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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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Top Republican Accuses Trump Admin of Keeping Congress In the Dark on Iran: 'They're Not Telling Us Things'

(Mediaite) Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, put the Pentagon on blast on Wednesday following a classified briefing on Iran. Politico’s Connor O’Brien reported on Rogers’s frustrations, which included not getting clear information about the ongoing conflict, including the potential deployment of ground troops onto Iranian territory. “We want to know more about what’s going on, what the options are, and why they’re being considered,” Rogers said. “We’re just not getting enough answers.”

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Trump avoids word 'war' to describe Iran conflict 'because you're supposed to get approval'

(The Hill) President Trump said Wednesday at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner that he avoids using the word “war” to describe the conflict in Iran. “I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say if you use the word ‘war,’ that’s maybe not a good thing to do,” Trump told the crowd of GOP lawmakers at Union Station in Washington, D.C. “They don’t like the word ‘war’ because you’re supposed to get approval. So, I’ll use the word ‘military operation’, which is really what it is. It’s a military decimation.”

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'Disaster waiting to happen': Prospect of U.S. ground troops in Iran triggers alarm

(MS NOW) President Donald Trump has mused for decades about sending U.S. troops into Iranian territory. A key Republican senator close to the president is now publicly advocating for it. And lawmakers in both parties are sounding the alarm about the prospect. The Trump administration’s deployment of 8,000 U.S. ground troops to the Middle East this week is inflaming tensions on Capitol Hill and spurring angst around the world — and is unlikely to force the Iranian regime to capitulate to U.S. demands, according to lawmakers, former U.S. military officials and experts on the region.

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Inflation May Hit 4.2% As Iran War Hikes Oil Prices, OECD Warns

(Forbes) Headline inflation in the U.S. may hit 4.2% in 2026 as a result of the spike in global energy prices triggered by the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned on Thursday. The OECD, an intergovernmental organization that includes 38 of the world’s top economies, released its interim economic outlook report, saying the war “will test the resilience of the global economy.”

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Wall Street Bonus Pool Jumps to a Record $49.2 Billion for 2025

(Bloomberg) Average Wall Street bonuses jumped to a record last year, with the total pool for payouts rising to $49.2 billion as profits and revenues soared. The average annual bonus rose 6%, to $246,900, according to estimates by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Thursday. The total pool is the largest in records going back to 1987, reflecting a rebound in mergers and acquisitions helped by relaxed regulations under President Donald Trump. DiNapoli also cited strength in trading and underwriting. The figure marked a second consecutive year of record-breaking bonuses for securities industry workers.

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Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over release of private information

2 hrs ago - A group of Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and Google on Thursday over the disclosure of personal information found in the release of files related to the late sex offender over the past several months. ... (NBC News)

Pentagon Weighs Sending 10,000 More Ground Troops to the Middle East

2 hrs ago - The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said. ... (Wall Street Journal)

Border Czar Tom Homan rejects Democrats' calls for ICE agents to remove their masks

5 hrs ago - Thursday 26 March 2026 16:15 EDT Border Czar Tom Homan said Thursday he would not support Democrats’ demand for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to remove masks while on the job as part of negotiations to end the Department of Homela ... (The Independent)

Putin asks oligarchs to donate to Russia's dwindling defence budget

5 hrs ago - Vladimir Putin has asked Russia’s oligarchs to donate to the country’s dwindling defence budget to continue its invasion of Ukraine, it has been reported. The Russian president is expected to continue the conflict, which began in February 2 ... (Guardian)

South Dakota Governor Signs Bill Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote

6 hrs ago - New voters in South Dakota will have to prove that they are United States citizens in order to cast a ballot in state and local races under a bill signed on Thursday by Gov. Larry Rhoden. The new law, which does not apply to South Dakotans already on ... (NYT)

Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites 'First Amendment retaliation'

6 hrs ago - Published Thu, Mar 26 2026 7:12 PM EDT Updated 6 Min Ago A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration. Judge Rita Lin issued the ruling on Thursday, two day ... (CNBC)

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

7 hrs ago - 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 r ... (AP)

Trump open to moving NYC's gigantic Madison Square Garden for train station renovations: report

7 hrs ago - -snip- He has listened to a proposal that would move the famed arena -- which seats up to 20,000 people -- in order to rebuild Penn Station, according to Gothamist. The station, a sprawling Beaux‑Arts structure, was demolished in the 1960s to m ... (Independent)

GOP dealt huge blow as newest plot to re-jig congressional maps defeated in red state

7 hrs ago - March 26, 2026 9:57AM ET In a huge blow to Utah Republicans, their proposed ballot initiative to repeal the state's anti-gerrymandering laws has failed to qualify for the ballot. According to Deseret News, "The Republican-led effort to put Utah’ ... (Raw Story)

Fourth Labor Department staffer leaves amid investigation of Chavez-DeRemer

7 hrs ago - 03/26/2026 03:43 PM EDT A Labor Department staffer said she was abruptly fired by the Trump administration this week after meeting with the in-house watchdog investigating Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Melissa Robey, who led Chavez-DeRemer ... (Politico)

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

7 hrs ago - 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 privati ... (WBRC 6 News)

Exclusive: Kamala Harris to appear at Democratic events through the South in April

7 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2026, 7:01 AM ET As speculation continues about what Kamala Harris will do next, she has at least the first part of an answer: a swing through four Southern state Democratic Party events in April. And conversations about similar sto ... (CNN Politics)

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

8 hrs ago - 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 ‌deleti ... (Reuters)

Nicolas Maduro and his wife appear in federal court again for pretrial hearing

8 hrs ago - Mar. 26, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Ousted Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their second appearance in federal court on Thursday as part of an ongoing U.S. prosecution stemming from their dramatic capture earlier this year. ... (MS NOW News)

Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies

8 hrs ago - During a Cabinet meeting Thursday that discussed the war in Iran, record-long security lines at many of the nation's top airports, rising oil prices and skittish stock markets, the president interjected by holding up a custom-made black and gold Shar ... (AP News)

USW Local 3057 president said 69-day ArcelorMittal strike was 'not about wages'

9 hrs ago - While wages went up, quality of life factors were key driver in negotiations by Katie Ellington Serrao March 26, 2026 SHELBY — A newly-ratified agreement between ArcelorMittal and its Shelby steelworkers delivers the highest wage increases ever ... (Richland Source)

Trump says he will pause attacks on Iran's energy plants, talks going 'very well'

9 hrs ago - March 26, 2026 4:24 PM EDT Updated 3 mins ago WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said on Thursday he was pausing attacks on Iran's ​energy plants for ​10 days at the Iranian ⁠government's request and ... (Reuters)

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

9 hrs ago - 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 ... (ABC News/AP)

Kennedy Center Begins Layoffs Ahead of Two-Year Closure, WaPo Reports

10 hrs ago - March 26, 2026, at 2:17 p.m. March 26 (Reuters) - The ⁠Kennedy ⁠Center began layoffs ⁠on Thursday ahead of ​U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to ‌shut down the ‌institution for two ⁠years, ⁠the Washingt ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

To pay TSA officers during shutdown, Trump weighs sidestepping Congress

10 hrs ago - March 26, 2026 at 3:06 p.m. EDT The White House is weighing unilateral action to pay Transportation Security Administration officers if Senate Democrats and Republicans cannot quickly agree to a deal on the Department of Homeland Security's budget, p ... (Washington Post)

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