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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 31st 2026
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
President Trump took to social media early Tuesday advising European countries that have shortages because of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, but haven't aided the U.S. in the war, to "get your own oil!" His comments came after a night of continued fighting. Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, raising concerns about leakage, but on Tuesday city officials said the blaze had ...
Source: npr.org
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to weigh whether President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship withstands constitutional and legal muster, a case that tests a key aspect of the president's second-term immigration agenda. At issue in the case, known as Trump v. Barbara, is whether Mr. Trump's directive, issued on his first day back in the White House, comports ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
A U.S. government panel was due to convene Tuesday for the first time since 1992 to consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act due to unspecified national security concerns, a move critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. Nicknamed the "God Squad" by groups who say it can decide a species' fate, the Endangered ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Sunday marked an unwelcome milestone when the ongoing closure of the Department of Homeland Security became the longest federal shutdown in United States history. The weekslong funding impasse set off a spiraling crisis, as Transportation Security Administration workers began to call out of work en masse, sparking excessive wait times and long lines that snaked throughout the nation's airports. Congress appears no ...
Source: nymag.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
JERUSALEM — Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday that would allow the hanging of Palestinians convicted of deadly militant attacks, but critics say it will almost certainly not be applied to Jewish extremists convicted of similar crimes. The law is a victory for Israel's far right and reflects the country's shift to a harder line against Palestinians in the wake of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
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." that a military bunker under the East Wing would be renovated. The East Wing was demolished in October to be replaced with a $400 million ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
The New York Times argues the Department of Defense's March 23 interim policy continues restricting coverage of the military amid the ongoing Iran war. WASHINGTON (CN) — The New York Times urged a federal judge Monday to rebuke the Pentagon for quickly drafting a new press access policy that the newspaper argues revives a version he determined was clearly unconstitutional. On March 20, U.S. District Judge ...
Source: courthousenews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday expelled a British diplomat over accusations of spying that were rejected as "complete nonsense" by the U.K., a second such move this year that comes as tensions spiral between Moscow and the West. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the country's top domestic security and counterintelligence agency, said in a statement that the diplomat was "carrying out intelligence and ...
Source: apnews.com