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Top News Stories for Friday, March 13th 2026
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Iran has systematically destroyed U.S. missile defense systems across the Middle East over the last 13 days, opting to surgically dismantle the eyes and ears of America's regional defense systems rather than go toe-to-toe with the country's raw firepower. The Pentagon confirmed that Iran's military hit Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, wrecking a radar system valued at $300 million. "The AN-TPY/2 radar is ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
on Thursday downplayed the defeat of a constitutional reform proposal in the Congress, her first major legislative setback since taking office, saying there was a "Plan B" to make changes to the electoral system. With defections from some members of the smaller allied Green and Workers parties, Sheinbaum's Morena party did not have the supermajority to pass the proposal in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
The United States Senate today passed legislation now called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a comprehensive, bipartisan legislative package designed to increase housing supply and access. The bill will now have to be sent back to the House, where it must face reconciliation and another vote before going to President Donald Trump's desk. The bill passed on an 89-10 vote, with nine Republicans and Democratic ...
Source: rismedia.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Democratic senators surface plans that would end most income taxes for middle-class Americans So let me get this right. After every Democrat in the House and Senate who voted against One, Big, Beautiful Bill — and therefore promoted a roughly $5 trillion tax hike — now a couple of presidential wannabees, like Senators Cory Booker and Chris Van Hollen, are surfacing plans that would end most income taxes ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
March 12 (Reuters) - Singapore will engage with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to seek further clarification on trade data and section 301 investigations, the country's ministry of trade and industry said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration launched a new trade investigation on Wednesday into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Patriot missile batteries have been the iconic air defense system in the United States' arsenal for several decades, but evolving threats – from cheap rockets to even cheaper drones – have forced the U.S. and other militaries to develop a range of defensive weapons to match. In retaliation for ongoing strikes by the U.S. and Israel, Iran has been conducting daily aerial attacks using missiles and drones ...
Source: theconversation.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, but next tranche of files could contain further damaging details Keir Starmer could suffer further resignations when ministerial WhatsApp messages are published in the next tranche of the Peter Mandelson files, senior government sources have told the Guardian. With officials bracing for the subsequent releases – expected to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving ...
Source: military.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
The United States military on Wednesday confirmed the use of multiple artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran . However, the war in Iran is not the first time the US military has relied on tech companies. For decades, tech companies and universities have collaborated with the US military in the development of weapons. For example, the commercial internet originated from a US ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
HOUSTON — A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Americans got the help they needed from Italy and could start to relax by the middle innings as Italy routed Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night, giving the Azzurri the top spot in Group B and assuring the Americans advancement as the second-place team.
Source: washingtonpost.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Diddy aside, it's not that hard to get a pardon from Donald Trump. The president has used his clemency powers to help out 1,500 January 6 rioters , congressional fraudster George Santos, and a corrupt MAGA sheriff , just to name a few. He pardoned Rudy Giuliani , though it won't help him with his legal troubles, and he hasn't ruled out pardoning Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell . Trump ...
Source: nymag.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! While the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, officials have announced that the Global Entry program has resumed. A DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement the program was "reactivated" on Wednesday at 5 a.m. ET, "as DHS continually evaluates measures it can take amidst the Democrats' continued shutdown of the ...
Source: foxnews.com