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Switzerland Blocks Arms Sales to U.S. Over Iran War

March 20, 2026, 4:34 p.m. ET Switzerland has blocked any new sales of arms to the United States, invoking its policy of strict neutrality toward countries involved in armed conflict. "The export of war materiel to countries involved in the international armed conflict with Iran cannot be authorized for the duration of the conflict," the government said in a statement on Friday. "Exports of war materiel to the USA cannot currently be authorized." The United States is the se ...

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Trump Admin Uses Wartime Powers to Sidestep Congress and Push $23B in Arms Sales to Gulf States

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 5:10 PM EDT The Trump administration moved Friday to force through more than $23 billion in weapons sales to key Middle Eastern allies by invoking emergency powers to bypass Congress and fast-track deals that lawmakers had yet to approve. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that “an emergency exists requiring the immediate approval of critical arms transfers for Middle East partners currently under attack by Iran,” according to a State Department statement. The use ...

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Washington state bans law enforcement from wearing masks while on duty

12h Washington state has enacted a new law barring all law‑enforcement personnel — including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — from wearing masks while on duty. Governor Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, signed the bill into law on Thursday after it sailed through the Democratic‑run House and Senate by comfortable margins.“Law enforcement’s job is to protect us — yet, ICE is hiding from public accountability,” Ferguson said in a statement. “For the safety of both the public and ...

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Former Iran detainees fear Americans held in Iranian prisons face heightened danger

March 20, 2026 / 3:45 PM EDT Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says he's worried about the handful of Americans known to be held inside Iranian prisons as the U.S. war in Iran continues. "They are the easiest-to-grab punching bag right now in the hands of that rogue regime," he said during a panel discussion with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "I think this is a dangerous time," said Namazi. He added, "For a hostage or wrongfully detained citizen ...

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Mark Robinson admits 'I lied' about CNN story

12h Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson admitted he lied about a bombshell CNN KFile investigation during the final months of his 2024 gubernatorial campaign, uncovering his extensive history of posting inflammatory and racist comments on a pornography website. Robinson initially denied the report and sued CNN for $50 million that fall as he marched on with his gubernatorial campaign. Robinson eventually lost to current Democratic Gov. Josh Stein by more than 14 points. Now, in a re ...

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Trump: 'I don't want to do a ceasefire' in Iran war

Published Fri, Mar 20 2026 3:48 PM EDT Updated 12 Min Ago President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he is not interested in a ceasefire with Iran."We could have dialogue, but I don't want to do a ceasefire," Trump said from the White House before departing for Florida. "You know you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side." "They don't have a navy. They don't have an air force. They don't have any equipment," Trump continued. ...

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Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game

Updated 2:26 PM EDT, March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December. Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the second Saturday each December. Trump’ ...

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Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein

March 20, 2026, 6:49 AM EDT / Updated March 20, 2026, 7:43 AM EDT / Source: Reuters Norway‘s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family. The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the disgraced financier’s ties to prominent people, including the crown princess and top ...

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UK allows US to use bases to bomb Iranian sites targeting ships in Strait of Hormuz

LONDON -- The U.K. government said Friday that it will allow the U.S. to fly missions from British bases in order to bomb Iranian missile sites that are targeting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. A Downing Street spokesperson said ministers meeting Friday afternoon had "confirmed" that Prime Minister Keir Starmer's agreement for the U.S. to use British sites for defensive operations includes actions to "degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the ...

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Street preacher gets Supreme Court go-ahead for fight to protest at concerts

March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON (CN) — Despite a 30-year-old precedent by originalism’s chief architect, the Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow an evangelical street protester’s lawsuit against a city ordinance that limits protests around concert venues. Heck v. Humphrey , a 1994 ruling authored by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, typically bars defendants from using civil rights claims to undermine prior convictions. But Gabriel Olivier asked the Supreme Court to greenlight his suit against a Bra ...

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Buffett defends 'Giving Pledge' against Thiel and 'billionaire backlash'

6 min ago - Published Sat, Mar 21 2026 8:22 AM EDT Warren Buffett is defending the philanthropic initiative he co-founded with Bill Gates almost 15 years ago as it faces what The New York Times calls a “billionaire backlash.” Buffett wrote in an email ... (CNBC)

Saudi Arabia orders Iranian military attache, four embassy staff to leave

30 min ago - Saudi Arabia informed Iran's military attache, his assistant and three members of the embassy staff that they must ‌leave the kingdom within 24 hours after being declared persona non grata, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Saturd ... (Reuters)

G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security

31 min ago - March 21, 2026 2:58 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said on ‌Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures to support global energy supplies ̴ ... (Reuters)

Iran hits Israeli town housing nuclear facility in retaliation for Natanz strike

58 min ago - Sat 21 Mar 2026 16.58 EDT Last modified on Sat 21 Mar 2026 17.19 EDT An Iranian missile has hit the Israeli town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, in what Iran said was retaliation for strikes on its own nuclear site at Natanz. Dimona hosts a fa ... (The Guardian/AFP)

DHS Dares White House to Audit ICE Barbie's Millions in Ads

1 hr ago - Published Mar. 21 2026 11:16AM EDT Senior Department of Homeland Security officials have challenged the White House to launch a “full audit” of the vast advertising contract that led to Kristi Noem being forced from her job. The sources al ... (Daily Beast)

Iran war live: Missile hits town hosting Israel's nuclear facility

2 hrs ago - Israel says an Iranian missile has hit Dimona, a southern town hosting its nuclear facility, in an attack that wounded dozens of people. Iran says its naval forces destroyed facilities at the Al-Minhad base in the UAE and the Ali Al Salem airbase in ... (Al Jazeera (English))

Graham to Trump: Consider removing 'US bases from countries who won't let us fly from them'

2 hrs ago - 03/21/26 8:12 AM ET Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries “who won’t let us fly from them,” again lashing out at European allies over their refusal to assis ... (The Hill)

'Disgusting and Despicable' Critics Aghast at Trump Celebrating Robert Mueller's Death

3 hrs ago - Mar 21st, 2026, 2:52 pm President Donald Trump shocked many on Saturday when he openly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, declaring he was “glad” not long after the news broke. Mueller’s family confirmed on Sa ... (MEDIAite)

Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill

3 hrs ago - Updated 2:23 PM EDT, March 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Saturday blocked an amendment that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports, rejecting one of President Donald Trump’s priorities as he pressures ... (AP)

Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries amid budget battle, airport lineups

3 hrs ago - WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of ‌U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage ... (Reuters)

Iran War Premium Pushes Some Oil Products to Over $200 a Barrel

4 hrs ago - March 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM EDT Updated on March 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM EDT Three weeks into the Iran war, there’s an ever-growing gap between the price of oil futures and supplies that determine costs for consumers in the real world. The global Bren ... (Bloomberg)

Prison Guard Told FBI About 'Suspicious' Document Shredding After Epstein's Death, Report Says

4 hrs ago - A federal corrections officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center called the FBI on Aug. 16, 2019, six days after Epstein's death, to say that he had "never seen this amount of bags of shredded documents" being thrown away, the Herald reported, c ... (Forbes)

Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died

4 hrs ago - Robert Mueller, who served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, died on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. He was 81. The cause of death was not immediately known, but Mueller ... (MS NOW)

Trump says he will send ICE agents to airports if TSA funding stalls

5 hrs ago - Updated March 21, 2026, 12:37 p.m. ET President Donald Trump said March 21 that he will order Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to do security at U.S. airports unless Congress strikes an agreement for funding TSA airport security officers "i ... (USA Today.)

Trump-Xi summit on hold until Iran conflict ends, people briefed say

6 hrs ago - 03/21/2026 11:05 AM EDT The Trump administration is telling foreign officials and others that it will not reschedule a summit between the president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping until the Iran war ends. A Washington-based diplomat privy to U.S.-China ... (Politico)

United Airlines 'tactically pruning' flights amid high fuel prices due to the Iran war

8 hrs ago - Mar 20, 2026, 10:44 PM ET The war with Iran will soon limit your flight options — even domestically. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby announced on Friday that the company will be "tactically pruning" its "temporarily unprofitable" flights amid s ... (Business Insider)

Tennessee Senate passes bill making schools put up Ten Commandments

9 hrs ago - 12h The Tennessee Senate on Thursday passed a bill requiring public schools to display copies of the Ten Commandments in a “prominent” place alongside historical documents such as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Critics sa ... (man/The Independent)

'I will destroy you': Trump fixer accused of threatening DOJ official -- then got her fired

9 hrs ago - March 20, 2026 10:37PM ET President Donald Trump’s influential MAGA ally Mike Davis is facing new scrutiny after allegedly threatening to stop a Justice Department official during negotiations over a major tech merger, according to a Wall Street ... (Raw Story)

Trump administration seeks to move ahead with removing Abrego Garcia to Liberia

10 hrs ago - March 20, 2026, 10:34 PM The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to swiftly remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as a court allows.In a series of filings on Friday, administration officials asked a judge to dissolve a preli ... (ABC News)

USW stands in solidarity with Mexican union after strikers shot on picket line

10 hrs ago - March 20, 2026 TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) stands in solidarity with the rubber workers’ union on strike at the Tornel tire company in Mexico, following an armed attack by gunmen who shot strikers on the picket line earlie ... (USW)