The Latest Breaking News from Donald Trump

What the Jones Act does and how a Trump suspension could affect fuel prices

Possible Jones Act waivers show how the Trump administration is scrambling to ease fuel price shock from the Iran war.

Axios · Mar 12

17 States Challenge Trump's Plan to Limit Race in College Admissions, Warn of Harm to Students

A coalition of 17 states challenges the Trump administration's mandate for colleges to report detailed race and sex admissions data, citing privacy concerns and potential impacts on student diversity and institutional compliance.

International Business Times UK · Mar 12

Where Is the Michigan Synagogue Shooter? Police Respond in Force as Active Reports Put Temple Israel on Edge

Multiple law enforcement agencies are clearing Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township following reports of an active shooter. Surrounding Jewish agencies have been placed under a precautionary lockdown as police urge the public to avoid the area.

International Business Times UK · Mar 12

Israel and the US have started a war that is spinning out of control

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Everyone but Donald Trump can see that while a short campaign was within the president’s power to start, a wider conflict is not within his purview to stop

The Independent UK · Mar 12

FTSE 100 falls on growing fears of prolonged war in Middle East

Stocks were under pressure and oil climbed as Iran’s new supreme leader ordered the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane to remain closed.

Evening Standard · Mar 12

Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war

Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Eswatini receives third batch of migrants deported by the US

A group of four migrants deported from the United States have arrived in the African nation of Eswatini, under a third-country program that rights groups protest

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Trump might get away with his new tariffs: The law he’s relying on survived over 3,600 legal challenges, and even Biden used it

“Challenging whatever the administration does here is going to be much more difficult than the IEEPA case,” international trade expert Timothy Meyer told Fortune.

Fortune · Mar 12

'If the Strait of Hormuz were to remain closed, we would face a major crisis'

The war in the Middle East is sending shockwaves through global energy markets as the tensions spillover into the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transportation routes. Former French economy minister Eric Lombard tells RFI the situation could trigger a major global economic crisis if it…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 12

Fertilizer prices soar as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise—forcing U.S. farmers to rethink spring planting

Geopolitical turmoil is driving fertilizer prices up 30%, forcing tough crop choices, former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer told Fortune. “A bad decision this year could be pretty costly.”

Fortune · Mar 12