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'I'm Not Learning Your Damn Language': Trump Addresses Latin American Leaders at His 'Shield Of The Americas' Summit

Mar 7th, 2026, 1:14 pm President Donald Trump addressed the leaders of Latin American countries Saturday at his “Shield of the Americas” summit by telling them he was too busy to learn their language. The summit, held at Trump’s Doral Golf Club, was organized to “advance strategies that stop foreign interference” in the Western hemisphere, including “criminal and narco-terrorist gangs and cartels, and illegal and mass immigration,” according to the State Department.  “I’d love to get t ...

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Senator Brags About How He Manipulated Trump, 79, Into War

Updated Mar. 7 2026 11:46AM EST Published Mar. 7 2026 11:17AM EST Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is taking all the credit for pushing President Trump to launch his unauthorized war with Iran. Graham, who has long advocated for going to war with Iran, said he played a word-association game to get Trump, 79, on board with a full-scale war in the Middle East. “I say Franklin Roosevelt, what do you say?” Graham told the Wall Street Journal, referencing Roosevelt’s famous “You have nothing to fe ...

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Trump visits Dover air base for dignified transfer of 6 US soldiers

Local Trump visits Dover air base for dignified transfer of 6 US soldiers Updated March 7, 2026, 4:40 p.m. ET A U.S. Army carry team moves a flagged-draped transfer case containing the remains of Maj. Jeffery R. O'Brien at Dover Air Force Base March 07, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. Six soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command were killed in action by an Iranian drone strike on March 1 in Port Shuabia, Kuwait during "Operation Epic Fury". Joseph Johnson/Delaware News Journal Presid ...

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January 6 commemorative plaque appears in Capitol after years of delay

Updated Mar 7, 2026, 1:49 PM ET PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2026, 12:32 PM ET A plaque honoring the heroism of police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack by a mob supportive of President Donald Trump has quietly been installed at the US Capitol after years of delay. The installation of the plaque early Saturday morning, which was first reported by The Washington Post, did not feature a formal ceremony or remarks. It came years after it was required by federal law to be installed by 2023. “On beh ...

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Thousands of Americans evacuated from Middle East on charter flights, State Department says

March 7, 2026 9:38 AM EST Updated 3 hours ago. March 7 (Reuters) - The United States ‌has completed over a dozen charter flights and evacuated thousands of Americans from the Middle East since last ⁠week, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday. The Trump administration has faced criticism over its planning and initial assistance to U.S. citizens trying to leave the region since U.S. ‌and ⁠Israeli strikes on Iran began last ...

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Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing

(Bloomberg) An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included "fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings" and then made "false or misleading statements" of how they got included, a magistrate judge said. "Because of the seriousness of these issues," senior leaders from the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina must appear at a show cause hearing next week for why the federal prosecutor responsible shouldn't be sanctioned and why the entire office shouldn't be held jointly responsible, US Magistrate Judge Robert Numbers said in a March 2 order.

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Fed-up Republicans may soon 'punish' another Trump Cabinet member: report

March 6, 2026 4:03PM ET The firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could spell problems for Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose future has come into question following President Donald Trump's decision to cut a member of his Cabinet after Republican lawmakers expressed concerns, Politico reported Friday. Bondi has come under fire for her handling of the Epstein files, as congressional leaders have questioned her leadership of the Department of Justice over the last several weeks. &q ...

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Trump says defense contractors agree to quadruple production of 'exquisite class' weapons

03/06/26 4:40 PM ET President Trump said major defense contractors have agreed to quadruple the production of “exquisite class” weaponry following a meeting Friday at the White House. “They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly as possible, the highest levels of quantity. Expansion began three months prior to the meeting, and Plants and Production of many of these Weapons are already under way,” the president said in a post ...

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Gavin Newsom Calls Kristi Noem a 'Scapegoat' for Stephen Miller: The 'Dark Heart' of the Trump Admin

Mar 6th, 2026, 3:46 pm California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) accused President Donald Trump of using Kristi Noem as a “scapegoat” after her sudden removal as Homeland Security secretary, instead pointing the finger at the White House’s hardline deportation policy architect Stephen Miller. Trump fired Noem late Thursday and nominated Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace her after reportedly being angered by testimony she gave earlier in the week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Dur ...

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Justice Department targets Cuban officials, aims for indictments

Updated March 6, 2026 at 6:49 p.m. EST The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine possible federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba's government, according to an official familiar with the group. The formation of the group could be a significant step in the Trump administration's public push to topple the regime in Cuba. Officials from government agencies including the Treasury Department will be part of the recently formed group. Treasury's involvement cou ...

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'I'm Not Learning Your Damn Language': Trump Addresses Latin American Leaders at His 'Shield Of The Americas' Summit

7 hrs ago - Mar 7th, 2026, 1:14 pm President Donald Trump addressed the leaders of Latin American countries Saturday at his “Shield of the Americas” summit by telling them he was too busy to learn their language. The summit, held at Trump’s Doral ... (MEDIAite)

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