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Top News Stories for Friday, March 20th 2026
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
March 19 (UPI) -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to advance President Donald Trump 's pick to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary on Thursday. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., advanced past the first step toward confirmation by an 8-7 vote from the Senate panel. Chairman Rand Paul , R-Ky., was the only Republican to vote against Mullin's confirmation while Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump has temporarily waived a century-old shipping law to help ease the cost of transporting oil, gas and other commodities within the US. The move allows foreign-flagged vessels to transport goods between US ports for the next 60 days, a step taken to ease the movement of energy supplies across the country. "This action will allow vital resources like oil, natural gas, fertilizer, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
Less than three weeks ago the debate was when and by how much interest rates would fall. Now three increases are expected in 2026. Sharp rises in the price of oil and gas as a result of the war in Iran have set off an economic chain reaction which is already hitting people in the pocket. The benchmark Brent crude oil remains around $110 a barrel, compared to around $72 before the war. And a unit of wholesale gas ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
March 19 (UPI) -- The FBI is investigating Joe Kent, who resigned this week as the counterterrorism director in protest over the war with Iran, over allegations that he leaked classified information, according to reports, while Trump administration officials attack his credibility. Kent resigned Tuesday as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, a position to which the MAGA supporter and far-right ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
Day 2 of our Guardian analysis of more than a million Epstein emails exposes the child sex offender's deep relationships with more high-profile figures The Epstein files have led to intense scrutiny over links between the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the rich and powerful. But the vast trove of information has made it difficult to assess the extent of some of those connections. In this second of a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of such as wind and solar power has left Americans with fewer alternative energy sources and thus more ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
This is Executive Dysfunction , a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back—and keeps you posted on the latest from Slate's Jurisprudence team. to receive it in your inbox each week. For well over a year, Donald Trump has made it very clear he has beef with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. From calling him a " numbskull " ...
Source: slate.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — A group of federal judges Thursday added to the chorus of concerns raised about the rise in violent threats against members of the judiciary at a time when President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of the courts. Four sitting judges spoke during an online forum hosted by a legal group called "Speak Up for Justice" that was formed to defend the judiciary and the rule of law. "I don't ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second Republican leader in the Wisconsin Legislature announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection this fall, another sign of the in politics in the key battleground state as Democrats get increasingly optimistic about gaining a majority. The two highest-ranking Republicans in the Legislature are retiring, along with the Democratic governor, soon after in favor of Democrats, who ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
More than a year ago, The GEO Group founder George Zoley asked for a meeting with Corey Lewandowski, a close ally of President Donald Trump who had just started a powerful position as a top adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. As a titan of the private prison industry, GEO Group stood to benefit from Trump's mass deportation agenda, which would require the federal government to spend tens of billions ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
– Republicans who are have tried to frame the debate in simple terms — if you have to show your photo identification to get on a plane or check out a book at the library, shouldn't you have to show one to vote? As Republicans hold the Senate floor to debate , touted by President Donald Trump , they argue that Democrats completely oppose the idea. "It kind of feels like the only Americans not to support ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
Dozens said they weren't given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study shows The Trump administration is deporting a significant number of parents without asking them if they have children or allowing them to decide whether to bring their children with them, in apparent violation of its own policies, a major report has found. In interviews with dozens of parents deported to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Cory Booker of New Jersey have brought forward new tax plans that would cut income taxes for lower- and middle-income taxpayers and raise them for the highest-income taxpayers and corporations, prompting some to suggest that the Democratic Party is imitating key Republican talking points. Democrats' long-held ideology usually deters it from implementing measures ...
Source: bradenton.com
Thursday, Mar 19th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. The states, which include California, Colorado and New York, all voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 Removed from bookmarks 's Department of Health and Human Services has opened an investigation into 13 states for "coercing" doctors to perform abortions . The probe centers on claims that the states violated ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Trump administration has offered varying explanations for what prompted its war with Iran pointedly refused to say whether Iran presented an "imminent" nuclear threat to America before the U.S. launched its war, angering Democratic senators during an intelligence hearing on ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Jeffrey Epstein probe late Wednesday, as tensions over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case continue to simmer. The faceoff took place one day after the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, subpoenaed Bondi to testify about Epstein next month. Bondi and ...
Source: cbsnews.com