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March 2026

Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help

US President Donald Trump has asked European allies for a lot lately — the use of military bases, the potential relocation of missile defense systems and generally stronger support for US military action against Iran

The country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory,
Kamil ZwolskirUSI analyst
The only country that has directly benefited from NATO military action is the United States, when NATO’s Article Five was invoked for the first time after the September 11 attacks,
Kamil ZwolskirUSI analyst
Trump has been astonishingly inconsistent in his criticism,
Kamil ZwolskirUSI analyst
One key issue for European countries is the issue of legality,
Meloni’s relationship with Trump has always been based more on politics than on policies,
Kamil ZwolskirUSI analyst
At the minimum, what they also mean is that this war was not agreed by NATO allies. They were not consulted,
Donald Trumppresident
Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil,

Trump signs executive order to crack down on mail-in voting

Howard Lutnickcommerce Secretary
The states run these elections — if they want to use the US mail, the US Postal Service, they’re going to get a code, a bar code, from the US Postal Service and they’re going to put that on the envelope and we’re going to have one envelope per vote,
We want to have honest voting in our country,
Donald Trumppresident
I don’t see how anybody can challenge it.”
Donald Trumppresident
Because of the fact that I’m President of the United States.”

Big Tech promised AI would disrupt labor — just not like this

Oracle is remaking itself as an AI power player, taking on mountains of debt and laying off workers in pursuit of its data center ambitions

What to watch for as NASA’s historic Artemis II crew prepares to lift off toward the moon

The countdown clocks is officially rolling at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where four astronauts are preparing to take off on the mission of a lifetime — circumnavigating the moon and returning humans to deep space for the first time in five decades

We want the automated systems to work, but we also want a crew to be able to jump in,
Our families are outside the building when we walk out. And that is the moment that I’m going to get to tell them I love them,
Howard Huresearcher
Orion we developed for autonomous capability all the way to docking, so the crew does not need to take over in a manual way,
Instead of sending a text message or a phone call, I get to tell them I love them,
Jeremy has always been and is always our grounding rod,

American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

We are deeply alarmed by the kidnapping of Al-Monitor contributor Shelly Kittleson in Iraq on Tuesday. We call for her safe and immediate release,
The State Department previously fulfilled our duty to warn this individual of threats against them and we will continue to coordinate with the FBI to ensure their release as quickly as possible,
Do not travel to Iraq for any reason. Depart immediately if you are there,

King Charles’ state visit to U.S. confirmed for April

Members of Congress get the TMZ treatment amid a partial government shutdown CNN

FBI agents who worked on Trump election probe sue, saying they were unjustly fired

The lawsuit demands the three agents be reinstated and could, if successful, open the door for at least 50 other agents who were part of the various Trump investigations and fired under similar circumstances to also rejoin the agency

And now, by virtue of presidential appointment to the pinnacle of federal law enforcement, Defendants are abusing their positions to claim victories that eluded them on the merits,

Israeli settlers renew attacks on West Bank village where Israeli soldiers detained, assaulted CNN crew

An additional evacuation will be carried out in accordance with operational priorities and subject to approval by the political echelon,
The dismissal of an entire battalion from active duty, even if only in a temporary manner due to an article on CNN, undermines the trust required among the military system and among the reservists at a time when we need them more than ever,
They prevented residents from returning to their homes but allowed the settlers to do everything at their leisure,

Why Tyler Robinson is trending

Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, are questioning bullet fragment evidence ahead of a scheduled preliminary hearing and seeking a delay

What in the world just happened to the Dow?

They’re waking up every morning, going to sleep every night, rubbing their hands together, thinking, ‘This is great. All I got to do is be on the right end of the giant roller coaster, and everything’s going to be fine,
Joe Roganpodcast host
I really thought they were just going to go after the criminals,
Pete Hegsethunited States Secretary of War
I think other countries should pay attention when the president speaks,

UPenn must comply with federal subpoena seeking list of Jewish community members, judge rules

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking a list of members of its Jewish community in what the federal government says is an effort to combat antisemitism on the Ivy League campus

Trump officials acknowledge they can’t promise to reopen Strait of Hormuz before ending Iran war

Donald TrumpuS President
All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT,
This Strait of Hormuz issue, which we’ve set the conditions for success and we will make sure Iran knows that very clearly, is not just a United States of America problem set,
Anna Kellywhite House spokeswoman
The President is confident that the Strait will be opened very soon, and our military continues to steadily degrade Iran’s ability to terrorize merchant ships,
Marco Rubiosecretary of State
But these countries have a lot at stake, not just the G7 countries, but countries in Asia and all over the world have a lot at stake and should contribute greatly to that effort to ensure that neither the Strait of Hormuz or, frankly, any international waterways should ever be something that’s controlled or tolled by a nation-state or by a terroristic government like the one that exists in Iran today, and that’s their radical clerical regime,
China and Pakistan call on the parties to protect the security of ships and crew members stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, allow the early and safe passage of civilian and commercial ships, and restore normal passage through the Strait as soon as possible,
Karoline Leavittpress Secretary
When Operation Epic Fury is complete, gas prices will plummet back to the multi-year lows American drivers enjoyed before these short-term disruptions.”
Donald TrumpuS President
They’ll drop when we leave, when it’s over,

Trump’s top litigator faces uphill battle with birthright citizenship

Sauer is so favored by the president that when he lost a case about Trump’s tariff policy earlier this year, a livid Trump publicly blamed the loss on the justices at a White House news conference with his solicitor general

Steve Vladeckamerican legal scholar
He’s been able to play a bunch of home games with the court to this point; even though the government was the nominal petitioner here, this is really an away game — where the party that really wanted the court to decide the merits was the court itself,
Donald Trumppresident
John Sauer has been so effective for President Trump, both as his defense attorney and as a solicitor general. He is certainly at the top of my short list for the Supreme Court,
Steve Vladeckamerican legal scholar
It’s a remarkably weak case, not only because the Supreme Court answered this question 128 years ago, but because Congress wrote that answer into federal law in both 1940 and 1952,
Mike Davislegal adviser
If the justices follow the law … this is an easy decision. If the justices embrace politics, then it’s a messy decision,

Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’

The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!”
Richard J. Leondistrict Judge
(U... U)nless and until Congress blesses this project through statutory authorization, construction has to stop!”
Richard J. Leondistrict Judge
The President may at any time go to Congress to obtain express authority to construct a ballroom and to do so with private funds. Indeed, Congress may even choose to appropriate funds for the ballroom, or at least decide that some other funding scheme is acceptable,
Either way, Congress will thereby retain its authority over the nation’s property and its oversight over the Government’s spending,

April’s full pink moon will rise in the night sky this week

This will be the last full moon in the pre-Artemis II era, and it will look different not only to the four crew members but to all of us who journey along with them,
When you look at this full moon, the crew may be on their way. They may have just launched,

Federal judge rules Trump order ending NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional

The ruling will not reverse the Trump-led campaign to strip NPR and PBS stations of federal funding

Theodore Boutrousattorney
The First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power — including the power of the purse — ‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,
As we argued, and Judge Moss ruled, the executive order is textbook unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and retaliation, in violation of longstanding First Amendment principles,
We’re thrilled with today’s decision declaring the executive order unconstitutional.”

Astronaut’s wife on the most nerve-racking part of the Artemis II mission

In a 2024 interview with CNN, family members of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen share their fears and hopes for the Artemis II mission around the moon, and he reveals the special keepsakes he’ll take with him

Takeaways from the Supreme Court decision on Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for trans and gay minors

Colorado enacted its law in 2019 to protect gay and transgender youth subjected to the scientifically discredited practice of attempting to “convert” their sexual orientation or gender identity

Elena Kaganjustice
Because the state has suppressed one side of a debate, while aiding the other, the constitu­tional issue is straightforward,
The Constitution does not pose a barrier to reasonable regulation of harmful medical treatments just because substandard care comes via speech instead of scalpel,
Neil Gorsuchjustice
Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and safety,
Steve Vladeckamerican legal scholar
As Kagan explains, the problem with Colorado’s law isn’t that it is based on the content of therapists’ speech, but that it isn’t neutral as to the viewpoint they’re expressing,
Steve Vladeckamerican legal scholar
One of the real clues to both the significance and limits of today’s ruling comes from Justice Kagan’s short concurring opinion,
We are on a slippery slope now: For the first time, the Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment to bless a risk of therapeutic harm to children by limiting the State’s ability to regulate medical providers who treat patients with speech,
Ketanji Brown Jackson'Justice
What’s next? In the worst-case scenario, our medical system unravels as various licensed healthcare professionals — talk therapists, psychiatrists, and presumably anyone else who claims to utilize speech when administering treatments to patients — start broadly wielding their newfound constitutional right to provide substandard medical care,
The Constitution does not protect the right of some to speak freely; it protects the right of all,

Members of Congress get the TMZ treatment amid a partial government shutdown

Robert Garcia at a Las Vegas casino, both lawmakers pointed the finger at the opposite party

The Trump team’s ever-changing list of 4 goals in Iran

Marco Rubiosecretary of State
We are going to achieve our objectives in a matter of weeks, not months,
Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
In those wars, it was always about the next rotation, never knowing when the mission would end or exactly what the mission was, year after year,
Ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.”
Donald Trumppresident
We’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities.”

‘The face of the Pentagon’: CNN report details Hegseth’s role touting military power during war in Iran

Kristen Holmesamerican broadcast journalist
We had people telling us that Hegseth wanted to keep his job by blowing stuff up,... the White House laughed off that idea, at one point saying, if he has any concern about his job, it's not coming from us."