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FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks - Axios

  1. FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks  Axios
  2. Takeaways from former Trump administration counterterrorism chief Joe Kent’s extensive interview  CNN
  3. Former counterterrorism official Joe Kent under investigation over alleged leaks: Sources  ABC7 Chicago
  4. F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump  The New York Times
  5. DNI Tulsi Gabbard says that Trump acted because he concluded the Iranian regime 'posed an imminent threat'  Fox News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:56 am

Pritzker helped a Black woman become senator. Some Black leaders are still mad at him. - Politico

  1. Pritzker helped a Black woman become senator. Some Black leaders are still mad at him.  Politico
  2. Takeaways from the Illinois primary elections  CNN
  3. Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic primary for US Senate  BBC
  4. Illinois Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results  NBC News
  5. Pritzker’s Gamble to Become a Kingmaker in Illinois Pays Off  The New York Times

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:00 am

Why Trump's attacks and threats to Iran's Kharg Island are a big deal - NPR

  1. Why Trump's attacks and threats to Iran's Kharg Island are a big deal  NPR
  2. Kharg Island Is an Appealing Target for Trump, With High Risks  The New York Times
  3. Lawmakers press U.S. intelligence officials on Iran war as new strikes jolt oil markets  PBS
  4. Trump weighs risky bet on Kharg Island in ‘game of chicken’ with Iran  The Hill
  5. Beyond oil and conflict, Iran’s Kharg Island holds a lost Christian past  EWTN News

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 9:00 am

Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days? - Al Jazeera

  1. Iran war: What’s the Jones Act, and why has Trump suspended it for 60 days?  Al Jazeera
  2. Trump waives Jones Act shipping rules for 60 days to steady oil market  CNBC
  3. Trump temporarily waives the Jones Act to try to lower gasoline prices. Will it work?  NPR
  4. How Waiving the Jones Act for Oil Tankers Would Work  WSJ
  5. Opinion | The beginning of the end of the Jones Act  The Washington Post

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 8:30 am

Live updates: Interest rates steady, Federal Reserve forecasts one rate cut in 2026 - Yahoo Finance

  1. Live updates: Interest rates steady, Federal Reserve forecasts one rate cut in 2026  Yahoo Finance
  2. Here's what changed in the new Fed statement  CNBC
  3. 'Nobody knows': Oil price shock leaves Fed uncertain about the economy  NBC News
  4. Fed holds rates steady as war in Iran clouds outlook  The Washington Post
  5. Bond Traders Are Giving Up on the Idea of Fed Rate Cuts  Bloomberg.com

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 8:00 am

Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war - The Washington Post

  1. Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war  The Washington Post
  2. Pentagon asks White House to approve $200B request to Congress for Iran war: report  The Independent
  3. Dems: We will not approve one more cent for this war  Responsible Statecraft
  4. Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war effort  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war, Washington Post reports  Reuters

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 6:04 am

China Hoped Trump Summit Would Cement Its Superpower Status. Now Xi Has to Wait. - WSJ

  1. China Hoped Trump Summit Would Cement Its Superpower Status. Now Xi Has to Wait.  WSJ
  2. Unblocking Strait of Hormuz Is in China’s Interest, Greer Says  Bloomberg.com
  3. White House says China agreed to postpone Trump's Beijing trip  Reuters
  4. What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship  The New York Times
  5. Chaos over Donald Trump’s China trip likely to further test Beijing’s patience with US  South China Morning Post

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 4:00 am

2 tugboat crew members killed in ‘confined space incident’ on barge, Coast Guard says - AP News

  1. 2 tugboat crew members killed in ‘confined space incident’ on barge, Coast Guard says  AP News
  2. Two dead in fatal barge incident near Ketchikan  KRBD
  3. Coast Guard investigating "confined space" deaths of 2 crew members on barge off Alaska  CBS News
  4. Two killed in ‘confined space’ aboard tug boat near Ketchikan, Coast Guard reports  Alaska's News Source
  5. Coast Guard investigates two confined space deaths on Alaska barge  WorkBoat

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 3:05 am

Oregon institutions reckon with removing Cesar Chavez’s name following sexual abuse report - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

  1. Oregon institutions reckon with removing Cesar Chavez’s name following sexual abuse report  Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
  2. ‘Hard to absorb’: Chavez allegations stun Newsom, top Democrats  Politico
  3. More Cesar Chavez Fallout Expected After Sex Abuse Accusations  The New York Times
  4. Cesar Chavez abused and raped women and girls, NYT investigation says  NPR
  5. Iconic labor leader Cesar Chavez accused of decades of sexual abuse as annual celebrations are canceled nationwide  CNN

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:45 am

Son and brother of Afghan man who died in ICE custody demand answers: "I want to know why he died" - CBS News

  1. Son and brother of Afghan man who died in ICE custody demand answers: "I want to know why he died"  CBS News
  2. Afghan man who served alongside US forces dies after less than a day in ICE custody, family and advocates say  CNN
  3. Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says  Reuters
  4. Richardson father of 6, who served with U.S. forces, dies in ICE custody one day after arrest  FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
  5. Afghan Man Who Worked With US Military Dies After Taken Into ICE Custody  Military.com

📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2026 🕒 12:20 am

Senate votes down effort to restrict Trump's Iran war powers - CBS News

  1. Senate votes down effort to restrict Trump's Iran war powers  CBS News
  2. Senate G.O.P. Again Blocks Bid to Stop Iran War Until Trump Wins Authorization  The New York Times
  3. GOP blocks Booker-led push to curb Trump's military authority in Iran  Fox News
  4. Republican leaders reject demands for public hearings on Trump's war with Iran  NBC News
  5. Senate votes down measure aiming to limit Trump’s war powers by 53-47 vote  The Guardian

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 11:57 pm

‘Warrants or bust’: House hard-liners deliver ultimatum ahead of spy powers vote - Politico

  1. ‘Warrants or bust’: House hard-liners deliver ultimatum ahead of spy powers vote  Politico
  2. Jim Jordan reverses long-held position on spy powers, says he will back Trump extension of FISA 702  The Hill
  3. Trump officials fail to win over GOP skeptics on FISA  Axios
  4. Johnson says he’ll move clean FISA bill  Punchbowl News
  5. EPIC Joins Coalition Letter Urging Congressional Democrats to Reform FISA Section 702 Before Reauthorization  EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information Center

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:45 pm

What’s a Threat? Gabbard Says It’s Up to Trump, on Iran and Elsewhere. - The New York Times

  1. What’s a Threat? Gabbard Says It’s Up to Trump, on Iran and Elsewhere.  The New York Times
  2. Live updates: Tulsi Gabbard and other top intel officials to testify on worldwide threats  NBC News
  3. Takeaways from intelligence officials’ testimony amid war with Iran  CNN
  4. Collins, King press intelligence leaders on Iran retaliation, Strait of Hormuz blockade  WGME
  5. The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop  The Atlantic

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:30 pm

Q&A on the SAVE America Act - FactCheck.org

  1. Q&A on the SAVE America Act  FactCheck.org
  2. GOP debate on SAVE America Act morphs into ‘circular firing squad’  The Hill
  3. Republicans begin to question the ‘theater’ of pushing a doomed elections bill  MS NOW
  4. Opinion | The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America  The New York Times
  5. Senate Republicans struggle to make their voting fight uncomfortable for Democrats  Politico

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:30 pm

US intelligence chief says Iran's regime 'intact' but 'degraded' - BBC

  1. US intelligence chief says Iran's regime 'intact' but 'degraded'  BBC
  2. Why the Iranian regime did not collapse after Khamenei’s assassination  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran's government appears intact, if degraded, US spy chief says  Reuters
  4. Who are the key figures still alive in Iran's after major losses in strikes?  The Jerusalem Post
  5. U.S. intelligence says Iran’s regime is consolidating power  The Washington Post

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 10:18 pm

City Council Freezes Tipped Wage Increase, But Mayor Says He’ll Veto - Block Club Chicago

  1. City Council Freezes Tipped Wage Increase, But Mayor Says He’ll Veto  Block Club Chicago
  2. Chicago City Council votes to freeze wage increases for tipped workers, Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to veto  ABC7 Chicago
  3. Chicago City Council to vote on tipped wage freeze proposal  WGN-TV
  4. Mayor Brandon Johnson poised to veto freeze to tipped worker pay passed by aldermen  Chicago Tribune
  5. City Council freezes pay for tipped workers at 76% of minimum wage to help struggling restaurants  Chicago Sun-Times

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:53 pm

How to monitor airport security lines at US airports while TSA officers go without pay - AP News

  1. How to monitor airport security lines at US airports while TSA officers go without pay  AP News
  2. Tracking current TSA wait times at select major airports  CNN
  3. TSA Official Warns Small U.S. Airports Could Close if Shutdown Continues  The New York Times
  4. Delta CEO slams Washington over unpaid TSA agents, says front-line workers are being used as ‘political chips’  Fortune
  5. TSA staffing shortages are causing long wait times at airports across the country. Here's what you need to know.  Yahoo

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:50 pm

House rejects effort to force a balanced budget in the U.S. - Politico

  1. House rejects effort to force a balanced budget in the U.S.  Politico
  2. Hoyer: We Do Not Recognize the Real Problems of Why We Are So Deeply in Debt  Congressman Steny Hoyer (.gov)
  3. Honoring the Founders’ Fiscal Vision  The Economic Policy Innovation Center
  4. Americans for Prosperity Statement on Upcoming House Vote on a Next-Generation Balanced Budget Amendment  Americans for Prosperity
  5. A Balanced Budget Amendment That Borrows from Switzerland’s Fiscal Playbook  Cato Institute

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:44 pm

The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it - Fortune

  1. The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it  Fortune
  2. Opinion | The nation’s accelerating self-assassination  The Washington Post
  3. U.S. is headed for a debt spiral at this rate. Iran war makes things worse.  AJC.com
  4. America’s $38 trillion debt crisis is already here. The reckoning comes next  Yahoo Finance
  5. US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran  AP News

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:13 pm

Iran Maintains Near-Total Internet Blackout Amid U.S.-Israeli Strikes - The New York Times

  1. Iran Maintains Near-Total Internet Blackout Amid U.S.-Israeli Strikes  The New York Times
  2. How Iranians are evading internet blocks to contact family abroad  BBC
  3. Iran’s internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the void  AP News
  4. Iran Tightens Internet Curbs on Eve of Festival Tied to Protests  Bloomberg.com
  5. Voice memos hint at what life is like inside Iran during the war  KUOW

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:45 pm

Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East - AP News

  1. Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East  AP News
  2. Slain Troops’ Families Issue Ban After Trump Used Dignified Transfer for Cash  Yahoo
  3. Dreams of Flight and Service for 6 U.S. Military Members Killed in Iraq  The New York Times
  4. Loss of Air Force captain from WA leaves ‘shock, anger, grief, pride’  The Seattle Times
  5. President Trump attends dignified transfer for 6 U.S. Airmen killed in refueling plane crash  LiveNOW from FOX

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:41 pm

Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates. But then things got complicated - PBS

  1. Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates. But then things got complicated  PBS
  2. Georgia likely to keep Dominion voting machines for November as lawmakers push back deadline to replace them  CBS News
  3. Lawmakers unveil proposal to replace Georgia’s voting machines before 2028 presidential election  Georgia Recorder
  4. Touchscreen voting likely to remain in place for Georgia midterms  AJC.com
  5. Georgia voting technology shift hits another delay  The Rome News-Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:36 pm

Cuba's leader says U.S. aggression would meet 'impregnable resistance' - PBS

  1. Cuba's leader says U.S. aggression would meet 'impregnable resistance'  PBS
  2. A dirty deal with Cuba would be better than the alternatives  The Economist
  3. Trump Administration Said to Tell Cuba That Its President Has to Go  The New York Times
  4. Concern, anger and hope simmer in Cuba after Trump calls for 'imminent action' against government  AP News
  5. Cuba partially restores power as President Díaz-Canel vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade  CNBC

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:23 pm

Iran war has U.S. farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer - PBS

  1. Iran war has U.S. farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer  PBS
  2. Not just energy: How the Iran war could trigger a global food crisis  Al Jazeera
  3. How Iran War Is Disrupting the Food Supply Chain  Bloomberg.com
  4. Brazil sounds alarm on fertilizers as price spike spurs cheaper alternatives  Reuters
  5. The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water  The Atlantic

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:03 pm

US aircraft carrier moves away from Iran war for repairs after fire - CNN

  1. US aircraft carrier moves away from Iran war for repairs after fire  CNN
  2. A troubled US warship is moving away from Iran. Does it reflect bigger problems?  South China Morning Post
  3. Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say  The New York Times
  4. This US Navy Flattop Is Heading To The Middle East As Supercarrier Sidelined  Forbes
  5. US aircraft carrier to sail for Crete for repairs after fire on board  BBC

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 7:36 pm

Effort to repeal ban on hemp, THC drinks will not make the Ohio ballot - The Statehouse News Bureau

  1. Effort to repeal ban on hemp, THC drinks will not make the Ohio ballot  The Statehouse News Bureau
  2. Massive overhaul to Ohio cannabis laws on the way after group fails to stop SB 56  Cleveland 19 News
  3. Opponents fail to get enough signatures for referendum to block Ohio's new weed law, hemp ban  Ohio Capital Journal
  4. Ohio marijuana restrictions take effect Friday after repeal effort falls short  WTVG
  5. Bars, breweries begin emptying shelves ahead of new THC and hemp restrictions  FOX19 | Cincinnati

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 7:00 pm

Gabbard testimony suggests Trump knew in advance about FBI’s Fulton County elections raid - Democracy Docket

  1. Gabbard testimony suggests Trump knew in advance about FBI’s Fulton County elections raid  Democracy Docket
  2. Gabbard dodges questions about foreign threats to midterms  Politico
  3. Top US spy says no foreign threats to November elections  Reuters
  4. Gabbard fends off questions about Fulton County election raid  The Hill
  5. Sen. Jon Ossoff grills Tulsi Gabbard about Iran, election raid  FOX 5 Atlanta

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 6:51 pm

A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder - NPR

  1. A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder  NPR
  2. Utah Woman Found Guilty of Fatally Poisoning Husband  The New York Times
  3. Kamas mother found guilty of aggravated murder, all other charges in death of her husband  KSL.com
  4. Here’s what happens next for convicted murderer Kouri Richins  NewsNation
  5. Prosecutors in Kouri Richins’ murder trial couldn’t prove how she poisoned her husband. They didn’t need to  CNN

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 6:14 pm

House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP - CBS News

  1. House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP  CBS News
  2. Federal employee unions, organizations call for an end to DHS shutdown  Federal News Network
  3. "We're making people hurt": Democrats adopt new tactic to win DHS shutdown fight  Axios
  4. Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding  AP News
  5. Lawmakers unflinching in DHS shutdown fight that could drag on for weeks as airport lines and travel anxieties grow  CNN

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 5:19 pm

Markwayne Mullin Confirmation Hearing: DHS Nominee Attacked For ‘Anger Issues’ And Addresses ICE - Forbes

  1. Markwayne Mullin Confirmation Hearing: DHS Nominee Attacked For ‘Anger Issues’ And Addresses ICE  Forbes
  2. Mullin Signals He Would End Noem Policy That Slowed Disaster Aid  The New York Times
  3. Takeaways from Mullin’s testy DHS confirmation hearing  The Hill
  4. Markwayne Mullin’s ‘super secret’ travel suddenly gives senators some pause  MS NOW
  5. Five takeaways from Markwayne Mullin's Homeland Security confirmation hearing  BBC

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 5:11 pm

Silicon Valley Musters Behind-the-Scenes Support for Anthropic - The New York Times

  1. Silicon Valley Musters Behind-the-Scenes Support for Anthropic  The New York Times
  2. Hegseth wants Pentagon to dump Anthropic's Claude, but military users say it's not so easy  Reuters
  3. To Catholic thinkers, Pentagon’s AI demands violate ‘human dignity’  The Washington Post
  4. Former judges side with Anthropic and raise concerns about Pentagon’s use of supply chain risk label  CNN
  5. Pentagon CTO ‘pretty confident’ about life after Anthropic  Breaking Defense

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 3:56 pm

Ashley Okland cold case case: Kristin Ramsey arrested nearly 15 years after realtor found fatally shot during open house in Iowa - ABC7 Chicago

  1. Ashley Okland cold case case: Kristin Ramsey arrested nearly 15 years after realtor found fatally shot during open house in Iowa  ABC7 Chicago
  2. Murder charge filed in 2011 death of Ashley Okland in West Des Moines  The Des Moines Register
  3. Realtor's cold case murder finally solved after 15 years, police say  Fox News
  4. Arrest made in death of Iowa real estate agent who was killed during an open house in 2011  NBC News
  5. 'I'm totally shocked': Woman arrested in 2011 cold case murder  Yahoo

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 3:09 pm

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy & Federal Aviation Administration Announce New Measure to Enhance Safety between Airplanes & Helicopters | US Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation (.gov)

  1. Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy & Federal Aviation Administration Announce New Measure to Enhance Safety between Airplanes & Helicopters | US Department of Transportation  Department of Transportation (.gov)
  2. F.A.A. Ends Use of ‘See and Avoid’ for Helicopters Near Busy Airports  The New York Times
  3. FAA tightens safety rules for helicopters and planes around major airports  NPR
  4. AI probe of aviation close calls leads FAA to limit how helicopters can fly around busy airports  CNN
  5. FAA mandates radar separation for helicopters and planes after deadly DC midair collision  WTOP

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 1:41 pm

University of Alabama student vanishes on spring break trip to Barcelona - AL.com

  1. University of Alabama student vanishes on spring break trip to Barcelona  AL.com
  2. Reports: Police suspect foul play in disappearance of University of Alabama student James Paul Gracey in Spain  CBS 42
  3. College student Jimmy Gracey missing in Spain; foul play suspected | Morning in America  Yahoo
  4. University of Alabama student James Gracey disappears in Barcelona after visiting friends studying abroad  Fox News
  5. James Gracey's frat brother recalls last moments before Alabama student's disappearance in Barcelona  New York Post

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 1:39 pm

The worst of California’s heat wave is still ahead. Here’s when temperatures will peak - San Francisco Chronicle

  1. The worst of California’s heat wave is still ahead. Here’s when temperatures will peak  San Francisco Chronicle
  2. The West Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave  The New York Times
  3. It’s so hot in the West that temperatures may even break April records soon  The Washington Post
  4. Maps show forecast for extreme heat wave scorching the West  CBS News
  5. When the Bay Area heat wave will peak  SFGATE

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 11:01 am

Israel is a key issue in Democratic primaries as support for the U.S. ally drops - NPR

  1. Israel is a key issue in Democratic primaries as support for the U.S. ally drops  NPR
  2. The "Squad" left faces complete wipeout in Illinois Democratic primaries  Axios
  3. After a Torrent of Dark Money, AIPAC and Corporate Interests Flop in Illinois Elections  In These Times
  4. Opinion | Illinois shows Democratic voters aren’t ready to march off a cliff  The Washington Post
  5. Opinion | How AIPAC became a liability for Democrats in Illinois  MS NOW

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 9:00 am

Kat Abughazaleh loses primary election bid for Illinois U.S. House seat - The 19th News

  1. Kat Abughazaleh loses primary election bid for Illinois U.S. House seat  The 19th News
  2. Illinois Ninth Congressional District Primary 2026: Live Election Results  The New York Times
  3. Daniel Biss wins fierce House primary as Democrats fight over Israel and four Illinois open seats  NBC News
  4. Biss Wins Competitive Democratic Primary For 9th Congressional District  Block Club Chicago
  5. Illinois Results: Daniel Biss Beats Kat Abughazaleh in Blow to Left and AIPAC Alike  The Intercept

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 8:19 am

Corpus Christi water emergency may be just two months away, city leaders say - The Texas Tribune

  1. Corpus Christi water emergency may be just two months away, city leaders say  The Texas Tribune
  2. Gov. Greg Abbott steps in with emergency actions to secure Corpus Christi water supply  kiiitv.com
  3. Corpus Christi turns to San Antonio in water crisis  KSAT
  4. Abbott waives some regulations for Corpus Christi groundwater wells  Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  5. TribCast: Corpus Christi’s water woes  The Texas Tribune

📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 2:54 am





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