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Top News Stories for Sunday, March 22nd 2026
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated the death of Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who was tapped as a special counsel to investigate Russia's efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election and tip the result in Trump's favor. "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!" Trump wrote on social media, minutes after Mueller's passing ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
While the Department of Education has not yet released its guidance on next steps for SAVE borrowers, the transition is set to be a major operational task for federal student-loan servicers. That could be a problem given accounts to the Treasury Department in a new partnership — part of the Trump administration's broader goal to dismantle the Department of Education. Borrower advocates said the move could put ...
Source: insider.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. In a series of social media posts, Trump said he was making plans to put officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in airports if the congressional standoff continues. After the Senate failed to find a resolution at a rare weekend session, Trump ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
On March 20, 2026, the White House released its long-awaited policy framework for governing the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technology. While not breaking new ground, the framework outlines the Trump administration's legislative recommendations to remove burdens on AI development and establish federal preemption of AI governance, though implementation remains ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price. A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal. The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
March 21 (UPI) -- A federal judge struck down the Department of Defense's policy that led to the ouster of most journalists from the Pentagon last fall and replaced them with those who agreed to the department's new rules. Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of The New York Times, which sued the Department of Defense over the policy. Friedman ruled that the ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Along with the fan-favorite Xander on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' Brendon also appeared in 'Criminal Minds' and 'Without a Trace.' Reading time 2 minutes Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died on Friday. He was 54 years old. In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter , Brendon's family revealed he passed in his sleep from "natural causes." In 2023, he disclosed ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
The unique nature of the April special election and the state's recent redistricting history have presented challenges for Democrats, even as they hold a financial edge in the race. After putting an aggressive redraw of the state's congressional map before voters, some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy about its prospects for passage one month out from the special election. Virginia Democrats entered 2026 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus , creating grounds for the government to freeze existing grants and seek repayment for grants already paid. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, is another salvo in a protracted battle between the administration of President Donald ...
Source: apnews.com