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Trump Postpones Strikes on Energy Targets But Iran Media Denies Truce Talks

(Bloomberg) US says it held “good” talks with Iran and postponed strikes for five days. Iranian media denied that negotiations have taken place. Brent crude dropped as low as $96 a barrel, before coming back above $100. Trump had issued 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to “fully open” the vital Strait of Hormuz, before postponing strikes. “The statements of the US President are part of efforts to reduce energy prices and buy time for the implementation of his military plans,” state-run Mizan news agency reports, citing a Foreign Ministry statement as saying. “There are no talks between Tehran and Washington.”

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'Nobody else is responsible': Trump to blame for Iran crisis, ex-CIA chief says

(The Guardian) Donald Trump is stuck between “a rock and a hard place” after three weeks of war in Iran and “sending a message of weakness” to the world, Leon Panetta, a former US defence secretary and Central Intelligence Agency director, has told the Guardian. Panetta, who served in the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama administrations, recalled that national security officials were always keenly aware of Iran’s ability to create an energy crisis by blocking the strait of Hormuz. That very scenario is now unfolding, leaving Trump with no exit strategy beyond wishful thinking.

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Lindsey Graham Faces GOP Fury -- 'Needs to Be Removed From the Situation Room

(Newsweek) Senator Lindsey Graham is facing fury from his fellow Republicans after expressing support for the U.S. seizing Iran’s Kharg Island in an interview on Sunday. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, the South Carolina Republican, who is one of the leading advocates for the war, said: “This has been an amazing military operation. God bless the fallen.”

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Jeffries tells Trump to 'keep his reckless mouth shut'

(Politico) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump could get “somebody killed” after the president accused Democrats of being the country’s “greatest enemy” after Iran. On Sunday, the president posted, “Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party!” Trump also said Saturday that “Radical Left Democrats have hurt so many people with their vicious and uncaring ways” and that “Fascist Democrats will never protect America.”

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'Almost exactly offsetting the boost': Higher gasoline prices this year could wipe out tax refunds

(Fortune) In January, the White House celebrated what they claimed to be the “largest tax refund season in U.S. history,” promising hundreds of dollars more in refunds this tax year as a result of changes to the tax code, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). But economists warn those savings could go up in smoke—or rather exhaust, cancelled out completely by elevated gas prices as a result of the ongoing war in Iran.

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Trump Official Says Americans 'Have To Offer The President Grace' On Rising Prices

(Mediaite) Trump Transportation secretary Sean Duffy pleaded for “grace” for President Donald Trump Sunday as Americans continued to struggle with the high cost of living. Duffy appeared on ABC News’s This Week where Jonathan Karl asked if Americans should hold off on buying airline tickets now that oil prices are skyrocketing due to the Iran war. United Airlines’s CEO said last week that he’s bracing for $175 a barrel for crude oil, which could make the cost of an airplane ticket prohibitive for average Americans.

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Mayor Andre Dickens confirms ICE agents deploying to Atlanta airport

(WAGA-TV) Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has confirmed federal agents will be sent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning. "According to federal officials, these personnel will be assigned to support operational needs directed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including line management and crowd control within the domestic terminals," Dickens said. "Federal officials have indicated that this deployment is not intended to conduct immigration enforcement activities." ICE agents are supposed to report directly to TSA.

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LaGuardia Airport closed following collision between Air Canada plane and airport vehicle

(ABC News) LaGuardia Airport in New York is closed following a collision between a Port Authority airport vehicle and an Air Canada regional plane, according to police. The Air Canada regional jet involved in the collision with a ground vehicle at LaGuardia Airport was traveling from Montreal to New York, according to data from Flightradar24. A spokesperson for the FDNY said firefighters responded to the incident at 11:38 p.m.on Sunday.

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Democrats warn Colorado governor against commuting sentence of election denier

(The Hill) Democrats on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over the potential commutation of an election denier and convicted felon’s sentence in Colorado, warning the state’s Democratic governor that clemency for Tina Peters would undermine the justice system and diminish the gravity of her crimes. Gov. Jared Polis (D) has been under heavy pressure from President Trump to release Peters, a former county election clerk and ardent Trump supporter serving a nine-year sentence for election tampering in support of Republican efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 defeat.

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Christopher Columbus Statue Is Installed on White House Grounds, replica of the one protestors dumped in the harbor

(NY Times) A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed on the grounds of the White House early Sunday morning, as part of President Trump’s effort to position the explorer as a hero after monuments to him were removed across the country. The statue is a replica of one that protesters in Baltimore tore down and dumped into the city’s Inner Harbor in the summer of 2020. The statue’s marble pieces were retrieved from the harbor, and a Maryland artist used them to guide the creation of the replica.

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State Department launches effort to counter cyberattacks, AI risks from Iran, others

4 min ago - The State Department has formally launched a new entity charged with anticipating and responding to dangers posed by Iran and other U.S. adversaries' weaponization of advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, officials familiar with the ... (ABC News)

Ukraine Hits Giant Baltic Oil Terminal Linked to 'Shadow Fleet' as Drone Barrage Sweeps Russia

36 min ago - Ukrainian drones struck the port of Primorsk on the Baltic Sea – one of Russia’s largest oil export hubs – according to Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko. “A fuel tank was damaged, causing a fire. Firefighting efforts ... (Kyiv Post)

Trump Visits Memphis to Tout Crime-Fighting Efforts as Iran War Lingers

48 min ago - March 23, 2026, at 6:03 a.m. MEMPHIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Four weeks into the Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠will ⁠shift his focus from overseas conflict to law‑and‑order, ⁠visiting Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Trump Postpones Strikes on Energy Targets But Iran Media Denies Truce Talks

1 hr ago - US says it held "good" talks with Iran and postponed strikes for five days Iranian media denied that negotiations have taken place Brent crude dropped as low as $96 a barrel, before coming back above $100 Trump had issued 48-hour ultimatum for Iran t ... (Bloomberg News)

'Nobody else is responsible': Trump to blame for Iran crisis, ex-CIA chief says

1 hr ago - Sun 22 Mar 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 22 Mar 2026 22.30 EDT Donald Trump is stuck between “a rock and a hard place” after three weeks of war in Iran and “sending a message of weakness” to the world, Leon Panetta, a former ... (The Guardian)

Democratic digital ad firm launches new service aimed at better reaching likely primary voters online

1 hr ago - 03/23/26 7:00 AM ET Democratic digital advertising firm DSPolitical is launching a new service on Monday aimed at better reaching likely primary voters online as the party looks for different ways to target its base ahead of a consequential November ... (The Hill)

Dollar slides, stocks jump as Trump signals pause on Iran strikes

2 hrs ago - March 23, 2026 7:16 AM EDT Updated 7 mins ago LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - The dollar plunged and stocks surged on ​Monday after U.S. President ‌Donald Trump said he had asked the Department of Defence ​to postpone "any and all" mili ... (Reuters)

Record numbers of TSA officers called out Saturday as DHS shutdown continues

2 hrs ago - March 22, 2026, 7:22 PM Saturday saw the highest call-out rate of TSA officers at airports since the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown began, according to exclusive data from the Transportation Safety Administration first obtained by A ... (ABC News)

Oil prices rise after Trump issues ultimatum and Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely

2 hrs ago - Updated Mar 22, 2026, 7:15 PM ET PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2026, 6:15 PM ET Oil prices rose Sunday after Iran threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely in response to President Donald Trump's ultimatum on the restoration of oil traffic throug ... (CNN Business)

Louisiana governor welcomes idea of National Guard to help airport security

2 hrs ago - Updated: 5:46 PM CDT Mar 22, 2026 KENNER, La. - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has welcomed the idea of the Louisiana National Guard to help with security at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. In a post, Landry stated, "President @realdon ... (WDSU-TV New Orleans, LA)

Lindsey Graham Faces GOP Fury--'Needs to Be Removed From the Situation Room

3 hrs ago - Mar 23, 2026 at 05:21 AM EDT Senator Lindsey Graham is facing fury from his fellow Republicans after expressing support for the U.S. seizing Iran’s Kharg Island in an interview on Sunday. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, the South Carolina Republic ... (Newsweek)

Iran threatens to cripple Gulf water, energy systems after Trump ultimatum

3 hrs ago - 10h Iran said on Sunday it would target Gulf energy and water infrastructure if US President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to strike its power grid within 48 hours, escalating the conflict. Air raid sirens sounded across Israel after overn ... (France24)

Trump Ties DHS Funding Deal to Approval of Voter Bill

4 hrs ago - March 22, 2026, at 8:41 p.m. WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump on Sunday said his fellow ⁠Republicans should not reach an agreement on funding the Department of Homeland ​Security until Democrats in Co ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Mayor Andre Dickens confirms ICE agents deploying to Atlanta airport

4 hrs ago - Updated March 22, 2026 6:54pm EDT ATLANTA - Travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport faced three-hour security delays Sunday as Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens confirmed federal immigration agents will deploy to assist unpaid TSA st ... (WAGA-TV Atlanta, GA)

Democrats warn Colorado governor against commuting sentence of election denier

5 hrs ago - Sun, March 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT Democrats on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over the potential commutation of an election denier and convicted felon’s sentence in Colorado, warning the state’s Democratic governor that clemency for Tina ... (Yahoo! News/The Hill)

France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream

5 hrs ago - Socialists and allies held on to power France's big four cities - Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille - on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year's presidential elections. The new aspirants of the far-left and far- ... (BBC)

Officials scramble to carry out Trump's directive to have ICE agents conduct airport security

5 hrs ago - Updated on: March 22, 2026 / 9:06 PM EDT / CBS News Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been scrambling to carry out a weekend directive from President Trump to have immigration agents provide security at airports amid the partial g ... (CBS News)

War against Iran has had 'relatively marginal' impact on nuclear program: UN weapons inspector

6 hrs ago - 03/22/26 3:55 PM ET Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in an interview that aired Sunday the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has not done as much damage to the latter’s country nuclear progra ... (The Hill)

LaGuardia Airport closed following collision between Air Canada plane and airport vehicle

7 hrs ago - NEW YORK (WABC) -- LaGuardia Airport in New York is closed following a collision between a Port Authority airport vehicle and an Air Canada regional plane, according to police. The Air Canada regional jet involved in the collision with a ground vehic ... (ABC NEWS)

US issues worldwide security alert urging caution as Iran-linked groups may target American interests

9 hrs ago - The US Department of State issued a worldwide security alert Sunday, urging Americans across the globe to be wary of threats from Iran-linked groups. “The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exe ... (New York Post)

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