Roberts on personal attacks against judges: 'It's got to stop'
03/17/26 2:40 PM ET Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday pushed back on personal attacks against judges, calling it “dangerous” and a “problem.” “Judges around the country work very hard to get it right, and if they don’t, their opinions are subject to criticism,” Roberts said while responding to a question about handling criticism during an event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “But personally directed hostility is dangerous, and it’s got to stop,” he added. U.S. ...
'Never heard him so angry': MAGA senator posts - then deletes - story of furious Trump
March 17, 2026 11:12AM ET Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) published – and immediately deleted – a post on social media Tuesday sharing details of a conversation he had moments earlier with President Donald Trump who, according to Graham, was absolutely furious over his pleas for other countries to aid his Iran war effort being largely ignored. “Just spoke to President Trump about our European allies’ unwillingness to provide assets to keep the Strait of Hormuz functioning, which benefits Europe fa ...
Sarah Palin overturned a judge's erroneous decisions and kept defamation lawsuit she lost twice going - only to end it
Mar 17th, 2026, 10:30 am Former Republican governor of Alaska and onetime candidate for vice president Sarah Palin quietly walked away from her appeal of her second trial loss to the New York Times, bringing a nearly nine-year saga and defamation lawsuit to an end. Palin's first go-round at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went well, as the court ripped Senior U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff for the series of "major issues" that arose at the tail end of the first trial in 2022. ...
White House says US seeking fertilizer from Venezuela, Morocco
March 17, 2026 8:15 AM EDT Updated 7 hours ago WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking other sources of fertilizer amid the ongoing Iran war's shipping constraints, including from Venezuela and possibly Morocco, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday. "We've ... established licenses for Venezuela to produce more fertilizer. We've had discussions with Morocco," he said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" ...
Senate begins marathon debate on SAVE America Act under pressure from Trump
Updated on: March 17, 2026 / 4:04 PM EDT Washington — The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a marathon debate session over the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that President Trump has been pressing Republicans in Congress to pass, despite its dim prospects in the upper chamber. For months, conservatives have rallied around the legislation, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, along with photo ID to cast a ballot. And Mr. Trump upped the ante last week when he threate ...
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
(AP) Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent said on social media Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.” Kent, a former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote.
All four living former presidents deny Trump's bizarre Iran bombing claim
(Raw Story) Aides to all four living presidents confirmed to CNN on Monday that none of them have spoken with President Donald Trump about his bombing strikes in Iran, as Trump claimed during a press conference. Trump claimed in the Oval Office that he had spoken to a former president about bombing Iran, and that the former president had approved of the operation. Trump added that the former president claimed he "wished" he had made the decision to bomb Iran. The president also declined to identify which president he was talking about.
Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts
(Reuters) Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump's call on Monday to send warships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the U.S. president, who accused Western partners of ingratitude after decades of support. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is in its third week with no end in sight. The critical Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flow, remains largely closed off, raising energy prices and fears of inflation.
Trump Stuns CNN Anchor With Head-Spinning Flip-Flops In Minutes
(Huff Post) CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Monday aired a montage showing Donald Trump contradicting himself multiple times within a matter of minutes on the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by his Iran war. Trump’s demand that traditionally allied nations send warships to help the U.S. Navy safeguard the narrow channel off the coast of Iran — through which about a fifth of the world’s oil passes — has received, at best, a muted response.
Trump Has Lost Working Class White Voters
(Political Wire) G. Elliot Morris: “In our data, this group recalled voting for Trump by 22 points in 2024. But these voters now give him a net approval of -4 — or a 26-point swing against him.” “The working-class whites who powered Trump’s rise are, for the first time, opposed to how he’s handling his job as president.”
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Judge questions Trump aides' 'brazen' claims on White House ballroom
28 min ago - Judge questions Trump aides’ ‘brazen’ claims on White House ballroom The planned $400 million project has been a top priority for the president. Judge Richard J. Leon said he hopes to rule this month on whether to halt construction. Up ... (Washington Post)
World Baseball Classic: Venezuela takes down Team USA in championship game stunner
1 hr ago - MLB Team USA runs out of steam in falling to Venezuela in 2026 WBC final Andrew Tredinnick NorthJersey.com Updated March 17, 2026, 11:08 p.m. ET It was Venezuela that proved it was built for the grand stage of the World Baseball Classic championship ... (Bergen Record, aka NorthJersey.com)
Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
2 hrs ago - The Trump administration said in a Tuesday court filing that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was justified and lawful, opposing the artificial intelligence lab’s high-stakes lawsuit challenging the decision. Defense Sec ... (Reuters via Yahoo Finance)
DOJ admits DHS agents broke policy by threatening to put peaceful observers on 'domestic terrorist' watchlist
3 hrs ago - Mar 17th, 2026, 12:28 pm The Trump administration has admitted that agents with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) threatened to put Maine women observing their activities onto a federal watchlist. In a 24-page court filing, the U.S. Departme ... (Law & Crime)
Canada was not consulted on Iran war and won't join offensive action, minister says
4 hrs ago - Updated 10:49 AM EDT, March 17, 2026 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Canada was not consulted over the U.S-Israeli strikes on Iran that sparked the war in the Middle East and has no intention of participating in any offensive military operation, Canadian ... (AP)
DOGE cut the State Department's oil and gas experts just months before war in Iran sent prices through the roof, report
4 hrs ago - Tuesday 17 March 2026 17:18 EDT Oil and gas experts at the State Department were fired just months before President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran, which has sent energy prices through the roof, according to a new report. In July — d ... (The Independent)
United Farm Workers union cancels Cesar Chavez events over abuse allegations
4 hrs ago - The United Farm Workers union has cancelled celebrations honoring Cesar Chavez, the organization’s co-founder, following “troubling allegations” that Chavez was involved in the abuse of young women or minors. “We have not received ... (The Guardian)
Irish PM tells Trump 'all conflicts come to an end,' nudging him to end Iran war
4 hrs ago - Posted March 17, 2026 at 2:57pm Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin nodded along Tuesday in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump compared Iran’s hard-line government to Nazi Germany, but he later nudged his host to start wrapping up the w ... (Roll Call)
Former Trump appointee: MAGA movement is 'dead'
5 hrs ago - 03/17/26 2:57 PM ET Carrie Prejean Boller, a former Trump administration appointee, proclaimed on Monday that the MAGA movement is “dead,” accusing the president of following Israel’s lead when it comes to foreign policy toward Iran. ... (The Hill)
'Never heard him so angry': MAGA senator posts - then deletes - story of furious Trump
5 hrs ago - March 17, 2026 11:12AM ET Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) published – and immediately deleted – a post on social media Tuesday sharing details of a conversation he had moments earlier with President Donald Trump who, according to Graham, was abs ... (Raw Story)
Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal
6 hrs ago - March 17, 2026 at 5:33 p.m. EDT Voice of America employees have spent a full year on paid administrative leave while President Donald Trump's administration has tried to shrink the international broadcaster to its "statutory minimum." That extended a ... (Washington Post)
Senate begins marathon debate on SAVE America Act under pressure from Trump
6 hrs ago - Updated on: March 17, 2026 / 4:04 PM EDT Washington — The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a marathon debate session over the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that President Trump has been pressing Republicans in Congress to pass, despite its di ... (CBS News)
Oil flows again through controversial California pipeline after Trump order
6 hrs ago - Oil has begun to flow from a controversial California pipeline system for the first time in an more than decade following a Trump administration order, despite state officials decrying the move. Sable Offshore Corporation, the Houston-based owner of ... (The Guardian)
Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal
7 hrs ago - By NICOLE WINFIELD Updated 1:59 PM CDT, March 17, 2026 Leer en español ROME (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis ... (AP)
Summer Lee [D-PA12] introduces articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi
7 hrs ago - Jonathan D. Salant For the Post-Gazette Mar 17, 2026 11:30 AM WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Summer Lee moved Tuesday to impeach Attorney General Pam Bondi for failing to fully release the files regarding the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein ... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Federal judge in D.C. issues new grand jury policy after failed indictment of Democrats
7 hrs ago - March 17, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT The chief federal judge for the District of Columbia has ordered that the judiciary be notified when a grand jury rejects the Trump administration's attempts to indict defendants, following the failed effort to charge six ... (NBC News)
White House says US seeking fertilizer from Venezuela, Morocco
7 hrs ago - March 17, 2026 8:15 AM EDT Updated 7 hours ago WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking other sources of fertilizer amid the ongoing Iran war's shipping constraints, including from Venezuela and possibly Moroc ... (Reuters)
Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
7 hrs ago - HAVANA (AP) — The Trump administration made clear Tuesday that it sees Cuba as the next country where the U.S. can play out its desires on the world stage. “Cuba right now is in very bad shape,” President Donald Trump said, a day after ... (AP)
Trump Is Quietly Trying to Free Man Who Lied About Hunter Biden
7 hrs ago - He worked with Russia and Republicans to build a web of lies that could incriminate President Joe Biden. Now he’s being rewarded. Alexander Smirnov’s various deceptions about Biden and his family—which included telling the FBI that bot ... (Newrepublic.com)
Roberts on personal attacks against judges: 'It's got to stop'
8 hrs ago - 03/17/26 2:40 PM ET Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday pushed back on personal attacks against judges, calling it “dangerous” and a “problem.” “Judges around the country work very hard to get it right, and if they don ... (The Hill)
