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Top News Stories for Sunday, March 15th 2026
Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The selling point, from state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, was simple and direct. The Fort Myers Republican told colleagues they needed to pass a suite of election-law changes — including verifying the citizenship of registered voters and reducing the kinds of ID voters could use to verify themselves at the polls — to ensure that "Florida continues to lead the ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For years, Ohio's Republican leaders courted data centers with billions in tax breaks and economic development incentives. Now, some of those same lawmakers are showing signs of buyer's remorse. "It's been a U-turn," Buckeye Institute research fellow Greg Lawson said. "In fact, I've even said to a couple of members, this is one of the most rapid turnarounds I've ever seen." In recent months, ...
Source: cleveland.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Saturday that they could lose their licenses if they air what he described as misleading coverage of the war involving Iran. In a post on X, Carr said broadcasters spreading inaccurate reporting should "correct course" before coming license renewals. "Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions — also known as the fake news ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Culture Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he is replacing Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty) March 14, 2026, 5:01 PM ET Save Thirteen months was all it took to break the Kennedy Center. The news of Ric Grenell's ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Joshua Nass could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of attempted extortion A lobbyist and attorney who helped secure a presidential pardon from Donald Trump for a former nursing home operator was arrested Friday in New York , with federal authorities charging him with ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Jason Hughes died after falling and being struck by a car driven by a student who had just pranked the teacher A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen's lawyer said. The victim's family had urged authorities not to compound the tragedy by prosecuting the teen ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
President Trump on March 13 issued two executive orders on housing to remove regulatory barriers and provide better access to mortgage credit that will help ease the nation's housing affordability crisis. "The president's executive order to remove regulatory barriers will enable builders to build more housing by reducing red tape, streamlining permitting requirements and easing costly ...
Source: nahb.org
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
A federal judge in a scathing ruling blocked subpoenas issued by a grand jury to the Federal Reserve as part of a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro immediately said the Department of Justice would appeal what she called the "outrageous" ruling. The moves likely will keep Powell in the chairman's seat longer because Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has ...
Source: cnbc.com