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Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict

03/09/26 7:50 PM ET A group of Senate Democrats are threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal to hold up business on the Senate floor unless Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior officials testify before key committees under oath on the military conflict with Iran. “We have collectively agreed that we’re going to use the levers that we have,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday evening. “We should be having hearings on the bigges ...

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Chicago Archbishop Condemns White House's 'Horrifying' Video On Iran War

Mar 9, 2026, 03:20 PM EDT Cardinal Blase J. Cupich has joined a growing chorus of Catholic leaders in speaking out against President Donald Trump’s foreign policy moves. Cupich, who has served as archbishop of Chicago since 2014, blasted the Trump administration’s insensitive messaging around the Iran war after the White House posted a video featuring clips of “Gladiator” and “The Matrix” and other movies spliced with actual Iran strike footage to social media last week. “A real war with rea ...

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GOP lawmaker says Muslims 'don't belong' in US, draws harsh criticism

Updated March 9, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – A Republican lawmaker from Tennessee made comments on social media quickly condemned as Islamophobic after two men were accused of trying to ignite homemade bombs in New York City, in what authorities said was being investigated as an "act of ISIS-inspired terrorism." "Muslims don't belong in American society," Rep. Andy Ogles wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on March 9. "Pluralism is a lie." Ogles, an ultra-conserva ...

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White House says Trump's SAVE Act threat not applicable to DHS funding

Updated March 9, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's recent threat not to sign any legislation until Congress passes voting restrictions won't apply to ending the weekslong shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, according to a White House spokesperson. Trump said the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act "MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE." The legislation would, among other things, require voters to prove their citizenship in person t ...

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'We've got to pay attention': GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices

03/09/2026 04:35 PM EDT Updated: 03/09/2026 06:40 PM EDT DORAL, Florida — The economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran is imperiling the GOP’s legislative sales pitch ahead of the midterms, with energy price spikes threatening at least some of the pocketbook gains Americans are seeing from the sweeping tax cuts Republicans enacted last year. Analysts with the Wall Street advisory and investment firm Evercore ISI estimated Monday that the impact on househo ...

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Rep. Kevin Kiley leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating Johnson's majority

Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent. "I'm also today asking the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster," Kiley said in a call with reporters. The move complicates House Speaker Mike Johnson's narrow majority, though Kiley said he plans to caucus with the Republican Party "for the remainder of this term." -snip- But Kiley would not say whet ...

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Trump to hold a press conference after markets close on Monday

Trump to hold a press conference after markets close on Monday By Reuters March 9, 2026 12:50 PM EDT Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President ‌Donald Trump said he would hold a press conference later on ​Monday before returning to Washington ​from Florida, but gave no details ⁠about what he would ​discuss. The press conference is scheduled ​for at about 5:30 p.m. (2130 GMT), after the U.S. markets ​close. It comes as global ...

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Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be 'too high'

March 9, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT Although Obamacare sign-ups have fallen significantly this year over skyrocketing monthly premiums, Dr. Mehmet Oz believes enrollment is still too high. Oz, the Trump administration’s top official overseeing the Affordable Care Act, told NBC News that millions of people may be fraudulently enrolled or eligible for other types of coverage. About 23 million people signed up for ACA coverage during this year’s open enrollment period, which ended in January, according t ...

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Kristi Noem's Deputy 'Wasted' Millions on Vehicles with ICE Logo That Agents Refuse to Use: Report

Mar 9th, 2026, 5:42 pm The former deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent millions of taxpayer dollars acquiring new vehicles emblazoned with the ICE logo that agents refuse to use, according to a report by the Washington Examiner. President Donald Trump announced last week that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was "moving" to a new position and he was nominating Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to take her place. Noem was ousted after growing ...

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Frantic Trump Makes Deluded War Claim After Call With Putin

COMPLETE MESS The president said in an interview that the Iran conflict is “very complete.” David Gardner Published Mar. 9 2026 5:26PM EDT Donald Trump claimed that the Iran War was “very complete” after reportedly discussing his plans for peace with Vladimir Putin. According to a Kremlin aide, the Russian leader spoke to Trump about “his proposals aimed at a quick settlement to the Iran War.” In another call on Monday, this time with Weijia Jiang, senior White House correspondent for ...

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Scoop: White House readies executive order to weed out Anthropic

27 min ago - 12h The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: The move would escalate the administration's f ... (msn/Axios)

U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy

39 min ago - U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report. A solar field in Riesel, Texas, in 2023. ... (New York Times)

Supreme Court Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh clash over handling of Trump cases

44 min ago - March 9, 2026, 7:46 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Internal Supreme Court divisions over how the high court has frequently ruled in favor of the Trump administration in emergency situations spilled out into public Monday with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown ... (NBC News)

'Kept in Handcuffs for 28 Hours' - Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Slams Hungary for Torturing Oschadbank Couriers

58 min ago - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) has reported a series of procedural and international law violations by Hungarian authorities during the March 5 detention of seven state-owned Oschadbank employees. According to the MFA, the intercept ... (Kyiv Post)

Epstein's former New Mexico ranch searched in criminal investigation

1 hr ago - Posted 6:34 PM, Mar 09, 2026 and last updated 7:10 PM, Mar 09, 2026 Authorities in New Mexico conducted a search Monday at the Zorro Ranch property previously owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Officials said the search is connected to ... (Scripps News)

Nearly 3,800 JBS unionized meatpackers in Greeley plan to strike March 16

1 hr ago - They’ve been working on an expired contract for eight months. JBS officials accused the union of not sharing the company’s latest offer with workers. Tamara Chuang 5:57 PM MDT on Mar 9, 2026 Nearly 3,800 meatpackers at the JBS plant in Gree ... (Colorado Sun)

White House says Trump's SAVE Act threat not applicable to DHS funding

1 hr ago - Updated March 9, 2026, 7:06 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's recent threat not to sign any legislation until Congress passes voting restrictions won't apply to ending the weekslong shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, ac ... (USA Today)

'We've got to pay attention': GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices

2 hrs ago - 03/09/2026 04:35 PM EDT Updated: 03/09/2026 06:40 PM EDT DORAL, Florida — The economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran is imperiling the GOP’s legislative sales pitch ahead of the midterms, with en ... (Politico)

National Bureau of Economic Research cuts ties with Larry Summers, WSJ reports

2 hrs ago - March 9, 2026 6:37 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago March 9 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has lost his affiliation with The ​National Bureau of Economic Research, the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing an ... (Reuters)

Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict

3 hrs ago - 03/09/26 7:50 PM ET A group of Senate Democrats are threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal to hold up business on the Senate floor unless Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior officials ... (The Hill)

Senator Kim Introduces Legislation to Combat Book Deserts and Illiteracy

3 hrs ago - March 9, 2026, 5:05 pm WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced the Open Books, Open Doors Act to tackle book deserts, and break down barriers to the opportunity and promise of reading for millions of children in the United S ... (Insider NJ)

Lawsuit challenges US policy barring visas for social media researchers

4 hrs ago - March 9, 2026 4:23 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago March 9 (Reuters) - A group of technology researchers filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that ​U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has adopted an unconstitutional policy that targets forei ... (Reuters)

Top Arizona lawmaker says he's complied with a subpoena for 2020 election records

4 hrs ago - Updated March 9, 2026 3:54 PM ET Arizona's state Senate president says he has complied with a subpoena he received last week seeking records from a flawed review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County. "Late last week I received and complied with a ... (NPR)

GOP lawmaker says Muslims 'don't belong' in US, draws harsh criticism

4 hrs ago - Updated March 9, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – A Republican lawmaker from Tennessee made comments on social media quickly condemned as Islamophobic after two men were accused of trying to ignite homemade bombs in New York City, in what authori ... (USA Today)

Chicago Archbishop Condemns White House's 'Horrifying' Video On Iran War

5 hrs ago - Mar 9, 2026, 03:20 PM EDT Cardinal Blase J. Cupich has joined a growing chorus of Catholic leaders in speaking out against President Donald Trump’s foreign policy moves. Cupich, who has served as archbishop of Chicago since 2014, blasted the Tru ... (Huff Post)

South Korea President says he cannot stop US forces from redeploying weapons to Middle East

8 hrs ago - "It appears ​that there is controversy recently over U.S. Forces in Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air-defence weapons, out of the country," Lee said in a cabinet meeting, noting while Seoul had expressed oppositio ... (Yahoo/Reuters)

Alexander Brothers Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial

8 hrs ago - Three brothers, including two who were among the country's most prominent real estate brokers, were convicted in Manhattan on Monday of engaging in a yearslong conspiracy to traffic women and girls for sex. The brothers -- Tal and Oren Alexander, who ... (NYT, No Paywall)

ICE Ordered to Justify the Detention of Nashville Journalist

9 hrs ago - A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to justify the detention of a Nashville, Tenn., journalist who was arrested by immigration officials last week. Colombia-born Estefany Rodriguez Florez, 35 years old, was arrested by imm ... (WSJ)

Thune says no to filibuster changes even after Trump's threats about SAVE America Act

11 hrs ago - Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday reiterated that there would not be changes to Senate rules in order to pass a Republican-led election reform bill that President Donald Trump has demanded be sent to his desk. "Yeah, that's not going to hap ... (ABC News)

A Jan. 6 rioter doesn't want Trump's pardon. Supreme Court weighs in.

12 hrs ago - Updated March 9, 2026, 1:05 p.m. ET WASHINGTON − A presidential pardon? No thanks, said Glenn Brooks, who was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He would rather try to clear his name through the courts than accep ... (USA Today)

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