate-attempt-to-bury-the-epstein-files-crumbles-spectacularly-and-he-is-left-facing-a-legal-minefield/

# Gov / Politics
‘Misogynistic’ Donald Trump Accused of Axing Only Female Staffers After Pam Bondi Firing: ‘She Was as Awful as Kash Patel’
https://www.aol.com/articles/misogynistic-donald-trump-accused-axing-174852268.html

More Than 100 Legal Experts Raise ‘Serious Concerns’ U.S. Strikes on Iran May Be ‘War Crimes.’ United States-based scholars sign open letter raising concerns about conduct, rhetoric during US-Israeli war on Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/over-100-us-legal-experts-condemn-strikes-on-iran-as-possible-war-crimes

Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts. The White House is releasing details of President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget, including a $1.5 trillion defense spending request. That’s the largest of its kind…
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2026/04/white-house-set-to-release-trumps-budget-with-major-increase-in-defense-spending/

‘Overreach’ Or Safeguard? States Revolt Over Trump Order: A coalition of states is legally challenging executive orders from the Trump administration that seek to restrict mail-in voting and deploy federalized National Guard troops, labeling the actions as severe constitutional overreach.
https://www.governing.com/policy/a-new-era-of-federal-power-tests-states-authority

No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in US Politics. A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.
https://truthout.org/articles/no-kings-must-mean-no-war-foreign-policy-is-least-democratic-space-in-politics/

Trump Is the Most Ludicrous, Morally Obscene, and Dangerous Man in the World. “He is a rambling, nasty individual but he’s actually positively dangerous.” It is “really consequential for the world that Trump is not elected tonight”, says William Hague on Times Radio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Adnk82TUc

Trump ‘Openly Flaunting His War Crimes’ as US Bombs Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure. “The president of the United States would like everyone to know that he is acting with criminal intent, in case there was any ambiguity,” a US law
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-trump-war-crimes

Trump is a ‘crude, rude, terrible human being who trivializes serious issues’: Dem Rep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_BeRO_UKo4

‘A Moral Obscenity’: Trump Budget Pairs Record Military Boost With Billions in Cuts to Social Programs: “To pay for his endless wars, he wants the biggest increase to military spending in 70 years,” said Rep. Greg Casar. “Hell no.”
https://therealnews.com/trump-budget-record-military-boost-billions-in-cuts-to-social-programs

Trump Is the Most Dangerous Man in the World. There has never been a bigger sociopathic megalomaniac in Western democratic polities than Donald J. Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/2017/10/06/trump-most-dangerous-man-world-psychologists-671182.html

Urgent Message to Democrats: Stop Dragging Your Feet and End Trump’s Iran War. Many congressional Democrats seem more interested in using Trump’s war on Iran to score victories in the midterms than to use what power they do have to bring it to an end.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dems-iran-war-campaign

Ty Cobb, who served as counsel during Donald Trump’s first term, said he is “clearly insane” and asked why they have not invoked the 25th Amendment. Cobb doubles down on cognitive decline claims while the people who could act continue doing absolutely nothing.
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/former-trump-white-house-lawyer-hes-insane-current-cabinet-crickets/

Cory Booker and 30 Congress Members Among Latest Politicians Seen Out Amid Government Shutdown
https://www.aol.com/articles/senator-cory-booker-hangs-l-165508052.html

A Georgia senator is furious as Donald Trump guts kids’ healthcare and food for the hungry: ‘We can’t lose sight of this.’ Who really benefits from such decisions?
https://www.themarysue.com/a-georgia-senator-is-furious-as-donald-trump-guts-kids-healthcare-and-food-for-the-hungry-we-cant-lose-sight-of-this/

A Georgia senator is furious as Donald Trump guts kids’ healthcare and food for the hungry: ‘We can’t lose sight of this.’ Who really benefits from such decisions?
https://www.themarysue.com/a-georgia-senator-is-furious-as-donald-trump-guts-kids-healthcare-and-food-for-the-hungry-we-cant-lose-sight-of-this/

Trump gives Iran regime 48-hour deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/donald-trump-urges-iran-end-war-or-face-assassinations

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Refuses To Meet US Officials In Pak, Ceasefire Efforts Hit Wall: ReportThe push, led by Pakistan, has failed to yield a breakthrough, with Tehran formally notifying mediators that it is unwilling to send officials to Islamabad for talks in the coming days.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistan-led-ceasefire-efforts-collapse-as-iran-rejects-unacceptable-us-demands-report-11308630

Iranian Leader Tracked The Money Behind US-Iran War Policy — Then Asks If He Should Expose The Wall Street Players
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/iranian-leader-tracked-the-money-behind-us-iran-war-policy-then-asks-if-he-should-expose-the-wall-street-players/ar-AA203EnW?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump administration sues Idaho election official to force him to turn over sensitive voter data. Lawsuit comes more than a month after Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane declined to share sensitive voter data
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/04/01/trump-administration-sues-idaho-election-official-to-force-him-to-turn-over-sensitive-voter-data/

‘Knew his representations were false’: Fed-up FedEx’s court demand could mean sleepless nights ahead for Mike Lindell, as financial threats stack up
https://www.14news.com/2025/03/01/fedex-files-lawsuit-against-mypillow-88-million-unpaid-shipping-fees/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
Millions of eyedrops sold at major pharmacies and stores voluntarily recalled
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/03/eye-drop-recall-fda/89447831007/

CDC Announces Discontinuation of Testing for 31 Diseases, Including Rabies. The agency says the tests will be “offline” moving forward.
https://www.greenmatters.com/news/cdc-pauses-rabies-testing

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
US Fighter Pilot ‘CAPTURED’ After Iran SHOOTS DOWN F-15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOx72nZw01k

Second US fighter jet crashes around Persian Gulf, pilot rescued:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEKP8eXjQHI

Search for missing airman continues after Iran reportedly shoots down U.S. warplane: Search continues for missing US airman from downed F-15 as Iran says strike near nuclear plant kills one. [Site also contains several other news items related to Iran.]
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt

Iran war live: US-Israel attacks hit petrochemical, nuclear sites in Iran
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/4/iran-war-live-tehran-downs-2-us-warplanes-israel-bombs-lebanon-bridges

# Military / Global
‘A Barbaric Assault’: Iran Condemns US-Israeli Bombing of Century-Old Medical Research Center. “Heartbreaking, cruel, despicable, and utterly outrageous,” a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said of the attack on the Pasteur Institute of Iran.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-pasteur-medical-research-centre-151639256.html

Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace. The country’s defense minister said it’s denied military airspace requests from the US since the outset of the war.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5815053-austria-defies-trump-war/

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
A violent storm in Scotland ripped the grass off a large mound, uncovering a remarkably preserved 6,000-year-old Neolithic village
https://www.aol.com/articles/misogynistic-donald-trump-accused-axing-174852268.html

A New Island Has Been Discovered Off The Coast Of Fiji. It Appears To Have Been Made By Humans, 1,200 Years In Our Past
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70869083/shell-island-midden/

This Hole Appeared Out Of Nowhere, Only Now Have Scientists Solved The Mystery: The world is full of wonders. Among them is the mysterious hole in Lake Berryessa. No one knows how, but the mysterious hole opened up out of nowhere last year. Nobody really knew what it was, where it came from, or where the water was going to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGt2f_B3Wwk

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Trump’s flagship tax and spending law, the “big, beautiful bill,” has dug an even deeper hole for America’s foremost retirement program.
https://marketrealist.com/news/trump-169-billion-hole-social-security/

# Veterans / VA
‘The Most Anti-Veteran President in History’: VA Families Losing Homes After Trump Killed Loan Program. “It’s a struggle. Especially with everything else being inflated in the country,” said one US Army vet, “you know, with groceries, gas… I’m like, what the hell?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/home-loan-assistance-for-veterans

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April 3, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
New Jersey bill would bar public funding for ICE detention facilities: The measure proposes that neither state nor local taxes can be used to help “construct, operate, or otherwise support” public and privately-run immigration detention centers.
https://jerseyvindicator.org/2026/04/01/new-bill-would-bar-public-funding-for-ice-detention-centers-in-nj/

ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque: Attorneys of Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born green card holder, allege he was targeted for speaking out against Israel.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/wisconsin-mosque-president-detained-us-immigration

Federal government seeks to detain five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father again, lawyer says: A DOJ attorney filed an appeal of a habeas corpus petition granted to the father and son, whose detention in Texas earlier this year drew national headlines.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/01/government-seeks-to-detain-liam-conejo-ramos-and-father-again-lawyer-says

Dallas community leader to be deported after losing immigration case
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/dallas-community-leader-omar-salazar-deported-immigration-case/

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
White House scales back plan to dismantle the CFPB but still wants to slash staff by two-thirds. Under the new plan, the bureau’s headcount would be reduced from 1,700 authorized employees to roughly 550 staffers. The administration originally intended to shrink the bureau’s staff to around 200 employees.
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/business/ap-us-cfpb-job-cuts-1st-ld-writethru
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: https://www.usa.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says. The U.S. Treasury says the national debt is roughly $39 trillion, but a nonpartisan accounting group estimates that the true number is $170.3 trillion. Unlike the Treasury’s calculations, Truth in Accounting included all of the federal government’s unfunded obligations in its debt assessment, including unfunded promises like Social Security and Medicare benefits.
https://www.aol.com/articles/national-debt-over-4x-greater-204600437.html

One Year of Trump tariffs prove corporate profits came before the public interest. The 2026 NTE Report makes it clear the Trump administration’s primary motivation behind its trade policy is to protect profits of big US companies.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-trade-attacks

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Community members step up to ensure students get to school safely amid ICE operations: ‘Walking bus’ groups and organized rides are just two ways that communities are acting to protect kids on their daily commutes. “There’s fear. There’s palpable fear by students, and they know what’s happening,” said Jason Kuhlman, the principal of Valley View Elementary,
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-s1-5692645/we-call-it-the-walking-bus-how-kids-are-getting-to-school-amid-ice-operations

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Interior incentivizes more staff departures after already cutting 20% of its workforce. The department becomes the first to offer a widespread “deferred resignation” this year. After a series of delays, DOI is preparing RIF lists as it looks to implement significant personnel cuts in the coming weeks.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/09/interior-department-taking-steps-implement-layoffs/408342/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
USDA Issues Public Health Alert: FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Frozen, Dinosaur-Shaped, Ready-To-Eat Chicken Nuggets Due To Traces Of Lead
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-frozen-dinosaur-shaped-ready-eat-chicken-nuggets-due

Popular Rice Brand’s Recall for ‘Possible Presence of Stones’ Just Got a Critical Updated: Ben’s Original Long Grain White, Whole Grain Brown, and Long Grain & Wild Ready Rice—were distributed to those retailers in the following states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin
https://www.today.com/food/recall/bens-original-rice-recall-rcna237782

# Gov / Politics
Pam Bondi’s humiliation grows as it’s revealed that she begged Trump not to fire her as Attorney General,  but he did it anyway and threw her under the bus.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/pam-bondi-humiliated-donald-trump-36962977

By ousting Pam Bondi, Trump made the right call for the wrong reasons
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ousting-pam-bondi-trump-made-183543387.html

Trump Spews ‘More Threats of War Crimes’ as Iran Says It Shot Down US Fighter Jet
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-continues-threatening-war-crimes-221524854.html

Trump ‘Openly Flaunting His War Crimes’ as US Bombs Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure. “The president of the United States would like everyone to know that he is acting with criminal intent, in case there was any ambiguity,” a US law professor said of his social media post with bridge bombing footage.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-trump-war-crimes

Singham uses extensive CCP-aligned network in China as he finances global Marxist influence efforts. Some Republicans in Congress call for Roy Singham to be forced to register as a foreign agent of China. Just the News investigations have detailed the Marxist businessman’s Shanghai political ecosystem.
https://justthenews.com/world/asia/singham-uses-extensive-ccp-aligned-network-china-he-finances-global-marxist-influence

Trump nominates Texas federal prosecutors who carried torch on immigration crackdown. President Donald Trump nominated two more Texas prosecutors who have furthered his immigration enforcement goals to be federal judges, he announced on social media Wednesday evening.
https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-04-02/president-donald-trump-south-texas-federal-judge-nominations-immigration-enforcement-prosecutors-attorneys-border

Trump made ‘profound miscalculation’ that will harm rest of his presidency
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-energy-2676654729/

Trump’s mental acuity questioned after peculiar Davy Crockett post
https://www.alternet.org/trump-mental-2676657237/

Do States Have a Secret Weapon to Counter Trump’s Forest Service and Medicaid Cuts Before the Damage Becomes Permanent? All ten regional offices that have managed 193 million acres of American forests are closing.
https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/do-states-have-a-secret-weapon-to

Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom was just halted by a judge who said no law gives him the power to remake the White House without Congress. The judge said work on the $400 million project must halt pending congressional authorization.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-order-00852455

Colorado’s Bold Claim To New Mexico Lands Raises Eyebrows. Texas wants New Mexico, New Mexico wants El Paso … now Colorado wants New Mexico? Had to have been an April Fools Day thing. Right? As crazy as politics are these days, I’m not so sure
https://www.newsbreak.com/95-5-klaq-520670/4573103054146-colorado-s-bold-claim-to-new-mexico-lands-raises-eyebrows

Trump’s White House ballroom approved by planning commission. “We are not some sort of free-ranging ballroom justice commission,” said the National Capital Planning Commission’s chair in response to criticism of the president and plans for the project.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/trump-ballroom-planning-commission-approval-00856353

Let’s Be Very Clear: Trump’s Iran War Is Making You Poorer. In addition to reducing our security and jeopardizing the well-being of people around the world, his belligerence will cost us a huge amount of money. But at least he and his friends will get even richer.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/iran-war-makes-us-poorer

Trump threatens to “obliterate” Iran’s energy and water infrastructure
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/30/trump-threaten-iran-oil-energy-obliterate

# Gov / Politics / Global
French General Michel Yakovleff tells Trump and his team to “stop sniffing coke” after they hatch an insane plot to seize Iran’s uranium with a risky raid that would involve building a runway INSIDE of Iran.
https://x.com/ad_de_boer/status/2039777793647448141

[Video] Putin TAUNTS Trump, Then Drops ‘EXCLUSIVE’ Iran Deal
https://www.newsbreak.com/times-of-india-english-2283961/4572652348645-putin-taunts-trump-then-drops-exclusive-iran-deal-after-nato-s-brutal-snub-to-us-watch

# LGBTQ / Transgender
‘Kansas was going to be the first domino that fell’: Red states are making lists of trans people as surveillance ramps up. States including Kansas, Indiana, Texas, and Tennessee are looking to collect information about people who sought gender-affirming care or changed gender markers on documents
https://prismreports.org/2026/04/02/red-states-are-making-lists-of-trans-people-as-surveillance-ramps-up/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/judge-blocks-trumps-executive-order-to-end-federal-funding-for-pbs-and-npr

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Medicare to cover new blood test detecting dozens of cancers: A new way to get ahead of cancer
https://news.ohsu.edu/2025/12/26/blood-test-finds-seven-times-more-cancers-than-standard-screenings

Nearly 3 Million Seniors to Lose Medicare Advantage. Medicare Advantage insurers are dropping plans, forcing nearly 3 million Americans, especially in rural areas, into traditional Medicare.
https://cepr.net/publications/new-research-reveals-millions-will-lose-medicare-advantage-coverage-this-year/

New Medicare Changes Could Result In Some People Losing Coverage. A lot of retirees hear “Medicare changes” and assume that means higher premiums, new plan rules, or drug-cost updates. One of the biggest risks is more administrative than medical: changes tied to Medicaid and Medicare cost-assistance programs could make it easier for some eligible people to fall through the cracks, especially if they miss paperwork or state eligibility checks.
https://www.aol.com/articles/medicare-changes-could-result-people-172300880.html

Trump says it’s ‘not possible’ for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and daycare: ‘We’re fighting wars’
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-us-government-spending-cuts-medicare-daycare-iran-war-11772425

Trump Medicaid Cuts Put 446 Hospitals in Danger, Threatening Care for 6.6 Million: California, New York, Illinois and Washington Among the States Facing the Biggest Hit. The health centers employ around 275,000 direct patient care workers
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-medicaid-cuts-put-446-hospitals-danger-threatening-care-66-million-california-new-york-596265

The Big Ugly Threat to Safety Net Hospitals. Analyzing the hospitals put most at-risk by the Republican tax and budget reconciliation bill
https://www.citizen.org/article/big-ugly-threat/

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute: Cuts to disability benefits in autumn budget would plunge disabled people into deep poverty. Anela Anwar, chief executive of anti-poverty charity Z2K, sets out why the new government must scrap cruel and dangerous plans to cut payments for seriously ill and disabled people
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/labour-disability-cuts-universal-credit

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
President Trump 100% tariffs on imported brand-name drugs. The goal? Push pharma to lower prices and move manufacturing to the U.S
https://www.pharmexec.com/view/president-trump-imposes-100-tariffs-branded

FBI cracks down on alleged $60M hospice fraud in LA County. The probe, which reportedly includes an empty Los Angeles building that supposedly housed hospices.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_e6f29235-fea6-432c-8874-acce367779f7.html

Insurance Companies Already Deploying AI Systems to Deny Claims Faster Than Ever Before. But if they’re gonna use it to screw you, then wouldn’t the logic be that you can use it to screw them back? “I don’t think a corporation… should be telling people what they can and can’t do.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-insurance-claims-denial

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
‘Prepare your family’: Marine Reserve commander gives warlike safety brief
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/prepare-your-family-marine-reserve-commander-gives-warlike-safety-brief/

‘Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!’ Trump threatens Iran’s civilian infrastructure. “Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran,” rails U.S. president.
https://www.politico.eu/article/bridges-next-then-electric-power-plants-us-donald-trump-threatens-irans-civilian-infrastructure/

Hegseth boots Army chief of staff as Iran war intensifies: Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which comes during the Iran war and is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
https://www.militarynews.com/news/national/the-latest-hegseth-asks-us-army-s-top-uniformed-officer-to-step-down-during-iran/article_9e9901d3-ecd8-5313-8e1e-082b9011c14b.html

A recent Iranian strike on a U.S. military installation in Saudi Arabia has damaged a key $500 million surveillance aircraft and renewed concerns among defense experts about the United States’ ability to sustain a prolonged conflict in the region.
https://upolitics.com/news/after-trump-says-irans-military-is-decimated-iran-strike-destroys-key-500-million-u-s-surveillance-plane/amp/

# Military / Global
Russia issues new warning as Iran’s Bushehr nuclear site faces renewed strikes
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-outraged-by-strikes-on-areas-near-iran-s-bushehr-nuclear-power-plant/3879450

Iran threatens to strike US-owned infrastructure in the Middle East. Tech companies Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta were among those targeted by the latest threats.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/iran-threatens-to-target-us-owned-infrastructure-in-the-middle-east-00852120

Iran responds to Trump address with missile attacks on Israel, Gulf states
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/04/02/iran-fires-missiles-israel-and-gulf-neighbors-trump-talks-of-winding-down-mideast-war.html

# NATO
U.S., NATO alliance on the line as Trump set to meet with Rutte. Tensions are running high between President Donald Trump and NATO leaders, as grumblings grow over the U.S. withdrawing from the alliance.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_28992d8a-aca5-49ea-8c14-227960cba53f.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
Divers Snorkeling in Bender’s Cave in Comal County, Texas Found Ice Age Bones Scattered Across the Floor — Including Species No One Expected There. The haul reads like a roster of creatures most people associate with museum dioramas, not a flooded Texas cave: pieces of giant tortoise shell, armor from a pampathere (a large armadillo relative of the genus Holmesina), remains of giant ground sloths, saber-tooth cats, camels, mastodons and mammoth
https://www.miamiherald.com/living/article315213188.html#storylink=cpy

# Security / DHS
DHS sued over warrantless home entries in immigration enforcement: Lawsuit alleges that DHS and ICE violated the Fourth Amendment rights of immigrants and U.S. citizens by secretly instructing agents to enter homes without a warrant
https://www.acludc.org/press-releases/immigrants-and-u-s-citizens-sue-dhs-over-unconstitutional-home-entry-policy/

# Social / Communities
For each undocumented tenant removed, 3 eligible Americans could lose housing aid, including 35,000 kids.  The Trump Administration will reportedly propose a rule that would bar families from receiving most forms of rental assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) if just one person in the household isn’t eligible for assistance because of their immigration status. These families would face an agonizing choice: give up the rental assistance they need to stay in their home, or split up their family.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/administration-plan-targeting-immigrants-would-take-away-rental-assistance-create

# Transportation / Trucking
Diesel Prices Surge in Texas, Squeezing Truckers and Rippling Through Economy. Experts warn higher trucking costs could impact groceries, construction, and more as diesel prices climb nearly 50% in a month.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/dallas/news/2026/04/01/diesel-prices-surge-in-texas-squeezing-truckers-and-consumers/

# Veterans / VA
‘The Most Anti-Veteran President in History’: VA Families Losing Homes After Trump Killed Loan Program. “It’s a struggle. Especially with everything else being inflated in the country,” said one US Army vet, “you know, with groceries, gas… I’m like, what the hell?”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/home-loan-assistance-for-veterans

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
GOP splits DHS funding to push immigration plan without Democrats. Republican leaders have settled on a plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after weeks of disruption.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-splits-dhs-funding-push-103135741.html

Trump’s birthright citizenship ban encounters skepticism at Supreme Court. With President Donald Trump watching from the gallery, a majority of Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday about his ability to ban automatic citizenship for children born in the United States.
https://san.com/cc/trumps-birthright-citizenship-argument-meets-with-skepticism-at-supreme-court/

Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving. The changes are wreaking havoc on the 1.7 million people without documentation in Texas, as well as tens of thousands of refugees and people with protected legal status, like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/02/texas-immigration-crackdown-regulatory-legal-changes-undocumented-immigrants-daca/

Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore Legal Status for Up to 900,000 Migrants. A federal judge in Boston has ordered the Trump administration to restore the legal status of up to 900,000 migrants after the government revoked their legal status through mass emails, finding the move exceeded its authority and did not follow required procedures.
https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/judge-orders-dhs-to-restore-legal-status-for-900000-migrants-says-terminations-were-unlawful

Supreme Court Justices Ask Where in Constitution Trump Is Getting This. Supreme Court Expresses Skepticism at Trump’s Effort to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/supreme-court-trump-eliminate-birthright-citizenship/

Plan For Texas Border Change Follows Attempts In Other States
https://www.newsweek.com/us-states-redraw-borders-11767803

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Bank of America, Chase, & Wells Fargo users risk full bank account being drained over $4 charge even if card not tapped. A TINY $4 charge could be the first sign a scammer is testing your card before going after a lot more money.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/16152263/bank-account-drained-charge-ghost-tapping/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
EPA Announces Plans To Dilute Gas In May
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/epa-plan-dilute-gas-help-204100972.html

Diluted gas waiver to impact just 3% of US gas stations. Trump Administration has announced a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow the sale of E-15, gas blended with 15% ethanol, starting in May.
https://www.wavy.com/video/diluted-gas-waiver-to-impact-just-3-of-us-gas-stations/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Forest Service to move HQ out of DC, shutter regional offices in sweeping overhaul. The Trump administration will move the headquarters for the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City. Employees react with tears, warn of brain drain and call the changes “a pointless exercise.”
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/04/forest-service-move-hq-out-dc-shutter-regional-offices-sweeping-overhaul/412566/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Texas farmers struggle to grow crops amid severe drought: ‘A scary time to be farming right now.’ “My fear is that we start depending too heavily on Mexico.” Texas farmers face near-apocalyptic conditions: ‘It’s hard to even have any hope sometimes’
https://local.newsbreak.com/texas-state/4572492028661-texas-farmers-struggle-to-grow-crops-amid-severe-drought-a-scary-time-to-be-farming-right-now?s=dmg_local_email_bucket_1.web2_fromweb&emailId=L69CIMX&uid=380210659

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jen Shah Says Prison Mate Ghislaine Maxwell Had ‘Complete Disregard’ for Jeffrey Epstein Victims
https://people.com/ghislaine-maxwell-has-no-remorse-for-epstein-victims-jen-shah-says-11936905

Hackers Threaten to Release Full Unredacted Epstein Files. An anonymous online threat is going viral, claiming hidden Epstein-related files, previously redacted by the Department of Justice, will soon be made public in full.
https://www.aol.com/exclusive-epstein-files-shocker-hackers-200933522.html

# Gov / Politics
Trump attacks Pope Leo XIV and gets a FIERY sermon in response that he won’t forget. Unfortunately for “Dementia Don,” he picked the wrong person. Standing in a historic venue, Pope Leo XIV didn’t just clap back — he delivered a moral reckoning.
https://trendify.jervisfamily.com/posts/donald-trump-attacks-pope-leo-xiv-but-explosive-sermon-response-vtien123456-team-apex-7fdb

Trυmp Reportedly Iпsυlts Carlos Saпtaпa — Bυt the Mυsic Legeпd’s Calm Respoпse Leaves Everyoпe Speechless..
https://goldflow.daily24.world/posts/trump-reportedly-insults-carlos-santana-but-music-legends-calm-response-linh123-team-spark-59f4

As Trump Threatens NATO Exit, Starmer to Host 35-Nation Talks on Strait of Hormuz—Without US: President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO. “The unspoken implication of the focus on diplomacy is that if Trump walks away without reopening the strait and without a deal with Iran, then Tehran holds the cards,” said one observer.
https://www.militarynews.com/news/national/us-europe-rift-widens-as-trump-lashes-out-at-nato-allies-over-mideast-war/article_7cbbe0cd-e666-553b-90f6-fee28d023fbd.html

Trump vows more Iran strikes.  Iran fires more missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/2/iran-war-live-trump-to-address-nation-tehran-denies-seeking-ceasefire

Trump demands second ‘big beautiful bill’ on his desk by June 1. Seven weeks into the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, President Donald Trump is working with Republican congressional leaders to craft a party-line budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-demands-second-big-beautiful-191700684.html

Donald Trump Gets Bad News Minutes After Iran War Speech.  The stock market has taken a hit since the Iran war started, contributing to the economic pain Americans are feeling, and it took another blow when Trump announced he’d continue the war for at least another few weeks
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gets-bad-news-minutes-after-iran-war-speech-11772320

Former Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel Emerges as Democratic Presidential Hopeful With Plan to Shift Billions From ICE to Community College
https://www.latintimes.com/former-obamas-chief-staff-rahm-emanuel-emerges-democratic-presidential-hopeful-plan-shift-596223

‘Stark warning’: Trump’s ‘absolutely insane’ confession leaves analysts gobsmacked: “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, and all of these individual things,” Trump said during Easter lunch at the White House. “They can do it on a state basis. We can’t do it on the federal [level]. We take care of one thing: military protection.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676652401/

Donald Trump stands alone as policies signal the worst GOP backlash since Great Depression. The numbers aren’t on Trump’s side. House Republicans are announcing they won’t seek reelection at numbers not seen since the Great Depression, and this 2026 House Republican retirement wave could spell trouble for President Trump in the 2026 midterm elections.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trump-stands-alone-as-policies-signal-the-worst-gop-backlash-since-great-depression/

Judge halts Trump ballroom project; Trump says work can go on. President Trump seemed to suggest work on the $400 million White House ballroom could continue despite a judge’s order to halt work, saying “safety and security” matters give him a way to continue.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/1/judge-halts-trump-ballroom-project-trump-says-work-can-go-on

The odds: a Democratic takeover in the Senate: CNN News Central’s John Berman and chief data analyst Harry Enten explore the odds of Democrats taking back control of the Senate in the November midterms.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-odds-a-democratic-takeover-in-the-senate/vi-AA1ZJ8n0?ocid=a2hs

30 members of Congress in Scotland on taxpayers’ dime amid shutdown. The group was captured on camera at Edinburgh Castle, a tourist location, while government workers go unpaid, according to a report on Wednesday.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/congress-vacationing-shutdown-2676651282

‘Plz act NOW’: Adam Kinzinger caught something strange about Donald Trump, and now everything is adding up
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/plz-act-now-adam-kinzinger-caught-something-strange-about-donald-trump-and-now-everything-is-adding-up/

25th Amendment Shockwave Hits As Trump Brags About Bunker: This is about the secret bunker underneath the White House. When the East Wing of the White House was demolished by Donald Trump and talked about building the golden ballroom. Remember what we said on the Midas Touch Network? It had much more to do with the secret bunker underneath the White House than building a golden ballroom.
https://podcasts.happyscribe.com/the-meidastouch-podcast/trump-makes-shock-admission-on-his-secret-bunker

‘You weren’t there for us’: So Donald Trump helps Iran choke off the Strait of Hormuz, and now he’s telling the world to figure out their own oil supply. ‘Go get your own oil.’
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mideast-conflict/article/go-get-your-own-oil-trump-tells-countries-upset-over-high-fuel-prices/

Trump Makes Bombshell Confession He Was Shocked at Middle East War Escalation. The comments came as insiders expressed dismay at the way the war has been carried out.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-bombshell-confession-he-was-shocked-at-middle-east-war-escalation/

Texas Considers Plan To Expand State. The Texas legislature is considering a proposal that would expand the state into areas of neighboring New Mexico.
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-annex-new-mexico-proposal-11755933

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iranian president issues open letter to American people amid Iran war
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/iranian-president-open-letter-diplomacy/

European Allies Say ‘No’ to Iran War: Why It Matters
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-04-01/european-allies-tell-trump-no-to-iran-war-why-it-matters

Iran Accuses Trump Allies of ‘Fascist Mindset’ Akin to Hitler. “Even though the US has no ancient empire, it now claims to represent the ‘West’ and uses European history to justify its brutal military aggression on the Iranian nation,” said a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-fascist-mindset-empires

‘What This Describes Is Ethnic Cleansing’: Israeli Plan for Southern Lebanon Sparks Horror: “Israel will keep doing it as long as the world keeps looking away with their eyes while reaching out their hands to help fund it,” wrote one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-lebanon-ethnic-cleansing

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA / DHS
Man found dead inside police SUV after 3 days. ‘We want answers,’ family says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/want-answers-man-found-dead-183902272.html
New details emerge in death of man found in Azusa police car three days after his release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fImqDxQUjo

188 Custodial Deaths Reported in Texas Prisons This Quarter. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates 100 prisons across Texas. These prisons currently hold over 145,000 inmates. Most deaths still pending autopsy or investigation results
https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/amarillo/news/2026/04/02/texas-prisons-report-188-custodial-deaths-in-early-2026/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Ex-GOP Congressman Eviscerates Ken Paxton: ‘Most Corrupt Attorney General We’ve Had in My Lifetime’
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ex-gop-congressman-eviscerates-ken-204547104.html

Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 Supreme Court ruling against a Native American man. Experts on Native American law say the Elk v. Wilkins ruling has no bearing on whether the children of immigrants without permanent legal status can be denied birthright citizenship.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-native-american-rcna263223

Not even Trump’s justices are crazy enough to side with him on birthright citizenship. The president’s arguments for restricting birthright citizenship ran into a wall of bewilderment, exasperation and even irritation from both liberal and conservative justices.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court_n_69cd5128e4b010aa5349907b/amp

Why was Trump hanging at the Supreme Court today? The case will likely prove to be an example of Trump going too far, even for this court.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-arguments-donald-trump/

The “Massive Human Consequences” of Ending Birthright Citizenship. If Trump wins at the Supreme Court, America will never be the same.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-consequences/

FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi named in federal lawsuit filed by three former FBI agents over alleged ‘retribution campaign’
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/fired-fbi-agents-lawsuit-patel-bondi-00852277

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
States Are Spending Millions To Rewire Medicaid, SNAP Systems As Trump’s New Law Could Push Millions Off Coverage: State governments are spending millions on contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum to comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which tightens eligibility for Medicaid and SNAP.
https://www.newsbreak.com/benzinga-520061/4566807983095-states-are-spending-millions-to-rewire-medicaid-snap-systems-as-trump-s-new-law-could-push-millions-off-coverage-report

“I’m a survivor of childhood polio,” McConnell said of his “no” vote on Thursday for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary. “I will not condone the relitigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles.”
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/14/mcconnell-trump-nominees-rfk-gabbard-tariffs

Why McConnell is voting against some Trump nominees. Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican no vote against Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence Wednesday and Thursday for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services. Despite this, the Republican Party has largely remained united in confirming President Trump’s Cabinet nominations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trA6gO80JcI

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
FDA Warns of Deaths Linked to Pulled Drug: FDA Ties Amgen’s Rare Inflammatory Disease Drug to Eight Deaths, Dozens of Liver Injuries
https://www.biospace.com/fda/fda-ties-amgens-rare-inflammatory-disease-drug-to-eight-deaths-dozens-of-liver-injuries

Full list of medicines currently in shortage after supply issues concerns raised amid Iran War.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38694137/medicines-shortage-nhs-boss-uk-supply-issues-iran-war/

THE Iran war is raising fresh fears over medicine shortages as fighting disrupts shipping routes and airspace used to move drug ingredients and finished products. The ongoing US-Israel-Iran war is disrupting global medicine supply chains, affecting cancer drugs, insulin and essential aid.
https://www.ndtv.com/health/us-israel-iran-war-is-impacting-global-medicine-supply-chains-see-list-of-countries-affected-11284945

MAGA Furious as Trump Restores Planned Parenthood Funding. The Trump administration is restoring grants to Planned Parenthood after a series of legal challenges.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208449/maga-furious-trump-restores-planned-parenthood-funding

Pro life org to Trump: Taxpayers should not be forced to fund killing of unborn children
https://www.aol.com/articles/pro-life-org-trump-taxpayers-222500580.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Pentagon commits to tripling Patriot missile production at $4 million per. Boeing is partnering with the Department of War to triple its production of seekers for Patriot missiles, according to a joint announcement
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/pentagon-signs-deal-triple-patriot-152430104.html

U.S. is drawing up possible ground assault plans on Iran, but Israel is reportedly sitting out the war
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/u-s-is-drawing-up-possible-ground-assault-plans-on-iran-but-israel-is-reportedly-sitting-out-the-war/

# Military / Global
Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower. Iran has struck radar systems, satellite communications and mission-critical aircraft at US bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2026/04/01/iranian-strikes-target-the-infrastructure-behind-us-airpower/

Iran destroys $300 million US E-3 Sentry radar plane on Saudi base. Several other military planes also were damaged and at least 10 service members were injured in the March 27 strike at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/destruction-us-radar-plane-saudi-base-raises-surveillance-concerns

Iran warns U.S. forces as Marines deploy — tensions rise fast. Iran warns its forces ‘waiting’ as U.S. marines arrive in region. You’ve seen this kind of situation before. It starts with a deployment, a warning, and a handful of statements that don’t sound like much on their own. Then you step back and realize how quickly things are stacking up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUzki-wP3O8

# NATO
Terrifying reality of US pulling out of Nato laid bare as Trump’s chilling threat sends security chiefs into blind panic. Donald Trump pulling the US out of Nato would be among the “worst crises in the alliance’s history” and spark months of panic, experts warn. The US has the majority of the pact‘s nuclear weapons, tanks, aircraft and troops meaning if Trump was serious about leaving for good
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16167230/trump-nato-threat-sends-security-chiefs-into-panic/

Mitch McConnell Takes Stand Against Donald Trump. The Kentucky Republican was joined by Delaware Democrat Chris Coons in showing the Senate’s support for NATO.
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-takes-stand-against-donald-trump-nato-11771203

U.S. President Donald Trump has been fuming about NATO, musing about leaving the alliance, ratcheting up his criticism of European leaders and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance — this time over the Iran war. “NATO treated us very badly, and you have to remember it because they’ll be treating us badly again if we ever need them,” Trump said Wednesday at a private White House lunch for the upcoming Easter holiday that was posted online by a Business Insider reporter.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/ap-transatlantic-rift-widens-as-trump-lashes-out-at-nato-allies-over-unpopular-mideast-war/

# Nuclear
The Trump Administration Is Doing Something Horrifying to Workers at Nuclear Facilities. It’s not “doing ‘Spider-Man’ experiments on them,” but also, not far off. It isn’t just the guys handling plutonium who need to worry about radiation — every US nuclear worker, from the plumbers patching leaks to the janitors mopping floors, has a reason to be on guard.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-doing-something-horrifying-202055435.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
Archaeologists stunned after receding waters reveal 11,000-year-old structure amid Turkish drought: The newly discovered tombs are believed to date back to the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Seleucid period. “So far, we have discovered approximately 40 tombs,” Bekas Brefkany said on Saturday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/31/drought-in-iraq-unearths-more-than-2000-years-old-tombs

# Security / DHS
Congressional Republicans reach crucial DHS funding deal. The deal omits DHS funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, but the agencies are being funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill, which provides funds for the agencies for four years.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/01/dhs-tsa-shutdown-update-deal/89424584007/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Trump’s Coming for Your Social Security | First Draft with Susan Demas and Oldster Magazine’s Sari Botton. “I’m very resentful because all my life, a big portion of my, the significant portion of my income has gone to Social Security. And I have relied on having it there when it’s time.”
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trumps-coming-for-your-social-security

# Technology / AI
Those Black Boxes Near Traffic Lights Aren’t Cameras – Here’s What They Really Do. At first glance, it’s easy to assume they’re just another type of camera, but this isn’t exactly the case. These are multi-lane radar (MLR) sensors that rely on microwave radar technology rather than traditional cameras to control the flow of traffic. Using microwave beams, MLR sensors are able to “see” an intersection and change traffic light behavior based on factors like vehicle count, speed, and distance.
https://www.slashgear.com/2116982/what-are-the-black-boxes-near-traffic-lights/

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Air travelers face higher ticket prices as Iran war drives up oil prices. With the war in Iran driving up the global price of oil, air fares and fees are rapidly increasing ahead of the summer travel season.
https://travel.yahoo.com/news/articles/air-travelers-face-higher-ticket-162439954.html

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited national security when requesting exemptions to endangered species protections.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-act-protections-gulf-offshore-drilling-whales-sea-turtles-extinction/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
ICE plans to convert Big Lots warehouse into detention center blown up by tribal nation
https://journalrecord.com/2026/03/30/choctaw-nation-blocks-ice-detention-center-durant/

Ex-Border Patrol chief pushes to deport nearly one-third of US population: Former Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino celebrated his retirement by pushing to deport 100 million U.S. residents.
https://www.rawstory.com/bovino-deport-100-million/

Trump’s deportation operations have cost US cities hundreds of millions, and Congress just approved record funding to expand them further
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trumps-deportation-operations-have-cost-us-cities-hundreds-of-millions-and-congress-just-approved-record-funding-to-expand-them-further/

Uncle Scam: Trump Taps Huddled Masses of Revenue. The U.S. government may be pocketing billions in immigration fees — with zero intention of processing the accompanying applications.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/uncle-scam-trump-taps-huddled-masses-of-revenue/

ICE deported 12-year-old twin sisters who are U.S. citizens to Guatemala. A federal judge has ordered the federal government to return the twin sisters.
https://newrepublic.com/post/207618/ice-deport-two-us-citizen-kids-error

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Walmart employees sound off about controversial digital price tag system: ‘It’s been a complete disaster.’ “It made their job even harder.” Others described frequent malfunctions and added workload.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/walmart-controversial-digital-price-tags-employee-feedback/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Michael Burry: The stock market is ‘Trump’s kryptonite’: Veteran investor Michael Burry believes that President Donald Trump’s decision to wage war against Iran is driven not only by foreign‑policy considerations but also by movements in the stock market.
https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/62556/michael-burry-the-stock-market-is-trumps-kryptonite

Treasury Dept to reward fraud whistleblowers with up to 30% of fines
https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-proposes-rule-pay-whistleblowers

A federal office designed to stave off the next financial crisis is being dismantled by the Trump administration. Upcoming layoffs at the Treasury Department agency will result in an overall workforce reduction of 64%.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/federal-office-designed-stave-next-financial-crisis-being-dismantled-trump-administration/412481/

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
‘The Cruelest’: Anderson Cooper Shreds Trump for ’Stigmatizing Millions of Kids With Learning Disabilities’: President Donald Trump ended his Cabinet meeting this week by mocking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia. “I don’t want a stupid person being president,” Trump said
https://people.com/anderson-cooper-opens-up-about-childhood-dyslexia-after-trump-doubles-down-on-attacks-about-learning-disabilities-11936162

15-year-old Texas student shoots teacher at high school and then kills himself
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/30/texas-bulverde-high-school-shooting/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
15 minutes before Trump’s Iran bombshell, billions flooded into mystery oil bet – now the hunt is on: Contracts for at least six million barrels of Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude were sold at around 6.50am on Monday – roughly ten times the daily average. At 7.05am, President Trump dropped a bombshell on global markets as he said the US wanted to negotiate with Iran. Oil prices dropped sharply, around 14 percent in a matter of minutes, and money flowed into the pockets of the early traders.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15679493/Fifteen-minutes-Trumps-Iran-bombshell-billions-flooded-mystery-oil-bet-hunt-knew.html

U.S. President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday on the Islamic Republic, even as there were signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/03/30/trump-mulls-seizing-irans-kharg-island-oil-terminal-even-talks-show-progress.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Over 100 volunteers clean Lake Livingston, local waterways in first Trinity River Authority event
https://www.ktre.com/2026/03/29/over-100-volunteers-clean-lake-livingston-local-waterways-first-trinity-river-authority-event/?outputType=amp

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The Epstein Diaries #2: When Jeffrey Met Bill—and Bested Donald. The media spotlight is a dangerous drug, particularly for those with dirty laundry..
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/epstein-diaries-clinton-trump-rivalry

Lawmakers Hear Epstein Advisors’ Testimony – and it Raises Questions About Bondi’s Claims. Epstein advisers tell lawmakers they were never questioned, conflicting with DOJ review claims
https://www.inquisitr.com/lawmakers-hear-epstein-advisors-testimony-contradicting-pam-bondis-claims/

Howard Lutnick Faces Backlash As Epstein Files Expose Hidden Ties. Trump commerce secretary – who lived next door to Epstein in New York – urged to testify about extent of relationship
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/howard-lutnick-jeffrey-epstein-photo

White House Tweet Ignites Fresh Scrutiny of Trump’s Epstein History
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5602000-white-house-epstein-trump-emails/

# Gov / Politics
Texas House speaker orders study of possible annexation of parts of New Mexico. The Republican speaker’s interim charges also covered water resources, foreign threats and government accountability.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/26/texas-house-speaker-dustin-burrows-interim-charges-new-mexico-data-centers-property-taxes/

Ted Cruz refuses pay due to ‘Democrat’s shutdown,’ “it’s not right for Congress to get paid if DHS workers aren’t”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5799202-ted-cruz-salary-withhold-dhs/

The 3 Phases of Trump’s Quagmire in Iran: Trump’s defenders argue his contradictory actions are strategic. It’s more likely that panic has him flailing. His gut instinct led him to make a colossal mistake, and he has no idea what to do next.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-quagmire-iran

This congressman says Muslims ‘don’t belong’ in the US. How does he keep winning a district with so many?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/26/andy-ogles-tennessee

Trump Admin Reportedly Considering Rich GOP Donors With Cuban Heritage For Transition Leadership Roles: ‘Regime Change Is Lined Up’
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-admin-reportedly-considering-rich-gop-donors-cuban-heritage-transition-leadership-roles-596025

Pete Hegseth ran right into ‘classic’ violation of Constitution with ‘Orwellian’ directive that had ‘no legal effect,’ judge rules. After repeatedly expressing confusion and concern during a hearing about the Trump administration’s treatment of Anthropic, a federal judge blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s seemingly “classic” First Amendment retaliation campaign.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/judge-smacks-down-pete-hegseth-after-grilling-trump-admin-lawyer-in-court/

Experts fume at Trump after  human rights advocate condemned to ‘civil death.’: “Trump’s retribution against Albanese should concern far more than those focused on Israel’s human rights record,” they added. “It should trouble anyone who believes in free speech. Today, the target is a UN expert. Tomorrow it could be journalists, scholars, peaceful protesters – or any citizen who challenges those in power.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676615768/

FACT FOCUS: Only some driver’s licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-save-act-identification-register-vote-d11d41b59f943bb72bcdca2d781293b7

Leavitt hints Trump interested in asking Gulf States to pay for Iran war: The White House has indicated that Donald Trump may seek financial support from Arab states if the Iran war continues to escalate further. This suggests a potential shift in how the United States could approach the economic burden of the war.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donald-trump-could-ask-arab-110538044.html

Comer claims US Census Bureau was incorrect in 2020, costing Republicans multiple House seats. Comer claimed that the basic count was biased against Republicans because the bureau estimated high in Democratic areas like major cities and underestimated in suburban areas that are more friendly to Republicans.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/comer-claims-us-census-bureau-counted-incorrectly-2020-costing-republicans

Trump Floats More War Crimes With Threat to Target ‘Possibly All Desalination Plants’ in Iran: “Attacking civilian infrastructure, and acutely desalination plants, is a war crime,” said former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt. “Will American armed forces accept orders to do so?”
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/desalination-plants-could-be-the-iran-wars-most-consequential-targets

# Gov / Politics / Global
Ghana’s president says US is ‘normalizing’ erasure of Black history. Speaking in New York on Tuesday, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama criticised the U.S. administration for what he described as a growing normalisation of the erasure of Black history, a trend he warned could have ripple effects worldwide.
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/leaders/us-under-fire-from-ghanas-president-for-normalizing-the-erasure-of-black-history/y401p30

Israel approves death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of attacks. Israel’s parliament approved a law setting the death penalty as the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks.
https://san.com/cc/israel-approves-death-penalty-law-for-palestinians-convicted-of-attacks/

Thousands of Iranians Who Live on Kharg Island Face Possibility of US Invasion. US media talk about the island’s civilians as if they are a military problem, if they talk about them at all.
https://truthout.org/articles/thousands-of-iranians-who-live-on-kharg-island-face-possibility-of-us-invasion/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA / DHS
‘Shame Has Left The Room, Just Like Your Honour’: John Kennedy Rips Sheriff Birkhead Over ICE Action
https://www.msn.com/en-in/foodanddrink/other/shame-has-left-the-room-just-like-your-honour-john-kennedy-rips-sheriff-birkhead-over-ice-action/vi-AA1ZwCQq

Trump’s Justice Department dropped 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations

Florida Supreme Court halts the execution of police officer convicted of raping and murdering a girl. The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl has been temporarily halted by the Florida Supreme Court
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2026-03-26/florida-supreme-court-halts-the-execution-of-police-officer-convicted-of-raping-and-murdering-a-girl

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN
Prosecutor brands disgraced cop a ‘liar’ as he points gun and pulls the trigger in dramatic courtroom moment
https://www.aol.com/articles/prosecutor-brands-disgraced-cop-liar-153340838.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Trump’s FTC Wages War on Media Criticism. Left-leaning media watchdogs targeted by the agency accuse it of trying to censor speech it disagrees with.
https://fair.org/home/trumps-ftc-wages-a-war-on-media-criticism/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
‘That’s The Purpose of Money’ – Jim Cramer Says a ‘Lot of Money’ Should Be ‘Taken Away From’ Rich People’ To Fund Healthcare For Everyone. ‘Billionaires Won’t Save You,’ Says Jim Cramer. ‘They’re Out For Themselves’ And ‘Never Apologize For Their Negativity’
https://www.aol.com/articles/billionaires-wont-save-says-jim-184516738.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
CDC Confirms Changes in Vaccine Coverage
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-cdc-acts-on-presidential-memorandum-to-update-childhood-immunization-schedule.html

Ukraine war briefing: Pentagon reportedly considering whether to divert aid from Ukraine to Middle East
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/ukraine-war-briefing-pentagon-reportedly-considering-whether-to-divert-aid-from-ukraine-to-middle-east

Another Trump Pardon: Nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was convicted of a $39 million fraud, but President Donald Trump pardoned him just three months into a three-year prison term. A Troubling Pattern: Schwartz is one of several nursing home operators convicted of crimes who were granted clemency by Trump.
https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish. Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/

ADHD May Not Be A Disorder After All: “That helps explain inconsistent performance,” Amen said. “It’s called a disorder because it can disrupt performance at school, work, and home.” While most research focuses on the deficits of ADHD, some studies suggest that many who have symptoms also have specific strengths.
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/adhd-may-not-be-disorder-after-all

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Hegseth Official told Military Officer President doesn’t ‘want to stand next to a black female officer’ in promotions rift
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-official-told-military-officer-132409515.html

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/27/hegseth-reportedly-removes-2-black-2-female-army-officers-from-1-star-promotion-list/

Soldiers posting complaints on TikTok are now facing UCMJ action, and the consequences are serious
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/08/08/how-a-tiktok-video-post-got-a-military-officer-court-martialed/

Social media misuse punishable under UCMJ: Soldiers who use social media must abide by the terms outlined in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. “Commenting, posting or linking to material that violates the UCMJ or basic rules of Soldier conduct is prohibited,” said Staff Sgt. Dale Sweetnam of the Online and Social Media Division, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs. “Talking negatively about supervisors or releasing sensitive information is punishable under the UCMJ.
https://www.army.mil/article/73367/social_media_misuse_punishable_under_ucmj

F-16 fighter jets scramble, deploy flares after security scare near Trump’s Air Force One at Palm Beach airport. A security scare at Palm Beach International Airport Sunday prompted the Air Force to scramble F-16 fighter jets and deploy flares — hours before Air Force One was slated to fly President Trump back to DC.
https://www.aol.com/f-16-fighter-jets-scramble-201158914.html

Children Among Those Killed by US With Mysterious New Weapon Fired on Iran: The Precision Strike Missile has never before been used in combat by the US military.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-schools

U.S. Appears To Have Dropped Anti Tank Mines In Southern Iran As Pentagon Considers Sending 10,000 Additional Troops To The Region. Iranian state media also reported on the development, calling on civilians to report their location and not touch them
https://www.latintimes.com/us-appears-have-dropped-anti-tank-mines-southern-iran-pentagon-considers-sending-10000-596137

# Military / Global
Denouncing ‘Illegal War,’ Spain Closes Airspace to US Planes Involved in Iran Assault. “This decision is part of the decision already made by the Spanish government not to participate in or contribute to a war which was initiated unilaterally and against international law,” said one Spanish minister.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/spain-closes-airspace-to-us-planes-involved-in-war-on-iran

Mexico launches massive search operation after two boats ferrying aid to Cuba go missing
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-aid-missing-sailboats-mexico-search-9bfabff8fcd47fb5dd067c254556edcd

2 boats carrying aid to Cuba arrive in Havana after being reported missing. Two sailboats that went missing carrying humanitarian aid from southern Mexico to Cuba landed in Havana on Saturday afternoon, hours after Mexico’s navy said it had located the boats days after they went incommunicado because of bad weather.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-boats-carrying-aid-to-cuba-reported-missing-by-mexico/

China unveils 96-unit autonomous kill chain drone swarm with 3-second launch speed. The Atlas test highlights a move toward software-driven combat, where drones operate as a networked system across multiple mission roles.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-atlas-drone-swarm-system-demo

Israel’s controversial weapon use in Lebanon sparks fury, experts reveal it’s to ‘maybe start pushing people out’
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/israels-controversial-weapon-use-in-lebanon-sparks-fury-experts-reveal-its-to-maybe-start-pushing-people-out/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
Researchers build a motor-free drone that flies without moving parts. Aerospace engineers demonstrate how electricity alone can drive flapping flight
https://www.techspot.com/news/111820-researchers-build-experimental-drone-flies-without-moving-parts.html

# Security / DHS
DHS shutdown set to stretch on with Congress on 2-week break
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-shutdown-congress-recess/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
GOP May Kick 300,000 More Off Healthcare to Help Find $200 Billion for Trump’s Iran War. “Republicans in Congress want to cut Americans’ healthcare to pay for more war in Iran. Let that sink in.”
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/30/gop-health-care-pay-iran-war

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump  as his family business seeks to trademark the use of his name on airports, a move legal experts called unprecedented.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/30/trump-trademark-airport-pet-clothing-perfume-plastic-socks

Trump’s airport move just laid bare a massive MAGA lie: After months of saying that ICE agents need to wear masks so they don’t get doxxed, President Donald Trump said this week that they should not wear masks while working at airports.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-exposed-a-maga-lie-with-order-to-ice-agents/

Vacationing lawmakers point fingers over DHS shutdown as Trump urges their return. On its 44th day, the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is officially the longest government shutdown in American history.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b1fde56c-2d2e-4821-8f5b-8370794081e7.html

American Airlines flight makes emergency landing and swarmed by FBI after threat to blow up plane and kill all aboard
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16155500/american-airlines-flight-fbi-swarm-after-threat-to-blow-up-plane/

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next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Denaturalization of US Citizens Begins: Stripping Naturalized Americans of Citizenship Faces High Legal Hurdles
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/stripping-naturalized-americans-citizenship-faces-high-legal-hurdles

Systematic bond denial for “nonsensical” reasons is becoming a new norm in immigration courts: Discretionar etionary (In)Justice Continued: Discr y (In)Justice Continued: Discretion as a T etion as a Tool to Deny Asylum
https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=crsj
See also: Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings; Posted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review on Nov 27, 2020
https://www.regulations.gov/document/EOIR-2020-0009-0001

Refugee detained by ICE missed vital chemo sessions and is now on his deathbed, family says. A Laotian refugee whose family fled to America after the Vietnam War has just days to live after missing vital chemotherapy sessions while in ICE detention
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/refugee-ice-minneapolis-cancer-hospice-b2947357.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Groups ask trade court to pause Trump’s new tariffs amid legal fight. Several groups joined together to ask a Manhattan trade court to pause President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs as states and small businesses move ahead with legal challenges.
https://libertyjusticecenter.org/newsroom/legal-advocacy-group-files-lawsuit-to-block-trump-tariffs-on-foreign-trading-partners/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Advocates call on U.S. Supreme Court to clarify climate laws. Advocates are calling for justices on the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify federal laws regarding climate change lawsuits.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7973c587-0a5c-404d-a94a-f86455af5edd.html

Major volcanic eruptions might be driven by gas dissolving back into magma. Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood.
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-major-volcanic-eruptions-driven-gas.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Trump moves to shield farmers rattled by tariffs and war. But the U.S. is already doling out $10B to near-millionaire and even billionaire farmers
https://fortune.com/2026/03/27/trump-farmers-announcement-12-billion-wealthy-landowners/

Public health alert issued for raw beef and pork products. The meat was produced and distributed without an inspection. Some products may carry a false USDA inspection mark, raising safety concerns. Consumers urged not to eat affected items and to discard or return them
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/public-health-alert-issued-for-raw-beef-and-pork-products-033026.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
FBI files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation were accessed by a foreign hacker, Justice Department documents reveal. FBI files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation were accessed by a foreign hacker, Justice Department documents reveal
https://www.newsweek.com/epstein-files-release-doj-million-new-documents-fbi-review-11268189

Ex-model claims Epstein ‘forced woman to have sex with Andrew at New York lair leaving her crying & traumatised.’ Police confirmed at the time that they were separately probing allegations a woman was trafficked to the UK by Epstein to have a sexual encounter with Andrew.
https://www.the-sun.com/royals/16146733/epstein-forced-woman-sex-andrew/

Epstein’s New Mexico ranch searched; his former accountant testifies. Authorities in New Mexico launched a search this week of a sprawling ranch formerly owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which has come under renewed interest after allegations surrounding the estate were included in files recently released by the US Justice Department.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWDIOAyHB4U

‘Nuclear’ link unearthed between Epstein and major Trump ally: An astonishing link between Jeffrey Epstein, New Mexico nuclear weapons labs and a major ally to President Donald Trump was unearthed recently in a bombshell report from author, film producer and veteran journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez.
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2676634028/

# Gov / Politics
Trump considers turning White House Treaty Room into bedroom suite: President Trump wants to turn the White House Treaty Room—traditionally reserved for ambassadors and foreign dignitaries—into a spare suite bedroom with a bathroom attached.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208245/trump-gut-treaty-room-white-house

Congressional Perks: Senate spending skyrockets by more than 40% in last few years. A second consecutive month of declining employment in March could reignite stagflation fears
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_276d5ffd-179a-49be-b758-dc399b045607.html

Why the new world order will be worse than you think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g37E9ztzxkE

The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order. The United States’ withdrawal from its international role will not result in global collapse, argues Amitav Acharya. Instead, we are on the verge of a ‘multiplex’ order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is led by Asia and Global South nations increasingly deploy non-alignment to get what they want.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-09/decline-west-and-rise-rest-will-lead-new-world-order

Is Trump reshaping the world order? President Donald Trump’s recent foreign policy moves have sent shockwaves across the international community. Brookings scholars examine how these actions are disrupting long-established norms—and what that means for the United States and the international order.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/is-trump-reshaping-the-world-order/

This is the dumbest government shutdown ever, and Americans will continue to pay the price. Here’s who’s to blame. The wraparound lines at airports will continue, ICE won’t be reined in and the Senate’s left. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg break down who’s at fault
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/government-shutdown-homeland-security-trump-b2947389.html

“Most Corrupt in History”: George Conway Warns GOP Fracture Could Lead to a Third Trump Impeachment Post-2026 Midterms. The current administration as the “most corrupt” in U.S. history. While Republican lawmakers maintain a facade of loyalty, private anxieties regarding Trump’s impact on swing-district viability are reaching a breaking point.
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4565438364334-most-corrupt-in-history-george-conway-warns-gop-fracture-could-lead-to-a-third-trump-impeachment-post-2026-midterms

HOLY CRAP! Tom Homan just told Democrats to screw off on whether ICE agents could be at polling places.” Are illegal aliens VOTING? What are they afraid of?
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19zcTz5h?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzQ3NTAwNzE5MzY=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

WOW. Sen. Rick Scott CONFIRMS that a Democrat senator complained he can’t make his mortgage payment if their paychecks are stopped……while $50K a year TSA agents GO UNPAID. “I’ve got one of my Democrat colleagues in the Senate said, oh I can’t go without pay, I’ve got a mortgage.”
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/videos/19zUJLRb?ctype=native_video&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NzQ3NDk2NzczODI=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

Inside newly proposed presidential pardon amendment to thwart Trump’s ‘perversion’ of justice. “What I’m hoping to do, if enacted as a constitutional amendment, is really make presidents think twice before issuing these, frankly, egregious pardons,” Rep. Olszewski said
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/inside-newly-proposed-presidential-pardon-1760386

Sen. Mike Lee tells John Thune and other senators NO, the SAVE America Act can NOT be passed with reconciliation, which was floated because it only needs 50 votes
https://myfox28columbus.com/news/nation-world/senator-says-it-will-be-essentially-impossible-to-pass-save-act-through-reconciliation-mike-lee-donald-trump-anna-paulina-luna

Wow, they’re not even pretending anymore — Pam Bondi just warned being a U.S. citizen is not a ‘right,’ if you don’t meet the criteria, you are out.  Per the International Business Times, her comments also sparked debates about constitutional rights.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/wow-theyre-not-even-pretending-anymore-pam-bondi-just-warned-being-a-u-s-citizen-is-not-a-right/

National Guard to stay in DC permanently as Trump says he’s ‘never’ taking them out – ‘It’s like training. They love it’
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16139771/trump-cabinet-meeting-national-guard-dc-never-leaving/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Pakistan says it will host talks between US, Iran ‘in coming days.’ Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday that Pakistan plans to host talks between the United States and Iran in a bid to end the now month-long war.
https://time.com/article/2026/03/29/iran-war-pakistan-talks-trump/

Iran Issues New Warning: As of late March 2026, Iran has issued severe, escalating warnings to the United States and its allies, centered on threats of a “ground invasion” and potential strikes on American-linked educational institutions in the Middle East
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/26/tehran-issues-warning-to-regional-neighbour-if-iranian-island-occupied

‘Be Ready For CATASTROPHE’: Russia’s DIRECT WARNING To US As Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant Hit Again
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/russia-warns-strike-irans-bushehr-nuclear-plant-could-cause-chernobyl-style-2025-06-19/

Accusing U.S. Of ‘State Terrorism’ Against Iran, Kim Jong Un Affirms North Korea’s ‘Absolutely Irreversible Status As A Nuclear Power’
https://upolitics.com/news/accusing-u-s-of-state-terrorism-against-iran-kim-jong-un-affirms-north-koreas-absolutely-irreversible-status-as-a-nuclear-power/

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his country’s military to further expand the invasion of southern Lebanon, as regional tensions spike amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. As troops push towards the Litani River, mourners gather for the funeral of three slain journalists killed in the line of duty.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/29/netanyahu-announces-expansion-of-security-buffer-zone-in-south-lebanon

Iran has a new demand to end the war – and it could bring in billions. When an Iranian official this week laid out a list of demands to end the war started by the United States and Israel, he added an item that hadn’t been on Tehran’s list before: recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.aol.com/articles/iran-demand-end-war-could-151258697.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA / DHS
Defying Senate, House GOP passes DHS funding stopgap. The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate’s funding deal and passed their own funding stopgap instead.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5805385-dhs-funding-stopgap-senate-deal/

DHS partial shutdown impacting local law enforcement. Congress’ failure to reach an agreement to continue funding the Department of Homeland is not only impacting TSA workers, it’s also impacting local law enforcement agencies that rely on federal grants.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4d24b1dd-36de-436f-8f7c-c7e68e87ad29.html

Woman spends 5 months in jail after facial recognition connects her to crimes in North Dakota, a state she ‘never’ visited. Attorneys were able to obtain bank records proving she was at a local gas station in Tennessee, ordering a pizza and using CashApp at the times police said she was 1,200 miles away in Fargo, North Dakota.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15690037/Angela-Lipps-North-Dakota-AI-facial-recognition.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
U.S. Supreme Court to examine birthright citizenship Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case to determine to whom the United States can extend birthright citizenship.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/supreme-court-to-finally-hear-merits-arguments-on-birthright-citizenship

The Department of Justice released today the first-ever Department-wide corporate enforcement policy for criminal matters, promoting uniformity, predictability, and fairness in how it pursues white-collar cases to protect the American people.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-releases-first-ever-corporate-enforcement-policy-all-criminal-cases

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Slams ‘Trump Mail Tax’ As USPS Introduces First-Ever Fuel Surcharge: the Governor shared his criticism of Trump amid an 8% surcharge by the USPS on all packages to offset rising fuel costs. “Groceries. Gas. Now packages. Is there anything Donald Trump hasn’t made more expensive?” he asked in the post. Pritzker then urged people to call the USPS additional charge “the Trump Mail Tax.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-slams-133107029.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant emerges, but doctors say don’t bug out. The name of the latest COVID variant should say it all — Cicada. The mutated variant is spreading through at least 25 states right now.
https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus/new-covid-variant-ba32-cicada-symptoms-2026-rcna265088

The demoralization of America’s doctors: “She didn’t die yet?” – Believe it or not, that was the response from an insurance company doctor when asked why the company hadn’t approved hospice care for a dying patient
https://san.com/cc/the-demoralization-of-americas-doctors/

# Military / Global
Russian drone strikes destroy Ukraine maternity hospital full of newborns: ‘This was pure terror’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/night-pure-terror-targets-maternity-092704233.html

North Korea tests missile that it claims can target U.S. mainland. North Korea on Sunday conducted a missile test for an upgraded solid-fuel engine it says can reach the U.S. mainland, according to state media.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5806816-north-korea-missile-test/

Iran BLOWS UP Thai Ship in Strait Of Hormuz | IRGC Strikes After ‘Ignored Warnings’ And Blames U.S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLk_B-EHlDg

# Social / Communities
U.S. senators who opposed housing bill got tens of thousands from Blackstone, other groups. Only 10 U.S. senators voted against the bipartisan housing bill that restricts large institutional investors from buying up single family homes and requires investors to sell build-to-rent homes within seven years.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_646ca4dd-f038-441c-a975-1e502cdc9ef2.html

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# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Economist Warns Trump’s Policies Pushing Social Security Insolvency Timeline Up. Benefit cuts could be on the horizon sooner than expected.
https://financebuzz.com/trumps-policies-social-security-insolvency

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Will ICE leave airports once TSA agents get paid? Border czar says: ‘We’ll see.’ Even when Transportation Security Administration agents get paid, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents may still be at airports
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-homan-ice-airports-shutdown-dhs-b2947998.html

Ireland Joins Turkey, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, Qatar, Italy, And More Countries In Coping With Travel Issues As Saudi Arabia Steps In With Visa Extension Waiver And Helpline Support For Stranded Travelers
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/ireland-joins-turkey-germany-canada-netherlands-qatar-italy-and-more-countries-in-coping-with-travel-issues-as-saudi-arabia-steps-in-with-visa-extension-waiver-and-helpline-support-for-stranded/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

# Veterans / VA
‘Blatant disrespect’: Judge contemplates contempt proceedings after VA re-terminated union contract: VA re-terminates AFGE contract for 300K employees, despite court order to restore it. A federal judge in Rhode Island said the VA has shown “blatant disregard” for her order to restore a labor contract with its largest union.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2026/03/va-re-terminates-afge-contract-for-300k-employees-despite-court-order-to-restore-it/

VA’s former EHR lead indicted for concealing contractor gifts. The Justice Department alleges that John Windom accepted and sometimes demanded various gifts while helming the electronic health record modernization at Veterans Affairs.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/03/vas-former-ehr-lead-indicted-concealing-contractor-gifts/412443/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check: Under federal law, the VA must recoup separation or severance pay from disability compensation because veterans cannot receive both for the same period of service (no “double-dipping”). The VA typically withholds the entire monthly disability check until the after-tax amount of the separation pay is fully repaid
https://www.military.com/money/personal-finance/you-took-separation-pay-years-ago-now-va-wants-it-back-your-disability-check.html

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March 29, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
An Eyesore Runs Through It. US Customs and Border Patrol has launched an audacious plan to install floating barriers along 536 miles of the Rio Grande. What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/trump-administration-rio-grande-river-buoys-border-crossing-cbp-brownsville-texas/

# DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]
Trump turns up the heat on DEI in federal contracting. Departments and agencies have until April 25 to insert a clause in their contracts that requires contractors and subcontractors to not engage in “racially discriminatory DEI activities.”
https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-executive-order-federal-contractors-dei-canceled-contracts/816001/

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Trump tells 7 million student loan borrowers to pick a new repayment plan – or risk being placed in an expensive one. Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan will begin receiving notices about switching to other ways to repay starting Friday
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-student-loan-repayment-plans-save-b2947324.html

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) began issuing guidance to all borrowers enrolled in the unlawful ‘Saving on a Valuable Education’ (SAVE) Plan
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-next-steps-borrowers-enrolled-unlawful-save-plan

# Gov / Politics
A Plea to the World: Do Not Allow Them to Normalize the Killing of Children! If the killing of children in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and across the Middle East is normalized, then it will become just another accepted feature of war. And since “war is hell,” we will all move on.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/don-t-normalize-killing-children

Minnesota elections office subpoenaed in federal probe involving non-citizens on voter rolls
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-administration-subpoenas-minnesota-elections-172655524.html

‘No Kings!’ 8 Million Rally Against Trump in Largest Single-Day Protest in US History. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of San Francisco, Oakland and dozens of other Bay Area cities Saturday amid record global turnout for the third No Kings Day, an act of defiance against the Trump administration that grows bigger with each installment. Thousands of anti-Trump activists gathered on a local beach to form a human sign that read, “Trump must go now! No ICE, no wars, no lies, no kings.”
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/no-kings-day-sf-oakland-22156265.php

With Everyone Looking for Iran War Off-Ramp, Experts Offer ‘Exit Plan.’ “The United States and Iran are trapped in a conflict in which each new escalation only deepens a shared, losing predicament… Sooner rather than later, both will confront the urgency of finding an off-ramp.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-war-exit-strategy

The US Under Trump Is Demonstrably the Most Dangerous Nation in the World. Trump’s military aggression has displaced diplomacy and everyone on this planet is worse off for it.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-most-dangerous-person-on-earth

Trump’s On the Ropes. Who’s He Going to Sucker Punch Next? Trump has taken more serious punches in the past month than in the year that marked the start of his second term
https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-clear-punch-drunk-trump-79-is-on-the-ropes/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Is Dropping 2,000-Pound Bombs on Densely-Populated Tehran, Reports Say. Israeli forces said last week that they have dropped 3,600 munitions on the Iranian capital alone.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-dropping-2000-pound-bombs-on-densely-populated-tehran-reports-say/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Associated Press runs paid PR ads for Chinese telecom, which the U.S. has dubbed a national security threat, as CCP seeks to influence UN agency.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/associated-press-runs-paid-pr-ads-chinese-telecom-huawei-ccp-influences-un

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Trump Says Iran Strikes Ongoing With Thousands of Military Targets Remaining. The president says the U.S. can quickly neutralize remaining Iran targets as conflict enters fourth week, amid ongoing negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.ntd.com/trump-says-iran-strikes-ongoing-with-thousands-of-military-targets-remaining_1135234.html

3,500 Marines Arrive in Middle East. Previously, thousands of Marines and multiple warships were deployed to the region, joining the roughly 50,000 troops already stationed there
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/marines-iran-middle-east-war-assault-ship-b2947649.html

‘Gutter Racist’ Hegseth Blocks Promotion of ‘Exemplary’ Black and Female Army Colonels
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pete-hegseth-racist

# Military / Global
Iran Allowing 20 More Ships Through Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan Says. Islamabad’s diplomatic push bears fruit as the world watches for signs of a broader breakthrough.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/28/pakistan-secures-iran-deal-to-send-20-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
Social Security’s Website Was Shut Down Regularly. He Fixed It in Two Weeks.
https://www.aarp.org/advocacy/social-security-customer-service-in-crisis-2025/

# Transportation / Trucking
Foreign big rig drivers lose licenses by the thousands, but ride-shares still use illiterate drivers
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/foreign-big-riggers-lose-licenses-thousands-taxis-ride-shares-still-have-non

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March 28, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Trump State Dept. Accused of ‘Largest Fee Fraud in History’ of US Immigration System. An immigration researcher at the Cato Institute found that the Trump administration is “raking in billions of dollars in immigration fees and not providing the adjudications that applicants are entitled to.”
https://www.cato.org/blog/banned-immigrants-us-sponsors-paid-over-1-billion-fees-defrauded-government

One American’s detention in Lebanon exposed a truth that is now devastating an entire country. The detention of an American citizen, and the circumstances surrounding it, demonstrated how non-state actors could operate with impunity, effectively overriding the authority of the Lebanese state.
https://www.aol.com/articles/one-americans-detention-lebanon-exposed-110044265.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
A year after Trump’s DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved. “Nobody was prepared for the complete destruction,” said Thea Price, a former program operations manager. “And for what?”
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/03/27/trump-doge-cuts-workers/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
New deadly drug makes its way to Oklahoma, new synthetic opioid causing concerns in Oklahoma, Arkansas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3pnCioRSzs

China boosts cooperation in fentanyl probes following FBI Director Kash Patel’s visit. China’s track record calls into question the country’s long-term commitment to permanently end the illicit trade of fentanyl precursors.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/china-boosts-cooperation-fentanyl-probes-following-fbi-director-kash-patels

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Mind-Blowing Corruption’: Traders Placed Massive Bets Minutes Before Trump Post on Iran. “Who was it? Trump? A family member? A White House staffer?” asked US Sen. Chris Murphy.
https://therealnews.com/mind-blowing-corruption-traders-placed-massive-bets-minutes-before-trump-post-on-iran

Top Economist Says Russia Just Threatened US: ‘Sanctions Will Have To Give Or Fertilizer Won’t Flow’
https://www.aol.com/articles/top-economist-says-russia-just-133111005.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
New Maps Show How Medicaid and SNAP Cuts from Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Impact PA-01 Kids and Families
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2025/jun/how-medicaid-snap-cutbacks-one-big-beautiful-bill-trigger-job-losses-states

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Material Contamination. This item was shipped to a distributor, and Mom’s Organic Markets retail locations in D.C., Mass., Md., N.J., Pa. and Va.
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ground-beef-products-due-possible-foreign-material

CDC Warns of E. Coli outbreak linked to raw cheddar cheese: DC, FDA, and public health officials in three states (California, Florida, and Texas) are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-cdc-warns-of-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-raw-cheddar-cheese.html

Fertilizer Prices Skyrocket And A 22-Year-Old Farmer Is Out Of Business. But Dave Ramsey Takes Issue With Something Else—The $178K Loan. For farmers already dealing with shrinking margins, falling crop prices and lingering tariff effects, this is another blow.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/fertilizer-prices-skyrocket-22-old-154607727.html

# Gov / Politics
FBI director gets his personal email hacked by ‘Iran-linked group’ and shared online. The group, Handala Hack Team, claimed responsibility for the security breach Friday
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-email-hacked-iran-b2947143.html

Rubio Says US Can Achieve Iran Objectives Without Troops on the Ground
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VuusmV2IyIQ

Trump Proves Why Kings Must Be Overthrown: Trump Is No King—He’s More Dangerous Than That
And yet, as he was elected by the people, we need no revolution to overthrow him. What we must do is reclaim democracy for the common good and put back together what the MAGA movement has smashed.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-is-no-king

The Supreme Court Gives the President the Power of a King. The immunity decision has enormous implications for Trump’s trial — and the future of the presidency.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-gives-president-power-king

Top Democrats Face Rising Pressure to ‘Bring the Iran War Powers Resolution to the Floor Right Now.’ Democrats may have enough votes to pass a war powers resolution before the two-week recess, but party leaders have still not committed to doing so, even as the president appears ready for a ground invasion
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-war-powers-vote-now

‘Oligarchy on Full Display’: GOP Lawmakers Block Effort to Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. Over Suspicious Pentagon Loan. “If there is nothing to hide, then why won’t Donald Trump Jr. explain to this committee why, just months after becoming a partner, his firm’s financial stake grew substantially following the single largest loan ever issued by the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital?”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2026/03/26/republicans-block-subpoena-of-trump-jr-over-minerals-deal-00845453

‘This War Is Dumb as Hell’: Military Historian Assesses Trump’s Disaster in Iran. “Every day this war goes on makes both the United States and Iran weaker, poorer, and less secure.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-analysis

Trump lawyer confesses ‘everybody’s afraid’ at White House: ‘We’re going to be indicted’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676629763/

MSNBC host slams Republicans for thinking they can accomplish regime change but can’t even manage US airports. As Republicans rush to reach a deal to end the partial government shutdown, an MSNBC host hit out at Republicans for mishandling the situation.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/msnbc-host-slams-republicans-thinking-36930542

Trump Tears Into SCOTUS, Rebuffs Chief Justice Roberts: ‘The Supreme Court Has Really Hurt Our Country.’ The president continued to showcase his disdain for justices who don’t do his bidding.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-blasts-scotus-justices-he-appointed-for-hurting-our-country/

‘They will all just get mowed down’: Trump rejected Netanyahu’s idea to call for uprising in Iran, report claims
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-netanyahu-iran-uprising-rejected

Trump Is Interested in Moving Madison Square Garden amid Rumor That He Wants Penn Station Rebuilt in His Name:
Trump proposed naming Penn Station after himself in exchange for funding the major Gateway Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey, per multiple outlets
https://people.com/trump-interested-moving-madison-square-garden-amid-rumor-that-he-wants-penn-station-rebuilt-in-his-name-report-11936435

Donald Trump labeled a ‘demented despot’ as he’s accused of ‘violating’ the Constitution. Donald Trump has been accused of “violating” the US Constitution after he made a startling remark about the Iran War at a recent event.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-labeled-a-demented-despot-as-he-s-accused-of-violating-the-constitution/ar-AA1ZsiAy

A primer on treason, seditious conspiracy, and the Constitution: President Donald Trump’s recent statements accusing six Democratic lawmakers of making “seditious” comments to military and intelligence community members has ignited a debate about free speech and the constitutional obligations of those in service of our country.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-primer-on-treason-seditious-conspiracy-and-the-constitution

Ex-Trump White House official warns America to take Bannon’s dark warning ‘very seriously’:  Steve Bannon’s recent warning about President Donald Trump using federal immigration agents at airport security checkpoints as a “test run” for the upcoming midterms should be taken seriously. “We have seen militia groups around the country in previous elections, including elections in which Donald Trump has been a candidate, go to the polls with black jackets on and with rifles to try to scare people in those districts from going to vote,” Taylor said
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bannon-ice-agents/

‘We’ve set up the enemy’: Trump biographer claims there’s a sinister midterm plan in place. “The reason he is doing this is to set up and to continue the narrative when he loses the midterms. This then becomes the reason he lost the midterms, and he lost the midterms illegitimately…we’ve set up the enemy here.” Podcast host Joanna Coles asked, “So if he wins, the system is perfect. And if he loses, the system is rigged.” Wolff replied, “Yes, but he’s not going to win. So the system is going to be rigged.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-midterms-2676616700/

Gavin Newsom trolled Trump’s entire national security team during the Iran war, and each photo he chose was more damaging than the last, he let the photos do the talking. Trump’s national security picks have a long list of controversies worth paying attention to
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/gavin-newsom-trolled-trumps-entire-national-security-team-during-the-iran-war-and-each-photo-he-chose-was-more-damaging-than-the-last/

Rallies planned in thousands of US cities for ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump. Over 3,200 events planned across all 50 states. Organizers expect more protests in smaller communities this time
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rallies-planned-thousands-us-cities-no-kings-protest-against-trump-2026-03-28/

As No Kings protests grow, a bigger question looms: What comes next? With more than 3K demonstrations planned nationwide, organizers are hoping for lasting political momentum.
https://stateline.org/2026/03/26/as-no-kings-protests-grow-a-bigger-question-looms-what-comes-next/

‘Beyond Despicable,’ Says Democrat After White House Official Says Trump ‘Bored’ With Iran War. “Real people have paid the price of this war,” said Rep. Don Beyer. “Civilians have been killed throughout the Middle East, including the US missile strike that killed more than 150 schoolchildren.”
https://therealnews.com/trump-bored-with-iran-war

‘We Must Act Now’: Tlaib Introduces Pair of Bills to Block US Support For Israel’s Lebanon Invasion. “We are witnessing the same genocidal playbook used against Palestinians in Gaza, now in Lebanon,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tlaib-lebanon-resolutions

Shutdown poised to continue for DHS after House, Senate take diverging paths. A breakthrough appeared early Friday morning but House Republicans appeared to quickly kill it.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/shutdown-poised-continue-dhs-after-house-senate-take-diverging-paths/412459/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israeli Ambassador Ends Press Conference After Being Asked About Israel’s Secret Nukes: ‘Everyone Knows That Israel Is a Nuclear Power’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israeli-ambassador-ends-press-conference-124715590.html

Kim Jong Un taunted Trump about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal during the Iran war
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/kim-jong-un-taunted-trump-about-north-koreas-nuclear-arsenal-during-the-iran-war-the-same-week-reports-of-a-piranha-execution-went-viral/

Iran Rejects Talk With U.S. Special Envoys Witkoff and Kushner, Says They Prefer Negotiating With Vice President JD Vance Instead. The sources told CNN that Vance is viewed as more sympathetic to ending the war. One source noted that there is a perception that the vice president would be intent on “wrapping up the conflict.”
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/iran-signals-prefer-negotiations-jd-36921704

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
U.S. law enforcement agencies issue an alert after intercepting encrypted communications
https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/us-intercepts-encrypted-communications-possibly-linked-to-iranian-sleeper-assets-93CH-4550101

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
SCOTUS Thrown Into ‘Chaos’ After Conservative Justices Complain. The Supreme Court became engulfed in “chaos” this week with “tensions” exploding amid Chief Justice John Roberts’ struggle to rein in “uninhibited questioning.”
https://www.alternet.org/supreme-court-tensions/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Mark Kelly Says ‘Trump And Republicans Knew’ As ACA Subsidy Expiry Drives Millions Off Insurance
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mark-kelly-says-trump-republicans-143108495.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Trump Surgeon General Nominee Has Neither an Active Medical License Nor the Republican Votes to Get Confirmed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-neither-150626092.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Veteran KC-135 Base Commander’s View Of Epic Fury’s Strain On The Tanker Force. Retired Colonel Troy Pananon knows just how big a toll Epic Fury is taking on the fleet, its maintainers, and aircrews.
https://www.twz.com/air/veteran-kc-135-base-commanders-view-of-epic-furys-strain-on-the-tanker-force

B-2 Spirits Heading To Iran Appear With Puzzling Features On Their Wings. New images of B-2s heading out on an Epic Fury sortie show two jets with prominent squares arranged along their leading edges.
https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-heading-to-iran-appear-with-puzzling-features-on-their-wings

Private F-5 Adversary Jets Taking The Fight To Navy Fighter Pilots. TWZ Special Access: We visited TacAir to learn about their heavily upgraded F-5AT fighters and how they replicate enemy aircraft to keep U.S. fighter aircrews sharp.
https://www.twz.com/air/private-f-5-adversary-jets-taking-the-fight-to-navy-fighter-pilots

‘Heinous Weapons’: Evidence Reveals US May Be Dropping Landmines on Iran. “If confirmed, US military use of its Gator mine scattering system causing civilian deaths and injuries shows exactly why decades of work to ban these weapons cannot be undone,” said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-landmines-iran

# Military / Global
Iran-aligned Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel. The Tehran-aligned group, which controls most of northern Yemen, said it had targeted Israeli military sites
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-updates-trump-israel-houthis-hormuz-b2947546.html

Israel Confirms Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facility. Uranium facility, steel plants and heavy water complex among targets hit as IRGC warns of escalation.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/27/israel-launches-strikes-on-iran-nuclear-sites-as-war-enters-fifth-week

Russian Tanker Defies U.S. Sanctions with 730,000 Oil Barrels as Kremlin Vows to Assist “Cuban Friends”
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4561462805228-russian-tanker-defies-u-s-sanctions-with-730-000-oil-barrels-as-kremlin-vows-to-assist-cuban-friends

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology / Ancient Civilizations
Unexpected Pink Boulders Found On Antarctic Mountain Peaks Reveal A Hidden Deep World Below
[Be sure to watch the video … very interesting.]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/unexpected-pink-boulders-found-on-antarctic-mountain-peaks-reveal-a-hidden-deep-world-below/ar-AA1Zk9r5?cvid=69c5dd88a45d43c9a4ecbf5fba7299a5&ocid=U147DHP

# Science
Scientists are building ‘intelligent’ DNA robots that travel in the bloodstream to seek and destroy cancer and viruses
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-are-building-intelligent-dna-robots-that-searching-destroy-cancer-and-viruses/

# Security / DHS
US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS. Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/senate-dhs-funding-bill-fails

# Technology / AI
Meta lays off hundreds more workers as Mark Zuckerberg pivots away from costly ‘metaverse’ push. Meta’s AI pivot continues to inflict human casualties.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-ai

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Provided a Temporary Distraction from a Collapse Brewing in AI Stocks. What Comes Next Could Get Ugly.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/strait-hormuz-crisis-provided-temporary-161105797.html

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Appeals court rules illegal immigrants can be detained without bond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqTRgoAyDM0&t=56s

New Jersey Dem Gov Sherrill signs immigration bills limiting scope of state cooperation with ICE
https://newjerseyglobe.com/immigration/sherrill-signs-bills-to-limit-cooperation-with-ice-bar-law-enforcement-from-wearing-masks/

The Trump administration is increasingly deporting asylum seekers with this legal trick. The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-dhs-order-could-lead-to-detention-of-thousands-of-legal-refugees-in-the-u-s

The Throughline: The Trump Administration’s One Weird Trick To Deport Asylum-Seekers, The tactic is called “pretermission.” Technically, it terminates an open immigration court case – meaning an asylum claim isn’t actually denied, it’s simply never considered – and results in an order of removal for the asylum-seeker. Think of it as a pocket veto for asylum claims. The government doesn’t say that you don’t qualify for asylum; it says that it doesn’t even need to answer that question.
https://www.newsbreak.com/documented-524871/4561464360121-the-throughline-the-trump-administration-s-one-weird-trick-to-deport-asylum-seekers

Mexico wants answers on why 13 of its citizens have died in U.S. immigration custody: Mexican consulates in the U.S. are receiving an average of 535 calls a day from Mexicans seeking protection. The Mexican government is demanding its U.S. counterpart to conduct extensive investigation into the deaths of over a dozen nationals who have died under ICE custody since the beginning of the Trump administration.
https://www.latintimes.com/mexican-government-says-over-dozen-nationals-have-died-under-ice-custody-unacceptable-596084

Missing ICE records leave the public in the dark on detention center conditions. DHS made clear the funding shutdown would not slow immigration enforcement, and ICE has a healthy budget to keep up detentions and deportations. But thanks to a data blackout, we have no idea how many people are being held — or how many are dying in custody.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/missing-ice-records-leave-public-100000317.html

The American Gulag. Our concentration camps are not death camps, but people do die there. Taken together, this network of prisons or, more accurately, concentration camps, constitutes an American gulag. “Gulag” is not so much a word as a Russian initialism that came to stand for the Soviet Union’s concentration camp program, originally developed under Joseph Stalin.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/25/the-american-gulag-2026/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Treasury announces Trump’s signature will be added to US currency in honor of America 250
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0425

# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Education Dept. HQ handed to Energy as Trump advances effort to dismantle agency. Education says it no longer needs the space after slashing half of its workforce.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/education-hq-handed-energy-trump-advances-effort-dismantle-agency/412424/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Federal labor board asserts political control over union elections. Union experts warned the move could set the stage for interference in union elections and determining the size of agency bargaining units.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/federal-labor-board-asserts-political-control-over-union-elections/412418/

Texas will require proof of legal immigration status for professional licenses: The state is home to about 1.7 million people without legal authorization who work in industries like construction and hospitality.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2026-03-25/texas-will-require-proof-of-legal-immigration-status-to-get-professional-licenses

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Reveals ‘Substantial’ Hormuz Development. ‘I guess we’re dealing with the right people,’ U.S. President Donald Trump said at a Cabinet meeting.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208223/trump-reveals-very-big-present-iran

Trump’s Bizarre $1 Billion Payoff to Halt Offshore Wind. The U.S. government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building off the Atlantic Coast in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
https://grist.org/politics/trump-interior-offshore-wind-total/

# Gov / Politics
Trump Jokes About Presidential Bid In Venezuela During Cabinet Meeting: ‘I May Run Against Delcy’
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who recently traveled to Venezuela said Trump was viewed favorably in the country and predicted he would receive a statue in his honor
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-jokes-about-presidential-bid-venezuela-during-cabinet-meeting-i-may-run-against-delcy-596098

Blanche says DOJ, FBI has ‘cleaned house’ of agents, employees who assisted in Trump prosecutions
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5802553-todd-blanche-cpac-doj-fbi-firings/

Democrats clamored for George Santos’ ouster. Soon they could face having to evict one of their own. The House Ethics Committee is about to embark on a rare trial to determine Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s political future.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/26/cherfilus-mccormick-ethics-trial-00845753

Senate blocks voter ID amendment in narrow vote
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/26/congress/senate-rejects-voter-id-00846576

Voters want sweeping changes to address government fraud: Voters are concerned about government fraud and want to see lawmakers make sweeping changes, pass new laws and open new investigations to address the longstanding problem at the local, state and federal levels.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_2851bb54-635d-46bb-a463-887849164c25.html

GSA just sold a vacant D.C. federal building and says more sales are coming. The Trump administration is undertaking an effort to shrink the size of the federal portfolio.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/gsa-just-sold-vacant-dc-federal-building-and-says-more-sales-are-coming/412400/
GSA: Delivering effective and efficient government services for the American people
https://www.gsa.gov/

CCP Ties Behind American Unrest Revealed: New evidence is emerging on how a China-based billionaire is funding unrest on the streets in the United States. 2,000 organizations directly work on propaganda across the United States, with messages that align with what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/ccp-ties-behind-american-unrest-revealed_1134594.html

Top Democrats Face Rising Pressure to ‘Bring the Iran War Powers Resolution to the Floor Right Now.’
Democrats may have enough votes to pass a war powers resolution before the two-week recess, but party leaders have still not committed to doing so, even as the president appears ready for a ground invasion.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dems-war-powers-vote-now

Over 1 Million Americans Say Impeach and Remove Trump Ahead of ‘No Kings 3’ Rallies: “Donald Trump poses a direct threat to our Constitution and to the rule of law,” said one of the impeachment campaign’s leaders.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/impeach-trump-again

How the US Became the Most Dangerous Country in the World. The Trump administration’s behavior leaves no room for the common trust on which diplomacy depends. There are only two choices: surrender or strengthen your military in anticipation of war. Every country in the world is having to figure out how to deal with an increasingly rogue United States. Ask yourself: If you led Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Nigeria, Denmark, Australia, etc., what would you do?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/03/26/united-states-trump-rogue-state-iran/

House Ethics panel finds Dem Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of campaign finance violations. The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

# Gov / Politics / Global
“World Anti-Fascist War” Narrative: Singham colludes with CCP to rewrite history of WWII to advance Xi Jinping’s ‘new world order,’ focusing on the claim that Soviet and Chinese fighters bore the highest casualties and were the primary victors, while minimizing the role of the West.
https://merics.org/en/comment/rewriting-world-history-redefine-global-order-xis-claim-chinas-moral-right-lead

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Justice Department opens investigations into three medical schools over alleged race-based admission
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5802998-trump-medical-schools-admissions-data-dei/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Jayapal-Meeks Bill Would Block Trump From Using Federal Funds for Military Attack on Cuba. “Trump has started illegal regime change conflicts in Venezuela and Iran and is now threatening Cuba,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “We must pass this legislation to block him from acting on a whim.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/democratic-lawmakers-seek-block-funds-100000988.html

‘Escalation Trap’: Trump Mulls Sending 10,000 More US Troops to Iran War: “First Trump ordered 2,500 more American ground troops to the Middle East. Then it was doubled to 5,000,” wrote one analyst. “Now Trump may literally double down again.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-10000-troops-iran

Report: Many Middle East US Bases “All But Uninhabitable” Due to Iran Strikes. Military officials have been relocated to offices and hotels, officials say, spurring civilian targeting concerns.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208211/us-troops-abandon-military-bases-persian-gulf-kuwait-iran-strikes

# Science
Scientists Cloned a Mouse, Then Cloned the Clone, Et Cetera. The Results Were Horrific
https://www.sciencealert.com/dead-end-radical-20-year-study-reveals-genetic-cloning-hits-a-limit

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans: Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to reconsider.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_17d79d59-95dc-4b65-917c-b7e6be5920bd.html

A data breach reveals the illusion of privacy. The war in Iran, rising gas prices and the crisis in air travel have overshadowed most other news lately.
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/08/25/the-illusion-of-online-privacy

# Sports
New Olympics policy will only allow biological females to compete in women’s sports
https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/olympics-ban-transgender-athletes-womens-events-policy/

# Technology / AI / Robotics
Threat from Chinese hackers moved FCC to ban all foreign internet routers
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-import-of-new-consumer-routers-made-overseas-citing-security-risks/

# Transportation / Trucking
Trucking schools struggle as Trump administration strips immigrant licenses and demands English: New rules force trucking schools to cut their staff members and classes, and 7,000 training providers are set to lose accreditation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/26/trucking-schools-trump-english

With the Iowa State Patrol’s help, ICE is arresting truckers at weigh stations: Weigh-station violations are sometimes used to deny bond for immigrants.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/26/with-the-iowa-state-patrols-help-ice-is-arresting-truckers-at-weigh-stations/

# Veterans / VA
Trump’s DHS Has Tried to Deport Nearly 300 Veterans, Despite Protections. The Trump administration slashed protections for military members, but the military still touts benefits in recruitment.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-dhs-slammed-after-data-reveals-it-tried-to-deport-nearly-300-veterans/

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