Voices, The Peoples News
March 3, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
‘Are we about to see more children detained?’ Legislators probe ICE detention and deportation of Soldotna kindergartener
https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-02-25/alaska-lawmakers-probe-state-detention-policies-following-ice-arrest-of-soldotna-family
ICE defends detention, deportation of Soldotna family as vigils held and lawmakers probe agency actions
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2026/02/23/ice-defends-detention-deportation-of-soldotna-family-as-vigils-held-and-lawmakers-probe-agency-actions-in-alaska/
Kansas Court of Appeals rules CoreCivic can’t house ICE detainees without Leavenworth permit
https://lawrencekstimes.com/2026/02/27/kr-court-corecivic-leavenworth-permit/
The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the US
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-plans-to-review-refugees-admitted-under-biden-memo-obtained-by-the-ap-says
Fury as Trump plans to ‘import’ more white South African refugees: ‘Call it what it is’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-white-south-africans/
Internal ICE Email Reveals Vetting Delays After Some Recruits Were Flagged Over Suspected MS-13 Links
https://www.latintimes.com/internal-ice-email-reveals-vetting-delays-after-some-recruits-were-flagged-over-suspected-ms-13-595115
Oversight demands DOJ answers on foreign funding of agitator groups as Iran, anti-ICE protests continue
https://www.aol.com/articles/oversight-demands-doj-answers-foreign-173905044.html
# Business / Industry / Corporations
‘Trial by bureaucrat’: Diverse businesses urge SCOTUS to stop federal agencies usurping courts
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/trial-bureaucrat-diverse-businesses-urge-scotus-stop-federal-agencies?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators
A mysterious Polymarket account made $515,000 on the Iran strike before the news broke, and the connection to Trump’s family is raising red flags
https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/mystery-betters-win-1-4m-on-us-strikes-placed-just-before-bombs-hit-20260301-p5o6gi
Polymarket: Launched in 2020, it offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather patterns, awards, and political and legislative outcomes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Treasury Department terminates union contracts for IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service workers
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-fiscal-service-union-contracts-dcd42250d58c8e4d46a2c0256064a857
Trump’s next tariff fight: Keeping the money. After Trump’s Supreme Court tariff defeat, administration officials are devising legal strategies that would let the president keep some — or maybe even most — of the revenue, five people familiar with the conversations told POLITICO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/trumps-next-tariff-fight-keeping-the-money-00799774
Interest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, and it already costs taxpayers more than defense and Medicaid
https://www.aol.com/finance/interest-38-8-trillion-national-214528731.html
Former Texas Representative Ron Paul has warned that the United States economy is built on “fraud” and is approaching collapse
https://knewz.com/former-republican-lawmaker-warns-american-economy-is-facing-collapse/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Congress searches for shutdown off-ramp as DHS employees start missing pay. Republican leaders hope a new vote this week, and pressure from war in Iran, will help spur a breakthrough on DHS funding.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/congress-searches-shutdown-ramp-dhs-employees-start-missing-pay/411814/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
US government hit with lawsuit over troubling plans to sell off millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness: ‘Congress has not authorized.’ Legal action like this forces both sides to gear up for a prolonged fight.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/alaska-drilling-lawsuits-federal-government-court/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Feds asked New Mexico to halt its Epstein probe. In 2019, the Trump Justice Department intervened in New Mexico’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, asking the state to stop its probe and hand it over to federal authorities. Trump’s DOJ then essentially killed the investigation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/feds-asked-mexico-halt-epstein-150200074.html
Leon Black allegedly colluded with Epstein, Paul Weiss head, to ‘silence and destroy’ accusers: The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan, claims the trio worked together to discredit accusers and to surveil, retaliate against and silence accusers.
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/leon-black-sued-for-alleged-collusion-with-jeffrey-epstein/tldr
House Democrats now say they’re going to attempt to drag in PRESIDENT TRUMP go testify about Jeffrey EpsteinSo predictable.Good luck with that, guys. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are arguing that former President Bill Clinton’s appearance for a deposition sets a precedent that should apply to President Donald Trump as well.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rep-garcia-says-house-democrats-want-trump-to-sit-for-deposition-on-epstein-ties
Democrats Force Trump Administration To Explain How Ghislaine Maxwell Got Her Cushy Prison Transfer. Convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate was transferred without explanation after unusual visit by Trump’s Deputy Attorney General
https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-demands-documents-on-transfer-of-ghislaine-maxwell-to-minimum-security-bureau-of-prisons-facility/
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
https://www.ms.now/news/democrats-whistleblower-ghislaine-maxwell-prison-luxuries-rcna242928
Whistleblower Shares Evidence That Federal Prison Camp Warden is Pampering Ghislaine Maxwell, Maxwell Also Filing a “Commutation Application” With Trump Administration. Raskin Demands Answers From President Trump On Any Potential Maxwell Clemency, Presses For Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to Come Before Committee And Testify About Apparent Maxwell Quid Pro Quo
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/whistleblower-shares-evidence-that-federal-prison-camp-warden-is-pampering-ghislaine-maxwell-maxwell-also-filing-a-commutation-application-with-trump-administration
# Gov / Politics
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) who felt Donald Trump’s wrath for recording a video message advising service members against following illegal orders, says he’s “damn furious” Trump is risking young Americans’ lives in war with Iran.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/m-just-damn-furious-military-182938610.html
A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/28/donald-trump-bombs-iran-war-middle-east
Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home with a diversionary war. Iran strikes are attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out Epstein and tariffs with the thunder of cruise missiles
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/28/diversionary-war-trump-wants-to-distract-americans-from-scandals-at-home
“Within the Blink of an Eye”: Legal Giants Vow Immediate Lawsuits as Trump Allies Draft Secret Order to Seize Control of 2026 Midterms
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4516588024113-within-the-blink-of-an-eye-legal-giants-vow-immediate-lawsuits-as-trump-allies-draft-secret-order-to-seize-control-of-2026-midterms
Donald Trump Calls for Ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Arrest in Late-Night Truth Social Post
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-amplified-call-imprison-jack-141532692.html
‘There is no national emergency’: Democrats hit back over alleged MAGA plan to seize control of elections
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-national-emergency-democrats-hit-132631569.html
Legal Experts Say Courts Could Block Trump Voting Power Grab Before It Takes Effect
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/court-strikes-down-key-part-trumps-unlawful-voting-executive-order
Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense
The Trump administration’s effort to construct a case for war after shots started flying has few historical parallels.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/03/war-of-choice-trump-says-iran-was-preparing-attack-but-has-provided-no-evidence-00806447
Trump Hasn’t Justified Urgent Iran Threat, Democrat Warner Says
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/trump-hasnt-justified-urgent-iran-threat-democrat-warner-says
Trump administration hopes to thread the needle on Iran ‘regime change’
https://justthenews.com/government/security/trump-administration-aims-thread-needle-iran-regime-change
President Trump, Rubio warn Iran ‘hardest hits are yet to come.’ “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces,” Rubio said. This had to happen, no matter what.” Responding to Rubio’s statement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on March 3 that the US Secretary of State’s comments showed that the US “entered a war of choice on behalf of Israel.”
https://www.rferl.org/amp/marco-rubio-action-strikes-iran-preemptive-measure-israel/33692784.html
“Legitimate Target” — Communist Activist Shares Disturbing Comments Regarding U.S. and Israeli Officials. The 21-year-old Walsh also reposted an X comment calling on Iran to build a nuclear bomb.
https://www.inquisitr.com/legitimate-target-communist-activist-shares-disturbing-comments-regarding-u-s-and-israeli-officials
Pete Hegseth sets the tone for Trump’s politically incorrect war on Iran. In a combative press conference, the Pentagon chief dodged questions about the goals of the US military’s Iran operation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/pete-hegseth-trump-iran-military
Chasing the apocalypse: Radical Shiite clerics on American soil preach prophetic showdown with US
https://www.aol.com/news/chasing-apocalypse-radical-shiite-clerics-120025600.html
Former Trump Cabinet Member Joins Line of Congressional Republicans Heading for the Exits
https://www.aol.com/news/chasing-apocalypse-radical-shiite-clerics-120025600.html
Every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/02/trump-board-peace-human-right-abuses/
House Oversight Committee releases Clinton deposition videos. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released videos of the depositions of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. The depositions took place on February 26 and February 27, 2026, respectively.
https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-bill-and-hillary-clinton-deposition-videos/
As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran. Universal jurisdiction also lets other nations prosecute US and Israeli leaders for targeting civilians — a war crime.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-security-council-stalls-there-are-other-ways-to-stop-us-israeli-war-on-iran/
‘Cuba’s Next,’ Says Lindsey Graham as Illegal Trump-Israel War on Iran Kills Hundreds. “Trump 2.0 seems to be about regime change,” said one observer.
https://therealnews.com/cubas-next-says-lindsey-graham-as-illegal-trump-israel-war-on-iran-kills-hundreds
Call Grows to Impeach Trump, ‘The Most Dangerous Man on the Planet’: “Trump’s illegal war on Iran and the rule of law,” said one pair of campaigners, “establish an intolerable pattern of egregious abuses of power, directly threatening our constitutional order, our safety, and our way of life.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/impeach-trump-iran-war
# Gov / Politics / Global
Chinese state-run media promotes anti-Iran War protests organized by CCP-linked Singham Network
https://www.allsides.com/news/2026-03-03-0800/china-chinese-state-run-media-promotes-anti-iran-war-protests-organized-ccp-linked-singham-network
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
SCOTUS Approves Challenges to Agency Enforcement Proceedings. The pendulum of virtually uncritical deference to federal agencies has swung sharply in the opposite direction in various decisions of the Roberts Court—most recently in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC (a consolidation of Axon and Cochran v. SEC).
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2023-june/scotus-approves-challenges-to-agency-enforcement-proceedings/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
“No president is above the law”: Ex-Judges, legal scholars sound off on Trump’s “contempt” of courts. Trump’s attempts to impeach two federal judges draws outcry from legal experts
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/28/no-president-is-above-the-law-ex-judges-legal-scholars-sound-off-on-trumps-contempt-of-courts/
Lawmakers request DOJ probe into whether Somali fraud and ICE protests are linked
https://www.southernminn.com/around_the_web/news/lawmakers-request-doj-probe-into-whether-somali-fraud-and-ice-protests-are-linked/article_4a53a80e-bda4-5f09-b027-056aa16d6127.html
Supreme Court Prepares to Dismantle Independent Agencies in Favor of Partisan Chaos
https://afj.org/article/supreme-court-prepares-to-dismantle-independent-agencies-in-favor-of-partisan-chaos/
When the Supreme Court abets lawlessness
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/when-the-supreme-court-abets-lawlessness/
Supreme Court deals ‘earth-shattering’ blow to federal agencies’ administrative powers
The court’s majority said allowing agencies to enforce laws with fines adjudicated in-house improperly concentrates power within the executive branch. Its minority warned of “momentous consequences.”
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/06/supreme-court-deals-earth-shattering-blow-federal-agencies-administrative-powers/397697/
Judge Cannon Permanently Seals Jack Smith’s Final Report, Barring Bondi and DOJ From Ever Releasing Mar-a-Lago Findings. The Trump-appointed judge said releasing the classified docs report now would “contravene basic notions of fairness and justice.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/judge-cannon-jack-smith-classifed-docs-report-00792748
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Vance’s Medicaid Suspension Sparks Political Warfare
https://www.newsbreak.com/rex-dalton-323606975/4515845386493-vance-s-medicaid-suspension-sparks-political-warfare
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry
Republicans facing ‘escalating backlash’ as signature bill closes more hospitals:
https://www.rawstory.com/republican-health-care-cuts/
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Hegseth: Operation Epic Fury ‘just the beginning’ of U.S. action in Iran. Operation Epic Fury is “just the beginning” of American combat operations in Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine told reporters Monday.
https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4418826/hegseth-says-epic-fury-goals-in-iran-are-laser-focused/
Hegseth says strikes are to destroy Iran’s missile system, navy and end nuclear program
https://justthenews.com/government/hegseth-says-strikes-were-destroy-irans-missile-system-navy-and-end-nuclear-program?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
FBI, law enforcement on higher alert following strikes on Iran
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c6a682d2-3c75-4f9d-8f80-840f7a3d0573.html
US aircraft crash in Kuwait as war expands beyond Iran. Six American crew members eject safely, Kuwait’s defence ministry says
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/breaking-us-fighter-jet-crashes-kuwait
B-2 Spirits Join Iran Air War, Pummel Underground Missile Caves. The arrival of the B-2s marks a change in the air campaign and will put certain target sets at greater risk as the operation expands.
https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-join-iran-air-war-pummel-underground-missile-caves
Hegseth refuses to rule out US boots on the ground in Iran and mocks “stupid rules of engagement”
https://www.tag24.com/news/politics/politicians/pete-hegseth/hegseth-refuses-to-rule-out-us-boots-on-the-ground-in-iran-and-mocks-stupid-rules-of-engagement-3475890
US military nightmare unfolds as Spain rips up old agreements, and it’s all because of Iran. Spain said, “Not on my watch.” The United States military is seeing its aircraft depart from Spanish bases after the Spanish government firmly stated that its facilities cannot be used for any operations targeting Iran. This move comes as a significant complication, highlighting Spain’s independent stance on recent U.S. and Israeli actions.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/us-military-nightmare-unfolds-as-spain-rips-up-old-agreements-and-its-all-because-of-iran/
The Pentagon is using a chatbot to pick targets in Iran. “America is in such steep decline that we don’t even make Oppenheimers like we used to.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-anthropic-military-iran
# Military / Global
Death toll in Israeli strike on southern Iran school rises to 165. Officials reported the death toll from the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/israel-strikes-two-schools-in-iran-killing-more-than-50-people
Iran’s Shahed drones have brought terror to Ukrainian skies – now they are being deployed in the Middle East. Bulky and noisy Iran-made unmanned attack drones have hit buildings in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and elsewhere
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/iran-unleashes-hundreds-of-drones-aimed-at-targets-across-middle-east
Claudia Sheinbaum Says That If U.S. Wants To See a Decrease In Drug Trafficking, It Should Stop The Flow Of Weapons Across The Border
https://www.latintimes.com/claudia-sheinbaum-says-that-if-us-wants-see-decrease-drug-trafficking-it-should-stop-flow-595199
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