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Top News Stories for Saturday, March 7th 2026
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Importers who paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) may assume that a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating those tariffs automatically triggers refunds. It does not. Recent litigation confirms that recovering unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs requires affirmative legal action, and timing matters. Understanding the post‑decision landscape is essential for ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a one-minute video, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem , decked out in Western riding gear and a cowboy hat, rides a horse through a pine forest near Mount Rushmore. She trumpets her department's hard-line message: "You cross the border illegally, we'll find you." The ad was one of the many times the outgoing secretary made herself the public face of her department. In the end, that ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Our special spring issue is out soon. Get a discounted subscription to our print magazine today. Your support keeps us publishing! Chuck Schumer is not only failing to meet the moment by not opposing the war on Iran. He has long been a hawk on Iran among Democrats and Americans who are yearning for peace. Most Americans don't want this war, and among Democratic voters, 89 percent say the United States should not ...
Source: jacobin.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The U.S. Justice Department released FBI records late Thursday that summarize interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. Accuser was interviewed 4 times by FBI then broke off contact Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can ...
Source: cbc.ca
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
690,741 9,518 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Economists say the weaker payroll report is unlikely to change the Federal Reserve's current stance on interest rates Article Summary BLS data shows U.S. nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 in February and unemployment rose to 4.4%, with December and January figures revised lower by 69,000. Economists said the ...
Source: housingwire.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said late Thursday he was withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide, but he vowed to finish out his term in Congress. He had faced calls from GOP leadership to end his reelection bid, and from others in Congress to resign. "After deep reflection and with the support of my loving ...
Source: npr.org
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite images, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries suggest an explosion that killed scores of Iranian students at a school was likely caused by U.S. airstrikes that also hit an adjacent compound associated with the regime's Revolutionary Guard. The Feb. 28 strike, which had the highest reported civilian death toll since the ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
March 6 (UPI) -- Lindsey Halligan is not under investigation by The Florida Bar, the organization clarified Friday. The Bar said it "erroneously" reported Thursday that there was an ethics investigation underway against Halligan, who was an acting U.S. attorney in Virginia but her appointment was deemed illegal. "In response to an inquiry from a complainant, The Florida Bar wrote a letter to the complainant ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
CHICAGO (AP) — Political printing presses at their busiest in decades. Debate organizers limiting participation due to so many candidates. Constant political ads on television and social media. The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primary elections in years are everywhere. this year as lawmakers forgo reelection, and in few places is that spate of retirements felt as deeply as in ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Russia is providing intelligence to Iran regarding U.S. positions in the Middle East during the ongoing joint U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran , multiple sources, including a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge, told CBS News on Friday. The Kremlin's sharing of information about U.S. assets is the first known indication that Russia, a major adversary of the U.S., is indirectly aiding Iran. The ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Lawmakers are demanding an investigation after a man from Haiti who was seeking asylum in Massachusetts died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Emmanuel Damas, 56, of Dorchester, died March 2 at a hospital in Arizona. He was taken into ICE custody in Boston in September 2025, following an arrest for assault and battery by Boston Police, according to ICE. "He's not a criminal. He ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined. Already a member? Cuba appears to be next on Donald Trump 's hit list. But not just yet. The president appeared to suggest U.S.-assisted regime change in the communist-run Caribbean ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The incident further inflamed tensions between Hungary and Ukraine, which are embroiled in a bitter feud over Hungary's access to Russian oil through a pipeline that crosses Ukrainian territory. Hungarian authorities have detained seven Ukrainian citizens, including a former intelligence officer, and seized two armored cars carrying large amounts of cash across Hungary on suspicion of money laundering, officials ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 -
— The House will vote again on Thursday on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans stress an urgency to ending the partial government shutdown amid the war with Iran. Republicans have put pressure on Democrats to support an agreement that appropriators reached on a bipartisan basis earlier this year to fund DHS through September. But that was before a by federal agents in ...
Source: news.yahoo.com