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Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it 'hotspot'

March 17, 2026, 6:09 PM The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors in their state program. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz had previously sent similar requests to New York, Minnesota, Maine and California in what has been a growing, Trump administration-wide initiative to ...

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John Bolton Says He Briefed Trump On Strait of Hormuz Scenarios That the President Now Claims Ignorance About

Mar 17th, 2026, 9:18 pm Former National Security Advisor John Bolton told CNN he briefed President Donald Trump on multiple Iran retaliation scenarios during his first term, despite the president now claiming he’s “shocked” by Iran’s actions. Bolton, who served under Trump before a public falling out, joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday evening, where he was surprised to hear Trump had “indicated” he wasn’t made aware of the potential of retaliatory strikes Iran has since made against ne ...

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Trump team weighs paying $1B to get companies to stop off-shore wind farm projects

Tuesday 17 March 2026 17:51 EDT The White House is reportedly preparing to pay nearly $1 billion to an energy giant to abandon major offshore wind projects, moving from legal challenges to direct financial settlements. After federal judges blocked five previous attempts by the Trump administration to halt wind farms currently under construction along the East Coast, senior officials are now drafting agreements to pay TotalEnergies to walk away from its leases. According to documents reviewed ...

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DOJ Says Pam Bondi's House Subpoena Over Epstein Files 'Unnecessary'

Published Mar 17, 2026 at 02:40 PM EDT updated Mar 17, 2026 at 03:17 PM EDT The Justice Department said a House Oversight Committee subpoena seeking Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files is "unnecessary," arguing that lawmakers have already been given access to unredacted materials and opportunities for briefings. House Oversight Chair James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, on Tuesday issued a subpoena requiring Bondi to appear for a depo ...

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Arkansas school districts blocked from displaying Ten Commandments

March 16, 2026 Updated March 17, 2026, 5:46 p.m. ET A federal judge has permanently blocked several Arkansas school districts from implementing a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Citing a landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court opinion over prayer in public schools, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks ruled March 16 that the state "may have lost sight of the fact that 'a union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion'&quo ...

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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. ...

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'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 ...

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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. ...

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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" ...

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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 ...

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Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected

5 min ago - Published Wed, Mar 18 20268:33 AM EDT The producer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in February. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. ... (CNBC)

Former judges side with Anthropic and raise concerns about Pentagon's use of supply chain risk label

22 min ago - Updated Mar 17, 2026, 9:54 PM ET PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2026, 9:09 PM ET Nearly 150 retired federal and state judges have filed an amicus brief on Tuesday supporting AI company Anthropic in its lawsuit against the Trump administration for designating it a ... (CNN Business)

Military Report Says 'One in a Million' Live Fire Malfunction Rained Shrapnel on California Highway

54 min ago - Published March 18, 2026 at 6:01am ET LOS ANGELES — A “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5, striking two California Highw ... (Military.com)

John Bolton Says He Briefed Trump On Strait of Hormuz Scenarios That the President Now Claims Ignorance About

1 hr ago - Mar 17th, 2026, 9:18 pm Former National Security Advisor John Bolton told CNN he briefed President Donald Trump on multiple Iran retaliation scenarios during his first term, despite the president now claiming he’s “shocked” by Iran ... (MEDIAite)

Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC Mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit

1 hr ago - By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Updated 9:43 PM CDT, March 17, 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago, ... (AP)

Democrats urge windfall tax as big oil set to make billions from Iran war

2 hrs ago - Tue 17 Mar 2026 16.24 EDT Last modified on Tue 17 Mar 2026 18.33 EDT With big oil companies poised to reap billions of dollars in profits from the war in Iran, Democratic lawmakers and progressive groups are calling for a windfall tax on major fossil ... (The Guardian)

Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools

2 hrs ago - MARCH 17, 2026, 5:00 A.M. CENTRAL UPDATED: MARCH 17, 2026, 5:52 P.M. CENTRAL A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to extend the application deadline for private school vouchers until March 31 due to the state’s exclusion of Islamic school ... (Texas Tribune)

Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it 'hotspot'

2 hrs ago - March 17, 2026, 6:09 PM The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actor ... (ABC News/AP)

Oil falls after Iraq resumes oil exports via Turkey's Ceyhan port

2 hrs ago - LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday after Iraq resumed crude ‌exports via pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, providing hopes for some relief amid disrupted supply from Gulf producers. With no signs of de-esc ... (Reuters)

Top US intelligence officials set to testify about Iran war and threats confronting the homeland

2 hrs ago - Top US intelligence officials set to testify about Iran war and threats confronting the homeland By ERIC TUCKER, DAVID KLEPPER and STEPHEN GROVES Updated 12:06 AM EDT, March 18, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration national security ... (Associated Press)

Trump team weighs paying $1B to get companies to stop off-shore wind farm projects

2 hrs ago - Tuesday 17 March 2026 17:51 EDT The White House is reportedly preparing to pay nearly $1 billion to an energy giant to abandon major offshore wind projects, moving from legal challenges to direct financial settlements. After federal judges blocked fi ... (msn/The Independent)

3 Ohio airmen to be honored in dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base

3 hrs ago - 3 Ohio airmen to be honored in dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base Captain Seth Koval (L) ; Captain Curtis Angst (C) ; Master Sgt. Tyler Simmons (R) Photos contributed by 121st Air Refueling Wing (via Facebook) March 18, 2026 at 7:44 a.m. UTC ... (WHIO-TV)

Arkansas school districts blocked from displaying Ten Commandments

3 hrs ago - March 16, 2026 Updated March 17, 2026, 5:46 p.m. ET A federal judge has permanently blocked several Arkansas school districts from implementing a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Citing a landmark 1962 U.S. Suprem ... (USA Today)

US Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to crack down on prediction markets

3 hrs ago - 12h WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic lawmakers Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Greg Casar on Tuesday introduced a bill to ban prediction market bets on military operations and other sensitive government actions, increasing pre ... (msn/Reuters)

US Senate confirms Trump judge pick opposed by ex-Fox News host

4 hrs ago - Tue, March 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM EDT March 17 (Reuters) - A conservative legal activist won U.S. Senate approval Tuesday to become a federal judge in Louisiana, despite objections by Democrats and a former Fox News host over testimony she ‌gave fi ... (Yahoo! News/Reuters)

Capitol Police budget request tops $1 billion

4 hrs ago - Posted March 17, 2026 at 4:36pm The Capitol Police must expand to face a rise in threats to lawmakers’ safety, Chief Michael G. Sullivan told House appropriators on Tuesday. The department is seeking more than $1 billion for fiscal 2027, an inc ... (Roll Call)

Gabbard backs Trump after intelligence official resigns over Iran war

4 hrs ago - Posted 4:27 PM, Mar 17, 2026 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is defending President Donald Trump's authority to take military action against Iran. "After carefully reviewing all the information before him, President Trump concluded t ... (Scripps News)

Exclusive: Early indications show Israel tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, source says

5 hrs ago - March 17, 2026 3:51 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Initial findings by an internal U.N. inquiry suggest Israeli tank fire hit a U.N. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian ​peacekeepers, according to ... (Reuters)

DOJ Says Pam Bondi's House Subpoena Over Epstein Files 'Unnecessary'

5 hrs ago - Published Mar 17, 2026 at 02:40 PM EDT updated Mar 17, 2026 at 03:17 PM EDT The Justice Department said a House Oversight Committee subpoena seeking Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files is "unnecessary ... (Newsweek)

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate

7 hrs ago - CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, edging out two sitting members of the U.S. House to advance to a November general election against Republican nominee Don Tracy, the former ... (AP)

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