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March 2026

Lindsey Graham: 'Call a Democrat' After Trip Photos Published

TMZ published a series of images showing members of Congress traveling and vacationing as the funding block affecting the Department of Homeland Security stretched into its sixth week

Lindsey Grahamsouth Carolina Republican Senator
I voted seven times to fully fund the government. Call a Democrat.”
Harvey LevintMZ founder
Maybe they’re on a cruise somewhere, or in Hawaii or some other great place. We want those pictures,
And like I said a few days ago, Speaker Mike Johnson should have never sent us all home,
Robert Garcia (California congressman)congressman
Like the story says, my dad has lived in Vegas for 15 years and I had just finished lunch with him. I try to see him whenever I can,

Mamdani Reopens TikTok to NYC Government

Local agencies will now be permitted to post on TikTok using separate, government-issued devices that are barred from accessing sensitive data, internal systems, or official email networks

The Mamdani administration is committed to using every tool in our toolbox to communicate with New Yorkers,
In a fragmented media landscape, more and more people, especially younger people, are looking beyond the four corners of their television screen to stay informed,

JD Vance's Book on Religious Faith Coming This Spring

HarperCollins also released "Hillbilly Elegy," the million-selling memoir from 2016 that helped make Vance a national figure

JD VanceuS Vice President
The story of how I regained my faith, of course, only happened because I had lost it to begin with,
The interesting question that hangs over this book, and over my mind, is why I ever strayed from the path. Why the Christian faith of my youth failed to properly take root,

Trump May End War Without Hormuz Deal

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,
Rich Goldbergcollege basketball player (1985–1985) Creighton
Once you've achieved those strategic objectives, it naturally follows" that the U.S. "would focus on the Strait of Hormuz, because you would have done so much damage to their external threat, and you would have reallocated your military resources to that mission,
Karoline Leavittpress Secretary
The full reopening of the Strait is something the Administration is working towards, but the core objectives of the operation have been clearly defined for the American people by the Commander in Chief,
Karoline Leavittpress Secretary
President Trump is going to move forward unabated, and he expects the Iranian regime to make a deal with the administration."
Marco Rubiosecretary of State
We have very clear objectives that we're trying to achieve here. Those objectives are the destruction of their air force, which has been achieved; the destruction of their navy, which has largely been achieved; a significant reduction in the number of missile launches that they have, which we're well on our way to achieving; and we are going to destroy the factories that make those missiles and those drones that they are using to attack their neighbors and the United States and our presence in the region."
The Strait of Hormuz will be open when this operation is over,
Energy markets are inherently global, and there is no possibility of insulating the U.S. from the economic damage that is already occurring and will become exponentially worse if the closure of the strait continues,

3 Fired FBI Agents Sue, Seek Reinstatement

The lawsuit adds to a growing number of legal challenges over a personnel purge led by FBI Director Kash Patel that, over the past year, has resulted in dozens of agents being dismissed

Serving the American people as FBI agents was the highest honor of our lives,
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,
This lawsuit seeks to reaffirm fundamental constitutional protections for FBI employees, ensuring they can perform their duties without fear or favor,

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Boeing Criminal Case

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling by a lower court to approve the Justice Department decision to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing, which allowed the plane-maker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019

Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist to FBI Over China Probe Files

Swalwell was not charged with wrongdoing in the original investigation involving Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative

The Congressman has never been accused of wrongdoing in that matter and your attempt to release the file is a transparent attempt to smear him and undermine his campaign for Governor of California,

Gulf Drillers Win Exemption From Species Law

The meeting of the Endangered Species Committee for the first time in more than 30 years is the latest effort by President Donald Trump's administration to unwind regulations it says hold back domestic energy production

Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
Considering this litigation, it is essential to our national security to exempt all Gulf oil and gas activities from the Endangered Species Act requirements,

Report: Tiger Woods Had Hydrocodone After Crash

Based on my observations of Woods, how he performed the exercises and based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that Woods' normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle,
I take a few."

Retired Gen. McKenzie: US 'on Plan' in Iran

Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.american Marine Corps general
These are not back-of-the-envelope calculations, these are things we've been working on for many years,
There are two ways it can be opened if the Iranians negotiate [or] we can open the strait under that condition, too,
The primary goal of Iranian statecraft is survival of the regime,

Hegseth: US Using Force to Compel Iran Negotiations

Dan "Raizin" Caine during a morning press briefing shown live on Newsmax, Hegseth outlined a strategy rooted in President Donald Trump's "peace through strength" doctrine, emphasizing overwhelming military pressure paired with a clear path to negotiations

Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
We don’t want to have to do more militarily than we have to, but I didn’t mean it flippantly when I said in the meantime we’ll negotiate with bombs. Our job is to ensure that we compel Iran to realize that this new regime, this regime in charge, is in a better place if they make a deal,
Dan Cainegeneral
We continue to systematically degrade and destroy Iran's ability to project power,
We're not going to foreclose any option,
Donald Trumppresident
The world ought to be prepared to step up,
Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
American firepower is only increasing. Iran's is decreasing,
This is about history. This is about legacy,

Sources: Italy Refuses US Aircraft Use of Sicily Base

With reference to media reports regarding the use of military bases, the government reiterates that Italy acts in full compliance with existing international agreements and with the policy guidelines set out by the government to parliament."
Anthony Barbagalloitalian politician
Minister Crosetto's decision to deny landing permission is a significant and appropriate step that confirms the validity of the concerns we raised,

King Charles to Visit US Amid Rising Tensions

It will be the first state visit by a British monarch since 2007 when Charles' mother Queen Elizabeth made what was the fourth such U.S. trip of her reign

Their majesties’ programme will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States,
Donald Trumppresident
He's a friend of mine,

Sources: Counterterror Officials Plan Antifa Summit

President Donald Trump has described antifa as a significant threat to the U.S

Tommy Pigottamerican government spokesperson
The anarchists, Marxists, and violent extremists of antifa have waged a terror campaign in the United States and across the Western world for decades, carrying out bombings, beatings, shootings, and riots in service of their ​extreme agenda,
I am just skeptical that now, with everything going on, when you see the number of plots being put together ​by Iran and Hezbollah, that there really is a compelling need to spend limited counterterrorism resources on the antifa threat right now,

Japan Deploys Its First Long-Range Missiles

The upgraded Type-12 missile has a range of about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), a significant extension from the 200-kilometer (125-mile) range of the original that would allow it to reach mainland China

Shinjirō Koizumidefense Minister
As Japan faces the most severe and complex security environment in the postwar era... it is an extremely important capability to strengthen Japan’s deterrence and responsiveness,

Experts Warn Kharg Island Seizure Risks US Troops

Donald Trumppresident
Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,
We were supposed to be coming to the rescue of the people that had been rising up and protesting for a better future,
I don’t think they have any defense. We could take it very easily.”
Marco Rubiosecretary of State
Now, they are making threats about controlling the Hormuz Strait in perpetuity, creating a tolling system and the like,... That’s not going to be allowed to happen. And the president has a number of options available to him, if he so chooses, to prevent that from happening.”
Michael Eisenstadtarmy officer
Putting people on the ground might be the most psychologically compelling way of striking a blow at Iran,
Throw up a quarantine that seeks to seize Iranian oil shipments that are exiting the Gulf,
The coast tends to be mountainous, so the drones can come in through mountain passes where it’s hard for our radar to pick up,

NASA Counts Down to First Moon Crew Launch in 53 Years

Charlie Blackwell-Thompsonartemis launch director
Our team has worked extremely hard to get us to this moment,
Girl power and that's awesome, and that young brown boys and girls can look at me and go ‘Hey, he looks like me and he's doing what???'

Trump Admin Wants Senate to Ditch Recess Over Shutdown

Trump recently signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, who had gone without paychecks since the shutdown began in mid-February

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary
The president is also encouraging Congress to come back to Washington to permanently fix this problem and to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security entirely,
The president just can't keep signing presidential memorandums and proclamations every time Congress fails to do its job,

'Is It Kafka?' Judge Vexed by New Pentagon Press Policy

The New York Times and Trump administration clashed in a federal court on Monday over restrictions imposed by the Pentagon on journalists covering the War Department

We've seen this movie before,

Sen. Graham Urges Peace as Trump Signals Iran Deal

I support diplomatic efforts to end the conflict consistent with our military objectives, but it takes two to tango,
Lindsey Grahamsenator
The hope for me has always been that by neutralizing Iran as the largest state sponsor of terrorism, it will open the gateway to peace allowing Saudi Arabia and Israel to normalize their relationship, effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict,
Lindsey Grahamsenator
Keep it up Mr President. Wind down the war and wind up efforts for an historic peace deal,
Donald Trumppresident
Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island,
If this historic normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel occurs, it will be due to President Trump's bold, decisive leadership in dealing with the Iranian threat so they can no longer be a spoiler for peace like they were on October 7, 2023,

Rubio: US Will Meet Objectives in Iran Within Weeks

Rubio made the remarks while appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America" as tensions in the region continue

Marco Rubiosecretary of State
Now, they are making threats about controlling the Hormuz Straits in perpetuity, creating a tolling system and the like — that's not going to be allowed to happen,
George StephanopoulosaBC host
Let's talk about the President's comments overnight, talking about taking the oil on Kharg Island. How would he do this?"
Marco Rubiosecretary of State
First of all, it's important to remember the objectives of this operation from the very beginning,
We are going to achieve our objectives in a matter of weeks, not months,
That was an unacceptable risk, it needed to be addressed, and President Trump is addressing it,