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Top News Stories for Wednesday, April 1st 2026
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
On February 28, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started a war with Iran. Since then, violence has spread throughout the Middle East. On the first day of bombing, the US bombed an elementary school, killing more than 100 children . Iran struck back, hitting Israel and US bases in the region. Israel expanded into Syria and Lebanon , bombing apartment buildings in Beirut . A few ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
A decade ago, I wrote a cover story for Reason magazine titled "Trump vs. the Constitution." It explained how then-candidate Donald Trump's call to abolish the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for millions of U.S.-born children ran afoul of the text, history, and original meaning of the 14th Amendment. It also noted the dismaying fact that so many Republicans appeared ready to support Trump's ...
Source: reason.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed State Rep. Meg Weinberger's bill into law to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump . "America's greatest President deserves an airport that bears his name," stated Rep. Weinberger. "It's an honor to recognize President Trump 's lasting impact on our nation by renaming Palm Beach International Airport in his name Donald J. Trump International ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Trump Calls on "God Squad" to Bypass Endangered Species Laws for Offshore Drilling Even if it drives Gulf whales and sea turtles to extinction. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration is turning to the nuclear ...
Source: motherjones.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com pay airport security workers . House Republicans the same day rejected a bipartisan Senate bill to fund DHS except for the agencies responsible for Trump's mass deportation push, then approved their own stopgap funding bill and adjourned for a two-week Easter-Passover break. Some airports remained clogged The ...
Source: theweek.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has passed a controversial one-sided bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of "terror", but will not impose the same penalty on Jewish Israelis convicted of killing Palestinians. The law, which enters into effect within 30 days, was approved on Monday in the 120-seat Knesset by 62 lawmakers, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that the military is building a "massive complex" under the White House ballroom . The information "has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed, but the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. "So we're ahead of schedule." News outlets ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters' access to the Defense Department's headquarters, a New York Times attorney asserted Monday in urging a federal judge to compel the government's compliance with the 10-day-old order. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman didn't immediately rule from the bench after hearing a second round of ...
Source: military.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Russia has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country over allegations of spying, the latest in a series of expulsions of embassy staff from both sides. The Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the man provided false information when applying to enter the country, as well as trying to obtain sensitive information during informal economic meetings, according to state media reports. The diplomat has had their ...
Source: bbc.com