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Hakeem Jeffries won't commit to blocking additional Iran war funding

March 8, 2026, 10:24 AM EDT House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday would not commit to blocking any additional funding for the war in Iran, saying the president has so far failed to justify the war but “we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” The New York Democrat was asked on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether House Democrats would move to block a funding request if the White House were to ask for more money for the military. Jeffries said the administration has so far “failed ...

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The food industry is done taking RFK Jr.'s abuse

03/08/2026 07:00 AM EDT America’s food-makers have a message for President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers: You must choose between Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda and ours. Since Trump teamed up with Kennedy to win the 2024 election and made him Health secretary, the GOP’s traditional allies in the food industry have mostly stood down as Kennedy called their products poison and blamed them for chronic disease. They aren’t standing down anymore. “Anytime that you’re increasing the regul ...

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Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a "big mistake"

March 8, 2026 / 1:50 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year. "Big mistake," Kaine said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." President Trump announced Thursday that Noem would leave her role following a string of controversies that boiled over last week. The president announced that he had selected GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of O ...

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Lev Parnas, ex-member of Trump's 'cult', runs for Congress as Florida Democrat

Sun 8 Mar 2026 08.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 8 Mar 2026 08.02 EDT Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian American businessman who served a 20-month sentence for campaign contributions to Republican politicians, including Donald Trump, that secretly came from a Russian oligarch, has announced a bid to unseat María Elvira Salazar, a Cuban American Republican who is in her third term as representative for Florida’s 27th congressional district. Parnas rose to national attention during Trump’s first impeachmen ...

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Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report

March 8, 2026 5:12 PM EDT Updated 13 mins ago DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Assembly of Experts has named ‌Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported ⁠on Sunday. Mojtaba, a mid-ranking cleric with close ties to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, had long been viewed by elements of Iran's ruling establishment as a potential successor to ‌his R ...

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Report reveals Epstein guard's incriminating Google search and 'mysterious cash deposit'

March 7, 2026 4:18PM ET A prison guard responsible for checking in on the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been tied to a "mysterious cash deposit" and an incriminating Google search, according to a new report. The New York Post dropped an article Saturday called, "Epstein prison guard googled him minutes before body found — and made mysterious deposit before pedophile’s suicide: DOJ," in which the outlet reports, "One of Jeffrey Epstein’s ...

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Fires send huge clouds of smoke into Tehran night sky after barrage of Israeli airstrikes

Video Fires send huge clouds of smoke into Tehran night sky after barrage of Israeli airstrikes Pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran late on Saturday as Israel carried out further air strikes. It appeared to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war. (AP video by Mohsen Ganji) ...

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Oil Storage Facility Struck in Tehran: What to Know

Published Mar 07, 2026 at 03:52 PM EST updated Mar 07, 2026 at 05:21 PM EST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised "many surprises" for the next phase of the week-old conflict. Iranian state media confirmed the strike, as Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky. Israel's military confirmed a ...

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US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds

Sat 7 Mar 2026 08.00 EST Last modified on Sat 7 Mar 2026 15.33 EST More than 100 substances widely used in common US foods, supplements and beverages underwent no health and safety review by the US Food and Drug Administration, a new analysis of federal records finds. The review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) non-profit reveals that diverse products across the food pyramid, such as Capri Sun drinks, Kettle and Fire organic broth, Acme smoked fish, and Quaker Oats snac ...

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Exclusive: Saudi has told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation, sources say

March 7, 2026 3:56 PM EST Updated 10 hours ago March 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favours a diplomatic settlement to Iran's conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the kingdom and its energy sector could push Riyadh to respond in kind, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The message was conveyed before a speech on ‌Saturday in which Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised to neighbouring Gulf states for Tehran’s act ...

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Dow futures tumble over 1,000 points as U.S. oil nears $120 a barrel to begin the week's trading: Live updates

1 hr ago - Stock futures were plunging to start the week’s trading as U.S. oil prices neared $120 a barrel amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, raising fears higher energy prices could dramatically slow the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is coming ... (cnbc)

U.S. Carries Out Another Boat Strike, Killing Six

2 hrs ago - The Defense Department said on Sunday that it had blown up a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean earlier in the day, killing six people. The strike raised the death toll in the campaign by the United States against people it accuses of smuggling drugs ... (NYT)

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

2 hrs ago - A newly released video adds to the evidence that an American missile likely hit an Iranian elementary school where 175 people, many of them children, were reported killed. The video, uploaded on Sunday by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency and ... (NYT)

On 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to action

4 hrs ago - By KIM CHANDLER Updated 5:40 PM CDT, March 8, 2026 Leer en español SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands gathered in the Alabama city this w ... (AP)

Trump Energy Secretary Promises Gas Prices Will Only Stay Up for 'Weeks' -- Even in the 'Worst Case' Scenario

5 hrs ago - Mar 8th, 2026, 10:59 am The secretary of energy is promising that even in the “worst case” scenario, Americans will only feel pain at the pump for “weeks,” not “months.” In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union ... (MEDIAite)

Possible terror motive in US embassy blast, say Norway police

5 hrs ago - Oslo police said Sunday an explosion at the US embassy in Norway overnight may have been an act of terror, but stressed they were also investigating other possible causes. The blast, which caused no injuries and minor material damage, occurred around ... (AFP)

Tillis calls on Miller to depart White House: 'Out of his depth'

5 hrs ago - While Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem will soon depart her Cabinet-level post, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) also wants White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to leave President Trump’s inner circle. Tillis told ... (The Hill)

'Country' Joe McDonald, '60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

5 hrs ago - By HILLEL ITALIE Updated 5:39 PM CDT, March 8, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War tha ... (AP)

Senator mocked 'green energy crap.' His house runs on it.

5 hrs ago - 03/08/2026 10:00 AM EDT While running for Senate, former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy criticized “goofy, subsidized green energy crap” and said after taking office last year that military “readiness doesn’t include green solar power gener ... (Politico)

Trump Admin Reportedly 'Dismayed' With Israeli Barrage on Iranian Oil Depots: 'First Significant Disagreement'

5 hrs ago - The “first significant disagreement” of the Iran war between the United States and Israel has developed over Israel’s strikes on 30 Iranian oil facilities, Axios reported Sunday. Reporters Barak Ravid and Marc Caputo wrote that the str ... (Mediaite)

Former Joint Chiefs Chair Mullen says regime change is a 'very difficult undertaking'

5 hrs ago - March 8, 2026, 11:59 AM Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday that he has doubts that the U.S. can successfully pull off regime change in Iran. “Our track record in Iraq, where we actually chose the lea ... (ABC News)

Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a "big mistake"

6 hrs ago - March 8, 2026 / 1:50 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year. "Big mistake," Kaine said on "Face the Natio ... (CBS News)

Lindsey Graham: $1 Billion A Day For Iran War Is 'Best Money' U.S. Has 'Ever Spent'

7 hrs ago - Mar 8, 2026, 01:10 PM EDT | Updated 3 hours ago Sen. Lindsey Graham just called America’s “$1 billion a day” military operations in Iran a great “investment” for America. During this week’s edition of Fox News’ ... (Huff Post)

Oil prices top $100 per barrel as big Middle East producers cut output amid Iran war

7 hrs ago - Published Sun, Mar 8 2026 6:03 PM EDT Updated 1 Min Ago Crude oil prices surged above $100 per barrel on Sunday, after major Middle East producers cut output because the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the Iran war. West Texas Interme ... (CNBC)

Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report

8 hrs ago - March 8, 2026 5:12 PM EDT Updated 13 mins ago DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Assembly of Experts has named ‌Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media ... (Reuters)

Lev Parnas, ex-member of Trump's 'cult', runs for Congress as Florida Democrat

8 hrs ago - Sun 8 Mar 2026 08.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 8 Mar 2026 08.02 EDT Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian American businessman who served a 20-month sentence for campaign contributions to Republican politicians, including Donald Trump, that secretly came from a Rus ... (The Guardian)

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward water catastrophe

8 hrs ago - The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets ... (Texas Tribune)

The food industry is done taking RFK Jr.'s abuse

8 hrs ago - 03/08/2026 07:00 AM EDT America’s food-makers have a message for President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers: You must choose between Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda and ours. Since Trump teamed up with Kennedy to win the 2024 election a ... (Politico)

Court records reveal gutting of DHS oversight: 'Incredibly dangerous'

9 hrs ago - Sun 8 Mar 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 8 Mar 2026 08.12 EDT The Trump administration has so radically transformed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) independent watchdog teams that thousands of cases related to conditions in immigration ... (The Guardian)

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran

9 hrs ago - Another American service member has died in the war with Iran, the Pentagon said on Sunday, bringing the number of American troops killed in the conflict to seven. The service member, who was not publicly identified while the military notifies relati ... (NYT)