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Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session

Updated Mar 27, 2026, 3:12 AM ET PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2026, 2:44 AM ET The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session. The agreement would fund other DHS components, such as the Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard, but the House will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen. After negotiatio ...

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U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon

WP Exclusive U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon More than 850 have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, raising concerns about the weapon's limited supply. March 27, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT The guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fires a Tomahawk missile as the war against Iran begins on Feb. 28. (U.S. Navy/Reuters) By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp and Noah Robertson The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise m ...

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Trump to pitch new relief for farmers battered by tariffs, Iran war

March 27, 2026, 3:02 a.m. ET President Donald Trump will tout new guidance on farm equipment regulation aimed at cutting costs and increased government loan guarantees for agriculture producers during an event on Friday, March 27, with farmers, a White House official told USA TODAY. Trump is looking to bolster support for the agriculture industry at a time when farmers are struggling with the impact of tariffs and the Iran war, which is affecting fuel and fertilizer costs. The president will ...

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'Medicare by Choice' floated an alternative to Medicare for All

03/26/26 5:26 PM ET While Medicare for All remains a popular policy goal among progressives, one group is putting forward its own proposal, “Medicare by Choice,” that it sees as a viable option Democrats can get behind ahead of the 2028 election cycle. The Center for Health and Democracy (CHD) helped develop the policy, which would allow everyone to enroll in traditional Medicare regardless of age and would allow employers to select Medicare by Choice as their employees’ workplace benefit. I ...

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House panel advances bill on temporary US attorneys

Posted March 26, 2026 at 5:27pm A sharply divided House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would greatly expand an administration’s ability to install hand-picked officials for top prosecutor roles. The panel, in a 12-11 party-line vote, approved legislation that would strip district court judges of their power to appoint temporary U.S. attorneys in certain circumstances, as some courts have sought to do during the second Trump administration. Under current federal law about v ...

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Exclusive: Trump's signature to appear on US currency, Treasury says, ending 165-year tradition

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. paper currency will bear President Donald Trump's signature to mark the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, the ​Treasury Department said on Thursday, a first for a sitting president, while ‌deleting the Treasurer of the United States' signature from U.S. money for the first time in 165 years. The Treasury said in a statement to Reuters that the first $100 bills with Trump's signature and ​that of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...

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Trump Says 2 Conservative Supreme Court Justices 'Sicken Me' At GOP Dinner

Mar 26, 2026, 06:43 AM EDT | Updated 5 hours ago President Donald Trump on Wednesday singled out two Supreme Court judges he nominated, saying they made him ill in remarks at a Republican fundraising dinner. Trump was worked up over the court striking down most “emergency” tariffs he had assessed. He claimed the decision in February cost the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars. Then he zeroed in on Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch, two of the conservative justices in the 6-3 decision who ...

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Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal

Updated 7:07 PM EDT, March 26, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggles to reach a deal to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without paychecks. Trump announced his decision in a social media post saying he wanted to quickly stop the "Chaos at the Airports." "It is not an easy ...

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Dash Crofts, of 1970s music duo Seals & Crofts, dead at 85

March 26, 2026, 12:43 PM Dash Crofts, one half of the 1970s soft rock duo Seals & Crofts, known for hits including "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl," died Wednesday at the age of 85. An agent for Crofts' daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher, confirmed Crofts' passing to ABC News, saying in part that "Lua, her family, and Brady Seals are mourning this deep loss." Brady Seals was a cousin of Jim Seals, the other half of Seals & Crofts, who died in 2022. Brady Seals and ...

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Amid partial government shutdown, Sen. Tommy Tuberville says TSA should be privatized

During his weekly call with reporters, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he's all for privatizing TSA. Last year, Tuberville and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced "The Abolish TSA Act of 2025," which dissolves the TSA within three years and privatizes airport screening. Tuberville said the TSA is "over bloated and inefficient". While he's thankful TSA workers are showing up without getting paid, Tuberville said it's time for major change to airport security. "There ...

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US senators move to sanction Hungary over blocking Ukraine support

1 min ago - Two U.S. senators plan to introduce a bipartisam legislation that would impose sanctions on senior Hungarian officials accused of obstructing aid to Ukraine, according to a draft bill shared with the Kyiv Independent on March 27. The proposed Block P ... (Kyiv Independent)

Antony Blinken pushes back against Trump comments suggesting he supported Iran attack

3 min ago - 03/26/26 11:10 PM ET Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected President Trump’s characterization this week that the Biden administration official had wanted to launch military operations on Iran during his time in the White House.  ... (The Hill)

Senate Republican busted violating stock law she helped pass

30 min ago - 12h Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has been caught violating a congressional stock trading disclosure rule that she played a big part in advocating for over a decade ago. According to Dave Levinthal of NOTUS, "Collins’ husband, Thomas Daffron, purcha ... (msn/Rawstory)

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Served With Legal Documents During Live TV Interview

54 min ago - Mar 27, 2026, 12:48 AM EDT | Updated 6 hours ago Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, a candidate for Minnesota governor and a notorious ally of President Donald Trump, was served with legal documents during a live TV interview at the Conservative Political A ... (Huff Post)

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

59 min ago - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotion of four Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move that has prompted some senior military officials to question whether the officers are being singled out because of their rac ... (NYT)

U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon

1 hr ago - WP Exclusive U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon More than 850 have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, raising concerns about the weapon's limited supply. March 27, 2026 at 6:00 ... (Washington Post)

North Carolina's photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law

1 hr ago - Updated 9:29 PM EDT, March 26, 2026 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with dis ... (AP)

PCC faculty union calls on Gov. Kotek to step in as strike enters third week

1 hr ago - By Vince Ybarra Published: Mar. 27, 2026 at 12:49 AM CDT|Updated: 5 hours ago PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Chants and cheers could be heard along Southwest Naito Parkway near Waterfront Park on Thursday as hundreds of Portland Community College union worke ... (KPTV)

Trump to pitch new relief for farmers battered by tariffs, Iran war

1 hr ago - March 27, 2026, 3:02 a.m. ET President Donald Trump will tout new guidance on farm equipment regulation aimed at cutting costs and increased government loan guarantees for agriculture producers during an event on Friday, March 27, with farmers, a Whi ... (USA Today.)

Furious ex-NRA president accused of hurling water at attorney during deposition

2 hrs ago - March 26, 2026 6:55PM ET The former president of the National Rifle Association allegedly tossed water at an attorney during a deposition in her lawsuit against her former organization, reported Lee Williams of The Gun Writer. Marion Hammer, a toweri ... (Raw Story)

FBI agent behind Fulton County ballot seizure warrant does not have to testify, judge rules

2 hrs ago - March 26, 2026, 6:04 PM The FBI agent behind the controversial search warrant that led to the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots from a Fulton County, Georgia, election site will not have to testify in a hearing in the case on Friday, a federal j ... (ABC News)

Minnesota elections office subpoenaed in probe over state voter rolls, sources say

2 hrs ago - 12h The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office has received a grand jury subpoena ordering it to turn over certain individual voter records, as part of a federal investigation into whether non-citizens are registered or have unlawfully cast ballots, s ... (msn/CBS News)

Pentagon mulling diverting Ukraine defense aid to the Middle East: Report

3 hrs ago - 03/26/26 5:29 PM ET The Pentagon is contemplating diverting weapons meant for Ukraine to the Middle East as the U.S. military has blown through critical munitions in its war against Iran, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The lethal aid could in ... (The Hill)

House panel advances bill on temporary US attorneys

3 hrs ago - Posted March 26, 2026 at 5:27pm A sharply divided House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would greatly expand an administration’s ability to install hand-picked officials for top prosecutor roles. The panel, in a 12-11 party-li ... (Roll Call)

Property President! Trump now eyes Treaty Room for latest makeover project at the White House

3 hrs ago - Thursday 26 March 2026 17:22 EDT President Donald Trump has eyed the Treaty Room for his latest makeover project at the White House, according to a new report. Trump has made it his mission to beautify the White House and the D.C. area as he sees fi ... (The Independent)

Fed, DOJ clash over Powell probe -- as government says it has no evidence of misconduct

4 hrs ago - 03/26/2026 05:18 PM EDT The Federal Reserve is formally opposing the Justice Department’s effort to reinstate its subpoenas to the central bank, amid revelations that the government itself acknowledged it has no evidence of wrongdoing by Chair J ... (Politico)

Appeals court pauses orders restricting federal officers' use of tear gas at Portland ICE building

4 hrs ago - Updated 4:55 PM EDT, March 26, 2026 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An appeals court has paused lower court rulings in Oregon that restricted federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building i ... (AP)

'Medicare by Choice' floated an alternative to Medicare for All

4 hrs ago - 03/26/26 5:26 PM ET While Medicare for All remains a popular policy goal among progressives, one group is putting forward its own proposal, “Medicare by Choice,” that it sees as a viable option Democrats can get behind ahead of the 2028 ele ... (The Hill)

Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session

5 hrs ago - Updated Mar 27, 2026, 3:12 AM ET PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2026, 2:44 AM ET The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare ... (CNN Politics)

Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools

5 hrs ago - March 26, 2026, 3:35 PM WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities. The Justice Department ... (ABC News/AP)

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