Trump team weighs paying $1B to get companies to stop off-shore wind farm projects Proposed settlements would terminate leases for wind farms in New York and North Carolina The Independent UK · Mar 17
Jace Yarbrough is GOP nominee in North Texas congressional district after second-place finisher bows out After finishing a distant second in the March 3 primary, Ryan Binkley dropped out of the runoff. Yarbrough is favored to win the general election for the redrawn 32nd District. The Texas Tribune · Mar 17
Even right-wing podcasters are using Joe Kent’s resignation as proof of the fractured MAGA movement Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said he could not, ‘in good conscience,’ support Trump’s decision to take the U.S. to war with Iran The Independent UK · Mar 17
Lindsey Graham Says Trump Is Furious At Europe Over Strait Of Hormuz Snub — Oil Supply At Risk Lindsey Graham reveals Trump's anger at Europe over the Strait of Hormuz snub, raising fears of oil supply disruption, rising prices, and a widening rift between Western allies. International Business Times UK · Mar 17
An update on immigrants who were detained in Trump's crackdown on campus activism Just over a year ago, the Trump administration began an immigration enforcement campaign that swept up multiple people who had participated in pro-Palestinian activism on U.S. campuses The Independent UK · Mar 17
DOGE cut the State Department’s oil and gas experts just months before war in Iran sent prices through the roof, report claims ‘Before any of this should have happened, there should have been discussion about what are the implications of this,’ a former State Department staffer said The Independent UK · Mar 17
Leavitt Hits Back After Trump's Own Counterterrorism Chief Quits, Blasting His Resignation Letter as Filled With 'False Claims' Joe Kent quit as NCTC director over the Iran war, calling it Israeli-pressured and unjustified. Karoline Leavitt fired back, calling his claims false and insulting. International Business Times UK · Mar 17
US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already straining households worldwide The Independent UK · Mar 17
In his own words: Greg Bovino’s rise and fall as a face of Trump’s mass deportations Bovino, 55, joined Border Patrol in 1996 and steadily rose through the ranks The Independent UK · Mar 17
Senators demand former TikTok owner shutdown new app that lets users make AI versions of real people The senators called Seedance ‘the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a ByteDance product to date’ The Independent UK · Mar 17
Prairieland Verdict: Texas Man Found Guilty of Transporting Constitutionally Protected Pamphlets Eight others were convicted on vague "terrorism" charges—causing serious concern among First Amendment advocates. Reason · Mar 17
Chief justice John Roberts calls for end to ‘dangerous’ hostility toward judges Roberts did not name Donald Trump, but US president has decried ‘corrupt judges’ who ruled against him The Guardian - US · Mar 17
Trump Hit By Explosive Resignation As Counterterror Chief Joe Kent Walks Out Over Iran War 'Madness' Joe Kent, a senior US counterterrorism official, resigns in protest over the Iran conflict, highlighting internal divisions within Trump's administration. International Business Times UK · Mar 17
Trump pushes Senate Republicans to the brink with voter ID demands ANALYSIS: Donald Trump is fracturing his party’s Senate caucus while Democrats are finally speaking in unison. The SAVE Act’s failure may be more trouble than it’s worth for Republicans, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Mar 17
The Independent UK · Mar 17 US orders all its embassies to review security after Baghdad compound hit by strikes in Iran war: report At least three drones reportedly targeted the US embassy in Iraq’s capital Tuesday
Axios · Mar 17 House conservatives revolt over stalled SAVE Act Forty House Republicans voted against a noncontroversial measure to extend the Small Business Innovation Research program.
The Times of India · Mar 17 Tulsi Gabbard breaks silence on Iran war after top aide Joe Kent resigns: 'Trump took action based on...' Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard broke her silence Tuesday after her top aide Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned as he did not agree with President Donald Trump's war on Iran. As Tulsi Gabbard is also known for her anti-war stance, speculations were rife that…
Barchart · Mar 17 Stock Indexes Advance as Chip Makers and Travel Stocks Rally The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.51%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.26%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Latin Times · Mar 17 Texas Lawmakers Cornyn, Casar Clash at Austin Airport Over DHS Funding: 'Tell Your Democrats to Vote to Pay These Poor People' Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Greg Casar clashed publicly outside Austin-Bergstrom International Airport during a press event highlighting the impact of a partial DHS shutdown on federal workers.
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Government shutdown could lead to airports being closed, TSA official warns TSA agents are working without pay as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues
International Business Times UK · Mar 17 Gulf War Marine Who Served Seven Years for America Faces ICE Deportation to a Country That No Longer Claims Him Paul Canton served honourably in the US Marines for seven years. A legal technicality and a recruiter's broken promise now leave him stateless and facing ICE deportation.
International Business Times UK · Mar 17 Trump Launches Bitter Jabs At Obama And Starmer As Irish Leader Sits Through Tense White House Moment A White House meeting intended to bolster US-Ireland relations took a political turn as Trump criticized rivals, overshadowing diplomatic discussions.
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Haitian asylum seeker found dead in Pittsburgh bus shelter days after release by ICE Daphy Michel, who escaped Haiti with temporary humanitarian protections in 2022, is second immigrant to die on the streets after leaving DHS custody in recent weeks
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Journalist arrested by ICE doesn’t have First Amendment rights, according to Trump’s DOJ The arrest of Estefany Rodriguez Florez joins Homeland Security’s ‘troubling pattern’ of policing free speech, advocates say
The Guardian - US · Mar 17 Democrats urge windfall tax as big oil set to make billions from Iran war Progressive and green groups join call for tax on major fossil-fuel companies to help offset rising living costs